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Pre AP Physics Semester Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the equation for Impulse?

a)

M*V

b)

Pf-Pi

c)

j= p

d)

F*t

2.

Two toy trucks weighing 5 kg move directly towards each other, Truck A moves at 5 m/s Truck B moves at 15 m/s, what will happen?

a)

Truck A and Truck B will end up going the same direction

b)

Truck A will be ran over by Truck B

c)

Both Trucks Stop and exchange insurance information

d)

they call a tow truck

3.
What is the equation for Ohm's Law?
a)
R=IV
b)
I=VR
c)
V=IR
d)
1/2B*H
4.
What is the unit for work?
a)
Joule
b)
Amps
c)
Watts
d)
M/s
5.

What is an impulse?

a)

Savings equals investments

b)

Impact

c)

time multiplied by acceleration

d)

force multiplied by time

6.
What is an inelastic collision? 
a)
says that in the absence of external forces, the momentum of a system remains unchanged
b)
whenever objects collide without being permanently deformed and without generating heat
c)
when colliding objects become tangled or coupled or deform.
d)
inertia in motion; mass of an object multiplied by its velocity 
7.
What is the acceleration of a circularly moving force called?
a)
The acceleration centripetal 
b)
The centripetal force.
c)
acceleration 
d)
speed
8.
What is a Transverse Wave?
a)
particles of the medium exhibit SHM about a rest position perpendicular to the direction of the motion of the wave
b)
a disturbance causes the particles of the material to vibrate in SHM in a direction parallel to the direction of motion of the wave
c)
An electro-mechanic wave
d)
Electromagnetic 
9.
The points that do not move (when two waves "combine") are called?
a)
frequency
b)
anti-nodes
c)
nodes
d)
trough
10.
what is an interference?
a)
is a foul that occurs when a player interferes with an eligible receiver's ability to make a fair attempt to catch a forward pass.
b)
 two waves superpose to form a resultant wave of greater, lower, or the same amplitude.
c)
antinodes 
d)
nodes
11.
A circuit where all loads are on separate branches and allow current to take several pathways is called a...
a)
Series circuit
b)
Parallel circuit
c)
Ohms law
d)
Multiple circuit 
12.
What is Kinetic energy?
a)
Energy at rest
b)
Energy in motion
13.
What does Kinetic Energy depend on?
a)
Mass
b)
Speed
c)
Mass and Speed
d)
Velocity
14.
The symbol for momentum is...?
a)
R
b)
v
c)
J
d)
p
15.
Two cars crash head on. What is the force acting on car 1 if the force acting on car 2 is 50,000N?
a)
500,000N
b)
50,000N
c)
5,000N
d)
25,000N
16.
Which are types of potential energy?
a)
chemical & gravitational
b)
kinetic & gravitational
c)
thermal & kinetic
d)
chemical & thermal
17.
What type of wave has to have a medium?
a)
transverse
b)
electromagnetic
c)
mechanical
d)
delta
18.
What is an inelastic collision?
a)
all energy is converted into kinetic
b)
some energy is converted into other forms of energy
c)
where objects bounce off eachother
d)
where solid objects collide
19.
What is the equation for work?
a)
mgh
b)
1/2mv2
c)
Fd
d)
ma
20.
What is the equation for kinetic energy?
a)
mgh
b)
1/2mv2
c)
Fd
d)
ma
21.
What stays the same in a series circuit?
a)
Current
b)
Voltage drop
c)
Resistance
d)
Voltage
22.
What is the unit for current?
a)
Amps
b)
Volts
c)
Ohms
d)
Newtons
23.
Period is the inverse of...
a)
wavelength
b)
speed of a wave
c)
frequency
d)
resistance
24.
What is the source of all wave motion?
a)
the sun
b)
electromagnetism
c)
vibrations
25.
Sound waves require a _________
a)
electromagnetic frequency
b)
photon
c)
medium
26.
What part of a wave relates to the amount of energy?
a)
frequency
b)
amplitude
c)
wavelength
27.
Which type of wave can NOT travel in a vacuum?
a)
light
b)
radio
c)
UV
d)
sound
28.
When you match an object's natural frequency what can occur?
a)
the doppler effect
b)
resonance
c)
the bernoulli effect
d)
buoyant force
29.
What is the velocity of a wave with a frequency of 5Hz and a wavelength of 20m
a)
4 m/s
b)
100 m/s
c)
15 m/s
30.
What is the unit for resistance?
a)
amps
b)
Netwons
c)
ohms
d)
voltge
31.
What is the frequency of a wave with a period of 10?
a)
10Hz
b)
5Hz
c)
.1Hz
d)
.2 Hz
32.

When two electric charges that share the same sign are near each other, they will __________________.

a)

Have no effect on each other

b)

Repel each other

c)

attract each other

d)

annihilate each other

33.

When charging occurs due to two objects being in contact with each other, this is called _____________________.

a)

Charging by induction

b)

charging by friction

c)

charging by transfer

d)

charging by conduction

34.

A 9V battery is connected to a circuit. The current flowing through the circuit is 2A, what is the resistance in the circuit?

a)

4.5 Joules

b)

18 Joules

c)

4.5 Amps

d)

18 Amps

35.

A longitudinal wave travels _____ to the direction of the wave's motion.

a)

at various angles

b)

parallel

c)

at a right angle

d)

perpendicular

36.

A wave is a disturbance that transports which of the following?

a)

particles

b)

water

c)

light

d)

energy

37.

Complete the sentence:


______________ is the number of crests of a wave that passes a single point in each second.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Wavelength

d)

Period

38.

What is the wavelength of a wave with a frequency of 800 Hz that is moving through sea water at 1,440 m/s?

a)

2.1 m

b)

4.2 m

c)

3.5 m

d)

1.8 m

39.

What is the change in frequency of a wave due to the relative motion of the observer?

a)

The sound shift

b)

The Feynman effect

c)

The Casimir effect

d)

The Doppler effect

40.
A 5 kg ball is lifted 12 m above the ground. It's gravitational potential energy is
a)
60 J
b)
600 J
c)
17 J
d)
2.4 J
41.
Which has a greater momentum a semi-truck at rest or a bicycle in motion?
a)
truck
b)
bicycle
c)
neither has momentum
d)
same
42.
A person has a mass of 24 kg on Earth. What is the persons mass on the Moon (1/6 of Earth's gravity)?
a)
24 kg
b)
144 kg
c)
6 kg
d)
4 kg
43.
You drop a 5 kg ball from a height of 2 m. Just before it reaches the ground, what type of energy does it have?
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
c)
Nuclear Energy
d)
Chemical Energy
44.
What method of charging adds electrons to a balloon when you rub it with a piece of rabbit's fur?
a)
conduction
b)
induction
c)
friction
d)
resonance
45.
Electromagnetic waves are:
a)
transverse waves
b)
longitudinal waves
c)
compressional waves
d)
combination waves
46.
The slope of the graph that shows the relationship between the amount of work done in running up stairs and the time it took would have units of:
a)
joules
b)
Newtons
c)
watts
d)
seconds
47.
Compared to light speed in air, light speed in water is:
a)
faster
b)
slower
c)
the same
48.
Why does your hair stand on end when you comb it on a dry day?
a)
unlike charges attract
b)
like charges repel
c)
hair is a good conductor
d)
combs are powerful
49.
Two identical tuning forks are placed near each other . When the first fork is struck, the second one starts to vibrate because of:
a)
standing waves
b)
diffraction
c)
resonance
d)
interference
50.
As the sound of a car's horn passes and recedes from you, the frequency  of the sound seems to
a)
increase
b)
decrease
c)
stay the same