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Q1 Review

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 4hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Newton’s law states that for every action, there is an ________ reaction.

a)

unequal and opposite

b)

equal and similar

c)

stronger and opposite

d)

equal and opposite

2.

When a cannon fires a cannonball we observe Newton's third law. Which is the reaction force?

a)

The cannon moving forward

b)

The cannon moving backwards

c)

The cannonball moving backwards

d)

The cannonball moving forward

3.

A baseball bat hits a baseball with a force of 100 Newtons. What is the force and its direction exerted by the ball on the bat?

a)

100 Newtons, same direction

b)

100 Newtons, opposite direction

c)

200 Newtons, opposite direction

d)

200 Newtons, same direction

4.

Two people are skateboarding. If person 1 has a larger mass than person 2 and person 1 pushes person 2, how much would this affect their movement?

a)

Mass will have no affect.

b)

They will accelerate backwards the same.

c)

Person 1 will accelerate more, but both will move.

d)

They will both accelerate back, but person 2 will move more.

5.
If a 10 kilogram object accelerates suddenly at 15 m/s^2, how much force was applied to the object?
a)
150 Newtons
b)
15 Newtons
c)
150 kilograms
d)
100 kilograms
6.
45 m/s2 is the... 
a)
Mass
b)
Force 
c)
Acceleration
d)
weight
7.
A 20 kg bike accelerates at 10 m/s2.  what was the force?
a)
25 Newtons
b)
20 Newtons
c)
200 Newtons
d)
10 Newtons
8.
Unit of mass
a)
m/s 2
b)
m/s
c)
newtons
d)
kg
9.
The masses of four objects are given in this table. If all objects are struck with the same amount of force, which one will have the greatest acceleration?
a)
Object 1
b)
Object 2
c)
Object 3
d)
Object 4
10.
A force of 90N is applied to each cart below, which one will accelerate the fastest?
a)
Cart 1
b)
Cart 2
c)
Cart 3 
d)
Cart 4
11.
What is the SI unit used to measure force? 
a)
pounds 
b)
grams 
c)
newtons 
d)
kg/ m2
12.
Unbalanced forces make an object:
a)
Come to rest
b)
move at constant velocity
c)
accelerate
d)
explode
13.
a force that opposes motion between any surfaces that are touching
a)
velocity
b)
friction
c)
inertia
d)
position
14.
the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion
a)
acceleration
b)
inertia
c)
mass
d)
frame of reference
15.
True of False?
An object's inertia is effected by its mass.
a)
False
b)
True
16.
Newton's 1st law is also called....
a)
friction 
b)
inertia
c)
unbalanced forces
d)
Newtons
17.
the amount of matter in an object
a)
displacement
b)
mass
c)
friction
d)
friction
18.
how fast an object is going
a)
frame of reference
b)
speed
c)
force
d)
displacement
19.
You push on a car and it does not move.  What is true about the inertia?
a)
The inertia is changing
b)
The inertia of the car is too great 
c)
The inertia of the person is equal to the car
d)
There is not inertia because of no movement
20.
The law of inertia (Newton’s First Law) applies
a)
to both moving and nonmoving objects
b)
only to moving objects
c)
only to objects that are not moving
21.

Which transverse wave has the highest frequency?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

22.
The matter (solid, liquid, or gas) through which waves can travel
a)
Medium
b)
Object
c)
Transverse Wave
d)
Wavelength
23.

Which diagram shows the wavelength of a wave?

a)
b)
c)
24.

What does a wave carry from place to place?

a)

energy

b)

matter

c)

people

25.

The highest point on a transverse wave is the

a)

compression

b)

crest

c)

rest position

d)

trough

26.

The lowest point on a transverse wave is the

a)

compression

b)

crest

c)

rest position

d)

trough

27.

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

a)

decrease

b)

increase

c)

stay the same

28.

A wave that can travel through matter and empty space is a:

a)

electromagnetic wave

b)

longitudinal wavy

c)

transverse wave

d)

mechanical

29.

What type of wave is this?

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Transverse

c)

Electromagnetic

d)

x ray

30.
How would a person measure the wavelength on this sound wave?
a)
dense to less dense
b)
trough to crest
c)
compression to compression
d)
beginning of illustration to the end
31.

The height of the wave from the resting point to the crest or the resting point to the trough is called the ________.

a)

Wavelength

b)

Amplitude

c)

Frequency

d)

Period

32.

Waves transfer ______, not ________.

a)

Energy, Matter

b)

Matter, Energy

33.

The number of waves that pass a given point in one second is called the __________.

a)

Wavelength

b)

Amplitude

c)

Frequency

d)

Crest

34.

Which of the following is a mechanical wave?

a)

X-Ray

b)

Gamma Ray

c)

Sound

d)

Light

35.

A wave that can travel without a medium is called an ___________.

a)

Mechanical Wave

b)

Electromagnetic Wave

36.

Cell phones transmit and receive ______ waves.

a)

infrared

b)

radio

c)

gamma

d)

micra

37.

Visible light rays have more energy than Ultraviolet rays.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Which type of radio waves can travel great distances because they bounce off the atmosphere?

a)

FM

b)

AM

39.

The difference between the different waves on the EM spectrum is ______________

a)

amplitude

b)

frequency

c)

wavelength

40.

What is the description for radio waves?

a)

have the least amount of energy

b)

allows for night vision

c)

see broken bones

d)

kills cancer cells

41.

What is the description for gamma rays?

a)

causes skin to tan

b)

kills cancer cells

c)

used for night vision

d)

used in cell phones

42.

What is the description for microwaves?

a)

allows you to see

b)

can see broken bones

c)

used in cell phones

d)

has the least amount of energy

43.

What is the description for ultraviolet rays?

a)

has the least amount of energy

b)

causes skin to tan

c)

allows night vision

d)

see broken bones

44.

What is the description for infrared rays?

a)

allows night vision

b)

kills cancer cells

c)

causes skin to tan

d)

used in cell phones

45.
Refraction causes waves to bounce back off of an object.
a)
True
b)
False
46.
Which of the following is the bending of a wave, which changes its speed.
a)
Reflection
b)
Diffraction
c)
Refraction
d)
Frequency
47.

When you place things into water they sometimes look bent (see the image below). What is this an example of?

a)

Refraction

b)

Diffraction

c)

Transmission

d)

Absorption

48.

Which type of interaction is this?

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

diffraction

49.

Which type of interaction is this?

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

diffraction

50.

Which type of interaction is this?

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

diffraction

51.

Which type of interaction is this?

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

diffraction

52.

This illustration best depicts which of the following behaviors?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Resonance

53.

This image best depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Resonance

54.

This image depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Resonance

55.

Visible light is the part of the _______________, between infrared and ultraviolet, that is visible to the human eye.

a)

electromagnetic spectrum

b)

visible light spectrum

c)

electrical light spectrum

56.
One end of the rope is vibrated to produce a wave with a wavelength of .25 m.  The Frequency of the wave is 3.0 Hz.  What is the speed of the wave?
a)
3.00 m/s
b)
2.50 m/s
c)
.75 m/s
d)
1.25 m/s
57.
A tennis coach paces back and forth along the sideline 10 times in 2 minutes. The frequency of her pacing is 
a)
5 Hz
b)
5 s
c)
0.08 Hz
d)
0.08 s
58.
 A wave has frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave?
a)
500 m/s
b)
50 m/s
c)
5 m/s
d)
0.5 m/s
59.
A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?
a)
34 m/s
b)
3400 Hz
c)
3400 m/s
d)
34 Hz
60.

This type of magnet can be turned on and off.

a)

horseshoe magnet

b)

electromagnet

c)

fridge magnet

d)

any magnet

61.

The components of an electromagnet are?

a)

a power source

b)

wire

c)

iron core

d)

all of these

62.

How do you increase the strength of an electromagnet?

a)

add more magnets

b)

larger core

c)

increase the number of coils around the core

d)

salt water

63.

True or false: All magnets are electromagnets.

a)

True

b)

Fasle

64.

True or False: When energy is flowing through a wire a magnetic field is created.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

Which of these is NOT an example of an electromagnet?

a)

Computer

b)

Speakers

c)

Whiteboard

d)

Doorbell

66.

Like regular magnets, electromagnets have a...

a)

north and south pole

b)

a charge

c)

power

d)

consistent magnetic field

67.
What effect will the south pole of one magnet have on the south pole of another magnet?
a)
Repulsive
b)
Attractive
c)
Combative
d)
No effect
68.
This is a picture of a simple electromagnet. How can the electromagnet be made stronger?
a)
Add more coils of wire to the nail.
b)
Use a smaller battery.
c)
Reverse the poles of the magnet.
d)
Remove all the coils and the nail.
69.
Surrounding every magnet is a __________  __________.
a)
magnetic field
b)
electrical current
c)
another magnet
d)
an enemy
70.
In order for an electromagnet to be formed, an __________ current must pass through a coil of __________ wrapped around an ________ core.
a)
wire, iron, electric
b)
electric, wire, iron
c)
iron, electric, wire
d)
excited, hair, apple
71.
The attraction or repulsion created by spinning electric charges is called -
a)
A. electric generator
b)
B. magnetic force
c)
C. solenoid
d)
D. electromagnet
72.
Any material that attracts iron or materials containing iron is a(n) 
a)
A. electric generator
b)
B. solenoid
c)
C. magnet
d)
D. magnetic force
73.
How do electromagnets differ from regular magnets? 
a)
A. They  can be turned off and on 
b)
B. Their polarity can be reversed
c)
C. Their strength can be changed
d)
D. All of the above
74.
Why are paper clips attracted to magnets?
a)
They contain silver.
b)
They contain aluminum
c)
They contain tin.
d)
They contain iron. 
75.

Which is newtons first law states

a)

An object at rest will remain at rest unless a force is applied

b)

An object is moving

c)

An object has stopped

d)

An moving object will keep going when a force is applied to it

76.

Which is newtons 3rd law

a)

for every thing there is reaction

b)

for every action there is a unusual action

c)

For every reaction there is an equal and opposite reaction

d)

for every reaction there is an good action

77.

Which is newtons 2nd law

a)

Acceleration is a change in speed

b)

Acceleration is a change in action

c)

Acceleration is a change in name

d)

Acceleration is a change in velocity

78.

Which type of force(s) will cause a change in an object's motion?

a)

gravity

b)

balanced forces

c)

unbalanced force

d)

net force

79.

What are the appropriate units to describe acceleration?

a)

m/p

b)

m/h

c)

m/s

d)

m/s square

80.

An elephant and a feather fall through the air. The force of air resistance is greatest on the:

a)

elephant

b)

feather

c)

same