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Science Final Prep- D,E

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 3hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What combination of simple machines are in a screwdriver?

a)

Wheel and axle

b)

Screw

c)

Wedge

d)

Pulley

e)

Inclined plane

2.

Calculate the mechanical advantage of a machine with an input force of 52 N, and an output force of 26 N.

(a)  

3.

Calculate the mechanical advantage of this machine.

Input force: 24 N

Output force: 100 N

Input distance: 56 cm

Output distance: 0.7 cm

(a)  

4.

A man is pulling a sack 0.5 m with a force 20 N. How much work is he doing?

a)

40 J

b)

10 J

c)

10 N-m

d)

0.025 N-m

e)

10

5.

Calculate the speed ratio of this machine.

Input force: 24 N

Output force: 100 N

Input distance: 56 cm

Output distance: 0.7 cm

(a)  

6.

Calculate the speed ratio of this machine.

Input force: 36 N

Output force: 74 N

Input distance: 90 cm

Output distance: 0.8 cm

(a)  

7.

Calculate the efficiency of this machine.

Input force: 36 N

Output force: 74 N

Input distance: 90 cm

Output distance: 0.8 cm

(a)  

8.

Calculate the efficiency of this machine.

Input force: 5 N

Output force: 25 N

Input distance: 23.6 cm

Output distance: 0.7 cm

(a)  

9.

What is the formula for mechanical advantage?

OF= Output force

IF= Input force

OD= Output distance

ID= Input distance

a)

OFIF\frac{OF}{IF}  

b)

IFOF\frac{IF}{OF}  

c)

ODID\frac{OD}{ID}  

d)

IDOD\frac{ID}{OD}  

e)

OFIFx 100\frac{OF}{IF}x\ 100  

10.

What is the formula for work?

F= Force

P= Pressure

A= Area

D= Distance

a)

F=PAF=\frac{P}{A}  

b)

Fd\frac{F}{d}  

c)

F x dF\ x\ d  

d)

F=APF=\frac{A}{P}  

11.

What is the formula for speed ratio?

OF= Output force

IF= Input force

OD= Output distance

ID= Input distance

a)

OFIF\frac{OF}{IF}  

b)

IDOD\frac{ID}{OD}  

c)

ODID\frac{OD}{ID}  

d)

IFOF\frac{IF}{OF}  

e)

IDODx 100\frac{ID}{OD}x\ 100  

12.

What is the formula for efficiency?

MA= Mechanical advantage

SR= Speed ratio

a)

SRMA\frac{SR}{MA}  

b)

MASR\frac{MA}{SR}  

c)

SRMAx 100\frac{SR}{MA}x\ 100  

d)

MASRx 100\frac{MA}{SR}x\ 100  

13.

A first class lever has....

a)

The

fulcrum (triangle in image) between the load and the point where the effort is exerted

to move the load.

b)

The load between the

effort (hand in image) and the fulcrum (triangle in image)

c)

The effort (hand in image) between the load and the fulcrum (triangle in image)

14.

A second class lever has....

a)

The

fulcrum (triangle in image) between the load and the point where the effort is exerted

to move the load.

b)

The load between the

effort (hand in image) and the fulcrum (triangle in image)

c)

The effort (hand in image) between the load and the fulcrum (triangle in image)

15.

Em is using a lever. The fulcrum is between the load and the force her hand exerts. What kind of lever is she using?

a)

1st class

b)

2nd class

c)

3rd class

16.

Em is using a lever. The load is between the effort (her hand pulling it) and the fulcrum. What kind of lever is she using?

a)

1st class

b)

2nd class

c)

3rd class

17.

Em is using a lever. The effort (her hand pulling it) is between the load and the fulcrum. What kind of lever is she using?

a)

1st class

b)

2nd class

c)

3rd class

18.

Calculate the work output.

Input force: 5 N

Input distance: 4.38 cm

Output force: 8 N

Output distance: 5.5 cm

a)

21.9 J

b)

44 N-cm

c)

44 J

d)

21.9 N-cm

19.

Calculate the work output. Choose the best answer.

Input force: 7 N

Input distance: 5.38 m

Output force: 12 N

Output distance: 4.5 m

a)

37.66 J

b)

54 J

c)

54 N-m

d)

37.66 N-m

20.

In a gear system, the driving gear's circumference is 74 m. It turns with a force of 5 N. The driven gear's circumference is 5 cm, and it turns with a force of 10 N. What is the efficiency of this system? Don't forget the percent symbol!

A driving gear is the gear that has an outside force applied to it. A driven gear is the gear the driving gear moves.

(a)  

21.

What does hydraulic mean?

a)

A system that uses solids to move things

b)

A system that uses compressed air to move things

c)

A system that uses liquids to lift or move things

22.

What does pneumatic mean?

a)

A system that uses solids to move things

b)

A system that uses compressed air to move things

c)

A system that uses liquids to lift or move things

23.

What is the definition of pressure?

a)

Pressure is the amount of force applied to a given area.

b)

Pressure is the amount of force applied to any area.

c)

Pressure is measured in pascals.

24.

Pressure is measured in pascals. A pascal equals the force of 1 ______ over an ______ of 1 m2.

a)

Newton, area

b)

Area, newton

c)

Newton, octogan

25.

How do you calculate pressure?

a)

Force divided by area

b)

Area divided by force

c)

Area divided by pressure

d)

Pressure divided by force

26.

Calculate the pressure. Remember the unit is P (pascals).

Force= 36 N

Area= 9 cm2

(a)  

27.

What is salinity?

a)

The total amount of all salts dissolved in water

b)

The total amount of sea salt dissolved in water

c)

The maximum amount of salt able to dissolve in a given volume of water

d)

Saltiness

28.

All water on Earth is fresh water or (a)   water.

29.

Thermal pollution is....

a)

A pollution that releases heat into the air, damaging the climate

b)

A pollution that changes the temperature of a habitat

c)

A pollution that releases toxins into a body of water

d)

A pollution that changes the temperature of a body of water

30.

Factories that release their clean water into rivers can still kill plants and animals. This is because....

a)

The water lacks the natural chemicals of that certain habitat

b)

The water is cleaned with harmful chemicals

c)

The water contains microorganisms

d)

The new water changes the temperature of the water habitat

31.

Tide is the daily ____ of water _____ in oceans.

a)

Change, level

b)

Growing, temperature

c)

Increase, flow

d)

Change, swells

32.

The main cause of tides is....

a)

Climate

b)

Weather

c)

The gravitational force of the moon

d)

The gravitational force of the sun

33.

The side of Earth that is closest to the moon feels the strongest pull from the moon’s gravity. This is where the bulge of water is the ________. But other forces are also at work, resulting from Earth’s and moon’s rotations. These forces cause another, _______ bulge on the other side of Earth at the same time. The two bulges, on either side of Earth, are the high tides.

a)

Largest, almost equal

b)

Smallest, larger

c)

Largest, smaller

34.

When a river enters a lake or ocean, it slows down, dropping much of the sediment it carries. The sediment forms a fan-shaped deposit called a _______.

a)

Shoal

b)

Sandbank

c)

Delta

d)

Sandbar

35.

Distillation is a technique for separating solutions that involves _______ and _________.

a)

Straining

b)

Boiling

c)

Condensation

d)

Sublimation

e)

Freezing

36.

The order of the water cycle is....

a)

Runoff and groundwater, evaporation, precipitation, condensation

b)

Condensation, evaporation, percipitation, runoff and groundwater

c)

Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff and groundwater

d)

Evaporation,

percipitation, condensation, runoff and groundwater

37.

What do you call a change in the state of matter from liquid to gas?

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Sublimation

38.

What is climate?

a)

Average weather measured over a long period of time

b)

The weather measured at a specific time

39.

Water can hold onto heat _____ than other substances do. It takes a _______ time to raise or lower the temperature of a large body of water. The main effect that this has on a climate is ___________.

a)

Longer, long, it prevents extremes in temperature

b)

Shorter, short, causing extreme fluctuations in temperature

c)

Longer, long, causing shorter winters

d)

Longer, long, causing shorter summers

40.

Animals and plants that live along the shoreline of the ocean have to be able to withstand the _________ of the waves. They also have to be able to live out of the water for some time every day at ____ tide. This shoreline area they live in is called the ________.

a)

Temperature, high, sunlight zone

b)

Pounding, low, intertidal zone

c)

Pounding, low, tideland

d)

Dragging, low, tidal zone

41.

What is a population?

a)

A group of organisms of the same species that live in any area

b)

A group of people living in the same place

c)

A group of organisms of the same species that live in a particular area

d)

A group of organisms that live in a particular area

42.

What is a watershed?

a)

An area of land that drains into one main river

b)

An area of land that drains into the ocean

c)

An area of water that drains into one main lake or river

d)

An area of land that drains into one main lake or river

43.

Potable water is....

a)

Water that humans can't drink safely

b)

Water that humans can drink safely

c)

Water that is bottled for later use

d)

Water than has been boiled to get rid of bacteria

44.

What are facts about Phytoplankton?

a)

Animals in the upper part of the ocean feed on them.

b)

They are microscopic plants

c)

They are food for the fish in the middle zone, where light still penetrates.

d)

They are tiny, floating sea animals

e)

They are tiny, yet visible, plants.