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P.S. Final

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these particles has a positive charge?
a)
A. Atom
b)
B. Proton
c)
C. neutron
d)
D. electron
2.
Which of the following is/are found in the nucleus of an atom?
a)
A. neutrons only
b)
B. Electrons
c)
C. protons & neutrons
d)
D. protons only
3.
Particles that move around the nucleus of an atom.
a)
A. Charges
b)
B. Neutrons
c)
C. electrons
d)
D. Protons
4.
The modern periodic table is arranged in order of increasing …
a)
A. atomic mass
b)
B. number of valence electrons
c)
C. atomic number
d)
D. number of neutrons
5.
What information in the periodic table indicates the number of protons in an atom?
a)
A. its group number
b)
B. its period number
c)
C. its atomic number
d)
D. its atomic mass
6.
Of the states of matter which has no definite shape and no definite volume?
a)
A. Solid
b)
B. Gas
c)
C. Liquid
d)
D. Ice
7.
When heat is transferred to a solid what happens?
a)
A. it melts
b)
B. it vaporizes
c)
C. it freezes
d)
D. it condenses
8.
A measure of how hot or cold something is; a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object.
a)
A. heat energy
b)
B. Temperature
c)
C. potential energy
d)
D. thermal energy
9.
What type of energy is possessed by an object that is in motion?
a)
A. Kinetic
b)
B. Frictional
c)
C. potential
d)
D. Inertia
10.
The tendency of an object to resist any change in motion is known as…
a)
A. inertia
b)
B. Friction
c)
C. Force
d)
D. Potential
11.
The type of energy that is stored and held in readiness?
a)
A. potential
b)
B. Frictional
c)
C. mechanical
d)
D. Kinetic
12.
Which of the following has more kinetic energy?
a)
A. a school bus traveling 50mph
b)
B. a small car traveling 50mph
c)
C. a greyhound (the dog) traveling 50mph
d)
D. a fly traveling 50mph
13.
A change in position is known as…
a)
A. inertia
b)
B. Motion
c)
C. force
d)
D. movement
14.

Motion is measured by comparing it to a …...

a)
A. force
b)
B. reference point
c)
C. time
d)
D. Distance
15.
What is required to start an object moving or to stop its motion?
a)
A. unbalanced force
b)
B. Velocity
c)
C. Inertia
d)
D. balanced force
16.
What is the standard unit used to measure force?
a)
A. meter
b)
B. Newton
c)
C. New force
d)
D. m/s
17.
Which of the following has more kinetic energy?
a)
A. a school bus traveling 50mph
b)
B. a small car traveling 50mph
c)
C. a greyhound (the dog) traveling 50mph
d)
D. a fly traveling 50mph
18.
When you know both the speed and the direction of an object’s motion you know the…..
a)
A. acceleration
b)
B. Mass
c)
C. Velocity
d)
D. Force
19.
The force that one surface exerts on another when the two rub against each other is called….
a)
A. Friction
b)
B. Acceleration
c)
C. inertia
d)
D. Gravity
20.
According to Newton’s 3rd law of motion when a hammer strikes and exerts a force on a nail the nail……
a)
A. creates a friction with the hammer
b)
B. disappears into the wood
c)
C. creates an equal force back on the hammer
d)
D. moves at a constant speed
21.
If a piece of bread is heated in a toaster which type of energy conversion is taking place?
a)
A. chemical energy to electrical energy to sound energy
b)
B. mechanical energy to electrical energy to thermal energy
c)
C. sound energy to thermal energy to electrical energy
d)
D. thermal energy to mechanical energy to chemical energy
22.
Which law describes the relationship between force mass and acceleration?
a)
A. Newton’s 1st
b)
B. Newton’s 2nd
c)
C. Newton’s 3rd
d)
D. Newton’s 4th
23.
If a bowling ball and a golf ball are both dropped from the same height (assume no air resistance) which will hit the ground first?
a)
A. bowling ball
b)
B. golf ball
c)
C. depends on mass
d)
D. both hit at same time
24.
Kinetic Energy is affected by the following 2 factors:
a)

a. velocity and mass

b)

b. weight and height

c)

c. height and mass

d)

d. mass and weight

25.
A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 
a)
scientific method
b)
recipe
c)
data collection
d)
metric system
26.
This variable in an experiment is the one being changed by the scientist. 
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
data
d)
control group
27.
Dependent variable means
a)
the scientist controls what to test
b)
educated guess
c)
ask a question
d)
what is being measured
28.

Which unit is NOT used in the metric system?

a)

Meter

b)

Gram

c)

Liter

d)

Pound

29.

What does mass measure?

a)

the amount of stuff or matter in an object

b)

the gravitational pull on an object

c)

the amount of space something takes up

d)

measure of how hot or cold something is

30.

What does volume measure?

a)

the amount of stuff or matter in an object

b)

the gravitational pull on an object

c)

the amount of space something takes up

d)

the measure of how hot or cold something is

31.

What is this tool to measure mass?

a)

triple beam balance

b)

thermometer

c)

ruler

d)

graduate cylinder

32.

Electron Cloud

a)

Building blocks of elements.

b)

Unit of mass used to express atomic and molecular weights.

c)

The area around an atom's nucleus where electrons are most likely to be found. 

d)

Particle of matter that defines a chemical element.

33.

Potential energy is energy of position and is also sometimes called ______________ energy.

a)

stored

b)

chemical

c)

radiant

d)

elastic

34.

Objects with a higher temperature have particles that are vibrating _______.

a)

faster

b)

slower

35.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
36.

What is the correct unit for distance?

a)

m or km

b)

d or kd

c)

s

d)

N

37.

What is the correct unit for velocity?

a)

m/s2

b)

mi/hr

c)

d/t

d)

m/s

38.

What is the correct unit for acceleration in kinematics?

a)

m/s

b)

m/min2

c)

m/s/t

d)

m/s2

39.
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
40.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
41.
A change in velocity over time is known as:
a)
acceleration
b)
constant speed
c)
average speed
d)
displacement
42.

Who wins the tug of war in this picture?

a)

The person on the left will win

b)

The people on the right will win

43.

What is the unit used when measuring force?

a)

Kilogram

b)

Meter

c)

Pounds

d)

Newton

44.

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

a)

friction

b)

force

c)

magnet

d)

gravity

45.

Are the forces in the picture:

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

46.
The sum of all forces acting on an object.
a)
Contact Force
b)
Balanced Force
c)
Unbalanced Force
d)
Net Force
47.

Which of Newton's laws states that an object in motion tends to stay in motion and an object at rest tends to stay at rest until acted on by an unbalanced force?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

48.

If you are pushing a 1200 kg car with an acceleration of 0.5 m/s2 , what is the force you have applied to the car?

a)

600

b)

2400

c)

4.16

d)

60

49.
If I ride my bike to school instead of walking, then I will get to school faster. What is the dependent variable?
a)
True
b)
How fast you get to school
c)
Riding a bike or walking
d)
False
50.
The Law of Conservation of Mass tells us matter can't  ______________.
a)
change color
b)
change state of matter
c)
be created or destroyed
d)
change temperature
51.
The atomic number tells you what?
a)
number of electrons
b)
number of protons
c)
number of neutrons
d)
both electrons and protons in an atom.
52.
The atoms along the staircase are called 
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
53.
Elements which are shiny, conduct electricity and heat are called
a)
metal
b)
nonmetal
c)
metalloid
d)
nonexistent
54.
How many atoms of carbon (C) are in C6H12O6?
a)
3
b)
6
c)
12
d)
24
55.
A solution with a pH of 8.6 would be...
a)
Acid
b)
Base
c)
Neutral
d)
Acid and Base
56.
You walk 10 meters to math class in 20 seconds. Your average speed is
a)
2 m/s
b)
0.5 m/s
c)
200 m/s
d)
5 m/s
57.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
58.

Which of the following represents an element?

a)

H2O

b)

Ag

c)

NaCl

d)

CaCO3

59.
An atom has an atomic number of 30 and a mass number of 65. How many neutrons are in the atom?
a)
30
b)
65
c)
35
d)
95
60.
At which point is kinetic energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
61.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
62.
Which 2 letters have the most kinetic energy
a)
W & Y
b)
X & Z

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