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FORM 4 PHYSICS

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which electromagnetic waves have the highest frequencies and the shortest wavelengths?
a)
microwaves
b)
visible light
c)
gamma rays
2.
Which type of waves are used in broadcasting?
a)
radio waves
b)
infrared rays
c)
x-rays
3.
Electromagnetic waves that help your body produce vitamin D are called?
a)
ultraviolet rays
b)
x-rays
c)
gamma rays
4.
How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is made up of visible light?
a)
only a small portion
b)
a very l;arge portion
c)
about half
5.
Which of the following has wavelengths longer than microwaves?
a)
Infrared waves
b)
Radio waves
c)
Visible light
6.
Which of the following lists the electromagnetic waves in order of increasing wavelength?
a)
X-rays, visible light, radio waves
b)
gamma rays, microwaves, UV rays
c)
infrared rays, radio waves, x-rays
7.
Which electromagnetic waves are used in devices such as heat lamps & TV remote controls?
a)
ultraviolet rays
b)
microwaves
c)
infrared rays
8.
Which of the following lists the electromagnetic waves in order of decreasing frequency?
a)
X-rays, microwaves, infrared rays
b)
UV rays, visible light, x-rays
c)
infrared rays, microwaves, radio waves
9.
Radar uses which type of electromagnetic waves to detect objects & measure their distance and speed?
a)
microwaves
b)
infrared rays
c)
x-rays
10.
The frequency of infrared waves is..
a)
1012 Hz
b)
1020 Hz
c)
104 Hz
d)
1015 Hz
11.

What is the correct order of the visible light spectrum starting with the longer wavelength?

a)

Red, yellow, orange, blue, violet, indigo

b)

Violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red

c)

Green, yellow, blue, indigo, red, orange

d)

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

12.
An example of a wave with a short wavelength, high frequency, and high energy is a 
a)
X-ray
b)
Microwave
c)
Visible light wave
d)
Infrared wave
13.

Scientists observed a celestial object emitting waves with a frequency of 1.41 x 108 Hz. What type of telescope did the scientists have to use to view this object?

a)

Radio wave

b)

Microwave

c)

X-ray

d)

Ultraviolet wave

14.

The frequency of an x-ray is --

a)

1.41 x 10-10 Hz

b)

1.41 x 1018 Hz

c)

1.41 x 1010 Hz

d)

1.41 x 10-18 Hz

15.
True or false: as you move along the spectrum, radio to gamma waves, the wavelengths decrease in size (get smaller)
a)
true
b)
false
16.
Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the lowest energy?
a)
gamma ray
b)
infrared wave
c)
visible light wave
d)
microwave
17.
High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.
a)
varying
b)
long
c)
the same
d)
short
18.

Black holes emit tremendous amounts of energy which result in astronomers using many different means of technology to gather information. Instruments such as the GALEX satellite and Spitzer Space Telescope use different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum to gather data about these strange celestial objects. To view black holes, the GALEX typically operates at a frequency of about 1.3 X 1015 Hz while the Spitzer Space Telescope operates at 2.2 X 1012 Hz.

Which two portions of the electromagnetic spectrum are astronomers using to detect information about black holes?

a)

Ultraviolet and X-Ray

b)

Gamma Ray and X-Ray

c)

Ultraviolet and Infrared

d)

Infrared and Radio

19.
A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy
a)
high, low
b)
high, high
c)
low, high
d)
low, low
20.

Which of the following transmits information using microwaves?

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

Archimedes' Principal states that the buoyant force of an object is equal to the weight of the fluid it displaces.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

An object will sink in water if it...

a)

is more dense than water

b)

is less dense than water

c)

has the same density as water

23.

In iceberg floats in the ocean. The ice must be ________ than the liquid water.

a)

less dense

b)

more dense

24.

Choose the correct match.

a)

Wooden board =>=> float

b)

Scissors =>=> float

c)

Ballons =>=> sink

d)

Ping pong ball =>=> sink

25.

What is this?

a)

paper

b)

paper clip

c)

paper boat

26.
Maeve made a clay boat that floats and will test her design. Why would she use a spring scale?
a)
To have a little extra clay.
b)
To make it a fair test.
c)
To make sure the boat floats.
d)
To try out the scale.
27.

When do objects weigh the most?

a)

Completely out of water

b)

partially submerged in water

c)

completely submerged in water

28.

Would a Rock be More or Less Dense?

a)

More

b)

Less

c)

Both

d)

I don't even know

29.

The density of water is 1 g/cm3. If an object has a density of 0.9 g/cm3, will it float or sink?

a)

float

b)

sink

30.

Archimedes' Principal says that the buoyant force of an object is equal to

a)

the weight of the fluid it is in/on.

b)

the mass of the fluid it is in/on.

c)

the weight of the fluid it displaces.

d)

the volume of the fluid it displaces.

31.

When a piece of metal is placed on water, it sinks. But when the same piece of metal is placed on a block of wood, both are found to float. Explain this observation.

a)

Metal is denser than water. Metal and the piece of wood have a general density (combined density) more than that of water and floats just below the surface.

b)

Metal is denser than water hence sinks. Metal and the piece of wood have a general density (combined density) less than that of water and floats just below the surface.

c)

Metal is denser than water. Metal and the piece of wood have a general density (combined density) less than that of water and floats just below the surface.

d)

Metal is denser than water. Metal and the piece of wood have a general density (combined density) less than that of water and sinks just below the surface.

32.

State Achimede's principle

a)

when a body is wholly or partially immersed it experiences upthrust force equal to the weight of the liquid displaced

b)

when a body is wholly or partially immersed it experiences upthrust equal to the weight of the fluid displaced

c)

when a body is wholly or partially immersed it experiences an upward force equal to the weight of the water displaced

d)

upward force is equal to weight of the body

33.

State the law of floatation

a)

A body displaces its own mass of the liquid in which it floats

b)

A body displaces its own volume of the liquid in which it floats

c)

A body displaces its own weight of the liquid in which it floats

d)

A body displaces its own density of the liquid in which it floats

34.

State the law of floatation

a)

A body displaces its own mass of the liquid in which it floats

b)

A body displaces its own volume of the liquid in which it floats

c)

A body displaces its own weight of the liquid in which it floats

d)

A body displaces its own density of the liquid in which it floats

35.

What is the SI unit of relative density

a)

Kg/m3

b)

Kgm-2

c)

M3/kg

d)

None of the above

36.

The density of water is 1 g/cm3. If an object has a density of 0.9 g/cm3, will it float or sink?

a)

float

b)

sink

37.

Neutral buoyancy results in an object

a)

floating.

b)

sinking.

c)

being wet.

d)

being suspended. (neither sinking nor floating)

38.

Weight is the measure of

a)

gravity on an object.

b)

a push or a pull on an object.

c)

the mass of an object.

d)

the momentum of an object.

39.

Which principle states that the buoyant force is equal to the weight of the displaced water?

a)

Archimedes Principle

b)

Arthur Principle

c)

Archaeology Principle

40.

If you buy sunglasses in a store, you can be sure that they are polarized when one pair of sunglasses is placed in front of another and rotated in the plane of the body and

a)

the light passing through the sunglasses will be blocked at two positions due to refraction of light.

b)

the light passing through the sunglasses will be blocked at two positions due to reflection of light.

c)

the light passing through the sunglasses will be blocked at two positions due to the polarization of light.

d)

the light passing through the sunglasses will be blocked at two positions due to the bending of light waves.

41.

Explain in terms of distance and the speed of light why it is currently very unlikely that humans will visit planets that circle stars other than our Sun.

a)

The spacecrafts used for travel are very heavy and thus very slow.

b)

Spacecrafts do not have a constant source of energy to run them.

c)

If a spacecraft could attain a maximum speed equal to that of light, it would still be too slow to cover astronomical distances.

d)

Spacecrafts can attain a maximum speed equal to that of light, but it is difficult to locate planets around stars.

42.

Calculate the wavelength of light that has a frequency of 5.2 x 1012/s.

a)

5.8 x 10 -5 m

b)

5.8 x 10 -7 m

c)

5.19 x 10 14 m

d)

1.56 x 10 23 m

43.

If an AM radio station broadcasts at

9.95 x 105 Hz, what is the wavelength of this radiation?

a)

6.59 x 10-28 m

b)

1.01 x 10-6 m

c)

3.32 x 10-3 m

d)

301.5075 m

44.

When you go out to sun, ultraviolet light rays give you your tan. What is the wavelength of this light if it has a frequency of

7.74 X 1014 Hz?

a)

3.88 x 10-7 m

b)

3.26 x 10-2 m

c)

2.58 x 106 m

d)

2.32 x 1023 m

45.

IRAS, the Infrared Astronomy Satellite launched by NASA in 1983, had a detector that measured infrared or heat radiation from different regions of space. What is the frequency of infrared light that has a wavelength of

1.10 X 10-6 m?

a)

3.67 x 10-15 Hz

b)

3.67 x 10-3 Hz

c)

2.73 x 102 Hz

d)

2.73 x 1014 Hz

46.

A particular light source gives off light waves with a measured wavelength of

2.0 x 10-7 m. What is the frequency of the light source?

a)

6.67 x 10-15 Hz

b)

6.0 x 1011 Hz

c)

1.5 x 1015 Hz

d)

not enough information to answer

47.

The density of water is 1 g/cm3. If an object has a density of 0.9 g/cm3, will it float or sink?

a)

float

b)

sink

48.
The ship was able to float in the water because its weight was the same as the weight of the water it displaced.
a)
True
b)
False
49.
Which liquid is the least dense?
a)
oil
b)
water
c)
syrup 
d)
plastic bottle
50.
Velocity= ________
Wavelength= 1.2 m
Frequency= 210 hertz
a)
175 m/s
b)
252 hertz
c)
252 m/s