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I. Direction: Read carefully the questions and encircle the letter of the correct answer. NO Erasure/Alternation. Any form of Erasure or
Alternation. will be considered error and not counted.
3. What is inertia?
A. The tendency of an object to continue doing what it is currently doing. C. The mass of an object.
B. The opposing force of gravity. D. Another name for unbalanced forces.
5. A person is measured on the moon, and on Earth. Which statement would be true? A. The person's mass on Earth would be double
on the moon.
B. The person's mass on the moon, would be twice that on Earth.
C. Person would have mass on Earth but not on the moon.
D. The mass would be the same on the moon as it is on Earth.
7. As you produce a wave on a spring, which of the following quantities are you NOT able to change?
A. Amplitude B. Frequency C. Velocity D. Wavelength
8. A person is measured on the moon and on Earth. Which statement would be true?
A. The mass would be the same on the moon as it is on Earth, but the weight would be more on the moon than it is on Earth.
B. The weight would be the same on the moon as it is on Earth, and the mass would be more on the moon than it is on Earth.
C. The mass and weight would be the same on the moon as it is on Earth, because mass is another name for weight.
D. The mass would be the same on the moon as it is on Earth, but the weight would be more on Earth than it is on the moon.
9. Which of Newton's Laws describes the amount of force applied to accelerate an object's mass?
A. Newton's First Law B. Newton's Second Law C. Newton's Third Law D. Newton's Fourth
Law
10. Why is it harder to push a van filled with bowling balls than it is to push van filled with basketballs? A. The mass of the car is greater
than the mass of the basketball.
B. The mass of the bowling balls is greater than the mass of the basketballs.
C. The van with the basketballs is bigger than the van with the bowling balls.
D. It should be equally as hard to push the two vans.
11. The amount of force that gravity has on an object is affected by what factors?
A. The object's mass. C. The object's height.
B. The object's distance from the gravitational force. D. Both A and B.
12. How long will an object remain at rest, according to Newton's First Law of Motion?
A. It can't rest. C. Until an unbalanced force occurs.
B. Until noon. D. As long as there are unbalanced forces acting on it.
13. How could you tell if a moving object is receiving an unbalanced force?
A. It might speed up. C. It might change direction.
B. It might slow down. D. It might do any of the three things mentioned above.
14. Which of Newton's Laws is demonstrated by a ball rolling to a wall then stopping?
A. Newton's First Law B. Newton's Second Law C. Newton's Third Law D. Newton's Law of Acceleration
16. Why do you lean towards the left when a car turns right?
A. Because of inertia B. Because of gravity C. Because of buoyancy D. Because of velocity
19. As you produce a wave on a spring, which of the following quantities are you NOT able to change?
A. Amplitude B. Frequency C. Velocity D. Wavelength
20. All waves except ______ waves must travel through a medium.
A. Sound B. Light C. Water D. Compressional
21. By counting the number of crests that pass in a given amount of time, a person can calculate the
A. Wavelength B. Amplitude C. Velocity D. Frequency
22. The material that a mechanical wave travels through is called the
A. Amplitude B. Medium C. Rarefaction D. Compression
24. As you produce a wave on a spring, which of the following quantities are you NOT able to change?
A. Amplitude B. Frequency C. Velocity D. Wavelength
26. The material that a mechanical wave travels through is called the
A. Amplitude B. Medium C. Rarefaction D. Compression
28. The table below lists the densities of several materials. Which material will float in
water?
A. Pyrite B. Galena
C. Plastic
D. Sulfur
29. Which of the following best compares a sample of the mineral hornblende that has a mass of 45 grams and 45 grams worth of
cotton balls?
A. They have equal masses and equal densities. B. They have equal masses, but the mineral has a higher density.
C. The mineral has a higher mass and higher density. D. They have equal masses, but the cotton balls have a higher density
30. What two quantities do you need to know in order to determine the density of an object?
A. Mass and Weight B. Weight and grams C. Mass and Volume D. Volume and Centimeters
II. Direction: Write the word of the correct answer for the following questions. NO Erasure/Alternation. Any form of Erasure or
Alternation, will be considered error and not counted.
35. ________________________________________
Name the region of the electromagnetic spectrum, starting from longest wavelength down to the highest number of frequency.
41. ________________________________________
III. Direction: Solve for the following problem. Show the equation: Write your answer on the back of your paper:
Do not use scratch papers. (4 points each)
1. Charlene drops her 1.6x 10-3 kg wedding ring into the dishwater displacing a volume of 1.6 x10-7 m3 of water. What is the density
of the ring?
2. A piece of Granite rock has a mass of 15.5 g and volume of 6.01cm3. What is its density?
3. Gold has a density of 19.3 g/cm3. If you have a gold bar with a volume of 44.9cm3. What is its mass?
4. Isopropyl alcohol is a liquid with a density of 0.785 g/cm3. How much volume would be taken up by 50.0 grams of isopropyl alcohol?
I. Direction: Read carefully the questions and encircle the letter of the correct answer. NO Erasure/Alternation. Any form of Erasure or
Alternation. will be considered error and not counted.
6. The second term of a Geometric Series is 25 and the third term is 125. What is the first term in the series?
A. 1 B. 5 C. 10 D. 20
7. The first term of a Geometric Series is 2 and the 10th term is 2. What is the 100th term in the series?
A. 2 B. 20 C. 200 D. 20000
13. 13, 15, 17, 19, ...Describe the pattern in the sequence, find the next three terms.
A. add 2; 23, 25, 27 B. multiply by 2; 28, 76, 152 C. add -2; 17, 15, 13 D. add 2; 21, 23, 25
14. 4, 8, 16, 32, ... Describe the pattern in the sequence, find the next three terms.
A. multiply by 2; 64, 128, 256 C. multiply by 2; 128, 256, 512 B. multiply by -2; -64, 128, -
256 D. Add 2; 34, 36, 38
15. The sequence 6, 12, 24, 48 is geometric? what is the common ratio?
A. yes, 2 B. yes, -2 C. yes, 4 D. no
16. The sequence 2, -4, -6, -36 is geometric? what is the common ratio?
A. yes, -2 B. yes, 2 C. yes, -3 D. no
17. The sequence -4, -6, -36, -44 is geometric? what is the common ratio?
A. yes, -2 B. yes, 2 C. yes, -3 D. no
19. Write a formula for the general term (the nth term) of the geometric sequence. 2, 6, 18, 54, 162, ..
A. an = 2(3)n B. an = 2(3)n-1 C. an = a1 + 3n D. an = 2(3n)
20. If the given sequence is a geometric sequence, find the common ration. 4/3, 8/3, 16/3, 32/3, 64/3...
A. 4 B. 2 C. 6 D. not a geometric sequence
II. State whether the given sequence is geometric sequence or not. Write your answer on the space provided.
III. Find the missing terms in each geometric sequence. Write your answer on the space provided.
1. 2, 6, _______, _________, 162, ________ 6. ______, ________,32,64,128.
2. 4, 6, ________, _________, 20, 25, ________ 7. _________, 4, 12, 36, 108, 324
3. _________, -1, 2, -4, __________ 8. 120, 60, 30, ________, ____________, ________
4, __________8, _________, 32, 64, ________ 9. 27, 9, _____________, ____________, 1/3
5, 2, 3, 9/2, _______, 81/8, _________, __________ 10. 1/4, ___________, ____________, __________, 64, 256
IV. Find the next two terms of the given geometric sequence. Show the equation: Write your answer on the space provided. Do not use
scratch papers.
1. 3, 6, 12, 4.
V. Find the specified term of each geometric sequence. Show the equation: Write your answer on the space provided. Do not use
scratch papers.
VI. Find the indicated term in each geometric sequence. Show the equation: Write your answer on the space provided. Do not use
scratch papers.
3. a1 = -3 ; r = -2 ; 10th term
VII. Solve for the following. Show the equation: Write your answer on the space provided. Do not use scratch papers.
1. Write the first five terms of a geometric sequence whose first term is 2 and the common ratio is 3. Show the equation.
2. Write the first four terms of a geometric sequence with a1 = 1 and the r = -2. Show the equation.
3. Write the first five terms of the geometric sequence with a1 = 6 and r = 5. Show your solution.