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Physics Review. Day 1 (Physical Science)

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Convert 12 m (meters) to cm (centimeters)

a)

0.12

b)

1.2

c)

1200

d)

120

2.
_________ = a measurement of length between two points; how far you go.
a)
Frame of Reference
b)
motion
c)
distance
d)
displacement
e)
Time
3.
___________________________ = a change in position of an object.
a)
Frame of Reference
b)
distance
c)
displacement
d)
Time
4.
__________________________ = the background used to discuss or compare motion. How the observer sees the motion.
a)
Frame of Reference
b)
motion
c)
distance
d)
displacement
e)
Time
5.
____________________________ = a change in position of an object in time.
a)
Frame of Reference
b)
motion
c)
distance
d)
displacement
e)
Time
6.
___________________________ = what is measured by a clock. Seconds, minutes, hours.
a)
Frame of Reference
b)
motion
c)
distance
d)
displacement
e)
Time
7.

________________________ = g = 9.8 meters/second2

a)
speed
b)
velocity
c)
acceleration
d)
deceleration
e)
acceleration of gravity
8.
________________________ = how fast or slow. Distance covered in one unit of time. (but we don’t know the direction)
a)
speed
b)
velocity
c)
acceleration
d)
deceleration
e)
gravity
9.
_______________________ = speed with direction
a)
velocity
b)
speed
c)
acceleration
d)
deceleration
e)
gravity
10.
________________________ = a negative change in velocity.
a)
deceleration
b)
speed
c)
velocity
d)
acceleration
e)
gravity
11.
________________________ = a positive change in velocity.
a)
acceleration
b)
speed
c)
velocity
d)
deceleration
e)
gravity
12.
_______________________ = the ‘pull’ of objects toward the center of the Earth. The force of attraction between all objects.
a)
speed
b)
velocity
c)
acceleration
d)
deceleration
e)
gravity
13.
If a dog runs 60 meters in 120 seconds, what is the dog’s speed?
a)
7200 m/s
b)
0.5 m/s
c)
2 m/s
d)
180 m/s
14.

If a car travels for 90 miles in 50 minutes, what is the car’s speed in mi/sec? Remember: 1 min = 60 sec.

a)
1.8 mi/min
b)
1.8 mi/sec
c)
33.3 mi/sec
d)
0.03 mi/sec
15.
If a whale swims 100 miles in 4 hours, what is the whale’s speed?
a)
0.04 mph
b)
25 mph
c)
96 mph
d)
400 mph
16.
If a person walks 4 miles with a speed of 1.6 miles/hour, what is the time for the person’s walk?
a)
2.5 hr
b)
2.5 mi/hr
c)
6.4 hr
d)
6.4 mi/hr
17.
How much time does it take a bus to travel 125 miles if it has a speed of 27.5 miles/hour?
a)
0.22 hr
b)
4.55 hr
c)
97.5 hr
d)
3437.5 hr
18.
If a cat walks at 0.5 m/s for a time of 130 seconds, how far did the cat travel?
a)
0.004 m
b)
260 m
c)
130.5 m
d)
65 m
19.
If an eagle flies at a speed of 80 km/hr for 0.75 hours, how far did the eagle fly?
a)
60 km
b)
0.009 km
c)
80.75 km
d)
79.25 km
20.
The two graphs show a car going at two different speeds. By looking at the slopes of the graphs, which graph shows the car going faster?
a)
Graph A
b)
Graph B
21.
What is the acceleration of a dog which increases speed from 0.15 m/s to 1.6 m/s in 10 seconds?
a)

56 m/s2

b)

6.16 m/s2

c)

0.145 m/s2

d)

6.9 m/s2

22.
A bus slows from 70 km/hr to a stop in 0.40 hours. What is its acceleration? (Stop = 0 km/hr).
a)

175 km/hr2

b)

28 km/hr2

c)

-175 km/hr2

d)

- 28 km/hr2

23.
A sport can accelerate from 0 miles/hr to 60 miles/hr in 2.0 seconds. What is its acceleration?
a)
30 mph/s
b)
120 mph/s
c)
29 mph/s
d)
122 mph/s
24.

Falling objects accelerate at a rate of 9.8 m/s2. An object falls for 2.7 seconds. What will its final speed be?

a)
3.63 m/s
b)
0.28 m/s
c)
12.5 m/s
d)
26.46 m/s
25.

If a pear falls from a tree with an acceleration of 9.8 m/s2 for 7.3 seconds, what will its final speed be?

a)
0.74 m/s
b)
1.34 m/s
c)
17.1 m/s
d)
71.54 m/s
26.
From the graphs above, does Graph A or Graph B have a positive acceleration?
a)
Graph A
b)
Graph B
27.
Mass x velocity
a)
momentum
b)
Force
c)
tendency
d)
inertia
e)
action
28.
Resistance to change in motion
a)
inertia
b)
Force
c)
tendency
d)
action
e)
resistance
29.
Push or pull
a)
Force
b)
tendency
c)
inertia
d)
action
e)
resistance
30.
Force in the opposite direction
a)
tendency
b)
action
c)
momentum
d)
reaction
31.
Force in a direction
a)
action
b)
Force
c)
tendency
d)
inertia
e)
resistance
32.
Opposing force
a)
friction
b)
pair
c)
coasting
d)
push
e)
pull
33.
Friction of air
a)
air resistance
b)
pair
c)
coasting
d)
push
e)
pull
34.
Moving without adding power
a)
coasting
b)
pair
c)
push
d)
pull
e)
weight
35.
Force of gravity on an object
a)
weight
b)
pair
c)
coasting
d)
push
e)
pull
36.

If a crane is lifting a box with a mass of 45 kg with an acceleration of 2.1 m/s2, what force is being applied?

a)
18 N
b)
94.5 N
c)
42.9 N
d)
45 N
37.

If a child kicks a 1.7 kg ball with an acceleration of 0.30 m/s2, what force was applied to the ball?

a)
5.67 N
b)
2 N
c)
1.4 N
d)
0.51N
38.
If a person is pushing a 20 kg box across the floor with a force of 10 N, what is the acceleration of the box?
a)

0.5 m/s2

b)

2 m/s2

c)

10 m/s2

d)

200 m/s2

39.
If some dogs are pulling a 30 kg sled across the snow with a force of 15 N, what is the acceleration of the object?
a)

0.5 m/s2

b)

2 m/s2

c)

15 m/s2

d)

450 m/s2

40.

What is the mass of a toy car that is accelerating at 0.25 m/s2 with a force of 2.1 N?

a)
1.85 kg
b)
2.35 kg
c)
8.4 kg
d)
0.525 kg
41.

What is the mass of a stack of boxes that are being pushed with a force of 5 N at an acceleration of 1.5 m/s2?

a)
6.5 kg
b)
3.33 kg
c)
3.5 kg
d)
7.5 kg
42.
A moving child on a skateboard that keeps moving without additional force.
a)
1st Newton’s Law
b)
2nd Newton’s Law
c)
3rd Newton’s Law
43.
Seat belts pushing on the riders of a car. The riders of the car pushing on the seat belts.
a)
1st Newton’s Law
b)
2nd Newton’s Law
c)
3rd Newton’s Law
44.
A small force makes the ball have less acceleration than a large force
a)
1st Newton’s Law
b)
2nd Newton’s Law
c)
3rd Newton’s Law
45.

A box and forces are shown below. A box rests motionless on the ground. One student is pushing the box to the right with a force of 2 Newtons. The other student is pushing to the left with a force of 5 Newtons. In which direction will the box move?

a)
It will move to the left
b)
It will move to the right
c)
It will float in the air
d)
It will not move
46.
What is the net force?
a)
20 N
b)
0 N
c)
400 N
d)
40 N
47.
Match the description to the graph: "The car is traveling at a constant speed."
a)
Option 1
b)
Option 2
c)
Option 3
d)
Option 4
48.
Segment A-B The bus is _________________.
a)
at rest (not moving)
b)
returning (to original position)
c)
moving forward
49.
If these teams are pulling with the same amount of force what will happen?
a)
The boys in the green and the orange T-shirt will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boys in the yellow and thered T-shirt will win.
d)
Both teams will fall down.
50.
What is the unit for FORCE?
a)
N (Newtons)
b)
lbs (pounds)
c)
g (grams)
d)
m/s (meters per second)
51.
If the net force is 0 the object will ...
a)
CHANGE its motion
b)
STAY the SAME, NOT Move
52.
The graph below represents the time and distance traveled by four different toy cars. Which car went the furthest (very far) distance (ft)?
a)
Car A
b)
Car B
c)
Car C
d)
Car D
53.
Balance
a)
Tool used to measure mass (in grams)
b)
A measure of the amount of matter in an object
c)
A metric System unit of mass
d)
Tool used to measure volume of a liquid in the metric system
e)
Any standard used for making comparisons in measurements
54.
Liter
a)
A metric system unit of volume capacity
b)
A measure of the amount of matter in an object
c)
A metric System unit of mass
d)
Tool used to measure volume of a liquid in the metric system
e)
Any standard used for making comparisons in measurements
55.
Gram
a)
A metric System unit of mass
b)
A measure of the amount of matter in an object
c)
Tool used to measure volume of a liquid in the metric system
d)
Any standard used for making comparisons in measurements
e)
Tool used to measure mass (in grams)
56.
Mass
a)
A measure of the amount of matter in an object
b)
A metric System unit of mass
c)
Tool used to measure volume of a liquid in the metric system
d)
Any standard used for making comparisons in measurements
e)
Tool used to measure mass (in grams)
57.
Unit
a)
Any standard used for making comparisons in measurements
b)
A measure of the amount of matter in an object
c)
A metric System unit of mass
d)
Tool used to measure volume of a liquid in the metric system
e)
Tool used to measure mass (in grams)
58.
Length
a)
Distance between two points
b)
A measure of the amount of matter in an object
c)
A metric System unit of mass
d)
Tool used to measure volume of a liquid in the metric system
e)
Any standard used for making comparisons in measurements
59.
Volume
a)
The amount of space an object takes up
b)
A measure of the amount of matter in an object
c)
A metric System unit of mass
d)
Tool used to measure volume of a liquid in the metric system
e)
Any standard used for making comparisons in measurements
60.
Meter
a)
A unit of measurement for length in the metric system
b)
A measure of the amount of matter in an object
c)
A metric System unit of mass
d)
Tool used to measure volume of a liquid in the metric system
e)
Any standard used for making comparisons in measurements