Physics Vocabulary Test-Phạm Văn Vĩnh

TEST 16
1. The period is the …………….it takes a wave to complete one cycle.
A. time B. distance C. displacement D. speed

2. All ………..have both a north and a south pole, which classifies them as dipoles.
A. charges B. conductors C. batteries D. magnets

3. Velocity is a function of both ……… and direction.

A. speed B. acceleration C. rate D. distance

3. …………can be thought of as how fast an object gets somewhere with respect to the
object's direction.
A. Speed B. Acceleration C. Rate D. Velocity

4. If an electron goes away, then the atom is left with more protons than electrons, and the
atom becomes a positive….
A. current B. potential C. ion D. electrode

5. Displacement is a ……………quantity because displacement is fully described with both

magnitude and direction.
A. scalar B. physics C. mathematic D. vector

6. Scientists use diagrams to represent the ……………force field surrounding a charged

particle.
A. electric B. magnetic C. gravity D. friction

7. Vibrations cause a disturbance in the medium that becomes the ………..of the wave.
A. source B. speed C. amplitude D. frequency

8. Electromagnetic …………… is the ability of a changing magnetic field to induce a voltage

in a conductor.
A. field B. induction C. radiation D. wave

9. In a parallel circuit, if the total resistance………….., then the total current leaving and
returning to the battery will increase.
A. decreases B. increases C. changes D. kept in constant

10. If we doubled the …………on each particle, the top of our fraction would become four
times greater.
A. charge B. distance C. size D. weight