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WorksheetsSCIENCE SEMESTER EXAM
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suppose four flies are observing a car race from the locations below, from which frame of reference is the fly best able to observe the cars motion?
the drivers helmet
the dashboard
the shoulder of the road
the windshield
an airplane is flying west at 690kph. The wind is blowing north at 65kph. Determine the final velocity
625kph to the west
625kph to the right
693kph to the northwest
755kph to the northwest
what is the distance for the motion, from A to B to C to D, shown in the image below?
5
7
9
11
what is the displacement for the motion, from A to B to C to D, shown in the image below?
-5
-7
9
11
all the following statement regarding distance and displacement are true except which on?
displacement depends on the starting and ending position
distance depends on the path traveled
distance includes both magnitude and direction
distance is a scaler while displacement is a vector
even when you are sitting as motionless at possible, according to which frame of reference are you still moving?
the earth
the moon
the room that you are sitting in
the chair that you are sitting on
an airplane is flying west at 690 kph. the wind is blowing east at 60 kph. determine the final velocity.
630 kph to the east
630 kph to the west
750 kph to the east
750 kph to the west
a coordinate system that we can use to describe an objects motion
frame of reference
kinematics
scaler
vector
any quantity that described by both magnitude and direction
scaler
vector
any quantity that is described by magnitude or size alone
vector
scaler
the branch of motion dealing with HOW things move
kinematics
dynamics
mechanics
frame of reference
the branch of motion dealing with WHY things move
dynamics
kinematics
mechanics
frame of reference
the study of motion
mechanics
kinematics
frame of reference
speed
a scaler indicating how far an object has traveled
acceleration
displacement
distance
speed
velocity
a scaler indicating how quickly an object has traveled
acceleration
displacement
distance
speed
velocity
a vector indicating change in position
acceleration
displacement
distance
speed
velocity
a vector indicating change in position per unit time
acceleration
displacement
distance
speed
velocity
a number line is a frame of reference
true
false
displacement is always greater than or equal to distance
true
false
a force is a vector quantity
true
fasle
displacement is a vector quantity
true
fasle
speed is a vector quantity
true
false
mass is a vector quantity
true
false
temperature is a vector quantity
true
false
velocity is a vector quantity
true
false
the greeks were often wrong about science topics. However, when it comes to motion, the greeks were on the right track
true
false
what is the displacement for the motion from A to B to C, in the image shown below
17km
12km
16km
8km
what is the displacement for the motion, from A to B to C, shown in the image below.
13km
14km
15km
16km
how long will it take you (in hours) to bike a 15km trail if you average 9.3 kph on the bike? formula: d=v(t)
1.6 hours
3.55 hours
5.90 hours
10 minutes
a car traveled 18 km north and 30 km west in a total of 2 hours. What was the speed of the car?
24 kph
55 kph
33 kph
98 kph
what is the objects velocity at 14 s?
2
5
8.8
9
a car at a traffic light begins to blow its horn then pulls away from the light. to a pedestrian standing on the curb, how does the sound of the cars horn when the car is moving away compare with the sound when the car is stationary?
higher
louder
lower
same
wavelength is described as the distance from __________ to _________.
the top to the bottom of the wave
a compression to rare-fraction
compression to compression
midline to the highest point on the wave
frequency is directly related to
pitch
volume
loudness
intensity
in order for sound to travel there must be a(n)
vacuum
medium
amplifier
earthquake
sound travels quickly through a solid because
it is dense
it is not flexible or elastic
of lower frequency
there are few rare fractions
our ears do not respond to infrasonic sound because
it is too soft to hear
we are too old to hear it
there is too much congestion in the sinus
it is too low in frequency
the very softest sound that can be heard is called
ultrasonic
infrasonic
threshold of pain
threshold of hearing
low notes travel ________ notes
slower speed
higher frequency
same speed as
fewer echoes
to dampen multiple reverberations in a building you could install
carpet and padding
tile floors
plaster walls
microphones and speakers
a trumpet sounds different than a tuning fork because
it is more dense
it produces more overtones
it is a percussion instrument
it has better pitch
doing which of the following actions to an object will not produce a sound?
dropping
rubbing
holding
striking
the frequency of sound that are above those that we can hear are called
ultrasonic
infrasonic
supersound
hypersound
sound waves are longitudinal waves because
they can't move through a vacuum
they can be transmitted by a material medium
the vibration of the particles is perpendicular to the direction of the wave
the vibration of the particles is in the same direction as that in which the wave is moving
the speed of sound wave is
the same in all mediums in which it moves
the highest in a solid medium
the highest in a gas medium
the lowest in a vacuum
an increase in the amplitude of a vibration will
lower the pitch
raise the pitch
lower the loudness
raise the loudness
two notes played on different musical instruments always have different
speed
volume
pitch
timbre
which is not necessary for sound to occur?
hearing
a medium
a vibrating object
particles
what phenomenon causes beats to form?
interference
refraction
diffraction
reflection
the number of wavelengths the pass a point each second is known as
frequency
wavelength
interference
volume
a trumpet and piano can play the same pitch
true
false
when a spaceship outer space explodes, the explosion can be heard for miles
true
false
sopranos sing at high pitch than bass singers
true
false
sound can become loud enough to cause pain
true
false
loudness is measured in decibels
true
false
frequency is a measure of sound intensity
true
false
The thicker a vibrating string, the higher the pitch when it is plucked.
true
false
In general, big instruments produce high pitch, clear sounds. Materials with hard surfaces make good sound absorbers.
true
false
Resonance occurs in tuning forks at the same pitch.
false
true
For beat to occur, two sound waves must be completely and continually out of sync with each other.
true
fasle
The threshold of pain is usually 120 dB.
true
fasle
A sound of 120 db has twice as much energy as a sound of 60 db.
true
false
The mixture of overtones present in sound waves
timbre
rarefraction
Describes high-pitch frequency beyond human hearing
ultrasonic/ultrasound
resonance
reverberation
infrasonic
Related to the loudness of a sound
compression
rare fraction
resonance
reverberation
Multiple echoes of sounds
reverberation
timbre
echolocation
loudness
Response of the ear to sound
pitch
amplitude
compression
rarefaction
Stretched out (low density) areas of sound wave
compression
rare fractions
reverberation
timbre
Intense vibrations at the natural frequency
resonance
reverberation
sound
loudness
Vibration of matter we detect with our ear
sound
loudness
acoustic
amplitude
How high or low a tone sounds
pitch
timbre
infrasonic
rarefaction
The way a building or a structure affects sound
acoustic
amplitude
compression
echolocation
a sound of 40 dB is ______ times louder than a sound of 10 dB
x1000
x100
x10
x1
which method of charging causes a neutral object to become temporarily polar?
friction
conduction
induction
triboelectricity
a process of creating charged objects without actually bringing the two objects into contact is charging by _______.
friction
conduction
induction
insulation
which type of circuit protection is specifically installed in kitchens, bathroom, outdoors, and other areas where water and electricity may come into contact with each other?
fuse
GFCI
power strip
a circuit breaker
what is the name for current that flows in only one direction from a power source?
direct current
alternating current
static electricity
charge overload
created charged regions on an object without actually adding or removing electrons is called electrical _______
condition
induction
grounding
insulation
during a lab activity, a glass rob was rubbed with silk. The glass rod became positively charged. Which of the following is the best explanation for the accumulation of static charges?
electrons in the glass rod were destroyed as a result of the charging process
the glass rod acquired extra protons from the silk
the glass rob acquired extra electrons from the silk
the glass rod lost electrons to the silk
the electrical force between two charges is strongest when the charges are
far apart
there is no way to predict when the charge will be strongest
the electrical for is constant everywhere
close together
bending water with a charged rod is an example of
friction
conduction
triboelectricity
induction
two light bulbs are connected in a portion of a circuit. One burns out, but the other keeps burning. What kind of arrangement is this section of the circuit?
a series circuit
a parallel circuit
an incomplete circuit
a short circuit
a static charge is produced by removing or adding
insulators
protons
election
neutrons
The force that moves electric charge carries through an electric circuit is
voltage
amps
current
resistance
identify the circuit component represented by the following symbol
closed switch
open switch
power supply
fuse
what happens when you touch a metal doorknob after rubbing your shoes on carpet?
the doorknob sends a burst of electric current into your body
your finger becomes negatively charged
the doorknob send millions of electrons into your finger
millions of electrons go from your finger into the doorknob
a material with ______ conductivity is an insulator, and a material with _____ conductivity is a conductor.
high; low
low; high
engineers use ______ to prevent electricity from flowing to the wrong place
short circuits
electrical conductors
batteries
insulated wires
a standard electrical outlet in your house provides _____
static electricity
direct current
a good place for a fork
alternating current
during a lab activity, a glass rod was rubbed with silk. The glass rod became positively charged. This is an example of _________
the use of insulators
triboelectricity
how batteries work
charged by induction
which on the following is a good conductor?
concrete
plastic
wood
gold
a neutral metal rod is touched by a negatively charged sphere. At this moment, electrons move
from the sphere to the rod, resulting in positive charge
from the rod to sphere, resulting in a negative charge
from the rod to sphere, resulting in a positive charge
from the sphere to the rod, resulting in a negative charge
in which type of circuit arrangement much all the current flow through each part of the circuit
a parallel circuit
a sereis circuit
open circuit
short circuit
identify the circuit component represented by symbol below
resistor
insulated wire
battery
lamp
in a series circuit when you increase the voltage there will be a(n) _______ in current. This is called a _______ relationship.
increase; direct
decrees; direct
increase; inverse
decrese; inverse
which type of circuit protection must be replaced once it is used?
fused
circuit breaker
GFCI
the outlet
the formula V=IR is called
miss rhoms law
ohms law
volts law
circuit law
A fuse opens the circuit by melting when it overheats because there is too much current in the circuit.
true
false
Electric field lines point toward negative objects.
true
false
Most objects have an equal number of protons and electrons.
true
false
electric field lines are proof that electricity requires objects to be in contact with each other.
true
false
Objects can often become electrically charged by simply rubbing them together.
true
false
Two positively charged objects have an affinity for one another.
true
false
Direct current is the primary energy source in portable electronic devices.
true
false
An open electric circuit allows current to flow.
true
false
Static cling is worse in summer than in winter because summer air has more moisture and this causes more static.
true
false
A positively charged object and a negatively charged object will repel each other.
true
false
Lines of electrical force indicate the direction that a proton would travel if dropped into the field.
true
false
electric potential energy, motivation
electrical current
voltage
conductor
insulator
the ability of a material to slow down the flow of charge carries, like a light bulb
resistance
volts
amps
amphora
material through which charge passes easily
conductor
insulator
alternating current
ohm
unit used to measure electrical current
ohms
amps
volts
unit for resistance
volts
amps
ohms
material through which charge flows poorly
insulator
condutor
resistance
ohms
provides multiple paths that current can take
field
alternating current
parallel circuits
series circuit
a build up of electrical charge on one object
static electricity
series circuit
dynamics
loads
an electrical device in a circuit that consumes electrical energy
load
field
current
circuit
a loop through which electricity can flow
circuit
load
field
current
a region around a charged object that will apply an electric force on other charged objects
field
load
current
circuit
the speed of electrical charge through a complete circuit
current
load
principle
field
an unintended path taken by current electricity
short circuit
static electricity
parallel circuit
current
provides only one path for charge carries to move through
series circuit
short circuit
parallel circuit
load
changes in pressure in a confined fluid are distributed equally in al directions throughout the fluid
Pascal's principle
Boyles law
bernulios principle
pressure
liquid or gas phases of matter
fluid
fluid mechanics
pressure
the buyout force exerted on a body of fluid is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid.
Archimedes principle
pascals principles
Bernoulli's principles
states that the pressure of a fluid decreases as its speed increases
Bernoulli's principles
Pascals principle
Archimedes principle
the volume of a dry gas is inversely proportional to the pressure it exerts
Boyles law
Charles law
the volume of a gas at a constant pressure is directly proportional to its temperature
Charles law
Boyles law
in a fluid at rest in a closed container, a pressure change in one part is transmitted without loss to every portion of the fluid and to the walls of the container.
Pascal principle
bernoilli principle
Archimedes principle
newtons first law
An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
F=MA
when two bodies interact, they apply forces to one another that are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction.
newtons 2nd law
An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
F=MA
when two bodies interact, they apply forces to one another that are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction.
newtons 3rd law
An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
F=MA
when two bodies interact, they apply forces to one another that are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction.
