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What is the average speed of a car that travels 60 kilometers in 2 hours? 30 km/hr 30 km/hr/sec 60 km/hr 60 km/hr/sec
The speed of an object increases by 30 m/s in 10 s. What is its acceleration? 300 m/s2 20 m/s2 3 m/s2 0.33 m/s2
A boulder falls from a cliff. What is the boulder's acceleration during the fifth second of the fall? 2.0 m/s2 9.8 m/s 2 20. m/s2 98 m/s2
What forces are equal in size but opposite in direction? balanced frictional gravitational unbalanced
If a 6.0-N force is required to move a box through a distance of 2.0 m, how much work is done? 3.0 J 4.0 J 8.0 J 12.0 J
Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy? a car not moving a rock resting on a ledge water falling over a dam a person sitting in a chair
Which term best explains what happens when a student warms his hand by placing it in a hot water bottle? thermal expansion conduction convection radiation
What happens when electrical charges are brought together? Unlike charges attract and like charges repel. Unlike and like charges attract. Like charges attract and unlike charges repel. Like charges attract and repel.
Unlike charges attract and like charges repel.
What is the resistance of a hair dryer that uses 2.5 A when the voltage is 120 V? 4.8 ohms 48 ohms 120 ohms 300 ohms
Why are parallel circuits, rather than series circuits, commonly used in wiring houses? They allow appliances to operate separately. They are cheaper. They have a higher total resistance. The voltage drop varies with each resistor.
Which of the following actions would decrease the strength of an electromagnet? Removing turns from the wire coil Increasing the amount of current used Adding more turns to the wire coil inserting a core of iron within the coil
In comparison to other electromagnetic waves, which of the following statements about gamma rays is true? • They have the longest wavelength. • They have the lowest frequency. • They have the lowest amplitude. • They have the highest photon energy.
If the source of a sound is moving away from you, what characteristic of the sound waves reaching your ears decreases? • quality • velocity • frequency • wavelength
The atoms in a compound have what characteristic? • They can be seen individually. • They merge their nuclei. • They join in a definite proportion. • They have the same charge.
What do all atoms of the same element have in common? number of neutrons mass number atomic mass atomic number
What causes an object to have a positive charge? Protons are removed. Protons are added Electrons are removed. Electrons are added.