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2020 Final Exam Review 1st Semester

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What subatomic particle has a positive charge?

a)

Neutron

b)

proton

c)

electron

d)

photon

2.

Which subatomic particle is the heaviest?

a)

neutron

b)

proton

c)

electron

d)

quark

3.

Which subatomic particle is NOT located in the nucleus?

a)

neutron

b)

proton

c)

electron

d)

gluon

4.

Which of the following is NOT a property of electrons?

a)

They can act as both a particle and a wave.

b)

They are positively charged.

c)

We cannot know how fast they are going or where they are at the same time.

d)

They exist in orbitals (2 per orbital)

e)

Electrons are really weird

5.

Whose atomic theory proposed that indivisible atoms combine in whole number ratios?

a)

Democritus

b)

Dalton

c)

JJ Thomson

d)

Rutherford

e)

Chadwick

6.

Which of the following best describes the plum pudding model of the atom?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

Which best describes Rutherford's theory of the atom?

a)

Plum Pudding Model

b)

Indivisible particles

c)

The atom is mostly empty space, with a nucleus in the middle

d)

Electrons live in orbitals

8.

Which of the following best describes Bohr's model for the atom?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

What did Chadwick discover?

a)

The proton

b)

The neutron

c)

The electron

d)

The atom

10.

How is the quantum model different from all the previous atomic models?

a)

It has wave-like electrons existing in orbitals.

b)

In has electrons orbiting the nucleus like planets around the sun.

c)

It has a nucleus.

d)

It has three subatomic particles

11.

Which image best describes the process of nuclear fusion that takes place on the sun?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

What is the dual nature of light?

a)

Light can be both dim and bright

b)

Light behaves as a particle and a wave

c)

Light has both speed and location

d)

Light has 2 predominant colors

13.

Which of the following is the correct visible spectrum from longest to shortest wavelength?

a)

red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple

b)

purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, red

c)

yellow, green, red, blue, orange, purple

d)

purple, red, yellow, green, orange, blue

14.

Which is the correct sequence for the regions of the electromagnetic spectrum, from longest wavelength to shortest?

a)

radio, microwave, infrared, visible, UV, X-ray, gamma ray

b)

gamma ray, X-ray, UV, visible, infrared, microwave, radio

c)

microwave, radio, infrared, UV, gamma ray, X -ray

d)

X-ray, gamma ray, UV, infrared, visible, microwave, radio

15.

Which of the following sources of energy is nonrenewable?

a)

geothermal

b)

solar

c)

fossil fuels

d)

wind

16.

What commonly used mechanism generates electricity from a variety of natural resources?

a)

electromagnetic radiation

b)

solar panel

c)

turbine

d)

heat

17.

What is the purpose of this machine that contains a spinning magnet?

a)

It's a weapon of mass destruction

b)

It's used to spy on our enemies

c)

It's used to generate electricity as natural resources cause it to spin.

d)

It's a rocket designed to explore other planets.

18.

Which of the following is NOT a drawback of nuclear energy?

a)

Climate change (global warming from carbon dioxide emissions).

b)

The waste takes thousands of years to decay

c)

Terrorists may get their hands on nuclear material

d)

A nuclear meltdown could make a city uninhabitable

19.

Why are fossil fuels a nonrenewable resource?

a)

They're expensive

b)

The middle east produces more fossil fuels than we do

c)

Fossil fuels are the decayed remains of animals from thousands/millions of years ago. (it takes too long to form new fuel in our lifetime)

d)

Fossil fuels are difficult to drill from the ground

20.

What kind of energy is present when the roller coaster is still, at the very TOP of the hill?

a)

kinetic energy

b)

gravitational potential energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

nuclear energy

21.

The statement "Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only changed in form" is also called...

a)

The Law of Conservation of Energy

b)

Mass-energy equivalence

c)

Law of Universal Gravitation

d)

Newton's Laws of Motion

22.

What might be considered an exception to the Law of Conservation of energy?

a)

E=mc2 (energy can be "created from mass")

b)

A roller coaster losing potential energy as it goes down a hill

c)

A car losing speed as you push on the brakes

d)

The body gaining energy from the food you eat.

23.

Which of the following best describes this illustration of heat transfer?

a)

Convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

d)

friction

24.

This is a heat sink that keeps computers from overheating. What best describes the process of heat transferring from the copper pipes to the metal "combs"?

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

d)

friction

25.

I'm sitting on a camping chair and warming my hands by this fire. By what process does the heat transfer from the campfire to my hands?

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

d)

friction

26.

How does this nautilus shell show evidence of being designed by a Creator?

a)

The length of each spiral follows a mathematical pattern

b)

It looks beautiful

c)

Its patterns are similar to those found in flowers, pinecones, pineapples, and other natural places.

d)

It just randomly got to be here by itself.

27.

Which of the following features make earth just right for life?

a)

We are in the Goldilocks zone (not too far nor too close to the sun).

b)

The magnetosphere protects us from radiation.

c)

Water on earth regulates our temperature

d)

The moon makes the earth tilt in order to have seasons

28.

Which of the four fundamental forces is the weakest?

a)

strong nuclear force

b)

weak nuclear force

c)

electromagnetic force

d)

gravitational force

29.

Which of the following best represents a magnetic field?

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

The pull of gravity actually varies over the surface of the earth. Blue spots have the strongest gravity, and red spots have the weakest. Based on Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation, why might this be the case?

a)

Newton said that every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

b)

Newton's Law of Gravitation says that gravitational force is greater the closer two objects are to one another. The bottom of the ocean is closer to the center of the earth.

c)

Gravity cannot be created or destroyed, only changed in form.

d)

Mountaintops warp spacetime.

31.

Which theory was strengthened by observations taken during a total solar eclipse?

a)

Einstein's law of mass-energy equivalence

b)

Einstein's law of gravitation as the warping of spacetime

c)

Einstein's photoelectric effect

d)

Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation

32.

Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation predicts that light should not be affected by gravity because it doesn't have mass. What part of the Cycle of Scientific Enterprise does this statement represent?

a)

Theory

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Experiment

d)

Analysis

33.

How did Einstein's theory of gravity grow out of Newton's theory of gravity?

a)

An experiment disproved the hypothesis that light shouldn't be affected by gravity, and the theory was revised to incorporate the new results.

b)

Einstein just copied Newton's ideas

c)

Einstein's theory had nothing to do with Newton's theory.

d)

Einstein's theory completely replaced Newton's theory.

34.

Which of the following are ways we can know truth (as opposed to facts)?

a)

scientific experiments

b)

scripture

c)

direct experience

d)

reading it on the internet