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The Ultimate CBA Review 💯

Total questions: 110

Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins

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Class
Date
1.

An inflated balloon released from rest moves horizontally.

The law that best explains this event is

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

d)

Law of Gravity

2.
An empty truck and a fully loaded truck are next to each other at a traffic light. When the light turns green, the lighter truck increases speed more quickly. Which of these best explains this situations
a)
Newton's first law
b)
Newton's second law
c)
Newton's third law
d)
Conservation of momentum
3.
What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?
a)
240 m/s
b)
15 m/s
c)
0.067 m/s
d)
15 mph
4.
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
5.
If a 10 kilogram object had a force of 50 newton's applied to it, what would its acceleration be?
a)
15 m/s^2
b)
5 m/s^2
c)
.5 m/s^2
d)
10 m/s^2
6.

30 mph west is an example of ________

a)

Force

b)

Speed

c)

Velocity

d)

Acceleration

7.

A car traveling 65 mph is an example of its _____.

a)

Force

b)

Speed

c)

Accerelation

d)

Velocity

8.

Which of Newton's Laws explains a rocket's movements during launch?

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

d)

Newton's 4th Law

9.

What is Newton's 2nd Law of Motion?

a)

Force = Mass x Acceleration

b)

An object at rest stays at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced, external force

c)

What goes up must come down

d)

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

10.

What is Newton's 1st Law of Motion?

a)

Force = Mass x Acceleration

b)

An object at rest stays at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced, external force

c)

What goes up must come down

d)

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

11.

What is Newton's 3rd Law of Motion?

a)

Force = Mass x Acceleration

b)

An object at rest stays at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced, external force

c)

What goes up must come down

d)

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

12.

Which of the following is the correct position - time graph for an object moving with a constant velocity?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

A performer pulls a tablecloth out from under a complete set of dinnerware as shown in the illustration. .Which of the following best explains the performer’s success at leaving the dinnerware on the table?

a)

the inertia of the dinnerware

b)

the large mass of the tablecloth

c)

the placement of the dinnerware

d)

the rough material of the tablecloth

14.

A teacher leaves a coffee mug on top of a car. The teacher drives the car in a straight line and then stops suddenly. What happens to the coffee mug when the car stops?

a)

the mug moves forward

b)

the mug moves backward

c)

the mug moves side to side

d)

the mug stays in the same position

15.

Which two factors does speed depend on?

a)

distance and direction

b)

direction and time

c)

distance and time

d)

distance, time and direction

16.

Which is an example of velocity?

a)

A car driving 55 miles per hour south.

b)

A bicyclist traveling 10 meters per hour.

c)

A roller coaster is traveling 10 meters per second.

d)

A rocket blasting off at 2,500 meters per second.

17.

Acceleration is a speeding up, slowing down or a change in direction. Is the following acceleration and if so, which one?


A swimmer has 10 meters left in the race and he is neck-in-neck with his competitor. He has a surge of adrenaline and pulls ahead to win.

a)

Yes, this is acceleration since the swimmer starts to speed up to pull ahead.

b)

Yes, this is acceleration since the swimmer uses the wall to change directions.

c)

No, this is not acceleration since there is no speeding up, slowing down, or change in direction.

18.
Acceleration of an object happens when things ________
a)
slow down
b)
go faster
c)
change direction (turn)
d)
All of the above
19.
Velocity is both ____ and _____. 
a)
speed , direction 
b)
direction, mass
c)
volume, density 
d)
direction, magnitude 
20.

At which time did the driver start to return back home?

a)

10 seconds

b)

20 seconds

c)

30 seconds

d)

0 seconds

21.
Which runner won the race?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
22.

Object is...

a)

(1) speeding up,

(2) constant speed,

(3) speeding up

b)

(1) constant speed.

(2) stopped,

(3) constant speed

23.

Object ...

a)

accelerates... then goes constant speed... then accelerates again

b)

goes constant speed... stops... goes constant speed

24.

Which table correctly describes the object's motion during each interval of time?

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

At which point is potential energy greatest?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

26.

Match the graph to the description:

"The car is stopped."

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.
During which interval is the object speeding up?
a)
A to B
b)
B to C
c)
D to E
d)
E to F
28.
During which interval is the object slowing down?
a)
A to B
b)
D to E
c)
E to F
d)
G to H
29.

Which letter shows where kinetic energy is at is highest point?

a)

X

b)

Y

c)

W

d)

Z

30.

Where is potential energy at its minimum?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

31.

Where is kinetic energy at its minimum?

a)

Z

b)

W

c)

X

d)

Y

32.

What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?

a)

potential

b)

Kinetic

33.
2. The diagram to the right represents a diver’s motion from the top of a high diving board into a pool of water. At what point does the diver have the greatest kinetic energy and the least potential energy?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
34.

What is the line running down the center of Earth called?

a)

Equator

b)

Axis

c)

North Pole

d)

South Pole

35.
Period of 24 hours or the time it takes Earth to make one complete spin on its axis
a)
Rotation
b)
Compass
c)
Sundail
d)
Movement
36.
What 2 things cause seasons on Earth?
a)
axis and orbit
b)
Winter and Fall
c)
Summer and Spring
d)
Sun and Moon
37.
As the Earth rotates, the part of the Earth facing the sun has ________.
a)
an axis
b)
darkness (night)
c)
daylight
d)
winter
38.
As the Earth rotates, the part of the Earth facing away from the sun has ________.
a)
daylight 
b)
darkness (night)
c)
summer 
d)
nice weather
39.
Earth is tilted on its _______. 
a)
side
b)
axis
c)
hemisphere
d)
equator
40.
The orbit is the same as ____________.
a)
Rotating
b)
Revolving
c)
Spinning
41.

Rotation and sunlight causes ___________.

a)
Day and Night
b)
Seasons
c)
The Earth to be tilted
42.
What does the Earth orbit around?
a)
axis
b)
sun
c)
orbit
d)
moon
43.
Which part of Earth is experiencing night?
a)
B
b)
D
44.
If the earth rotated slower, how would that affect the length of the day?
a)
longer day
b)
shorter day
c)
same time,  24 hours
45.
Which answer correctly labels each letter as day and night? 
a)
X = night
Y = day
b)
X = day
Y = night
46.

A student wants to use a spinning basketball to model the day-and-night cycle on Earth.


What should the student do in order to best model the cause of the day-and-night cycle?

a)

Spin the ball in different directions

b)

Tilt the ball while it is spinning

c)

Paint one half of the ball black and the other half white

d)

Shine a bright light on one side of the ball

47.

Which of these locations on Earth experiences the least change in the number of daylight hours throughout the year?

a)

Equator

b)

North Pole

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

48.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
49.
What phase comes AFTER this one?
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
Third Quarter
50.

6. Identify the phase of the moon that is shown

a)

new moon

b)

first quarter

c)

third quarter

d)

waxing crescent

51.
What phase comes BEFORE this one?
a)
Full Moon
b)
Third Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
First Quarter
52.

Use the calendar to predict the moon phase on March 9th.

a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

c)

Third Quarter

d)

First Quarter

53.

Which lunar phase would you observe 4 days after this phase?


(a)  
Choose from the below words
waxing gibbous
waning gibbous
waning crescent
new moon
54.

If today is a full moon, which phase would we have observed two days ago?


(a)  
Choose from the below words
waxing gibbous
waning gibbous
waxing crescent
waning crescent
55.

8. Identify the phase of the moon that is shown


(a)  
Choose from the below words
third quarter
new moon
waxing crescent
first quarter
56.

What phase is this?


(a)  
a)

Waning gibbous

b)

Waxing gibbous

c)

Waning crescent

d)

Full moon

57.
What Moon phase is this?
(a)  
Choose from the below words
New Moon
Full Moon
Invisible Moon
Waxing Gibbous
58.
The Moon orbits Earth in a direction
(a)  
Choose from the below words
counterclockwise
clockwise
upwards
downwards
59.

What phase is this?

a)

Waning gibbous

b)

Waxing crescent

c)

Waning crescent

d)

Waxing gibbous

60.

7. Identify the phase of the moon that is shown

a)

new moon

b)

waxing crescent

c)

full moon

d)

waning crescent

61.

What phase is this?

a)

First Quarter

b)

Full Moon

c)

New Moon

d)

Third Quarter

62.

8. Identify the phase of the moon that is shown


(a)  
Choose from the below words
first quarter
new moon
waxing crescent
third quarter
63.

How long does it take for the moon to go from a full moon to a first quarter moon?​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
7 days
24 hours
3.5 days
3.5 hours
64.
A[n] ___________ tide occurs when the sun, Earth, and the moon are nearly in a line. 
a)
spring
b)
high
c)
low
d)
neap
65.
What is a difference between spring and neap tides?
a)
Spring tides occur when the earth and sun are IN LINE with the new or full moon. 
b)
Spring tides occur when moon in 3rd or 1st quarter phases
c)
Spring tides are LOWER than neap tides
d)
Spring tides occur in Spring and neap tides can occur in any season
66.
Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?
a)
Sun
b)
Saturn
c)
Moon 
d)
Venus
67.
What do we call tides that have a smaller range that happen when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other?
a)
Neap Tide
b)
Spring Tide
c)
Larger Change
d)
Smaller Change
68.
What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
c)
new moon tide
d)
full moon tide
69.
What type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
full moon tide
b)
new moon tide
c)
neap tide
d)
spring tide
70.
Which moon phase is shown in this diagram?
a)
new moon
b)
first quarter
c)
full moon
d)
last quarter/3rd quarter
71.
Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?
a)
Sun
b)
Saturn
c)
Moon 
d)
Venus
72.
What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
c)
new moon tide
d)
full moon tide
73.

What phase occurs on the designated part of the graph?

a)

Waxing Crescent

b)

Waxing Gibbous

c)

Waning Crescent

d)

Waning Gibbous

74.

What phase occurs on the 28th of the month?

a)

Waxing Gibbous

b)

1st Quarter

c)

3rd Quarter

d)

Waning Gibbous

75.

Name the phase that the selected images represent.

a)

Waxing Gibbous

b)

Waxing Crescent

c)

1st Quarter

d)

3rd Quarter

76.

Where would the Sun need to be in this diagram to cause these phases of the moon?

a)

On the Left

b)

At the bottom

c)

At the top

d)

At the right

77.

What phase occurs on the designated part of this graph?

a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

c)

Waning Crescent

d)

Waxing Crescent

78.

What moon phase is shown in the picture?

a)

first quarter

b)

new moon

c)

last quarter

d)

full moon

79.

What moon phase should be between the two shown?

a)

new moon

b)

full moon

c)

first quarter

d)

last quarter

80.
Which diagram shows the greatest difference in tides (extremely high tide and extreme low tide?)
a)
A
b)
B
81.

It will be a full moon on December 23, 2018. About what date will the next full moon occur?

a)

January 1, 2019

b)

January 10, 2019

c)

January 21, 2019

d)

February 1, 2019

82.

LT #1: __________ is a type of convergence where one plate slides under another and dives into the mantle.

a)
subduction
b)
convection
c)
divergence
d)
transformation
83.

LT #1: Mountains are the result of two plates _____________ over millions of years.

a)
moving apart
b)
colliding
c)
sliding past each other
d)
melting
84.

LT #1: A boundary where plates collide.

a)
divergent
b)
transform
c)
horizontal
d)
convergent
85.

LT #1: _________ are common in areas where an oceanic plate is subducted under a continental plate.

a)
mountains
b)
rift valleys
c)
volcanoes
d)
faults
86.

LT #1: Which of the following features is likely to form where two tectonic plates push toward each other?

a)

Ocean shoreline

b)

Mountain range

c)

Mid-ocean ridge

d)

Rift valley

87.

LT #1: ___________ are formed as a result of continent-continent collision, or convergence.

a)
faults
b)
rift valleys
c)
mountains
d)
mid-ocean ridges
88.

LT #1: When an oceanic plate is subducted under another oceanic plate, _________ can form. 

a)
rift valleys
b)
trenches
c)
faults
d)
ridges
89.

LT #1: How many types of convergent boundaries are there?

a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
90.

LT #1: When tectonic plates collide into one another, which type of boundary is this?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

d)

all of the above

91.

LT #2: When tectonic plates move away from each other, this boundary is:

a)

convergent

b)

transform

c)

divergent

d)

none of the above

92.

LT #2: When tectonic plates move away from each other, what type of land form will be created?

a)

islands

b)

mid ocean ridges

c)

ocean trenches

d)

all of the above

93.

LT #2: A mid-ocean ridge is formed at which type of boundary?

a)
Convergent
b)
Transform
c)
Subduction
d)
Divergent
94.

LT #2: Which of the following crustal features would be the result of two continental tectonic plates moving away from each other?

a)

Mountain range

b)

Volcanoes on land

c)

Rift valley

d)

Mid-ocean ridge

95.

LT #2: One piece of evidence that supports the Theory of Plate Tectonics is found in the observation of rocks on either side of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, shown in the picture provided. Plate Tectonic theory is supported because as you move out form the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the rocks -

a)

have higher iron content.

b)

become thicker and thicker.

c)

are increasingly older.

d)

are made of smaller particles.

96.

LT#3: What type of phenomena/event is created at a transform boundary?

a)

Hurricanes

b)

Tornados

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Volcanic Eruption

97.

LT #3: A type of boundary where two plates slide past each other.

a)
Divergent
b)
Transform
c)
Convergent
d)
Subduction
98.

LT #3: The San Andreas fault is an example of a __________ boundary.

a)
Transform
b)
Subduction
c)
Convergent
d)
Divergent
99.

LT #3: Earthquakes can occur along _________ at transform boundaries.

a)
ridges
b)
mountains
c)
faults
d)
volcanoes
100.

LT #3:The earthquakes experienced in California are related to tectonic plates because these catastrophic events are the result of -

a)

two tectonic plates sliding past each other.

b)

tectonic plates melting as they slide into the mantle.

c)

tectonic plates being weathered over time.

d)

two tectonic plates pulling away from each other.

101.

LT #4: Scientists theorized that the continents were once joined together even before they had modern evidence from rocks and fossils. Using only maps, they observed that -

a)

continents with the most temperate climates were found near the Equator.

b)

the oceans have become smaller throughout the history of Earth.

c)

the shapes of continents appeared to allow them to fit together.

d)

most of the larger land masses are in the Northern Hemisphere.

102.

LT #4: One piece of evidence that supports the Theory of Plate Tectonics is the discovery of what in both South America and Africa?

a)

The ancient atmosphere in both places was identical.

b)

The rates of weathering of rock are similar.

c)

Fossil remains of the same land-dwelling animal.

d)

Plants on both continents have similar flowers.

103.

LT #4: Even before modern observations provided evidence that supports the Theory of Plate Tectonics, people developed theories that the continents were once joined together. Using only maps, they observed that -

a)

most of the larger land masses are in the Northern Hemisphere.

b)

continents with the most moderate climates were located near the Equator.

c)

the shapes of continents appeared to allow them to fit together.

d)

the oceans have decreased in size throughout the history of Earth.

104.

LT #4: The German meteorologist who came up with the continental drift theory is?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Marie Currie

c)

Alfred Wegener

d)

Isaac Newton

105.

LT #4: What evidence did Alfred Wegener use to prove the Theory of Continental Drift?

a)

he used the moon's rotation and revolution as evidence

b)

he looked at the clouds and noticed continental drift

c)

he looked at the fossils, land forms and how continents fit together like puzzle pieces

d)

he studied the weather patterns for Africa and South America

106.

LT #4: What is the theory of plate tectonics?

a)

The theory that describes how Earth's outer layers is broken up into moving tectonic plates

b)

Tectonic plates stay in one place

c)

All of the continents were once apart of a Super Continent called Panthalassa

d)

All of the plates were once a solid plate until they broke up and moved to their current position

107.

LT#5: Letter B in the diagram shows a subduction zone. Why is the oceanic crust subducted?

a)

it is less dense

b)

it is more dense

c)

it is heavier because the ocean is pushing it down

d)

none of the above

108.

LT #5: What are the two basic types of plates on earth?

a)
oceanic and atmospheric
b)
continental and oceanic
c)
continental and magnetic
d)
oceanic and divergent
109.

LT #6: Which below is a possible cause of tectonic plate motion?

a)

ocean tides

b)

the sun

c)

convection currents

d)

current weather patterns

110.

LT #6: Which picture below represents a convection current?

a)

GPS

b)

c)

d)