SCIENCE 8 12.

According to the Newton’s first law of motion, a moving

object that is not acted on by an unbalanced force will
POST TEST – 1st Quarter
_____.
a. remain in motion
Name: _____
b. change its momentum
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c. eventually come to stop
d. accelerate.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
13. A sled sliding on a flat, icy surface with a constant
velocity is best described by _______.
Direction: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
a. Newton’s first law of motion for objects at
rest.
1. The tendency of an object to resist change in motion is
b. Newton’s first law of motion for objects in
known as _____.
motion.
a. mass b. inertia c. force d. motion
c. Newton’s second law of motion.
2. Forces that are equal in magnitude and opposite in
d. Newton’s third law of motion.
direction are known as _____.
14. Newton’s 1st law is often called the __________.
a. balanced forces b. net forces
a. Newton’s second law c. law of equality
c. friction forces d. none of the above
b. action-reaction law d. law of inertia
3. Tom boils some water to make a cup of tea. While the
15. Energy is the ability ___________.
water is boiling the temperature is _____.
a. to do work c. to stay awake
a. increases b. decreases
b. to have fun d. to try to lift a heavy object
c. stays the same d. none of these
16. The unit we use to measure work is the ___________.
4. You are riding fast on your skateboard when your wheels
a. dyne b. joule c. newton d.quark
suddenly get stuck in a crack of the sidewalk. Why does your
17. A weight lifter picks up a very heavy barbell. When he is
body go flying forward?
lifting the barbell __________.
a. there is a net force pushing you off of your
a. he does no work c. he does work
skateboard
b. he does potential work d. none of the above
b. your inertia keeps you moving forward
18. A large stone raised to the top of a hill is known to have
c. someone pushed you
this type of energy.
d. none of these
a. Elastic Potential Energy
5-7 Determine if the following scenarios have balanced or
b. Kinetic Energy
unbalanced forces acting upon them. Write the letter of your
c. Chemical Energy
answer on the space provided before the number.
d. Gravitational Potential Energy
a. Balanced Force
19. Energy due to motion is __________.
b. Unbalanced Force
a. Potential c. Kinetic b. Power d. Friction
________ 5. A book on a desk.
20. The faster an object moves, the __________ kinectic
________ 6. A seesaw getting up and down.
energy it has.
________ 7. A rock falling off of a cliff.
a. more c. none of the above
8. Calculate the Net force on the box.
b. less d. all of the above
5N
21. As pendulum swings from its highest to lowest position,
what happens to its kinetic and potential energy?
a. Both the potential and kinetic energy
15N
decrease.
a. 5N b. 15N
b. The potential energy decreases while the kinetic
c. 25N d. 20N
energy increases.
9. Balanced forces do not change the objects speed or?
c. The kinetic energy decreases while the
a. direction b. distance
potential energy increases.
c. time d. mass
d. Both potential and kinetic energy increase.
10. Jonny and Patty are pushing against a basketball. Both
22. When you stretch a rubber band, you are storing
of them push against the ball opposite sides with a force of
_______ energy.
20N to keep the ball still. What is the net force?
a. kinetic c. none of the above
a. 400N b. 24N c. 0N d. 40N
b. potential energy d. all of the above
11. Law of interaction states that “For every action, there is
23. Which factor does not affect the speed of sound?
_______”
a. temperature c. density
a. unequal and the same direction
b. distance d. elasticity
b. an equal and opposite reaction
24. Which item will sound travel faster through if each
c. unequal and opposite reaction
medium is at 20 degrees Celsius?
d. an equal and the same reaction
a. water c. cool air
 b. dry air d. none of the above
25. Sound does not travel in space because _____?
a. Space is too far away. 36. In a parallel circuit if one of the light bulbs burns out the
b. Space is the final frontier. rest _________.
c. There is no matter in space. a. stop the flow of electricity
d. Space has planets. b. can still light up
26. Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than c. will go out
gas? d. of the light bulbs burn out also
a. Gas molecules are packed tightly.
b. Sound does not travel faster through a solid 37. This is needed in a circuit to start the electrons moving.
than gas. a. power source c. wire
c. Solid molecules are packed tightly. b. switch d. battery
d. Gas molecules move slowly. 38. What is it that causes you to be electrocuted?
27. What part of the visible spectrum has the highest a. The fast moving electrons interfering with your
energy? body’s internal electric circuits.
a. red b. orange c. green d. violet b. High voltages hitting you.
28. What are the three colors that can be mixed to make any c. Your body’s electricity flowing into a circuit
other colors? and leaving you.
a. electromagnetic colors d. None of the other answers are correct.
b. supplementary colors 39. Which of the following is NOT one of the basic electrical
c. primary colors safety rules?
d. secondary colors a. Avoid frayed or damaged cords.
29. How many kinds of heat transfer are there? b. Don’t mix electricity and water.
a. 1 b. 3 c. 2 d. 4 or more c. Be extra careful around high-voltage devices.
30. What is temperature? d. Don’t use waterproof mp3 players.
a. How hot or cold something is. 40. Death due to electrical shock is called?
b. a number on a thermometer. a. Electricution c. Brain failure
c. What I have when I am sick. b. Heart attack d. None of the above
d. anything about 30 degrees.
31. When a popsicle melts, the particles ___________.
a. gain thermal energy and speed up
b. there are no particles in popsicles
c. lose thermal energy and slow down
d. stay the same
32. Explain the difference between conduction and
convection?
a. Conduction involves heat going in all
directions while heat rises with convection.
b. Heats moves in all directions for convection,
but rises for conduction.
c. Heat rises for convection and travels thru liquids
and gases. Conduction travels thru solids and
liquids but must be touching.
d. Thermal energy travels thru solids for both
conduction and convection; however, conduction
involves direct contact.
33. A path that is made for electric current is?
a. Static electricity c. conductor
b. a circuit d. resistor
34. Voltage is measured in __________.
a. volts b. coulombs c. watts d. newton
35. If both sides of a light bulb are the same voltage, what
happens to the light bulb?
a. It glows very brightly
b. The brightness of the light will vary over time
c. There is no light
d. The bulb will explode