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Physical Science Exam Review - Physics

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You drive 2 km to school and then 2 km back home. What is your displacement?

a)

0 km. You are back where you started.

b)

4 km. 2+2 = 4.

c)

5 km. 2+2 = 5.

2.

You drive 2 km to school and then 2 km back home. What is your distance travelled?

a)

0 km. You are back where you started.

b)

4 km. 2+2 = 4.

c)

5 km. 2+2 = 5.

3.

Two people walk across a parking lot. Their paths are shown in the image. Who traveled with a larger displacement?

a)

Person A

b)

Person B

c)

They both had the same displacement.

4.

A cheetah runs 220 km in 2 hours. What is the cheetah's speed?

a)

110 km/hr west

b)

110 km/hr

c)

440 km/hr

d)

440 km/hr west

5.

A train travels 500 km north in 2 hours. What is the train's velocity?

a)

250 km/hr

b)

250 km/hr north

c)

500 km/s

d)

500 km/s north

6.
Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?
a)
km/s
b)
m/s2
c)
mi/hr
d)
ft
7.

The speed boats speed increased from 0m/s to 24m/s in a time span of 12 seconds. What is the acceleration?

a)
4 m/s²
b)
2 m/s²
c)
8 m/s²
d)
6 m/s²
8.

Inertia can be described as "the tendency of an object to resist change in its motion."

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What is Newton's 2nd Law?

a)

Mass = force * acceleration

b)
Acceleration = force / mass
c)
Force = mass / acceleration
d)

Force = mass * acceleration

10.

How much force is needed to accelerate a 66 kg skier at 2 m/s/s?

a)

13.2 Newtons

b)

132 Newtons

c)

1.33 m/s

d)

13 kg

11.

What is the acceleration of a 50 kg object pushed with a force of 500 newtons?

a)

1 m/s/s

b)

10 m/s

c)

10 m/s/s

d)

1 Newton

12.

The sum of all forces acting on an object and direction is called the

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Net Force

c)

Unbalanced Force

d)

Contact Force

13.

The force that keeps objects on top of surfaces instead of letting them sink into the surface is known as:

a)

Normal Force

b)

Gravitational Force

c)

Friction Force

d)

Air resistance

14.

What is the definition of a force?

a)

Net force equal 0N and there is no change in the object's motion

b)

the overall force acting on an object after all forces are combined

c)

a push or a pull that acts on an object

d)

The force does not equal 0N, the object accelerates

15.

What is the formula for momentum?

a)

p = m / v

b)

p = mv

c)

p = mv^2

d)

p = m + v

16.

What is the unit of momentum?

a)

kg m/s

b)

Joule

c)

m/s

d)

N

17.
A biker with a mass of 75 kg moves along the path with a constant velocity of 5 m/s. What is the biker's momentum?
a)
25 m/s
b)
375 m/s
c)
25 kg m/s
d)
375 kg m/s
18.
A constant force of 4.5 N acts on a 7.2-kg object for 10.0 s. What is the     change in the object's velocity? 
a)
6.3 m/s
b)
3.2 m/s
c)
1.2 m/s 
d)
4.33 m/s
19.
How do you calculate power?
a)
P = W/t
b)
P = E/t
c)
P = w * t
d)
P = bbq/chicken
20.
How do we calculate work?
a)
W = F * d
b)
w = f * D
c)
W = F * D
d)
w = f * d
21.
How much work is being done with 200 N of force over 426 meters?
a)
85,200 J
b)
45,620 J
c)
90,480 J
d)
62,329 J
22.
The energy of movement is...? 
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
23.
Energy that is stored is called...
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential 
24.

The SI (standard) unit for power is...?

a)
Watts
b)
Joules
c)
Newtons
d)
Meters
25.
If 150 Joules of work is needed to move a box 10 meters, what force was used? 
a)
1500 N
b)
15 N
c)
1.5 N
d)
150 N
26.
If 68 Joules were necessary to move a 4 Newton crate, how far was the crate moved?
a)
272 m
b)
17 m
c)
4.05 m
d)
272 cm 
27.

A cheetah can run briefly with a speed of 31.0 m/s. Suppose a cheetah with a mass of 47.0 kg runs at this speed. What is the cheetah’s kinetic energy?

a)

1457 Joules

b)

22,584 Joules

c)

15 Joules

d)

45,167Joules

28.

What is the gravitational potential energy of an 85 kg mountain climber at the summit of a 6267 m volcano?

Let g = 9.8N/kg

a)

5,220,411 J

b)

532,695 J

c)

73.7 J

d)

54,356.6 J

29.

What is static electricity (which can cause a shock)?

a)

a build up of protons

b)

a build up of neutrons

c)

a build up of electrons

d)

a build up in the nucleus

30.
If an object has more positive than negative charges, its electrical charge is...
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
neutral or no charge
d)
opposite
31.
Two objects that have opposite charges will...
a)
attract
b)
repel
c)
not move
32.
If you bring a charged object near an electrically neutral surface without allowing the object to touch the surface, the charges in the surface are rearranged by
a)
friction.
b)
convection.
c)
induction.
d)
conduction.
33.

Charging by ____ occurs when electrons are transferred from a charged object to a neutral object by direct contact.

a)
reduction
b)
induction
c)
conduction
d)
friction
34.

If an atom LOSES an electron

a)

It discharges

b)

It becomes positively charged

c)

It becomes negatively charged

d)

It dies

35.
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
36.

If the battery produced 12.6 Volts what would be the current flow for a 6 Ohm resistor?

a)

2.1 Amps

b)

2.4 Amps

c)

1.71 Amps

d)

15 Amps

37.

What is the power of the circuit?

a)

0.33 W

b)

3 W

c)

8 W

d)

12 W

38.

What unit is used to measure current?

a)

Ohms

b)

Omega

c)

Volts

d)

Amps

39.

What unit is used to measure resistance?

a)

Ohms

b)

Omega

c)

Volts

d)

Amps

40.
What is this symbol?
a)
resistor
b)
switch
c)
battery
d)
bulb
41.
To complete a circuit the switch must be
a)
unattached
b)
open
c)
closed
d)
It depends
42.
The flow of electricity requires a
a)
complete path
b)
incomplete path
c)
insulated current
d)
complex circuit
43.
The picture shows an electrical circuit. This circuit is a series circuit because: 
a)
It has 3 light bulbs.
b)
The same current flows through all three light bulbs.
c)
It uses a single battery.
d)
The electrical current is divided between the three light bulbs.
44.
In a parallel circuit if one of the light bulbs burns out the rest _________.
a)
stop the flow of electricity
b)
 can still light up
c)
 will go out
d)
of the light bulbs burn out also
45.

Parallel circuits are

a)

a circuit that has only one path for current (charge flow) to travel

b)

has more than one path for current (charge flow) to travel

c)

a circuit that does not allow electricity to travel through it

d)

magnets that cause electric current

46.

Which type of current comes from a battery, which pushes electrons in only one direction?

a)
alternating current (AC)
b)
direct current (DC)
47.

What is electrical current?

a)

The ability to do work

b)

A complete path or circuit

c)

The flow of electrons through a complete circuit

d)

Something that resists the flow in a current

48.

What type of wave is this?

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Transverse

c)

Electromagnetic

d)

x ray

49.

What kind of wave is pictured below?

a)

compressional wave

b)

transverse wave

c)

sound wave

d)

longitudinal wave

50.

Which color has the longest wavelength?

a)

Yellow

b)

Red

c)

Green

d)

Purple