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Physical Science Pre Test

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
S = t/d
b)
S = d/t
c)
S = d x t
d)
S = t x d
2.
According to the graph how far does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?
a)
2 m
b)
10 m
c)
0 m
d)
5 m
3.
Which runner won the race?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
It was a tie
4.
A different runner trains for a marathon for 6 months by eating nothing but bags of french fries from McDonalds. They run a 10 meter dash in 100 seconds. What is their speed?
a)
0.01 m/s
b)
0.1 m/s
c)
1 m/s
d)
10 m/s
5.
Friction is a force that acts in an ___________ direction of movement.
a)
similar
b)
opposite
c)
parallel
d)
west
6.
A type of friction that occurs when air pushes against a moving object causing it to decelerate.
a)
surface area
b)
air resistance
c)
velocity
d)
gravity 
7.
What type of friction is not moving?
a)
static
b)
sliding
c)
fluid
d)
rolling
8.
What does friction produce?
a)
light
b)
sound
c)
heat
d)
gravity
9.
What is the net force?
a)
30 N left
b)
25 N right
c)
5 N left
d)
55 N right
10.
How will this object move? 
a)
It won't move. 
b)
It will move to the right. 
c)
It will move to the left. 
d)
It will move up. 
11.
Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.
a)
False
b)
True
c)
It depends
12.
As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity 
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
13.
What is Newton's Third Law?
a)
Object in motion stays in motion and an object at rest stays at rest unless acted on by a outside force
b)
Force = mass x acceleration
c)
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
14.
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
15.
What Newtons law does this picture represent
a)
Newtons 2nd law 
b)
Law of gravity 
c)
Newtons 1st law
d)
Newtons 5th law
16.
the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion
a)
acceleration
b)
inertia
c)
mass
d)
frame of reference
17.
The momentum of an object depends upon the object's ___________&_____________.  
a)
size and shape
b)
mass and speed
c)
mass and veloctiy
d)
mass and energy
18.
What type of friction is shown in this picture? 
a)
Sliding 
b)
Static
c)
Fluid
d)
Rolling
19.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
20.
Which skier has greater gravitational potential energy? 
a)
Skier 1
b)
Skier 2
21.

What kind of energy is does the girl have at point B?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

22.
Which best describes the energy at point #4?
a)
Maximum potential energy
b)
Maximum kinetic energy
c)
Increasing potential energy and decreasing kinetic energy
d)
Increasing kinetic energy and decreasing potential energy 
23.

What machine changes electrical energy into light and sound energy?

a)

battery

b)

lightbulb

c)

alarm clock

d)

apple

24.
The ability to do work is
a)
power
b)
energy
c)
thermal
d)
kinetic
25.
Heat energy is also called
a)
electrical energy
b)
chemical energy
c)
light energy
d)
thermal energy
26.
Which keyword is described as 'when energy can be 'stored' and used in the future'?
a)
a) Transducer
b)
b) Hoarded
c)
c) Potential
d)
d) Transmuter
27.
Give the type of energy when something moves
a)
a) Gravitational
b)
b) Elastic
c)
c) Kinetic�
d)
d) Chemical �
28.
What type of energy includes both kinetic and potential energy?
a)
mechanical energy
b)
chemical energy
c)
heat energy
d)
sound energy
29.

What kind of energy is in this picture?

a)

Water Energy

b)

Mechanical Energy

c)

Green Energy

d)

All are correct

30.

What is shown in the picture?

a)

Wind Farm

b)

Power Plant

c)

Hydroelectric Dam

d)

Solar Panel Farm

31.
What type of circuit is shown in this picture? 
a)
Parallel
b)
Series 
c)
Simple 
32.
What kind of circuit is shown in this picture? 
a)
Simple
b)
Series 
c)
Parallel 
33.
A student began building a circuit to light a bulb.  What else does the student need to produce light?
a)
a battery that has energy
b)
a wire that is insulated
c)
a switch that is open
d)
another bulb of the same size
34.
This circuit has a battery, buzzer, and switch.
When the switch is closed the buzzer will sound because -
a)
the switch gives energy to the battery
b)
the buzzer is made of special plastic
c)
the wires are cooled by the surrounding air
d)
electricity can flow in a complete path
35.
A flat sloping surface that connects lower and higher elevations. It makes raising objects easier.  
a)
wedge
b)
screw
c)
lever
d)
inclined plane 
36.
An inclined plane wrapped around a rod forms this simple machine 
a)
lever
b)
pulley
c)
screw
d)
wedge 
37.
A simple machine that consists a rigid bar that pivot about a fixed point
a)
lever
b)
pulley
c)
wheel and axle
d)
fulcrum 
38.
A device that has two or more simple machines working together 
a)
fulcrum 
b)
pulley
c)
compound (complex) machine 
d)
motor 
39.
This device
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
incline plane
d)
wheel and axle
40.
The fixed point on the lever is called 
a)
load
b)
resistance
c)
bar
d)
fulcrum
41.
The transfer of energy that occurs when a force makes an object move is known as 
a)
effort
b)
potential 
c)
kinetic 
d)
work 
42.
The device used to raise a flag up a flag pole is an example of a 
a)
wheel and axle 
b)
lever
c)
inclined plane 
d)
pulley 
43.
Which of the following does a simple machine do?
a)
allows the users to apply less force over a longer distance
b)
reduce the amount of force needed to do work
c)
change the direction of the applied force
d)
all of the above
44.
What type of simple machine is this?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
gear
c)
lever
d)
inclined plane