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TCAP Review 1st semester

Total questions: 103

Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Velocity is both ____ and _____. 

a)

speed , direction 

b)

direction, mass

c)

volume, density 

d)

direction, magnitude 

2.

Total distance divided by total time is

a)

average speed

b)

constant speed

c)

instantaneous speed

d)

acceleration

3.

Acceleration: is the rate of change in ___________.

a)

speed

b)

distance

c)

velocity 

d)

displacement 

4.

Changes in our speed, direction or both are called _________.

a)

gravity

b)

changes

c)

acceleration

d)

displacement

5.

What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?

a)

Mass and time

b)

Temperature and mass

c)

Mass and distance

d)

Distance and time

6.

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

a)

friction

b)

force

c)

magnet

d)

gravity

7.

Forces that have a net force of zero 

a)

Balanced force

b)

Unbalanced force

8.

How will this object move? 

a)

It won't move. 

b)

It will move to the right. 

c)

It will move to the left. 

d)

It will move in both directions. 

9.

A wheeled cart is moving to the right at a constant speed.  Two forces of equal magnitude are acting upon the cart. Which of the following best describes the forces and motion of the cart?

a)

Balanced Forces, Constant Speed

b)

Balanced Forces, Acceleration

c)

Unbalanced Forces, Constant Speed

d)

Unbalanced Forces, Acceleration

10.

How will this object move? 

a)

It won't move. 

b)

It will move to the right. 

c)

It will move to the left. 

d)

It will move up. 

11.

What is the net force?

a)

30 N left

b)

25 N right

c)

5 N left

d)

55 N right

12.

What is the net force?

a)

40 N left

b)

0 N Balalnced

c)

400 N right

d)

40 N right

13.

What will cause an object to move?

a)

Unbalanced forces

b)

Balanced forces

14.
a)
21 N right
b)
4 N down
c)
21 N right, 4 N down
d)
13 N right, 4 N down
15.

What is the magnitude (size) and direction of the net force?

a)

21 N to the Left

b)

3 N to the Left

c)

21 N to the Right

d)

3 N to the Right

16.

A box is being pushed with 20 N of force from the left. Another force is being applied from the right with 10 N of force. How many Newtons of force must be added for the forces acting on the box to be balanced?

a)

10 N left

b)

10 N right

c)

30 N right

d)

30 N left

17.

Friction is a force that acts in an ___________ direction of movement.

a)

similar

b)

opposite

c)

parallel

d)

west

18.

The force of gravity acting on an object is the object's ______.

a)

Mass

b)

Matter

c)

Weight 

d)

Terminal velocity 

19.

Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...

a)

mass and distance 

b)

mass and force

c)

distance and weight 

d)

weight and mass

20.

As mass increases, what happens to gravitational force?

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

d)

i don't know

21.

Which model has greater gravitational attraction (if any)

a)

Model A

b)

Model B

c)

Both Model A and Model B (same gravity)

22.

If the mass of an object is 1000kg on Earth, what is it's mass on the moon?

a)

10kg

b)

100kg

c)

1000kg

d)

10,000kg

23.

If a force of 50 Newton's was applied to an object with a mass of 500 grams, what will the object's acceleration be?

a)

10 m/s^2

b)

.1 m/s^2

c)

100 m/s^2

d)

1 m/s^2

24.

If an object was accelerating at 10 m/s^2, and a force of 10 newtons was required to accelerate it, what was the object's mass?

a)

1 kilogram

b)

10 kilograms

c)

2 kilograms

d)

5 kilograms

25.

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

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

d)

Newton's 4th Law

26.

Force = Mass x Acceleration

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

d)

Newton's 4th Law

27.

"An object in motion (or at rest) will to stay in motion (or at rest) until an outside force acts upon it."

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

d)

Newton's 4th Law

28.

A magician pulls a tablecloth out from under dishes and glasses on a table without disturbing them.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

29.

Pushing a child on a swing is easier than pushing an adult on the same swing, because the adult has more mass and requires more force to accelerate.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

30.

When you step on a Lego. You push on the Lego and the Lego pushes back on you.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

31.

This person bought coffee and put it on the seat next to them. If they stopped quickly and the coffee spilled which law would that represent?

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

32.

Which of the following is a contact force?

a)

electric force

b)

friction

c)

magnetism

d)

gravity

33.

Does the image show two like poles or two opposite poles together?

a)

Like poles (North and North or South and South)

b)

Opposite Poles (North and South)

34.

What happens if you cut a bar magnet in half?

a)

You get two North pole magnets

b)

You get two South pole magnets

c)

You get a North pole magnet and a South pole magnet

d)

You get two smaller magnets, each with a North and South pole

35.

A magnet field is strongest:

a)

in between the poles

b)

at the poles

36.

Which way will the magnets move after they are released?

a)

Towards each other

b)

Away from each other

c)

Not enough information

37.

The needle on a compass is attracted to (points to) what?

a)

Treasure

b)

The Atlantic Ocean

c)

The East Coast

d)

The North Pole of the planet Earth

38.

If a substance has a higher number of electrons than protons on its surface, what type of charge does it have?

a)

A positive charge.

b)

A negative charge.

c)

A neutral charge

d)

No charge at all

39.

Magnetic fields go out from the ______ pole and into the ________ pole

a)

north; south

b)

south; north

c)

south; north

40.

The closer together the gravitational field lines.....

a)

the weaker the gravitational field strength

b)

the stronger the gravitational field strength

c)

the more repulsive the gravitational field strength

41.

What is the image representing?

a)

Electromagnet

b)

Solenoid

42.

What happens when you decrease the number of coils in an electromagnet?

a)

Increase the Magnetic Force

b)

Decrease the Magnetic Force

c)

Adjusting the Coils will do nothing. 

43.

Objects with like charges repel and unlike charges attract. The girl's hair and the comb have-

a)

unlike charges

b)

like charges

c)

neutral charges

d)

no charges

44.

What is energy?

a)

rate of work

b)

Motion of an object

c)

ability to do work

d)

force over time

45.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

energy of work

b)

energy of motion

c)

energy of gravity

d)

energy of power

46.

If a man runs at a speed of 70 m/s, and has a time of 30 s. What is the distance he ran?

a)

2100 m

b)

0.233 m

c)

2.33 m

d)

300m

47.

What is the formula to calculate speed?

a)

S = t/d

b)

S = d/t

c)

S = d x t

d)

S = t x d

48.

A runner races in the 100 meter dash. It takes her 10 seconds to finish. What is her average speed?

a)

10 m/s

b)

1000 m/s

c)

100 seconds

d)

10 seconds

49.

Which of the following is a unit of speed ?

a)

sec

b)

mi

c)

m/s

d)

min

50.

Which of the following is a unit of force?

a)

Joule

b)

Newton

c)

Watt

d)

Meter per second

51.

The force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth is called:

a)

Magnetic force

b)

Gravitational force

c)

Electric force

d)

Nuclear force

52.

What is the effect of friction on the motion of objects?

a)

It speeds them up

b)

It slows them down

c)

It changes their direction

d)

It has no effect

53.

Which of the following is true about balanced forces?

a)

They cause an object to start moving

b)

They cause an object to stop moving

c)

They do not change the motion of an object

d)

They always act in the same direction

54.

What happens when forces acting on an object are unbalanced?

a)

The object moves at a constant speed

b)

The object changes its direction

c)

The object remains stationary

d)

The object accelerates

55.

Which unit is used to measure force?

a)

Kilogram

b)

Meter

c)

Newton

d)

Joule

56.

Which type of electromagnetic radiation has the shortest wavelength?

a)

Radio Waves

b)

Visible Light

c)

Microwaves

d)

Gamma Rays

57.

Which type of visible light has the highest energy?

a)

Red

b)

Yellow

c)

Green

d)

Violet

58.

Which of the following types of radiation has the shortest wavelength and the highest frequency?

a)

Radio Waves

b)

Infrared

c)

Visible

d)

X-Rays

59.

What wavelength of light can the human eye perceive? 

a)

103

b)

10-6

c)

10-10

d)

1013

60.

Is discrete and not continuous; represented by two values - either on or off

a)

analog signals

b)

digital signals

c)

wireless signals

d)

electric signals

61.

A signal to or from a computer is encoded into _________________, such as the two values - on (1) or off (0).

a)

analog signal

b)

digital signal

c)

binary numbers

d)

electricity

62.

Sound waves travel as _________ waves.

a)

transverse

b)

electromagnetic

c)

longitudinal

d)

surface

63.

Sound is made when a source of energy forces the matter to _________.

a)

shake

b)

vibrate

c)

move

d)

stay still

64.

A back-and-forth motion causing particles to move close together generates a _______.

a)

rarefaction

b)

surface wave

c)

transverse wave

d)

compression

65.

A rarefaction is generated when particles move ______.

a)

together

b)

closer

c)

under

d)

apart

66.

Sound waves cannot travel through which of these ____.

a)

paper

b)

milk

c)

outer space

d)

hydrogen

67.

In which of these types of media will sound travel faster?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

vaccum

68.

Which physical property of a medium is defined by how close the particles of the substance are to each other?

a)

elasticity

b)

temperature

c)

density

d)

amplitude

69.

The ____ of a wave increases with increased energy.

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

70.

Frequency of waves is measure in _____.

a)

Hertz

b)

Decibels

c)

Watts

d)

Meters/second

71.

High frequency sounds have ______ pitch.

a)

high

b)

low

72.

Match the following

a)

sound wave

1.

longitudinal wave that can only travel through matter

b)

compression

2.

when particles in a wave are packed closely together

c)

rarefaction

3.

when particles in a wave are spread apart

d)

pitch

4.

the perception of how high or low a sound seems

e)

echo

5.

when a sound wave is reflected

73.

Materials generally become warmer when light is ___.

a)

reflected

b)

refracted

c)

absorbed

d)

transmitted

74.

The color that you see in an object is the color it is __.

a)

reflecting

b)

absorbing

75.

__ is the change in the direction of a wave that occurs as the wave changes speed when moving from one medium to another.

a)

Refraction

b)

Reflection

c)

Absorption

d)

Transmission

76.

This illusion of the pencil in water is caused by __.

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

transmission

d)

absorption

77.

Ray A represents __.

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

transmission

d)

absorption

78.

Ray B represents __.

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

transmission

d)

absorption

79.

Ray C represents __.

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

transmission

d)

absorption

80.

Ray D represents __.

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

transmission

d)

absorption

81.

How are we able to perceive an object as being the color white?

a)

All colors of visible light are absorbed by an object and then reflected into our eye.

b)

All colors of visible light are reflected off an object and then to our eye.

c)

All colors of visible light are absorbed by an object and no light is being reflected into our eye.

82.

How are we able to perceive an object as being the color black?

a)

All colors of visible light are absorbed by an object and then reflected into our eye.

b)

All colors of visible light are reflected off an object and then to our eye.

c)

All colors of visible light are absorbed by an object and no light is being reflected into our eye.

83.

Does light require a medium to transmit from its source to an object?

a)

YES

b)

NO

84.

Which wavelength of visible light is the shortest?

a)

red

b)

yellow

c)

blue

d)

violet

85.

Which wavelength of visible light is the longest?

a)

red

b)

yellow

c)

blue

d)

violet

86.

Light __ travel through a vacuum.

a)

can

b)

cannot

87.

Which wave has the greatest amplitude?

a)

The blue wave

b)

The red wave

88.

The number of waves that passes a point in a certain amount of time.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Wavelength

d)

Magnitude 

89.

Which letter represents wavelength?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

90.

Which letter represents the wave crest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

91.

Which letter represents the wave trough?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

92.

Which letter represents amplitude?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

93.

All waves carry

a)

energy

b)

light 

c)

matter

d)

particles

94.

The material in which a wave passes through is called____

a)

radiation

b)

particles

c)

medium

d)

space

95.

____________________  is the number of waves that move past one spot in a second

a)

energy

b)

amplitude

c)

wavelength

d)

frequency

96.

Which letter represents wavelength?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

97.

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

98.

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

99.
a)
Frequency
b)
Amplitude
c)
Wavelength
d)
Trough
100.

Longitudinal waves must have a __________ to transfer energy

a)

Medium

b)

Formula

c)

Balanced Force

d)

oscillation

101.

In a longitudinal wave, the parts where the coils are close together (A) are called what?

a)

longitudes

b)

rarefactions

c)

compressions

d)

wavelengths

102.

It is the part of the wave where the particles are spread out.  It is part B in this picture. 

a)

Compression

b)

Rarefaction

c)

Amplitude

d)

Wavelength

103.

The distance between two identical parts on a wave.  For example one compression, to the next compression.

a)

Compression

b)

Rarefaction

c)

Amplituide

d)

Wavelength

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