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2nd Quarter Midterm

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is any push or pull called?

a)

Force

b)

Energy

c)

Speed

d)

Acceleration

2.

What conclusion can be made with the diagram?

a)

An example of balanced forces

b)

An example of unbalanced forces

c)

The bigger person with the red shirt will win

d)

The person with the green shirt will in the tug of war

3.

What is the Net Force acting on the box in this picture?

a)

10 N to the Left

b)

10 N to the Right

c)

60 N to the Left

d)

60 N to the Right

4.

What is the Net Force acting on the box in this picture?

a)

30 N to the Right

b)

30 N to the Left

c)

70 N to the Right

d)

70 N to the Left

5.

___________ forces always cause an object's motion to change.

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

c)

contact

d)

non-contact

6.
What is the net force?
a)
17 N Right
b)
3 N Right
c)
3 N Left
d)
17 N Left
7.

What is Velocity ?

a)

The distance an object travels per unit of time

b)

Speed in a given direction

c)

Force that opposes motion

d)

Force that pulls objects towards each other.

8.

The change in a objects position is called ________.

a)
Force
b)
Motion
c)
Reaction
d)

Position

9.

What is the Net Force and the direction of the object's movement as a result of the net force?

a)

11N, Right

b)

11N, Left

c)

1N, Left

d)

1N, Right

10.

What is Energy?

a)

The ability to do anything

b)

The ability to cause change

c)

The investigation of nature

d)

A fact of life

11.

What is an example of kinetic energy?

a)

A bird sitting in a tree

b)

A bouncy ball on the table

c)

A car driving on the highway

d)

A book on shelf

12.

Total energy will always change in a system of objects.

a)

True; energy is destroyed due to friction

b)

False; energy cannot be destroyed, only transferred.

13.

What is an example of sound energy?

a)

A thermometer heating up

b)

Solar panels generating electricity

c)

A guitar string being plucked

d)

A machine in an assembly line

14.

What is nuclear energy?

a)

Energy in the nucleus of an atom

b)

Energy in the particles of an object

c)

Energy that is carried by electromagnetic waves

d)

Energy in a system of objects

15.

Which of the following show a change from kinetic energy to potential energy?

a)

A sled sliding up a hill

b)

A ball that is thrown into the air

c)

A car driving down a hill

d)

A rubber band being stretched

16.

Which of the following describes an energy transformation?

a)

When energy is lost due to friction

b)

An electric motor moving a car

c)

A solar panel powering a home

d)

A television projecting a show

17.

What transformation occurs in a toaster?

a)

Electrical to radiant

b)

Electrical to thermal

c)

Thermal to mechanical

d)

Solar to electrical

18.

What type of energy transformation occurs when a piece of wood burns?

a)

Electrical energy is released as radiant energy

b)

Stored chemical energy is released as thermal energy

c)

Mechanical energy is stored as chemical energy

d)

No transformation occurs

19.

Energy can be transformed into many different forms:

a)

True

b)

False

20.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
21.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
22.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
23.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
24.
What kind of energy is in a stretched rubber band?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
25.
What kind of energy is in a waving hand?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
26.
At which point is kinetic energy greatest? 
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
27.

Which Apple has the greatest Gravitational Potential Energy?

a)

Apple A

b)

Apple B

c)

Apple C

d)

Apple D

28.
Which of the following best describes the energy transformations that occur when a flashlight that runs on batteries is turned on?
a)
chemical → light → electrical
b)
electrical → light → chemical
c)
light → electrical → chemical
d)
chemical → electrical → light
29.
The Theory of the Conservation of Energy states -
a)
Energy can be created, just not destroyed. It changes its form from one type to another.
b)
Energy can never be created nor destroyed. It can only change its form from one type to another.
c)
The total energy in our Universe changes, as different forms of energies can be transformed from each other under certain circumstances.
d)
Energy transformations do not passively occur in our lives, rather we actively make use of energies and transform energies.
30.

Energy is the ability to do work.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

The stored energy of an object is called ______?

a)

flowing energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

potential energy

d)

sun energy

32.
Which kind of energy change occurs when a candle is burning?
a)
Chemical to light.
b)
Light to electrical.
c)
Solar to heat.
d)
Chemical to electrical.
33.
The roller coaster cart has the most gravitational potential energy at position-
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
34.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
35.
How long did it take this object to travel back to its reference/starting point?
a)
20 s
b)
30 s
c)
60 s
d)
100 s
36.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
37.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
38.
What is happening at D?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
39.
What is happening at C?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
40.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
41.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
42.

A car moves at 50 m/s for 20 seconds, how far did it roll?

a)

500 m

b)

0.4 m

c)

1000 m

d)

2.5 m

43.

A roller skater moved 50 meters in 10 seconds, what was their speed?

a)

5 m/s

b)

500 m/s

c)

0.2 m/s

d)

10 m/s

44.

What is the object’s speed during interval A?

a)

60 meters per second

b)

10 meters per second

c)

6 meters per second

d)

600 meters per second

45.

Which is an example of a non contact force?

a)

Pushing a chair in

b)

Climbing a rope

c)

Sticking knife to wall

d)

Pushing lever to get drink

46.

Gravity is affected by two things

a)

distance between objects

b)

size of objects

c)

mass of objects

d)

color of objects

47.

What force is holding these water molecules together?

a)

contact force

b)

gravitational force

c)

magnetic force

d)

electrical force

48.

Which of the following energy transformations does not occur while bungee jumping?

a)

potential --> kinetic

b)

kinetic --> elastic

c)

elastic --> thermal

d)

potential --> nuclear

49.

Which diagram shows two stars that have the greatest gravitational force between them, where the size of the star indicates the size of mass?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D