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Physics Review Quiz

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 2hrs 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the process during which water changes from a liquid to a gas as it heats up?
a)
Condensation
b)
Runoff
c)
Precipitation
d)
Evaporation
2.
What step of the water cycle occurs when clouds become too heavy? 
a)
Condensation
b)
Runoff
c)
Precipitation
d)
Evaporation
3.
What is the process during which water cools and turns from a gas to a liquid?
a)
Condensation
b)
Runoff
c)
Precipitation
d)
Evaporation
4.
True or False: Water vapor is the name given to water in liquid form.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
What is NOT an example or precipitation?
a)
Rain
b)
Snow
c)
Sleet
d)
Wind
6.
True or False: Runoff is water that is absorbed by the ground.
a)
True
b)
False
7.

What is the correct order of the water cycle?

a)

Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Runoff

b)

Runoff, Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation

c)

Evaporation, Precipitation, Runoff, Condensation

d)

Condensation, Evaporation, Runoff, Precipitation

8.

True or False: Clouds form during condensation.

a)

True

b)

False

9.
True or False: Evaporation is caused by the sun's heat.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
What two types of measurements make up DENSITY? 
a)
Mass and Volume
b)
Temperature and Mass
c)
Grams and Centimeters
d)
Volume and Weight
11.
Look at this image.  Which object has the LOWEST density in water? How? 
a)
The Ping Pong Ball because it floats to the top 
b)
The bolt because it has sunk to the bottom
c)
The soda cap because it is not just full of air like the Ping Pong ball
12.
Jack has a rock. The rock has a mass of 14g and a volume of 2cm3. What is the density of the rock?
a)
7 mL
b)
7 g/cm3
c)
28 g/cm3
d)
1/7 g/cm3
13.
Why do the liquids form different layers?
a)
They have different densities.  
b)
They have different masses.  
c)
They have different volumes.  
d)
They are different temperatures.  
14.
What units can be used to express density?
a)
g/mL
b)
grams
c)
millimeters
d)
milliliters
15.
Frank has an eraser. It has a mass of 4g, and a volume of 2cm3. What is its density?
a)
8 g/cm3
b)
2 g/cm3
c)
1/2 g/cm3
d)
24 g/cm3
16.
Frank has a paper clip. It has a mass of 9g and a volume of 3cm3. What is its density?
a)
3 g/cm3
b)
1/3 g/cm3
c)
27 g/cm3
d)
39 g/cm3
17.
What units are used to measure mass?
a)
g
b)
cm3
c)
g/cm3
d)
cm3/g
18.
An object should float in a liquid if it is 
a)
Denser than the liquid 
b)
Less dense than the liquid
c)
Lighter than metal
d)
 Shaped like a ball 
19.
Sound is caused by? 
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
20.

A sound wave of greater intensity generally sounds:

a)

softer

b)

quieter

c)

louder

d)

muffled

21.

Sound is produced when matter:

a)

freezes

b)

changes state

c)

chemically changes

d)

vibrates

22.

A common cause of hearing loss is too much exposure to:

a)

sunlight

b)

loud sounds

c)

ultraviolet light

d)

wind

23.

How high or low a sound is perceived to be is called:

a)

pitch

b)

tone

c)

intensity

d)

hertz

24.

The term used to describe the number of complete waves that pass a point in a certain period of time:

a)

amplitude

b)

trough

c)

frequency

d)

energy

25.

What is the name of the waves in which sound travels?

a)

pulling waves

b)

complementary waves

c)

transverse waves

d)

longitudinal wave

26.

The pitch is affected by....

a)

amplitude

b)

wave speed

c)

wave motion

d)

frequency

27.

Loud sound means....

a)

the frequency is higher

b)

the amplitude is higher

c)

the amplitude is lower

d)

the frequency is lower

28.

Pay attention to the picture.

Which wave has lower pitch?

a)

Blue wave

b)

Red wave

29.

Can sound travel in space?

a)

Yes

b)

No

30.

What happens in the eardrum?

a)

Sound waves vibrate the skin and delivers vibrations

b)

Sound waves make the tiny hairs in your ear move

c)

Carries the message to the brain

31.

Name the 3 bones in your ear

a)

Hammer, Stirrup, Anvil

b)

Hammer, Anvil, Stirrup

c)

Rods, Cones, Anvil

32.

Where is the Eardrum located?

a)

The Outer ear

b)

The Inner Ear

c)

The Middle Ear

33.

Where is the Cochlea located

a)

The Inner Ear

b)

The Middle Ear

c)

The Outer Ear

34.

What is the importance of ear wax?

a)

Collects dust and dirt

b)

Help the sound travel

c)

Collect dust, dirt and fight infection

d)

Fight infection

35.

What do the sound waves vibrate?

a)

Ear canal, eardrum, ossicles

b)

Ossicles, Eardrum

c)

Eardrum

d)

Eardrum, ossicles, Cochlea

36.
What happens in the inner ear? 
a)
Sound waves are captured.
b)
Sound waves move deeper into the ear. 
c)
Sound waves are reflected.
d)
Sound waves are converted into nerve impulses.
37.
What unit do we use to measure sound?
a)
decibels
b)
inches
c)
pounds
d)
centimeters
38.

What does the Auditory canal do?

a)

Makes ear wax

b)

Pulls sound waves into the ear

c)

End the journey of the sound waves

39.

Air is made up of atoms and molecules.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Air has no weight.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Air is made up of a mixture of many different kinds of gases.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Which gas is the most common in our air?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Helium

d)

Oxygen

43.

Which box below shows a more dense object?

a)

Left

b)

Right

44.

Define Pressure

a)

The weight of a column of air pushing down on an area

b)

The Amount of Mass in a given volume

c)

The force pushing on an area

d)

The distance above sea level

45.

Define Altitude

a)

The weight of a column of air pushing down on an area

b)

The Amount of Mass in a given volume

c)

The force pushing on an area

d)

The distance above sea level

46.

Define Air Pressure

a)

The weight of a column of air pushing down on an area

b)

The Amount of Mass in a given volume

c)

The force pushing on an area

d)

The distance above sea level

47.

As I walk up Mt Everest, the density of air...

a)

decreases

b)

increases

48.
Air pressure is greater _______.
a)
at the top of the mountain
b)
at the bottom of the mountain
c)
at the center of the mountain
49.
Density of air is greater ________.
a)
at the top of the mountain
b)
at the bottom of the mountain
c)
at the center of the mountain
50.
In what direction(s) does air exert pressure?
a)
everywhere
b)
no where
c)
there is no pressure
d)
downward
51.
Which weather condition will most likely occur when the atmospheric pressure in an area begins falling?
a)
dry
b)
cold
c)
rainy
d)
sunny
52.
Which kind of weather change will occur with an increase in air pressure?
a)
cooler and dryer
b)
colder and rainier
c)
hotter and stormier
d)
warmer and moister
53.
What Causes differences in air pressure around earth ? 
a)
Warm air rises at the equator, and cold air sinks at the poles.
b)
Equator gets over heated 
c)
Snow 
54.

What does heat do when convection currents are moving?

a)

Sinks

b)

Rises

c)

Stays in place

55.

Can convection currents occur in a solid?

a)

No.

just in a liquid and gas.

b)

Yes.

In a solid, liquid, and gas.

56.

What is an example of convection currents

a)

Feeling the heat from a bonfire with your friends

b)

Touching a hot curling iron

c)

The movement of air in a circular motion in the atmosphere

57.
If differences in air pressure produce winds, what can you conclude about temperature and air pressure based on the figure?
a)
As warm air rises, it creates an area of lower pressure, and cooler air flows in as wind
b)
Warm air is denser than cold air is, creating an area of high pressure the produces wind.
c)
Winds flow from areas of low pressure to areas high pressure when temperature is warmer
d)
Air pressure decreases at night because temperature is lower, producing land and sea breezes
58.
At the seashore late in the afternoon on a hot day, a person often feels a strong breeze coming from the ocean because...
a)
the pounding waves generate air currents
b)
warm air over the ocean rushes in to replace the cool air that rises over the land
c)
the heavy, cool air over the ocean rushes in to replace the warm air that rises over the land
d)
there are no clouds to block the wind coming in from the ocean
59.

Heat transfer by convection is caused by differences in what two things:

a)

Thickness and material

b)

Weight and electricity

c)

Temperature and density

60.
Heat transfers from an area of ____temperature to an area of ___ temperature.
a)
high to low
b)
low to high
c)
high to high
d)
It can travel high to low and low to high. 
61.

Surface Ocean currents are primarily caused by

a)

temperature and salinity

b)

wind

c)

convection

d)

continental drift

62.

Differences in water temperature create movement in the Ocean because

a)

bodies of water at different temperature have different densities.

b)

warm water is pulled more by the force of gravity then cold water is.

c)

warm and cold water mix until they reach the same temperature.

d)

The ocean just likes to "move-it move-it".

63.
What percentage of our atmosphere is made up of other gases such as argon, water vapor, and carbon dioxide?
a)
1%
b)
21%
c)
78%
d)
90%
64.
In which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Troposphere
65.
Where you will find the ozone layer.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
66.

Which order is correct from the earth to space?

a)

thermosphere

troposphere

exosphere

mesosphere

stratosphere

b)

thermosphere

troposphere

stratosphere

exosphere

mesosphere

c)

exosphere

thermosphere

mesosphere

stratosphere

troposphere

d)

troposphere

thermosphere

troposphere

stratosphere

exosphere

mesosphere

67.
What does the earth's atmosphere do?
a)
help to regulate the temperature on Earth
b)
Help UV rays to reach the Earth's surface
c)
Creates meteors in the sky
d)
Keep ocean waters cold
68.
What is the function of the ozone layer?
a)
to allow UV rays to get to Earth
b)
to block UV rays from getting to Earth
c)
To keep oxygen in
d)
to allow meteors to get to Earth
69.

What causes wind?

a)

differences in air pressure

b)

differences in gravity

c)

difference in oxygen

d)

differences in the thermosphere

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