WorksheetsS1 Final Exam Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 53mins
Which one of Newton's Laws tells us: Acceleration is directly proportional to force and inversely proportional to mass.
1st
2nd
3rd
Which one of Newton's Laws tells us: Every action has an equal and opposite reaction?
1st
2nd
3rd
Which Newton's Law tells us: Objects at rest will stay at rest and objects in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force?
1st
2nd
3rd
In Earth & Space Physics, the "system" we use depends on the problem we are trying to solve or explain. Which of these options could be defined as a "system"?
A car crashing into a telephone pole
The entire earth
The Milky Way Galaxy
all of these options
What type of system is the Earth?
open (both energy and matter flow in and out)
closed (matter is trapped on earth, but energy can flow in and out)
isolated (Earth is completely separated from the rest of the Universe by space)
none of these choices
A rocket is sending astronauts to Mars. After it escapes Earth's gravity, the captain turns off the thrusters and the rocket coasts to Mars at a constant velocity for 7 months. Which of Newton’s 3 laws of motion best describes this scenario?
1st Law
2nd Law
3rd Law
An athlete kicks a soccer ball and a bowling ball with the same amount of force (okay, that was not very smart!). The soccer ball accelerates away much more quickly than the bowling ball. Which of Newton’s 3 laws of motion best describes this scenario?
1st Law
2nd Law
3rd Law
What is the color of the hottest stars?
white
red
blue
If the object is moving away its light is shifted and is called
Redshift
Blueshift
No shift
Evidence that the universe is expanding is best provided by the ________
Red shift in the light from other galaxies
Spiral shape of the Milky Way
Blue Shift in the light from other galaxies
What we see through a telescope
Which portion of the electromagnetic spectrum is the most dangerous to humans?
Visible Light
Radio Waves
Gamma Rays
Which term describes the below image of a wave interacting with matter?
Transmission
Refraction
Reflection
Which of the following is not evidence supporting the Big Bang Theory?
Cosmic background radiation
Amount of hydrogen/helium
Expansion of universe (red shift)
The composition of meteors
Light can be classified as?
a particle
a wave
both
neither
What is the cloud of material that stars are made from?
Meteors
Nebula
Galaxies
What is static electricity?
The transfer and buildup of electrons.
The transfer and buildup of protons.
An object with a mass of 1 kilogram on Earth _____.
Has the same mass on the Moon
Weighs the same everywhere
Has more mass on the Moon
When electric current flows through a wire, a __________ forms around the wire.
Electron cloud
Magnetic field
Cumulonimbus cloud
Fill in the blank: __________ poles repel and __________ poles attract.
Opposite: opposite
Like: opposite
If you double the distance between the earth and the sun, what happens to the force of gravity between them?
Gravity is 2 times more
Gravity is 2 times less (one half)
Gravity is 4 times more
If the Sun had twice its mass, its pull on Earth would be
Unchanged
Twice as much
Half as much
4 times as much
Which two quantities are used in calculating kinetic energy of objects in motion?
Mass and Height
Mass and Velocity
Temp and Velocity
This Law states that the total amount of energy in an isolated system remains constant.
Law of Thermodynamics
Law of Conservation of Energy
Law of Conservation of Momentum
Which is a true statement about heat?
Heat is a measure of the total energy of a system
Heat is thermal energy transferred between 2 objects.
Every system contains heat, which is a property of that system.
Stored energy or energy that an object could have is called
Potential Energy
Kinetic Energy
Centrifugal Force
How does heat energy reach the Earth from the Sun?
Convection
Conduction
Radiation
In which of the following are the particles closest together?
solid
liquid
gas
List the layers of the Earth from the outer most layer to the inner most layer?
Outer Core, Inner Core, Crust, Mantle.
Inner Core, Outer Core, Crust, Mantle.
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core.
How does convection move both matter and energy in Earth’s mantle?
Convection moves thermal energy from Earth’s crust down toward the inner core
The movement of matter in Earth’s mantle is driven by differences in the chemical composition of minerals.
Convection moves thermal energy from Earth’s interior out toward the surface.
. The speed of a seismic wave depends on
Its amplitude
The type of material it travels through.
The competence of the sediment it travels through
A bowling ball is rolling at 10m/s and has a mass of 3kg, what is the momentum? p= m*v
7 kg m/s
25 kg m/s
30 kg m/s
What type of seismic waves move through Earth’s interior by compressing and expanding rocks?
P-waves
S-waves
Radio Waves
If you are trying to find the force net of a stationary object with a force to the left of 10N and a force to the right of 30 N, what does the force equal and which direction?
10N to the left
20N to the right
20N to the left
When calculating Net Force, if the objects forces are moving in opposite directions, we subtract the forces to find the Net Force.
True
False
When calculating Net Force, if the objects forces are moving in the same direction, we add the forces to find the Net Force.
True
False
