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Physical Science MAP review

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 3hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an atom?

a)

A subatomic particle

b)

The smallest unit of ordinary matter

c)

An element

d)

An electron

2.

What is a molecule?

a)

A really big atom

b)

A subatomic particle

c)

A collection of any two or more atoms

d)

A single hydrogen atom

3.

What is an element?

a)

A group of the same atoms (have the same number of protons)

b)

A group of atoms that have different qualities than the other atoms

c)

Water

d)

I don't know

4.

Which of the following examples are incorrect?

a)
b)
c)
d)

These are all correct

5.

What is the difference between a molecule and an element?

a)

Elements have only protons

b)

Elements can only be made of one type of atom, and molecules can have a variety of atoms

c)

Molecules cannot contain any neutrons, and Elements need to contain at least 7 neutrons

d)

Elements are made of different types of atoms

6.

How do waves transfer energy?

a)

Through the vibration of the particles

b)

Through heat

c)

Through the vacuum of space

d)

Through opaque objects

7.

How do sound, light, and water waves differ?

a)

Sound waves travel through water and make noise, water waves move on top of clouds, and light waves move in curvy lines through space

b)

Sound waves travel through air and make colors, water waves move below water, and light waves move in straight lines through the ocean

c)

Sound waves travel through air and make noise, water waves move on top of water, and light waves move in straight lines through space

d)

They are all the same

8.

What is amplitude?

a)

The vertex of a wave

b)

The length from one point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave

c)

The length from the top of the wave to the bottom of a wave

d)

The length from halfway in between the wave, to the top of the wave

9.

What is a wavelength?

a)

The vertex of a wave

b)

The length from one point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave

c)

The length from the top of the wave to the bottom of a wave

d)

The length from halfway in between the wave, to the top of the wave

10.

What is frequency?

a)

The number of vertexes a wave has, divided by 3

b)

The amount of energy a wave carries

c)

The amount of light beams that are intersecting each other

d)

The number of waves to occur in a fixed unit of measurement

11.

How are water, sound, and light waves alike?

a)

They all transfer energy

b)

They are all mechanical waves

c)

They travel without a medium

d)

There are no traits that all 3 waves share

12.

How does light travel?

a)

As a vacuum through space

b)

As a wave

c)

In an atom

d)

Through planets

13.

What is reflection?

a)

The return of light or sound waves from a surface

b)

The change in direction of a wave passing from one medium to another caused by its change in speed.

c)

Appears to be the color of the filter

d)

Allows most light to pass through, appears blurry

14.

What is refraction?

a)

The return of light or sound waves from a surface

b)

The change in direction of a wave passing from one medium to another caused by its change in speed.

c)

Appears to be the color of the filter

d)

Allows most light to pass through, appears blurry

15.

What is transparent?

a)

The return of light or sound waves from a surface

b)

The change in direction of a wave passing from one medium to another caused by its change in speed.

c)

Allows all light to pass through, see clearly

d)

Allows most light to pass through, appears blurry

16.

What is translucent?

a)

The return of light or sound waves from a surface

b)

The change in direction of a wave passing from one medium to another caused by its change in speed.

c)

Allows all light to pass through, see clearly

d)

Allows most light to pass through, appears blurry

17.

What is opaque?

a)

The return of light or sound waves from a surface

b)

The change in direction of a wave passing from one medium to another caused by its change in speed.

c)

Allows all light to pass through, see clearly

d)

No light passes through, light is absorbed

18.

What is a usually reversible change in the physical properties of a substance, such as size or shape?

a)

Chemical change

b)

Physical Change

19.

What is a usually irreversible chemical reaction involving the rearrangement of the atoms of one or more substances and a change in their chemical properties?

a)

Physical change

b)

Chemical change

20.

Physical change is within the atoms and chemical is the appearance

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Which is true?

a)

Chemical change creates something new

b)

Physical creates something new

c)

Physical change alters the chemical properties

d)

Chemical change’s matter stays the same

22.

What is the difference between physical and chemical changes?

a)

a chemical change produces a new substance, while a physical change does not.

b)

a physical change produces a new substance while a chemical change does not

c)

A physical change can’t be reversed

23.

What is potential energy?

a)

Stored energy or energy ready to be released

b)

Energy in motion

c)

Stored energy or energy ready to be added

d)

Waves in motion

24.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

Stored energy or energy ready to be released

b)

Energy in motion

c)

Stored energy or energy ready to be added

d)

Waves in motion

25.

Look at the drawing of the ball bouncing. Which of the following is the correct sequence of words to use to indicate the different types of energy shown in the drawing?

a)

Kinetic, potential, potential, kinetic

b)

Potential, kinetic, potential, kinetic

c)

Potential, potential, kinetic, kinetic

d)

Potential, kinetic, kinetic, potential

26.

The smaller the amount of mass, the more potential energy an object has

a)

True

b)

False

27.

How does potential energy decrease?

a)

When an object has stored energy

b)

When an object falls

28.

As the ball moves faster and faster toward the ground, the force of gravity will transfer the potential energy to kinetic energy

a)

True

b)

False

29.

How can an object be moved by another object?

a)

Force can make things move, change shape or change their speed.

b)

They bump into each other

c)

Their atoms move

30.

What is Newtons first law?

a)

The force on an object is equal to its mass times its acceleration

b)

When two objects interact, they apply forces to each other of equal magnitude and opposite direction.

c)

An object will not change its motion unless a force acts on it

31.

What is Newton's second law of motion?

a)

the force on an object is equal to its mass times its acceleration

b)

when two objects interact, they apply forces to each other of equal magnitude and opposite direction

c)

an object will not change its motion unless a force acts on it

32.

What is Newton’s third law of motion?

a)

The force on an object is equal to its mass times its acceleration

b)

When two objects interact, they apply forces to each other of equal magnitude and opposite direction.

c)

An object will not change its motion unless a force acts on it

33.

What is the difference between force and motion?

a)

Force is what causes motion

b)

Motion causes force

c)

They are the same