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Review Midterm

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The maximum distance that the particles of a medium move from the rest position is the ___________.

a)

frequency of the wave.

b)

speed of the wave.

c)

wavelength of the wave.

d)

amplitude of the wave.

2.

Why do you see lightning from a distant storm before you hear thunder?

a)

Sound travels faster than light.

b)

Light travels faster than sound.

c)

The thunder is produced after the lightning.

d)

U=Your eyes react faster than your ears.

3.

The speed of a wave is its wavelength multiplied by its ___________.

a)

amplitude

b)

frequency

c)

reflection

d)

vibration

4.

In longitudinal waves, the parts where the coils are closer together are called

a)

compression

b)

rarefaction

c)

longitudes

d)

contraction

5.

Waves that can travel with or without a medium are called mechanical waves

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know

6.

A surface wave moves the medium in the same direction as the wave travels.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know

7.

Mechanical waves are created when a source of energy causes a medium to ___________.

a)

expand

b)

move

c)

compress

d)

vibrate

8.

The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of a substance by 1 kelvin is called its ___________.

a)

heat transfer

b)

specific heat

c)

change of state

d)

freezing point

9.

Heat is transferred from one particle of matter to another without the movement of matter itself in a process called ___________.

a)

insulation

b)

radiation

c)

conduction

d)

convection

10.

Which of the following is an insulator?

a)

gold

b)

wood

c)

silve

d)

iron

11.

Heated air moves from baseboard heaters to the rest of a room in a process called ___________.

a)

conduction

b)

radiation

c)

insulation

d)

convection

12.

The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves is called ___________.

a)

conduction

b)

insulation

c)

radiation

d)

convection

13.

What happens when a substance is cooled?

a)

Expand

b)

Contarct

c)

Stays the same

d)

Burst

14.

Water boils in 212

a)

degrees Fahreheit

b)

degrees Celcius

c)

Kelvin

d)

Temperature

15.

A material with ____________ specific heat can absorb a great thermal energy without a great change in temperature.

a)

low

b)

high

c)

cold

d)

freezing

16.
Hot coffee is stirred with a spoon; the spoon gets hot due to
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
17.
Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer; the warm air rises because of
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
18.
Warm air over the beach rises while cooler, dense air from the ocean rushes in due to
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
19.
The way the heat is moving from the hot coffee is called...
a)
convection
b)
radiation
c)
insulation
d)
conduction
20.
Carole owns a two story house with a heating and cooling unit on each floor. In the winter she mostly uses the downstairs unit because the volume of warm air __________ and __________ warming the whole house through __________.
a)
expands, rises, convection
b)
expands, sinks, conduction
c)
contracts, rises, conversion
d)
contracts, sinks, contraption
21.
In how many ways does heat move around the universe?
a)
One
b)
Three
c)
Two
d)
Ten
22.
Molecules in cold things move more _________
than in hot things.
a)
quickly
b)
slowly
c)
happily
d)
merrily
23.
Which statement is true?
a)
The quicker a molecule moves, the colder it is.
b)
The slower a molecule moves, the warmer it is.
c)
The quicker a molecule moves, the warmer it is
d)
The movement on molecule don�t affect its temperature
24.
Walking on the warm sand sand with your bare feet demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
25.
Select the temperature in °F
a)
90°F
b)
100°F
c)
40°F
d)
30°F
26.
Examples of waves are sound, light, water, etc... But most waves must travel through a ___________
a)
Air
b)
Space
c)
Medium
d)
Object
27.
Waves that require a medium to travel through are _____________
a)
Mechanical
b)
Electromagnetic
c)
Water
d)
Sound
28.
Which is the best description of a vibration?
a)
When a rope moves up and down
b)
When energy is transferred from one object to another
c)
when there is a repeated back-and-forth motion resulting from energy
d)
the transfer of energy that is immediately stopped in the medium
29.
The type of wave is classified by how it moves through a medium.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
A wave that vibrates the medium perpendicular to the direction of the wave is
a)
Parallel
b)
Transverse
c)
Longitudinal
d)
Surface
31.
The high and low points on a transverse wave are called the
a)
trough and node
b)
node and trough
c)
crest and trough
d)
amplitude and trough
32.
The rope's position before, or after, it moves is called
a)
the line of rest or no disturbance
b)
the anti-node or line of rest
c)
the point of no return
d)
the resting wave position
33.
According to the picture, what would best describe rarefaction?
a)
the areas where the particles are pressed together more
b)
areas that would be the "crest" of a transverse wave
c)
the areas of the wave that have more spaced out particles of the medium
d)
the areas where the wave is crossing over the line of rest
34.
What type of wave is seen in the picture?
a)
Longitudinal, Compressional
b)
Transverse, Compressional
c)
Compressional, Surface
d)
Electromagnetic, Surface
35.
Surface waves can be described as a combination of transverse and longitudinal waves. Up/down, Left/right, but no compression.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
A wave is a disturbance involving the transfer of energy from place to place.
a)
True
b)
False
37.

The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave is the wave’s

a)

amplitude.

b)

wavelength.

c)

frequency.

d)

speed.

38.

The maximum distance that the particles of a medium move from the rest position is the

a)

amplitude of the wave.

b)

wavelength of the wave.

c)

frequency of the wave.

d)

speed of the wave.

39.

The more_________________a mechanical wave has, the greater its amplitude.

a)

meters per second

b)

energy

c)

medium

d)

interference

40.

In transverse waves, the particles of the medium move at right angles to the direction in which the wave is traveling.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

What kind of wave is being generated?

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Transverse

c)

Surface

d)

Electromagnetic

42.
_________________________ is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a material.
a)
thermal
b)
friction
c)
temperature
d)
expansion
43.
The liquid in a thermometer ______________ as the temperature increases.
a)
expands
b)
disappears
c)
freezes
d)
explodes
44.
The most common temperature scale used in the world where water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees is called the __________________ scale.
a)
Celsius
b)
Fahrenheit
c)
Pound
d)
Kelvin
45.
The most common temperature scale used in the physical sciences where temperatures are 273 degrees more than temperatures on the Celsius scale is called the _______________ scale.
a)
Fahrenheit
b)
Kelvin
c)
Pound
d)
Celsius
46.
The movement of thermal energy from an object at a higher temperature to an object at a lower temperature is called ____________.
a)
thermal
b)
expansion
c)
temperature
d)
heat
47.
Thermal energy always moves from ____________ objects to ______________ objects.
a)
cooler, warmer
b)
warmer, cooler
c)
faster, slower
d)
slower, faster
48.
Thermal energy stops moving when the objects have the same temperature.
a)
True
b)
False
49.
An increase in the volume of a substance when the temperature increases is called ___________________________________.
a)
kinetic energy
b)
thermal expansion
c)
temperature
d)
heat
50.
Thermal energy keeps moving away from warmer objects to cooler objects until both are the same temperature.
a)
True
b)
False
51.
No more energy can be removed from matter at:
a)
its freezing point
b)
0°C
c)
absolute zero
d)
273 K
52.
Heat transfer occurs:
a)
in many directions
b)
both from warm objects to colder ones and from cold objects to warmer ones
c)
only from warm objects to colder ones
d)
only from cold objects to warmer ones
53.
A measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual particles in an object is called:
a)
thermal energy
b)
conduction
c)
convection
d)
temperature
54.
When you touch something that feels cold, 
a)
heat from your hand moves into the cold substance.
b)
coldness moves from the cold substance into your hand.
c)
it melts.
d)
it freezes.
55.
What does absolute zero mean?
a)
A failed quiz.
b)
The lowest temperature possible.
c)
The hottest temperature possible.
d)
A race.
56.
The temperature of a substance increases as___.
a)
the substance expands
b)
the average kinetic energy of its particles increases
c)
the substance's volume increases
d)
the substance's mass increases
57.
The ability to do work or cause change
a)
speed
b)
job
c)
transfer
d)
energy
58.
Energy is measured in units called.....
a)
pounds
b)
meters
c)
horsepower
d)
joules
59.
The more particles an object has at a given temperature,
a)
the higher the temperature
b)
the more thermal energy it has
c)
the more degrees it has 
d)
the more Kelvins it has
60.
Thermal energy ALWAYS moves from _____ to _____.
a)
solid to liquid
b)
ice to water
c)
hot to cold
d)
solid to gas

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