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Semester Test- 2021

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What law is best described by inertia?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
2.
Objects tendency to resist change
a)
Friction
b)
Inertia
c)
Force
d)
Gravity
3.
Objects attraction to one another - like us to earth. 
a)
Friction
b)
Inertia
c)
Force
d)
Gravity
4.

Which law states that the acceleration of an object depends on the force exerted on it and its mass?

a)

1st Law

b)

2nd Law

c)

3rd Law

5.

Newton's 3rd Law states that for ever action there is an equal and opposite ________.

a)

reaction

b)

satisfaction

c)

fraction

d)

transaction

6.

A ______ is a push or pull on an object.

a)

force

b)

speed

c)

acceleration

d)

velocity

7.

A force that causes an object to slow down when it touches another object is _________.

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

inertia

d)

Newton

8.

Newton's 2nd Law says the acceleration of an object depends on its _______ and ______. (Choose two answers)

a)

force or applied force

b)

weight

c)

gravity

d)

mass

9.

if an object stays still or continues moving at the same speed and in the same direction, it is a _______ force.

a)

weak

b)

strong

c)

balanced

d)

unbalanced

10.

Net force is a combination of all ________ acting on an object.

a)

forces

b)

speeds

c)

accelerations

d)

velocities

11.

Newton's 1st law states that if the ____ ________ acting on an object is zero, the object will remain at rest or move in a straight line with a constant speed.

a)

total force

b)

Net force

c)

Natural force

d)

zero force

12.

What kind of forces are unequal and cause movement?

a)

Unbalanced forces

b)

Balanced forces

c)

Friction

d)

Terminal velocity

13.

Which law is most associated with motion?

a)

1st law

b)

2nd law

c)

3rd law

d)

none

14.
In any collision (crash) the ______ is ALWAYS constant
a)
Total Momentum
b)
total speed
c)
total Velocity
d)
Energy
15.
A car is driven for 3 hours. What else do you need to know to describe this car’s speed?
a)
the road the car in driven on
b)
the time of day
c)
the distance the car is driven
d)
the number of passengers in the car
16.
What is speed?
a)
how much an object’s position changes
b)
how far an object moves
c)
how long an object moves
d)
how far an object moves in a certain amount of time
17.
When two equal and opposite forces are at work, what happens to motion?
a)
It increases
b)
It decreases.
c)
There is no motion.
d)
There is maximum friction.
18.
What is a force that works AGAINST MOTION?
a)
Force
b)
Motion
c)
Gravity
d)
Friction
19.
The momentum of an object depends upon the object's ___________&_____________.  
a)
size and shape
b)
mass and speed
c)
mass and veloctiy
d)
mass and energy
20.
The equation to calculate momentum is
a)
p=mv
b)
p=1/2mv2
c)
p=mgh
d)
p=mg
21.

The Law of Conservation of Momentum states:

a)

The total momentum before a collision is equal to the total momentum after a collision.

b)

The total momentum before a collision is greater than the total momentum after a collision.

c)

The total momentum before a collision is less than the total momentum after a collision.

d)

The total momentum before a collision is not related to the total momentum after a collision.

22.

What is the speed equation?

a)

Time/distance

b)

Time x distance

c)

Distance/time

23.

A change in speed or direction is

a)

force

b)

accceleration

c)

mass

d)

inertia

24.

An objects resistance to changing its state of motion is called

a)

force

b)

acceleration

c)

Newtons law

d)

inertia

25.

What does this graph show?

a)

inertia

b)

acceleration

c)

distance

d)

force

26.

Momentum, velocity and acceleration are____________________ quantity

a)

science

b)

scalar

c)

vector

d)

energy

27.

What are the three types of speed?

a)

MEADOW, KENZIE, AND MYAH

b)

TURKEY, PAIN, AND PROBLEMS

c)

CONSTANT, AVERAGE AND INSTANTANEOUS

d)

CONSTANT, MEDIUM AND SOMETIMES

28.

WHAT IS A CHANGE AND POSITION CALLED?

a)

Motion

b)

Speed

c)

Inertia

d)

Momentum

29.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast 
30.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
31.

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

32.

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

a)

wavelength

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

amplitude

33.

What is the electromagnetic spectrum?

a)

The entire range of light that exists. From radio waves to gamma rays, most of the light in the universe is, in fact, invisible

b)

Something made up to confuse me.

c)

A chart of waves that do nothing

d)

The entire range of earthquake waves.

34.

How often a wave occurs is the wave's __________________. It is measured in hertz (Hz).

a)

crest

b)

frequency

c)

wavelength

d)

resting point

35.

What is a wave?

a)

A disturbance of the peace

b)

Disturbance that moves through matter and space and carries energy.

c)

Disturbance of the ocean

d)

Disturbance of the Earth that moves in earthquakes.

36.

Mechanical waves, including light waves, that moves particles in matter perpendicular (right angles) to the direction the wave is traveling

a)

Electromagnetic Spectrum

b)

Transverse Waves

c)

Medium

d)

Light Waves

37.

What is the time it takes to complete one cycle. The standard unit is in seconds, and it is inversely proportional to the frequency of a wave, which is the number of cycles of waves that occur in one second.

a)

wavelength

b)

frequency

c)

Period

d)

Hertz

38.

What is the pattern of disturbance caused by the movement of energy traveling through a medium (such as air or water) as it moves away from the source.

a)

Heat Wave

b)

Congressional wave

c)

transverse Wave

d)

Sound wave

39.

What type of mechanical wave has particles that move parallel to the wave's direction of travel. It is also called a longitudinal wave. It has compressions and rarefactions.

a)

Transverse Wave

b)

Congressional Wave

c)

Sound Wave

d)

Earthquake Wave

40.

What is the medium of a wave?

a)

Only water carries the wave or through which the wave travels

b)

Only air carries the wave or through which the wave travels

c)

any substance that carries the wave or through which the wave travels

d)

Only students carries the wave or through which the wave travels

41.

A ______ is a push or pull on an object.

a)

force

b)

speed

c)

acceleration

d)

velocity

42.

A force that causes an object to slow down when it touches another object is _________.

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

inertia

d)

Newton

43.

Net force is a combination of all ________ acting on an object.

a)

forces

b)

speeds

c)

accelerations

d)

velocities

44.

What kind of forces are unequal and cause movement?

a)

Unbalanced forces

b)

Balanced forces

c)

Friction

d)

Terminal velocity

45.

if an object stays still or continues moving at the same speed and in the same direction, it is a _______ force.

a)

weak

b)

strong

c)

balanced

d)

unbalanced

46.
Objects tendency to resist change
a)
Friction
b)
Inertia
c)
Force
d)
Gravity
47.
Objects attraction to one another - like us to earth. 
a)
Friction
b)
Inertia
c)
Force
d)
Gravity