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Second Semester Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is acceleration due to gravity on Earth?

a)

4.9 m/s2

b)

9.8 m/s2

c)

14.7 m/s2

d)

19.6 m/s2

2.

Which of the following corresponds to potential energy?

a)

Stored energy due to location of an object.

b)

mgh

c)

Joules

d)

All of the above

3.

Which of the following corresponds to kinetic energy?

a)

Energy due to an object being in motion.

b)

0.5mv2

c)

Joules

d)

All of the above.

4.

What is a projectile?

a)

An object solely under the influence of gravity

b)

An object resting on the ground

c)

An object under the influence of multiple forces

d)

An object in motion

5.

Which component of a projectile's velocity remains constant?

a)

horizontal

b)

vertical

c)

horizontal and vertical

d)

neither horizontal nor vertical

6.

What does the law of conservation of energy state?

a)

Energy can be created through chemical reactions.

b)

Energy eventually dies after a specific amount of time.

c)

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, and cannot change forms.

d)

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, but can change forms.

7.

Calculate the amount of kinetic energy a 4-kg object will have if it is traveling at 2 m/s.

a)

4 J

b)

6 J

c)

8 J

d)

16 J

8.

If an object on a ledge has 15 J of potential energy, how much kinetic energy will it have when it hits the ground (assume energy is conserved)?

a)

7.5 J

b)

15 J

c)

30 J

d)

Impossible to tell

9.

Which of the following is a definition for a good insulator?

a)

Outer electrons are absent

b)

Outer electrons are present

c)

Outer electrons are unable to move around

d)

Outer electrons are able to move around

10.

When will charge flow through a circuit?

a)

When the circuit is open

b)

When there is a light bulb in the circuit

c)

When there is a potential difference across the circuit

d)

When there is a low equivalent resistance for the circuit

11.

Which of the following is constant for a series circuit?

a)

voltage

b)

resistance

c)

current

d)

none of the above

12.

What happens when a bulb in a series circuit burns out?

a)

the other bulbs go out

b)

nothing changes

c)

the other lights explode

d)

the other lights burn brighter

13.

What happens when a bulb in a parallel circuit burns out?

a)

the other bulbs go out

b)

nothing changes

c)

the other lights explode

d)

the other lights burn brighter

14.

How much current exists in a light bulb with a resistance of 100 ohms connected to a 120-V power source?

a)

0.83 A

b)

1.2 A

c)

20 A

d)

12000 A

15.

Which of the following contribute to the resistance of a wire?

a)

conductivity of the material

b)

length of the wire

c)

thickness of the wire

d)

all of the above

16.

Which of the following is true current from a battery?

a)

it is direct current

b)

it is alternating current

c)

it is not considered electricity

d)

it is a combination of ac and dc

17.

What is the current produced by a 9-V battery that produces 12 W of power

a)

0.75 A

b)

1.3 A

c)

3 A

d)

108 A

18.

Which of the following is the correct definition of wavelength?

a)

Distance between crest and principle axis

b)

Time required for one cycle

c)

Distance between successive identical parts of a wave

d)

Number of cycles per second

19.

What does the law of reflection say?

a)

all waves incident on a mirror are reflected

b)

waves incident on a mirror are partially reflected

c)

the angle a ray is reflected from a mirror is random

d)

the angle of reflection from a mirror equals the angle of incidence

20.

What wavelengths of light will be absorbed by a red object?

a)

all wavelengths

b)

all wavelengths except red light

c)

red light

d)

no light

21.

What wavelengths of light will be reflected by a green object?

a)

all wavelengths of light

b)

all wavelengths of light exepct for green light

c)

green light

d)

no light

22.

What is the wavelength of an electromagnetic wave if the frequency is 20,000 Hz. Assume that the speed of light is 3x108 m/s.

a)

15,000 m

b)

0.00007 m

c)

6666.67 m

d)

6x1012 m

23.

Which of the following describes a converging lens?

a)

thinner at the center than at the edges

b)

will converge parallel rays of light

c)

spreads out parallel rays of light

d)

all of the above

24.

When does destructive interference occur?

a)

two waves of the same color overlap

b)

the crests of two waves overlap

c)

the crest of one wave meets the trough of another wave

d)

all of the above

25.

Sound waves cannot travel in which of the following mediums?

a)

air

b)

water

c)

steel

d)

vacuum