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Final Exam Review Advanced Physics

Total questions: 97

Worksheet time: 2hrs 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many sig figs are there?
100.00
a)
1
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
2.
How many sig figs are there?
100000000
a)
1
b)
9
c)
10
3.
How many sig figs are there?
4004
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
4.
How many sig figs are there?
0.000008
a)
1
b)
2
c)
6
d)
7
5.
How many sig figs are there?
0.00400
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
d)
6
6.
How many sig figs are there?
9009.00
a)
2
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
7.
How many sig figs are there?
0.0009009090000
a)
3
b)
10
c)
14
8.
How many sig figs are there?
4000.
a)
1
b)
3
c)
4
9.
How many sig figs are there?
27000000
a)
2
b)
5
c)
8
10.
How many sig figs are there?
5.00000008
a)
2
b)
6
c)
9
11.
How would you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?
a)
50 x 105
b)
5 x 10-4
c)
5 x 103
d)
.5 x 103
12.
How do you write
1001
in scientific notation?
a)
1.0001 x 104
b)
1.01 x 105
c)
1.001 x 103
d)
10.1 x 103
13.
Express the following in scientific notation:
10,030,400,000
a)
1.00304 x 109
b)
1.00304 x 1010
c)
1.00403 x 1010
d)
1.00304 x10-10
14.
Convert to standard notation:
3.05 x 105 
a)
305,000
b)
305
c)
3,050,000
d)
30,500
15.

UNDERSTANDING Scientific Notation

If the exponent is a positive number...

a)

you will get a large number

b)

you will get a smaller number

16.

UNDERSTANDING Scientific Notation

If the exponent is a negative number...

a)

you will get a large number

b)

you will get a small number

17.
240 cm = ___________ m
a)
2400
b)
24
c)
2.4
d)
0.24
18.
1000 m = ___________ km
a)
100
b)
10
c)
1
d)
0.1
19.
15.6 L = ___________ mL
a)
15,600
b)
156,000
c)
1,560,000
d)
15,600,000
20.
2804 mg = ___________ g
a)
0.2804
b)
2.804
c)
28.04
d)
280.4
21.
The base unit for length is the
a)
second
b)
gram
c)
meter
d)
liter
22.
The base unit for volume is the
a)
second
b)
gram
c)
meter
d)
liter
23.
What is the SI unit for speed
a)
Km
b)
s
c)
m/s
d)
m/s2
24.
What is the net force?
a)
17 N Right
b)
3 N Right
c)
3 N Left
d)
17 N Left
25.
If a man and woman push each other in opposite directions at both 9 N, what is the net force?
a)
81 N
b)
18 N
c)
1 N
d)
0 N
26.
A runner races in the 100 meter dash.  It takes her 10 seconds to finish.  What is her average speed?
a)
10 m/s
b)
1000 m/s
c)
100 seconds
d)
10 seconds
27.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
28.
Which type of force(s) will cause a change in an object's motion?
a)
equal forces
b)
zero net force
c)
balanced forces
d)
unbalanced forces
29.
What is speed?
a)
how far you go
b)
how much distance is covered over a period of time
c)
how fast you accelerate
d)
the change in the location of a object
30.
Alan travels 100km in 5hrs. Find his average speed in km/h
a)
5km/hr
b)
10km/hr
c)
50km/hr
d)
20km/hr
31.
LT4: The graph shows Ashley riding her bike to Maria's house. 
What was occurring from point B to point C?
a)
She was increasing her speed.
b)
She stopped for 4 minutes.
c)
She was decreasing in speed.
d)
She turned around and went home.
32.
What is the net force?
a)
10 N left
b)
10 N right
c)
30 N left
d)
30 N right
33.
An object of mass 10 kg is accelerated upward at 2 m/s2.  What force is required? (Hint: F = ma)
a)
20 N
b)
2 N
c)
5 N
d)
0 N
34.
A race car goes from 100 m/s to rest in 25 seconds. What is its acceleration?
a)
-4 m
b)
4 m/s
c)
4 m/s2
d)
-4 m/s2
35.

A golf ball starts with a speed of 2 m/s and slows at a constant rate of 0.5 m/s/s, what is its velocity after 2 s?

a)

0 m/s

b)

0.5 m/s

c)

1 m/s

d)

1.5 m/s

36.
When something has speed in a certain direction it is called ___________.
a)
motion
b)
position
c)
velocity
d)
speed
37.

At the top of the path for an object in freefall what is the acceleration?

a)

9.8 m/s/s down

b)

9.8 m/s/s up

c)

0 m/s/s

d)

unable to determine

38.
Force the opposes motion between 2 surfaces
a)
force
b)
Newton
c)
friction
d)
net force
39.
Force = Mass x Acceleration
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
40.
"An object in motion (or at rest) will to stay in motion (or at rest) until an outside force acts upon it."
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
41.
The tendency of an object to resist changes in its motion is...
a)
inertia
b)
force
c)
acceleration
d)
velocity
42.
The force of attraction between all matter.
a)
inertia
b)
friction
c)
net force
d)
gravity
43.
What is the force of gravity on a 5 kg object? 
a)
5 kg
b)
5 N
c)
49 N
d)
0.51 N
44.
If the 5 kg object shown by the free body diagram has an applied force of 10 N and a net force of 6 N, what is the force of friction?
a)
4 N
b)
16 N
c)
49 N
d)
0 N
45.
What is the relationship between mass and acceleration?
a)
directly proportional
b)
they are not related
c)
inversely proportional 
d)
none of the above
46.
What is the acceleration of an object traveling at a constant velocity?
a)
10 m/s2
b)
0 m/s2
c)
250 m/s2
d)
20 m/s2
47.

Velocity has a magnitude (number) and direction. Velocity can therefore be described as a...

a)

Vector quantity

b)

Scalar quantity

c)

Velocity is neither vector or scalar

48.

If the mass of an object is 5kg and the acceleration is 3 m/s2, what is the net force on the object?

a)

2N

b)

8N

c)

15N

d)

20N

49.

A bus hits a bug and the bug splatters on the windshield, which force is greater?

a)

The force on the Bus

b)

The force on the Bug

c)

They're the same

50.
The momentum of an object depends upon the object's ___________&_____________.  
a)
size and shape
b)
mass and speed
c)
mass and veloctiy
d)
mass and energy
51.
Determine the momentum of 1000-kg car moving southward at 20 m/s......... 
a)
20000 N
b)
20000 Joules
c)
20000 Kg * m/s south
d)
10000 kg * m/s south
52.
A 2 kg cart has a momentum of 10 kg m/s. What is its velocity?
a)
22 m/s
b)
.2 m/s
c)
5.0 m/s
d)
20 m/s
53.
An object with a mass of 2000 kg at rest has what momentum?
a)
2000 kg m/sec
b)
0 kg m/sec
c)
2000 kg
d)
2000 m/sec
54.
When the speed of an object is doubled, its momentum
a)
remains unchanged in accord with the conservation of momentum.
b)
doubles
c)
quadruples
d)
decreases
55.
How can a tennis ball and a bowling ball have the same momentum?
a)
have the same speed
b)
have different speeds
c)
one is moving backwards
d)
they can't
56.
This type of energy requires that the object is in motion...
a)
Elastic Potential Energy
b)
Chemical Energy
c)
Gravitational Potential Energy
d)
Kinetic Energy
57.
A large stone raised to the top of a hill is known to have this type of energy...
a)
Elastic Potential Energy
b)
Chemical Energy
c)
Kinetic Energy
d)
Gravitational Potential Energy
58.
If a new fork lift can do the four times the amount of work in the same amount of time of an old forklift, then the new forklift is...
a)
Twice as powerful
b)
Four time as powerful
c)
Sixteen times the power
d)
of equal power of the old forklift
59.
If 150 Joules of work is needed to move a box 10 meters, what force was used? 
a)
1500 N
b)
15 N
c)
1.5 N
d)
150 N
60.
Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object. 
a)
Height and mass
b)
Friction and movement
c)
Mass and Movement
d)
Height and Friction 
61.
Why does the total amount of mechanical energy stay constant in a system?
a)
energy is not created or destroyed
b)
energy leaves
c)
energy enters
d)
energy is not converted from one form into another
62.
An elevator must lift 1000 kg a vertical distance of 100 m. How much work does the elevator do?
a)
1,000 J
b)
10,000 J
c)
100,000 J
d)
1,000,000 J
63.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
64.
What kind of wave is this?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
65.
What kind of wave is this?
a)
Transverse Wave
b)
Longitudinal Wave
66.
A sound wave moving through the air is what kind of wave?
a)
a Longitudinal
b)
water wave
c)
a transverse wave
d)
hand wave
67.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
longitudinal 
d)
transverse wave 
68.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
69.
Which statement best explains the difference between longitudinal and transverse waves?
a)
Longitudinal waves have troughs, while transverse waves have crests.
b)
Longitudinal waves produce energy, while transverse waves consume energy.
c)
Particles in longitudinal waves travel towards a force, while particles in transverse wave travel away from a force.
d)
Particles in longitudinal waves travel in the direction of the wave, while particles in transverse waves travel perpendicular to the wave.
70.
Resonance occurs when
a)
an object is forced to vibrate at its natural frequency.
b)
sound changes speed in going from one medium to another.
c)
the amplitude of a wave is amplified.
d)
sound makes multiple reflections
71.
Wave with the longest wavelength
a)
microwave
b)
radio
c)
gamma
d)
visible light
72.
Predict which EM wave could cause more damage 
a)
Radio wave
b)
UV wave
c)
X-ray
d)
Gamma ray
73.
What is reflection?
a)
Reflection is the bouncing  of light off the surface that it strikes on.
b)
Reflection is the absorbing of light off the surface that it strikes on.
c)
Reflection is the bending of light off the surface that it strikes on.
d)
Reflection is the scattering of light off the surface that it strikes on.
74.
Law of reflection state that - The angle of incidence is .................. to the angle of reflection.
a)
equal
b)
double
c)
half
75.

If you see a green leaf on a tree, that means...

a)

Green is the color being reflected off the leaf.

b)

Green is the color being absorbed by the leaf.

c)

All the colors are being reflected off the leaf.

d)

All the colors are being absorbed by the leaf.

76.
Two like charges
a)
 neutralize each other.
b)
repel each other. 
c)
must be neutrons. 
d)
attract each other.
77.
The charge of an electron is 
a)
positive. 
b)
negative. 
c)
Electrons have no charge
78.
An atom loses an electron.  What type of charge does it have now?
a)
positive
b)
negative
79.
The reason a charged balloon will stick to a wall is that
a)
the charge is slightly sticky and acts like glue
b)
electrons transfer back and forth between the wall and the balloon
c)
induced opposite charges in the wall are closer than other wall charges
d)
balloon material simply sticks to walls
80.
What material would be safest to use as an insulator to cover electrical wires?
a)
rubber
b)
tin
c)
aluminum
d)
water
81.
This circuit is
a)
series
b)
parallel
82.
This circuit is
a)
series
b)
parallel
83.
In a series circuit, when one component fails or is disconnected
a)
the others keep working
b)
the others fail as well
84.
In a parallel circuit, when one component fails or is disconnected
a)
the others keep working
b)
the others fail as well
85.
The net movement of electric charge is
a)
current
b)
voltage
c)
resistance
d)
insulation
86.
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
87.
What is current measured in?
a)
Ω (Ohms)
b)
V (Volts)
c)
A (Amps)
d)
W (Watts)
88.
What is the Voltage of a circuit that has a resistance of 5 Ω and a current of 2 A?
a)
25 V
b)
10 V
c)
2.5 V
d)
0.4 V
89.
If the Voltage is increased and the resistance stays the same, Current will
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Stay the same
d)
X
90.
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
91.
Two north poles will attract.
a)
True
b)
False
92.
A north pole and a south pole will attract.
a)
True
b)
False
93.
The force of magnetism is stronger when magnets are ________________
a)
cold
b)
round
c)
closer together
d)
farther apart
94.
As the distance between two magnets increases (they get farther apart), the force between them:
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the Same
95.
If you cut a magnet in half, what happens to the poles?
a)
One half gets the North Pole, the other half gets the South Pole
b)
Both halves get only a North Pole
c)
Both halves get only a South Pole
d)
Both halves get a North pole and a South Pole
96.
What is responsible for the Magnetic Field around Earth?
a)
The Earth's crust
b)
The Earth's molton iron core
c)
The Earth's mantel
d)
The Sun
97.
What direction is the force on a positive charge when entering a uniform B field in the direction indicated?
a)
Left
b)
Into the page
c)
Up
d)
Out of the page