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Advanced Physics Final Exam Review

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
If I double the mass of one object, but don't change anything else... WHat happens to the gravitational force between two objects?
a)
Doubles
b)
Quadruples
c)
Cut in Half
d)
4x Smaller
2.
If I double the distance between two objects, what happens to their gravitational Force?
a)
4x bigger
b)
4x smaller
c)
2x bigger
d)
2x smaller
3.
Two asteroids exert a gravitational force, F, on each other. Some time later, the asteroids are now three times as far from each other as before. Which of the following represents the gravitational force at this distance? 
a)
F/3
b)
F/2
c)
F/6
d)
F/9
4.
What happens to the force between two charged objects if you triple the magnitude of one charge? 
a)
1/3X
b)
3X
c)
1/9X
d)
9X
5.
What happens to the force between two charged objects if you reduce the distance between two objects from 30 cm to 10 cm?
a)
1/3X
b)
20X
c)
3X
d)
9X
6.

Mr. Medeiros rubbed two balloons with a piece of wool. What will happen when the balloons are brought near each other?

a)

The balloons will repel each other.

b)

The balloons will attract each other.

c)

The balloons will become positively (+) charged.

d)

The balloons will pop.

7.
If you rub a glass rod with a piece of silk, the rod becomes positively charged. This means that
a)
friction destroyed electrons in the rod.
b)
the silk has become negatively charged.
c)
protons have moved to the rod.
d)
glass attracts more protons.
8.
What kind of circuit is this?
a)
series
b)
parallel
9.
What type of circuit is show in the image?
a)
Series Circuit
b)
Parallel Circuit
10.
How many lightbulbs will work if there is a break in the circuit at POINT A?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
NONE
11.
How many lightbulbs will work if there is a break in the circuit at POINT B?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
NONE
12.
How many lightbulbs will work if there is a break in the circuit at POINT C?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
NONE
13.
How many lightbulbs will work if there is a break in the circuit at POINT D?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
NONE
14.

(fill in the blank)

If there is a break in the circuit at POINT ______, the circuit will still work.

a)

AA

b)

BB

c)

CC

d)

None of the above

15.
What size resistor would produce a 3 Amp current flow with a 12 Volt battery
a)
1 Ohm
b)
3 Ohms
c)
4 Ohms
d)
12 Ohms
16.
How many Volts would we need to produce a current flow of 8 Amps through a 6 Ohm resistor
a)
12 volts
b)
24 volts
c)
1.3333
d)
48 volts
17.

What is an Electrical Generator

a)

A device that creates water

b)

A device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy

c)

A device that makes you go to school

d)

a device that makes kids

18.
A coil of wire spinning around a magnet or a magnet spinning around a coil of wire can form___
a)
a permanent magnet
b)
an iron core
c)
a turbine
d)
an electric current
19.
Determine the wavelength of this wave?
a)
1m
b)
2m
c)
3m
d)
4m
20.
Distance between the crests (the symbol is λ)
a)
Amplitude
b)
Ultraviolet
c)
Electronegativity
d)
Wavelength
21.
One end of the rope is vibrated to produce a wave with a wavelength of .25 m.  The Frequency of the wave is 3.0 Hz.  What is the speed of the wave?
a)
3.00 m/s
b)
2.50 m/s
c)
.75 m/s
d)
1.25 m/s
22.
____________________  is the number of waves that move past one spot in a second
a)
energy
b)
amplitude
c)
wavelength
d)
frequency
23.
What does temperature measure?
a)
Heat
b)
ºC
c)
Kinetic Energy
d)
Thermal Energy
24.

If the specific heat of water is 4,186 J/kg∙°C, how much heat is required to increase the temperature of 1.2 kg of water from 23 °C to 39 °C?

a)

-80,371.2

b)

44,938.6

c)

80,371.2

d)

112,575.9

25.
The sun shines down on this family as the play on the beach.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
26.
Which direction will the heat flow while this person holds a hot cup of tea?
a)
from the cup to her hand
b)
from her hand to the cup
c)
no heat is transferred
27.
Which direction will the heat flow while this ice cap melts?
a)
there is no heat transfer
b)
from the icecap to the water
c)
from the water to the icecap
28.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
29.
The candle will slowly heat the metal and transfer the heat directly to the mans hand.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
30.
Objects gain heat and _________. 
a)
expand
b)
contract
31.
Cell phones and televisions use this type of EM wave.  It has the longest wavelength with the lowest frequency.
a)
radio wave
b)
tv wave
c)
Gamma wave
d)
ultra violet
32.
The type of wave with the shortest wavelength and highest frequency.  This type of wave is extremely harmful.
a)
radio
b)
infrared
c)
gamma
d)
x ray
33.
This color has the shortest wavelength
a)
Indigo
b)
red
c)
Yellow
d)
violet