WorksheetsPhysics Spring Final
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
If a resistor is added to a parallel circuit, the total resistance:
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
remains the same
2.
When one light bulb burns out, the rest stay lit. This is a ____ circuit.
a)
series
b)
parallel
3.
The job of a battery in a circuit is to...
a)
make the charges
b)
move the charges
c)
charge the charges
d)
electrify the charges
4.
What do resistors do to charges?
a)
stop the charges
b)
speed up the charges
c)
reverse the charges
d)
slow the charges
5.
Resistors use up the charges.
a)
true
b)
false
6.
What kind of charge is required to light a light bulb?
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
neutral
d)
moving
7.
If 3 amps go into a resistor, how many amps come out of the resistor?
a)
3
b)
more than 3
c)
less than 3
d)
impossible to determine
8.
Most conductors are made out of what material?
a)
metal
b)
wood
c)
plastic
d)
glass
9.
Charges move out of both ends of the battery.
a)
true
b)
false
10.
To increase the resistance of a circuit, you should connect the resistors in ...
a)
parallel
b)
series
11.
Adding resistors in a circuit always increases the total resistance.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
A light bulb with ____ resistance is brighter.
a)
more
b)
less
c)
no
d)
negative
13.
Thinner wires have ___ resistance than thicker wires.
a)
more
b)
less
c)
equal
d)
no
14.
Things in series have the same...
a)
voltage
b)
current
c)
resistance
d)
power
15.
Opposite charges...
a)
attract
b)
repel
c)
have no effect on each other
16.
How does something become negatively charged?
a)
gaining electrons
b)
losing electrons
c)
gaining protons
d)
losing protons
17.
How does something become positively charged?
a)
gaining electrons
b)
losing electrons
c)
gaining protons
d)
losing protons
18.
When you charge by conduction, you begin with
a)
2 charged objects
b)
2 neutral objects
c)
1 neutral object and 1 charged object
19.
Charging by ___ causes charges to transfer from a charged object to a neutral object.
a)
conduction
b)
induction
c)
friction
20.
Charging by ___ causes charges inside a neutral object to be rearranged.
a)
conduction
b)
induction
c)
friction
21.
Charging by ___ creates two objects with the same charge.
a)
conduction
b)
induction
c)
friction
22.
When fans do the wave at a football game, this is an example of...
a)
a transverse wave
b)
a longitudinal wave
23.
The time it takes for a wave to complete one cycle
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
wavespeed
d)
wavelength
24.
The distance from crest to crest or trough to trough
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
wavespeed
d)
wavelength
25.
If the frequency increases, the wavelength
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
impossible to determine
26.
Shorter instruments produce a ___ pitch.
a)
higher
b)
lower
27.
Waves travel ___ in a less massive medium.
a)
slower
b)
faster
c)
the same speed
28.
A wave where particles move parallel to the wave is called.
a)
transverse wave
b)
longitudinal wave
29.
An example of a transverse wave
a)
light
b)
ocean waves
c)
sound
d)
earthquake waves
30.
An example of a longitudinal wave
a)
light
b)
ocean waves
c)
sound
d)
earthquake waves
31.
Waves that repeat themselves
a)
harmonic
b)
periodic
c)
transverse
d)
longitudinal
32.
Periodic waves that have the shape of a sine or cosine function are called
a)
harmonic
b)
periodic
c)
transverse
d)
longitudinal
33.
Opera singers can break glass with their voice because of...
a)
resonance
b)
doppler effect
c)
wave travel
d)
frequency
34.
Interference where the crests of one wave match up with the crests of another wave and produce 1 big wave is called...
a)
constructive
b)
combination
c)
destructive
d)
frequent
35.
When standing waves are produced in pipes, it is the _____ that is vibrating to create the notes
a)
liquid in the bottom
b)
pipe
c)
air column
36.
Light with a shorter wavelength has ___ energy.
a)
more
b)
less
c)
the same amount of
37.
The frequency of light determines the light's
a)
color
b)
pitch
c)
speed
d)
brightness
38.
A concave lens produces
a)
only virtual images
b)
only real images
c)
both real and virtual images
39.
A concave mirror produces
a)
only virtual images
b)
only real images
c)
both real and virtual images
40.
A lemon is yellow because
a)
it reflects yellow light
b)
it absorbs yellow light
c)
it is sour
41.
All types of light (visible, xray, gamma, radio, etc.) have the same
a)
speed
b)
wavelength
c)
frequency
d)
amplitude
42.
What does it mean to refract?
a)
to bounce off
b)
to bend
c)
to spread out
d)
to turn to a certain orientation
43.
What does it mean to diffract?
a)
to bounce off
b)
to bend
c)
to spread out
d)
to turn to a certain orientation
44.
____ objects reflect all colors of light.
a)
Black
b)
White
c)
Solid
d)
Transparent
45.
What kind of electromagnetic wave is associated with heat?
a)
microwave
b)
infrared wave
c)
ultraviolet
d)
radio wave
46.
What kind of electromagnetic wave is used in cell phones?
a)
microwave
b)
infrared wave
c)
ultraviolet
d)
radio wave
47.
Which astronomer used a telescope to prove that the planets revolved around the sun?
a)
Galileo
b)
Ptolemy
c)
Kepler
d)
Brahe
48.
The force of gravity between two objects depends on the mass of the objects and what else?
a)
the distance between them
b)
the speed of the objects
c)
the acceleration of the objects
d)
the direction of the objects' motion
49.
What scientist proved that other galaxies existed outside of the Milky Way?
a)
Hubble
b)
Galileo
c)
Hawking
d)
Newton
50.
Who developed the law of Universal Gravitation?
a)
Hubble
b)
Galileo
c)
Hawking
d)
Newton
51.
The Milky Way is the name of our...
a)
solar system
b)
planet
c)
galaxy
d)
universe
52.
Gravitational Lensing is used to find
a)
supernova
b)
black holes
c)
dark matter
d)
nebulae
53.
What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?
a)
spiral
b)
elliptical
c)
barred
d)
irregular
54.
Which president established NASA?
a)
Nixon
b)
Eisenhower
c)
Kennedy
d)
Obama
55.
What was the name of the chimp that went into space?
a)
Ham
b)
Chicken
c)
Turkey
d)
Beef
56.
Which space shuttle exploded during launch in 1986?
a)
Challenger
b)
Atlantis
c)
Columbia
d)
Discovery
57.
What is this a picture of?
a)
Hubble Space Telescope
b)
International Space Station
c)
Space Shuttle
d)
Voyager Probe
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