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Spring Semester Exam Review Whitney

Total questions: 150

Worksheet time: 3hrs 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This is an example of a _______ circuit
a)
open
b)
series
c)
parallel
d)
square
2.
This is an example of a ______ circuit
a)
Series
b)
Parallel
c)
Open
d)
Dihexihedral
3.
Electricity is the flow of _________.
a)
Protons
b)
Neutrons
c)
Electrons
4.
Which one is a conductor? 
a)
wood 
b)
iron 
c)
plastic spoon 
d)
paper 
5.
What is Electricity 
a)
Something that lets energy easily pass through 
b)
a form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles
6.

A device that converts chemical energy to electrical energy

a)

switch

b)

light

c)

battery

d)

bulb

7.
During which interval is the object traveling at a constant velocity?
a)
B to C
b)
D to E
c)
F to G
d)
it traveling at a constant velocity during all of the intervals shown.
8.
During which interval is the object not moving?
a)
B to C
b)
C to D
c)
D to E
d)
only at point A
9.
During which interval is the object speeding up?
a)
A to B
b)
B to C
c)
D to E
d)
E to F
10.
During which interval is the object slowing down?
a)
A to B
b)
D to E
c)
E to F
d)
G to H
11.
Acceleration occurs when an object changes its speed or ______.
a)
direction
b)
force
c)
inertia
d)
mass
12.
Which runner stopped for a rest?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
13.
Which runner won the race?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
14.
This is a velocity-time graph.  What is the object doing in segment A?
a)
Positive acceleration
b)
Negative acceleration
c)
Constant Velocity
d)
Not moving
15.
This is a velocity-time graph.  What is the object doing in segment C?
a)
Positive acceleration
b)
Negative acceleration
c)
Constant Velocity
d)
Not moving
16.
A car driving at 50 miles per hour drives for 2 hours. What distance did it cover?
a)
50 miles
b)
25 miles
c)
100 miles
d)
75 miles
17.
A truck driving at 60 miles per hour travels 150 miles. How long is it driving for?
a)
9000 hours
b)
0.4 hours
c)
210 hours
d)
2.5 hours
18.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
19.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
20.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
21.
According to the graph how fast does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?
a)
2 m/s
b)
10 m/s
c)
12.5 m/s
d)
1 m/s
22.
The speed of the vehicle between points A-B is...
a)
12m/s
b)
8m/s
c)
10m/s
d)
16m/s
23.
The SI unit for acceleration is
a)
mph
b)
m/s
c)
m/s2
24.
Acceleration: is the rate of change in ___________.
a)
speed
b)
distance
c)
velocity 
d)
displacement 
25.
What is the net force and the direction of movement?
a)
50 Newtons, Left
b)
50 Newtons, Right
c)
500 Newtons, RIght
d)
450 Newtons, LEft
26.
What is Newtons 1st law of motion?
a)
Force= Mass multiplied by acceleration 
b)
An object at rest stays at rest unless acted on an unbalanced force. (inertia)
c)
For every action there is a equal and opposite  re-action.
d)
law of gravity 
27.
What law of motion does this picture represent?
a)
Newtons 3rd law
b)
Newtons 4th law
c)
Newtons 1st law
d)
Newtons 2nd law 
28.
What is Newtons 2nd law of motion?
a)
Pancakes 
b)
Force= Mass multiplied by acceleration
c)
For every action there is a equal and opposite  re-action.
d)
Law of gravity 
29.
What law of motion does this picture represent?
a)
Newtons 1st law
b)
law of gravity 
c)
Newtons 4th law 
d)
Newtons 2nd law
30.
What law of motion does this picture represent?
a)
Newtons 1st law
b)
Newtons 4th law 
c)
Newtons 3rd law 
d)
Newtons 2nd law
31.
For every action there is a equal and opposite...
a)
action
b)
movement 
c)
re-action 
d)
Newtons law of inertia 
32.
What Newtons law does this picture represent
a)
Newtons 2nd law 
b)
Law of gravity 
c)
Newtons 1st law
d)
Newtons 5th law
33.
Mass is a measure of an object's inertia. Objects with greater mass have a greater inertia; objects with less mass have less inertia.
a)
true 
b)
false 
34.
__________ is the sum of all forces acting on an object. It is capable of accelerating a mass. 
a)
velocity
b)
gravity
c)
net force
d)
distance
35.
A unbalanced force means that an object is 
a)
zero net force
b)
changing its motion
c)
sitting still
d)
object at rest
36.
What is the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion?
a)
coffee
b)
motion
c)
inertia
d)
gravity
37.
Which car is accelerating?
a)
A car that is not moving
b)
A  car that rounds a curve at a constant speed
c)
A car traveling  at a constant speed 
d)
A car that has a set speed of 60mph
38.
Less mass in an object means _________ inertia
a)
less
b)
more 
c)
equal
39.
What is the SI unit for acceleration?
a)
m/s^2
b)
m/s^3
c)
m/s
d)
mi/hr
40.
Acceleration depends on mass and the _______ acting on it.
a)
mass
b)
volume
c)
force
d)
speed
41.
If you sit on a chair, the chair pushes up with a ________ force
a)
stronger
b)
weaker
c)
equal 
42.
To increase acceleration of an object you reduce its ______ and/or increase the applied force
a)
mass
b)
volume
c)
length
d)
density
43.
What is the force that causes objects to fall to Earth?
a)
Air resistance
b)
Gravity
c)
Water resistance
d)
Pressure
44.
What is the name of the units that we measure force in?
a)
Einsteins 
b)
Newtons
c)
Kg
d)
Metres
45.
Which is the correct definition of a 'force'?
a)
An influence, which cannot be measured, that causes something to move, stop moving or change direction.
b)
An influence, which can be measured, that causes something to move, stop moving or change direction.
c)
Something which has power.
d)
An influence, which can be measured, that causes something to move.
46.
When two objects rub together, what force do they produce
a)
Gravity
b)
Air resistance
c)
Friction
d)
Water resistance
47.
What affect does water resistance have on a boat?
a)
Just slows it down
b)
Slows it down AND helps it keep afloat
c)
Makes it sink
d)
Just makes it float
48.
If an object is stationary (not moving) the forces acting upon it are _____________
a)
unbalanced
b)
weak
c)
balanced
d)
Hulk Smash!
49.
The force that pulls things toward earth.
a)
Speed
b)
Gravity
50.
(T or F?) A balanced force is only an object that is not moving. 
a)
True 
b)
False
51.
What will cause an object to move?
a)
Applied forces
b)
Balanced forces
c)
Unbalanced forces
52.
Which one is balanced?
a)
top
b)
bottom
c)
both
53.
At which letter is potential energy the highest?
a)
b
b)
c
c)
d)
54.
At which letter is kinetic energy the highest?
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
55.
In the diagram, a wind turbine is transforming energy from the wind. Between which two steps in the diagram is mechanical energy being converted into electrical energy?
a)
1 and 2
b)
2 and 3
c)
3 and 4
d)
4 and 5
56.
(6.9C) When a lion eats a zebra and then uses the energy from the zebra to run, the lion's body converts- 
a)
chemical energy to mechanical energy
b)
electrical energy to chemical energy
c)
chemical energy to light energy
d)
mechanical energy to chemical energy
57.

When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest? (6.8A)

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

58.

As a boulder rolls from the top of the hill to the bottom, how does its potential and kinetic energy change? (6.8A)

a)

Potential and kinetic energy both increase

b)

Potential increaes and kinetic decreases

c)

Potential decreases and kinetic increases

d)

Potential and kinetic energy both decrease

59.

What type of force is this man using to push his grocery cart?

a)

Normal Force

b)

Gravity

c)

Air Resistance

d)

Applied Force

60.

What is the net force?

a)

3 N

b)

3 N, right

c)

17 N, right

d)

3 N, left

61.
Who wins the tug of war with what net force?
a)
The person on the left with 20 N
b)
The person on the left with 80 N
c)
The people on the right with 20 N
d)
The people on the right with 100 N
62.
What is the net force?
a)
20 N 
b)
0 N 
c)
400 N 
d)
40 N 
63.

What is the unit to MEASURE force?

a)

Kilogram

b)

Meter

c)

Pounds

d)

Newton

64.

A ____________ is a push or a pull on an object.

a)

friction

b)

force

c)

magnet

d)

gravity

65.
If these teams are pulling with the same amount of force what will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
66.
Balanced or unbalanced?
a)
balanced
b)
unbalanced
67.

Forces that have a net force of zero Newtons

a)

Balanced force

b)

Unbalanced force

68.
Calculate the Net Force. 
a)
60N, Left 
b)
40N, Right 
c)
0N
d)
60N, Right
69.
Jupiter has about 317 times more mass than Earth. What can you infer from this fact? 
a)
That Jupiter’s gravitational force is much weaker than on Earth’s gravitational force.
b)
That Jupiter’s gravitational force is much stronger than Earth’s gravitational force.
c)
That Jupiter’s and Earth’s gravitational forces are equal.
d)
Mass has no effect on the gravitational force between two objects
70.

If both forces are going in the same direction you should______ those forces

a)

Add

b)

Subtract

c)

Divide

d)

Multiply

71.

When forces are going in the opposite direction of each other you should do what do find the net force

a)

Subtract

b)

Add

c)

Divide

d)

Multiply

72.

Heat always travels from...

a)

Warm to cool

b)

Cool to warm

c)

Warm to warm

d)

Cool to cool

73.

At what point does the biker have the greatest Potential Energy?

a)

Point A

b)

Point B

c)

Point C

d)

Point D

74.

At what point does Potential Energy transform into Kinetic Energy?

a)

Point A

b)

Point B

c)

Point C

d)

Point D

75.

Which Apple has the greatest Gravitational Potential Energy?

a)

Apple A

b)

Apple B

c)

Apple C

d)

Apple D

76.

What is the Energy Conversion that is shown in the image?

a)

Chemical to Mechanical

b)

Thermal to Chemical

c)

Chemical to Thermal

d)

Mechanical to Chemical

77.

What type of energy is transformed in the Energy Conversion shown in the image below?

a)

Nuclear Energy

b)

Chemical Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Electrical Energy

78.
Energy of motion is which type of energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Sound
d)
Gravitational
79.
What kind of energy is represented in this picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Potential
c)
Nuclear
d)
Mechanical
80.
What kind of energy does this device use?
a)
Chemical
b)
Electrical
c)
Thermal
d)
Chemical
81.
What kind of energy is represented in the picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Sound
d)
Nuclear
82.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
83.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
84.
Energy that is stored in bonds between atoms is:
a)
Mechanical energy
b)
Chemical energy
c)
Kinetic energy
d)
Nuclear energy
85.
Energy that comes from the nucleus of an atom. A form of potential energy.
a)
chemical energy
b)
Nuclear energy
c)
Sound energy
d)
Electrical energy
86.
According to which law of energy, energy can't be created or destroyed?
a)
First law of motion
b)
The law of tacos
c)
Laws of Energy
d)
law of conservation of energy
87.
The ability to do work is
a)
power
b)
energy
c)
thermal
d)
kinetic
88.
Heat energy is also called
a)
electrical energy
b)
chemical energy
c)
light energy
d)
thermal energy
89.
Sound energy needs a
a)
medium
b)
vacuum
c)
chemical
d)
light
90.
What type of energy includes both kinetic and potential energy?
a)
mechanical energy
b)
chemical energy
c)
heat energy
d)
sound energy
91.
Stored energy is called ______ energy.
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Pacific
d)
Safe
92.

Potential energy depends on ____________ & ______________.

a)

mass, speed

b)

mass, position

c)

speed, position

d)

mass, weight

93.

Kinetic energy depends on _____________ & _____________.

a)

mass, speed

b)

mass, position

c)

mass, weight

d)

speed, distance

94.

When energy changes from one form to another, we call it a _______________.

a)

transformation

b)

creation

c)

expiration

d)

compilation

95.
Calculate the kinetic energy of a car which has a mass of 1000 kg and is moving at the rate of 20 m/s.
a)
200,000 Joules
b)
20,000 Joules
c)
10,000 Joules
d)
40,000 Joules
96.
Calculate the potential energy of a rock with a mass of 55 kg while sitting on a cliff that is 27 m high.
a)
14,553 Joules
b)
1,485 Joules
c)
2 Joules
d)
743 Joules
97.
Which skier has the greatest kinetic energy?
a)
Skier A
b)
Skier B
c)
Skier C
d)
Skier D
98.
A 20 kg object is at a height of 20 meters. Calculate the potential energy of the object.
a)
3,920 Joules
b)
400 Joules
c)
40 Joules
d)
20 Joules
99.
Barry Bonds swings a bat which has a mass of 1.5 kg at a velocity of 55 m/s. How many joules of kinetic energy could he give to a baseball?
a)
2269 Joules
b)
83 Joules
c)
41 Joules
d)
4 Joules
100.
At what position does the pendulum have the greatest kinetic energy?
a)
Position D
b)
Position C
c)
Position B
101.
Click to look at the picture. 
The picture is an example of _____ .
a)
gravity
b)
potential energy
c)
kinetic energy
d)
friction
102.
Click to look at the picture.
The picture is demonstrating an example of ______ . 
a)
gravity
b)
speed
c)
kinetic energy
d)
potential energy
103.

Which of the following is an example of potential energy (check all that apply)

a)

water in a stream

b)

a block of ice in the freezer

c)

a desk in a classroom

d)

a ball sitting in a goal

e)

scoring a goal

104.

Which of the following are examples of kinetic energy? (check all that apply)

a)

an arrow flying through the air

b)

a book on a shelf

c)

kicking a soccer ball

d)

chewing gum

e)

sitting at a stop light

105.

Mechanical waves (like sound) cannot travel through...

a)

metal

b)

a tree

c)

empty space (vacuum)

d)

a door

106.

Which wave has the lowest frequency?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

107.

Which letter represents the crest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

108.

What travels through a wave?

a)

mass

b)

energy

c)

mass and energy

d)

neither mass nor energy

109.

Which electromagnetic radiation has the longest wavelength?

a)

infrared

b)

gamma

c)

radio

d)

ultraviolet

110.

Which is an example of a longitudinal wave?

a)

x ray

b)

microwave

c)

sound wave

d)

water wave

111.

Which electromagnetic radiation has the shortest wavelength?

a)

infrared

b)

gamma

c)

microwave

d)

ultraviolet

112.

The two waves have different...

a)

amplitudes

b)

speeds

c)

wavelengths

d)

frequencies

113.

Which letter represents the trough?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

114.

Amplitude is the distance between

a)

the crest and the trough

b)

each wave

c)

the middle point of a wave and the clouds

d)

the crest or trough and the middle point of the wave

115.

The distance from one crest to the next crest in a wave is

a)

wavelength

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

amplitude

116.
The frequency of a wave is measured in __________________. 
a)
inches
b)
hertz
c)
periods
d)
eras
117.
The three types of mechanical waves are transverse, surface, and _______________ waves
a)
medium
b)
water
c)
longitudinal
d)
crest
118.
In longitudinal waves, the parts where the coils are spread apart are called what?
a)
rarefactions
b)
compressions
c)
mechanicals
d)
longitudes
119.
What number represents the wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
120.
What kind of wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
none of the above
121.

A wave that can travel through matter and empty space is a:

a)

electromagnetic wave

b)

longitudinal wavy

c)

transverse wave

122.

Which are properties of a mechanical wave?

a)

none of the answers

b)

can move through space

c)

must have matter to move

d)

carries energy

123.
Mechanical waves are created when a source of energy causes a medium to  _________________.
a)
vibrate
b)
expand
c)
move
d)
compress
124.
Any material that a wave travels through is called a ____________________.
a)
vibration
b)
compression
c)
medium
d)
crest
125.
Energy can neither be created or destroyed
a)
Law of conservation of Mass
b)
Law of conservation of Energy
126.

Which color has the lowest frequency?

a)

Red

b)

Pink

c)

Green

d)

Blue

127.

a form of electromagnetic radiation that doesn't require a medium to pass through

a)

sound wave

b)

light wave

c)

transverse wave

d)

compressional wave

128.

A wave that propagates sound, requires a medium

a)

sound wave

b)

light wave

c)

transverse wave

d)

big wave

129.
When the car moves AWAY from you, its horn seems...
a)
Low pitched
b)
High pitched
c)
Normal
130.
When an ambulance move TOWARD you it sounds ________ pitched. 
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
131.
The Doppler effect is seen when a wave-making source moves toward an observer. 
a)
True
b)
False
132.
The Doppler effect occurs when an observer moves away from a wave-making  source. 
a)
True
b)
False
133.

What is the Doppler Effect?

a)

A change in frequency due to the relative motion of a wave source and an observer

b)

When a wave overlaps with another wave

c)

When a wave bounces off of another object

d)

When a wave bends due to traveling through a different medium

134.

You are driving in a car and honk the horn at a person standing in the street. As you approach the person, what happens to the pitch of the horn according to you in the car?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

c)

It stays the same because you are in the car moving with the sound.

135.

Force with which objects tend to return to its original state after being stretched or compressed by an external force.

a)

Push or pull

b)

Tension

c)

Elasticity

d)

Friction

136.

When the electrons in the atoms rotate in a motion similar to a spinning top.

a)

Gravity force

b)

Rotational force

c)

Magnetic force

137.
A quantity that has both magnitude and direction is called a scalar quantity.
a)
True
b)
False
138.
What is magnitude?
a)
The direction that describes a quantity.
b)
A numerical value
c)
A unit of force
139.
The picture of the position vs. time graph shows an object that is...
a)
accelerating/speeding up
b)
moving at a constant speed 
c)
not moving 
d)
accelerating/slowing down. 
140.
Which graph shows the object standing still?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
141.
The SI unit for acceleration is
a)
mph
b)
ft/sec2
c)
m/s2
142.

A gallon of water has a mass of 3.78 kg and weighs 37 N. At what rate does it accelerate while falling?

a)

9.8 m/s2

b)

139.9 m/s2

c)

0.10 m/s2

d)

33.2 m/s2

143.

True or False?

Neglecting air resistance, all objects will free fall at a rate of 9.8 m/s2 on Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

144.

A coffee pot, a refrigerator, and a microwave are dropped from the top of the Eiffel Tower. Which statement is true?

a)

The force of gravity is greatest on the coffee pot.

b)

The acceleration due to gravity is greatest for the coffee pot.

c)

The acceleration due to gravity is greatest for the refrigerator.

d)

The force of gravity is greatest on the refrigerator.

145.
______________ are materials such as rubber that do not allow charges to flow.
a)
conductors
b)
circuits
c)
insulators
d)
amps
146.
Batteries and power plants are examples of ______________. 
a)
energy sources
b)
energy conduction
c)
energy transformation
147.
A complete, unbroken path that charges can flow through is called an __________________.
a)
conductor
b)
electric circuit
c)
electric current
d)
insulator
148.
Metals such as copper and aluminum are good ______________. 
a)
insulators
b)
conductors
c)
circuits
d)
charges
149.
Which of the following does not determine the resistance of a wire?
a)
temperature
b)
color
c)
length
d)
diameter
150.
A circuit with only one path for the current to flow is a __________________.
a)
parallel circuit
b)
series circuit
c)
mini circuit
d)
device