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Worksheets2nd Semester Final CP Physics
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 31mins
A ball tossed vertically upward rises, reaches its highest point, then falls back to starting. During this time the acceleration of the ball is always __?
up
down
left
right
A cannonball is launched from the ground at an angle of 30 degrees above the horizontal and a speed of 30 m/s. Ideally, the ball will land with what speed?
30
60
145
90
One object has twice as much mass as another object. The first object also has twice as much ___?
acceleration
volume
inertia
friction
What is the maximum resultant possible when adding a 2-N force to an 8-N force?
10N
16N
8N
2N
How much does a 3.0-kg bag of bolts weigh?
20N
30N
60N
10N
What is the acceleration produced by a net force on an object?
I= V/R
a= d/t
E= mc^squared
a= F/m
Suppose a particle is accelerated through space by a constant 10-N force. Suddenly the particle encounters a second force of 10-N in a direction opposite to that first force. What happens to the particle?
speeds up
stops accelerating constant v
orders a pizza
gets excited
A karate chop delivers a blow of 2300 N to a board that breaks. What is the force that acts on the hand during this feat?
2000 N
0 N
1150 N
2300 N
Superman is at rest in space when he throws an asteroid that has more mass than he does. Which moves faster, Superman or the asteroid?
superman
asteroid
neither
both
Power is defined as ___?
p= w/t
p= a/t
p= t/v
p= a x f
Potential energy is the energy an object has because of its ___
temperature
kinetic energy
motion
force
An object that has kinetic energy must be ___
at critical mass
moving
stationary
within quantum limits
How much power is required to do 40 J of work on an object in 5 s?
8W
35W
45W
200W
How much work is done on a 60-N box of books that you carry horizontally across a 6-m room?
0J
10J
360J
54J
If you whirl a tin can on the end of a string and the string suddenly breaks, what will the can do?
drop to the ground due to gravity
hit your face
fly tangent
continue to move in a circular motion
A very massive object A and a less massive object B move toward each other under the influence of mutual gravitation. Which force, if either, is greater?
Same force
A
B
C
The circular orbit of a satellite orbiting Earth is characterized by a constant _____
T, m, KE, PE
KE, PE, Power, acceleration
V1, KE, PE, E
V1, KE, T, PE
An object dropped from rest almost infinitely far from Earth falls to Earth because of Earth's gravitational field, and strikes the surface with a speed of about ____ km/s?
11.2
11.1
9.8
4.2
When you approach a light source, the wavelength of emitted light appears ___?
distorted
the same
longer
shorter
A spaceship whizzes past a space station at close to the speed of light. An observer on the station measures the length of the spaceship as less than when the ship is at rest, what does the observer on the spaceship measure the length of the space station to be?
3/4 the length
the same
more
less
Which temperature scale labels the freezing point of water at 0 degrees?
Kelvin
Celsius
Fahrenheit
Atomic
A container of water has its smallest volume at ____ degrees Celsius?
4
25
50
0
Describe heat transfer by conduction.
Touching of objects
Throwing fire
Objects that pass by each other
Objects that run into each other
The reason light-colored clothes help keep you cool in warm weather is that clothes of light color ____.
reflect
absorb
emit
transfer
When water freezes, it ______.
Absorbs energy
Reflects energy
Gives off energy
Turns to liquid
In order to walk barefoot on hot coals without harming your feet, less energy would get to your feet if your feet were ____?
sticky
dry
wet
frozen
How much energy is released when 1 gram of steam condenses to water at 100 degrees Celsius?
1080 cal
540 cal
270 cal
1 cal
The lowest possible temperature in nature is ____ Celsius?
-273
-523
0
-100
The first law of thermodynamics is a restatement of what?
conservation of mass
conservation of energy
conservation of thermodynamics
conservation of acceleration
When two or more waves are at the same place at the same time, the resulting effect is called _____
sounds
vibrations
stopped motion
interference
A weight on the end of a spring bobs up and down one complete cycle every 4 s. What is the frequency in Hz?
4
1/2
1/4
1
Sound waves cannot travel in a ____
water
vacuum
robot
weighted mass
A singer shattering crystal glass with her voice is demonstration of _______
piercing noises
heat transfer
time delay
resonance
A 1134-Hz tuning fork is sounded at the same time a piano note is struck. You hear three beats per second. What is the frequency of the piano string?
1131
1137
1135
1130
Compared to the wavelength of UV waves, the wavelength of infrared waves is _______
less than 1
the same
longer
shorter
Colors seen on a TV result from color ______?
spreading
elimination
degradation
addition
Complementary colors are two colors that ______
make white
make red
make blue
make black
The white cap of waves as they overturn are evidence that the water has __________
scattered all colors
lengthened
flattened
absorbed all colors
What is the law of reflection?
theta in = theta reflection
theta cm = theta reflection
theta feet = theta reflection
theta m = theta reflection
A beam of light emerges from water into air at an angle. Which direction is the beam bent?
away from normal
toward from normal
perpindicular
toward the ground
Two charges are separated by a certain distance. If the magnitude of each charge is doubled, the force on each charge is ________.
tripled
doubled
quadrupled
the same
Two charges separated a distance of 1 m exert a 2 N force on each other. If the charges are pushed to a separation of 1/3 m, the force on each charge will be ________
9 N
18 N
3 N
27 N
Describe an electric field
magnitude and time
magnitude and direction
direction and time
time and speed
For most conductors, as their temperature increases, their resistance _________
stays the same
increases
decreases
blows the circuit
Electric power can be defined as ______
P= IV
P= RV
I= V/R
P= IR
If you accidentally grabbed the prongs of a partially plugged-in 120 V electrical plug on a day when your skin resistance was 130,000 ohms, how much current would pass through your body?
1 A
0.0009 A
0.09 A
9 A
Electrical resistance is measured in ______
power
ohms
volts
amps
Two lamps, one with a thick filament and one with a thin filament, are connected in series. The current is greater in which lamp?
thick
thin
same
it wouldn't affect it
A 60 W light blub and a 100 W light blub are both connected in parallel to a 120 V outlet. Which light blub has more current in it?
60 W
100 W
they are not affected
they have the same
Which pole of a compass needle points to a south pole of a magnet?
north
south
east
west
