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Physical Science Spring Final 2019

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a method that thermal energy is transferred?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Induction

d)

Radiation

2.

If Coach Burdge leaves a metal spoon in the cooking pot as he prepares dinner, what method of heat transfer will cause the HANDLE of the spoon to heat up?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Induction

d)

Radiation

3.

How does all energy move?

a)

From lower concentration to higher concentration

b)

From larger objects to smaller objects

c)

From higher concentration to lower concentration

d)

From smaller objects to larger objects

4.

How much energy is in an object at -300 degrees Celsius?

a)

High Amount

b)

Low Amount

c)

None

d)

That's not a real temperature

5.

How much energy is in an object at 0 degrees Kelvin?

a)

High Amount

b)

Low Amount

c)

None

d)

That's not a real temperature

6.

What type of heat transfer causes it to be windy on the shore of a large body of water?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Induction

d)

Radiation

7.

What is the term for the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a material by one degree?

a)

Induction

b)

Specific Heat

c)

Transfer

d)

Conversion

8.

What causes different materials to have different specific heats?

a)

Weaker Bonds

b)

Less Electrons

c)

Stronger Bonds

d)

More Electrons

9.

Which type of heat transfer does NOT require particles?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Induction

d)

Radiation

10.

Which of the following is FALSE regarding the formation of Fossil Fuels?

a)

It uses once living material to form

b)

The process uses Hydrogen, Carbon, and Oxygen

c)

The process takes millions of years to complete

d)

It happens underground

11.

Magnetism is the movement of which kind of subatomic particle?

a)

Protons

b)

Electrons

c)

Neutrons

d)

Electrodes

12.

A string of Christmas lights is plugged in and turned on. If you unscrew one bulb and all the other lights go off, what can you infer about the lights?

a)

It is running on a parallel circuit

b)

It is running on a series circuit

c)

They are mad at you

d)

They burn out really easily

13.

Why are metals good conductors of electricity?

a)

They are solid materials

b)

They have free roaming electrons that form a "sea" allowing the current to pass with ease

c)

They block the electrons from spreading when the current enters the object

d)

They have more protons which repels incoming electrons in the current

14.

Which type of nuclear energy reaction would neptunium be more likely to go through?

a)

Fission

b)

Fusion

15.

Which type of nuclear energy reaction would helium be more likely to go through?

a)

Fission

b)

Fusion

16.

What is the word that describes the movement of gasses and liquids?

a)

Natural

b)

Fluid

c)

Smooth

d)

Lucid

17.

Name the 3 keys to the formation of fossil fuels.

a)

Heat

b)

Time

c)

Oxygen

d)

Pressure

18.

Magnetism is a force of attraction or repulsion caused by the movement of __________ particles.

a)

Uncharged

b)

Subatomic

c)

Molecular

d)

Charged

19.

An atomic bomb is an example of ______ _______ that are not controlled.

a)

Chemical Reactions

b)

Chain Reactions

c)

Energy Transfers

d)

Electric Currents

20.

What is another name for 0 degrees Kelvin?

a)

Cold

b)

Specific Heat

c)

Absolute Zero

d)

Convection Cooling

21.

What type of energy does a plant hanging from the ceiling of a house have more of?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

22.

What kind of energy does a bowling ball rolling down the lane have more of?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

23.

What type of energy does candy in an unbroken pinata have more of?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

24.

What is weight?

a)

When gravity pulls an object down to earth

b)

The mass an object has multiplied by the height above the ground it is at

c)

The number shown on a scale when an object is resting on it

d)

The measure of an object's gravitational pull

25.

Why does a feather fall to the ground faster on the moon than on Earth?

a)

Objects weigh more in space

b)

There is no air resistance to oppose the force of gravity on the moon

c)

Moon has a higher gravitational pull than Earth

d)

It drops at the same speed in both places

26.

Select the statement that applies to the Law of Conservation of Energy.

a)

All Energy comes from the Sun

b)

Standby Energy is only used when an appliance is turned off

c)

Energy can never be created or destroyed

d)

Parachutes don't work if they are too small

27.

14. Bobby plays his Playstation an average of 3 hours each day. If his Playstation has a wattage of 350W, how much does it cost Bobby to play his Playstation every year? Bobby's energy company charges him 9 cents per kilowatt hour.

a)

$34.49

b)

$94.50

c)

$.09

d)

$34,492.50

28.

How much work is required to pull a sled that weighs 55 kg across a 100 m bridge at 3 m/s^2?

a)

1,833 J

b)

5,500 J

c)

16,500 J

d)

300 J

29.

How much potential energy does a 2000 kg boulder resting on a cliff 150 m above the ground have?

a)

2,940,000 J

b)

300,000 J

c)

19,600 J

d)

1,470 J

30.
Interacting populations in a particular area                   
a)
community
b)
population
c)
cell
d)
tissue
31.
A community plus the physical environment               
a)
population 
b)
ecosystem
c)
biosphere
d)
system
32.
Organisms of the same species in a particular area         
a)
relatives
b)
population
c)
community
d)
offspring
33.

Who is the top of this food chain?

a)

Snake

b)

Jackal

c)

Lion

d)

Green Plant

34.

How is the carbon added to the atmosphere?

a)

Respiration

b)

Decay

c)

Combustion

d)

All of them

35.

What is pictured?

a)

The chemical reaction of respiration

b)

The chemical reaction of photosyntesis

c)

The chemical reaction of denitrification

d)

The chemical reaction of nitrogen fixation

36.

If Jane is a human that only eats plants, fruits , and vegetables, what kind of heterotroph is she?

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Detritvore

d)

Omnivore

37.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
38.

The highest point on a wave is:

a)

the crest

b)

the trough

c)

the top

d)

the coast

39.

Which word is used to identify the distance between points C & G?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Crest

c)

Frequency

d)

Wavelength

40.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
41.
How would a person measure the wavelength on this sound wave?
a)
dense to less dense
b)
trough to crest
c)
compression to compression
d)
beginning of illustration to the end
42.

You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no

a)

medium

b)

light

c)

energy

d)

heat

43.

What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

wavelength

44.

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

45.
When wavelength increases, what happens to the frequency?
a)
it increases
b)
it decreases
c)
it stays the same
46.
What is the speed of a wave that has a wavelength of 2 and a frequency of 2.5?
a)
2.5 m/s
b)
5 m/s
c)
4.5 m/s
d)
6 m/s
47.
Which wave has the most energy?
a)
top wave
b)
bottom wave
48.
Sound travels fastest in:
a)
solids
b)
liquids
c)
gases
49.
What is represented by the letter 'x'?
a)
Crest
b)
Compression
c)
Rarefaction
d)
Wavelength
50.
What kind of wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
none of the above
51.
Sound needs a medium to travel through.  What is a medium?
a)
solid, liquid, gas
b)
open space
c)
waves
d)
nothing
52.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
longitudinal 
d)
transverse wave 
53.

Light acts like

a)

a wave.

b)

a particle.

c)

Both a wave and a particle

d)

neither a wave nor a particle.

54.
Bending of waves around an object (such as through a doorway)
a)
sound
b)
diffract
c)
pitch
d)
volume
55.
A student placed a pencil in a cup of water.  The pencil appears broken because light-
a)
always travels in a straight line
b)
bends when it passes through water
c)
makes the water in the glass evaporate
d)
reflects the pencil on the water's surface
56.
The bouncing off of light rays from the surface of an object such as a mirror or other shiny surface is called:
a)
mirror
b)
laser
c)
reflection
d)
refraction
57.

Which part of the ear acts as the funnel for sound collecting?

a)

outer ear

b)

ear canal

c)

middle ear

d)

inner ear

58.
What do playing a guitar, banging on a drum, and dropping a pebble in water have in common?
a)
they all produce light
b)
they all convert heat to energy
c)
they all cause vibrations
d)
they all need gravity to move
59.
Which part of the ear is shaped like a snail shell?
a)
eardrum
b)
auditory nerve
c)
cochlea
d)
anvil
60.

What type of interference is represented in this diagram?

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

61.

Standing waves are created by

a)

Two identical waves reflecting off each other

b)

Two identical waves being diffracted together

c)

Two identical waves move through each other in opposite directions

d)

Two identical waves are diffracted from two identical sources

62.

In the diagram which letters represent the nodes

a)

A B C

b)

A C 3

c)

B D

d)

B D E

e)

A C D

63.

when a noise is moving towards an observer, the closer it comes...

a)

the lower the pitch

b)

the longer the noise

c)

the higher the pitch

d)

the quieter the noise

64.

the doppler effect causes a shift in...

a)

pitch

b)

wavelength

c)

frequency

d)

All of the above

65.

Infrared rays have a shorter wavelength than

a)

Ultraviolet ray.

b)

X-rays.

c)

radar waves.

d)

gamma rays

66.
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
67.

Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?

a)

A

b)

B & D

c)

D

d)

C & G

68.

What is the same throughout an entire biome?

a)

Animal Species

b)

Plant Species

c)

Weather

d)

Climate

69.

How many levels this food chain has?

a)

10

b)

5

c)

4

d)

6

70.

Process which changes nitrogen in the soil to nitrogen in the atmsphere

a)

nitrogen fixing bacteria in the soil

b)

denitrifying bacteria

c)

nitrification

d)

absorption

71.

What are the two types of waves? (Select both answers)

a)

Mechanical

b)

Compresional

c)

Transverse

d)

Elctromagnetic

72.

Compression and rarefaction are terms related to which kind of wave?

a)

Transverse

b)

Compression

c)

Mechanical

d)

Electromagnetic

73.

Sound waves are a great example of ________ waves

a)

Compression

b)

Transverse

c)

Ocean

d)

Lazy

74.

What is wavelength?

a)

The distance between the same point on two consecutive waves

b)

The distance between the crest and the trough of wave

c)

The lowest point of a wave

d)

The greatest distance between the line of rest and the crest or trough

75.

What is wave height?

a)

The distance between the same point on two consecutive waves

b)

The distance between the crest and the trough of wave

c)

The lowest point of a wave

d)

The greatest distance between the line of rest and the crest or trough