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Semester Test 2024

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 2hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The reasoning explains why the evidence _____________ the claim.

a)

stops

b)

supports

c)

distracts

d)

removes

2.

What does E represent in C-E-R?

a)

Evidence

b)

Entertainment

c)

Endorsement

d)

Engagement

3.
What is the average speed of a walker who walks 500 m in 400 seconds?
a)
1.25 m/s
b)
100 m/s
c)
0.8 m/s
d)
200,000 m/s
4.
What unit would I use when measuring distance?
a)
kilometers/hour
b)
kilometers
c)
hour
5.
Mr. Hoppe drives his race car for 4 hrs at 150 miles/hr. How far will he travel?
a)
600 km
b)
60 miles
c)
6 miles
d)
600 miles
6.

If a car travels 150 meters in 10 seconds, what is its speed in meters per second (m/s)?

a)

15 m/s

b)

10 m/s

c)

5 m/s

d)

20 m/s

7.

If a person walks at a speed of 1.5 m/s, how much time will it take them to walk a distance of 600 meters?

a)

300 seconds

b)

400 seconds

c)

500 seconds

d)

600 seconds

8.

A car travels at a constant speed and covers a distance of 120 km in 2 hours. What is the car's speed in m/s?

a)

16.67 m/s

b)

33.33 m/s

c)

50 m/s

d)

66.67 m/s

9.

Vector quantities have a number, a unit, and a ____________

a)

distance

b)

displacement

c)

direction

d)

velocity

10.

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total distance?

a)

2 km

b)

5 km

c)

8 km

d)

10 km

11.

Find the distance Sara walks from A to B, B to C then C to D?

a)

11m

b)

3m

c)

5m

12.
Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  What is Bill's distance?
a)
0 meters
b)
400 meters
c)
800 meters
d)
1600 meters
13.

A cat walks 3 meters toward a laser, then jumps 5 meters due south of the laser when it sees a thing. What is the displacement of the cat (to the nearest tenth)?

a)

3.0m

b)

5.0m

c)

8.0m

d)

5.8m

14.

A man walks 5 miles forwards, 6 miles backwards and then 2 miles forwards. What is his displacement?

a)

1 mile forward

b)

13 miles

c)

3 miles forward

d)

1 mile

15.
Which runner won the race?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
16.

The graph shows the motion of four different bicyclists during a 25k race.


Based on the graph, which bicyclist traveled at a constant speed during the race?

a)

bicyclist W

b)

bicyclist X

c)

bicyclist Y

d)

bicyclist Z

17.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
18.
a)
b)
c)
d)
19.
Speed is equal to 
a)
Distance/Time
b)
Time/Distance
c)
Time x Distance
d)
Acceleration
20.

Which graph is labeled correctly to represent a distance versus time graph?

a)
b)
21.
Why does a car accelerate as it round a corner at a constant speed?
a)
Its direction changes
b)
It doesn't
c)
It slows down
d)
Its speeds up  
22.
A roller coasters accelerates from an initial velocity of of 6.0 m/s to a final velocity of 70 m/s over 4 seconds.  What's the acceleration?
a)
24 m/s2
b)
18 m/s2
c)
16 m/s2
d)
16 m/s
23.
A car starts from rest at a stop light and reaches 20 m/s in 3.5 s. Determine the acceleration of the car.
a)
2.2m/s2
b)
7.0m/s2
c)
5.7m/s2
d)
70m/s2
24.

Dorothy was initially at rest. She sped up to 9 m/s in 24 seconds. What was her acceleration?

a)

2.7 m/s2

b)

-2.7 m/s2

c)

-0.375 m/s2

d)

0.375 m/s2

25.

Units for acceleration is

a)

m/s

b)

m/s2

c)

m

d)

s

26.

A running horse increases his speed from 15 m/s to 42 m/s at an acceleration of 9 m/s2. How long did this take the horse?

a)

5 s

b)

4 s

c)

6 s

d)

3 s

27.
In each of the following cases, determine where the car has no acceleration ?
a)
A car shortly after a stoplight turns green.
b)
A car approaching a red light
c)
A car with the cruise control set at 80 km/h
d)
A car turning a curve at a constant speed
28.
A negative acceleration means that your object is _____. 
a)
not accelerating
b)
not moving
c)
speeding up 
d)
slowing down 
29.
Acceleration can be classified as _______________
a)
Speeding up
b)
Slowing Down
c)
Changing directions
d)
All of the above
30.

What is the unit used for force?

a)

kilogram

b)

Newton

c)

meters

d)

Joule

31.

What is the net force acting on the object?

a)

20 N Right

b)

40 N Right

c)

20 N Left

d)

40 N Left

32.
An object with a mass of 5.0 kg accelerates 8.0 m/s2 when an unknown force is applied to it. What is the amount of the force? 
a)
800 N
b)
40 N
c)
5.0 N
d)
0.5 N
33.
Mike's car, which weighs 1,000 kg, is out of gas. Mike is trying to push the car to a gas station, and he makes the car go 0.05 m/s/s.
Compute how much force Mike is applying to the car.
a)
50 newtons
b)
500 newtons
c)
0.500 newtons
d)
50,000 newtons
34.
A softball has a mass of 1.5 kg and hits the catcher's glove with a force of 30 N? What is the acceleration of the softball?
a)
Acceleration is 20 m/s2
b)
Acceleration is 200 m/s2
35.

Is the Net Force balanced or Unbalanced?

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

36.
What is the net force?
a)
17 N Right
b)
3 N Right
c)
3 N Left
d)
17 N Left
37.

Two forces act on an object. One force is 8.0N to the north and the other forces is 6.0N to the south. What is the net force acting on the object?

a)

0 N

b)

2 N North

c)

2 N South

d)

14 N North

38.
8 N to the left , and 4 N to the right. Find the net force. Is this balanced 
a)
12 N Right  No
b)
4 N Left  No
c)
12 N Right  Yes
d)
4 N Left  Yes
39.
A 3kg car is traveling at 14 m/s to the right, what is the cars momentum?
a)
4.67 kg*m/s
b)
42 kg*m/s
c)
- 42 kg*m/s
d)
.21 kg*m/s
40.
A 14 kg donkey is walking briskly at 22 m/s to the left. What is her momentum?
a)
308 kg*m/s
b)
-308 kg*m/s
c)
1.57 kg*m/s
d)
-6776 kg*m² / s²
41.
Which has more momentum: a car at a stop light or a bike moving at 15 mph?
a)
car
b)
bike
c)
they are equal
d)
cannot determine using the info provided
42.
The momentum of a 4000 kg truck traveling at 60 m/sec is:
a)
24000 kg m/sec
b)
240000 kg m/sec
c)
66.6 kg m/sec
d)
0.015 kg m/sec
43.
The velocity of a car with a momentum of 75000 kg m/sec and a mass of 3500 kg is:
a)
21 kg
b)
21 kg m/sec
c)
21
d)
21 m/sec
44.
Determine the momentum of 1000-kg car moving northward at 20 m/s......... 
a)
20000 N
b)
20000 Joules
c)
20000 Kg * m/s
d)
20000 kg * m/s north
45.
Collisions can be ____________or ___________.
a)
fast or slow
b)
far or near
c)
elastic or inelastic
d)
none of the above
46.
A 2.5 kg ball moving at 4.2 m/s collides with a 2.5 kg stationary ball. If the first ball is at rest after the collision, what is the velocity of the second ball? 
a)
2.1 m/s
b)
2.5 m/s
c)
4.2 m/s
d)
8.4 m/s
47.

Collisions where objects BOUNCE apart.

a)

inelastic collisions

b)

elastic collisions

c)

explosions

d)

none of these

48.
Which formulas represents Ohm's law?
a)
V=IR
b)
R=IV
c)
I=RV
49.
Which subatomic particles have a positive charge?
a)
neutrons
b)
electrons
c)
protons
50.
Electricity is the flow of _________.
a)
protons
b)
neutrons
c)
electrons
51.
What type of circuit is pictured?
a)
series
b)
Parallel
52.
What type of circuit is pictured?
a)
series
b)
parallel
53.

What component of a circuit does this picture represent?

a)

Fuse

b)

Resistor

c)

Battery

d)

Wire

54.

The type of magnet in which the magnetic field is produced by an electric current is called an-

a)

horseshoe magnet

b)

bar magnet

c)

refrigerator magnet

d)

electromagnet

55.

If the light bulb in the middle burned out, what would happen to the other two?

a)

The light bulb to the left would stay lit, but the one to the right would turn off.

b)

They would both stay lit.

c)

The light bulb to the right would stay lit, but the one to the left would turn off.

d)

They would both turn off.

56.
A circuit MUST be _______ in order for the current to flow
a)
open
b)
closed
57.
Material that PREVENTS electric current or heat from flowing.
a)
electromagnetic field
b)
electric current
c)
insulator
58.
What is the Voltage of a circuit that has a resistance of 5 Ω and a current of 2 A?
a)
25 V
b)
10 V
c)
2.5 V
d)
0.4 V
59.

In an electrical circuit, if the resistance is 500 ohms and the voltage is 6 V, what is the current?

a)

3 kA

b)

83.3 A

c)

0.012 A

d)

506 A

60.
What is resistance measured in?
a)
Ω (Ohms)
b)
V (Volts)
c)
A (Amps)
d)
W (Watts)
61.
Using the picture above, which letter correctly labels the light bulb?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
62.
Using the picture above, which letter correctly labels the switch?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
63.
What is current measured in?
a)
Ω (Ohms)
b)
V (Volts)
c)
A (Amps)
d)
W (Watts)
64.
This circuit has a 24 volt battery and the resistor is 8 ohms. How many amps are running through the circuit?
a)
3 Amps
b)
192 Amps
c)
2 Amps
d)
4 Amps
65.
What happens when two north poles of a magnet are placed together?
a)
they repel
b)
they attract
c)
they cancel each other out
d)
the strength of the magnet is doubled
66.

Waves that require a medium are known as

a)

Medium waves

b)

Mechanical waves

c)

Air waves

d)

Heat waves

67.

The material through which a wave travels is?

a)

a rope

b)

water wave

c)

snaves

d)

medium

68.

What is the letter "A?"

a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
69.

A wave has a wavelength of 15m and a frequency of 10Hz. What is the wave speed?

a)

1.5 m/s

b)

1.5m/s2

c)

150 m/s

d)

150 m/s2

70.

Number 4 is pointing to the ...

a)

Trough

b)

Crest

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

71.

Which wave in the diagram has the highest frequency?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

72.

disturbance that transfers energy but not matter

a)

compression

b)

wave

c)

rarefaction

d)

vibration

73.
a)

Transverse Wave

b)

Longitudinal Wave

74.
In longitudinal waves, the parts where the coils are spread apart are called what?
a)
rarefactions
b)
compressions
c)
mechanicals
d)
longitudes
75.
In a longitudinal wave, the parts where the coils are close together are called what?
a)
longitudes
b)
rarefactions
c)
compressions
d)
contractions
76.

The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that humans can see

a)

Electromagnetic Spectrum

b)

X-Rays

c)

visible Light Waves

d)

Infrared Rays

77.

Why do the populations of invasive species grow so quickly?

a)

Invasive Species are native to an area.

b)

Invasive species are prey to many animals.

c)

Invasive species have no predators.

d)

Invasive species keep the ecosystems in equilibrium.

78.

A species that is not native to an area is called a ---

a)

Native Species.

b)

Natural Species.

c)

Invasive Species.

d)

Symbiotic Species.

79.

The primary cause of invasive species introduction is

a)

too much food

b)

human actions

c)

weather events

d)

asteroids

80.
Invasive species grow quickly due to the lack of predators, this leads to a decline or extinction of the native population. True or false? 
a)
false
b)
true