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WorksheetsMidterm Review (Matter, Thermal Energy, Waves)
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which transverse wave would have the greatest amplitude?
The one with the highest crest.
The one with the highest trough.
The one with the greatest frequency.
The one with the greatest wavelength.
This illustration shows a sound wave traveling from a tuning fork through a medium. How can the wave length be determined?
By comparing the width of the bands at X and at Y
By comapring the number of particles at X and at Y
By measuring the distance between two points labeled X
By measuring the distance between a point labeled X and a point labeled Y.
Use the diagram of ac convection current to answer the question that follows. Which arrow represents the hottest air in this convection current?
1
2
3
4
A student makes a solar oven out of a pizza box, aluminum foil, black paper, and a sheet of plastic. Why does the student use aluminum foil in her design?
The foil reflects the sunlight, directing heat ti the inside of the oven.
The foil reflects the sunlight from the outside of the oven to the inside.
The foil changes the sunlight into infrared wavelengths that cook the food.
The foil absorbs the sunlight and retains the heat in order to cook the food.
Which color jacket would most likely help a person stay warm on a cold, but sunny day?
Pink jacket
Gray jacket
White jacke
Black jacket
A student pours a 500 ml of freshwater into one beaker and a 500 ml sample of salt water into another beaker.
This student places the beakers next to a window on a sunny day.
The student records the initial water temperatures , waits one hour, and then records the final water temperatures.
The student's measurements are shown in the table below.
What does the data suggest?
Salt water absorbs more of the sun's energy than freshwater.
Freshwater absorbs more of the sun's energy than salt water
Only salt water absorbes the sun's energy.
Only freshawater absorbs the sun's energy.
Kim is in a room that has an air temperature of 25 degrees C (77F). Before pouring cold water into a glass, she notices that the ice in the pitcher is melting.
What would be the BEST way for Kim to describe how thermal energy is being transferred?
Heat moves from the ice to the water.
Cold moves from the ice into the water.
Heat moves from the air into the water.
Cold moves from the water into the room.
A pan of soup is being heated on an electric stove. A metal spoon is used to occasionally stir the soup. Which of the following is an example of heat being transferred by convection?
Heating the pan.
Heating the soup.
Heating the spoon.
Heating the stove burner.
Two identical beakers containing water, which have not yet been placed in the sun, are shown .
If both beakers are placed outside, in the sun, for the same amount of time, what effect will the sun have on the water in each beaker?
The water in beaker Y will heat faster because the volume of the water is greater.
The water in beaker Y will heat faster because the density of the water is greater.
The water in beaker X will heat faster because the density of the water is lower.
The water in beaker X will heat faster because the volume of the water is lower.
Which properties are not determined by the amount of a substance?
Weight and pH
Density and Mass
Volume and Solubility
Melting and boiling point.
Which statement describes a property of water?
It is less dense as a solid than as a gas.
It is less dense as a solid than as a liquid.
It is more dense as a gas than as a liquid.
It is more dense as a solid than as a liquid.
This table shows the volume and mass for two objects and a sample of water. Nehemiah throws both objects into the sample of water. What will happen to the objects?
Both obejects will sink.
Both objects will float.
Object 1 will sink, but object 2 will float.
Object 1 will float, but object 2 will sink.
The boiling point of 3 cups of water is 212F. What is the boiling point of 6 cups of water?
32F
212F
424F
636F
Which BEST represents atoms moving closer together during a phase change?
water in a lake gaining heat energy and evaporating
ice on a mountaintop gaining heat energy and melting
ice in the atmosphere losing heat energy and precipitating
water vapor high in the atmosphere losing heat energy and freezing
An ice cube is placed in a pan and heated on a stove until it melts and then evaporates. Which best explains the change that occurred?
The heat decreased the movement of the water molecules causing a change in state.
The heat increased the movement of the water molecules causing a change in state.
The heat decreased the number of water molecules causing a change in state.
The heat increased the number of water molecules causing a change in state
Kaetlyn has a brown cup and a green cup. Each cup contains an equal amount of water.
The temperature of the water in the brown cup is 10C.
The temperature of the water in the green cup is 30C.
Katelyn places the brown cup next to the green cup so that the cups touch each other. How will heat flow between the cups?
Heat will flow from the brown cup to the green cup, and the particles in the brown cup will slow down.
Heat will flow from the brown cup to the green cup, and the particles in the brown cup will speed up.
Heat will flow from the green cup to the brown cup, and the particles in the brown cup will slow down.
Heat will flow from the green cup to the brown cup, and the particles in the brown cup will speed up.
A liquid wax droplet falls from a candle and lands on a tabletop. The liquid wax becomes solid after a few seconds of contacting the table. Which choice best explains the heat transferred in this scenario?
Heat transferred from the table to the wax, causing the motion of the wax’s particles to increase.
Heat transferred from the wax to the table, causing the motion of the wax’s particles to increase.
Heat transferred from the table to the wax, causing the motion of the wax’s particles to decrease.
Heat transferred from the wax to the table, causing the motion of the wax’s particles to decrease.
Addyson places an inflated balloon inside a freezer. Which describes what will most likely happen to the balloon after being in the freezer for 24 hours?
It will expand as the latex of the balloon freezes.
It will shrink because the balloon is poorly sealed, so it loses air.
It will shrink because the air molecules inside the balloon will move closer together.
It will expand because the air molecules outside the balloon have less pressure than the air molecules inside the balloon
Which list is in order from smallest to largest?
atom, molecule, leaf, plant
atom, leaf, molecule, plant
molecule, atom, leaf, plant
plant, leaf, molecule, atom
Which is true for every atom of an element?
It can be seen with a magnifying glass.
It is joined together with another atom.
It has mass and volume.
It is weightless.
Fatima has a gold nugget and a pure gold bar. Which statement describes the atoms in the two objects?
The atoms in the gold nugget are bigger than the atoms in the gold bar.
The atoms in the gold bar are identical to the atoms in the gold nugget.
The individual atoms in the gold bar have less mass than the atoms in the gold nugget.
The individual atoms in the gold bar are shaped differently than the individual atoms in the gold nugget.
This chart compares three different types of waves. How do the wave characteristics compare for these waves?
Sound waves and P-waves are longitudinal waves, while light waves are transverse waves.
Light waves and P-waves are transverse waves, while sound waves are longitudinal waves.
Sound waves, P-waves, and light waves are all longitudinal waves.
Light waves, P-waves, and sound waves are all transverse waves.
Which statement best describes the relationship between the frequency and the wavelength of waves?
As frequency increases, wavelength gets longer.
As frequency increases, wavelength gets shorter.
As wavelength decreases, frequency remains the same.
As wavelength changes, there is no change in frequency.
This diagram show waves that are:
seismic
mechanical
longitudinal
electromagentic
Which is produced when light is refracted by a water drop?
a sound
a rainbow
a soalr eclipse
a thunderstorm
The picture show a person holding a wire spring ( slinky). How would the wave change if the person's hand moved at a slower rate?
The amplitude would decrease.
The amplitude would increase.
The frequency would decrease.
The frequency would increase.
Why does sound travel faster through a solid object than in the air?
The atoms in the solid object are farther apart than the atoms in the air.
The atoms in the solid object are closer together than the atoms in the air.
The atoms are smaller in the solid object than the atoms in the air.
The atoms are larger in the solid object than the atoms in the air.
Four students are discussing sound waves.
-Riley says sound waves can travel in outer space because heat waves can.
-Madisyn says sound waves can travel in outer space because rocket ships can be heard,
- Benjamin says sound waves can be heard in outer space because waves gain force over a long distance.
Tra'Ziya says sound waves cannot be heard because there are no molecules in outer space.
Which student is correct?
Riley
Madisyn
Benjamin
Tra'Ziya
Which is true of sound waves and light waves?
Sound waves cannot travel through a vacuum, while light waves can travel through a vacuum.
Sound waves can travel through a vacuum, while light waves cannot travel through a vacuum
Sound waves and light waves are both unable to travel through solid matter.
Sound waves and light waves are both able to travel through a vacuum.
Which causes an object to appear yellow?
While reflecting all the other colors in the visible spectrum, it absorbs yellow.
While reflecting all the other colors in the visible spectrum, it scatters yellow.
While absorbing all the other colors in the visible spectrum, it reflects yellow.
While scattering all the other colors in the visible spectrum, it reflects yellow.
Graphite, diamond, and glassy carbon are all forms of the element carbon. Why are all three considered carbon?
They were originally fossils.
They are mined from the same region.
They are composed of the same kind of atoms.
They were formed from carbon-containing organisms.
How is energy transferred when an instant cold pack is out on a muscle injury?
Heat energy is transferred by conduction from the muscle to the cold pack.
Heat energy is transferred by convection from the cold pack to the muscle.
Heat energy is transferred by radiation from the muscle to the cold pack.
Heat energy is transferred by absorption from cold pack to the muscle.
Some properties of a 4.3 gram sample of copper are listed below:
Volume: 0.10 cm
Density: 15.2 g/cm
Melting Point: 2,165 C
Boling Point: 3,750 C
Which property would change if a 5.7 gram sample of pure copper were tested?
Volume
Density
Melting Point
Boiling Point
