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Physics ap4

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Definition: Crest

a)

The highest point of a transverse wave

b)

The lowest point of a transverse wave

c)

The center of a transverse wave

d)

The distance between two points on a wave

2.

Definition: Trough

a)

The center of a wave

b)

The resting position of a wave

c)

The lowest point of a transverse wave

d)

The highest point of a transverse wave

3.

What is the frequency of a wave?

a)

# of oscillations produced in a certain amount of time

b)

The distance the wave oscillates from it's resting position

c)

The lowest point of a transverse wave

d)

Resting point of a wave - no wave movement

4.

What is the amplitude of a wave?

a)

Where there is no wave movement

b)

The distance the wave oscillates from it's resting position

c)

A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another

d)

The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave

5.

What is a medium?

a)

The lowest point of a transverse wave

b)

The size of a wave

c)

The middle of a wave

d)

Matter through which a wave travels

6.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
pitch
d)
amplitude
7.

If the wavelength of a wave increased, what would happen to the frequency?

a)

decrease

b)

increase

c)

stay the same

8.

What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

wavelength

9.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
10.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
11.
A disturbance that travels through a medium as a longitudinal wave
a)
sound
b)
wavelength
c)
pitch
d)
frequency
12.
What does pitch depend on?
a)
amplitude 
b)
frequency
c)
intensity 
d)
volume of sound
13.
What does pitch depend on?
a)
amplitude 
b)
frequency
c)
intensity 
d)
volume of sound
14.
Which of the following would you hear as a low pitched sound? 
a)
sound wave with a frequency of 50 Hz
b)
sound wave with frequency of 10,000 Hz
c)
sound wave with an intensity of 10 dB
d)
sound wave with an intensity of 100 dB
15.
When you make sounds by plucking a rubber band, you make the rubber band move back and forth very quickly.  This movement is called.
a)
loudness
b)
amplitude
c)
pitch
d)
vibration
16.
Which of the following would produce the loudest sound?
a)
jet plane
b)
pin falling
c)
doorbell
d)
whisper
17.
How is sound produced by these instruments?
a)
Striking the surface
b)
vibrating columns of air
c)
plucking the strings
18.
If you roll a large sheet of paper into a funnel, you can hear the sound better.  This process of increasing the loudness of a sound is called
a)
measuring a wave
b)
absorption
c)
reflection
d)
amplification
19.

The ear does which of the following jobs:

a)

Collects sound

b)

Processes sound

c)

Sends sound signals to the brain

d)

All of the above

20.
A disturbance that travels through a medium as a longitudinal wave
a)
sound
b)
wavelength
c)
pitch
d)
frequency
21.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
pitch
d)
amplitude
22.
Material (matter) through which a wave travels
a)
medium
b)
Doppler Effect
c)
sound
d)
pitch
23.

The force of Friction does this to objects

a)

fast

b)

slow

24.

Select the correct definition of weight.

a)

It is the force of gravity acting on the object.

b)

It is the amount of matter in an object.

25.

Select the correct definition of mass.

a)

It is the amount of matter in an object.

b)

It is the force of Earth's gravity on an object.

26.

Weight is measured in.....

a)

Kilogram

b)

Newtons

c)

Kilometer

27.

Mass is measured in.....

a)

Kilograms

b)

Kilometers

c)

Newtons

28.

My weight would change on different planets.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

There is a force of gravity on the Moon.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Gravity is pulling you to the (a)   of the Earth

31.
If these boys are pulling with the same amount of force.  What will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
32.
Why is person B having a hard time moving down the hill?
a)
Person B has more friction than person A.
b)
Person B has the same friction as person A.
c)
Person B is out of shape.
d)
Person B has less friction has person A.
33.
This is an example of what kind of force?
a)
Balanced Force
b)
Pushing Force
c)
Gravity Force
d)
Unbalanced Force
34.
A force that slows or stops motion when objects rub together.
a)
Friction
b)
Push
c)
Pull
d)
Magnetism
35.
What pulls a ball back to earth?
a)
Gas
b)
Gravity
c)
Friction
d)
Molecules
36.
What is a force?
a)
the PUSH or PULL on an object 
b)
The MOTION an object creates
c)
The objects HITTING one another
d)
Going REALLY FAST
37.
What is the unit for FORCE? 
a)
N (Newtons)
b)
lbs (pounds)
c)
g (grams)
d)
m/s (meters per second)
38.
The FORCE that PULLS things down or back to EARTH.
a)
Speed
b)
Gravity
39.

A magnet cannot move which of the following objects?

a)

a paper clip

b)

a nail

c)

a toothpick

d)

a staple

40.

Every magnet has a:

a)

East and West pole

b)

North and South pole

c)

East and South pole

d)

North and West pole

e)

Chicago and Saint pole

41.

The entire region surrounding a magnet is known as the:

a)

Magnetic Domain

b)

Lodestone

c)

A Compass

d)

Magnetic Field

42.
What will happen when these magnets are brought close together?
a)
They will attract each other.
b)
They will repel each other.
c)
Both magnets will turn to the left
d)
Both magnets will turn to the right
43.
Is this a series or parallel circuit?
a)
Series
b)
Parallel
44.

Substances which allow the flow of electric current pass through them are called _________.

a)

Insulators

b)

Non conductors

c)

Conductors

d)

Transmitters

45.

The amount of electrons that flow every second in a circuit

a)

Current

b)

Charge

c)

Voltage

46.

The amount of energy given to the electrons in a flowing circuit

a)

Current

b)

Potential Difference

c)

Voltage

d)

Charge

47.

What kind of circuit is this?

a)

Series

b)

Parallel

48.

What kind of circuit is this?

a)

Series

b)

Parallel

49.

What piece of equipment is used to measure current?

(a)  

50.

What piece of equipment is used to measure voltage?

(a)  

51.

If the total voltage of the battery was 10V what would the voltmeter read in this diagram

(a)  

52.

If the cell had a total voltage of 10V what would V1 read?

(a)  

53.

If A3 reads 50 Amps, what would A1 read?

(a)  

54.

If the cell had a total voltage of 10V what would V2 read?

(a)  

55.

Why is the bulb not lit in this circuit?

a)

There is no battery connected

b)

The switch is open

c)

There is no bulb in the circuit

d)

The switch is closed

56.

What does this symbol represent in a circuit?

a)

Battery

b)

Ammeter

c)

Switch

d)

Voltmeter

57.

What does a Voltmeter measure?

a)

Potential Difference

b)

Charge

c)

Current

58.

What kind of circuit is this?

a)

Series

b)

Parallel

59.

What is current?

a)

The flow of charged particles (Electrons) around a circuit

b)

Energy stored in the battery

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