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Physical Science Eoc Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What energy transformation results from fusion reactions in stars?

a)

Nuclear energy changes to electromagnetic energy.

b)

Nuclear energy changes to chemical energy.

c)

Nuclear energy changes to sound energy.

d)

Nuclear energy changes to electrical energy.

2.

Why is it dangerous to leave an animal in a car with the windows closed in bright sunlight?

a)

The air inside the car will absorb heat energy through conduction from the sun, increasing the temperature inside the car.

b)

The air in the car will become dangerously cold as heat energy is transferred out of the car by radiation.

c)

The temperature inside the car will remain equal to the air temperature outside due to a state of equilibrium that could be dangerous.

d)

The air inside the car will absorb and hold radiant heat energy from the sun, increasing the temperature inside the car.

3.

A substance heats and cools quickly. What do you know about this substance?

a)

It has a low specific heat capacity.

b)

It has a high specific heat capacity.

c)

It is undergoing a phase change.

d)

It is most likely water.

4.

A teacher left a cup of hot coffee at 80°C out on the counter. After an hour, the coffee had reached room temperature of 20°C. Which description of particle motion explains this phenomenon?

a)

The particles of hot coffee absorbed cold from the particles of air in the room.

b)

The particles of hot coffee absorbed thermal energy from the particles of air in the room.

c)

The particles of hot coffee transferred cold energy to the particles of air in the room.

d)

The particles of hot coffee transferred heat energy to the particles of air in the room.

5.

How much heat is gained when 100 g of glass warms 15°C, given a specific heat of 840 J/kg °C? Use the formula Q = mc∆T.

a)

12.6 J

b)

126 J

c)

1260 J

d)

12600 J

6.

A child pushes a skateboard across a floor. What happens to some of the mechanical energy of the skateboard as it slows down and comes to a stop?

a)

It disappears.

b)

It is transformed into heat energy.

c)

It is transformed into potential energy.

d)

It remains as kinetic energy.

7.

In 1 hour, a bicyclist travels 10 km north and then 6 km south. What is the average velocity of the bicyclist?

a)

4 km/h

b)

4 km/h north

c)

16 km/h

d)

16 km/h north

8.

What is the mass of a 70-kg astronaut floating in space?

a)

0 kg

b)

7.14 kg

c)

70 kg

d)

686 kg

9.

Which object has the most work done to it?

a)

a 10 N box lifted 1 meter

b)

a 50 N motorcycle lifted 0.1 meters

c)

a 4 N book lifted 2.0 meters

d)

a 5000 N car parked in the driveway

10.

A car travels 30 km north in 2 hours. What are the average speed and velocity of the car?

a)

Speed = 15 km/h; velocity = 15 km/h north

b)

Speed = 15 km/h; velocity = 15 km north

c)

Speed = 30 km/h; velocity = 30 km/h north

d)

Speed = 60 km/h; velocity = 30 km north

11.

A runner starts at the start line and runs around a 400-meter track two times, ending up back at the start line. What is the runner's distance and displacement?

a)

distance = 400 m; displacement = 0 m

b)

distance = 400 m; displacement = 400 m

c)

distance = 800 m; displacement = 0 m

d)

distance = 800 m; displacement = 800 m

12.

What does a simple machine do?

a)

it increases the distance but decreases the force

b)

It changes output work to input work.

c)

It creates new work to make the force less.

d)

It decreases the distance and force needed to do work.

13.
A wheeled cart is moving to the right at a constant speed.  Two forces of equal magnitude are acting upon the cart. Which of the following best describes the forces and motion of the cart?
a)
Balanced Forces, Constant Speed
b)
Balanced Forces, Acceleration
c)
Unbalanced Forces, Constant Speed
d)
Unbalanced Forces, Acceleration
14.
Calculate the Net Force. 
a)
60N, Left 
b)
40N, Right 
c)
0N
d)
60N, Right
15.
The tendency of an object at rest to stay at rest unless it is acted upon by a force is called ___________________
a)
inertia
b)
motion
c)
gravity
d)
lubricant
16.

the night before running a marathon, runners often eat a big bowl of pasta. Which type of energy are they storing for the event?

a)

chemical energy

b)

electromagnetic energy

c)

mechanical energy

d)

thermal energy

17.

Students plan an investigation to determine the average velocity of a paper airplane. Which two measurements do the students need to make?

a)

distance and mass

b)

displacement and time

c)

acceleration and mass

d)

speed and distance

18.
Which of the following terms identifies the change from a liquid to gas?
a)
Vaporization
b)
Condensation
c)
Deposition
d)
Sublimation
19.
Why does the graph have two flat lines at "b" and "d"?
a)
Those are times when we took the water off the hot plate
b)
Those are phase changes where temperature doesn't change while adding heat
c)
The line is flat because the water is all in the solid or gas phase
d)
The line is flat because temperature increases the most at those locations
20.
At what point(s) is a phase change occuring?
a)
A
b)
B and D
c)
D
d)
C and A
21.
Water exists as a _____________ at 700 mmHg and 50 °C.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
supercritical fluid
22.
The pressure is increased on a sample of water at 0 °C from 0 mmHg to 800 mmHg.  In order, what changes occur?
a)
deposition, melting
b)
sublimation, melting
c)
condensation, freezing
d)
deposition, freezing
23.
At 10 atm, dry ice is heated from -100 °C to 30 °C.  What changes occur?
a)
freezing, then condensation
b)
melting only
c)
sublimation only
d)
melting, then boiling
24.
What state of matter is X?
a)
solid 
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
supercritical fluid
25.
What change occurs from E to C?
a)
sublimation
b)
freezing
c)
melting
d)
boiling