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Unit 2 Test Review

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is potential energy?

a)

The energy an object has due to its atomic structure.

b)

The energy an object has due to its chemical composition.

c)

The energy an object has due to its motion.

d)

The energy an object has due to its position or condition.

2.

Which object has the most potential energy?

a)

A ball resting on the ground.

b)

A ball being thrown at 100 miles per hour.

c)

A ball on top of a refrigerator.

d)

A ball resting on the edge of a cliff.

3.

When does a yo-yo have the most potential energy?

a)

When it's at its highest point.

b)

When it's at its lowest point.

c)

When it's moving between its highest and lowest points.

d)

When it's moving at its top speed.

4.

Four cars are positioned at the top of a hill. Which car has the most potential energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

Gravitational potential energy depends on which two factors?

a)

mass and height above the ground

b)

distance and speed

c)

speed and height above the ground

d)

mass and speed

6.

You throw a ball into the air as shown in the diagram. At what point does the ball have the most potential energy?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

7.

At which position does the child on the swing have the most gravitational potential energy?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

8.

Which would have the LEAST gravitational potential energy (GPE)?

a)

A ball sitting on the ground

b)

Moon viewed from the Earth

c)

An airplane flying 30,000 feet above the ground

d)

A rock sitting on top of Mt. Everest

9.

How could you increase the gravitational potential energy of an object without changing its mass and gravity?

a)

Make the object larger

b)

Lower the object towards the ground

c)

Raise the object farther off the ground

d)

Allow the object to roll on the ground

10.

Q1. Two balls are placed near one another and hang down, they moved away from each other.


Which conclusion is supported by this evidence?

a)

Neither ball has a charge.

b)

The balls are both positively charged.

c)

One ball is positively charged, and the other is negatively charged

11.

Which 2 variables affect the strength of electric force between 2 charged objects?

a)

distance between the objects and the total amount of charge

b)

distance and speed

c)

the total amount of charge and speed

d)

mass and speed

12.

Q1. Two balls are placed near one another and hang down, they moved away from each other.


Which conclusion is supported by this evidence?

a)

Neither ball has a charge.

b)

The balls are both positively charged.

c)

One ball is positively charged, and the other is negatively charged

13.
What type of charge do these balloons have?
a)
like charges
b)
opposite charges
14.
Which type of charges do these balloons have?
a)
like charges
b)
opposite charges
15.
How much of the moon is always lit?
a)
can't tell
b)
always changes
c)
half
d)
3/4
16.
The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.
a)
day
b)
year
c)
week
d)
month
17.
The moon ____________ around the Earth.
a)
revoloves
b)
rotates
c)
up
d)
down
18.

What is the source of the moon's light?

a)

Earth

b)

the sun

c)

the moon

d)

Mars

19.

What causes the phases of the moon?

a)

Earth's movement around the sun

b)

the moon's movement around Earth

c)

Earth's movement around the moon

d)

the sun's movement around the moon

20.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
first quarter
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
21.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
22.
What is the difference between a gibbous moon and a crescent moon?
a)
The gibbous shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.
b)
The crescent shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.
c)
The gibbous shows less than half of the bright side of the moon. 
23.
How many phases does the moon go through?
a)
4
b)
8
c)
10
d)
16
24.
Changes in the moon's appearance are
a)
phases
b)
eclipses
c)
stages
d)
cycle
25.
What are the reasons for the season?
a)
Earth's tilt & rotation
b)
Earth's tilt & revolution
c)
Earth's rotation & revolution
d)
Earth's tilt & resolution
26.
____ comes before Winter in the Southern hemisphere. 
a)
summer
b)
spring
c)
fall
27.
Object spinning on its axis. 
a)
revolution
b)
rotation
28.
Object orbiting another object. 
a)
revolution 
b)
rotation
29.
23.5 degrees
a)
axis
b)
day
c)
tilt
d)
rotation
30.
Which  of the following best describes the tilt of the earth during the spring and fall equinoxes?
a)
The earth is tilted away from the sun (Northern hemisphere)
b)
The earth is tilted neither toward or away from the sun (tilt is side to side)
c)
The earth is tilted toward the sun (Northern hemisphere)
d)
The earth is not tilted during spring and fall
31.
What does the earth's tilt cause?
a)
The seasons
b)
Day and Night
c)
Tsunamis
d)
Earthquakes
32.

At what position will it be summer in the Southern hemisphere.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

33.

If we split the earth into two halves at the equator then we would have two........

a)

equinox

b)

solstice

c)

axis

d)

hemispheres

34.
In summer, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?
a)
towards
b)
up
c)
down
d)
away
35.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
36.
One rotation of Earth is equal to
a)
a day.
b)
a year.
37.
According to the diagram, what does the light shining on the ball create?
a)
Shadow
b)
Moon
c)
Earth
d)
Sun
38.
In thinking about a solar eclipse, what does the light source in the diagram represent?
a)
the Earth
b)
the Moon
c)
the Sun
39.
What must occur for an solar eclipse to occur?
a)
Sun-Earth-Moon in line
b)
Sun-Moon-Earth in line
40.
In thinking about a solar eclipse, what does the ball in the diagram represent?
a)
the Earth
b)
the Moon
c)
the Sun
41.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon casts a shadow on Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
A solar eclipse occurs when Earth casts a shadow on the Moon.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
What is the correct order of the Earth, Moon, and Sun in order for a lunar eclipse to occur?
a)
Earth, Moon, Sun
b)
Moon, Sun Earth
Moon, Sun, Earth
c)
Sun, Earth, Moon
44.
What type of eclipse is down in the diagram?
a)
Total lunar eclipse
b)
Partial lunar eclipse
c)
total solar eclipse
d)
partial solar eclipse
45.
What type of eclipse is occuring inthe diagram?
a)
solar
b)
lunar
46.
What is the correct order of the Earth, Moon, and Sun in order for a solar eclipse to occur?
a)
Earth, Moon, Sun
b)
Moon, Sun Earth
Moon, Sun, Earth
c)
Sun, Earth, Moon
47.
In order to have an eclipse, the Moon, Sun and Earth have to be?
a)
Below each other
b)
Above each other
c)
In alignment
48.
Which type of eclipse occurs when the Moon comes directly between Earth and the Sun?
a)
Lunar eclipse
b)
Solar eclipse
49.

What affects the strength of gravity

a)

Weight and Mass

b)

Mass and Distance

c)

Distance and Weight

d)

Mass and Force

50.

What is the Big Bang Theory?

a)

Two giant stars hit each other and exploded.

b)

The universe started as a hot, dense point in space that is rapidly expanding.

c)

The universe got too big, exploded, and started over.

d)

None of the above

51.

What galaxy do we live in?

a)

Andromeda

b)

Milky Way

c)

Tuffle

d)

Ceres

52.

Gravity is responsible for which of the following characteristics of a galaxy?

a)

The motion of the objects within it

b)

The size of its largest stars

c)

Its location within the universe

d)

The color of light it emits

53.

A system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction

a)

meteor

b)

galaxy

c)

constellation

d)

solar system

54.

consists of the sun and all the objects that revolve around it

a)

solar system

b)

universe

c)

planet

d)

moon

55.

What were the main components involved in the formation of the solar system?

a)

Dust only

b)

Gas only

c)

Dust and gas on their own

d)

Gravity only

e)

Dust and gas pulled together by gravity

56.
What is a common characteristic of the inner  planets?
a)
Gaseous
b)
Distance between them is longer
c)
Rings
d)
Distance between them is shorter
57.
All of the outer planets--
a)
have many moons
b)
are small
c)
have a short orbit around the Sun
d)
are rocky
58.
What is located between the inner and outer planets.
a)
Sun
b)
Asteroid belt
c)
Uranus
d)
Moons
59.
Which planets are terrestrial planets
a)
Inner planets
b)
Outer planets
c)
Both
d)
Asteroid belt
60.
A force of attraction between any two objects is called _____________.
a)
static electricity 
b)
rotation
c)
gravity
d)
orbit
61.
Which of the following is a common characteristic of outer planets?
a)
have rings
b)
shorter years
c)
terrestrial
d)
less than 5 satellites
62.
Which is the largest object in our solar system?
a)
Sun
b)
Jupiter
c)
Earth
d)
Pluto
63.

A student made a model of how the planets orbit the sun. She used a tennis ball to represent the sun. She used ping-pong balls to represent each planet and painted each one a different color. Then, she placed all the ping-pong balls equal distances apart in a line extending out from the sun.


What are two limitations of the student's model? (Limitations are things about the model that limit its accuracy.)

a)

She used the same size balls to represent the planets.

b)

She made planets orbit the sun.

c)

The planets are not the correct distances from the sun.

d)

The solar system can't be modeled using actual objects.

64.

How do the sizes of the inner planets (4 closest to the sun) compare to the sizes of the outer planets (4 farthest from the sun)?

a)

The inner planets are larger.

b)

The outer planets are smaller.

c)

There is no size difference between the inner and outer planets.

d)

The inner planets are smaller.

65.

Describe how the distances between the orbits of the inner planets (1st four from the sun) compare to the distances between the orbits of the outer planets (four farthest from the sun).

a)

The distances between orbits of the outer planets are much smaller.

b)

The distances between orbits of the outer planets are much larger.

c)

The distances between orbits of the inner planets are much larger.

d)

There is no difference between the distances of the orbits of the inner planets and the outer planets.

66.

This model shows...

a)

the size differences among the planets accurately.

b)

the distances between the planets accurately.

c)

both the sizes of the planets and the distances between them accurately

67.

Why do scientists use scale models to study the Solar System?

a)

The solar system is too large to study without using models

b)

The solar system is too small to study without using models

c)

Scientists don't need to use models because we have satellites

d)

All of these options are true

68.

The orbits of the objects in the solar system are the direct result of which of the following feature of the Sun?

a)

Its magnetic field

b)

Its brightness

c)

Its gravitational pull

d)

Its chemical composition

69.

If someone is building a scale model of our solar system which characteristic would be the most difficult to build into the model?

a)

The relative sizes of the objects

b)

The colors of the objects

c)

The distances between objects

d)

The composition of the objects

70.

Order from smallest to largest:

a)

planet, solar system, galaxy, universe

b)

universe, galaxy, solar system, planet

c)

planet, galaxy, solar system, universe