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Science SLO review 2024

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The length between two waves is called the...

a)

wavelength

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

amplitude

2.
a)

Crest

b)

Amplitude

c)

Wavelength

d)

Equilibrium

3.
a)

Trough

b)

Wavelength

c)

Amplitude

d)

Frequency

4.
a)

Trough

b)

Equilibrium

c)

Crest

d)

Wavelength

5.
a)

Frequency

b)

Trough

c)

Crest

d)

Amplitude

6.
a)

Amplitude

b)

Crest

c)

Frequency

d)

Trough

7.
Sound waves are _______________
a)
Transverse waves
b)
Longitudinal waves
c)
Circular waves
d)
Seismic waves
8.

Which one of the diagrams represents the longest wavelength?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

What keeps each planet in orbit around the Sun?

a)

a balance of inertia and gravity

b)

more gravity than inertia

c)

more inertia than gravity

d)

a balance of weight and mass

10.

Which of the following is an example of an unbalanced force?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

For an object to change it's speed or direction, the forces must be:

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

12.
If an object is not moving the forces acting upon it are _____________
a)
unbalanced
b)
weak
c)
balanced
d)
Hulk Smash!
13.

Newton's _____ Law of motion states that every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

14.

According to Newton’s Third Law, if someone jumps off a skateboard, the skateboard will roll backward because -

a)

the mass of the skateboard is the same as the mass of the person jumping off.

b)

the pull of gravity on the person is the same as on the skateboard, regardless of size.

c)

the air resistance on the person is great and the friction on the skateboard is small.

d)

for the force that sent the person forward, there is an equal force pushing back on the skateboard.

15.
A light year is related to ...
a)
Time
b)
Energy
c)
Distance
d)
Mass
16.
Scientist use Light years to measure objects in space rather than units such as Miles or Kilometers because of how massive the Galaxy and Universe is.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
A light year is...
a)
The speed light travels
b)
How long it takes light to get to you from the sun
c)
The distance light can travel in a year
d)
How many years it takes light to be emitted
18.
How does friction affect speed?
a)
more friction decreases speed
b)
more friction increases speed
c)
less friction decreases speed
d)

friction has no affect on speed

19.
Are forces balanced or unbalanced when an ice skater is moving at a constant speed in a straight line?
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
20.
A group of students places weights onto 4 different carts. The students pull each of the carts with the same amount of force. Which cart has the least change in speed?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
21.

If an object is moving, what does it have to be doing to still be considered a balanced force?

a)

moving at a constant speed

b)

be unbalanced

c)

stop moving

d)

slow down

22.

What force holds the planets in motion around the sun?

a)

magnetic

b)

electrical

c)

graviational

d)

air resistance

23.

What is the net force?

a)

20 N

b)

0 N

c)

400 N

d)

40 N

24.

What is the net force and direction?

a)

3 N to left

b)

3 N

c)

0 N

d)

3 N to right

25.

What is the net force and direction?

a)

5 N to left

b)

7 N

c)

2 N to right

d)

5 N to right

26.

Which type of waves must have a medium in order to travel?

a)

electromagnetic wave

b)

mechanical wave

27.
All waves carry
a)
energy
b)
light 
c)
matter
d)
particles
28.
The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.
a)
rarefaction
b)
compression
c)
crest
d)
trough
29.
What is B?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
compression
d)
rarefaction
30.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
31.

This wave requires a medium (solid, liquid or gas) to travel through.

a)

electromagnetic

b)

mechanical

32.

This wave can travel through the vacuum of space

a)

electromagnetic

b)

mechanical

33.
Which is the hottest planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Neptune
34.
which planet is the third from the sun?
a)
Mercury 
b)
Neptune 
c)
Pluto 
d)
Earth 
35.
The spinning of an object on its axis is called______
a)
orbit
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
tide
36.
Day & night are caused by the ______________ of earth on its axis
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
d)
tilt of the axis
37.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
38.

What happens during the Summer Solstice?

a)

Most direct sunlight

b)

Least direct sunlight

c)

Moderate sunlight

d)

temperate sunlight

39.

What is it called when an object moves around another object, also referred to as orbiting? For Earth it's 365 days or 1 year.

a)

Revolution

b)

Rotation

c)

Moon's Gravity

d)

Lunar Phases

40.

During the moon phase shown in the image Earth will experience a -

a)

Spring Tide

b)

Neap Tide

41.

During which moon phases will Earth experience the strongest, or greatest difference between high and low tides?

a)

First Quarter and Full Moon

b)

First Quarter and Last Quarter

c)

New Moon and Full Moon

d)

New Moon and Last Quarter

42.

Spring tides occur when the Earth, Sun and Moon are

a)

At a 90 degree angle

b)

In a straight line

43.

What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?

a)

Spiral

b)

Elliptical

c)

Irregular

d)

Transition

44.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular 
d)
Irrational
45.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
46.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
47.
A ball of ice and rock whose orbit is usually a long, narrow ellipse.
a)
Comet
b)
Meteor
c)
Planet
d)
Moon
48.
The ________ belt between Mars and Jupiter
a)
Comet
b)
Asteroid
c)
Meteor
d)
Star
49.

What are the components of the electromagnets?

a)

battery, wire and bulb

b)

battery , copper wire and paper clips

c)

battery, copper wire and iron nail

d)

battery, wire and aluminum

50.

How can the strength of an electromagnet be increased? (mark all that apply)

a)

increase the current flowing through the coil

b)

increase the number of coils

c)

add an amplifier to it

d)

put iron core inside the coil

51.

Which electromagnet is weaker?

a)

A

b)

B

52.

When two balloons with the same charge are brought near each other they:

a)

repel

b)

attract

c)

do nothing

53.

Two balloons are hanging from a stick.

One balloon has a positive charge and the other has a negative charge.

How would you expect the balloons to move?

a)

there would be no movement

b)

towards each other

c)

away from each other

54.

Where is the magnetic field the strongest around a bar magnet?

a)

far away from the magnet

b)

at the side of the magnet

c)

at the poles

d)

above the magnet

55.
Which represents the acceleration of the ball?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
56.

A contact force is from

a)

objects physically touching

b)

far apart objects

c)

not touching object

d)

always a pull

57.

The force between the phone and the mount is a

a)

contact force

b)

non-contact force

58.
Which System has the greater gravitational pull between the two objects?
a)
System 1
b)
System 2
c)
Same: there is no gravitational attraction between the two objects
59.

The force you have to overcome to start an object moving.

a)

static friction

b)

rolling friction

c)

sliding friction

d)

air resistance

60.

Unlike (opposite) poles _____, like (same) poles _____

a)

repel, attract

b)

connect, repel

c)

attract, repel

d)

repel, connect

61.

What would happen when two north poles of magnets are placed together?

a)

The force will pull them together (attract).

b)

The force will push them away from each other (repel).

c)

The strength of the magnet is doubled.