Science Ips/Ibs Final Exam Review

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1.

What are the base units for the following measurements?a) mass b) volume (liquid) c) length
- A.
  
  A) grams b) liters c) meters
- B.
  
  A) ounces b) fluid ounces c) rulers
- C.
  
  A) kilograms b) liters c) centimeters
- D.
  
  A) lbs b) gallons c) inches
2.

What are the steps of the scientific method?
- A.
  
  There is no such thing as a scientific method.
- B.
  
  Conclude, analyze, gather data ,problem, answer
- C.
  
  Problem, hypothesis, experiment, gather data, analyze, conclude
- D.
  
  Problem, experiment, clean-up, hypothesis, analyze, change your hypothesis
3.

What changes as a result of the independent variable?
- A.
  
  Dependent variable
- B.
  
  Control group
- C.
  
  Hypothesis
- D.
  
  The problem
4.

What is current?
- A.
  
  Opposition of a circuit to the flow of electric current
- B.
  
  The flow of electricity through a conductor
- C.
  
  The voltage
- D.
  
  The same thing as a cation
5.

The force of attraction or repulsion is directly proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the distance between them. This states:
- A.
  
  Coulomb's Law
- B.
  
  Ohm's Law
- C.
  
  The Law of Conservation of Energy
- D.
  
  The third law of thermodynamics
6.

What is the equation used to represent Ohm's Law?
- A.
  
  F=ma
- B.
  
  E=mc2
- C.
  
  V=I x R
- D.
  
  2+2=4
7.

The definition of amplitude is:
- A.
  
  The maximum displacement of a periodic wave
- B.
  
  The number of occurances within a given period
- C.
  
  The distance between two points in the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave
- D.
  
  Change in the observed frequency of a wave occuring when the scource whizzes past the observer
8.

Light is a a)________ and sound is a b)_________.
- A.
  
  A) longitudinal wave b) transverse wave
- B.
  
  A) transverse wave b) longitudinal wave
- C.
  
  A) solid b) liquid
- D.
  
  A) proton b) electron
9.

Refraction is:
- A.
  
  The turning or bending of any wave as it passes from one medium to another
- B.
  
  A disturbance that moves through a medium
- C.
  
  When two waves collide
- D.
  
  The medium a wave travels through
10.

Sound travels best through:
- A.
  
  Solids
- B.
  
  Liquids
- C.
  
  Vacuums
- D.
  
  Gases
11.

Waves transfer:
- A.
  
  Particles and energy
- B.
  
  Nothing
- C.
  
  Particles
- D.
  
  Energy
12.

What do you hear when sound is reflected?
- A.
  
  The doppler effect
- B.
  
  Beats
- C.
  
  Echo
- D.
  
  Cataracts of the eyes
13.

Which is NOT a reason for why sunsets are red?
- A.
  
  Blues and purples get scattered at sunset
- B.
  
  Red has the longest wavelength
- C.
  
  The sun is at an angle where it has to travel through the most atmsophere
- D.
  
  Red is a form of ultraviolet radiation
14.

What is tempreture?
- A.
  
  The average potential energy
- B.
  
  The average kinetic energy
- C.
  
  The total potential and kinetic energy
- D.
  
  The same thing as thermal energy
15.

Burning paper is...
- A.
  
  A chemical reaction
- B.
  
  A physical property
- C.
  
  A physical reaction
- D.
  
  Nuclear fusion
16.

Water has a _____ specific heat capacity.
- A.
  
  High
- B.
  
  Low
- C.
  
  Unknown
- D.
  
  Nonexistant
17.

Is absolute zero attainable?
- A.
  
  No
- B.
  
  Yes
- C.
  
  Sometimes
- D.
  
  Only in Canada
18.

Why does a penny become hot when struck by a hammer?
- A.
  
  Energy is transferred from the penny to the hammer
- B.
  
  The hammer is a diffrent metal than the penny
- C.
  
  Energy is transferred from the hammer to the penny
- D.
  
  The penny is able to generate its own heat
19.

Heat is measured in:
- A.
  
  Degrees Celsius
- B.
  
  Joules or calories
- C.
  
  Meters
- D.
  
  Newtons
20.

Metals are located to the _____ of the periodic table.
- A.
  
  Left
- B.
  
  Right
- C.
  
  There are no metals in the periodic table, trick question
- D.
  
  Top half
21.

Noble gases have ______ valence electrons.
- A.
  
  8
- B.
  
  1
- C.
  
  0
- D.
  
  4
22.

What type of bond uses prefixes whern being named?
- A.
  
  Metallic
- B.
  
  Ionic
- C.
  
  Covalent
- D.
  
  None
23.

How do we balance equations?
- A.
  
  By adding coefficients
- B.
  
  By adding subscripts
- C.
  
  By adding superscripts
- D.
  
  By adding another element to the reactants side
24.

Isomers:
- A.
  
  Have the same chemical formula, but different arrangement of atoms
- B.
  
  Have different chemical formulas, but the same arrangement of atoms
- C.
  
  Have nothing in common
- D.
  
  Are identical
25.

When an acid and a base react, the products are...
- A.
  
  Acids
- B.
  
  Bases
- C.
  
  Water and a salt
- D.
  
  Usually very dangerous