High School Physical Science Review

Law of conservation states that matter CANNOT be _________ or _________

• created or destroyed
• invented or deconstructed
• transformed or transferred
• in or out

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

A rock at the edge of a cliff.

• Potential
• Kinetic

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

At which point is potential energy greatest

• W
• X
• Y
• Z

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

What type of heat transfer is A?

• convection
• radiation
• conduction
• heat

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What type of heat transfer is B?

• convection
• radiation
• conduction
• heat

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

What type of heat transfer is C?

• convection
• radiation
• conduction
• heat

A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy

• high, low
• high, high
• low, high
• low, low

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The blue section of the wave is measuring _________________.

• wavelength
• crest
• trough
• amplitude 

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

How are electromagnetic waves different from other waves? 

• They have very short wavelengths 
• They transmit energy instead of matter 
• They can travel through a vacuum 
• They can change direction by reflection 

Which of the following lists components of the electromagnetic spectrum  in order from the lowest frequency to the highest frequency?

• microwaves, infrared, gamma rays, xrays 
• infrared, xrays,  gamma rays, microwaves 
• radio waves, visible spectrum, xrays,  gamma rays
•  gamma rays, xrays,  visible spectrum, radio waves