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2nd Semester Test 2023 Review

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the correct order of metric system units? (largest to smallest)
a)
milli, centi, deci, base unit, deka, hecto, kilo
b)
base unit, milli, centi, kilo, hecto, deka, deci
c)
kilo, hecto, deka, base unit, deci, centi, milli
d)
deka, kilo, milli, centi, hecto, deci, base unit
2.
1.2 kg = ____ g
a)
.12 g
b)
.0012 g
c)
1200 g
d)
12000 g
3.
What does the prefix "kilo" mean?
a)
1/1000
b)
10
c)
1/100
d)
1000
4.
The appropriate units for measuring length
a)
liter
b)
meter
c)
gram
5.
The appropriate units for measuring mass
a)
liter
b)
meter
c)
gram
6.
Which variable is intentionally changed by the experimenter?
a)
dependent
b)
independent
c)
control
d)
constant
7.
Which variables should be constant in an experiment?
a)
All except the independent variable.
b)
It doesn't matter.
c)
The dependent variable
d)
The independent variable
8.
An objects resistance to change in its motion.
a)
Force
b)
Inertia
c)
Momentum
d)
Acceleration
9.
An object in motion will remain in motion unless acted upon by an outside force.
a)
Newton's 1st law
b)
Newton's 2nd law
c)
Newton's 3rd law
10.
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
a)
Newton's 1st law
b)
Newton's 2nd law
c)
Newton's 3rd law
11.
According to Newton's 2nd law, F=ma. If the mass of an object is 10 g and it is accelerating at 2 m/s/s, what is its force?
a)
20 N
b)
5 N
c)
8 N
d)
.2 N
12.
A truck drives 100 miles in 2 hours. What was the trucks average speed? (s=d/t)
a)
200 mi/hr
b)
50 mi/hr
c)
.02 mi/hr
d)
Option 4
13.
The truck went from a stop to 60 m/s in 6 seconds. What was the truck's acceleration? (a=final velocity - initial velocity divided by time)
a)
360 m/s/s
b)
66 m/s/s
c)
10 m/s/s
d)
.1 m/s/s
14.

What is GROSS force?

a)

The total force acting on an object

b)

The force left over after equal and opposite forces cancel out.

c)

The force that is messy and dirty.

d)

None of the above

15.

What is the NET force acting on the object in the picture?

a)

35 N

b)

35N Left

c)

25N Left

d)

5 N Right

16.

A type of friction force that acts on a body when there is no relative motion between the object and the surface

a)

Sliding

b)

Rolling

c)

Static

d)

Fluid

17.

Fluid friction occurs when an object is

a)

In the water or air

b)

In the water

c)

In the air

d)

None of the above

18.

A cart is being moved with a net force of 10 N. A weight is dumped into it while the net force remains the same. What happens to the cart’s acceleration?

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

d)

Not enough information

19.

What type of force is required to overcome static friction or cause a change in an objects motion?

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

c)

Magnetic Force

d)

Electric force

20.

Which of the objects are considered to be accelerating?

a)

speeding up

b)

slowing down

c)

changing directions

d)

ALL the above

21.

Static charge is due to the transfer of ______ between objects.

a)

Protons

b)

Electrons

c)

Neutrons

d)

Quarks

22.

A _____ circuit has only one path for the electric current to flow.

a)

static

b)

series

c)

parallel

d)

short

23.

A device used to increase or decrease voltage.

a)

transformer

b)

circuit breaker

c)

fuse

d)

none of the above

24.

In a parallel circuit, if one light goes out, the other lights will

a)

dim

b)

go out

c)

remain illuminated with the same brightness

d)

none of the above

25.

Gasses that trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere.

a)

Nonrenewable resource

b)

Greenhouse gasses

c)

Noble gasses

d)

Fossil gasses

26.

A resource that replenishes itself naturally over a span of time. This means that it can be used without worry that it will be depleted permanently.

a)

Greenhouse gas

b)

Nonrenewable resource

c)

Fossil fules

d)

Renewable resource

27.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

The energy that is released from an object.

b)

The energy that an object gains from some outer source.

c)

The energy that is created by water.

d)

The energy that an object possesses due to its motion.

28.

Potential energy means the stored energy in an object at rest.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Which of the following has the most potential energy?

a)

A car at the top of a hill.

b)

A car that is speeding down the hill.

c)

A person at the top of a hill.

d)

All of these have equal potential energy.

30.

Can you create or destroy energy?

a)

You can destroy certain energy, but not create it.

b)

Yes, only if you are stronger than this energy.

c)

It can be transformed or converted into another form but not destroyed or created.

d)

Energy is always created and destroyed.

31.

What factors determine the amount of kinetic energy an object has?

a)

Mass and weight

b)

Speed and velocity

c)

Mass and speed

d)

Height and mass

32.

Which factors determine the amount of potential energy an object has?

a)

Mass and weight

b)

Speed and velocity

c)

Mass and speed

d)

Height and mass

33.

Kinetic and Potential energy have an inverse relationship. This means...

a)

as one goes up, the other goes up as well.

b)

as one goes up, the other must go down.

c)

that they will always be equal to each other.

d)

none of the above

34.

Which has more kinetic energy?

a)

10 kg car moving at 5 m/s

b)

20 kg van moving at 5 m/s

c)

1 kg ball moving at 6 m/s

d)

they are all the same

35.

Why do people use "simple machines"?

a)

They are cheap

b)

They reduce the effort needed to perform work

c)

They are easy to build

d)

None of the above

36.

Which simple machine is an inclined plane that is wrapped around a cylinder?

a)

Wheel and axel

b)

Wedge

c)

Screw

d)

None of the above

37.

A long beam that rests on a point or support called a fulcrum.

a)

Wheel and axel

b)

lever

c)

screw

d)

wedge

38.

An object that tapers to a thin edge and forces a substance apart.

a)

wedge

b)

inclined plane

c)

wheel and axel

d)

pulley

39.

A grooved circular disk (or disks) that guide a rope or cable pulled around its perimeter.

a)

wedge

b)

inclined plane

c)

wheel and axel

d)

pulley