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Physical Science Final Review

Total questions: 131

Worksheet time: 2hrs 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Can two objects ever have the same speed but different velocities?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

I have no clue

2.

If I walk 10 m East from my house and then decide to turn around and walk 7 m West. What is my distance and what is my displacement?

a)

distance = 3 m East, displacement = 17 m

b)

distance = 3 m East, displacement = 3 m East

c)

distance = 17 m, displacement = 3 m East

d)

distance = 17 m, displacement = 17 m

3.

A dog and a cat are about to fight, running towards each other, both at 12 m/s. What are their velocities relative to each other?

a)

12 m/s

b)

24 m/s

c)

0 m/s

d)

6 m/s

4.

What is the walker's speed from the observer's perspective?

a)

30 mph right

b)

50 mph right

c)

50 mph left

d)

30 mph left

5.

A train is moving at a velocity of 15 m/s East. A passenger at the back of a train throws a baseball with a speed of 15 m/s West. What is the velocity of the baseball relative to the ground? (In other words: how fast does a person on the ground see the ball move?)

a)

30 m/s East

b)

15 m/s West

c)

0 m/s

d)

30 m/s West

6.

Observers using different ___________________ may measure different velocities for an object in motion

a)

frame of reference

b)

relatives of motion

c)

projectile motions

d)

constant velocity

7.

A woman on a bicycle travels at 9 m/s S relative to the ground as she passes a little boy on a tricycle going in the opposite direction. If the boy is traveling at 1 m/s N relative to the ground, how fast does the boy appear to be moving relative to the woman?

a)

10 m/s S

b)

8 m/s N

c)

0 m/s

d)

10 m/s N

8.

The Cheerios Nascar is racing around the track at 220 m/s, the Coke A Cola Nascar is speeding at 320 m/s. What is the magnitude of velocity of the Coke A Cola Nascar relative to the Cheerios Nascar?

a)

100 m/s

b)

320 m/s

c)

540 m/s

d)

0 m/s

9.

How fast does the hot air balloon appear to be moving to the person in the canoe?

a)

1 m/s to the left

b)

1 m/s to the right

c)

5 m/s to the left

d)

5 m/s to the right

10.

Assume that there is a current of 2.0 m/s directed south in the river, and that the ferry’s velocity of 7.0 m/s south is relative to the water. What is the ferry’s velocity relative to the shore?

a)

5.0 m/s N

b)

5.0 m/s S

c)

9.0 m/s N

d)

9.0 m/s S

11.

A point A is placed at a distance of 7 m from the origin, another point B is placed at a distance of 10 m from the origin. What is the relative position of B with respect to A?

a)

4 m from A

b)

-3 m from A

c)

3 m from A

d)

-7m from A

12.

The relative velocity of a body A with respect to a body B is 5 m/s. The velocity relative to the earth of body B is 10 m/s. Both the bodies are moving in the same direction. What is the velocity relative to the earth of body A?

a)

10m/s

b)

15m/s

c)

-5m/s

d)

0m/s

13.

Observers using different ___________________ may measure different velocities for an object in motion

a)

frame of reference

b)

relatives of motion

c)

projectile motions

d)

constant velocity

14.

For us humans, what is our basic reference frame?

a)

Earth

b)

The Sun

c)

The Universe

d)

The Milky Way Galaxy

15.

What is Relative?

a)

Relative means opposite

b)

Relative means in comparison of something else

16.

A passenger at the rear of a train traveling at 15 m/s relative to the ground throws a baseball with a speed of 15 m/s in the direction opposite the motion of the train. What is the velocity of the baseball relative to the ground as it leaves the thrower’s hand? In other words: how fast does a person on the ground see the ball move?

a)

30 m/s

b)

15 m/s

c)

0 m/s

d)

20 m/s

17.
The president’s airplane, Air Force One, flies at 250 m/s to the east with respect to the air. The air is moving at 35 m/s to the north with respect to the ground. Find the velocity of Air Force One with respect to the ground.
a)
252 m/s
b)
222 m/s
c)
435 m/s
d)
125 m/s
18.

A motor boat begins traveling north on the Colorado River, directly against the river's current. The boat's velocity is 35 m/s with respect to the water. The velocity of the river's current, relative to the ground, is 9.5 m/s in the opposite direction.

What is the velocity of the boat relative to the ground?

a)

25.5 m

b)

45.5 m

c)

54.5 m

d)

39.5 m

19.
A place or object used for comparison to determine if another object is in motion is called a
a)

comparison point

b)

reference frame

c)

point of view

d)

motion detector

20.

You are riding in a boat that is traveling 15 m/s in still water. You move from the front of the boat to the back of the boat at 3 m/s. What is your speed relative to the water?

a)

9 m/s

b)

10 m/s

c)

12 m/s

d)

18 m/s

21.

You are riding a train traveling 40 m/s. You move toward the back of the train at 2 m/s relative to the train. What is your speed relative to the train tracks?

a)

2 m/s

b)

38 m/s

c)

40 m/s

d)

42 m/s

22.

A boat heading north crosses a wide river with a velocity of 10.00 km/h relative to the water. The river has a uniform velocity of 5.00 km/h due east. What formula would you used to Determine the boat’s speed with respect to an observer on shore.

a)

subtraction (10-5)

b)

addition (10+5)

c)

division (10/5)

d)

Pythagorean Theorem (A2 + B2 = C2)

e)

Multiplication (10*5)

23.

What is the relative velocity of the rabbit to the boat people?

(Reference West as negative, and East as Positive). W-E

a)

10 m/s West

b)

10 m/s East

c)

0 m/s

d)

-10 m/s

24.

What is the relative velocity of the WHALE to the boat people?

(Reference West as negative, and East as Positive). W-E

a)

-8 m/s (West)

b)

12 m/s (East)

c)

8 m/s (East)

d)

-12 m/s (West)

25.

A motorboat, which has a speed of 5 m/s in still water, is crossing a river (from west to east) The river's current is flowing south at 3.3 m/s. What is the magnitude of the boat’s resultant velocity with respect to the starting point?

a)

3.3 m/s

b)

5.0 m/s

c)

6.0 m/s

d)

8.3 m/s

26.
Wind blowing at 20 mph.Vector or scalar?
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
27.
30 m/sec, East. Scalar or Vector
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
c)
Neither
28.
Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point
a)
displacement
b)
distance
c)
motion
d)
reference point
29.
 Amy runs 2 miles south, then turns around and runs 3 miles north. What is displacement?
a)
5 miles
b)
1 mile 
c)
2 miles south
d)
1 mile north 
30.
Which symbol is used to show vector quantities?
a)
Circle
b)
Line
c)
Arrow
d)
Triangle
31.
Sara walks from Point A to Point B. Which is true?
a)
Distance and displacement are EQUAL
b)
Distance is less than displacement
32.

Michael walks in the following order: from Point A, to Point B, and finally to Point C. Which is true?

a)

Distance and displacement are EQUAL

b)

Distance is less than displacement

c)

Displacement is less than distance.

33.

Which driver has an equal distance and displacement at B?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

34.

Another word for "size" is...

a)

magnification

b)

magnetism

c)

magnitude

d)

magnanimity

35.
This is speed in a specific direction.
a)
Velocity
b)
Motion
c)
Position
36.

A large moving ball collides with a small stationary ball. The momentum

a)

of the large ball decreases, and the momentum of the small ball increases.

b)

of the small ball decreases, and the momentum of the large ball increases.

c)

of the large ball decreases, and the momentum of the small ball decreases.

d)

does not change for either ball.

37.

Which of the following would transfer more energy?

a)

Lowering ball 1 before release

b)

Raising ball 1 higher before release

c)

Gently putting ball 1 down next to ball 2

d)

Keeping ball 1 in the same place

38.

Which of the following is true about what happens to energy when two balls collide?

a)

The total amount of energy between the two balls becomes zero.

b)

The total amount of energy between the two balls stays the same.

c)

The total amount of energy between the two balls increases.

d)

The total amount of energy between the two balls decreases.

39.

What happens when two objects collide?

a)

Energy is changed into force.

b)

Energy is transferred from one object to another.

c)

Energy is created and the objects move faster.

40.

What effects the amount of energy transferred in a collision?

a)

the speed

b)

the weight

c)

the speed AND mass

41.

Gravity is the force that pulls objects toward each other.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

In order for an object to speed up, the direction of the force is:

a)

in any direction

b)

in the same direction as the object's motion

c)

in the opposite direction of the object's motion

43.

If the same strength force is exerted on two objects, the object with ___ mass will have a ___ change in velocity.

a)

less, smaller

b)

more, greater

c)

more, smaller

d)

less, shorter

44.

If no force is being applied to a stationary object, the object will...

a)

remain stationary.

b)

accelerate in the direction of the force.

c)

move at a constant speed in the direction of the force.

d)

accelerate in the opposite direction of the force

45.

A push or pull that can change the motion of an object

a)

velocity

b)

balanced

c)

mass

d)

force

46.

The momentum of an object depends upon the object's ___________&_____________.

a)

size and shape

b)

mass and speed

c)

mass and veloctiy

d)

mass and energy

47.
If two objects have the same mass, then the faster moving object has ____________ momentum.
a)
more 
b)
less
c)
the same
48.

You do not know an object's velocity until you know it's

a)

Speed

b)

Reference point

c)

Speed and direction

d)

Acceleration

49.

What scientist came up with the 3 laws of motion?

a)

Mr. Willson

b)

Gregor Mendel

c)

Ms. Forbes

d)

Isaac Newton

50.

Force = ma is the formula from

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

51.

The Law of Conservation of Momentum states that the amount of momentum in a system is ___________________ before and after a collision.

a)

greater

b)

decreased

c)

the same

d)

unknown

52.

Which one of Newton's laws are displayed

a)

2nd law

b)

1st law

c)

3rd law

53.

An object in motion will stay in motion and an object at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by an outside force. Which law does this describe

a)

2nd law

b)

1st law

c)

3rd law

54.

What force slows objects down and keeps them from moving?

a)

Acceleration

b)

Gravity

c)

Friction

d)

Net Force

55.

When there is a change in motion?

a)

When forces are balanced

b)

When the forces are unbalanced

c)

Whe forces are equal

d)

Never

56.

What are the three types of friction?

a)

Big, small, and medium

b)

Isaac, Albert, and James

c)

1st, 2nd, and 3rd

d)

rolling, static, and kinetic

57.

How many laws of motion did Newton write?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

58.

What are the names of the two nuclear forces we talked about?

a)

Strong and weak

b)

charm and strange

c)

quark and neutrino

d)

contact and field

59.

What is a field force?

a)

A force where you have to have your hand touching and object.

b)

A force that appears in wheat fields.

c)

A force that acts with out touching the object.

d)

The acceleration.

60.

What is a contact force?

a)

A force where you have to have your hand touching and object.

b)

A force that appears in wheat fields.

c)

A force that acts with out touching the object.

d)

The acceleration.

61.

What is mass?

a)

The weight of the object

b)

How much matter is in the object

c)

How much space it takes up

d)

The force of gravity on the object

62.

What is weight?

a)

The mass of the object

b)

How much matter is in the object

c)

How much space it takes up

d)

The force of gravity on the object

63.

You are pushing on a bookshelf but you cannot get it to move. What type of friction would you have in this case?

a)

Static

b)

Rolling

c)

Kinetic

d)

Potential

64.

You are pushing a couch across a room. What type of friction would you have in this case?

a)

Static

b)

Rolling

c)

Kinetic

d)

Potential

65.

You are driving your car. What type of friction would you have between the tires and the road?

a)

Static

b)

Rolling

c)

Kinetic

d)

Potential

66.
A __________ is a particle with negative charge.
a)
Neutron
b)
Electron
c)
Proton
67.
A negative charge and a positive charge will ________.
a)
Attract
b)
Repel
68.
A positive charge and a positive charge will _______.
a)
Attract 
b)
Repel
69.
A _________ is a particle with a positive charge.
a)
Neutron
b)
Electron
c)
Proton
70.

If an object has a net force of 0N acting on it

a)

it will start moving

b)

its motion will not change

c)

it will immediately go 0 mph

d)

there is no one pushing on it

71.

We talked about two Nuclear forces in class, what are the differences between the strong and weak forces?

a)

The strong force is stronger than the weak force, but they are both forces that act over very small distances in the nucleus.

b)

The weak force is stronger than the strong force and works over a bigger distance.

c)

The strong force and the weak force do the same thing but we have a weaker understanding of the weak force.

d)

The strong force is what body builders use, whereas the weak force is what you use when you are holding an egg gently.

72.

For a lever to move, do forces have to be balanced or unbalanced

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

73.

You need to lift a heavy statue 30 feet into the air. Which simple machine would be best to use?

a)

Wheel and Axle

b)

Inclined Plane

c)

Pulley

d)

Wedge

74.

What is a push or pull that causes an object to move, stop, or change direction?

a)

force

b)

gravity

c)

inertia

d)

friction

75.

This machine uses wheels and a rope to raise, lower, or move a load

a)

pulley

b)

inclined plane

c)

wheel and axle

d)

lever

76.

This is any slope or ramp that makes it easier to lift something.

a)

pulley

b)

inclined plane

c)

wheel and axle

d)

lever

77.

How does a wheel barrow helps us to work easier?

a)

It can carry heavy load of soil and other construction materials

b)

It stops the motion of the object

c)

It can move without pushing it

d)

It can clean the surroundings

78.

What is a lever?

a)

It is a flexible bar that rests on a fixed point.

b)

It is a rigid circle that rests on a fixed point.

c)

It is a rigid bar that rests on a fixed point.

79.

Name this simple machine.

a)

Lever

b)

Wedge

c)

Pulley

d)

Inclined Plane

80.

Name this simple machine.

a)

Pulley

b)

Wheel and Axle

c)

Inclined Plane

d)

Lever

81.

If the distance is longer, the effort becomes ..........

a)

more

b)

less

c)

the same

82.

A simple machine is a device that helps to reduce the amount of _____ required to do the same amount of work.

a)

force

b)

energy

c)

work

83.
What type of work would a pulley help a person to do?
a)
cut food
b)
make a seesaw
c)
lift a car engine
d)
hold pieces of wood together
84.

________________ is done whenever a force moves an object a distance.

a)

Load

b)

Friction

c)

Force

d)

Work

85.

Simple machines can make work easier by reducing the input force needed to move an object. However, there is a trade off for decreased input. What is the trade off?

a)

The distance the object is moved is increased.

b)

The distance the object is moved is decreased.

c)

The amount of work is increased.

d)

The amount of work is decreased.

86.

What is the formula needed to solve for work?

a)

w = f/d

b)

w = f*d

c)

w = f+d

87.

If you push a cart with a force of 60 N for 2 m, how much work have you done?

a)

120 J

b)

30 J

c)

120 N

d)

30 N

88.

Two people shove on a wall with 100 N of force. The wall does not move. How much work have they done?

a)

100J

b)

100N

c)

0J

d)

0N

89.
Bernoulli’s principle states that the pressure in a fluid decreases as its velocity increases. 
a)
True
b)
False
90.
The shape of an airplane wing causes the air above the wing to travel slower than the air below the wing.
a)
True
b)
False
91.

This principle states that the faster a fluid moves, the less pressure the fluid exerts.

a)

Bernoulli's Principle

b)

Newton's Principle

c)

Pascal's Principle

d)

Archimedes' Principle

92.

If a hairdryer blows a stream of air between two soda cans hanging side by side, the soda cans will ____________________.

a)

rise

b)

move away from each other

c)

move toward each other

d)

not move

93.

Where will air move faster - above or below an airplane wing?

a)

above

b)

below

94.
Bernoulli’s Principle explains how an airplane can stay aloft.
a)
True
b)
False
95.
Archimedes Principle states that the buoyant force acting on a submerged object is equal to the density of the fluid displaced by the object.
a)

True

b)

False

96.
An object heavier than the amount of the fluid it displaces, will sink in a fluid. 
a)
True
b)
False
97.
Blaise Pascal was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Christian philosopher.
a)
True
b)
False
98.
Pascal's Principle states that the pressure at a point in a fluid at rest is the same in all directions.
a)
True
b)
False
99.
According to Pascal’s principle, in a hydraulic system a pressure exerted on a piston produces an equal increase in pressure on another piston in the system. If the second piston has an area 10 times that of the first, the force on the second piston is 10 times greater, though the pressure is the same as that on the first piston.
a)
True
b)
False
100.
Fluids are any substances that flow and that take the shape of their container.
a)
True
b)
False
101.
According to Bernoulli's Principle, when the wind speed is high, wind pressure is ________
a)
high
b)
low
c)
not enough information
d)
None of the above
102.
According to Bernoulli's Principle, when the wind speed is low, wind pressure is ________
a)
high
b)
low
c)
not enough information
d)
None of the above
103.
To generate lift, a blade is angled so the _________ pressure air moves under the blade.
a)
high
b)
low
c)
not enough information
d)
None of the above
104.
Why is the top of an airplane wing curved?
a)
To create an area of low pressure above the wing
b)
To create an area of high pressure above the wing
c)
To create equal pressure above and below the wing
d)
To make the wing look really cool
105.
The upward force exerted by a liquid on an object immersed in or floating on the liquid
a)
pressure
b)
buoyant force
c)
normal force
d)
gravity
106.
When the weight of an object is greater than the buoyant force, the object will ... 
a)
Sink
b)
Float 
c)
Expand
d)
Shrink
107.
What direction is the buoyant force in?
a)
Downward
b)
Left
c)
Right
d)
Upward
108.

from the image below which represents the correct force of the fluid pressure on solid objects ...

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
109.
Archimedes' Principle states that... 
a)
The buoyant force acting on an object equals the volume of the fluid displaced by the object. 
b)
The buoyant force acting on an object equals the weight (force of gravity) of the fluid displaced by the object.
c)
The buoyant force acting on an object will always be equal. 
110.
The ship was able to float in the water because its weight was the same as the weight of the water it displaced.
a)
True
b)
False
111.
True or false... "mass" is the exact same thing as "weight"?
a)
True
b)
False
112.

HYDRUALICS SYSTEM...

a)

Uses power to make things move.

b)

Uses fluid to make things move.

113.

The basic idea behind any hydraulic system is very simple: Force that is applied at one point is tranitted to another point using________

a)

A compressible fluid

b)

An incompressible fluid

c)

A cold compress

d)

A hot compress

114.

Where can you look on your car to see a good example of a basic piston-driven hydraulic system?

a)

The blinkers (you should always check your blinker fluid)

b)

The instrument panel

c)

The brake system

d)

The radio system

115.

The great thing about hydraulic systems is that the pipe connecting the two cylinders can be__________

a)

Disconnected, yet still operate

b)

Any length and shape

c)

Filled with air

d)

All of the above

116.

Which one of the following is an example of a hydraulically operated machine?

a)

A wheel barrow

b)

A laptop computer

c)

A bulldozer

d)

A vacuum cleaner

117.

Which of the following sentence is true?

a)

Gases are easy to squish

b)

Liquids are easy to squish

118.
The amount of force pushing on an area is the definition of....
a)
Fluid
b)
Viscosity
c)
Barometer
d)
Pressure
119.
Army tank tracks are useful for travelling through the mud because..
a)
they decrease the force the vehicle exerts on the ground
b)
they increase the force the vehicle exerts on the ground
c)
they decrease the pressure the vehicle exerts on the ground
d)
they increase the pressure the vehicle exerts on the ground
120.
Where would you find the largest pressure?
a)
At the bottom of the ocean
b)
At the top of Mt Everest
c)
Close to ground on the Scotch oval
d)
In a rockpool on the Great Barrier Reef
121.
Pressure is equal to force divided by what
a)
area
b)
mass
c)
time
d)
distance
122.

Zara has four different styles of shoes.

Which shoes will exert the greatest pressure on the floor when Zara wears them?

a)

b)

c)

d)

123.

Which situation produces more force on the floor?

a)

standing on one foot

b)

standing on two feet

c)

standing on four feet

d)

all produce the same force

124.

Which situation produces more pressure on the floor?

a)

standing on one foot

b)

standing on two feet

c)

standing on four feet

d)

all produce the same pressure

125.

Pressure can be exerted by solids, liquids and gases.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

126.

The pressure inside the syringe will decrease if we move the plunger in:

a)

Direction A

b)

Direction B

c)

We don't have to move the plunger as the pressure will change on its own.

d)

None of the above answers.

127.

What is the purpose of a water tower?

a)

To store water for later

b)

To maintain constant pressure in the water mains.

c)

To tell you what town you just entered.

d)

To reduce pressure at the water treatment plant.

128.

What is a Barometer?

a)

It is a device that is used to measure water temperature.

b)

It is a device that is used to measure pressure in water mains.

c)

It is a device that measures atmospheric pressure.

d)

It is a device that measures the length of bars in meters.

129.

What happens to water when you put it in a vacuum?

a)

It starts to boil because of the release of pressure.

b)

It just sits there.

c)

It gets really hot. If you leave it long enough it might get hot enough to boil.

d)

It spontaneously disappears.

130.

A 1 in2in^2 piston applies a 35 lb force to a fluid. What pressure is produced in the fluid?

a)

35 psi

b)

1 psi

c)

10 psi

d)

350 psi

131.

A tube of hydraulic fluid is under 50 psi of pressure. If it connects to a piston that has an area of 100 in2in^2 what force is exerted on the piston?

a)

100 lb

b)

5000 lb

c)

50 lb

d)

.5 lb