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Diagnostic Test in Physics

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Grass is green because of: 
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Absorption
d)
Chlorophyll 
2.
Which of the following is NOT a primary color? 
a)
Orange
b)
Red
c)
Blue
d)
Yellow
3.
Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
a)
displacement
b)
force
c)
velocity
d)
speed
4.
Displacement must always be measured from
a)
the y-axis.
b)
a reference point.
c)
infinity
d)
the current position of an object.
5.
Which of the following is not a vector quantity?
a)
acceleration
b)
displacement
c)
velocity
d)
speed
6.
You and your dog go for a walk to the park.  On the way, your dog takes many side trips to chase squirrels or examine fire hydrants.  When you arrive at the park, do you and your dog have the same displacement?
a)
yes
b)
no
7.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
S = t/d
b)
S = d/t
c)
S = d x t
d)
S = t x d
8.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
S = t/d
b)
S = d/t
c)
S = d x t
d)
S = t x d
9.
What is speed?
a)
how far you go
b)
how much distance is covered over a period of time
c)
how fast you accelerate
d)
the change in the location of a object
10.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
11.
A runner races in the 100 meter dash.  It takes her 10 seconds to finish.  What is her average speed?
a)
10 m/s
b)
1000 m/s
c)
100 seconds
d)
10 seconds
12.
Sound will travel slowest through which of the following forms of matter?
a)
milk
b)
desk
c)
air
d)
door
13.
Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?
a)
Air
b)
Empty space
c)
Metal
d)
Water
14.
What is vibration?
a)
how loud a sound is
b)
the back and forth movement of matter
c)
how high or low a sound is
d)
the loudness or softness of a sound
15.
This word refers to any substance that sound can travel through.  Sound can travel through solids, liquids, and gases.
a)
Decibel
b)
Medium
c)
Vibration
d)
Oscilloscope
16.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
17.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast 
18.
Two containers of the same gas (which we assume to be ideal) have the following masses and temperatures:
Which box has the gas with the largest thermal energy?
a)
Box A
b)
Box B
c)
Both A and B
d)
Not enough info
19.

A rock on Earth has a mass of 750 kg and a weight of 7,350 N. If the rock is taken into outer space, how will its mass and weight be affected?

a)

The weight and mass will remain the same because they are not altered by the effects of gravity.

b)

The weight will remain the same, but the mass will change because of the effects of gravity.

c)

The mass will be 76.5 kg, and the weight will increase because of the effects of gravity.

d)

The mass will be 750 kg, but the weight will decrease because of the effects of gravity.

20.

As the wheels of a train move along the train tracks, what type of friction exists between the wheels and the tracks?

a)

fluid friction

b)

rolling friction

c)

sliding friction

d)

static friction

21.

A desk exerts an upward force of 1.5 N to a book lying on it. What force does the

book exert on the desk?

a)

a downward force of 0.0 N

b)

a downward force of 1.5 N

c)

a downward force of 6.5 N

d)

a downward force of 15 N

22.
What is the net force?
a)
40 N left
b)
0 N Balalnced
c)
400 N right
d)
40 N right
23.

You drive your car from your house all the way to your school which is 50km away. After you are done with classes you drive back through the same route and park exactly where you had your car at the beginning of the day. By the end of the day, what were the distance and displacement of your motion?

a)

Distance=100km, Displacement=0km

b)

Distance=−50km, Displacement=50km

c)

Distance=50km, Displacement=50km

d)

Distance=0km, Displacement=−100km

24.

What is the tendency of all matter to stay still, or, if in motion, to continue moving in the same direction, unless acted upon by an outside force?

a)

inertia

b)

impulse

c)

momentum

d)

trajectory

25.

Which is precise but not accurate?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

Both B and C

26.

How many g are in 52 kg?

a)

0.5200 g

b)

5.2 g

c)

5200 g

d)

52,000 g

27.
Peanut ran 50 meters in 10 seconds.  What was Peanut's average speed?
a)
2 m/s
b)
5 km/h
c)
5 m/s
d)
5 m/s North
28.
If you traveled to Jupiter, what would change?
a)
Your weight and mass
b)
your weight
c)
your mass
d)
your height
29.

What happens when forces act in the same direction?

a)

They cancel each other.

b)

Their strengths are added.

c)

Their sum is divided by two.

d)

They create a circular motion.

30.
The Earth pulls downward on a pingpong ball with a force  of 1N. If this is the "action" force, what is the "reaction" force?
a)
The ground exerts a force of 1N on the ping pong ball
b)
The ping pong ball exerts a force of 1 N on the Earth
c)
The ping pong ball pushes down on the earth with a force of 1N
d)
The is no reaction force when a gravitational force is involved

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