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Honors Physical Science Exam Review
Quiz by Janice Bixler
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Imagine an object sitting on a frictionless surface. If a 24 N force is applied to the object and its acceleration is 2 m/s/s, what is the mass of the object?
A person in Atlanta is driving to Florida for vacation. If they travel a total of 420 miles in 6 hours, what is their average speed?
A car increases its speed from 0 mph to 60 mph in 60 seconds. What is the acceleration of the car?
Which of Newton’s laws best explains why a ping pong ball will accelerate more than a volleyball ball when the same amount of force is applied?
What is the ideal mechanical advantage of the inclined planed shown in the figure below?
Use the diagram to answer the question. Kim is using the pulley system to lift a 1000 N load that is too heavy for her to do without help. What is the mechanical advantage of the pulley system Kim is using?
How much heat is needed to raise a 60-gram sample of liquid water from 15°C to 30°C?
Match the items with the type of correct thermal energy.
Match the energy transformation to the scenario
As a sled slides down a hill, potential energy is converted to kinetic energy. However, after the ride is over, the amount of kinetic energy does not equal the amount of potential energy. What would explain the missing energy?
A portion of a roller coaster track is shown below. The roller coaster car will start from rest at Position A. What is the point of greatest potential energy?
How is thermal energy being transferred to the clothes from the iron?
Although we can see light from stars, we cannot hear the sound created from the explosions of those stars. Based on your knowledge of mechanical and non-mechanical waves, which would explain why that is?
Which type of wave is shown in the diagram?
The figure below represents a change in pitch (frequency) due to a moving source. Which phenomenon does this describe?
The bending of a wave as it passes through different mediums is known as _______.
An ocean wave has a frequency of 3.0 Hz with a wavelength of 15 m. What is the velocity of the wave?
Sound waves travel the fastest through solids because the particles in a solid are touching one another. Using the diagram below, which material would sound travel the fastest through?
Find the resistance of a 9 V load in a 0.5 A current?
Which type of circuit are modern day houses wired in so that when one bulb burns out, the entire house doesn’t go out?
The function of an electric motor, like those found in your car, is to convert _____ energy to _____ energy.
What conclusion can be made from the graph in the diagram?
What type of arrangement and motion do particles in a gas have?
Using the diagram, how does the kinetic energy of the particles change as the matter changes from the first picture to the second picture?
According to Charle's Law, what would happen to a filled balloon as it is moved from an air-conditioned home to the intense summer heat?
When making a lemonade solution by dissolving a package of powdered lemonade mix in a glass of water, what would be the solvent?
Four students each prepare a cup of coffee. The students used similar amounts of brewed coffee, sugar and cold milk. The table below describes each student’s method of dissolving the sugar in the coffee. Which student uses the method that will dissolve the sugar in the coffee the fastest?
Match each of the compounds with the way you would classify them in 50 g solute in water at 80oC.
How many grams of NH3 will form a saturated solution in water at 90oC?
Students tested 6 different common household products and found that the litmus paper for 3 liquids turned blue and the litmus paper for 3 liquids turned red. Red is an indication that a substance is an acid and blue is an indication that a substance is a base. If lemon juice was one of the liquids that caused the litmus paper to turn red, using the chart below, which other substance would have the same effect?
An element has an atomic number of 3, which means that it has 3 protons in the nucleus and 3 orbiting electrons. If it loses its outermost electron to another element, what will be the charge on the ion?
According to the periodic table of elements, which group of elements has only one valence electron in its outer shell?
Use the diagram below, how many neutrons does boron have?
Which particle moves around the outside the nucleus of an atom, has a negative charge and is involved in chemical bonding?
Which of the following is the correct Lewis Dot Diagram for the element Fluorine?
Why are noble gases not reactive?
Which elements are gases, brittle and poor conductors of electricity at room temperature?
The half-life of cadmium-109 is 464 days. A scientist measures out a 256.0 gram (g) sample. Approximately how many grams of cadmium-109 would remain after 1,392 days?
Which of the following shows how our Sun makes energy?
The use of nuclear energy as an alternative energy source is a highly debated topic. Which of the following is an advantage to using nuclear power?
What is the name for the ionic compound Al2S3?
Which of the following is a stable molecule formed when atoms share electrons?
Look at the diagrams. Match the diagram to the correct description.
What is the correct name for N2O?
What is the correct formula for magnesium chloride?
Match the types of reactions to their correct names.
According to the law of conservation of mass, how does the mass of products in a chemical reaction compare to the mass of the reactants?
What number (coefficient) will balance this reaction? ___H2 + O2 → 2H2O