WorksheetsT2W6 Vocab Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A physical phenomenon where masses exert a pull on each other from a distance; the objects are pulled toward each other's center of mass.
a)
gravity
b)
magnetism
c)
normal force
d)
phenomena
e)
magnitude
2.
A physical phenomenon that includes the attraction between iron and a magnet, is exhibited by both magnets and electric currents and is a type of energy characterized by fields of force.
a)
gravity
b)
magnetism
c)
normal force
d)
phenomena
e)
magnitude
3.
The force that a surface applies to an object that it is in contact with, preventing the object from passing through the surface.
a)
gravity
b)
magnetism
c)
normal force
d)
phenomena
e)
magnitude
4.
detectable events that are observed through the senses or technology; can be explained through scientific laws, ideas, principles, and theories
a)
gravity
b)
magnetism
c)
normal force
d)
phenomena
e)
magnitude
5.
The numerical size of a quantity.
a)
gravity
b)
magnetism
c)
normal force
d)
phenomena
e)
magnitude
6.
The sum of all the forces acting on an object within a system; includes both magnitude and direction
a)
net force
b)
force
c)
motion
d)
acceleration
e)
mass
7.
A push or pull between two objects
a)
net force
b)
force
c)
motion
d)
acceleration
e)
mass
8.
An act, process, or instance of changing position or location
a)
net force
b)
force
c)
motion
d)
acceleration
e)
mass
9.
A measurement of the change in motion of an object (speeding up, slowing down, or changing direction)
a)
net force
b)
force
c)
motion
d)
acceleration
e)
mass
10.
The amount of matter in a substance, measured in grams or kilograms.
a)
net force
b)
force
c)
motion
d)
acceleration
e)
mass
11.
Distance between the same point on two successive waves; distance from crest to crest or trough to trough for two consecutive waves.
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
frequency
d)
transverse wave
e)
electromagnetic wave
12.
The height of a wave measured from rest to the top of the crest or bottom of the trough of the wave; often used to describe volume of sound or intensity of light.
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
frequency
d)
transverse wave
e)
electromagnetic wave
13.
The number of waves that pass a given point in a specified amount of time (usually 1 second), measured in hertz (Hz).
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
frequency
d)
transverse wave
e)
electromagnetic wave
14.
A type of wave in which the particles oscillate perpendicular to the direction in which the energy propagates.
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
frequency
d)
transverse wave
e)
electromagnetic wave
15.
A range of waves that are propagated by simultaneous periodic variations of electric and magnetic field intensity.
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
frequency
d)
transverse wave
e)
electromagnetic wave
16.
Patterns of weather that take place in the troposphere, caused by the motion of warm and cool air around Earth
a)
weather system
b)
distance
c)
displacement
d)
linear motion
e)
speed
17.
A numerical measurement of how far apart objects or points.
a)
weather system
b)
distance
c)
displacement
d)
linear motion
e)
speed
18.
The difference between the final and initial positions of an object, regardless of the actual path covered to reach the final position; measured in a straight line.
a)
weather system
b)
distance
c)
displacement
d)
linear motion
e)
speed
19.
Motion of an object in only one direction
a)
weather system
b)
distance
c)
displacement
d)
linear motion
e)
speed
20.
An instantaneous measurement of the rate of change in the motion of an object, calculated when the distance traveled is divided by the time taken.
a)
weather system
b)
distance
c)
displacement
d)
linear motion
e)
speed
21.
The directional speed of an object in motion.
a)
velocity
b)
balanced forces
c)
unbalanced forces
d)
conduction
e)
convection
22.
Forces acting on an object within a system that cancel each other out, providing a net force of zero on an object within the system.
a)
velocity
b)
balanced forces
c)
unbalanced forces
d)
conduction
e)
convection
23.
Forces acting on an object within a system that do not cancel each other out or add up to zero, will cause acceleration in the direction of the unbalanced force
a)
velocity
b)
balanced forces
c)
unbalanced forces
d)
conduction
e)
convection
24.
The transfer of energy by direct contact between objects or particles.
a)
velocity
b)
balanced forces
c)
unbalanced forces
d)
conduction
e)
convection
25.
The transfer of energy through currents in liquids or gases.
a)
velocity
b)
balanced forces
c)
unbalanced forces
d)
conduction
e)
convection
26.
The transfer of energy without a medium.
a)
radiation
b)
thermal energy
c)
thermal equilbrium
d)
particle
e)
friction
27.
A phenomenon of energy that measures the random motion (kinetic energy) of particles (vibrations in solids or free motion in a gas) in a fluid.
a)
radiation
b)
thermal energy
c)
thermal equilbrium
d)
particle
e)
friction
28.
Occurs when there is no more transfer of heat energy between or within the objects of a system; when the system's components are at the same temperature.
a)
radiation
b)
thermal energy
c)
thermal equilbrium
d)
particle
e)
friction
29.
The smallest unit of a substance or material.
a)
radiation
b)
thermal energy
c)
thermal equilbrium
d)
particle
e)
friction
30.
A force that opposes relative motion between systems in contact.
a)
radiation
b)
thermal energy
c)
thermal equilbrium
d)
particle
e)
friction
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