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Year End Quiz Championship

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which instrument is the most appropriate for measuring the length of a classroom?

a)

Vernier Caliper

b)

Micrometer Screw Gauge

c)

Meter Rule

d)

Measuring Tape

2.

State the reading given by the vernier caliper. (Type in the value without units)

(a)  

3.

Vector or Scalar?

A deer running 15 meters per second due west.

a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
4.

Which is an example of speed?

a)

A car driving 55 miles per hour south.

b)

A bicyclist traveling 10 meters per hour toward the next town.

c)

A roller coaster is traveling 10 meters per second.

d)

A rocket blasting off at 2,500 meters per second toward space.

5.

Which is NOT an example of Acceleration?

a)

An object speeds up

b)

An object slows down

c)

An object changes direction

d)

An object is in constant motion.

6.

On Earth, a ball is dropped and falls 2.0 m in a vacuum. The acceleration of the ball at 1.0 m is 10 m/s2 .

What is the acceleration of the ball at 0.5 m?

a)

5.0 m / s2

b)

10 m / s2

c)

15 m / s2

d)

20 m / s2

7.

A car is travelling at a velocity of 2.0 m / s. It accelerates at a constant 0.20 m / s2 for 2.5 minutes. What is the final velocity of the car?

a)

2.5 m / s

b)

5.2 m / s

c)

30 m / s

d)

32 m / s

8.

A ball falls from rest through the air towards the ground. The diagram shows two forces acting on the ball.

As the ball falls, the air resistance increases. Which statement is correct?

a)

The acceleration of the ball decreases.

b)

The acceleration of the ball increases.

c)

The speed of the ball decreases.

d)

The gravitational force on the ball decreases.

9.
What is the net force?
a)
400 N Up
b)
400 N Down
c)
- 400 N Down
d)
800 N Down
10.

Two forces act on a car: the forward force of the motor, and friction. If the car is traveling at a constant speed, what is true about the resultant force acting on the car?

a)

There is no resultant force

b)

Equal to the forward force

c)

Equal to the friction

d)

Depends on the mass of the car

11.

A 20 kg box is lifted 6 m above the ground. How much GPE does it have?

a)

120 J

b)

200 J

c)

1200 J

d)

60 J

12.

Where is kinetic energy at its minimum?

a)

Z

b)

W

c)

X

d)

Y

13.
The more POWER you use to move an object, the more work you do. 
a)
True
b)
False
14.
The easiest way to open a heavy door  is by applying the force
a)
Near the hinges
b)
In the middle of the door
c)
At the edge of the door far from the hinges
d)
At the top of the door
15.
EM waves have the same speed but different:
a)
frequency & medium 
b)
wavelength & frequency
c)
medium & wavelength
d)
color & medium
16.

Sound waves usually travel fastest through:

a)

solids

b)

liquids

c)

gases

17.
 A wave has frequency of 5 Hz and a speed of 25 m/s. What is the wavelength of the wave?
a)
25 m
b)
125 m
c)
5 m
d)
25 m/s
18.

The higher the ____ the higher the ___

a)

pitch, frequency

b)

frequency, pitch

19.

The more energy particles have...

a)

the faster they move.

b)

the farther apart they tend to be.

c)

the hotter they are.

d)

All of the above

20.
What would cause a decrease in particle movement?
a)
decrease atoms
b)
increase in space between atoms
c)
decrease in temperature
d)
increase in mass
21.
The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.
a)
Heat
b)
Conduction
c)
Convection
d)
Radiation
22.
In a lava lamp, the warm part rises and the cool part sinks.  This is an example of 
a)
heat computation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
d)
radiation
23.

This type of EM radiation is used to send mobile phone signals & in GPS?

a)

infrared

b)

visible light

c)

ultraviolet

d)

microwaves

24.

What type of EM radiation is utilized in treating cancer, using its high energy to destroy the cells in a tumour?

a)

gamma ray

b)

x-ray

c)

visible light

d)

microwave

25.
When a sound is louder what measurement gets bigger?
a)
Frequency 
b)
Amplitude 
c)
Wavelength 
d)
Crest