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Study Guide – Physical Science Semester 1 Exam 1. What is the first step when designing an experiment? 2. What occurs when a scientist’s expectations change how the results of an experiment are viewed? 3. What is a testable prediction called? 4. What is the measurement system used and understood by scientists worldwide? 5. A factor that changes in an experiment when the independent variable changes is called what? 6. Given an example of a derived unit. 7. What is an organized process used to gather observations and test a hypothesis called? 8. Which of the following are units of volume? Gram liter mL m3 meter cm3 ampere 9. A bottle contains 0.15 L of water. The bottle’s volume is _________________ milliliters. 10. In an experiment, when you collect data by using your senses, you are making an _________________. 11. A car is an example of…….. pure science a dependent variable an exercise technology ? _______12. A possible hypothesis based on the information on this table is ____. a. average life span is proportional to heart rate b. farm animals live longer than pets c. larger animals have faster heart rates d. heart rate is not related to lifespan Life Span Chicken Resting 275 beats Heart Rate per minute Average Life 10 y. Span Panda Bear 45 beats per min. 25 y. Human 60 beats per min. 75 y. 13. Barak Smith ran 11.4 km in 38 minutes. What was his average running speed? 14. What is Newton’s first law of motion? Example? 15. If an object has a constant velocity, what is happening to the acceleration? 16. If an object has a constant acceleration, what is happening to its velocity? 17. Define velocity: 18. Jessica likes to run in circles. If she runs at a constant 2 m/s, is her velocity changing? Is she accelerating? 19. Diana is riding her pony. She decides to slow down, so she pulls on the reigns. Her speed changes from 11 m/s to 4 m/s in 3 seconds. What was her acceleration? 20. When you swing a rock tied to a string in a circle, the net force called the centripetal force, is in what direction? 21. Use the graph: What was swimmer B’s average speed? 22. What does a horizontal line on a distance v. time graph indicate? 23. Which are forces? Friction? Gravity? Momentum? Acceleration? Velocity? 24. What two things does the force of gravity depend on? 25. What are the two ways the force a gravity can be increased? 26. Define weight: 27. If you shoot a bullet and drop a bullet from the same height, which will hit the ground first? Why? 28. During which segment(s) is the car not moving? 29. Which segment(s) represent positive acceleration? 30. Friction converts some kinetic energy into what? 31. State the law of conservation of energy: 32. What is the gravitational potential energy of a 5.0 kg object located 13.0 m above the ground? 33. The kinetic energy of a 1,500 kg SUV traveling 4 m/s is? 34. How much work do you do when you lift a 25 kg panda bear 1.2 m? 35. If the radius of a door knob’s inner rod is 1.25 and the actual radius of a doorknob is 9.0 cm, what is its mechanical advantage? 36. If the distance between the input force and the fulcrum is 2.0 m and the distance between the output force and the fulcrum is 8.0 m, what is the ideal mechanical advantage? a. 6.0 b. 4.0 c. 0.25 d. 1.0 _______________ 37. Bar that is free to pivot about a fixed point _______________ 38. a chisel or an ax _______________ 39. Sloping surface used to raise an object _______________40. Inclined plane wrapped in a spiral around a cylindrical post _______________41. Grooved wheel with a rope, simple chain, or cable running along a groove. _______________42. A door knob ______________43. Energy stored in chemical bonds joule energy ______________44. Total amount of kinetic and potential energy in a system friction ______________45. Causes some mechanical energy to change to thermal energy kinetic energy ______________46. The ability to cause change law of conservation of energy ______________47. Energy stored by things that are above the earth gravitational potential energy ______________48. Stored energy due to position mechanical energy potential energy ______________49. Energy stored by things that stretch or compress Calorie elastic potential energy ______________50. Energy in the form of motion chemical potential energy ______________51. SI unit of energy ______________52. Energy cannot by created or destroyed ______________53. Unit used to measure energy in food 54. What is the difference between temperature and thermal energy? 55. T or F A high specific heat means that a substance will heat up rather quickly. 56. Energy is transferred from the sun to the Earth by? Radiation convection conduction 57. What substances are good conductors of heat and electricity? 58. A series circuit has a 1.5V batter and a light bulb with a resistance of 4 ohms. What is the current through the circuit? 59. What is the power consumed by the lightbulb in the question above? 60. What is the total current in the circuit to the right? 61. What kind of circuit is the circuit to the right? 6V 62. What are the 3 main magnetic substances? 63. What does electric current through a wire produce? 64. How can you create an electromagnet? 65. How do you increase the strength of an electromagnet? 66. Draw a representation of the magnetic domains in a nail that is not magnetized. 67. Draw a representation of the magnetic domains in a nail that is magnetized. 68. On a magnet, where are the magnetic fields most concentrated (strongest)? 69. Why does a compass work? 70. Which way does the matter move in relationship to the direction of a transverse wave? a compressional wave? 71. Draw a transverse wave. Label the trough, crest, amplitude, and wavelength. 72. Draw a compressional wave. Label the rarefaction and compression. 73. If you increase the amplitude of a wave, you increase the ___________________ of that wave. 74. What is the frequency of a wave if its wavelength is 11 m and wave velocity is 35 m/s? 75. Frequency and wavelength are inversely related. What does this mean? 76. Can sound wave travel through solids? Can electromagnetic waves travel through air? 77. What does the unit “decibels” measure? What level will cause damage to humans? 78. Describe the Doppler effect as a race car passes you. 79. Why does a red sweater look red? 80. What causes electromagnetic waves? 81. What type of electromagnetic wave is the main cause of skin cancer? Which is felt as heat from a fire? 82. List all electromagnetic waves (from shortest to longest wavelength). 83. Electromagnetic waves can behave as a particle. What is this particle called? 84. What happens when light travels from air into water at an angle? GIVE THE BASE UNIT FOR EACH: Amperes Unit of electrical resistance Unit for speed Unit of voltage Unit for power Ohm (Ω) Watts (W) Newton (N) Kilogram (kg) frequency Specific unit for thermal energy Unit for work Unit of mass Unit for force Unit of electric current Unit for distance Unit for energy m/s2 m/s Kelvin (K) Meter (m) Joule (J) Volt (V) Hertz (Hz)