Performance Task # - Name: - Impulse-Momentum Date: - Score
Performance Task # - Name: - Impulse-Momentum Date: - Score
1. A 10 N force is applied to a 10 kg mass for three seconds. The mass starts from rest.
a. Determine the acceleration of the mass
2. A 100 kg box initially traveling at 10 m/s encounters a frictional force and takes 5 seconds to slow down to a stop.
a. Determine the acceleration of the box (direction matters + or -)
3. A 5 kg mass initially falling with a speed of 3 m/s is later falling with a speed of 23 m/s.
a. How much time did this take for its speed to change?
_____ 1. The structural and functional units of the nervous system are
A. nerves. B. axons. C. neurons. D. reflexes.
_____ 2. Nerve cells that carry nerve impulses from tissues and organs to the central nervous system are called
A. tissue neurons. B. organ neurons. C. sensory neurons. D. motor neurons.
_____ 3. The place where an axon terminal meets another cell is known as a
A. neurotransmitter. B. dendrite. C. sensory receptor. D. synapse.
_____ 6. What do we call the layer of fatty tissue surrounding the axon of some neurons?
A. cutaneous coating B. myelin sheath C. dendritic barrier D. synaptic sleeve
_____ 7. The two main divisions of the peripheral nervous system are the
A. brain and spinal divisions. C. sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions.
B. autonomic and somatic divisions. D. sensory and motor divisions.
_____ 8. The change in electrical charge that occurs in a neuron when a nerve impulse is transmitted is known as the:
A. action potential B. synaptic change C. refractory period D. ionic charge
_____ 10. Communication within neurons is ______, communication between neurons is ________.
A. excitatory, inhibitory B. inhibitory, excitatory C. chemical, electrical D. electrical, chemical
_____ 12. The ________ ________ consists of glands that secrete hormones:
A. nervous system B. immune system C. endocrine system D. cerebral cortex
_____ 14. Which part of the endocrine system is sometimes called the “master gland”?
A. adrenal gland B. pancreas C. pituitary gland D. pineal gland
_____ 16. Which of the following is NOT part of the endocrine system?
A. pons B. pancreas C. parathyroid D. pineal gland
_____ 17. The auditory nerve carries impulses from hair cells in the cochlea to the
A. eyes. B. brain. C. skin. D. eardrum.
_______ 18. Motor neurons carry impulses from muscles to the brain.
_______ 19. The inside of a resting neuron is negatively charged.
_______ 20. The spinal cord controls basic life processes such as breathing.
_______ 21. Body movements and balance are coordinated by the cerebellum.
Match the hormone to the gland or organ that produces it to the descriptions of hormones. Not all choices are used.
39 – 35. Label the parts of a neuron. 36 – 41. Label the parts of a synapse.