Science I

Fourth Quarter, SY 2014-2015

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I. Multiple Choice.
Directions: Choose the best answer. Write the letter of the correct answer before the
number. No erasure, use CAPITAL letter.
1. What corresponds to the trough of a transvers wave in a sound waves?
A. Rarefaction
C. Amplitude
B. Compression
D. Wavelength
2. Four waves, label A, B, C, and D are shown below

3.

4. Which diagram shows the wave with the greatest frequency?

A. A
C. C
B. B
D. D
5. What is the name given to the lowest point of a wave?
A. crest
C. amplitude
D. rest position
B. trough
6. What is the speed of a wave with a wavelength of 4 cm and a frequency of
8 hertz?
A. 0.5 cm/s
C. 12 cm/s
D. 32 cm/s
B. 2 cm/s
7. Which statement is true regarding mechanical and electromagnetic
waves?
A. Both types of waves require a medium.

B. Neither type of wave requires a medium.

C. A mechanical wave requires a medium, but an electromagnetic
wave does not.
D. The speed of an electromagnetic wave can be affected by a
medium, but the speed of a mechanical wave cannot.
8. Suppose a mechanical wave is traveling through medium A. When the
wave enters medium B, it speeds up. Which of the following statements is
true about medium A and medium B?
A. Medium A is a solid and medium B is a gas.
B. Medium A is a liquid and medium B is a solid.
C. Medium A is a gas and medium B is a vacuum.
D. Medium A is a vacuum and medium B is a liquid.
9. Which statement describes an electromagnetic wave with a long
wavelength?
A. It has a high frequency and low energy.
B. It has a high frequency and high energy.
C. It has a low frequency and can travel through a vacuum.
D. It has a low frequency and needs a medium to travel through.
10.
Which statement is true about the speed of an electromagnetic
wave?
A. It is not affected by changes in media.
B. It is slower in a vacuum than in a medium.
C. In a vacuum, its speed equals half the speed of light.
D. It slows down when it goes from a vacuum to a medium.
11.

Which of these pairs has terms that INCORRECTLY matched?

A. Amplitude Loudness
C. Interference Beat
B. Waveform Intensity
D. Reflection - Echo
12.
The frequency which is not audible to the human ear is ______.
A. 50 Hz
C. 5000 Hz
B. 500 Hz
D. 50000 Hz
13. When sunlight passes into and out of a raindrop, the light rays bend. Which
color of light bends the most?
A. Blue
C. Orange
B. Green
D. red

14.
Who performed the first successful measurement of the speed of
light
A. Fizeau
C. Galileo
B. Foucault
D. Michelson

15.

The unit for luminous flux.

A. cd
C. lp
B. lm
D. lx
16.
An overhead light shines onto a sheet of white paper. Which term
best describes what happens to the light?
A. absorbed
C. refracted
B. reflected
D. transmitted
17.
To print text that is to appear red when viewed in white light, you
would use ________.
A. an ink that absorbs only magenta
B. an ink that absorbs only yellow
C. an ink that absorbs only green
D. an ink that absorbs only cyan
18.
Combinations of only red and blue _____.
A. produce colors that are complementary to yellow
B. produce colors that are complementary to orange
C. produce colors that are complementary to green
D. produce colors that are complementary to cyan
19.
A 3 liter bottle of water is placed in refrigerator, and heat is
removed from the water. The number of collisions that occur between
the water molecules __________.
A. decreases
C. increases
B. disappears
D. stays the same
19.

What is the theoretical temperature when all motion stops?

A. -273 Kelvins.
C. 0 degrees Fahrenheit.
B. 0 degrees Celsius.
D. 0 Kelvins.

20. What is the boiling point of water?

A. 0 degrees Celsius.
C. 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
D. 100 Kelvins.
B. 100 degrees Celsius.
21.
Which of the following temperatures are NOT possible?
A. -5 Kelvins.
B. 2 degrees Celsius
C. 45 degrees Celsius
D. -274 degrees Fahrenheit.
22. Which of the following is NOT a way of transferring heat?

A. Conduction
C. Insulation
B. Convection
D. Radiation
23.
Transfer of energy that does NOT require matter is __________.
A. conduction
C. insulation
B. convection
D. radiation
24.
Dial thermostats have bimetallic strips in them to regulate the
temperature. Bimetallic strips are made of two pieces of metal that have
____________ of expansion.
A.different rates
C.rigid rates
B.high rates
D.the same rates

25.

A.
B.
C.
D.

All of the following are good conductors except __________.

air
aluminum
copper
silver

E. Short Answer
1. Mara is a champion surfer. What property of an ocean wave might be
more important for her? Explain your answer. (Worth 3 points.)
F.
2. A student puts a thin sheet of red plastic and a thin sheet of blue plastic
over a flashlight. He then turns on the flashlight and points it toward a
sheet of white paper. What will happen? Explain your answer.
G. (Worth 3 points.)
3. How are the frequency, wavelength, and energy of electromagnetic waves
related? (Worth 3 points.)
H.
4. How fast can electromagnetic waves travel? (Worth 2 points.)
I.
5. There are three temperature scales that are used by scientists to
measure temperature. How are they different from each other? (Worth 3
points.)
J.
6. There are three ways in which heat is transferred between substances.
A. List each way and provide an example of heat is transferred. (Worth
2 points.)
B. How are all three ways of heat transfer alike? (Worth 2 points.)
C. How are all three ways of heat transfer different? (Worth 2 points.)