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Science Review

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What moves when we say that there is current?

a)

inductors

b)

conductors

c)

electrons

d)

atoms

2.

The unit of measure for resistance

a)

ohms

b)

ampere

c)

voltage

d)

watts

3.

This is the unit of measure for current

a)

ampere

b)

current

c)

voltage

d)

ohms

4.
What word means how hard it is for electrons to flow through.
a)
Current
b)
Voltage
c)
Resistance
d)
Power
5.
What resistance is needed to cause a 50A current flow because of a 500V battery?
a)
10Ώ
b)
5Ώ
c)
2500Ώ
d)
550Ώ
6.
What voltage is needed to cause a 2A current flow through a 10Ω resistor?
a)
5V
b)
0.2V
c)
20V
d)
200V
7.
How do you calculate voltage?
a)
Current X Resistance
b)
Resistance ÷ Current
c)
Current ÷ Resistance
d)
Measure it with a ruler
8.

In a parallel circuit, why is it that when a bulb burns out or is loose, the other bulbs still light up?

a)

because the electric current does not flow

b)

because electric current can be stopped from flowing

c)

because electric current is allowed to pass through a single path

d)

because each connection in the circuit is independent from the others

9.

What kind of circuit is this?

a)

Parallel circuit

b)

Series circuit

10.

What is the disadvantage of the circuit? (More than one answer.)

a)

The brightness of bulb increases when more batteries are connected.

b)

If one of the component is fail, the other components will not function.

c)

The components cannot be controlled by different switches.

11.

What is the advantage of the circuit? (More than one answer.)

a)

The brightness of bulb increases when more batteries are connected in parallel.

b)

If one of the component is fail, the other components will not be affected.

c)

The components can be controlled by different switches.

12.
This is an example of a _______ circuit
a)
open
b)
series
c)
parallel
d)
square
13.

Which of the following is the actual substance that flows through a circuit?

a)

Voltage

b)

Current

c)

Charge

d)

Resistance

14.
Johnny accidentally grabbed the handle of the hot pot.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
15.
Refraction causes waves to bounce back off of an object.
a)
True
b)
False
16.

A slingshot that has been pulled back, but has not been let go.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

17.
P=25 watts 
W=5000 Joules 
t=???
a)
200 sec
b)
0.0005 s
c)
125000 s
d)
125 s
18.
A 5000N block is lifted 10 m. How much work was done?
a)
50000 J
b)
5000 J
c)
500 J
d)
50 J
19.
A force exerted over a distance to move an object is ______________________.
a)
power
b)
work
c)
momentum
d)
Watt
20.
The unit used to measure work is the 
a)
Watt
b)
Newton
c)
Joule
d)
meter
21.
How do you calculate power?
a)
P = W/t
b)
P = E/t
c)
P = w * t
d)
P = bbq/chicken
22.
What is the unit of measurement for power?
a)
Joules
b)
Watts
c)
Voltage
d)
Calories
23.
How much work is done in holding a 15 N sack of potatoes while waiting in line at the grocery store for 3 minutes?
a)
15 J
b)
45 J
c)
0 J
d)
5 J
24.

Franzen successfully hit the baseball with a total force of 150N. If she was able to hit the ball with her arm coming from her left, how much force did the baseball receive?

a)

150N

b)

500N

c)

100N

d)

75N

25.

What is the mass of a car toy that accelerates 3  ms2\frac{m}{s^2}  with 30 N?

a)

90 kg

b)

25 kg

c)

10 kg

26.
A student leaves a pencil on a desk and the pencil stays in the same spot until another student picks it up.
a)
Law of Inertia
b)
Law of Acceleration
c)
Law of Conservation of Momentum
27.

A baseball player bats a ball with a force of 1,000N. The ball exerts a reaction force against the bat of...

a)

1,000N

b)

Less than 1,000N

c)

More than 1,000N

d)

500N

28.

What happens to temperature when the average kinetic energy decrease?

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

stays the same

d)

undetermine

29.

True or False: Heat transfers from an object of higher temperature to an object of lower temperature.

(a)  

30.

As energy in the form of heat is added to an ice cube, it begins to melt. What causes melting.

a)

Heat causes the molecules to expanded and forces them apart.

b)

Heat removes thermal energy from the ice cube and causes it to become liquid water.

c)

Adding energy causes the bonds between the hydrogen and oxygen in the ice cube to break.

d)

The transfer of thermal energy to the ice cube causes its molecules to move faster.

31.

How does heat affect the thermal energy of an object that is colder than the air that surrounds it?

a)

Heat decreases the thermal energy of an object as energy moves to the air.

b)

Heat causes the thermal energy of the object to increase as energy moves from the warmer air to the colder object.

c)

Heat has no effect on thermal energy, but it increases the potential energy of an object.

d)

Heat is not related to thermal energy, so it cannot affect the thermal energy of an object.

32.

Sound waves travel the FASTEST through _____________.

a)

Gases

b)

Liquids

c)

Solids

33.

You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no

a)

medium

b)

light

c)

energy

d)

heat

34.
Which of the following can sound travel through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
35.

What color of the rainbow has the longest wavelength?

a)

red

b)

blue

c)

green

d)

violet

36.

a sound that is repeated because the sound waves are reflected.

a)

medium

b)

echo

c)

transmission

d)

wave

37.

What part of the electromagnetic spectrum can we see?

a)

Infrared Rays and ultraviolet rays

b)

Visible Light

c)

x rays

d)

gamma rays

38.
What happens when light hits a mirror?
a)
it makes a color
b)
it reflects
c)
it makes a rainbow
d)
it passes through
39.
What does it mean to reflect?
a)
bounce off
b)
bend
c)
refract
d)
energy
40.
What does it mean to refract?
a)
bounce off
b)
to bend
c)
curve outward
d)
reflect
41.
A sound wave can travel through a vacuum or empty space.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
This type of material allows most light to pass through but forms a blurry image, like looking through a fogged up window.
a)
opaque
b)
translucent
c)
transparent
d)
echo
43.
If you cannot see through an object, in other words, light does not pass through it,  it is 
a)
transparent.
b)
translucent.
c)
opaque.
d)
solid.
44.

A red shirt appears red because it _____________.

a)

absorbs all colors except red

b)

absorbs the red color and reflect all others.

c)

reflects the red color and absorb all others.

d)

transmits the red color and reflect all others.

45.

A piece of coal appears black when viewed in sunlight because it _______ all the light that falls on it.

a)

absorbs

b)

disperses

c)

reflects

d)

transmits

46.

What type of wave is light?

a)

mechanical wave

b)

electromagnetic wave

c)

transverse wave

d)

none of these

47.

The following examples are natural sources of light EXCEPT:

a)

candle

b)

firefly

c)

lightning

d)

star

48.

The formula for Force is:

a)

Force= Magnet x Acceleration

b)

Force= Mass x Acceleration

c)

Force= Mass x Arsenic

d)

Funny= Monkey x Arrive

49.

What Newtons law does this picture represent

a)

Newtons 1st law

b)

Newtons 2nd law

c)

Newtons 3rdt law

d)

Newtons 4rth law

50.

What is Newton's 1st law?

a)

Law of Force and Acceleration

b)

Law of Inertia

c)

Law of Action-Reaction

d)

Law of motion

51.

Which of Newton's laws explains why rockets move up when their thrusters push down on the ground?

a)

Newton’s first law

b)

Newton’s second law

c)

Newton’s third law

d)

None of the above

52.

If an unbalanced force acts on an object, what will happen

a)

It will not move at all

b)

It will accelerate in the direction of the force

c)

It will accelerate in the opposite direction to the force

d)

It will accelerate in a random direction

53.

Which of the following is a true statement about Newton’s second law?

a)

Acceleration only depends on mass

b)

Acceleration only depends on amount of force applied

c)

Acceleration depends on mass and amount of force applied

d)

Acceleration does not depend on mass nor amount of force applied

54.

What causes a ball rolling across a rug to slow to a stop?

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

c)

Temperature

d)

Pressure

55.

Which of the following is NOT an example of acceleration?

a)

Speeding up

b)

Slowing Down

c)

Remaining at rest

d)

Stopping

56.

What will happen when you're in a car and the driver slams on the brakes?

a)

You will continue moving forward

b)

You will stop moving

c)

You will move backwards

d)

You will speed up

57.

According to Newton's first law, an object in motion will stay in motion unless:

a)

A balanced force acts on it

b)

An unbalanced force acts on it

c)

It stops

d)

It remains at rest

58.
What is Newtons 2nd law of motion?
a)
Pancakes 
b)
Force= Mass multiplied by acceleration
c)
For every action there is a equal and opposite  re-action.
d)
Law of gravity 
59.
Who is the scientist who came up with the Laws of Motion?
a)
Sir Issac Newton
b)
The Greeks
c)
John Dalton
d)
Sir John Newt
60.
What is the standard unit force is measured in?
a)
Newtons
b)
pounds
c)
grams
d)
meters
61.

Newton's third law states that any action will have a(n) ___ and ___ reaction

a)

Equal and similar

b)

Equal and opposite

c)

Equal and different

d)

Greater and opposite

62.

The tendency of an object to resist changes in its motion is...

a)

Acceleration

b)

Velocity

c)

Inertia

d)

Force

63.

The Law of Inertia

a)

Newtons 1st Law of motion

b)

Newtons 2nd Law of motion

c)

Newtons 3rd Law of motion

64.

A squirrel sits on the ground and eats a donut. We know the forces on him must be balanced because...

a)

Forces are always balanced

b)

the squirrel is not accelerating

c)

squirrels are projectiles

d)

he's eating a donut