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Date: ______________________________
Physical Science: Physics (2)
DIRECTIONS Read each of the following sentences. Then, choose the
correct answer.
1. What is the unit for work?
A.
B.
C.
D.
joule
joule per second
newton
watt
2. What is power?
A.
B.
C.
D.
the strength of someone or something
the force that is used
the work that is done
the rate at which work is done
3. What is vaporization that occurs throughout a liquid?
A.
B.
C.
D.
sublimation
vaporization
plasma
boiling
4. What is the distance between two consecutive crests or troughs called?
A.
B.
C.
D.
wavelength
amplitude
speed
frequency
5. The distance traveled per unit of time
A.
B.
C.
D.
Force
Gravity
Speed
Energy
6. Stored Energy is called kinetic energy.
A. True
B. False
7. When an unbalanced force acts on an object, the force
A.
B.
C.
D.
changes the motion of the object.
is cancelled by another force.
does not change the motion of the object.
is equal to the weight of the object.
8. Which of the following is not a projectile?
A.
B.
C.
D.
a satellite
a thrown ball
a ball on the ground
a soaring arrow
9. What is instantaneous speed?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Current speed
Speed over certain amount of time
Speed in certain direction
Another name for acceleration
10. Longitudinal wave in an elastic medium producing an audible sensation.
A.
B.
C.
D.
water
sound wave
hypothesis
space
11. What is the highest point on a wave?
A.
B.
C.
D.
trough
wave
crest
bones
12. The movement of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Thermal Energy
Heat
Temperature
Specific Heat
13. Is an increase in a material's volume when its temperature increases.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Heat
Thermal Conductor
Thermal Expansion
Thermal Energy
14. Is a material through which thermal energy does not flow easily.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Thermal Energy
Thermal Conductor
Thermal Insulator
Temperature
15. A mechanical wave can travel only through
A. space
B. matter
16. Speed tells how fast an object travels. Velocity is the speed of the object and
A.
B.
C.
D.
the amount of time the object has been moving.
the direction the object is moving.
how far the object has traveled.
the starting point of the object.
17. If a solid object is taken into space, which of the following measurements
of the object will change most?
A.
B.
C.
D.
density
mass
volume
weight
18. How would the measurable properties of a golf ball change if it were moved
from Earth to the Moon?
A.
B.
C.
D.
It would have the same mass, but a different weight.
It would have the same weight, but a different mass.
It would have the same density, but a different mass.
It would have the same mass, but a different density.
19. Which statement correctly compares Wave A and Wave B?
A. Wave A has a greater amplitude
than Wave B.
B. Wave B has a greater amplitude
than Wave A.
C. Wave A has a greater wavelength
than Wave B.
D. Wave B has a greater wavelength
than Wave A.
20. In a circuit that has one bulb with a Amp reading of 0.2 and you add a
second bulb your new reading is __________ A.
A. 0.2
B. 0.5
C. 0.1
ANSWER KEYS:
1. A
2. D
3. D
4. A
5. C
6. B
7. A
8. C
9. A
10. B
11. C
12. B
13. C
14. C
15. B
16. B
17. A
18. A
19. B
20. C