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G8 - SA1 Review

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the SI unit of distance and the symbol?

a)

centimeter, cm

b)

millimeter, mm

c)

decimeter, dm

d)

meter, m

2.

The process in which a gas is direcetly converted to solid state is called?

a)

deposition

b)

sublimation

c)

melting

d)

condensation

3.

The process in which a gas is converted into liquid

a)

sublimation

b)

melting

c)

filtration

d)

condensation

4.

When a boat is leaving the dock, passengers on the boat see the dock moving away, while people on the dock see the boat moving away. What are the reference objects for the passengers and the people on the dock, respectively?

a)

boat, dock

b)

dock, boat

c)

boat, boat

d)

dock, dock

5.

In a car traveling at constant speed on a straight road, the driver looks at a tree outside and feels the tree is moving backward, while a person standing near the tree sees the car moving forward. What are the reference objects for the driver and the person by the tree, respectively?

a)

Car, ground

b)

Ground, car

c)

Car, car

d)

Ground, ground

6.

Which of the following correctly pairs a phenomenon with its phase change?

a)

Morning dew forming on grass – Solidification

b)

A puddle disappearing on a sunny day – Sublimation

c)

Fog forming in the early morning – Condensation

d)

Wet clothes freezing on a winter line – Vaporization

7.

During which of the following processes does the temperature of water remain constant while heat is being released?

a)

Liquid water warming from 10°C to 50°C

b)

Water vapor condensing into liquid water

c)

Ice warming from -10°C to 0°C

d)

Liquid water boiling to become steam

8.

In hot summer, to prevent food from spoiling, which statement is correct?

a)

Put dry ice on transport vehicles; dry ice evaporates and absorbs heat to cool food.

b)

Place ingredients on ice; ice melts and absorbs heat to cool ingredients.

c)

Cover food box with wet towel; water sublimates and absorbs heat

d)

Put food in fridge; refrigerant condenses and absorbs heat to lower temperature

9.

Why can a driver see the road at night when the car's headlights are on?

a)

The road glows in the dark.

b)

The road acts like a mirror, bouncing light straight back.

c)

The rough road scatters the headlight beams in many directions.

d)

The car's windows make things brighter.

10.

Why does a pencil look bent when you put it in a glass of water?

a)

The pencil is actually bending.

b)

The water magnifies it.

c)

The light bends when it leaves the water, tricking your eyes.

d)

The water reflects the pencil.

11.

Why does a red apple look red in white light, but dark under a blue or green light?

a)

The apple gives off red light.

b)

The apple soaks up red light.

c)

A red apple bounces back red light and soaks up other colors.

d)

The color of the light changes the apple's color.

12.

Which of the following is a common source of infrared radiation?

a)

A fluorescent light bulb

b)

The sun

c)

A remote control

d)

Both B and C

13.

Why do doctors and nurses sometimes use ultraviolet (UV) light in hospitals?

a)

To keep patients warm

b)

To sterilize equipment by killing germs

c)

To help patients see better

d)

To cook food

14.

What type of ray from the sun causes sunburn?

a)

Visible light

b)

Infrared rays

c)

Ultraviolet rays

d)

X-rays

15.

Why is it important to wear sunscreen on a sunny day?

a)

It keeps you warm.

b)

It blocks most ultraviolet rays from damaging your skin.

c)

It helps you see infrared light.

d)

It makes you sweat less.

16.

A car travels at a constant speed of 60 km/h for 3 hours. How far does it travel?

a)

20 km

b)

180 km

c)

63 km

d)

57 km

17.

Walking at 5 km/h, how far can you walk in 45 minutes?

a)

3.75 km

b)

5 km

c)

4.5 km

d)

2.25 km

18.

Why do you see lightning before you hear thunder during a storm?

a)

Light travels slower than sound.

b)

Light travels much faster than sound.

c)

Thunder happens before lightning.

d)

Sound doesn't travel through air.

19.

If you shout at a distant mountain and hear your echo 4 seconds later, about how far away is the mountain? (Speed of sound ≈ 340 m/s)

a)

85 m

b)

340 m

c)

680 m

d)

1360 m

20.

In which medium does sound travel fastest?

a)

Air

b)

Water

c)

A metal rail

d)

Outer space (vacuum)

21.

What is the correct formula for calculating speed?

a)

s=vxt

b)

v=s/t

c)

s=t/v

d)

v=s/t

22.

What is the best definition of a "reference point" in physics?

a)

The exact center of an object’s motion

b)

A place or object used for comparison to tell if another object is moving

c)

The point where an object starts its journey

d)

A specific time at which speed is measured

23.

Which statement correctly describes the law of reflection?

a)

Light travels slower when it reflects off smooth surfaces.

b)

The angle at which light hits a surface is smaller than the angle at which it reflects.

c)

The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection, and both rays lie in the same plane.

d)

Reflection only occurs if the surface is completely flat and shiny.

24.

Xiaoli is studying how string length affects pitch. She uses a guitar string stretched over a box, pressing it at different positions. To see how length affects pitch, she should change ______ and then observe ______ after plucking with the same force.

a)

Length of the vibrating string

b)

Thickness of the string

c)

How fast the string vibrates

d)

Loudness of the sound

25.

In an experiment with a tuning fork, Min hits a tuning fork and lowers it slowly toward the surface of water in a beaker. Splashing happens when the fork touches the water. If Min uses a tuning fork that vibrates faster, she should compare ______ and listen for changes in ______.

a)

The size of the tuning fork

b)

How fast the tuning fork vibrates

c)

The height water splashes

d)

The pitch of the sound produced

26.

Tao wants to test how tension affects the pitch of a string sound. He tightens a guitar string by turning the tuning peg. In this experiment, he changes ______ and should carefully observe ______ and listen for changes in ______.

a)

Tightness (tension) of the string

b)

Material of the string

c)

Vibration frequency of the string

d)

Pitch of the sound

27.

During a thunderstorm, Maria sees a flash of lightning and hears the thunder 6 seconds later. If the speed of sound in air is 340 m/s, approximately how far away was the lightning?

a)

340 m

b)

680 m

c)

1020 m

d)

2040 m

28.

If a lightning strike is 1.7 kilometers away, how long after seeing the flash will you hear the thunder? (Speed of sound = 340 m/s)

a)

1 second

b)

3 seconds

c)

5 seconds

d)

7 seconds

29.

A group of students are trying to estimate the distance to a cliff by making an echo. One student shouts and hears the echo 3 seconds later. How far away is the cliff? (Speed of sound = 340 m/s)

a)

170 m

b)

340 m

c)

510 m

d)

680 m

30.

From the words below, which of the following influences the pitch of sound?

a)

frequency

b)

amplitude

c)

timbre

d)

loudness

31.

sound is produced by (a)   and its propagation requires a medium

32.

What is the speed of soun in air?

a)

3400 m/s

b)

340 m/s

c)

34 m/s

d)

3.4 m/s

33.

Which of the followinf is the hearing range of human?

a)

16 Hz to 12000 Hz

b)

2000 Hz to 110000Hz

c)

35 Hz to 25000 Hz

d)

20 Hz to 20000 Hz

34.

The pitch of a guitar string is higher when it is tight than when it is loose, so the loose string will produce a sound that is ______than the tight string.

a)

The amplitude must be greater

b)

The amplitude must be smaller

c)

Must have a lower frequency

d)

Must vibrate more times per second

35.

A tuba player plays a loud note on her tube. She then plays a quiet note of the same pitch. Which property of the sound wave she produced has changed?

a)

frequency

b)

wavelength

c)

amplitude

d)

speed

36.

A loud sound has a large (a)  

37.

A student listens to two sounds. The sound with the higher frequency has a higher (a)  

38.

Compared with a high pitched sound, a low pitched sound always has a smaller (a)  

39.

que sound quality of an instrument, which allows us to tell a piano from a violin is called _____

a)

frequency

b)

amplitude

c)

timbre

d)

wavelength

40.

Which of the pairs influence each other

a)

amplitude, pitch

b)

frequency, timbre

c)

pitch, frequency

d)

loudness, amplitude

e)

timbre, material

41.

Define amplitude

a)

how high or low a soind seems to you

b)

the size of the vibration. how big the energy wave

c)

how much energy a sound has. how soft or strong a sound seems

d)

unique "colour" or "texture" of a sound that makes it special

42.

Define frequency

a)

how high ot low a sound seems to you

b)

the size of a vibration. tells us how big the energy wave is

c)

how fast something vibrates back and forth

d)

the characteristic of a sound that allows us to distinguish between different sources

43.

the matter that a sound wave or light ray thravels through.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

medium

d)

gas

44.

sound (a)   travel without a medium

45.

Which unit measures frequency?

a)

decibel

b)

hertz

c)

watts

d)

joule

46.

Which is the correct tool to use to measure the temperature of an ice bath?

a)

meter stick

b)

scale

c)

thermometer

d)

caliper

47.

Sound cannot travel in vacuum because it needs particles to (a)   into.

48.

which of the following tools is used to measure the length of a cell phone accurately?

a)

scale

b)

ruler

c)

meter stick

d)

beaker

49.

(a)   mirror has a diverging effect on light rays.

50.

Which of the following are types of concave mirrors?

a)

rear-view mirror

b)

car headlight

c)

mirrors for hte road

d)

security mirrors

51.

Which of the following is correct about concave and convext mirrors?

a)

Convex mirror canbe used to make flashlight

b)

Convex mirrors causes mirrors to converge

c)

Concave mirror causes light to converge

d)

Concave mirror can expand the field of view

52.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of an image of a plane mirror?

a)

Virtual image

b)

Inverted image

c)

Image of the object is the same size

d)

Real image

53.

light that the human eye cannot see is called (a)   light

54.

Sunlight is white light. When it passes through a prism, it splits into light of various colours. TRhis phenomenon is called______

a)

the spectrum of light

b)

dispersion of light

c)

refraction of light

d)

reflection of light

55.

Which colour of visible light ray has the longest wavelength and the weakest energy?

a)

red

b)

violet

c)

indigo

d)

orange

56.

A high frequency note is played on a violin. The violinist then reduces the     

           frequency of the note. What change in the note do the audience hear?

a)

pitch decreases

b)

volume increases

c)

pitch increases

d)

volume decreases

57.

The pitch of a guitar string is higher when it is tight than when it is loose, so the loose string will produce a sound that is ______than the tight string.

a)

The amplitude must be smaller

b)

Must vibrate more times per second

c)

The amplitude must be greater

d)

Must have a lower frequency

58.

In a soundwave, what does the height measure?

a)

peak

b)

amplitude

c)

frequency

d)

wavelength

59.

A plane mirror OP is placed horizontally. An incident ray makes an angle of 60° with the mirror surface (measured from the mirror, not from the normal).

a)

120°

b)

60°

c)

30°

d)

90°

60.

If the incident ray direction is reversed (sent back along the original reflected path), the new reflected ray will

a)

make 90° with the mirror

b)

travel along the original incident direction

c)

make 120° with the mirror

d)

be absorbed by the mirror

61.

A submarine emits a sonar wave, which returns from an underwater cliff in 1.02s. If the speed of sound in salt water is 1531 m/s, how far away is the cliff?    

a)

780.81 m

b)

1561.62 m

c)

78.81 m

d)

1500.98 m

62.

A student lightly taps and then heavily strikes the same drumhead once each. The two sounds produced differ in ___

a)

pitch

b)

frequency

c)

timbre

d)

loudness

63.

White paper on a table, plane mirror on paper, flashlight shining from above, observer views from the side. When viewed from the side, which object appears brighter?

a)

mirror

b)

white paper

c)

both equally

d)

flashlight bulb

64.

Bubbles getting bigger as they rise from the bottom is ______

a)

before boiling

b)

water is boiling

c)

water evaporating

65.

liquid is boiling, even if heating continues, its temperature _________

a)

increases

b)

remains constant

c)

decreases

66.

Which of the following are light sources?

a)

moon

b)

sun

c)

fire

d)

cup of water