WorksheetsFinal Exam for Physical Science
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 26mins
What is the study of the origin, evolution and fate of the universe?
Cosmetology
Cosmic
Cosmology
Cytology
What refers to the daily motion of stars and other celestial bodies around the Earth?
Celestial Motion
Centennial Bodies
Ecclesiastical Bodies
Endocrine bodies
What do you call the motion of an object with a constant acceleration?
Constant Motion
Motion
Uniform Motion
Uniformly Accelerated Motion
An unfortunate bug splatters against the windshield of a moving car. Compared to the force of the car on the bug, the force of the bug on the car is _____________.
Larger
Smaller
The same
Twice larger
Forces always occur _____________.
as singular quantities
by themselves
in pairs
in triplets
How many years for a full precession to occur?
25,772 months
25,772 years
25,727 years
25,277 years
The following are the three Laws of Planetary Motion EXCEPT:
Law of ellipse
Law of equal areas
Law of harmony
Law of Unequal areas
What is the mathematical relationship between distance and orbital period?
directly proportional
indirectly proportional
inversely proportional
no relationship
If impulse is present, definitely there is a change in ________________________.
force
mass
momentum
velocity
A planet moves __________ when it is closest to the sun and _________ when it is farthest from the sun.
Fastest - Fastest
Fastest - Slowest
Fastest - Stops
Slowest - Slowest
Who thought that the basic element of matter was water?
Anaximenes
Empedocles
Heraclitus
Thales
A planet orbited 10 times in 20 seconds. Calculate its orbital period .
1.25 seconds/revolution
1.30 seconds/revolution
1.50 seconds/revolution
2.00 seconds/revolution
The following are Aristotle’s view of matter EXCEPT:
air is just above fire
earth is at the center of the cosmos
water is just above the element earth
fire is at the periphery of the terrestrial realm
What is referred as the inertia in motion?
acceleration
mass
momentum
velocity
Which of the following is an example of acceleration?
5 m/s
5m/s^2
5 km/h
5 m/min
The law of inertia applies to _______________.
both moving and nonmoving objects
moving objects
objects that are not moving
upward moving objects
Which among the following is an example of velocity?
50 km/h
40 km/h
50 mi/h
40 mi/h, E
Free fall is an example of _________________.
acceleration
buoyant force
projectile motion
uniform accelerated motion
A ball is thrown vertically upward. What is its velocity at the top of its path?
0
5 m/s
10 m/s
10 m/s^2
A ball is thrown vertically upward. What is its acceleration at its maximum height?
0
5 m/s
10 m/s
10 m/s^2
A ball is thrown vertically upward. What is its acceleration after about 1 second?
0
5 m/s
10 m/s
10 m/s^2
A ball is thrown vertically upward, with an initial velocity of 50 m/s and caught back at the same level as when it was thrown. What is the velocity of the ball at that point?
50 m/s
50 m/s, downward
9.8 m/s
9.8 m/s^2
What force is exerted on the ball at the top of its path?
9.8 N
9.8 N
Gravitational force
Force exerted by the hand that threw the ball
What law states that a body at rest will remain at rest and a body in motion will continue to move in a straight line with a constant speed unless an external force act on it?
Law of Acceleration
Law of Inertia
Law of Interaction
Law of Gravitation
What motion of a body on which the only force acting on it is the gravitational pull of the earth?
Circular motion
Curvilinear motion
Free Fall
Projectile motion
As a 500 N lady sits on the floor, the floor exerts a force on her equal to______________.
1000 N
500 N
250 N
50 N
Why does a teaspoon placed in a glass of water appears to be bent or broken at the surface of the water?
due to gravity
due to reflection
due to refraction
due to sunlight
What is the only force acting whether the object goes up or goes down?
frictional force
initial force
moon’s gravity
the pull of earth’s gravity
Which of the following models of the universe is heliocentric?
Aristotle
Copernicus
Euxoxus
Ptolemy
What is the horizontal distance traveled by the projectile?
force
height
range
trajectory
Who thought that light is made up of waves similar to that of water waves?
Christian Huygens
Isaac Newton
James Maxwell
Max Planck
What refers to the daily motion of stars and other celestial bodies around the Earth?
Celestial Motion
Planetary motion
Precession
Retrograde Motion
What is termed when the same range is obtained from two different projection angles?
angle of projection
complementary angle
contrast angle
right angle
The following are examples of projectile motion EXCEPT:
cannonball launching
golf ball hit by golfer
sepak takraw
waterfall
What acceleration is produced by a 4800-N force on a 1200-kg car?
4.0 m/s
4.0N
4.0 m/s2
40 m/s2
A cyclist traveling at 5 m/s accelerates at 1m/s2 for 20s. Calculate how far she has traveled during this time.
30.0 m
300 m
3 m
300m/s
Which of the following would not be considered as projectile?
A cannonball rolling down a slope.
A cannonball thrown through the air.
A cannonball rolling off the edge of a table.
All of the above
What is that cyclic wobbling in the orientation of Earths’s axis of rotation?
Earthquake
Precession
Orbit
Retrograde Motion
What is the that parabolic or curve path a projectile takes through the air?
height
projectile
range
trajectory
What property of light when it leaves the prism and strikes a white screen, it separates into spectral colors?
dispersion
interference
reflection
refraction
What is the universal gravitational constant?
6.67x 10-11 N m2/kg2
6.67x10-11 m2/kg2
66.7x 10-11 N m2/kg2
6.67x 10-11 N m/kg2
If a crate accelerates at 2.5 m/s^2 and if the net force exerted is about 500 N, what is the mass of the crate?
200 N
200 kg
20.0 N
2.00 kg
Who developed the Laws of Planetary Motion?
Brahe
Galileo
Kepler
Tycho
What is the image formed by a plane mirror ?
Real, laterally reversed
Virtual, laterally reversed
Real, erect
Virtually , inverted
Which has the heliocentric system of a universe?
Aristotle
Copernicus
Eudoxus
Ptolemy
What type of mirror is used by automobile and trucks gives a wide field of view and vision?
concave
convex
plane
vanity mirror
Which is an example of violent motion?
a book lying at rest on the table naturally remains at rest
If you let go of a book, it naturally falls down
you push a book, it moves
smoke naturally rises
A bobsleigh of mass kg is pushed at the start with a force of 200 N. What is its initial acceleration?
4 m/s
40 m/s2
4 m/s2
40 m/s
What Newton’s law states that: “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction?
First Law
Second Law
Third Law
Fourth Law
What force causes all objects attract each other?
Buoyant force
gravitational force
net force
weight
