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Physical Science fall final practice

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A scientific hypothesis is

a)

A synthesis of a collection of data that includes well tested gases

b)

An educated guess that has yet to be proven by experiment

c)

A guess that has been tested over and over and always found to be true

d)

A phenomenon about which competent observers can agree

2.

A scientific theory is

a)

A synthesis of a collection of data that includes well tested guesses

b)

An educated guess that has yet to be proven by experiment

c)

A guess that has been tested over and over and always found to be true

d)

A phenomenon about which competent observers can agree

3.

In science, changing your mind when confronted with evidence that does not agree with your thinking is seen as

a)

A weakness

b)

essential to scientific progress

4.

The feature that makes a hypothesis scientific is that there is

a)

And experiment that can confirm or refute it.

b)

A large number of people support it.

c)

Truth on this side of the person making the hypothesis.

d)

A theory that supports the hypothesis.

5.

Which one of these statements is a scientific hypothesis?

a)

The universe is surrounded by a second universe, which cannot be detected.

b)

And undetected energy source is at the center of the earth.

c)

The backside of the moon has cities about the size of Chicago.

d)

Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.

6.

The weight of a 2 kilogram bag of grapes is

a)

About 10 N

b)

about 20 N

c)

About 30 N

d)

More than 30 N

7.

The law of acceleration is also known as what law?

a)

Newton’s First law

b)

Newton’s Second law

c)

Newton’s Third law

d)

Newton’s Fourth law

8.

The law of inertia is also known as what law?

a)

Newton’s first law

b)

Newton’s second law

c)

Newton’s third law

d)

Newton’s fourth law

9.

Whirl a rock at the end of a string and follows a circular path. If the string breaks the rock tends to follow a

a)

Circular path.

b)

Straight path

c)

Spiral path.

10.

The law of action and reaction is what law?

a)

Newton’s first law

b)

Newton’s second law

c)

Newton‘s third law

d)

Newton’s fourth law

11.

A 20 N force and a 15 N force acts on an object in opposite directions. What is the net force on the object?

a)

35 N

b)

20 N

c)

15 N

d)

5 N

12.

Name the law: bowling pins will not fall unless the bowling ball hits them

a)

Newtons first law

b)

Newtons Second law

c)

Newtons third law

13.

Newtons three laws can describe and predict the _________ of just about any object.

a)

Volume

b)

Mass

c)

Motion

14.

A sea scallop moves by shooting Jets of water out of it shell. What law does this illustrate?

a)

Newton’s 1st Law

b)

Newton’s 2nd Law

c)

Newton’s 3rd Law

15.

And action force and it’s reaction forces are equal and in the ___________ direction

a)

Parallel

b)

Opposite

c)

Same

16.

Name the law: it takes more forced to throw a bowling ball then a basketball.

a)

Newton’s 1st Law

b)

Newton’s 2nd Law

c)

Newton’s 3rd Law

17.

Name the law: a fireman turns on a hose and is knocked backwards.

a)

Newton’s 1st Law

b)

Newton’s 2nd Law

c)

Newton’s 3rd Law

18.

What is the net force of a 200 kg crate sitting at rest on a factory floor?

a)

zero

b)

200 kg

c)

2000 N

d)

None of these

19.

Name the law: you pull out the table cloths from under the dishes at dinner and they do not move.

a)

Newton’s 1st Law

b)

Newton’s 2nd Law

c)

Newton’s 3rd Law

20.

Pushing a full grocery cart is much harder and requires more force than pushing an empty cart. What law?

a)

Newton’s 1st Law

b)

Newton’s 2nd Law

c)

Newton‘s 3rd Law

21.

What happens to the speed of the wagon as the rain collects inside of it?

a)

It remains constant

b)

It increases

c)

It decreases

22.

Which has more momentum: a car stopped at a red light or a bike moving at 15 MPH?

a)

They are equal

b)

The car

c)

The bike

d)

Cannot determine using the information provided

23.

The formula for calculating kinetic energy is 1/2 mass times ________ squared

a)

Velocity

b)

Weight

c)

Inertia

d)

Time

24.

When you catch a fast moving baseball with your bare hand, it’s a good idea to ...

a)

hold your hand rocksteady.

b)

do whatever you like with your hand since you have no control over impulse.

c)

move your hand in the direction the ball is moving.

d)

move your hand toward the moving ball.

25.

When the speed of an object is doubled its momentum _______.

a)

doubles

b)

decreases

c)

quadruples

d)

remains unchanged in accord with the conservation of momentum

26.

Can a bullet have the same momentum has a truck?

a)

Yes

b)

No

27.

Most modern vehicles have padded dashboards. This reduces collision injuries by...

a)

Increasing the drivers change in momentum.

b)

Increasing the time of impact.

c)

Increasing the force of impact.

d)

Reducing the drivers change in momentum.

28.

mechanical energy applies to ...

a)

kinetic energy.

b)

conservation of momentum.

c)

potential energy.

d)

both potential and kinetic energy.

29.

Raising a heavy load requires work. Raising it twice as high requires…

a)

half as much work.

b)

twice the work.

c)

the same work.

d)

four times the work.

30.

The kinetic energy of a cannonball fired from a cannon is…

a)

less than the kinetic energy of the recoiling cannon.

b)

greater than the kinetic energy of the recoiling cannon.

c)

the same as the kinetic energy of the recoiling cannon.

d)

None of these