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20-21 Pentathlon Science - Section 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Wave speed is related to

a)

Amplitude and wavelength

b)

Wavelength and amplitude

c)

Frequency and wavelength

d)

Period and frequency

2.

Light is an

a)

A phenomena found only in our solar system

b)

A frequency related to electrons

c)

Wave amplitude

d)

Electromagnetic waves

3.

The speed of light is equal to

a)

9,792,458 m/s.1

b)

299,792,458 m/s.1

c)

299,001,000 m/s.1

d)

399,792,458 m/s.1

4.

Electromagnetic waves can travel through the empty vacuum of space.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Radio waves and gamma rays are not part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The colors of light we see depend on

a)

Energy of light that reach our eyes.

b)

Transparency of light that reach our eyes.

c)

Reflection of light that reach our eyes.

d)

Frequencies of light that reach our eyes.

7.
The distance between one peak and the next in a wave
a)
Transpartent
b)
Scattering
c)
Wavelength
d)
Waste Pro
8.
The number of vibrations a wave makes in a given amount of time is a 
a)
Absorption
b)
Medium
c)
Frequency
d)
Photon
9.
4 is 
a)
radio
b)
UV 
c)
Visible Light
d)
X-ray
10.

Object having a temperature above 0 K emits (a)   waves.

11.

A refracting telescope uses _______ to focus light.

a)

Lenses

b)

Mirrors

c)

Lasers

d)

Water

12.

Reflecting telescopes use _______ to focus light.

a)

Lenses

b)

Flat mirrors

c)

Curved Mirrors

d)

A lens and lasers

13.

What type of telescope is the Hubble Telescope?

a)

Refracting

b)

Cassegrain Reflecting

c)

Prime Focus Reflecting

d)

Newtonian Reflecting

14.
Reflecting telescopes differ from refracting telescopes in having
a)
no eyepiece lens.
b)
two large objective lenses.
c)
a mirror instead of an objective lens.
d)
one large objective lens.
15.

What shape is Earth's orbit?

a)

circle

b)

ellipse

c)

square

d)

spiral

16.

What is Kepler's 2nd law?

a)

The planets orbit in an ellipse

b)

The plants move faster when they are closer to the sun and slower when they are further from the sun

c)

The farther a planet is from the sun the slower the orbit

(P2 = a3)

17.

What is Kepler's 3rd law?

a)

The planets orbit in an ellipse

b)

The plants move faster when they are closer to the sun and slower when they are further from the sun

c)

The farther a planet is from the sun the slower the orbit

(P2 = a3)

18.
According to Newton's second law, if you increase the force applied to an object :
a)
it accelerates more
b)
it doesn't move
c)
you get more inertia
d)
it decelerates
19.
According to Newton’s first law of motion, a moving object that is not acted on by an unbalanced force will
a)
remain in motion.
b)
eventually come to a stop.
c)
change its momentum.
d)
accelerate.
20.
This person bought coffee and put it on the seat next to them. If they stopped quickly and the coffee spilled which law would that represent?
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law