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Physics (Physical Science) Semester Review (in order)

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Acceleration is
a)
increasing speed
b)
decreasing speed
c)
changing direction
d)
all of the above
2.
A car driving at 50 miles per hour drives for 2 hours. What distance did it cover?
a)
50 miles
b)
25 miles
c)
100 miles
d)
75 miles
3.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
4.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
5.

A ball of clay is thrown at a wall at a velocity of 28.0 m/s forward.  After it hits the wall, it takes 0.020 s to stop.  What is the acceleration of the clay when it hits the wall?

a)

+1400 m/s2

b)

-1400 m/s2

c)

+0.56 m/s2

d)

-0.56 m/s2

6.
Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?
a)
km/s
b)
m/s2
c)
mi/hr
d)
ft
7.

Displacement is

a)

Vector

b)

Scalar

8.

Distance is

a)

Vector

b)

Scalar

9.

A quantity that needs both magnitude and direction to be fully described.

a)

Vector

b)

Scalar

10.

A quantity described by magnitude and does not need direction

a)

Vector

b)

Scalar

11.
 Jermaine runs exactly 2 laps around a 400 meter track. What is the displacement?
a)
800
b)
400
c)
0
d)
200
12.
The unit for speed is:
a)
m/s
b)
s
c)
m
d)
km
13.
An object's momentum can be defined as an object's:
a)
mass times its acceleration
b)
mass times its velocity
c)
force times its acceleration
d)
force times the time interval
14.

As an object falls through the air, the forces acting on the object are:

a)

air resistance and fluid friction

b)

gravity and air resistance

c)

gravity and static friction

d)

weight and rolling friction

15.

An object's tenancy to stay at rest is called its ___.

a)

force

b)

momentum

c)

inertia

d)

motion

16.

Is the following situation an example of balanced or unbalanced forces:

You are in a tug-of-war match with your twin and it is a tie.

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

17.
A 50 kg ball rolls down the street at 5 m/s. Calculate the momentum of the ball. 
a)
55 kg*m/s
b)
100 kg*m/s
c)
250 kg*m/s
d)
500 kg*m/s
18.

If a 10 kilogram object accelerates left suddenly at 15 m/s2, approximately how much force was applied to the object?

a)

150 Newtons left

b)

15 Newtons right

c)

150 kilograms left

d)

100 kilograms right

19.

If balanced forces are acting on a box, is it accelerating?

a)

Yes

b)

No

20.

Suppose that an astronaut throws a baseball in outer space at a location far from significant influences of gravity and air resistance. One would expect that the baseball would ____.

a)

eventually stop since all objects ultimately "lose their steam"

b)

eventually stop as its inertia slowly becomes used up

c)

continue in motion with the same speed and direction

d)

either a, b, or c -- depending on whether the astronaut continues to push it

21.

Weight is a _______, therefore, it is measured in _________.

a)

force, Newtons

b)

force, kg

c)

mass, Newtons

d)

mass, kg

22.
What is the net force?
a)

800 N

b)

600 N down

c)

800 N down

d)

400 N down

23.

The unit for work is a ___.

a)

Watt

b)

Newton

c)

N*m

d)

Joule

24.

Energy stored in objects due to their height above the ground is called?

a)

Chemical Potential Energy

b)

Heat Energy

c)

Gravitational Potential Energy

d)

Light Energy

25.
What is the kinetic energy of a 9 kg book that has a speed of 4 m/s?
a)
18 J
b)
36 J
c)
72 J
d)
144 J
26.

What is the approximate gravitational potential energy done in lifting a 50 kg barbell 6 m above the floor?

a)

150 J

b)

300 J

c)

1470 J

d)

2940 J

27.

Which takes more work to complete?

a)

Moving a pen from the floor to the table.

b)

Holding a 2,234,662,235,222 lbs weight above your head still.

c)

A 2-N box sitting on the ground

d)

A 550-N car parked

28.

The principle of energy conservation states:

a)

Energy can be created but not destroyed

b)

Energy cannot be created, nor destroyed.

c)

Energy can be destroyed but not created

29.

Power can be expressed through the units of

a)

Watts

b)

Newton

c)

Joules

30.

Person A and Person B are both using the same amount of work to lift something. Person A takes half as much time to do it. Who has greater power.

a)

Person A

b)

Person B

31.

What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

wavelength

32.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast 
33.
Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
34.

A car horn is honking as it drives towards you. The perceived frequency will be ___ than the actual frequency

a)

higher

b)

lower

c)

the same

35.
What particles make up light?
a)
Photons
b)
Neutrons
c)
Protons
36.

The color that you see in an object is the color it is

a)

absorbing

b)

blocking

c)

reflecting

37.

A straw in water looks as if it is bent. This is an example of __.

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Dispersion

d)

Diffraction

38.

A rainbow from a prism is an example of __.

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Dispersion

d)

Diffraction

39.

What is the wavelength of a 264-Hz sound wave when the speed of sound is 345 m/s ? (v = λ⋅f)

a)

0.77m

b)

1.31m

c)

6.09m

d)

9.11m

40.
What is represented by the  letter 'y'?
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
41.

What do you call matter in which sound waves travel through?

a)

Medium

b)

Pitch

c)

Science

d)

Wavelength

42.
Select the correct order of waves on the EMS from the longest wavelength to the shortest wavelength
a)
Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
b)
Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio
c)
Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio
d)
Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
43.
Which electromagnetic waves have the highest frequencies and the shortest wavelengths?
a)
microwaves
b)
visible light
c)
gamma rays
44.

These are examples of

a)

Insulators

b)

Conductors

45.
What 'flows' in a wire?
a)
Protons
b)
Neutrons
c)
Atoms
d)
Electrons
46.
What is Resistance?
a)
The flow of electrons
b)
Electric potential difference
c)
A battery
d)
The ability to reduce the flow of electrons
47.

SI unit of current is

a)

ampere

b)

metre

c)

ohm

d)

volt

48.

SI unit of voltage is

a)

ampere

b)

metre

c)

ohm

d)

volt

49.

SI unit of resistance is

a)

ampere

b)

metre

c)

ohm

d)

volt

50.
As the resistance of a circuit increases, the current will
a)
increase
b)
decrease
c)
stay the same
51.
What kind of circuit is this?
a)
series
b)
parallel
52.

The circuit pictured below is an example of a …?

a)

Series circuit

b)

Parallel circuit

c)

Direct circuit

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