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WorksheetsPhysics practice test
Total questions: 59
Worksheet time: 3hrs 3mins
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Class
Date
1.
Jack has a rock. The rock has a mass of 14g and a volume of 2cm3. What is the density of the rock?
a)
7 mL
b)
7 g/cm3
c)
28 g/cm3
d)
1/7 g/cm3
2.
Which units of measurement are used for volume?
a)
grams
b)
centimeters
c)
grams/milliliter
d)
milliliter
3.
What is the volume of Object X?
a)
10.0 cm3
b)
15.0 cm3
c)
20.0 cm3
d)
25.0 cm3
4.
An empty beaker has a mass of 60 grams. When mercury is added to the beaker, it has a mass of 200 grams. What is the mass of the mercury?
a)
140 grams
b)
200 grams
c)
140 mL
d)
260 g
5.
What is the volume of the fish?
a)
18.0 cm3
b)
6.0 cm3
c)
38.0 cm3
6.
Which box has a higher density?
a)
Box A
b)
Box B
c)
cannot be determined
d)
they are the same
7.
True or False: The density of a specific type of material never changes.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
What two types of measurements make up DENSITY?
a)
Mass and Volume
b)
Temperature and Mass
c)
Grams and Centimeters
d)
Volume and Weight
9.
An object should float in a liquid if it is
a)
Denser than the liquid
b)
Less dense than the liquid
c)
Lighter than metal
d)
Shaped like a ball
10.
Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?
a)
Air
b)
Empty space
c)
Metal
d)
Water
11.
Sound is caused by?
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
12.
What is vibration?
a)
how loud a sound is
b)
the back and forth movement of matter
c)
how high or low a sound is
d)
the loudness or softness of a sound
13.
What is frequency?
a)
the number of vibrations per second
b)
how high or low a sound is
c)
the loudness or softness of a sound
d)
the back and forth movement of matter
14.
Measure of how high or low a sound is
a)
amplitude
b)
compression
c)
speed of sound
d)
pitch
15.
Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?
a)
Gas molecules are packed tightly.
b)
Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.
c)
Solid molecules are packed tightly.
d)
Gas molecules move slowly.
16.
What is volume?
a)
how high or low a sound is
b)
the loudness or softness of a sound
c)
the number of vibrations per second
d)
vibrations
17.
What medium does sound travel through slowest?
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
d)
trees
18.
Sound does not travel in space because
a)
Space is too far away.
b)
There is no matter in space.
c)
Space is the final frontier
d)
Space has planets.
19.
What is frequency?
a)
the number of vibrations per second
b)
how high or low a sound is
c)
the loudness or softness of a sound
d)
the back and forth movement of matter
20.
Sound moves in a _________.
a)
Transverse wave
b)
Longitudinal wave
21.
Area of a longitudinal wave where particles are CLOSE together.
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
22.
Area of a longitudinal wave where particles are APART.
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
23.
Which of these sound waves has the highest frequency?
a)
b)
c)
24.
______________ sounds have a larger amplitude
a)
quiet
b)
loud
25.
amount of sound energy that passes through a square meter of space in one second
a)
intensity
b)
pitch
c)
reverberation
d)
transmission
26.
When the car moves AWAY from you, its horn seems...
a)
Low pitched
b)
High pitched
c)
Normal
27.
When an ambulance move TOWARD you it sounds ________ pitched.
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
28.
What can you tell about this object's motion?
a)
Moving to the North (up).
b)
Moving to the South (down).
c)
Moving to the West (left).
d)
Moving to the East (right).
29.
What can you tell about the motion of this object?
a)
Moving left.
b)
Moving right quickly.
c)
Standing still.
d)
Moving up slowly.
30.
The warmer an object is, the ____________ sound will travel through it.
a)
faster
b)
slower
31.
What is the water cycle?
a)
the 3 forms of water
b)
the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
c)
when water melts
d)
when clouds form
32.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
33.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
34.
Which best explains why runoff is important?
a)
It returns water to other locations on Earth
b)
It increases the chance of flooding
c)
It makes evaporation occur faster
d)
It increases condensation
35.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of ________________.
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
36.
What is it called when water is formed from a liquid to a water vapor?
a)
EVAPORATION
b)
PRECIPITATION
c)
TRANSPIRATION
37.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
38.
What is pressure?
a)
The amount of force exerted on a surface
b)
The surface area of an object
c)
The weight of an object
39.
What is the layer of air around the Earth called?
a)
trophosphere
b)
atmosphere
c)
hemisphere
40.
What layer protects us from the sun's harmful rays?
a)
protection layer
b)
ozone layer
c)
atmospheric layer
41.
The _____ protects us from Earth's harmful UV rays.
a)
Ozone
b)
Troposphere
c)
Clouds
d)
Exosphere
42.
The layer of earths atmosphere with most of Earth's water vapor?
a)
Exosphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Troposphere
43.
The layer where tornadoes and hurricanes occur.
a)
Stratosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Exosphere
44.
In which layer of Earth’s atmosphere does weather occur?
a)
mesosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
thermosphere
d)
troposphere
45.
You are climbing a mountain. as you climb the air pressure is...
a)
not changing
b)
increasing
c)
decreasing
46.
Winds are caused by differences in...
a)
air pressure
b)
humidity
c)
temperature
d)
precipitation
47.
Does cold air rise or sink?
a)
rise
b)
sink
48.
Low pressure will usually bring what kind of weather?
a)
Sunny
b)
Calm
c)
Stormy
49.
Pressure is the effect of
a)
the weight of all the air above pressing down
b)
water vapor in the atmosphere
c)
greenhouse gases
d)
solar radiation
50.
High pressure will usually bring what kind of weather?
a)
clear and dry
b)
cloudy and wet
51.
Based on the information in the table, in which city will it most likely rain?
a)
City W
b)
City X
c)
City Y
d)
City Z
52.
Which weather condition will most likely occur when the atmospheric pressure in an area begins falling?
a)
dry
b)
cold
c)
rainy
d)
sunny
53.
_______ pressure systems are characterized by fair weather.
a)
High
b)
Low
54.
On a cold, cloudy day, the local weather forecaster predicts that a high-pressure system will be moving into the area in the next 24 hours. Which weather conditions will this system most likely bring to the area?
a)
stormy
b)
sunny
c)
snowy
d)
hot
55.
Michael observes the air pressure daily. Over the last couple of days the air pressure has been dropping. What weather will Michael most likely observe as a result?
a)
increasingly clear skies and more wind
b)
increasingly clear skies and dry weather
c)
increasingly cloudy skies and possible storms
56.
Which is the best indicator that precipitation is on the way?
a)
low pressure
b)
low humidity
c)
low temperature
57.
What type of air pressure is present?
a)
High
b)
Low
58.
What type of air pressure is present?
a)
High
b)
Low
59.
Which statement correctly defines wind?
a)
Wind is the movement of air from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure
b)
Wind is the movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere.
c)
Wind is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.
d)
Wind is the movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.
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