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SCIENCE SEMESTER EXAM

Total questions: 132

Worksheet time: 33hrs 0mins

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Class
Date
1.

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?

a)

the drivers helmet

b)

the dashboard

c)

the shoulder of the road

d)

the windshield

2.

an airplane is flying west at 690kph. The wind is blowing north at 65kph. Determine the final velocity

a)

625kph to the west

b)

625kph to the right

c)

693kph to the northwest

d)

755kph to the northwest

3.

what is the distance for the motion, from A to B to C to D, shown in the image below?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

9

d)

11

4.

what is the displacement for the motion, from A to B to C to D, shown in the image below?

a)

-5

b)

-7

c)

9

d)

11

5.

all the following statement regarding distance and displacement are true except which on?

a)

displacement depends on the starting and ending position

b)

distance depends on the path traveled

c)

distance includes both magnitude and direction

d)

distance is a scaler while displacement is a vector

6.

even when you are sitting as motionless at possible, according to which frame of reference are you still moving?

a)

the earth

b)

the moon

c)

the room that you are sitting in

d)

the chair that you are sitting on

7.

an airplane is flying west at 690 kph. the wind is blowing east at 60 kph. determine the final velocity.

a)

630 kph to the east

b)

630 kph to the west

c)

750 kph to the east

d)

750 kph to the west

8.

a coordinate system that we can use to describe an objects motion

a)

frame of reference

b)

kinematics

c)

scaler

d)

vector

9.

any quantity that described by both magnitude and direction

a)

scaler

b)

vector

10.

any quantity that is described by magnitude or size alone

a)

vector

b)

scaler

11.

the branch of motion dealing with HOW things move

a)

kinematics

b)

dynamics

c)

mechanics

d)

frame of reference

12.

the branch of motion dealing with WHY things move

a)

dynamics

b)

kinematics

c)

mechanics

d)

frame of reference

13.

the study of motion

a)

mechanics

b)

kinematics

c)

frame of reference

d)

speed

14.

a scaler indicating how far an object has traveled

a)

acceleration

b)

displacement

c)

distance

d)

speed

e)

velocity

15.

a scaler indicating how quickly an object has traveled

a)

acceleration

b)

displacement

c)

distance

d)

speed

e)

velocity

16.

a vector indicating change in position

a)

acceleration

b)

displacement

c)

distance

d)

speed

e)

velocity

17.

a vector indicating change in position per unit time

a)

acceleration

b)

displacement

c)

distance

d)

speed

e)

velocity

18.

a number line is a frame of reference

a)

true

b)

false

19.

displacement is always greater than or equal to distance

a)

true

b)

false

20.

a force is a vector quantity

a)

true

b)

fasle

21.

displacement is a vector quantity

a)

true

b)

fasle

22.

speed is a vector quantity

a)

true

b)

false

23.

mass is a vector quantity

a)

true

b)

false

24.

temperature is a vector quantity

a)

true

b)

false

25.

velocity is a vector quantity

a)

true

b)

false

26.

the greeks were often wrong about science topics. However, when it comes to motion, the greeks were on the right track

a)

true

b)

false

27.

what is the displacement for the motion from A to B to C, in the image shown below

a)

17km

b)

12km

c)

16km

d)

8km

28.

what is the displacement for the motion, from A to B to C, shown in the image below.

a)

13km

b)

14km

c)

15km

d)

16km

29.

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)

a)

1.6 hours

b)

3.55 hours

c)

5.90 hours

d)

10 minutes

30.

a car traveled 18 km north and 30 km west in a total of 2 hours. What was the speed of the car?

a)

24 kph

b)

55 kph

c)

33 kph

d)

98 kph

31.

what is the objects velocity at 14 s?

a)

2

b)

5

c)

8.8

d)

9

32.

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?

a)

higher

b)

louder

c)

lower

d)

same

33.

wavelength is described as the distance from __________ to _________.

a)

the top to the bottom of the wave

b)

a compression to rare-fraction

c)

compression to compression

d)

midline to the highest point on the wave

34.

frequency is directly related to

a)

pitch

b)

volume

c)

loudness

d)

intensity

35.

in order for sound to travel there must be a(n)

a)

vacuum

b)

medium

c)

amplifier

d)

earthquake

36.

sound travels quickly through a solid because

a)

it is dense

b)

it is not flexible or elastic

c)

of lower frequency

d)

there are few rare fractions

37.

our ears do not respond to infrasonic sound because

a)

it is too soft to hear

b)

we are too old to hear it

c)

there is too much congestion in the sinus

d)

it is too low in frequency

38.

the very softest sound that can be heard is called

a)

ultrasonic

b)

infrasonic

c)

threshold of pain

d)

threshold of hearing

39.

low notes travel ________ notes

a)

slower speed

b)

higher frequency

c)

same speed as

d)

fewer echoes

40.

to dampen multiple reverberations in a building you could install

a)

carpet and padding

b)

tile floors

c)

plaster walls

d)

microphones and speakers

41.

a trumpet sounds different than a tuning fork because

a)

it is more dense

b)

it produces more overtones

c)

it is a percussion instrument

d)

it has better pitch

42.

doing which of the following actions to an object will not produce a sound?

a)

dropping

b)

rubbing

c)

holding

d)

striking

43.

the frequency of sound that are above those that we can hear are called

a)

ultrasonic

b)

infrasonic

c)

supersound

d)

hypersound

44.

sound waves are longitudinal waves because

a)

they can't move through a vacuum

b)

they can be transmitted by a material medium

c)

the vibration of the particles is perpendicular to the direction of the wave

d)

the vibration of the particles is in the same direction as that in which the wave is moving

45.

the speed of sound wave is

a)

the same in all mediums in which it moves

b)

the highest in a solid medium

c)

the highest in a gas medium

d)

the lowest in a vacuum

46.

an increase in the amplitude of a vibration will

a)

lower the pitch

b)

raise the pitch

c)

lower the loudness

d)

raise the loudness

47.

two notes played on different musical instruments always have different

a)

speed

b)

volume

c)

pitch

d)

timbre

48.

which is not necessary for sound to occur?

a)

hearing

b)

a medium

c)

a vibrating object

d)

particles

49.

what phenomenon causes beats to form?

a)

interference

b)

refraction

c)

diffraction

d)

reflection

50.

the number of wavelengths the pass a point each second is known as

a)

frequency

b)

wavelength

c)

interference

d)

volume

51.

a trumpet and piano can play the same pitch

a)

true

b)

false

52.

when a spaceship outer space explodes, the explosion can be heard for miles

a)

true

b)

false

53.

sopranos sing at high pitch than bass singers

a)

true

b)

false

54.

sound can become loud enough to cause pain

a)

true

b)

false

55.

loudness is measured in decibels

a)

true

b)

false

56.

frequency is a measure of sound intensity

a)

true

b)

false

57.

The thicker a vibrating string, the higher the pitch when it is plucked.

a)

true

b)

false

58.

In general, big instruments produce high pitch, clear sounds. Materials with hard surfaces make good sound absorbers.

a)

true

b)

false

59.

Resonance occurs in tuning forks at the same pitch.

a)

false

b)

true

60.

For beat to occur, two sound waves must be completely and continually out of sync with each other.

a)

true

b)

fasle

61.

The threshold of pain is usually 120 dB.

a)

true

b)

fasle

62.

A sound of 120 db has twice as much energy as a sound of 60 db.

a)

true

b)

false

63.

The mixture of overtones present in sound waves

a)

timbre

b)

rarefraction

64.

Describes high-pitch frequency beyond human hearing

a)

ultrasonic/ultrasound

b)

resonance

c)

reverberation

d)

infrasonic

65.

Related to the loudness of a sound

a)

compression

b)

rare fraction

c)

resonance

d)

reverberation

66.

Multiple echoes of sounds

a)

reverberation

b)

timbre

c)

echolocation

d)

loudness

67.

Response of the ear to sound

a)

pitch

b)

amplitude

c)

compression

d)

rarefaction

68.

Stretched out (low density) areas of sound wave

a)

compression

b)

rare fractions

c)

reverberation

d)

timbre

69.

Intense vibrations at the natural frequency

a)

resonance

b)

reverberation

c)

sound

d)

loudness

70.

Vibration of matter we detect with our ear

a)

sound

b)

loudness

c)

acoustic

d)

amplitude

71.

How high or low a tone sounds

a)

pitch

b)

timbre

c)

infrasonic

d)

rarefaction

72.

The way a building or a structure affects sound

a)

acoustic

b)

amplitude

c)

compression

d)

echolocation

73.

a sound of 40 dB is ______ times louder than a sound of 10 dB

a)

x1000

b)

x100

c)

x10

d)

x1

74.

which method of charging causes a neutral object to become temporarily polar?

a)

friction

b)

conduction

c)

induction

d)

triboelectricity

75.

a process of creating charged objects without actually bringing the two objects into contact is charging by _______.

a)

friction

b)

conduction

c)

induction

d)

insulation

76.

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?

a)

fuse

b)

GFCI

c)

power strip

d)

a circuit breaker

77.

what is the name for current that flows in only one direction from a power source?

a)

direct current

b)

alternating current

c)

static electricity

d)

charge overload

78.

created charged regions on an object without actually adding or removing electrons is called electrical _______

a)

condition

b)

induction

c)

grounding

d)

insulation

79.

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?

a)

electrons in the glass rod were destroyed as a result of the charging process

b)

the glass rod acquired extra protons from the silk

c)

the glass rob acquired extra electrons from the silk

d)

the glass rod lost electrons to the silk

80.

the electrical force between two charges is strongest when the charges are

a)

far apart

b)

there is no way to predict when the charge will be strongest

c)

the electrical for is constant everywhere

d)

close together

81.

bending water with a charged rod is an example of

a)

friction

b)

conduction

c)

triboelectricity

d)

induction

82.

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)

a series circuit

b)

a parallel circuit

c)

an incomplete circuit

d)

a short circuit

83.

a static charge is produced by removing or adding

a)

insulators

b)

protons

c)

election

d)

neutrons

84.

The force that moves electric charge carries through an electric circuit is

a)

voltage

b)

amps

c)

current

d)

resistance

85.

identify the circuit component represented by the following symbol

a)

closed switch

b)

open switch

c)

power supply

d)

fuse

86.

what happens when you touch a metal doorknob after rubbing your shoes on carpet?

a)

the doorknob sends a burst of electric current into your body

b)

your finger becomes negatively charged

c)

the doorknob send millions of electrons into your finger

d)

millions of electrons go from your finger into the doorknob

87.

a material with ______ conductivity is an insulator, and a material with _____ conductivity is a conductor.

a)

high; low

b)

low; high

88.

engineers use ______ to prevent electricity from flowing to the wrong place

a)

short circuits

b)

electrical conductors

c)

batteries

d)

insulated wires

89.

a standard electrical outlet in your house provides _____

a)

static electricity

b)

direct current

c)

a good place for a fork

d)

alternating current

90.

during a lab activity, a glass rod was rubbed with silk. The glass rod became positively charged. This is an example of _________

a)

the use of insulators

b)

triboelectricity

c)

how batteries work

d)

charged by induction

91.

which on the following is a good conductor?

a)

concrete

b)

plastic

c)

wood

d)

gold

92.

a neutral metal rod is touched by a negatively charged sphere. At this moment, electrons move

a)

from the sphere to the rod, resulting in positive charge

b)

from the rod to sphere, resulting in a negative charge

c)

from the rod to sphere, resulting in a positive charge

d)

from the sphere to the rod, resulting in a negative charge

93.

in which type of circuit arrangement much all the current flow through each part of the circuit

a)

a parallel circuit

b)

a sereis circuit

c)

open circuit

d)

short circuit

94.

identify the circuit component represented by symbol below

a)

resistor

b)

insulated wire

c)

battery

d)

lamp

95.

in a series circuit when you increase the voltage there will be a(n) _______ in current. This is called a _______ relationship.

a)

increase; direct

b)

decrees; direct

c)

increase; inverse

d)

decrese; inverse

96.

which type of circuit protection must be replaced once it is used?

a)

fused

b)

circuit breaker

c)

GFCI

d)

the outlet

97.

the formula V=IR is called

a)

miss rhoms law

b)

ohms law

c)

volts law

d)

circuit law

98.

A fuse opens the circuit by melting when it overheats because there is too much current in the circuit.

a)

true

b)

false

99.

Electric field lines point toward negative objects.

a)

true

b)

false

100.

Most objects have an equal number of protons and electrons.

a)

true

b)

false

101.

electric field lines are proof that electricity requires objects to be in contact with each other.

a)

true

b)

false

102.

Objects can often become electrically charged by simply rubbing them together.

a)

true

b)

false

103.

Two positively charged objects have an affinity for one another.

a)

true

b)

false

104.

Direct current is the primary energy source in portable electronic devices.

a)

true

b)

false

105.

An open electric circuit allows current to flow.

a)

true

b)

false

106.

Static cling is worse in summer than in winter because summer air has more moisture and this causes more static.

a)

true

b)

false

107.

A positively charged object and a negatively charged object will repel each other.

a)

true

b)

false

108.

Lines of electrical force indicate the direction that a proton would travel if dropped into the field.

a)

true

b)

false

109.

electric potential energy, motivation

a)

electrical current

b)

voltage

c)

conductor

d)

insulator

110.

the ability of a material to slow down the flow of charge carries, like a light bulb

a)

resistance

b)

volts

c)

amps

d)

amphora

111.

material through which charge passes easily

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

c)

alternating current

d)

ohm

112.

unit used to measure electrical current

a)

ohms

b)

amps

c)

volts

113.

unit for resistance

a)

volts

b)

amps

c)

ohms

114.

material through which charge flows poorly

a)

insulator

b)

condutor

c)

resistance

d)

ohms

115.

provides multiple paths that current can take

a)

field

b)

alternating current

c)

parallel circuits

d)

series circuit

116.

a build up of electrical charge on one object

a)

static electricity

b)

series circuit

c)

dynamics

d)

loads

117.

an electrical device in a circuit that consumes electrical energy

a)

load

b)

field

c)

current

d)

circuit

118.

a loop through which electricity can flow

a)

circuit

b)

load

c)

field

d)

current

119.

a region around a charged object that will apply an electric force on other charged objects

a)

field

b)

load

c)

current

d)

circuit

120.

the speed of electrical charge through a complete circuit

a)

current

b)

load

c)

principle

d)

field

121.

an unintended path taken by current electricity

a)

short circuit

b)

static electricity

c)

parallel circuit

d)

current

122.

provides only one path for charge carries to move through

a)

series circuit

b)

short circuit

c)

parallel circuit

d)

load

123.

changes in pressure in a confined fluid are distributed equally in al directions throughout the fluid

a)

Pascal's principle

b)

Boyles law

c)

bernulios principle

d)

pressure

124.

liquid or gas phases of matter

a)

fluid

b)

fluid mechanics

c)

pressure

125.

the buyout force exerted on a body of fluid is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid.

a)

Archimedes principle

b)

pascals principles

c)

Bernoulli's principles

126.

states that the pressure of a fluid decreases as its speed increases

a)

Bernoulli's principles

b)

Pascals principle

c)

Archimedes principle

127.

the volume of a dry gas is inversely proportional to the pressure it exerts

a)

Boyles law

b)

Charles law

128.

the volume of a gas at a constant pressure is directly proportional to its temperature

a)

Charles law

b)

Boyles law

129.

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.

a)

Pascal principle

b)

bernoilli principle

c)

Archimedes principle

130.

newtons first law

a)

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.

b)

F=MA

c)

when two bodies interact, they apply forces to one another that are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction.

131.

newtons 2nd law

a)

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.

b)

F=MA

c)

when two bodies interact, they apply forces to one another that are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction.

132.

newtons 3rd law

a)

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.

b)

F=MA

c)

when two bodies interact, they apply forces to one another that are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction.