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UNIT REVIEW

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 3hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The distance between the rest position to the highest/lowest point of a wave is called......

a)

Crest

b)

Amplitude

c)

Trough

d)

Wavelength

2.

How do you measure a wavelength for a transverse wave?

a)

From one compression to the next

b)

From one crest to one trough

c)

From crest/crest or trough/trough

d)

From one amplitude to another

3.

What are the two types of Mechanical waves?

a)

Water and Air

b)

Longitudinal and Transverse

c)

Sound and Game

d)

Air and Solids

4.

What direction does a longitudinal wave travel?

a)

Up and down

b)

Left and right

5.

What direction for a transverse wave travel?

a)

Up and down

b)

Left and right

6.

In a transverse wave, the wave travels _________ to the medium.

a)

Parallel

b)

Perpendicular

c)

Alongside

d)

Slanted

7.

In a longitudinal wave, the wave travels _________ to the medium.

a)

Parallel

b)

Perpendicular

c)

Alongside

d)

Slanted

8.

In class, what did we use to demonstrate a longitudinal wave?

a)

String

b)

Rulers

c)

Slinkys

d)

Cup-Phones

9.

Which wave has the highest frequency?

a)

Green

b)

Blue

c)

Red

d)

None

10.

Which wave has the largest amplitude?

a)

Green

b)

Blue

c)

Red

11.

Which wave has the lowest frequency?

a)

C

b)

A

c)

F

d)

D

12.

Sound waves can travel through:

a)

solids

b)

liquids

c)

gasses

d)

all of these

13.

Sound waves cannot travel through:

a)

solids

b)

liquids

c)

gasses

d)

empty space

14.

A sound wave is a type of:

a)

longitudinal wave

b)

transverse wave

c)

mechanical wave

d)

mechanical and longitudinal wave

15.

Sound waves require a __________ to travel through.

a)

medium

b)

person

c)

transverse

d)

Slinky

16.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
17.

Energy stored because of gravity is called:

a)

Gravitational Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Mechanical Advantage

d)

Chemical Energy

18.

At which point does the ball has the greatest gravitational potential energy (GPE)?

a)

A

b)

G

c)

D

d)

C

e)

G

19.

You throw a ball into the air as shown in the diagram. At what point does the ball have the most gravitational potential energy?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

20.

If the height is zero, gravitational potential energy

a)

is zero

b)

at its maximum

c)

100J

d)

200J

21.

What is the Total Mechanical Energy at point A?

a)

500,000 J

b)

400,000 J

c)

200,000 J

d)

50,000 J

22.

What is the Kinetic Energy at point D?

a)

500,000 J

b)

250,000 J

c)

300,000 J

d)

50,000 J

23.
What is mechanical energy?
a)
It is what metal creates when heated.
b)
All potential and kinetic energy in a system.
c)
It is motion of all matter.
d)
Energy of momentum.
24.

Which letter shows the ball when it has THE MOST kinetic energy?

a)

B

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

e)

F

25.

Which letter shows the ball when it is moving the fastest?

a)

B

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

e)

F

26.

The Law of Conservation of Energy states:

a)

Energy can created or destroyed but not transformed

b)

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only transformed

c)

Energy can't be created, destroyed or transformed

d)

Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

27.

According to the law of conservation of energy, energy can be created or destroyed.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Identify the energy transfer

a)

chemical to kinetic

b)

solar to electrical

c)

thermal to light

d)

electrical to light

29.
What units are used to measure energy?
a)
Watts
b)
Newtons
c)
Joules
d)
kilowatts
30.

Stored energy or energy due to its position is called

a)

mechanical energy

b)

potential energy

c)

kinetic energy

d)

thermal energy

31.

Which letter shows where is potential energy stored or at its maximum point?

a)

Y

b)

W

c)

X

d)

Z

32.

The two types of energy listed under mechanical energy

a)

kinetic and nuclear

b)

potential and kinetic

c)

potential and nuclear

d)

wind and thermal

33.

Energy in motion is called

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

nuclear energy

d)

transfer energy

34.

Energy that transforms from potential to kinetic is neither_____ nor _______.

a)

created, force

b)

created, destroyed

c)

force,motion

d)

destroyed, law of conservation of energy

35.
What is the net force?
a)
20 N 
b)
0 N 
c)
400 N 
d)
40 N 
36.
What is the net force?
a)
10 N
b)
0 N
c)
25 N
d)
1 N
37.
Balanced or unbalanced?
a)
balanced
b)
unbalanced
38.
What will cause an object to move?
a)
Applied forces
b)
Balanced forces
c)
Unbalanced forces
39.

When an object is moving, friction acts in the _______ direction as the motion.

a)

perpendicular

b)

same

c)

opposite

d)

precise

40.

An object in motion will stay in motion and an object at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by an outside force. Which law does this describe

a)

2nd law

b)

1st law

c)

3rd law

41.

Object tendency to resist change

a)

Friction

b)

Inertia

c)

Forcé

d)

Gravity

42.

What is another name for Newton’s 1st law?

a)

Law of Inertia

b)

Law of Acceleration

c)

Law of Action/Reaction

43.

Which law of motion says that you must push or pull objects harder if they have more mass?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

44.

What Unit do we Measure Force in?

a)

Newtons

b)

Joules

c)

Force

d)

Kilograms

45.

Newton's third law states that any action will have a(n) _______ and ______ reaction

a)

Equal and similar

b)

Equal and opposite

c)

Equal and different

d)

Greater and opposite

46.

Which of Newton's laws is shown

a)

1st law

b)

3rd law

c)

2nd law

47.
A magician pulls a tablecloth out from under dishes and glasses on a table without disturbing them.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
48.
What is Newtons 2nd law of motion?
a)
Pancakes 
b)
Force= Mass multiplied by acceleration
c)
For every action there is a equal and opposite  re-action.
d)
Law of gravity 
49.

What are the appropriate units to describe acceleration?

a)

m/p

b)

m/h

c)

m/s

d)

m/s square

50.

Which one of Newton's laws are displayed

a)

2nd law

b)

1st law

c)

3rd law

51.
What is the unit for mass?
a)
m/sec
b)
kg/sec
c)
kg
d)
kg m/sec
52.

From the figure, what is the displacement?

a)

20 meters

b)

25 meters

c)

15 meters

d)

25 meters NE

53.
The scientific (SI) unit for measuring distance is the ________ .
a)
mile
b)
foot
c)
kilometer
d)
meter
54.
Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point
a)
displacement
b)
distance
c)
motion
d)
reference point
55.

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total distance?

a)

2 km

b)

5 km

c)

8 km

d)

10 km

56.
A person walks 50 meters directly north, stops, and then travels 32 meters directly south.  What is their displacement?
a)
82 meters
b)
18 meters
c)
28 meters
57.

Jasmine runs exactly 3 laps around a 400 meter track. What is the DISPLACEMENT?

a)

800 m

b)

400 m

c)

0 m

d)

1200 m

58.

David walks 3 km north, and then turns east and walks 4 km. What is the DISTANCE?

a)

7 km

b)

3 km

c)

4 km

d)

1 km

59.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
S = t/d
b)
S = d/t
c)
S = d x t
d)
S = t x d
60.
A measurement of how fast an object is moving
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Vector
d)
Acceleration
61.
What is the speed of an object that travels 20 meters in 4 seconds?
a)
80 m/s
b)
0.2 m/s
c)
5 m/s
d)
24 m/s
62.

Calculate the distance you will travel if you will drive for 2 hours at 56km/h.

a)

84 km

b)

100 km           

c)

110 km         

d)

112 km

63.
Which of the following is a unit of speed ?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
min
64.
Distance over time.
a)
Travel
b)
Motion
c)
Velocity
d)
Speed
65.
A person walked 10 miles.  It took them 2 hours.  How fast were they walking?
a)
8 mph
b)
5 mph
c)
2 mph
d)
10 mph
66.

( Fill in the blank) Long hair should be ____________ in the laboratory.

a)

tied back

b)

cut

c)

down

d)

curled

67.

(True or False) Horse playing is allowed in the laboratory

a)

true

b)

false

68.

(True or False) It is okay to pick up broken glass with your bare hands as long as the glass is placed in the trash can

a)

true

b)

false

69.
Be alert and proceed with caution at all times in the lab.  _______________ immediately of any unsafe conditions you see.
a)
Assess and fix
b)
Notify the teacher
c)
Notify your lab group
d)
Call out, "Code 1"
70.
Before leaving the lab you should always wash or sanitize your hands.
a)
True 
b)
False
71.
I must follow all instructions, written and verbal, about the laboratory procedures given by the teacher.
a)
True
b)
False
72.

When is it OK to eat or drink at the lab tables?

a)

Always

b)

Only during group work, not during labs

c)

Never

d)

Whenever I'm hungry

73.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
74.

Describe the motion in the graph:

a)

Constant Speed (positive slope)

b)

Stopped (at rest)

c)

Acceleration (increasing speed)

d)

Return Home (negative slope)

75.

Which person moved the fastest in 3 seconds?

a)

biker

b)

runner

c)

walker

d)

they are all moving equally

76.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
77.

What is this?

a)

trough

b)

wavelength

c)

crest

d)

equilibrium

78.

What is this?

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

wavelength

d)

amplitude

79.

What is this?

a)

amplitude

b)

equilibrium

c)

wavelength

d)

crest

80.

What is this?

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

amplitude

d)

wavelength

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