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Physical Science Physics test revision

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What SI unit is used to measure length?

a)

meters

b)

liters

c)

centimeters

d)

kilograms

2.
What is the base unit for measuring temperature?
a)
Fahrenheit 
b)
Celsius
c)
Kelvin
d)
degrees
3.

What prefix is represented by the following symbol: m

a)

hecto

b)

kilo

c)

milli

d)

mega

4.
This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist. 
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
data
d)
control group
5.

Which SI unit is used to measure force?

a)

N

b)

K

c)

Hz

d)

Pa

6.

60kg = (a)   g


(Type only the number.)

7.
convert 650 m to km
a)
6.5
b)
0.65
c)
65
d)
0.065
8.

What is this graph showing?

a)

Gradually slowing down

b)

Gradually speeding up

c)

Constant speed

d)

Stopped

9.

What is the graph showing?

a)

Slowing down moving toward start

b)

Speeding up moving toward start

c)

Slowing down moving away from start

d)

Speed up moving away from start

10.

How long is the train stopped for in total?

a)

5 minutes

b)

7.5 minutes

c)

10 minutes

d)

2.5 minutes

11.

How far does the train travel in the first 10 minutes?

a)

1.5 km

b)

11.25 km

c)

3.75 km

d)

7.5 km

12.

What is the speed after 2 seconds?

a)

40 m/s

b)

20 m/s

c)

10 m/s

d)

40 m

13.

How far did McKenzie travel in the first 3 hours?

a)

6.66 km

b)

30 km

c)

60 km

d)

20 km

14.

What was McKenzie's average speed for the entire journey?

a)

6.25 km/h

b)

12.5 km/h

c)

25 km/h

d)

100 km/h

15.
An elevator traveled 15 floors (150 ft) at a speed of 4.5 m/s. What additional information is needed to determine the velocity of the elevator?
a)
the direction the elevator traveled
b)
how long the elevator was stationary
c)
how many times the elevator stopped
d)
the total distance the elevator traveled
16.

An old lady rolls down a hill at 3 meters/second. The hill is 36 meters long. How many seconds does it take the old lady to reach the bottom of the hill?

a)

39 seconds

b)

12 seconds

c)

15 seconds

d)

33 seconds

17.

An object travels 100 m North then 50 m South. What is its total displacement?

a)

150 m

b)

50 m North

c)

50 m South

d)

150 m North

18.

A runner runs 2 laps around a track with a circumference of 400 m. What is their total distance?

a)

800 m

b)

0

c)

400 m

d)

400 m North

19.

A runner runs 2 laps around a track with a circumference of 400 m. What is their total displacement?

a)

800 m

b)

0

c)

400 m

d)

400 m North

20.

Objects in motion tend to stay in motion

a)

Newtons 1st Law

b)

Newtons 2nd Law

c)

Newtons 3rd Law

d)

None

21.

Force= mass x Acceleration

a)

Newtons 1st law

b)

Newtons 2nd law

c)

Newtons 3rd law

d)

None

22.

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

a)

Newtons 1st Law

b)

Newtons 2nd Law

c)

Newtons 3rd Law

d)

None

23.

How do we measure Force

a)

Newtons

b)

Grams

c)

M/S

d)

Mi/Hr

24.

what is the net force

a)

17N

b)

3N <-----

c)

3N------>

d)

10N ------->

25.
friction is a force that acts 
a)
in the same direction as the motion
b)
opposite to the direction of the motion
c)
opposite to the applied forces
d)
the same direction as the applied force
26.
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
27.
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
28.

When you slide a box across the floor, what force must your push be stronger than?

a)

Normal force

b)

Friction force

c)

Gravity

d)

Air resistance

29.

The moon has a smaller gravity than the Earth. If you were to travel to the moon, your weight would …

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Not change

d)

Vary with day and night

30.

A man pushes a 50kg box at a constant velocity. He applies a force of 200N to the left.


Calculate Fg

a)

50kg

b)

200N

c)

500N

d)

20kg

31.

A 68 kg runner exerts a force of 59 N. What is the acceleration of the runner?

a)

9.8 m/s/s

b)

5 m/s/s

c)

1.968 m/s/s

d)

0.868 m/s/s

32.

A crate is dragged across an ice covered lake. The box accelerates at 0.08 m/s/s and s pulled by a 47 N force. What is the mass of the crate?

a)

587.5 kg

b)

642.8 kg

c)

58.75 kg

d)

98.81 kg

33.

3 women push a stalled car. Each woman pushes with a force of 425 N. What is the mass of the car if it accelerates at 0.85 m/s/s?

a)

2500 kg

b)

1500 kg

c)

900 kg

d)

425 kg

34.
What is the formula for work?
a)
W=F*D
b)
W=F/D
c)
W=F-D
d)
W=F+D
35.

What kind of energy does a marble at the top of a hill have?

a)

gravitational potential

b)

chemical potential

c)

kinetic

d)

thermal

36.

What is the equation for gravitational potential energy

a)

mv

b)

1/2 mv^2

c)

mgh

d)

Ft

37.

If the marble had a mass of 0.3kg and the hill was 2.3 m tall, how much potential energy did it have at the top of the ramp?

a)

2.3

b)

.23

c)

6.9

d)

5.2

38.

What is the correct unit for energy?

a)

meters (m)

b)

kilogram meters per second (kg m/s)

c)

Newtons (N)

d)

Joules (J)

39.

What kind of energy does a marble rolling at the bottom of the hill have?

a)

gravitational potential

b)

chemical potential

c)

kinetic

d)

thermal

40.

What is the equation for kinetic energy?

a)

mv

b)

1/2 mv^2

c)

mgh

d)

Ft

41.

If the 0.3 kg marble was moving at 6 m/s at the bottom of the ramp, how much kinetic energy did the marble have?

a)

5.4 J

b)

1.8 J

c)

3 J

d)

6 J

42.

What does conservation of energy mean?

a)

Total energy increases

b)

Total energy decreases

c)

Total energy stays the same

43.
A kid throws a ball with a force of 70N over 1.1 meters. How much work did he do?
a)
77 joules
b)
70 joules
c)
7.7 joules
d)
11 joules
44.

Sue lowers a stack of books with a mass of 20 kg over a distance of 2 meters. Calculate work. (g = 10ms-2)

a)

400 J

b)

-40 J

c)

-400 J

d)

-20 J

45.

With all of his Batgear on, Batman has a mass of 90.7 kg. How much work does he have to do to get to his perch on top of a 1,575 m building? (g = 10ms-2)

a)

142.9 kN

b)

142.9 kJ

c)

1.429 MN

d)

1.429 MJ

46.

Calculate Elastic energy in a spring compressed 0.25m, when the spring's spring constant is 350N/m.

a)

21.8 J

b)

50 J

c)

87.5 J

d)

10.9 J

47.

A rollercoaster of mass 700kg begins its journey from point A from rest.

What is its gravitational potential energy at point A?

a)

686 J

b)

70,000J

c)

70 KJ

d)

686,000 J

48.

A rollercoaster of mass 700kg begins its journey from point A from rest.

What is its gravitational potential energy at point B?

a)

700 J

b)

0 J

c)

686,000 J

d)

70 KJ

49.

A rollercoaster of mass 700kg begins its journey from point A from rest.

What is its kinetic energy at point B?

a)

700 J

b)

0 J

c)

686,000 J

d)

70 KJ

50.

A rollercoaster of mass 700kg begins its journey from point A from rest.

What is its velocity at point B?

a)

44 m/s

b)

22 m/s

c)

68 m/s

d)

70 m/s