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Science 8 Review Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How are light and sound ALIKE?

a)

Both travel as rays

b)

Both can vary in pitch

c)

Both are forms of energy that travel as waves

2.

This is produced by vibrating objects through air

a)

sound

b)

energy

c)

light

3.

Sound travels through solids, but not through liquids and gases.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

A student placed a pencil in a cup of water. The pencil appears broken because light

a)

bends when it passes through water.

b)

makes the water in the glass evaporate.

c)

always travels in a straight line.

5.

Which state of matter do sounds travel fastest in?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

6.

Why does sound travel faster in solids than in liquids or gases?

a)

They are harder.

b)

Solids have more energy.

c)

The particles are closer together.

7.

Roughly what is the speed of sound in air?

a)

About 1 500 m/s

b)

About 340 m/s

c)

About 10 m/s

8.

The speed of sound at 20 degrees Celcius is:

a)

365 m/s

b)

343 m/s

9.

The warmer an object is, the ____________ sound will travel through it.

a)

faster

b)

slower

10.

Newton's first law of motion is also called the law of _______

a)

Conservation

b)

Inertia

c)

Acceleration

d)

Action Reaction

11.

If an object is in motion it will remain ______, unless an external force acts on it.

a)

in motion

b)

at rest

c)

gravity

12.

Objects with larger _____ also have greater inertia.

a)

mass

b)

gravity

c)

energy

13.

Newton's second law of motion can be represented by which of the following formula

a)

a+b =C

b)

F = m x a

c)

S = d/t

14.

What unit is used to measure force?

a)

Newtons

b)

Joules

c)

Watt

15.

Stored energy

a)

Potential energy

b)

Kinetic energy

16.

The energy in motion

a)

Potential energy

b)

Kinetic energy

17.

Potential energy is related to

a)

position or height of an object

b)

speed of an object

18.

What is the kinetic energy of a bicycle that has a mass of 20 kg and is traveling at a velocity of 10 m/sec?

a)

10 J

b)

100 J

c)

1000 J

d)

10,000 J

19.

What is the formula for potential energy?

a)

PE = 1/2mv2

b)

PE = 2mv2

c)

PE = mv2

d)

PE = mgh

20.

When you do work you are exerting:

a)

energy

b)

speed

c)

velocity

21.

The unit for potential and kinetic energy is:

a)

Newton

b)

watt

c)

Joule

22.

What will cause an object to move?

a)

Balanced forces

b)

Unbalanced forces

23.

If an object is stationary (not moving) the forces acting upon it are _____________

a)

Balanced forces

b)

Unbalanced forces

24.

All objects have inertia

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

25.

The greater the mass, the greater the inertia.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE