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Final Exam

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these has the same acceleration as a car that goes from 10 m/s to 16 m/s in 3 seconds?

a)

a motorcycle that goes from 15 m/s to 20 m/s in 4 seconds

b)

a runner who goes from 7 m/s to 10 m/s in 3 seconds

c)

a bird that goes from 4 m/s to 8 m/s in 2 seconds

d)

a dog that goes from 8 m/s to 12 m/s in 3 seconds

2.

What is the average speed of this car?

(a)   m/s

3.

Why is the light bulb not on, in this image?

a)

the battery is used up

b)

the bulb is burned out

c)

the circuit is open

d)

the circuit is closed

4.

Electric current passing through a wire produces __________.

a)

a compass

b)

geographic poles

c)

a permanent magnet

d)

a magnetic field around the wire

5.

An electric current is a flow of (a)   from one place to another.

6.

What kind of circuit has more than one path for current flow?

a)

open

b)

series

c)

parallel

d)

conducting

7.

A long, thin wire has (a)   resistance than a short, thick wire.

8.

Electrical current is measured in __________.

a)

volts

b)

ohms

c)

watts

d)

amperes

9.

How do insulators and conductors differ?

a)

Conductors do not allow an electric current through them.

b)

Insulators do not allow electrons to pass through them easily.

c)

Insulators allow protons to pass through them.

d)

Conductors allow protons to pass through them.

10.

Electrons have what charge?

(a)  

11.

Which of the following is the law of reflection?

a)

The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection.

b)

The angle of incidence is equal to the normal.

c)

The angle of reflection is equal to the normal.

d)

The normal is perpendicular to the reflecting surface.

12.

A blue object looks blue because __________.

a)
It reflects blue light and absorbs other colors.
b)
It emits blue light.
c)
It absorbs blue light and reflects other colors.
d)

the blue object is opaque

13.

The speed of a wave equals its wavelength multiplied by its _______.

a)
frequency
b)
amplitude
c)
energy
d)
velocity
14.

The __________ of an electromagnetic light wave determines the color of the light.

a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
frequency
d)
velocity
15.

Which of the following has the shortest wavelength?

a)

radio waves

b)
Infrared rays
c)

green light

d)
X-rays
16.

The entire range of electromagnetic wave frequencies is known as __________.

a)

magnetism

b)

visible light

c)

ultraviolet radiation

d)
electromagnetic spectrum
17.

Electromagnetic waves are made by __________.

a)

vibrating water molecules

b)

vibrating electrical charges

c)

strong compressions

d)

vibrating air molecules

18.

In which of the following mediums will sound travel fastest?

a)

brick

b)

air

c)

water

d)

oil

19.

As frequency increases, wavelength __________.

a)
increases
b)
stays the same
c)
doubles
d)
decreases
20.

Which occurs when the crest of one wave overlaps the trough of another wave?

a)
Destructive interference
b)
Constructive interference
c)
Wave reflection
d)
Wave absorption
21.

The bending of a light wave as it moves from one medium into another is called __________ .

a)
absorption
b)
diffraction
c)
refraction
d)
reflection
22.

Which occurs when waves bend around a barrier?

a)
Reflection
b)
Diffraction
c)
Refraction
d)
Absorption
23.

Reflection occurs when a wave __________ .

a)

causes ripples in a pool of water

b)

compresses air particles as it travels

c)

strikes an object and bounces off of it

d)

bends and changes speeds as it travels

24.

The __________ of a wave is how many wavelengths pass a fixed point each second.

a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
velocity
d)
amplitude
25.

Which is the distance from the top of one crest of a transverse wave to the top of the next crest in that wave?

a)
Frequency
b)
Wavelength
c)
Amplitude
d)
Velocity
26.

In __________ waves, matter in the medium moves back and forth at right angles to the direction the wave travels.

a)
circular waves
b)
transverse waves
c)
longitudinal waves
d)
compression waves
27.

Waves that use matter to transfer energy are called __________ waves.

a)
Electromagnetic
b)
Mechanical
28.

Which is a repeating disturbance that transfers energy through matter or open space?

a)
particle
b)
vibration
c)
frequency
d)
wave
29.

Which is a measure of the average kinetic energy of all the particles in an object?

a)
temperature
b)
density
c)
volume
d)
mass
30.

During energy transformations, energy is never __________.

a)

used to increase an object's potential energy

b)
created or destroyed
c)

released as heat

d)

completely transformed

31.

What two factors determine how much potential energy an object has?

a)
Density and volume
b)
Speed and direction
c)
Color and texture
d)

Mass and position

32.

What two factors determine how much kinetic energy an object has?

a)
Density and temperature
b)
Height and width
c)

Mass and speed

d)
Color and texture
33.

Which of the following objects has kinetic energy?

a)

a bicycle parked at the top of a hill

b)

a ball rolling across the floor

c)

leaves lying on the ground beneath a tree

d)

a sunny windowsill

34.

As energy transformations occur within a system, the total energy of the system ________.

a)

remains constant

b)

increases

c)

decreases

d)

is transferred out of the system

35.

What is the acceleration of this box?

(a)   m/s2

36.

In a tug of war, the team on the left pulls with a force of 430 N and the team on the right pulls with a force of 420 N. What is the net force on the rope?

(a)   N to the left

37.

Newton's third law of motion states that __________.

a)

an object will remain at rest or keep moving in a straight line with constant speed unless a force acts on it

b)

when a force is applied on an object, there is an equal force applied by the object in the opposite direction

c)

acceleration is calculated by dividing the force exerted on an object by the mass of the object

d)

the force on an object can be found by dividing its mass by its acceleration

38.

Newton's second law of motion states that __________.

a)

an object will remain at rest or keep moving in a straight line with constant speed unless a force acts on it

b)

when a force is applied on an object, there is an equal force applied by the object in the opposite direction

c)

the force on an object can be found by dividing its mass by its acceleration

d)

acceleration is calculated by dividing the force exerted on an object by the mass of the object

39.

What happens when unbalanced forces act on an object?

a)

The object accelerates.

b)

The net force is zero.

c)

The object speeds up.

d)

Friction becomes greater than the net force.

40.

Which measures an object's tendency to resist changing its motion?

a)

gravity

b)

acceleration

c)

mass

d)

inertia

41.

Newton's first law of motion states that __________.

a)

an object will remain at rest or keep moving with a constant velocity unless a force acts on it

b)

acceleration is calculated by dividing the force exerted on an object by the mass of the object

c)

when a force acts on an object, its acceleration is in the same direction as the force

d)

when a force is applied to an object, there is an equal force applied by the object in the opposite direction

42.

Forces that cancel each other are called __________ forces.

a)
unbalanced
b)
balanced
43.

The strength of the gravitational force between two objects depends on which of the following?

a)

the mass of the larger object

b)

the mass of the objects and the distance between them

c)

the velocities of the objects

d)

the orbits of the objects

44.

Which is a force that resists motion between two surfaces that are in contact?

a)

acceleration

b)

friction

c)

inertia

d)

resistance

45.

A(n) __________ is a push or a pull.

a)

motion

b)

acceleration

c)

force

d)

velocity

46.

Which measures the quantity of matter of an object?

a)
Volume
b)
Density
c)
Weight
d)
Mass
47.

When something accelerates then stops accelerating, what happens to the object?

a)

it slows

b)

it continues to move at a constant velocity

c)

it goes faster

d)

it stops completely

48.

What is the term for a change in velocity?

a)

average speed

b)

instantaneous speed

c)

acceleration

d)

speed

49.

Which is distance divided by time?

a)
Acceleration
b)
Distance
c)
Velocity
d)
Speed
50.

Something is in motion if it __________.

a)

changes position

b)

changes state

c)

changes properties

d)

changes distance