AP Physics 1 Review 2

If a boomerang is thrown 20m in a straight line and returns exactly to the spot it was thrown what is its displacement?

• 20m
• 40m
• 0m
• -20m

In a Distance vs Time graph what is the slope? In a Velocity vs Time? Choose the most correct answer.

• Position/Time, Velocity/Time
• Acceleration, Velocity
• Distance Traveled, Change in Velocity
• Velocity, Acceleration

What is an object's horizontal acceleration (no air resistance)?

• 9.8m/s
• -9.8m/s
• 12m/s
• 0m/s

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In a Velocity vs Time Graph how do you find displacement?

• Math
• Area under the graph
• Slope of the line
• It’s a trap!

When the distance between two charges is halved, the electrical force between them:

• doubles
• halves
• quadruples
• reduces to one fourth

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The electric field around an isolated electron has a certain strength 1 cm from the electron. The electric field strength 2 cm from the electron is______ as much.

• one fourth
• half
• twice
• four times

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A charge of +q is located 1.5 m to the right of point D. Where would you have to place a charge of +2q so the electric field at D would be zero?

• 2.1 m left of D
• 4.6 m left of D
• 2.1 m right of D
• 3.6 m left of D

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Two equally charged pith balls are 3 cm apart and repel each other with a force of 4×10-5 N. Compute the charge on each ball.

• 2x10e-9
• 2x10e9
• 2.4x10-7
• 3.2x10e-9

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Earthquakes are considered what type of wave?

• Mechanical
• Transverse
• Longitudinal
• Surface

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Coulomb's law says that the force between any two charges depends

• inversely on the product of the charges
• directly on the square of the distance between the charges
• directly on the product of the charges
• inversely on the square root of the distance between the charges

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