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Mid-Year Benchmark Study Guide

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

Cornstarch is mixed into water. The mass of this mixture is 100g. The original mass of the corn starch was 25g. What was the original mass of the water before the cornstarch was added?

a)

100g

b)

75g

c)

25g

d)

125g

2.

How are energy and work related?

a)

Work is the opposite of energy.

b)

Work is the act of creating energy to do something.

c)

Energy is the ability to do work, and work is the force needed to move something.

d)

Work and energy are not related.

3.

When was the car not moving?

a)

8am to 8:30am

b)

8:30am to 8:45am

c)

8:45am to 9am

d)

The car moved constantly.

4.

What are the intervals of time shown on the graph?

a)

minutes

b)

seconds

c)

days

d)

hours

5.

What was the speed of the car between 0 hours and 0.75 hours?

a)

40 km/h

b)

22.5 km/h

c)

30 km/h

d)

0 km/h

6.

Force is measured in....

a)

Joules

b)

Grams

c)

Pounds

d)

Newtons

7.

Which way will the rope move, and with what force?

a)

2200N to the RIGHT

b)

200N to the RIGHT

c)

1000N to the LEFT

d)

2200N to the LEFT

8.

The rope would NOT move when the forces are in _______ and ______.

PICK BOTH CORRECT ANSWERS!

a)

the same direction

b)

opposite directions

c)

equal

d)

different amounts

9.

Newton's First Law states that:

a)

objects at rest stay at rest, and objects in motion stay in motion without outside forces acting on them.

b)

objects at rest will move, and objects in motion will stop without outside forces acting on them.

c)

objects cannot truly be at rest, because of outside forces acting on them.

d)

the motion of objects is always changing without outside forces acting on them.

10.

Newton's 2nd Law states that the change in movement (acceleration) of an object depends on: (CHOOSE BOTH CORRECT ANSWERS!)

a)

Net Force acting on the object

b)

Potential energy of the object

c)

Shape of the object

d)

Mass of the object

11.

Newton's 3rd Law states that for every ACTION...

a)

there is an equal and opposite reaction.

b)

there is a net force of zero.

c)

acceleration occurs.

d)

force equals mass times acceleration.

12.

How could Newton's 2nd Law apply to the sediment that falls out of the moving water? (PICK BOTH RIGHT ANSWERS!)

a)

If the sediment is too large (big mass) then sediment will fall.

b)

If the river is not flowing hard enough (big force) then sediment will fall.

c)

The sediment provides a reaction force against the river's flowing force.

d)

The sediment will not fall out- an object in motion stays in motion.

13.

Cracking the inner capsule of a glow stick and shaking it until it glows is an energy transformation from ______ to RADIANT energy.

a)

Chemical

b)

Kinetic

c)

Mechanical

d)

Light

14.

Wind spinning a propeller connected to a generator is an example of ______ to ELECTRICAL energy.

a)

Wind energy

b)

Kinetic energy

c)

Mechanical energy

d)

Thermal energy

15.

The sunlight striking a solar panel powers a home. This is an example of _______ to electrical energy.

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Kinetic energy

c)

Radiant Energy

d)

Chemical Energy

16.

What is the difference between MECHANICAL energy and THERMAL energy?

a)

Mechanical is the sum of Kinetic and Potential energy in a system, while Thermal is just Kinetic energy of particles.

b)

Mechanical is the sum of Kinetic and Potential for a system, while Thermal is the sum of Kinetic and Potential in particles.

c)

Mechanical is only the Kinetic energy of a system, while Thermal is the sum of Kinetic and Potential energy of particles.

d)

Mechanical is only the Potential energy of a system, while Thermal is only the Kinetic energy of particles.

17.

Which energy type is carried in electromagnetic waves and can excite matter in any state?

a)

Radiant energy

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Sound energy

d)

Nuclear energy

18.

Which of the following is found in the nucleus of an atom?

a)

Sound energy

b)

Radiant energy

c)

Nuclear energy

d)

Mechanical energy

19.

Which energy type is due to motion?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

c)

Sound

d)

Nuclear

20.

Which form of energy is stored due to interactions between objects or particles, or can depend on object positions?

a)

Nuclear

b)

Thermal

c)

Kinetic

d)

Potential

21.

Convection does NOT occur in....

a)

Gases

b)

Liquids

c)

Solids

22.

The weather patterns outside, ocean water movement, and the way a room is heated are all examples of....

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

23.

Wearing pajamas to get warm, a metal pot on a stove, and ice melting in hot water are all examples of....

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

24.

CONDUCTION rarely occurs in _____ because the particles in this state are moving too fast to easily excite one another.

a)

Solids

b)

Liquids

c)

Gases

25.

Which is due to the circulation of warm and cool particles in a liquid or a gas?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

26.

Which is due to particles exciting one another through direct contact and collisions?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

27.

Which is an INSULATOR that does NOT allow electric current or thermal energy to pass easily? (CHOOSE ALL 3!)

a)

Wood

b)

Copper Wire

c)

Rubber Eraser

d)

Iron Nail

e)

Plastic

28.

Which is true of a liquid?

a)

Definite volume, no definite shape

b)

Can change to take the shape of its container

c)

Will not expand to fill a container

d)

All of the above are true of a liquid

29.

According to the data, you can conclude that

a)

Sand is the better insulator

b)

Water is the better conductor

c)

Water is the better insulator

d)

Sand has a higher heat capacity

30.

Which state of matter has the most orderly arrangement of molecules AND the smallest distance between molecules?

a)

Ice

b)

Steam

c)

Water

31.

Which picture is of matter with the lowest energy?

a)
b)
c)
d)
32.

The man on the left pulls with a force of 75N. The man on the right pulls with a force of 175N.

a)

The forces are unbalanced, so the rope will move RIGHT.

b)

The forces are unbalanced, the rope will move LEFT.

c)

The rope will not move, because the forces are unbalanced.

d)

The rope will not move, because the forces are balanced.