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Fall Final

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the first thing you should do if you have an accident in the lab?

a)

Clean it up

b)

Go to the nurse

c)

Notify your teacher

d)

Don't tell anyone

2.

What is the unit of measurement we use for length?

a)

liters

b)

meters

c)

grams

d)

characteristics

3.

What unit of measure do we use for mass?

a)

grams

b)

meters

c)

liters

d)

observations

4.

What unit of measure do we use for volume?

a)

grams

b)

change

c)

meters

d)

liters

5.

Quantitative observation involves _______________.

a)

measuring

b)

linguistics

c)

characteristics

d)

quarries

6.

Qualitative observations _____________________.

a)

are measured with numbers

b)

are properties that are observed

c)

are measured in meters

d)

are measured in grams

7.

A car that is traveling at 65 mph is an example of it's ___________.

a)

speed

b)

friction

c)

balanced force

d)

velocity

8.

A force that causes another object to slow down when it touches another object is _____________.

a)

speed

b)

friction

c)

balanced force

d)

velocity

9.

If an object stays still or continues moving at the same speed and in the same direction, it is a(n) _________________________________________.

a)

unbalanced force

b)

balanced force

10.

A rollercoaster heading downhill is ___________________.

a)

accelerating

b)

speed

c)

velocity

11.

Netwon's 3rd law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite __________________.

a)

force

b)

unbalanced force

c)

reaction

d)

momentum

12.

A ___________ is a push or a pull on an object.

a)

reaction

b)

interaction

c)

force

d)

balance

13.

What do Newton's laws describe?

a)

Earth's formation

b)

changes in motion

c)

thermal transfer

d)

static electricity

14.

The SI Unit of force is the newton.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

A dog from the left is pushing to the right on a box with 25 N of force.

A dog from the right is pushing to the left on a box with 15 N of force.

What is the net force on the box?

a)

5 N to the right

b)

5 N to the left

c)

10 N to the right

d)

0 N, the box will not move

16.

A dog from the left is pushing to the right on a box with 15 N of force.

A dog from the right is pushing to the left on a box with 10 N of force.

What is the net force on the box?

a)

5 N to the right

b)

5 N to the left

c)

10 N to the right

d)

0 N, the box will not move

17.

Select TWO:

What factors affect the gravitational force between two objects?

a)

motion

b)

distance

c)

mass

d)

rolling friction

18.

According to Newton's first law, what will plates at rest on a tablecloth do when the tablecloth is pulled out from under them? (Remember the penny, index card, and cup? Ignore outside forces such as friction)

a)

fly off the table and hit the ground

b)

accelerate with the tablecloth

c)

resist the change of motion and stay at rest

d)

accelerate in the opposite direction from the tablecloth

19.

Which of Newton's laws of motion explain a rocket's movement during launch?

a)

First Law of Motion

b)

Second Law of Motion

c)

Third Law of Motion

d)

Fourth Law of Motion

20.

A force combining electric and magnetic forces

a)

electromagnetism

b)

magnetic force

c)

static electricity

21.

A force that occurs when ions create attractive and repulsive force

a)

electromagnetism

b)

magnetic force

c)

static electricity

22.

Electric charges that do not move through a current.

a)

electromagnetism

b)

magnetic force

c)

static electricity

23.

When you do work, you are exerting ____________.

a)

push

b)

pull

c)

energy

d)

power

24.

The energy stored in an object is called ___________.

a)

joule

b)

kinetic

c)

potential

d)

transformed

25.

The unit of measure for potential and kinetic energy is the ______________.

a)

newton

b)

meter

c)

watt

d)

joule

26.

Distance (height) and mass determine the amount of _____________ energy in an object.

a)

kinetic

b)

potential

c)

solar

d)

thermal

27.

The amount of kinetic energy in an object is determined by its _______________.

a)

speed and mass

b)

height and mass

c)

speed and velocity

d)

height and velocity

28.

An object's potential energy will increase with ____________.

a)

height and mass

b)

speed and mass

c)

speed and velocity

d)

height and velocity

29.

Which of the following describes the process of changing energy from one form to another?

a)

transfer

b)

transmission

c)

transportation

d)

transformation

30.

The law of conservation of energy states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed. According to this law, which of these equations is correct?

a)

E = mc^2

b)

KE = PE

c)

energy in = energy out

d)

energy in = power out

31.

Where on a rollercoaster would kinetic energy be the greatest?

a)

the top of the tallest hill

b)

the bottom of a hill

c)

the middle of a hill

d)

the top of the second tallest hill

32.

Where on a rollercoaster would potential energy be the greatest?

a)

the top of the tallest hill

b)

the bottom of a hill

c)

the middle of a hill

d)

the top of the second tallest hill

33.

Where on a rollercoaster would potential energy and kinetic energy be equal?

a)

the top of the tallest hill

b)

the bottom of a hill

c)

the middle of a hill

d)

the top of the second tallest hill

34.

Specialized fossils that indicate to geologists the boundaries in geological time.

a)

Index Fossils

b)

Trace Fossils

c)

Mold Fossils

d)

Cast Fossils

35.

Fossils are preserved remains or traces of animals, plants, and other organisms from the remote past.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Which statements (4 total) describe an index fossil?

a)

Easily recognizable

b)

Abundant

c)

Wide geographic distribution

d)

Live a short time

e)

Are difficult to locate

37.

In an outcrop of rock layers, which layer would be the newest?

a)

The layer on top

b)

The layer on bottom

c)

The layer in the middle

38.

In an outcrop of rock layers, which layer would be the oldest?

a)

The layer on top

b)

The layer on bottom

c)

The layer in the middle

39.

Rocks and fossils that are found in the same rock layer are relatively the same age.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Dinosaurs, small mammals, birds, conifers, and flowering plants all existed during the Mesozoic.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

A type of fossilization where only carbon-rich film is preserved, common in plants.

a)

carbonization

b)

period

c)

era

d)

sedimentary rock

42.

The geologic principle that states that in horizontal layers of sedimentary rock, each layer is older than the layer above it and younger than the layer below it.

a)

fossil record

b)

geologic time scale

c)

era

d)

law of superposition

43.

The remains or imprints of organisms from earlier geological periods preserved in sedimentary rock.

a)

fossil record

b)

geologic time scale

c)

era

d)

law of superposition

44.

A record of the geologic events and life forms in Earth’s history.

a)

fossil record

b)

geologic time scale

c)

era

d)

law of superposition

45.

Rock that has formed through the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles at the Earth’s surface, followed by cementation.

a)

period

b)

carbonization

c)

era

d)

sedimentary rock

46.

A break in the Earth's crust along which rocks move.

a)

extrusion

b)

intrusion

c)

extinct

d)

fault

47.

The age of a rock compared to the ages of other rocks.

a)

absolute age

b)

relative age

c)

half-life

d)

radioactive decay

48.

A scientist who studies fossils to learn about organisms that lived long ago.

a)

paleontologist

b)

geologist