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Final Exam Review

Total questions: 93

Worksheet time: 2hrs 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This bullseye demonstrates...
a)
High Accuracy & High Precision
b)
High Accuracy & Low Precision
c)
Low Accuracy & High Precision
d)
Low Accuracy & Low Precision
2.
It is a measure of how close measurements come to each other when they are made in the same way
a)
Accuracy
b)
Precision
c)
Error
d)
Extrapolation
3.

How close a measurement is to the accepted value is called..

a)

Accuracy

b)

Precision

c)

Significant

d)

Estimate

4.
?
a)
High Accuracy & High Precision
b)
High Accuracy & Low Precision
c)
Low Accuracy & High Precision
d)
Low Accuracy & Low Precision
5.
Describe the accuracy and precision of the image
a)
Accurate and Precise
b)
Accurate and not precise
c)
Not Accurate and Precise
d)
not accurate and not precise
6.

Which Student is the most Precise?

a)

Alex

b)

Shandra

c)

Luis

7.

When using scientific notation, a negative exponent means ...

a)

the standard number is greater than one

b)

the standard number is less than one

c)

the negative sign doesn't have a meaning

d)

None of the above

8.

Convert this number to standard notation: 7.1 x 104

(a)  

9.

Convert this number into scientific notation: 0.068

a)

6.9 x 106

b)

6.8 x 10-9

c)

6.8 x 10-2

d)

None of the above

10.

When using scientific notation, a positive exponent means ...

a)

the standard number is greater than one

b)

the standard number is less than one

c)

the negative sign doesn't have a meaning

d)

None of the above

11.

Which value is the greatest

a)

5.0 x 10-9

b)

5.0 x 10-4

c)

5.0 x 106

d)

5.0 x 108

12.

Which number is the least in value

a)

5.0 x 10-9

b)

5.0 x 10-4

c)

5.0 x 106

d)

5.0 x 108

13.

How close a measurement is to the true value is called..

a)

Accuracy

b)

Precision

c)

Significant

d)

Estimate

14.

The amount of space an object takes up is called

a)

mass

b)

weight

c)

volume

15.

What is the volume of the water in this photo?

a)

6mL

b)

6.4mL

c)

7mL

d)

6.6mL

16.

What is the volume of the fish?

a)

40mL

b)

6mL

c)

38mL

d)

8mL

17.
Where do we read the level of liquid?
a)
The highest point the liquid touches.
b)
The bottom of the meniscus.
c)
Half way between, we make an educated guess and round it.
d)
Somewhere about there.
18.
How many spaces are there between 6 and 7?
a)
10
b)
2
c)
4
d)
5
19.
How many significant figures does the following number have?
0.00345
a)
6
b)
5
c)
3
d)
Ambiguous: 3,4,5, or 6
20.
How many significant figures does the following number have: 0.00204
a)
6
b)
4
c)
3
d)
2
21.

The base unit for length is the

a)

second

b)

gram

c)

meter

d)

liter

22.

Which measures the amount of matter (weight) in an object?

a)

Distance

b)

Mass

c)

Time

d)

Volume

23.

What is the base unit for mass?

a)

ampere

b)

second

c)

meter

d)

kilogram

24.
What is the base unit for time?
a)
meter
b)
Kelvin
c)
second
d)
candela
25.
What is the base unit for temperature?
a)
kilogram
b)
candela
c)
mole
d)
Kelvin
26.
The word root "centi" means
a)
tenth
b)
one-hundred
c)
one-thousand
d)
one-hundredth
e)
one-thousandth
27.

The root word kilo means

a)

1,000

b)

1/1,000

c)

100

28.

The root word milli means

a)

your youngest little baby sibling

b)

1/1,000

c)

1/100

d)

1,000

29.

it is the combination of two or more base units

a)

derived units

b)

metric system

c)

basic units

d)

british or english system

30.
If you want to change the pitch of a sound, you have to change the ___
a)
frequency
b)
amplitude
c)
speed
d)
volume
31.
This is the unit used to measure the volume of a sound. 
a)
Decibel
b)
Medium
c)
Vibration
d)
Oscilloscope
32.
This is what you get when sound waves are reflected, or bounce back, off of a hard surface.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Pitch
c)
Volume
d)
Echo
33.
The speed of a sound wave depends on
a)
the frequency
b)
the medium
c)
both air temperature and medium
d)
the air temperature
34.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
pitch
d)
amplitude
35.
A part in a longitudinal wave where the particles are spread apart
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
36.
The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.
a)
rarefaction
b)
compression
c)
crest
d)
trough
37.
A disturbance that travels through a medium as a longitudinal wave
a)
sound
b)
wavelength
c)
pitch
d)
frequency
38.
Material (matter) through which a wave travels
a)
medium
b)
Doppler Effect
c)
sound
d)
pitch
39.
When a sound is louder what measurement gets bigger?
a)
Frequency 
b)
Amplitude 
c)
Wavelength 
d)
Crest
40.
What is B?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
compression
d)
rarefaction
41.
Why is the school library covered with carpet?
a)
So everyone can make a lot of noise
b)
to help absorb sounds to keep it quiet
c)
because it looks good
d)
to help absorb sounds so it can stay noisy
42.

Sound waves travel as ________ waves.

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

c)

Surface

43.

Sound waves CANNOT travel through which of these:

a)

Paper

b)

Milk

c)

Outer space

44.

High frequency sounds have _______ pitch

a)

HIgh

b)

Low

45.
High Amplitude =__________________
a)
Louder sounds
b)
Quieter Sounds
46.
Low Amplitude = ______________
a)
Quieter Sounds
b)
Louder sounds
47.
Low frequency = _______ Pitch
a)
Low
b)
High
48.
In General Sound waves travel the fastest in __________
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
Gas
d)
plasma
49.
In General Sound waves travel the slowest in __________
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Plasma
50.

This illustration best depicts which of the following behaviors?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Resonance

51.

This image best depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Resonance

52.

This image depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Resonance

53.

The two blue and purple waves will undergo _________________ when they meet.

a)

Constructive interference

b)

Destructive interference

54.

Definition: the change in direction of a wave passing from one medium to another

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Polarization

55.

Definition: when a wave reaches the interface between two different media, typically some of the wave will bounce back into the original medium.

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Polarization

56.

The two categories of waves are

a)

Mechanical

b)

Physical

c)

Electromagnetic

d)

Love

57.

The two forms that waves can take are...

a)

Transverse

b)

Circular

c)

Diamond

d)

Longitudinal

58.

Light waves and sound waves are similar in that...

a)

They are both longitudinal waves

b)

They are both transverse waves

c)

They both transmit energy

d)

They both can travel through space.

59.

Which of the pictured is responsible for black pavement being hot?

a)

Transmission

b)

Reflection

c)

Refraction

d)

Scattering

e)

Absorption

60.

Which of the pictured is responsible for our sky being blue?

a)

Transmission

b)

Reflection

c)

Refraction

d)

Scattering

e)

Absorption

61.

What is the velocity of an electromagnetic wave in KM/s?

a)

300 000 000

b)

162 000

c)

3000 000 000

d)

300 000

62.

What is the formula to calculate FREQUENCY?

a)

Frequency = Wavelength / Velocity

b)

Frequency = Velocity / Wavelength

c)

Wavelength = Frequency / Velocity

d)

Wavelength = Velocity / Frquency

63.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
64.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
65.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast 
66.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
67.
When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?
a)
The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
b)
The wavelength increases.
c)
The wavelength decreases.
d)
More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.
68.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
69.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
70.

3.0 x 108 m/s is also known as what?

a)

radiant energy

b)

speed of light

c)

wavelength of light

d)

transverse waves

71.

Which of the following would EM waves moves the FASTEST through?

a)

gold

b)

water

c)

air

72.

How do MECHANICAL waves travel?

a)

they transfer energy through particles that are touching each other

b)

they transfer energy between electric & magnetic fields

c)

they increase their amplitude to make waves travel faster

d)

they increase their frequency to make waves travel faster

73.

How do ELECTROMAGNETIC waves travel?

a)

they transfer energy through particles that are touching each other

b)

they transfer energy between electric & magnetic fields

c)

they increase their amplitude to make waves travel faster

d)

they increase their frequency to make waves travel faster

74.

Which radiation type has the highest energy?

a)

gamma rays

b)

x rays

c)

microwaves

d)

radio waves

75.

Which radiation type has the lowest energy?

a)

gamma rays

b)

x rays

c)

microwaves

d)

radio waves

76.
a mirror with a surface that curves inward like the inside of a bowl
a)
concave mirror
b)
convex mirror
c)
plane mirror
d)
flat mirror
77.
An image that forms where light seems to come from a point but light rays don't actually meet is a 
a)
virtual image
b)
real image
c)
Inverted Image
d)
Pizza
78.
convex mirrors are
a)
plane mirrors
b)
converging mirrors
c)
diverging mirrors
d)
smaller than concave mirrors
79.
The illustration shows a light ray striking an object.
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-
a)
absorbed
b)
stopped
c)
reflected
d)
refracted
80.

This reflection is

a)

specular.

b)

diffuse.

81.

Images in a plane mirror are

a)

real

b)

larger

c)

same size

d)

smaller

82.

The distance from the vertex of the mirror to the center of curvature is also known as the

a)

focal length.

b)

radius of curvature.

c)

object distance.

d)

image distance.

83.

This image is

a)

real.

b)

virtual.

84.

If light is traveling from air to water with an angle of INCIDENCE of 40 degrees, what is the angle of refraction? (n=1 air, n=1.33 water)

...How do you solve: (1)(sin40) = (1.33)(sinƟ)

a)

48 degrees

b)

2.07 degrees

c)

11.9 degrees

d)

28.9 degrees

85.

Light has the highest velocity in which medium?

flint glass n=1.70

barium glass n=1.60

crown glass n=1.523

water n=1.33

diamond n=2.45

a)

diamond

b)

water

c)

flint glass

d)

barium glass

86.

Light has the lowest velocity in which medium?

flint glass n=1.70

barium glass n=1.60

crown glass n=1.523

water n=1.33

diamond n=2.45

a)

diamond

b)

water

c)

flint glass

d)

barium glass

87.

A light ray hits a plane mirror surface at 20 degrees (from the normal). What is the angle between the incident and reflected rays.

a)

20o

b)

40o

c)

70o

d)

30o

88.

Glass has a _____________ index of refraction (or "n") than air.

a)

Equal

b)

Greater

c)

Less

d)

Impossible to say

89.

According to Willebord Snell, light passing from air to glass will cause the light to

a)

maintain its original speed

b)

accelerate while it is in glass

c)

increase its speed

d)

reduce its speed

90.

If light travels from a higher to a lower index of refraction medium the light will

a)

bend away from the vertical axis or may not refract

b)

bend closer to the vertical axis

c)

not bend

d)

answer is not here

91.

Light travels from air (n = 1.000) into an optical fiber. If the angles of incidence and refraction are 22oand 15º respectively. what is the index of refraction inside the fiber? Round off your values to 3 sig. figs.

a)

1.45

b)

1.44

c)

0.69

d)

0.70

92.

What is the speed of light in a material that has an index of refraction of 1.88?

a)

3.0 x 108 m/s

b)

1.88 x 108 m/s

c)

1.6 x 108 m/s

d)

5.64 x 108 m/s

93.
According to the Law of reflection, a light ray striking a mirror
a)
continues moving through the mirror in the same direction
b)
moves into the mirror at a slightly different angle
c)
bounces off the mirror toward the direction it came from
d)
bounces off the mirror at the same angle it hits.

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