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PS Review CH 11,14,16

Total questions: 132

Worksheet time: 7hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Using the diagram, if you were standing under the tree, which object would appear to moving?

a)

the tree

b)

the boy

c)

the airplane

d)

the building

2.

One kilometer equals 100 meters. What does the prefix kilo- mean?

a)

1

b)

10

c)

100

d)

1000

3.

A person walks 1 mile every day for exercise, leaving her front porch at 9:00 AM. What is the total displacement of her daily walk?

a)

1 mile

b)

0

c)

25 minutes

d)

not enough information to determine displacement

4.

A ball is rolled uphill a distance of 3 meters before it slows, stops, and begins to roll back. The ball rolls downhill 6 meters before coming to rest against a tree. What is the magnitude of the ball's displacement?

a)

3 meters

b)

6 meters

c)

9 meters

d)

18 meters

5.

What is the most appropriate SI unit to express the speed of a cyclist in the last leg of a 10-km race?

a)

km/s

b)

km/h

c)

m/s

d)

cm/h

6.

Instantaneous speed is measured ___________.

a)

at the starting point

b)

when the object reaches its destination

c)

at a particular instant

d)

over the duration of the trip

7.

The slope of a line on a distance-time graph is

a)

distance

b)

time

c)

speed

d)

displacement

8.

What is the speed of a bobsled whose distance-time graph indicates that it traveled 100m in 25 s?

a)

4 m/s

b)

250 m/s

c)

0.25 mph

d)

100 m/s

9.

A river current has a velocity of 5 km/h relative to the shore, and a boat moves in the same direction as the current at 5 km/h relative to the river. How can the velocity of the boat relative to the shore be calculated?

a)

by subtracting the river current vector from the boat's velocity vector

b)

by dividing the river current vector by the boat's velocity vector

c)

by multiplying the vectors

d)

by addingthe vectors

10.

The rate at which velocty changes is called _________.

a)

speed

b)

vectors

c)

acceleration

d)

motion

11.

Objects in free fall near the surface of the Earth experience _________.

a)

constant speed

b)

constant velocity

c)

constant acceleration

d)

constant distance

12.

Suppose you increase your walking speed 1 m/s to 3 m/s in a period of 2 s. What is your acceleration?

a)

1 m/s2

b)

2 m/s2

c)

4 m/s2

d)

6 m/s2

13.

The slope of a speed-time graph indicates _________.

a)

direction

b)

acceleration

c)

velocity

d)

speed

14.

An object that is accelerating may be ___________.

a)

slowing down

b)

gaining speed

c)

changing direction

d)

all of these

15.

What is instantaneous acceleration?

a)

how fast a speed is changing at a specific instant

b)

how fast a velocity is changing at a specific instant

c)

how fast a direction is changing at a specific instant

d)

all of these

16.

The motion of an object looks different to observers in different (a)   .

17.

The SI unit for measing (a)   is the meter.

18.

The direction and length of a straight line from the starting point to the ending point of an object's motion is (a)   .

19.

The sum of two or more vectors is called the (a)  

20.

Speed is measured in units of (a)  

21.

A car's speedometer measures (a)   .

22.

The difference between speed and velocity is that velocity indicates the (a)   of motion and speed does not.

23.

Because its (a)   is always changing, an object moving in a circular path experience a constant chang in velocity.

24.

Freely falling objects accelerate at 9.8 m/s2 because the force of (a)   acts on them.

25.

A moving object does not (a)   if its velocity remains constant.

26.

The acceleration of a moving object is calculated by dividing the change in (a)   by the time over which the change occurs.

27.

Distance is a measure of length. What informatin does displacement give in addition to distance?

(a)  

28.

What information does the slope of a speed-time graph provide?

(a)  

29.

The slope of the curve at a single point on a distance-time graph of accelerated motion gives what information?

(a)  

30.

A passenger in the rear seat of car moving at a steady speed is at rest relative to __________.

a)

the side of the road

b)

a pedestrian on the corner ahead

c)

the front seat of the car

d)

the wheels of the car

31.

Which distance can be most accurately measured with a ruler?

a)

the length of a river

b)

the width of a book

c)

the distance between two cities

d)

the size of an object under a microscope

32.

A person drives north 3 blocks, then turns east and drives 3 blocks. The driver then turns south and drives 3 blocks. How could the driver have made the distance shorter while maintaining the same displacement?

a)

by driving east 3 block from the starting point

b)

by driving north 1 block and east 4 blocks

c)

by driving west 3 blocks from the starting point

d)

by driving back to the starting ppoint by the same route

33.

Displacement vectors of 1 km south, 3 km north, 6 km south and 2 km north combine to a total displacement of ________km.

a)

12

b)

6

c)

4

d)

2

34.

Speed is the ratio of the distance an object moves to ___________.

a)

the amount of time needed to trave the distance

b)

the direction the object moves

c)

the displacement of the object

d)

the motion of the object

35.

A car traveled 88 km in 1 hour, 90 km in the next 2 hours, and then 76 km in 1 hour before reaching its destination. What was the car's average speed?

a)

254 km/h

b)

63.5 km/h

c)

209 km/ h

d)

74.5 km/h

36.

A horizontal line on a distance-time graph means the object is _________.

a)

moving at a constant speed

b)

moving faster

c)

slowing down

d)

at rest

37.

A distance-time graph indicates that an object moves 100 m in 4 s and then remains at rest for 1 s. What is the average speed of the object?

a)

50 m/s

b)

25 m/s

c)

20 m/s

d)

100 m/s

38.

Vector addition is used when motion involves ________.

a)

more than one direction

b)

more than one velocity

c)

more than one speed

d)

all of these

39.

Which example identifies a change in motion that produces acceleration?

a)

a speed skater moving at a constant speed on a straight track

b)

a ball moving at a constant speed around a circular track

c)

a particle moving in a vacuum at constant velocity

d)

a vehicle moving down the street at a steady speed

40.

Which example describes constant acceleration due ONLY to a change in direction?

a)

increasing speed while traveling around a curve

b)

an object at rest

c)

traveling around a circular track

d)

an object in free fall

41.

An object moving at 30 m/s takes 5 s to come to a stop. What is the object's acceleration?

a)

30 m/s2

b)

-30 m/s2

c)

-6 m/s2

d)

6 m/s2

42.

A speed-time graph shows that a car moves at 10 m/s for 10 s. The car's speed then steadily decreses until it comes to a stop at 30 s. Which of the following describes the slope of the speed-time graph from 10 s to 30 s?

a)

linear, horizontal

b)

curved upward

c)

linear, sloping downward

d)

linear, sloping upward

43.

A train approaching a crossing changes speed from 25 m/s to 10 m/s in 240 s. How can the train's acceleration be described?

a)

The train's acceleration is positive

b)

The train is not accelerating

c)

The train will come to rest in 6 minutes

d)

The train's acceleration is negative

44.

Which of the following statement is true?

a)

An object that is accelerating is always changing direction.

b)

An object has an instantaneous acceleration, even if the acceleration vector is zero.

c)

An object at rest has an instantaneous acceleration of zero.

d)

Instantaneous acceleration is always changing.

45.

Displacement and velocity are examples of (a)   because they have both magnitude and direction.

46.

A constant slope on a distance-time graph indicates (a)   speed.

47.

A car that increases its speed from 20 km/h to 100 km/h undergoes (a)   acceleration.

48.

(a)   is how fast a velocity is changing at a specific instant.

49.

From which frame of reference in the picture does the tree appear to be in motion?

(a)  

50.

What is the SI unit best suited for measuring the height of a building?

(a)  

51.

A child rolls a ball 4 m across a room. The ball hits the wall and rolls halfway back toward the child. Using vector addition, calculate the ball's displacement.

(a)  

52.

Which is the most suitable SI unit for expressing the speed of a race car?

(a)  

53.

Motion is described with respect to a _______.

a)

graph

b)

displacement

c)

slope

d)

frame of reference

54.

Displacement is distance combined with ___________.

a)

direction

b)

speed

c)

velocity

d)

magnitude

55.

Displacement vectors of 3 m and 5 m in the same direction combine to make a displacement vector that is ______ m.

a)

2

b)

0

c)

8

d)

15

56.

Average speed is the total distance divided by the _________.

a)

average distance

b)

average acceleration

c)

total time

d)

slope

57.

The slope of a distance-time graph is equal to the _______.

a)

speed

b)

acceleration

c)

displacement

d)

motion

58.

Velocity is ______________.

a)

the slope of a linear graph

b)

acceleration divided by displacement

c)

speed with direction

d)

the same in all reference frames

59.

Two or more velocities can be combined by _____________.

a)

graphing the slope

b)

using vector addition

c)

calculating the instantaneous speed

d)

determining the rate

60.

A ball just dropped is an example of ___________.

a)

constant speed

b)

instantaneous speed

c)

combining displacements

d)

free fall

61.

Acceleration is equal to ____________.

a)

distance divided by time

b)

change in speed divided by time

c)

the slope of a distance-time graph

d)

change in speed multiplied by time

62.

The rate at which velocity is changing at a given instant is described by _______.

a)

instantaneous acceleration

b)

average speed

c)

constant speed

d)

vector addition

63.

Light from a star travels to Earth in a straight line at a constant speed of almost 300,000 km/s. What is the acceleration of the light?

(a)  

64.

Particles are always moving.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

Which of the following statements about the particles of a gas is true?

a)

The particles vibrate about a fixed position.

b)

The particles are far apart and move freely.

c)

The particles are packed close together, but in a disorderly arrangement.

d)

The particles are stationary and orderly.

66.

An inflated balloon is placed in a refrigerator. Which statement the movement of the gas particles in the balloon?

a)

The particles move faster and become further apart.

b)

The particles move more slowly and become further apart.

c)

The particles move faster and become closer together.

d)

The particles move more slowly and become closer together.

67.

When gas particles collide with other particles, they ...

a)

Travel in a spiral.

b)

Lose energy and move slowly.

c)

Stop motion.

d)

Rebound in a straight line.

68.

A substance Y has a melting point of -7 degrees Celsius and a boiling point of 63 degrees Celsius. At which temperature is Y a liquid?

a)

-25

b)

25

c)

75

d)

150

69.

Which phase change occurs between points D and E if heat is removed?

a)

Freezing

b)

Melting

c)

Boiling

d)

Condensation

70.

What phase change occurs between points B and C if heat is added?

a)

Freezing

b)

Melting

c)

Boiling

d)

Condensing

71.

Thermal energy always moves from :

a)

Warm object to cool object

b)

Object with low KE to object with high KE

c)

Cool object o warm object

d)

Object with high mass to object with low mass

72.

A __________ has a definite shape and a definite volume.

a)

Gas

b)

Liquid

c)

Solid

d)

Plasma

73.

Two flasks each contain water at 25 degrees Celsius. Which one has more heat energy?

a)

They have the same heat energy because they are the same temperature.

b)

The one on the right has more heat energy because it has less water.

c)

The one on the left has more heat energy because it has more water.

74.

Temperature is a measure of an object's average :

a)

electro-static force

b)

heat

c)

density

d)

kinetic energy

75.

The state of matter with definite volume but no definite shape.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

76.

Which of the following is true when particles gain thermal energy?

a)

Particles move more slowly.

b)

Particles move closer together.

c)

Particles stop moving.

d)

Particles move further apart.

77.

When a substance changes directly from a gas to a solid, it is called :

a)

Deposition

b)

Sublimation

c)

Condensation

d)

Vaporization

78.

This diagram represents particles in a __________ state.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

79.

Particles have enough energy to overcome the attraction between them. Does not have a fixed volume or shape.

a)

Bose-Einstein Condensate

b)

Solid

c)

Liquid

d)

Gas

e)

Plasma

80.

Particles are loosely packed. Can change position - has a definite volume, but takes the shape of its container.

a)

Bose-Einstein Condensate

b)

Solid

c)

Liquid

d)

Gas

e)

Plasma

81.

The amount of energy required for the liquid at the correct temperature to become a gas.

a)

Melting Point

b)

Boiling Point

c)

Freezing Point

d)

Heat of Fusion

e)

Heat of Vaporization

82.

The amount of energy needed change a substance from a solid phase to a liquid phase

a)

Melting Point

b)

Boiling Point

c)

Freezing Point

d)

Heat of Fusion

e)

Heat of Vaporization

83.

The temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid

a)

Melting Point

b)

Boiling Point

c)

Sublimation Point

d)

Heat of Fusion

e)

Heat of Vaporization

84.

The temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas

a)

Melting Point

b)

Boiling Point

c)

Sublimation Point

d)

Heat of Fusion

e)

Heat of Vaporization

85.
All matter is made of _____ that are constantly moving.
a)
insulators
b)
particles
c)
convection
d)
pieces of plastic
86.
If an object has particles that are moving very slowly, the object's temperature is probably ______.
a)
hot
b)
small
c)
cold
d)
big
87.
What is the phase change called that occurs when a solid turns into a liquid?
a)
Melting
b)
Freezing
c)
Condensation
d)
Vaporization
88.
The energy of an object as it is in motion is defined as
a)
Kinetic Theory
b)
Kinetic energy
c)
Potential energy
d)
Electric energy
89.
If an object sinks in a fluid, _____.
a)
the density of the fluid is greater than the density of the object
b)
the density of the fluid is less than the density of the object
c)
the density of the fluid is equal to the density of the object
d)
density has nothing to do with whether an object sinks or floats, only which state of matter the object is
90.

What do we call the the amount of force exerted on a certain area?

a)

fluid

b)

pressure

c)

buoyant force

d)

normal force

91.

The upward force exerted by a fluid is called the...

a)

buoyancy force

b)

density force

c)

fluidity force

d)

normal force

92.
A fluid's resistance to flow is its
a)
viscosity.
b)
density.
c)
pressure.
d)
buoyancy.
93.

If an object has a density of 3.6 g/mL and you put it into water (density =1.0g/mL,) will it sink or float?

a)

sink

b)

float

94.
According to Pascal, pressure applied to a fluid
a)
increases as it moves through the fluid.
b)
decreases as it moves through the fluid.
c)
fluctuates as it is transmitted throughout the fluid.
d)
is transmitted unchanged throughout the fluid.
95.
 The buoyant force on an object is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object is stated in 
a)
Pascal's principle.
b)
Archimedes' principle.
c)
Boyle's law.
d)
Bernoulli's principle.
96.

Which principle do airplanes take advantage of to fly?

a)

Archimedes' Principle

b)

Bernoulli's Principle

c)

Pascal's Principle

97.

If you double the size of the larger pad of a hydraulic system, how much less force do you need to apply to the smaller pad to achieve the same result?

a)

1/4 the force

b)

1/3 the force

c)

1/2 the force

d)

The same amount of force

98.

Fluids consist of

a)

solids and liquids

b)

gases

c)

gases and liquids

d)

gases and solids

99.

The measure of the force of gravity pulling on an object is called

a)

mass

b)

weight

c)

buoyancy

d)

pressure

100.

A substance has a mass of 16 g and a volume of 4 cubic cm, what is it's density?

a)

64 g/cm3

b)

20 g/ml

c)

4 g/cm3

d)

12 g/cm3

101.
As the velocity of the fluid increases, the pressure exerted by the fluid decreases is stated in 
a)
Archimedes' principle.
b)
Bernoulli's principle.
c)
Charles' law.
d)
Pascal's principle.
102.
If an object sinks in a fluid, _____.
a)
the density of the fluid is greater than the density of the object
b)
the density of the fluid is less than the density of the object
c)
the density of the fluid is equal to the density of the object
d)
density has nothing to do with whether an object sinks or floats, only which state of matter the object is
103.

What is the SI unit use for hydraulic pressure?

a)

Kg/m3

b)

Pa

c)

Litre

d)

Kilometer

104.

What is the formula for pressure?

a)

P=A/F

b)

P=FA

c)

P=F/A

105.
The pressure resulting from a force of 50 N exerted over an area of 5 m2 is
a)
10 N
b)
0.1 N
c)
10 N/m2
d)
0.1 Pa
106.
The ability of a fluid to exert an upward force of an object immersed in it is
a)
viscosity.
b)
buoyancy.
c)
vaporization.
d)
thermal expansion.
107.
Mass per unit volume is
a)
buoyancy.
b)
density.
c)
pressure.
d)
viscosity.
108.
The pressure resulting from a force of 50 N exerted over an area of 5 m2 is
a)
10 N
b)
0.1 N
c)
10 N/m2
d)
0.1 Pa
109.

A substance has a mass of 16 g and a volume of 4 cubic cm, what is it's density?

a)

64 g/cm3

b)

20 g/ml

c)

4 g/cm3

d)

12 g/cm3

110.

"Rocks sink and a Rubber Ball floats" is MOST likely and example of which principle:

a)

Pascal's Principle

b)

Bernoulli's Principle

c)

the Quantum Entanglement Principle

d)

Archimedes' Principle

111.

An object is placed in a tub of water. If the objects density is less than the density of water, the the object will...

a)

Float

b)

Sink

c)

Swim

d)

Combust

112.

"Force divided by area" is the equation for finding which of the following terms:

a)

Density

b)

Weight

c)

Buoyancy

d)

Pressure

113.

Which of the following principles BEST explains the this image:

a)

Pascal's Principle

b)

Bernoulli's Principle

c)

the Quantum Entanglement Principle

d)

Archimedes' Principle

114.

"The resistance of a fluid to flowing" is MOST likely the definition for which of the following terms:

a)

Pressure

b)

Density

c)

Buoyancy

d)

Viscosity

115.

The periodic table is organized by _________________

a)

Atomic Number

b)

Mass Number

c)

Average Atomic Mass

d)

Alphabetical Order

116.

The periodic table is broken into Rows and Columns.


The Rows are called _____

a)

Periods

b)

Groups/Families

117.

The periodic table is broken into Rows and Columns.


The Columns are called _____

a)

Periods

b)

Groups/Families

118.

Who is considered the Father of the Periodic Table?

a)

Dimitri Mendeleev

b)

John Dalton

c)

Antoine Levoisier

d)

Mr. Hanrahan

119.

Which of the following is a Metal?

a)

Tungsten

b)

Carbon

c)

Oxygen

d)

Argon

120.

Which of the following is a Nonmetal?

a)

Sulfur

b)

Gold

c)

Iron

d)

Calcium

121.

What is the name of the group that contains unreactive nonmetals, each with 8 valence electrons?

a)

Noble Gases

b)

Halogens

c)

Alkaline Earth Metals

d)

Rare Earth Metals

122.

What does the Atomic Number of an element represent?

a)

# of Protons

b)

# of Neutrons

c)

# of Electrons

d)

# of Neutrinos

123.

Elements in the same group/family have the same...

a)

Chemical Properties

b)

Number of Protons

c)

Number of Electrons

d)

Energy Levels

124.

Which set of elements would have the MOST similar properties?

a)

Mg, Ca, Sr

b)

P, S, Cl

c)

Li, Ni, Si

d)

P, Ge, In

125.

Most elements on the Periodic Table are...

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

Metalloids

126.

Which of the following elements is in the same Period as Bromine?

a)

Hydrogen (H)

b)

Chlorine (Cl)

c)

Gallium (Ga)

d)

Lead (Pb)

127.

BONUS: Americium is a radioactive rare earth metal. The isotope Americium - 241 is widely used in which household object?

a)

Smoke Detectors

b)

Microwaves

c)

Coffee Makers

d)

Air Filters

128.

Why did Dmitri Mendeleev leave spaces in his periodic table?

a)

He left spaces for undiscovered elements.

b)

He left spaces for discovered elements.

c)

He left spaces to be more organized.

d)

none of the above

129.

The modern periodic table is arranged by ___________________.

a)

atomic number

b)

atomic mass

c)

neutrons only

d)

none of the above

130.

Match the following

a)
1.

Group

b)
2.

Period

c)

1969 Periodic Table was organized by:

3.

Atomic Mass

d)

Modern Periodic Table is organized by:

4.

Atomic Number

131.

Vertical columns on the periodic table are called ___?

a)

groups

b)

periods

c)

rows

d)

families

132.

Horizontal rows on the periodic table are called ___?

a)

groups

b)

periods

c)

rows

d)

families