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2nd Semester Final CP Physics

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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 __?

a)

up

b)

down

c)

left

d)

right

2.

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?

a)

30

b)

60

c)

145

d)

90

3.

One object has twice as much mass as another object. The first object also has twice as much ___?

a)

acceleration

b)

volume

c)

inertia

d)

friction

4.

What is the maximum resultant possible when adding a 2-N force to an 8-N force?

a)

10N

b)

16N

c)

8N

d)

2N

5.

How much does a 3.0-kg bag of bolts weigh?

a)

20N

b)

30N

c)

60N

d)

10N

6.

What is the acceleration produced by a net force on an object?

a)

I= V/R

b)

a= d/t

c)

E= mc^squared

d)

a= F/m

7.

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?

a)

speeds up

b)

stops accelerating constant v

c)

orders a pizza

d)

gets excited

8.

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?

a)

2000 N

b)

0 N

c)

1150 N

d)

2300 N

9.

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?

a)

superman

b)

asteroid

c)

neither

d)

both

10.

Power is defined as ___?

a)

p= w/t

b)

p= a/t

c)

p= t/v

d)

p= a x f

11.

Potential energy is the energy an object has because of its ___

a)

temperature

b)

kinetic energy

c)

motion

d)

force

12.

An object that has kinetic energy must be ___

a)

at critical mass

b)

moving

c)

stationary

d)

within quantum limits

13.

How much power is required to do 40 J of work on an object in 5 s?

a)

8W

b)

35W

c)

45W

d)

200W

14.

How much work is done on a 60-N box of books that you carry horizontally across a 6-m room?

a)

0J

b)

10J

c)

360J

d)

54J

15.

If you whirl a tin can on the end of a string and the string suddenly breaks, what will the can do?

a)

drop to the ground due to gravity

b)

hit your face

c)

fly tangent

d)

continue to move in a circular motion

16.

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?

a)

Same force

b)

A

c)

B

d)

C

17.

The circular orbit of a satellite orbiting Earth is characterized by a constant _____

a)

T, m, KE, PE

b)

KE, PE, Power, acceleration

c)

V1, KE, PE, E

d)

V1, KE, T, PE

18.

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?

a)

11.2

b)

11.1

c)

9.8

d)

4.2

19.

When you approach a light source, the wavelength of emitted light appears ___?

a)

distorted

b)

the same

c)

longer

d)

shorter

20.

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?

a)

3/4 the length

b)

the same

c)

more

d)

less

21.

Which temperature scale labels the freezing point of water at 0 degrees?

a)

Kelvin

b)

Celsius

c)

Fahrenheit

d)

Atomic

22.

A container of water has its smallest volume at ____ degrees Celsius?

a)

4

b)

25

c)

50

d)

0

23.

Describe heat transfer by conduction.

a)

Touching of objects

b)

Throwing fire

c)

Objects that pass by each other

d)

Objects that run into each other

24.

The reason light-colored clothes help keep you cool in warm weather is that clothes of light color ____.

a)

reflect

b)

absorb

c)

emit

d)

transfer

25.

When water freezes, it ______.

a)

Absorbs energy

b)

Reflects energy

c)

Gives off energy

d)

Turns to liquid

26.

In order to walk barefoot on hot coals without harming your feet, less energy would get to your feet if your feet were ____?

a)

sticky

b)

dry

c)

wet

d)

frozen

27.

How much energy is released when 1 gram of steam condenses to water at 100 degrees Celsius?

a)

1080 cal

b)

540 cal

c)

270 cal

d)

1 cal

28.

The lowest possible temperature in nature is ____ Celsius?

a)

-273

b)

-523

c)

0

d)

-100

29.

The first law of thermodynamics is a restatement of what?

a)

conservation of mass

b)

conservation of energy

c)

conservation of thermodynamics

d)

conservation of acceleration

30.

When two or more waves are at the same place at the same time, the resulting effect is called _____

a)

sounds

b)

vibrations

c)

stopped motion

d)

interference

31.

A weight on the end of a spring bobs up and down one complete cycle every 4 s. What is the frequency in Hz?

a)

4

b)

1/2

c)

1/4

d)

1

32.

Sound waves cannot travel in a ____

a)

water

b)

vacuum

c)

robot

d)

weighted mass

33.

A singer shattering crystal glass with her voice is demonstration of _______

a)

piercing noises

b)

heat transfer

c)

time delay

d)

resonance

34.

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?

a)

1131

b)

1137

c)

1135

d)

1130

35.

Compared to the wavelength of UV waves, the wavelength of infrared waves is _______

a)

less than 1

b)

the same

c)

longer

d)

shorter

36.

Colors seen on a TV result from color ______?

a)

spreading

b)

elimination

c)

degradation

d)

addition

37.

Complementary colors are two colors that ______

a)

make white

b)

make red

c)

make blue

d)

make black

38.

The white cap of waves as they overturn are evidence that the water has __________

a)

scattered all colors

b)

lengthened

c)

flattened

d)

absorbed all colors

39.

What is the law of reflection?

a)

theta in = theta reflection

b)

theta cm = theta reflection

c)

theta feet = theta reflection

d)

theta m = theta reflection

40.

A beam of light emerges from water into air at an angle. Which direction is the beam bent?

a)

away from normal

b)

toward from normal

c)

perpindicular

d)

toward the ground

41.

Two charges are separated by a certain distance. If the magnitude of each charge is doubled, the force on each charge is ________.

a)

tripled

b)

doubled

c)

quadrupled

d)

the same

42.

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 ________

a)

9 N

b)

18 N

c)

3 N

d)

27 N

43.

Describe an electric field

a)

magnitude and time

b)

magnitude and direction

c)

direction and time

d)

time and speed

44.

For most conductors, as their temperature increases, their resistance _________

a)

stays the same

b)

increases

c)

decreases

d)

blows the circuit

45.

Electric power can be defined as ______

a)

P= IV

b)

P= RV

c)

I= V/R

d)

P= IR

46.

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?

a)

1 A

b)

0.0009 A

c)

0.09 A

d)

9 A

47.

Electrical resistance is measured in ______

a)

power

b)

ohms

c)

volts

d)

amps

48.

Two lamps, one with a thick filament and one with a thin filament, are connected in series. The current is greater in which lamp?

a)

thick

b)

thin

c)

same

d)

it wouldn't affect it

49.

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?

a)

60 W

b)

100 W

c)

they are not affected

d)

they have the same

50.

Which pole of a compass needle points to a south pole of a magnet?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west