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WorksheetsPhysical Science Spring Final 2019
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 48mins
Which of the following is NOT a method that thermal energy is transferred?
Conduction
Convection
Induction
Radiation
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?
Conduction
Convection
Induction
Radiation
How does all energy move?
From lower concentration to higher concentration
From larger objects to smaller objects
From higher concentration to lower concentration
From smaller objects to larger objects
How much energy is in an object at -300 degrees Celsius?
High Amount
Low Amount
None
That's not a real temperature
How much energy is in an object at 0 degrees Kelvin?
High Amount
Low Amount
None
That's not a real temperature
What type of heat transfer causes it to be windy on the shore of a large body of water?
Conduction
Convection
Induction
Radiation
What is the term for the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a material by one degree?
Induction
Specific Heat
Transfer
Conversion
What causes different materials to have different specific heats?
Weaker Bonds
Less Electrons
Stronger Bonds
More Electrons
Which type of heat transfer does NOT require particles?
Conduction
Convection
Induction
Radiation
Which of the following is FALSE regarding the formation of Fossil Fuels?
It uses once living material to form
The process uses Hydrogen, Carbon, and Oxygen
The process takes millions of years to complete
It happens underground
Magnetism is the movement of which kind of subatomic particle?
Protons
Electrons
Neutrons
Electrodes
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?
It is running on a parallel circuit
It is running on a series circuit
They are mad at you
They burn out really easily
Why are metals good conductors of electricity?
They are solid materials
They have free roaming electrons that form a "sea" allowing the current to pass with ease
They block the electrons from spreading when the current enters the object
They have more protons which repels incoming electrons in the current
Which type of nuclear energy reaction would neptunium be more likely to go through?
Fission
Fusion
Which type of nuclear energy reaction would helium be more likely to go through?
Fission
Fusion
What is the word that describes the movement of gasses and liquids?
Natural
Fluid
Smooth
Lucid
Name the 3 keys to the formation of fossil fuels.
Heat
Time
Oxygen
Pressure
Magnetism is a force of attraction or repulsion caused by the movement of __________ particles.
Uncharged
Subatomic
Molecular
Charged
An atomic bomb is an example of ______ _______ that are not controlled.
Chemical Reactions
Chain Reactions
Energy Transfers
Electric Currents
What is another name for 0 degrees Kelvin?
Cold
Specific Heat
Absolute Zero
Convection Cooling
What type of energy does a plant hanging from the ceiling of a house have more of?
Potential
Kinetic
What kind of energy does a bowling ball rolling down the lane have more of?
Potential
Kinetic
What type of energy does candy in an unbroken pinata have more of?
Potential
Kinetic
What is weight?
When gravity pulls an object down to earth
The mass an object has multiplied by the height above the ground it is at
The number shown on a scale when an object is resting on it
The measure of an object's gravitational pull
Why does a feather fall to the ground faster on the moon than on Earth?
Objects weigh more in space
There is no air resistance to oppose the force of gravity on the moon
Moon has a higher gravitational pull than Earth
It drops at the same speed in both places
Select the statement that applies to the Law of Conservation of Energy.
All Energy comes from the Sun
Standby Energy is only used when an appliance is turned off
Energy can never be created or destroyed
Parachutes don't work if they are too small
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.
$34.49
$94.50
$.09
$34,492.50
How much work is required to pull a sled that weighs 55 kg across a 100 m bridge at 3 m/s^2?
1,833 J
5,500 J
16,500 J
300 J
How much potential energy does a 2000 kg boulder resting on a cliff 150 m above the ground have?
2,940,000 J
300,000 J
19,600 J
1,470 J
Who is the top of this food chain?
Snake
Jackal
Lion
Green Plant
How is the carbon added to the atmosphere?
Respiration
Decay
Combustion
All of them
What is pictured?
The chemical reaction of respiration
The chemical reaction of photosyntesis
The chemical reaction of denitrification
The chemical reaction of nitrogen fixation
If Jane is a human that only eats plants, fruits , and vegetables, what kind of heterotroph is she?
Herbivore
Carnivore
Detritvore
Omnivore
The highest point on a wave is:
the crest
the trough
the top
the coast
Which word is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
Amplitude
Crest
Frequency
Wavelength
You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no
medium
light
energy
heat
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
amplitude
crest
trough
wavelength
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
1
2
3
4
Light acts like
a wave.
a particle.
Both a wave and a particle
neither a wave nor a particle.
Which part of the ear acts as the funnel for sound collecting?
outer ear
ear canal
middle ear
inner ear
What type of interference is represented in this diagram?
Constructive
Destructive
Standing waves are created by
Two identical waves reflecting off each other
Two identical waves being diffracted together
Two identical waves move through each other in opposite directions
Two identical waves are diffracted from two identical sources
In the diagram which letters represent the nodes
A B C
A C 3
B D
B D E
A C D
when a noise is moving towards an observer, the closer it comes...
the lower the pitch
the longer the noise
the higher the pitch
the quieter the noise
the doppler effect causes a shift in...
pitch
wavelength
frequency
All of the above
Infrared rays have a shorter wavelength than
Ultraviolet ray.
X-rays.
radar waves.
gamma rays
Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?
A
B & D
D
C & G
What is the same throughout an entire biome?
Animal Species
Plant Species
Weather
Climate
How many levels this food chain has?
10
5
4
6
Process which changes nitrogen in the soil to nitrogen in the atmsphere
nitrogen fixing bacteria in the soil
denitrifying bacteria
nitrification
absorption
What are the two types of waves? (Select both answers)
Mechanical
Compresional
Transverse
Elctromagnetic
Compression and rarefaction are terms related to which kind of wave?
Transverse
Compression
Mechanical
Electromagnetic
Sound waves are a great example of ________ waves
Compression
Transverse
Ocean
Lazy
What is wavelength?
The distance between the same point on two consecutive waves
The distance between the crest and the trough of wave
The lowest point of a wave
The greatest distance between the line of rest and the crest or trough
What is wave height?
The distance between the same point on two consecutive waves
The distance between the crest and the trough of wave
The lowest point of a wave
The greatest distance between the line of rest and the crest or trough
