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FIRST QUARTER SUMMATIVE TEST

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these best completes the circuit

a)

RUBBER BAND

b)

METAL NAIL

c)

WOODEN TOOTHPICK

d)

SHOELACE

2.

Electrical lights will not come on unless their electrical circuit is a --

a)

PARALLEL CIRCUIT

b)

SERIES CIRCUIT

c)

CLOSED CIRCUIT

d)

SHORT CIRCUIT

3.

materials that allow electricity to flow through them are called

a)

CONDUCTORS

b)

CURRENT

c)

FUSE

d)

RESISTOR

4.

when the circuit is _____, current does not flow

a)

OPEN

b)

CLOSE

5.

water is a______

a)

CONDUCTOR

b)

INSULATOR

6.

What is a battery?

a)

SWITCH

b)

POWER SOURCE

c)

INSULATOR

7.

The shortest wavelength in visible light is______

a)

VIOLET

b)

RED

c)

BLUE

d)

YELLOW

8.

This wave has the second highest frequency on the spectrum.

a)

MICROWAVE

b)

VISIBLE LIGHT

c)

X- RAYS

d)

GAMMA RAY

9.

The lower the frequency the ______ the energy

a)

HIGHER

b)

LOWER

c)

NEITHER

d)

STAYS THE SAME

10.

A magician pulls a tablecloth out from under dishes and glasses on a table without disturbing them

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

11.

A person not paying attention while skateboarding hits a rock. The skateboard stops...they don't

a)

The Law of Inertia (1st law)

b)

The Law of Acceleration (2nd law)

c)

The Law of Conservation of Momentum

d)

Action - Reaction Law (3rd law)

12.

What Unit do we Measure Force in?

a)

NEWTONS

b)

JOULES

c)

WATT

d)

KILOGRAM

13.

With unbalanced forces, the object will move in the direction that the _______ force is being applied

a)

LARGER

b)

SMALLER

c)

EQUAL

d)

LESS

14.

What is Newton's First Law

a)

F=ma

b)

An object at rest stays at rest, an object in motion stays in motion.

c)

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction

15.

A person is pushed forward into their seatbelt when a car stops

a)

1st Law

b)

2nd Law

c)

3rd Law

16.

Which type of force(s) will cause a change in an object's motion?

a)

gravity

b)

zero net force

c)

balanced force

d)

unbalanced force

17.

A 20 kg bike accelerates at 10 m/s2. what was the force

a)

25 Newtons

b)

20 Newtons

c)

200 Newtons

d)

10 Newtons

18.

Newton's third law states that any action will have a(n) _______ and ______ reaction

a)

Equal and similar

b)

Equal and opposite

c)

Equal and different

d)

Greater and opposite

19.

8 N to the left , and 4 N to the right. Find the net force. Is this balanced

a)

12 N Right No

b)

4 N Left No

c)

12 N Right Yes

d)

4 N Left Yes

20.

What is the acceleration of an object traveling at a constant velocity?

a)

10 m/s2

b)

0 m/s2

c)

250 m/s2

d)

20 m/s2

21.

What are the appropriate units to describe acceleration?

a)

m/s

b)

m/s2

c)

cm

d)

there are no units associated with acceleration

22.

Which does not illustrate kinetic energy

a)

It is expressed in Joule.

b)

It depends upon the objects’ mass and speed.

c)

It is the energy an object possesses due to its motion.

d)

It depends upon the objects’ mass and objects’ height

23.

A roller coaster whose average speed is 32 m/s is at the top of a 72m hill and weighs 966N. At the top of the hill the coaster car has ___________________ energy.

a)

only kinetic energy

b)

only potential energy

c)

mostly kinetic energy

d)

both kinetic and potential energy

24.

What is the potential energy of a 3kg ball that is on the ground?

a)

0 J

b)

3J

c)

9.8J

d)

29.4 J

25.

Who has the most power?

a)

Ms Criza who encodes her observation tools using 12000J of work in 20 minutes.

b)

Sir Pau who studies his 5 lessons for the next classes in 15 minutes.

c)

Mrs Punzalan who used 50N force to inoculate mushrooms at a speed of 2m/s.

d)

Mrs Masalunga who watches her learners while taking their quiz in 30 minutes.

26.

A 100 N force is applied to move an object a horizontal distance of 5 meters at constant speed in 10 seconds. How much power is done?

a)

50J

b)

50W

c)

500J

d)

500W

27.

Which statement illustrates work done?

a)

A weightlifter holds a barbell above her head.

b)

A teacher applies a force to a wall and becomes exhausted.

c)

A rolling marble hits a note card and moves it across a table.

d)

A waiter carries a tray full of meals across a dining room at a constant speed

28.

What is the energy possessed by the cart?

a)

POTENTIAL ENERGY

b)

KINETIC ENERGY

c)

MOSTLY POTENTIAL

d)

MOSTLY KINETIC

29.

If the mass of the cart is 15kg, how much is the potential energy of the cart?

a)

0J

b)

1.2J

c)

6J

d)

58.8J

30.

If the mass of the cart is 8.12kg, what is the kinetic energy of the cart?

a)

0J

b)

1.2J

c)

6J

d)

58.8J

31.

A 735kg empty roller coaster is at its starting point whose distance from the ground is 150m. After a while, it moves at point B whose distance from the ground is 120m. What is the kinetic energy of the coaster at point B?

a)

1,080,450J

b)

864,360J

c)

216,090J

d)

0J

32.

The amount of energy in a sound wave is called its ______________

a)

AMPLITUDE

b)

ECHO

c)

INSULATOR

33.

When sound is reflected off a surface it is called a(n) ____________.

a)

AMPLITUDE

b)

ECHO

c)

INSULATOR

34.

Energy travels from the Sun to Earth by _____________.

a)

CONDUCTION

b)

RADIATION

c)

CONVECTION

35.

Sound travels most quickly through

a)

GASES (AIR)

b)

LIQUIDS (WATER0

c)

SOLIDS (METAL )

36.

Conduction occurs when energy

a)

is transferred between two objects that are touching

b)

is transferred through liquids or gases

c)

is transferred through the air

37.

Heat is the flow of

a)

chemical energy

b)

nuclear energy

c)

thermal energy

38.

Which of these items has the fastest moving particles?

a)

A campfire

b)

A cup of hot coffee

c)

A lightbulb

39.

The distance from the top of one sound wave to the top of the next sound wave is called a

a)

pitch

b)

frequency

c)

wavelength

40.

Humans produce sound when their vocal chords

a)

echo

b)

vibrate

c)

expand