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Finals Review

Total questions: 113

Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

motion

b)

position (staying in one spot)

c)

plug it in

d)

food, batteries, burning logs

2.

What is potential energy?

a)

motion

b)

position (staying in one spot)

c)

plug it in

d)

food, batteries, burning logs

3.

What is electrical energy?

a)

motion

b)

position (staying in one spot)

c)

plug it in

d)

food, batteries, burning logs

4.

What is chemical energy?

a)

motion

b)

position (staying in one spot)

c)

plug it in

d)

food, batteries, burning logs

5.

Anytime you see wheels so a car, bus, rollercoaster, or skateboard what are you supposed to think?

a)

motion

b)

electrical

c)

friction so thermal energy

d)

friction so chemical energy

6.

Will you ever say energy changes?

a)

Yes

b)

NO

7.

Does energy ever get greater?

a)

NO

b)

YES

8.

What are the three types of heat transfer?

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

thermal

9.

Conduction means

a)

touch

b)

Move (hot up and cold down)

c)

Sun or fire

10.

Convection means

a)

touch

b)

Move (hot up and cold down)

c)

Sun or fire

11.

Radiation means

a)

touch

b)

Move (hot up and cold down)

c)

Sun or fire

12.

Heat transfer goes from

a)

cold to hot

b)

hot to cold

13.

High specific heat means pick the

a)

big number on the chart

b)

small number on the chart

14.

Low specific heat means pick the

a)

big number on the chart

b)

small number on the chart

15.

What is gravity?

a)

8

b)

9.8

c)

10

16.

If I touch something hot what is that?

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

17.

Does weight ever change?

a)

yes

b)

no

18.

Does mass ever change?

a)

yes

b)

no

19.

Is free fall balanced or unbalanced

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

20.

You push against a wall and the wall is pushing back on you.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

21.

The harder you hit a baseball, the faster it accelerates.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

22.

Terminal velocity is when you are at

a)

zero

b)

Any number

c)

negative

d)

positive

23.

Anytime you see the word distance what do you do?

a)

Add

b)

subtract

c)

multiply

d)

divide

24.

Anytime you see the word speed, velocity, or acceleration what do you do?

a)

add

b)

subtract

c)

multiply

d)

divide

25.

True or false. If you change ONLY the direction of an object, you have then changed its velocity.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

In the equation f=ma, what does the "m" stand for

a)

acceleration

b)

matter

c)

mass

d)

force

27.

What is the total distance traveled by the car?

a)

60 m

b)

20 m

c)

0 m

d)

80 m

28.

What is the total displacement of the car?

a)

60 m

b)

20 m

c)

0 m

d)

80 m

29.

Scott drives a Jeep 12 km east, then 4 km north, then finally 3 km west. He traveled a total distance (distance means add) of:

a)

5 km

b)

10 km

c)

13 km

d)

19 km

30.

A ping-pong ball rolls forward 6 meters, and bounces backward 3 meters. It traveled a total distance (distance means add) of:

a)

9 meters

b)

6 meters

c)

3 meters

d)

0 meters

31.

If you want to keep your food warm what do you want

a)

High specific heat

b)

Low specific heat

32.

If you want to keep your food cold what do you want

a)

High specific heat

b)

Low specific heat

33.

Short wavelength means

a)

lower frequency

b)

higher frequency

34.

High frequency waves transfer

a)

MORE energy than a low frequency wave.

b)

the same amount of energy as a low frequency wave.

c)

LESS energy than a low frequency wave.

35.
The ____________ of a wave is the rate at which every point on the wave moves up and down.
a)
Frequency
b)
Amplitude
c)
Wavelength
d)
Speed
36.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
37.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
38.

True or False: Both waves A and B have the same frequency.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

True or False: Both waves A and B have the same wavelength.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Which wave has a less amplitude?

a)

A

b)

B

41.

True or False: Waves A and B have the same amplitude.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Which wave has a lower frequency?

a)

A

b)

B

43.

Which wave has a higher frequency?

a)

A

b)

B

44.

The __________ of a wave is the distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point just like it. In a transverse wave, this is the is the distance from crest to crest or trough to trough.

a)

amplitude

b)

wavelength

c)

frequency

d)

baseline

45.

Which wave has a shorter wavelength?

a)

A

b)

B

46.

Which wave has a longer wavelength?

a)

A

b)

B

47.

The lowest part of a wave.

a)

Wave

b)

Amplitude

c)

Wave Crest

d)

Wave Trough

e)

Wave Height

48.
What two factors effect the amount of energy a wave has?
a)
Frequency and wavelength
b)
Frequency and amplitude
c)
Amplitude and rest
d)
Wavelength and crest
49.
Distance from an 'x' to an 'x' is a________
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
rarefaction
d)
compression
50.
What is represented by the  letter 'y'?
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
51.

High pitched waves would have wavelengths that are...

a)

at a rarefaction

b)

far apart

c)

close together

d)

at the trough

52.
Which type of wave is pictured here?
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Transverse
c)
Light 
d)
Electromagnetic
53.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
54.
Which of the following can sound travel through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
55.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
longitudinal 
d)
transverse wave 
56.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
57.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
58.

Waves that can travel through a vacuum and do no require a medium are called?

a)

Transverse Waves

b)

S-Waves

c)

Mechanical Waves

d)

Electromagnetic Waves

59.

What is the crest of a transverse wave?

a)

the lowest point of the wave

b)

the middle of a wave

c)

the highest point of a wave

d)

nothing

60.
What do we call the part of a compressional wave that is spread a part?
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
61.
All waves carry
a)
energy
b)
light 
c)
matter
d)
particles
62.

What type of waves have compressions?

a)
longitudinal
b)
transverse
63.
What type of wave is this?
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Transverse
64.

Mechanical waves that travel through a medium moving perpendicular to the motion of the wave.

a)

Transverse wave

b)

Surface wave

c)

Longitudinal wave

d)

medium

65.

The top of something; sometimes called a "peak"

a)

trough

b)

amplitude

c)

compression

d)

crest

66.

Red has the __________ frequency.

a)

high

b)

low

67.

Red has the _________ wavelength

a)

shortest

b)

longest

68.

Violet has the __________ wavelength

a)

shortest

b)

longest

69.

Violet has the __________ frequency.

a)

low

b)

high

70.

What would produce the least amount of energy: ___________ wavelength and _____________ frequency.

a)

longest wavelength and low frequency

b)

shortest wavelength and low frequency

c)

longest wavelength and high frequency

d)

shortest wavelength and high frequency

71.

What do you change to make a sound wave louder?

a)

pitch

b)

sound

c)

amplitude

d)

crest

72.

How do you change the pitch?

a)

sound

b)

pitch

c)

amplitude

d)

frequency

73.

Sound waves are longitudinal or transverse waves?

a)

longitudinal

b)

transverse

74.

Light waves are longitudinal or transverse waves?

a)

longitudinal

b)

transverse

75.

Sound waves are mechanical or electromagnetic waves?

a)

mechanical

b)

electromagnetic

76.

Light waves are mechanical or electromagnetic waves?

a)

mechanical

b)

Electromagnetic

77.

What wave interaction?

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

diffraction

d)

interference

78.

What is the wave interaction?

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

diffraction

d)

interference

79.

What type of wave interaction?

a)

reflection

b)

diffraction

c)

constructive interference

d)

destructive interference

80.

What type of wave interaction?

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

diffraction

d)

interference

81.

Which wave is the faster? ALWAYS

a)

mechanical

b)

electromagentic

c)

same

82.

Electromagnetic waves do not need a ______

a)

sound

b)

medium

c)

place

d)

energy

83.

Electromagnetic and mechanical waves travel at

a)

same speed

b)

different... electromagnetic waves are faster

c)

different .... mechanical waves are faster

84.

Wave 1 is a _________

a)

Microwave

b)

Sound wave

85.

Sound waves will travel the fastest through _________

a)

Human fat

b)

Gold

c)

ice

d)

air

86.

Electromagnetic waves move _____________ when going from gases to liquids to solids

a)

slowly

b)

faster

87.

Electromagnetic waves move _____________ when going from gases to liquids to solids

a)

slowly

b)

faster

88.

Why does an ambulance sound louder as it approaches you? This has nothing to do with wavelengths. ONLY FREQUENCY

a)

The ambulance compresses air in front of it as it moves causing sound waves with a lower observed frequency.

b)

The ambulance compresses air in front of it as it moves causing sound waves with a higher observed frequency.

c)

The ambulance compresses air in front of it causing sound waves with longer observed wavelengths.

d)

The ambulance compresses air in front of it causing sound waves with shorter observed wavelengths.

89.

Why do the sound waves in the front look different than the sound waves in the back? NOTHING TO DO WITH WAVELENGTH

a)

The observed waves in front have a longer wavelength and produce a higher pitch.

b)

The observed waves in front have a shorter frequency and produce a higher pitch.

c)

The observed waves in front have a longer wavelength and produce a lower pitch.

d)

The observed waves in front have a higher frequency and produce a higher pitch.

90.

What is the KE formula

a)

KE = mv2KE\ =\ mv^2  

b)

KE = 12mv2KE\ =\ \frac{1}{2}mv^2  

c)

KE = mghKE\ =\ mgh  

d)

KE = 12mvKE\ =\ \frac{1}{2}mv  

91.

What is PE formula?

a)

PE = mgh

b)

PE = mh

c)

PE = 12mv2PE\ =\ \frac{1}{2}mv^2  

d)

PE = mgv

92.

What does "c" stand for in the following equation - Q = mcΔTQ\ =\ mc\Delta T  

a)

Heat

b)

mass

c)

specific heat

d)

speed

93.
You serve a volleyball with a mass of 2 kg. The ball leaves your hand with a speed of 30 m/s. What is the KE of the ball?
a)
900 J
b)
1800 J
c)
60 J
d)
30 J
94.
There is a bell at the top of a tower that is 45 m high. The bell weighs 100 kg. What is the potential energy of the bell?
a)
980 J
b)
441 J
c)
4,500 J
d)
44,100 J
95.
At which point is kinetic energy greatest? 
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
96.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
97.

Use the table provided to answer the following question.

Which material would take the most amount of energy to heat up by 10 degrees?

a)

Ice

b)

Copper

c)

Liquid Water

d)

Iron

98.

Use the table provided to answer the following question.

Which material would heat up the fastest?

a)

Ice

b)

Copper

c)

Liquid Water

d)

Iron

99.

Which will heat up faster?

a)

copper

b)

granite

c)

iron

d)

basalt

100.

Which will heat up slower?

a)

water

b)

lead

c)

granite

d)

iron

101.

How does the chemical energy stored in a log compare to the energy produced by burning the log?

a)

Chemical energy is EQUAL

b)

Chemical energy is LESS

c)

Chemical energy is MORE

d)

Chemical energy STAYS the SAME

102.

If ONLY energy leaves a system then...

a)

Open system

b)

Closed System

103.

If Mrs. Hertlein throws a ball that is twice as fast as Dr. Garcia. How much faster is Mrs. Hertlein's ball?

a)

twice as fast

b)

four times as fast

c)

Same amount of energy

104.
A series circuit has how many pathways for the electrons to flow?
a)
Two
b)
One
c)
Many
d)
Zero
105.
What kind of circuit is this?
a)
Series
b)
Consecutive
c)
Parallel
d)
Training
106.
What kind of circuit is this?
a)
Series
b)
Consecutive
c)
Parallel
d)
Training
107.
The picture shows an electrical circuit. This circuit is a series circuit because: 
a)
It has 3 light bulbs.
b)
The same current flows through all three light bulbs.
c)
It uses a single battery.
d)
The electrical current is divided between the three light bulbs.
108.
In a parallel circuit which of the following is the same value throughout the circuit?
a)
Voltage
b)
Current
c)
Resistance
d)
Charge
109.

When only one lightbulb blows out, an entire string of decorative lights goes out. The lights in this string must be connected in

a)

series with multiple current pathways

b)

series with one current pathway

c)

parallel with multiple current pathways

d)

parallel with one current pathway

110.

AC stands for __________ current.

a)

alternating

b)

Adjusting

c)

Alarmed

d)

Additional

111.

DC stands for __________ current.

a)

deviating

b)

default

c)

diverging

d)

direct

112.

An electric current flowing in one direction only

a)

voltage

b)

parallel current

c)

direct current

d)

electric current

113.

A battery produces ____.

a)

an alternating current

b)

a direct current

c)

both direct and alternating current

d)

the same current that a generator produces

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