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PhySci Finals Reviewer

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He is a Greek philosopher whose ideas were based on common experiences that agree with people's common sense

a)

Galilei

b)

Aristotle

c)

Newton

d)

Copernicus

2.

A mathematician who made use of experimental techniques to explain the motion of objects

a)

Aristotle

b)

Kepler

c)

Galilei

d)

Thales

3.

Which of the following are Aristotle's views of vertical motion?

a)

Any object not in its natural place will strive to get there

b)

Objects fall at the same rate

c)

Heavier objects fall much faster than lighter objects

d)

Any two objects that are dropped together will fall together regardless of their weight if air resistance is negligible

4.

Which of the following are Galilei's views of vertical motion?

a)

Any object not in its natural place will strive to get there

b)

Objects fall at the same rate

c)

Heavier objects fall much faster than lighter objects

d)

Any two objects that are dropped together will fall together regardless of their weight if air resistance is negligible

5.

Which of the following is Aristotle's view of horizontal motion?

a)

Any object not in its natural place will strive to get there

b)

Force is needed to start and sustain the motion of an object

c)

Force is not needed to sustain the motion of an object

d)

Force is required to change motion

6.

Which of the following are Galilei's views of horizontal motion?

a)

Force is not needed to sustain the motion of an object

b)

Force is required to change motion (accelerate)

c)

Force is needed to start and sustain the motion of an object

d)

Any two objects that are dropped together will fall together regardless of their weight if air resistance is negligible

7.

Which of the following is Aristotle's view of projectile motion?

a)

A projectile is influenced by vertical motion due to the force of gravity and horizontal motion that is uniform

b)

A force is needed to start an object to move through the air until its natural motion eventually brings it to earth

8.

Which of the following is Galilei's view of projectile motion?

a)

A projectile is influenced by vertical motion due to the force of gravity and horizontal motion that is uniform

b)

A force is needed to start an object to move through the air until its natural motion eventually brings it to earth

9.

Who formulated the laws of motion?

a)

Johannes Kepler

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Jimmy Neutron

d)

Isaac Newton

10.

What are the three laws of motion?

a)

Law of Inertia

b)

Law of Acceleration

c)

Law of Interaction

d)

Law of Gravitation

11.

An object at rest will remain at rest and an object in motion will continue to move with constant speed in a straight line unless acted upon by an external unbalanced force

a)

Law of Inertia

b)

Law of Conservation of Mass

c)

Law of Universal Gravitation

d)

Law of Ellipses

12.

When an object is acted upon by an external

unbalanced force, it will accelerate.

a)

Law of Conservation of Mass

b)

Law of Harmonies

c)

Law of Thermodynamics

d)

Law of Acceleration

13.

The acceleration of a body is directly proportional to the net force acting on the body and inversely proportional to the mass of the body.

a)

Law of Equivalent Trade

b)

Law of Interaction

c)

Law of Definite Proportions

d)

Law of Acceleration

14.

Which of the following laws is being expressed by this formula?

 F = maF\ =\ ma  

a)

Law of Inertia

b)

Law of Acceleration

c)

Law of Interaction

d)

First Law of Motion

15.

In the equation

 F = maF\ =\ ma  ,
m stands for ____?

a)

meters

b)

minutes

c)

millimeters

d)

mass

16.

If you double the mass of an object, you need to exert _____ to move the object.

a)

equal force

b)

double the force

c)

half the force

d)

triple the force

17.

When an object exerts a force on another, the second object exerts an equal but opposite force on the first.

a)

Law of Thirds

b)

Law of Interaction

c)

Law of Inertia

d)

Law of Acceleration

18.

Action: his finger pressed the button

Reaction: ________

a)

The button pulls his finger

b)

The button pressed his finger

c)

His finger pressed again the button

d)

The button does nothing on his finger

19.

Action: I pushed the ground downward in order to jump

Reaction: ________

a)

The ground pushed me upward

b)

The ground does nothing

c)

The ground pulled me upward

d)

The ground pushed me downward as well

20.

Complete the third law of motion statement:

For every action, there will always be an equal but opposite _______

a)

Interaction

b)

Reaction

c)

Acceleration

d)

Gravitation

21.

Location of an object with respect to a frame of reference

a)

Position

b)

Translation

c)

Positron

d)

Motion

22.

A system that allows an observer to specify quantitatively where and when something is observed

a)

Frame of reference

b)

Frame of comparison

c)

Frame of observation

d)

Frame of position

23.

Describes motion in terms of displacement, velocity, and acceleration.

a)

Dynamics

b)

Translation

c)

Kinematics

d)

Displacement

24.

Describes the motion of objects in relation to force and motion

a)

Kinematics

b)

Translation

c)

Dynamics

d)

Acceleration

25.

These are quantities that can be described completely by their magnitude and appropriate unit.

a)

Scalar quantities

b)

Vector quantities

c)

Derived quantities

d)

Motion quantities

26.

These are quantities that can be described completely by

magnitude, appropriate unit, and direction.

a)

Scalar quantities

b)

Vector quantities

c)

Atomic quantities

d)

Fundamental quantities

27.

It is a term used in physics for motion in a straight line

a)

Translation

b)

Transportation

c)

Dynamics

d)

Transaction

28.

This refers to the length of the path taken by the body in moving from its initial to the final position

a)

Distance

b)

Displacement

c)

Dislocation

d)

Distraction

29.

The length between the initial and final location of an object

a)

Displacement

b)

Distance

c)

Diversion

d)

Dispersion

30.

What is the total distance travelled by traveller C?

a)

10 units

b)

12 units

c)

4 units

d)

8 units to the right

31.

Which traveller has the least displacement?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

32.

This scalar quantity is expressed mathematical as

 v = dtv\ =\ \frac{d}{t}  

a)

Volume

b)

Speed

c)

Velocity

d)

Acceleration

33.

This refers to the type of speed that is indicated by a speedometer.

a)

Average speed

b)

Total speed

c)

Initial speed

d)

Instantaneous speed

34.

This refers to the displacement of a body per unit of time

a)

Acceleration

b)

Speed

c)

Velocity

d)

Vector

35.

Which of the following can make an object accelerate?

a)

change in speed, either increasing or decreasing

b)

change in direction

c)

change in both speed and direction

d)

change in location

36.

Which of the following car/s is/are accelerating?

a)

A car moving at a constant speed

b)

A car travelling in a roundabout (Rotonda)

c)

A car that slowed down due to traffic

d)

A car at rest in a parking lot

37.

Which of the following is expressed mathematically as:

 F = G m1m2r2F\ =\ G\ \frac{m_1m_2}{r^2}  

a)

Law of Planetary Motion

b)

Law of Universal Gravitation

c)

Law of Attraction

d)

Law of Interaction

38.

Who formulated the law of universal gravitation?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Jimmy Neutron

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Galileo Galilei

39.

Why are we 6x lighter on the Moon than on Earth?

a)

Because our mass changes in different heavenly bodies

b)

Because the Earth pulls as away from the Moon

c)

Because the Moon is less massive than the Earth

d)

Because the Moon is revolving around the Earth

40.

The Moon's gravitational pull on Earth influences the ______

a)

formation of cyclones

b)

four different seasons on Earth

c)

ocean currents

d)

ocean tides