Science
The variable plotted on the horizontal or x-axis is called the ________________.
a) dependent variable
b) independent variable
c) variable with the largest range
d) variable with the smallest range
b) independent variable
Motion is a change in _________.
a) time
b) speed
c) velocity
d) position
d) position
The statement "to every action there is an equal and opposite reaction" is _______________.
a) the law of conservation of momentum
b) Newton's first law of motion
c) Newton's second law of motion
d) Newton's third law of motion
d) Newton's third law of motion
A wave will travel only as long as it has ________ to carry.
a) energy
b) mass
c) amplitude
d) matter
a) energy
Which one is not a type of galaxy?
a) elliptical
b) irregular
c) spiral
d) orbital
d) orbital
In a graph showing temperature change of a material over time, temperature change is the ________.
a) dependent variable
b) independent variable
c) variable with the largest range
d) variable with the smallest range
a) dependent variable
The speed you read on a speedometer is _________.
a) instantaneous speed
b) constant speed
c) average speed
d) velocity
a) instantaneous speed
The kinetic energy of an object increases as its ___________ increases.
a) gravitational energy
b) potential energy
c) specific heat
d) velocity
d) velocity
When you squeeze together the coils of a spring and then release them, you are creating a _________ wave.
a) transverse
b) compressional
c) water
d) seismic
b) compressional
a) orbit
b) spinning
c) rotation
d) revolution
c) rotation
One benefit of the SI system is that it is _______.
a) based on units of 100
b) not used to measure temperature
c) based on multiples of 10
d) not used in the United States
c) based on units of 10
3 m/s north is an example of a(n) ___________.
a) speed
b) velocity
c) position
d) acceleration
b) velocity
The SI unit for energy is the _____________.
a) calorie
b) joule
c) meter per second
d) kilogram
b) Joule
Waves in which the particles of the medium move only in the same direction as the motion of the wave are ________ waves.
a) transverse
b) compressional
c) water
d) seismic
b) compressional
What causes seasons?
a) revolution
b) Earth's tilt
c) Rotation and Revolution
d) Revolution and Earth's tilt
d) Revolution and Earth's tilt
A factor in an experiment that changes from the manipulation of the independent variable is the ________________.
a) constant
b) control
c) dependent variable
d) hypothesis
c) dependent variable
The relationship among speed, distance, and time is ______________.
a) t=s/d
b) d=t/s
c) s=dt
d) s=d/t
d) s=d/t
You can calculate kinetic energy by using the equation ___________.
a) KE (J)=m (kg) x 9.8 m/s2 x h (m)
b) KE (J)=w (m) x h (m)
c) KE (J)=1/2 m (kg) x v2 (m2/s2)
d) KE (J)=9.8 m/s2 x 1/2 m (kg)
c) KE (J)=1/2 m (kg) x v2 (m2/s2)
Seismic waves are ________ waves.
a) transverse
b) compressional
c) uniform
d) a and b
d) both transverse and compressional
How long is one full revolution on Earth?
a) 24 hours
b) 365.24 days
c) 365 days
d) 23 days, 56 minutes and 4 seconds
b) 365.24 days
A factor that is manipulated in an experiment to change the dependent variable is the _________>
a) constant
b) dependent variable
c) control
d) independent variable
d) independent variable
A merry-go-round horse moves at a constant speed but at a changing ________________.
a) velocity
b) balanced force
c) inertia
d) unbalanced force
a) velocity
You can calculate gravitational potential energy by using the equation _________.
a) GPE (J)=1/2m (kg) x 1/2h (m)
b) GPE (J)=m (kg) 9.8 m/s2 x h (m)
c) GPE (J)=h (m) x 9.8 m/s2
d) GPE (J)=1/2h (m) x w (m)
b) GPE (J)=m (kg) 9.8 m/s2 x h (m)
You are creating a wave on a spring. If you start shaking the spring more slowly, the wavelength of the resulting wave will ________.
a) increase
b) decrease
c) remain the same
d) depend on the amplitude
a) increase
The theory that everything was created in an instant 13.7 billion years ago is called _________________.
a) Big Bang Theory
b) Oscillating Universes Theory
c) Steady-state Universe Theory
d) Multiverse Theory
a) Big Bang Theory