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WorksheetsSemester 2- Test #1 (18/19)
Total questions: 137
Worksheet time: 2hrs 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
The temperature of an unknown piece of metal with a mass of 30.00 g changes from 25.0 °C to 35.0 °C when the metal absorbs 350.0 J of energy. What is the specific heat of the metal?
a)
1.17 J/g°C
b)
-1.17 J/g°C
c)
0.857 J/g°C
d)
-0.857 J/g°C
2.
Object A has a specific heat of 0.25 J/g⁰C and object B has a specific heat of 1.82 J/g⁰C. Which object will heat up faster?
a)
Object A, it has a lower specific heat
b)
Object B, it has a lower specific heat
c)
Object A, it has a higher specific heat
d)
Object B, it has a higher specific heat
3.
Heat energy moves from __________ things to _________ things.
a)
warm / cold
b)
cold / warm
c)
liquid / solid
4.
A reaction requires that 96.7 g of PCl₃ be raised from 31.7°C to 69.2°C. How much energy will this require given that the specific heat of PCl₃ is 0.874 J/g °C?
a)
6350J
b)
12700J
c)
1584J
d)
3169J
5.
20 g of water. specific heat of water is 4.18 J/g°C. temperature changes from 25° C to 20° C, how much heat energy (Q) moves from the water to the surroundings?
a)
418 Joules
b)
209 J
c)
83 J
d)
4.18 J
6.
A high specific heat means...
a)
It heats up quickly with energy added
b)
It requires more energy to change temperature
7.
Is a measure of how hot or cold something is
a)
Cold
b)
Heat
c)
Temperature
d)
Thermal Energy
8.
The energy of moving particles
a)
heat
b)
thermal energy
c)
school
d)
temperature
9.
Any material that does not allow heat to pass through it easily
a)
Friction
b)
Conductor
c)
Insulator
d)
Magnet
10.
The movement of energy by waves
a)
Wave
b)
Solar Energy
c)
Heat Waves
d)
Radiation
11.
The flow of thermal energy from warmer objects to cooler objects
a)
Ice Cold
b)
Heater
c)
Heat
d)
Convection
12.
The way in which heat moves through liquids and gases
a)
convection
b)
conduction
c)
conductor
d)
radiator
13.
Any material that allows heat to move through it easily
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
heat
d)
conductor
14.
The movement of heat within a solid or from one solid to another
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
heat
d)
conductor
15.
We measure ______ with Celsius or Fahrenheit degrees.
a)
Temperature
b)
Thermometer
c)
Barometer
16.
Why is fire hot?
a)
Fire is hot because the molecules inside the fire move fast and make it warmer the faster they move
b)
Because its hot
c)
Because of the Sun
d)
Fire is hot because the molecules inside the fire move slow and make warmer the slower they move
17.
____________ is the transfer of thermal energy.
a)
conduction
b)
heat
c)
thermal energy
18.
_____________ is a measure of the average energy of motion of particles in matter.
a)
thermometer
b)
kinetic energy
c)
heat
d)
temperature
19.
The total energy of motion of particles of matter is _________________
a)
heat
b)
thermal energy
c)
kinetic energy
20.
___________ is the transfer of thermal energy by particles bumping into each other.
a)
thermal energy
b)
conduction
c)
matter
d)
convection
21.
____________________ is bundles of energy that can travel through empty space.
a)
infrared radiation
b)
heat
c)
radiation
d)
conduction
22.
________________is the transfer of thermal energy that can occur only in a liquid or gas.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
heat
d)
thermal energy
23.
When thermal energy moves from one piece of matter to another, the transfer is called _____________.
a)
heat
b)
energy
c)
matter
d)
radiation
24.
Thermal energy can be transferred by conduction from one piece of matter to another only if the two pieces are __________.
a)
solids
b)
liquids
c)
hot
d)
touching
25.
Convection takes place only in liquids and ____________
a)
solids
b)
matter
c)
gas
d)
heat
26.
Energy that travels from the sun to Earth is being transferred by ________________.
a)
radiation
b)
thermal energy
c)
conduction
d)
infrared radiation
27.
The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of a substance by 1 kelvin is called its
a)
specific heat.
b)
heat transfer.
c)
change of state.
d)
melting point.
28.
Heated air moves from baseboard heaters to the rest of a room in a process called
a)
conduction.
b)
convection.
c)
radiation.
d)
insulation.
29.
The more particles an object has at a given temperature,
a)
the higher its temperature.
b)
the more thermal energy it has.
c)
the more degrees it has.
d)
the more kelvins it has.
30.
The handle of a spoon in a bowl of hot soup becomes warm due to heat transfer by the process of ____________________.
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
d)
All of the above
31.
Which is a better insulator?
a)
Glass
b)
Metal
c)
Wood
d)
Tile
32.
Which is a better conductor?
a)
Wood
b)
Metal
c)
Carpeting
d)
Popcorn
33.
What evidence demonstrates that convection currents are at work?
a)
Food coloring spreads throughout a glass when the water in the glass is stirred
b)
Smoke rises from a lighted candle wick
c)
The handle of a pan on a stove gets hot
d)
Your face feels warm sitting beside a fire
34.
What type of heat transfer occurs when eggs cook in a hot pan?
a)
convection
b)
radiation
c)
conduction
35.
An entire lake is heated by water from a hot spring at the bottom of the lake. What type of heat transfer is this?
a)
convection
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
36.
The specific heat of platinum is 0.133 J/g°C. How much heat(Q) is released when a 10 g piece of platinum cools from 100°C to 50°C?
a)
66.5 J
b)
665 J
c)
0.0266 J
d)
0.665 J
37.
The specific heat(c) of copper is 0.39 J/g °C. What is the temperature change(∆t) when 100 Joules of heat(Q) is added to 20 grams?
a)
12.82 °C
b)
24.12°C
c)
1.95 °C
d)
5128 °C
38.
The unit(s) for heat are?
a)
calories
b)
joules
c)
calories or joules
39.
Copper, Stainless Steel, Carbon Steel, and Zinc were all heated using the same thermal energy. What material would be the coolest after being heated?
a)
Copper
b)
Carbon Steel
c)
Zinc
d)
Stainless Steel
40.
Resulting in heat being absorbed from the surroundings.
a)
Endothermic
b)
Entropy
c)
Exothermic
d)
First Law of Thermodynamics
41.
Resulting in heat being released into the surroundings.
a)
Exothermic
b)
First Law of Thermodynamics
c)
Heat Engine
d)
Heat Pump
42.
The time that it takes to complete one wave cycle is called the...
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength
43.
The number of cycles that are completed per second is called the _ and is measured in _.
a)
frequency, Hertz
b)
wavelength, meters
c)
amplitude, meters
d)
period, seconds
44.
A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction the wave is traveling
a)
A. surface wave
b)
B. transverse wave
c)
C. electromagnetic wave
d)
D. longitudinal wave
45.
A wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave motion
a)
A. mechanical wave
b)
B. surface wave
c)
C. longitudinal wave
d)
D. wave
46.
The maximum distance that the particles of a wave’s medium vibrate from their rest position
a)
A. frequency
b)
B. wavelength
c)
C. wave speed
d)
D. amplitude
47.
The distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave
a)
A. frequency
b)
B. wavelength
c)
C. wave speed
d)
D. amplitude
48.
A section of a longitudinal wave where the particles are crowded together is called a
a)
A. rarefaction.
b)
B. vibration
c)
C.compression
d)
D. surface wave.
49.
Which of the following items would work well in space?
a)
A. flashlight
b)
B. radio
c)
C. guitar
d)
D. drum set
50.
What do we call the part of a compressional wave that is spread a part?
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
51.
What do we call the top of a transverse wave?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
wavelength
d)
amplitude
52.
What is a repeating disturbance or vibration that transfers or moves energy from place to place?
a)
Medium
b)
Wave
c)
Compression
d)
Rarefaction
53.
All waves carry
a)
energy
b)
light
c)
matter
d)
particles
54.
Which letter represents wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
55.
Which letter represents the wave trough?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
56.
Which letter represents amplitude?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
57.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
58.
If the frequency of a note is 512 Hz and the speed of sound is 340 m/s at room temperature. What is the wavelegth of this sound?
a)
1.5 m
b)
0.66 m
c)
174080 m
d)
340 m
59.
Sound travels fastest through
a)
solids
b)
liquids
c)
gases
d)
empty space
60.
Which statement best explains the difference between longitudinal and transverse waves?
a)
Longitudinal waves have troughs, while transverse waves have crests.
b)
Longitudinal waves produce energy, while transverse waves consume energy.
c)
Particles in longitudinal waves travel towards a force, while particles in transverse wave travel away from a force.
d)
Particles in longitudinal waves travel in the direction of the wave, while particles in transverse waves travel perpendicular to the wave.
61.
A standing wave appears to be staying in one place.
a)
True
b)
False
62.
the type or types of interference
a)
constructive
b)
destructive
c)
both
d)
none of the above
63.
what is interference
a)
occurs when two or more waves overlap and combine
b)
occurs when two or more waves combine and neutralize each other
c)
when one waves travels alone
64.
When two waves combine to form a new wave with a larger amplitude, it is called
a)
Diffraction
b)
Destructive Interference
c)
Resonance
d)
Constructive Interference
65.
When two waves combine to form a new wave with a smaller amplitude, it is called
a)
Refraction
b)
Constructive Interference
c)
Resonance
d)
Destructive Interference
66.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
67.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
68.
What is B?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
compression
d)
rarefaction
69.
Which would have the longest period?
Pendulum A: A 200-g mass attached to a 1.0-m length string
Pendulum B: A 400-g mass attached to a 0.5-m length string
Pendulum A: A 200-g mass attached to a 1.0-m length string
Pendulum B: A 400-g mass attached to a 0.5-m length string
a)
A
b)
B
c)
Same
70.
A stretched spring attached to two fixed points is compressed on one end and released, as shown in the picture. The resulting wave travels back and forth between the two fixed ends of the spring until it comes to a stop. This mechanical wave is an example of a
a)
longitudinal wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
superpositioned wave
d)
refracted wave
71.
What kind of wave is this?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
72.
What kind of wave is this?
a)
Transverse Wave
b)
Longitudinal Wave
73.
A sound wave moving through the air is what kind of wave?
a)
a Longitudinal
b)
water wave
c)
a transverse wave
d)
hand wave
74.
What kind of wave is this?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Compression
d)
Rarefraction
75.
Which direction does a Transverse wave travel
a)
parallel
b)
perpendicular
76.
Which direction does a compressional wave travel
a)
parallel
b)
perpendicular
77.
What state of matter allows sound to travel the slowest?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Doesn't Matter
78.
Sound waves are ALWAYS what type of wave?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Depends
d)
always different
79.
Which wave behavior do noise cancelling headphones use?
a)
diffraction
b)
refraction
c)
constructive interference
d)
destructive interference
80.
What phenomenon does this image demonstrate?
a)
Constructive interference
b)
Destructive interference
c)
Increasing frequency
d)
Increasing period
81.
What is a medium?
a)
something between a small and a large?
b)
the substance through which a wave can travel
c)
a pattern of vibration that simulates when a wave is standing still
d)
the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave
82.
If the length of a simple pendulum is doubled, its period will:
a)
halve
b)
increase by a factor of sqrt(2)
c)
decrease by a factor of sqrt(2)
d)
double
83.
A simple pendulum of length L and mass M has frequency f. To increase its frequency to 2f:
a)
increase its length to 4L
b)
increase its length to 2L
c)
decrease its length to L/2
d)
decrease its length to L/4
84.
Three simple pendulums, with masses m1, m2 = 2m1, and m3 = 3m1 hung at the end, have the same shape and size and are suspended at the same point. Rank them according to their periods, from shortest to longest.
a)
All three are the same
b)
2, 1, 3
c)
1, 2, 3
d)
3, 2, 1
85.
_____________ are Waves that form a stationary pattern because they are traveling in opposite directions
a)
Transverse
b)
Construcive
c)
Destructive
d)
Standing
86.
The only waves that can travel through the vacuum of space are
a)
seismic
b)
standing
c)
compressional
d)
electromagnetic
87.
Guitar and violin strings produce _____________________ waves
a)
longitudinal
b)
standing
c)
seismic
d)
ultrasound
88.
In standing waves, _____________ are points with zero amplitude.
a)
nodes
b)
amplitude
c)
diffraction
d)
crest
89.
What phenomenon does this image demonstrate?
a)
Constructive interference
b)
Destructive interference
c)
Increasing frequency
d)
Increasing period
90.
If two overlapping waves are in-phase, the resultant wave will have ______ compared to the two waves.
a)
Greater amplitude
b)
Greater frequency
c)
Greater wavelength
d)
Greater wave speed
91.
Look at the diagram. At which positions will the overlapping waves have the most constructive interference?
a)
Positions #1 & #2
b)
Positions #2 & #3
c)
Positions #3 & #4
d)
Positions #4 & #5
92.
Look at the diagram. At which positions will the overlapping waves have the most destructive interference?
a)
Positions #1 & #2
b)
Positions #2 & #3
c)
Positions #3 & #4
d)
Positions #4 & #5
93.
Look at the diagram. At which positions will the overlapping waves have the most constructive interference?
a)
Positions #1 & #2
b)
Positions #2 & #3
c)
Positions #4 & #5
d)
Positions #6 & #7
94.
Look at the diagram. At which positions will the overlapping waves have the most destructive interference?
a)
Positions #2 & #6
b)
Positions #3 & #4
c)
Positions #5 & #8
d)
Positions #3 & #5
95.
"I can lead with pride, I can make us strong, I'd be satisfied if I played along..."
a)
Aladdin
b)
Moana
c)
Brave
d)
Mulan
96.
"it's funny how some distance makes everything seem small..."
a)
The Lion King
b)
Tangled
c)
Peter Pan
d)
Frozen
97.
A longitudinal wave is also called a…
a)
compression wave
b)
transition wave
c)
traditional wave
d)
light wave
98.
The branch of physics that studies sound is called________.
a)
thermodynamics
b)
kinetics
c)
acoustics
d)
sound engineer
99.
Multiple echoes of a sound is called...
a)
reverberations
b)
resonance
c)
acoustics
d)
harmonics
100.
When a violin string responds to another violin string, we call that...
a)
acoustics
b)
reverberations
c)
resonance
d)
harmonics
101.
Noise-canceling technology relies on the physics principle of:
a)
Constructive interference
b)
Destructive interference
c)
Resonance
d)
Refraction
102.
If a crystal glass has a natural frequency of 520 Hz, in order to make it resonate you must cause a forced vibration of:
a)
Less than 520 Hz
b)
More than 520 Hz
c)
Exactly 520 Hz
d)
Exactly 520 dB
103.
The Tacoma Bridge collapse is an example of:
a)
Resonance
b)
The Doppler Effect
c)
Refraction
d)
Reflection
104.
The only way a wave can change speed is if it:
a)
Travels through a different medium
b)
Has a changing amplitude
c)
Has a changing frequency
d)
Has a changing wavelength
105.
A sound with a frequency greater than 20,000 Hz is:
a)
Supersonic
b)
Infrasonic
c)
Ultrasonic
d)
Megasonic
106.
A reflected sound wave is an...
a)
speed of sound
b)
resonance
c)
loudness
d)
echo
107.
Which wave can only travel using a medium?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
108.
Which wave can travel in both a medium and a vacuum?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
109.
Light is an example of which type of wave?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
110.
This is when 2 or more waves overlap and combine to form a new wave. There is constructive and destructive.
a)
incidence
b)
interference
c)
refraction
d)
reflection
111.
This is the bending of a wave caused by a change in its speed as it moves from one medium to another.
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
c)
diffraction
d)
rarefaction
112.
This occurs when a wave strikes an object and bounces off of it.
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
c)
diffraction
d)
rarefaction
113.
These are the less dense regions of a compressional wave.
a)
crests
b)
troughs
c)
compressions
d)
rarefactions
114.
These are the more dense regions of a compressional wave.
a)
crests
b)
troughs
c)
compressions
d)
rarefactions
115.
This is the matter that waves travel through
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
medium
d)
frequency
116.
Which is too low for humans to hear?
a)
ultrasound
b)
infrasound
c)
22000 hertz sound
d)
21000 hertz sound
117.
Which is the approximate range of human hearing?
a)
5-5,000 Hz
b)
500-20,000 Hz
c)
20-20,000 Hz
d)
20-5,000 Hz
118.
What is pitch?
a)
the back and forth movement of matter
b)
how loud a sound is
c)
how high or low a sound is
d)
the number of vibrations per second
119.
What would happen if you tighten the strings on a guitar?
a)
it would make a low pitch sound
b)
it would make a high pitch sound
c)
it produces a slow vibrations
d)
it produces low frequency
120.
Sound waves ________________ move through all kinds of matter
a)
cannot
b)
can
121.
True or False: You cannot see sound waves.
a)
True
b)
False
122.
Why is the school library covered with carpet?
a)
So everyone can make a lot of noise
b)
to help absorb sounds to keep it quiet
c)
because it looks good
d)
to help absorb sounds so it can stay noisy
123.
A longer string makes a _______ pitch than a short string.
a)
louder
b)
softer
c)
higher
d)
lower
124.
Sound is a form of?
a)
energy
b)
pitch
c)
volume
125.
What happens to the sound an object makes when the speed of vibrations decreases (slow down)?
a)
its volume will increase
b)
its pitch rises
c)
its pitch becomes lower
d)
its volume decreases
126.
A note is played on a guitar. Next, a lower note is played on the guitar. Which of these statements describes the lower note?
a)
Both notes vibrated at the same speed.
b)
The second note vibrated slower.
c)
The second note vibrates at a higher frequency.
d)
The second note vibrated faster.
127.
Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?
a)
Gas molecules are packed tightly.
b)
Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.
c)
Solid molecules are packed tightly.
d)
Gas molecules move slowly.
128.
Sound will travel slowest through which of the following forms of matter?
a)
milk
b)
desk
c)
air
d)
door
129.
_____________________________ is an area of particles that moves outward in all directions from a vibrating object.
a)
frequency
b)
sound wave
c)
pitch
d)
intensity
130.
High or low of a sound is called
a)
pitch
b)
patch
c)
pihment
d)
scream
131.
Compression and rarefaction for a longitudinal wave can travel at different speeds.
a)
true
b)
false
132.
Sounds of low frequencies will travel through air farther than waves with higher frequencies because
a)
sound waves of lower frequencies turn into thermal energy faster.
b)
sound waves of higher frequencies turn into thermal energy faster.
133.
Longitudinal waves carry more energy than transverse waves.
a)
true
b)
false
134.
The warmer an object is, the ____________ sound will travel through it.
a)
faster
b)
slower
135.
Why does cupping your hands around your mouth when you shout make the sound travel further?
a)
The sound spreads out.
b)
Your voice gets louder.
c)
You are screaming.
d)
The sound energy is directed in one direction.
136.
What is volume?
a)
the loudness or softness of a sound
b)
vibrations
c)
the number of vibrations per second
137.
Volume is measured in _______ .
a)
decibels
b)
amps
c)
intensity
d)
watts
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