Applied Science Test 1 Review

The __________ is the weight the bridge is designed to carry.

• load

• span

• abutment

• strong

The two main forces that bridges must be engineered to counter are ________ and ________.

• friction

• normal

• compression

• gravity

• tension

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What is the unit we will use to measure energy?

• Newtons

• Kilograms

• Meters per Second

• Joules

These values are just numbers. An example would be a person walked 10 meters. What type of quantity is this?

• Vector

• Scalar

• Positive

• Negative

These values are numbers with a direction. An example would be 10 meters South or -10 meters. What type of quantity is this?

• Scalar

• Positive

• Vector

• Negative

North and east are considered what type of directions?

• Negative

• Positive

What is an example of a scalar quantity?

• Displacement

• Velocity

• Distance

• Acceleration

What best describes energy?

• The ability to make things happen.

• Something that can be created.

• Something that can be destroyed.

• Something that cannot be harnessed or transferred.

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Which of the following is NOT an example of potential energy?

• A battery

• An apple

• A rock about to fall off a cliff

• A rock falling to the ground from a cliff

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This is an example of gravitational potential energy.

• skating down a flat sidewalk

• sitting at the top of a slide

• swimming in a pool

• running around a track

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