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Physics Semester Review - 1

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is your slope in a Position Time Graph

a)

acceleration

b)

velocity

c)

displacement

d)

change in direction

2.

What is newtons 2nd law

a)

Total momentum of a system must be conserved

b)

every action has an equal and opposite reaction

c)

an object must stay in its current state unless acted on by an outside force

d)

F=ma

3.

How do we calculate an objects weight in Newtons when given its mass?

a)

F=ma

b)

P=mg

c)

Fg=mg

d)

ma=Fn-Fg

4.

What type of force is Gravitational?

a)

Contact

b)

Field

5.

What should you do FIRST when solving a force calculation

a)

list knowns and unknowns

b)

rearrange your equation

c)

draw a force diagram

6.

What must you know in force calculation problems

a)

velocity

b)

normal force

c)

acceleration

d)

gravity

7.

Which of these is radius dependent

a)

tangential velocity

b)

angular velocity

c)

centripetal acceleration

d)

centrifugal acceleration

8.

What is centripetal acceleration

a)

rate of change of the angle

b)

rate that velocity changes direction

c)

inertia

d)

force that keeps an object moving in a circular motion

9.

True or False: Potential energy may not be used

a)

true

b)

false

10.

What is a closed system

a)

energy can freely leave the system

b)

the total energy in the system must remain the same

c)

stored energy

d)

the action of transferring energy

11.

How do you calculate Kinetic Energy?

a)

Ug=mgh

b)

W=fdcosθ

c)

F=mg

d)

K=1/2mv^2

12.

What is the unit for momentum

a)

N*s

b)

m/s

c)

kg*m/s

d)

kg*s/m

13.

Which system(s) can be involved with work?

a)

All systems can do work or can have work applied to them.

b)

Only closed systems can have work involved.

c)

Only open systems can have work involved.

d)

No system can do work or have work applied to them.

14.

What impulse is applied to an object that experiences a force given by the F-t graph?

a)

8.5N*s

b)

8.4N*ms

c)

8.4N*s

d)

84N*s

15.

What is the unit for Tangential velocity?

a)

km/s

b)

rad/s

c)

m/s^2

d)

m/s

16.

If you are not wearing a seat belt in a car that rounds a curve, and you slide across your seat and slam against a car door, what kind of force is responsible for your slide?

a)

No force

b)

Centripetal

c)

Centrifugal

d)

Gravity

17.

What is the equation is Newton's 2nd Law?

a)

Fg=mg

b)

ΣF=ma

c)

Δx=xf-xi

d)

ΔF=Ff-Fi

18.

A horizontal push force is applied to a 60kg crate. If teh push force has a magnitude of 23N to the right and the box moves at a constant velocity what is the magnitude and direction of the friction force?

a)

-24N

b)

-23N

c)

23N right

d)

20N

19.

When is something Hookien?

a)

When the object produces a exponential graph of stretch and elastic force.

b)

When the object's stretch and elastic force has a nonlinear relation

c)

When the object produces a linear graph of stretch and elastic force.

d)

Anything that can stretch is a hookien object.

20.

A car of mass 1050kg hits a tree and experiences an acceleration of 3.45m/s^2. Find the net force the car feels.

a)

3025.5N

b)

3622.5N

c)

2656.12N

d)

3287N

21.

What is the best definition for acceleration?

a)

A scalar value.

b)

The change of distance over time.

c)

The change of velocity over time.

d)

How fast an object is moving.

22.

Which is not a hidden given for free fall?

a)

Acceleration at all points is 9.8m/s^2 down.

b)

The final velocity in the highest point is 9.8m/s.

c)

The initial velocity is 0m/s

d)

The final velocity in the highest point is 0m/s

23.

What is Newtons 1st law?

a)

An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed

b)

Acceleration of an object as produced by a net force is directly proportional to the magnitude of the net force

c)

Momentum of the system must be conserved.

d)

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction

24.

Which of the following states that objects with mass don't like to change their motion?

a)

1st law

b)

2nd law

c)

3rd law

d)

Inertia

25.

A rope swing tied to a tree has a

a)

tension force

b)

normal force

c)

push/pull force

d)

elastic force

26.

The car above has a velocity pointed To the right and a Net force pointed To the right. What happens to its motion?

a)

speeds up to the right

b)

slows down to the left

c)

comes to rest

d)

slows down to the right

27.

Which of the following objects in the below velocity vs time graph shows an object moving with constant velocity?

a)

B

b)

C

c)

A

d)

D

28.

What is the symbol for tension?

a)

Ft

b)

Fs

c)

Fn

d)

Fp

29.

What is the symbol for impulse?

a)

I

b)

J

c)

K

d)

L

30.

Christina kicks a ball with 1000 N at an angle of 30 degrees. What force does she exert in the x direction (Kinematics)

a)

30,000 N

b)

500 N

c)

866 N

d)

8,666 N

31.

A happy rabbit starts from rest and accelerates at 2 m/s^2 fro 4 meters. How much time does it take? (Kinematics)

a)

15 s

b)

2 s

c)

4 s

d)

45 s

32.

Ben and Ronda pull on opposite ends of a rope in a game of tug-of-war. Ben is stronger than Ronda. Who exerts the larger force on the rope? (Forces & Newtons Laws)

a)

Both exert the same amount

b)

Ronda

c)

Ben

d)

Rope

33.

If an object has a mass of 50g what is the weight of that object in Newtons? (Force Calculations)

a)

0.049 N

b)

0.49 N

c)

490 N

d)

4.9 N

34.

Define Centrifugal? (Circular Motion & Gravitational)

a)

Center fleeing

b)

Center seeking

c)

Center loving

d)

Center fixed

35.

A car on a flat circular track rounds a corner, what force acts as the centripetal force making the car turn? (Circular Motion & Gravitational)

a)

Gravity

b)

Tension

c)

Friction

d)

Normal

36.

How do you convert tangential velocity to angular velocity? (Circular Motion & Gravitational)

a)

r = w/v

b)

w = v/r

c)

v = w/r

d)

v = r/w

37.

What is the momentum of a 50 kg carton that slides at 4 m/s across an icy surface? (Conservation of Energy & Momentum)

a)

200 kg n/s

b)

50 n/s

c)

200 kg m/s

d)

16 kg m/s

38.

Which is the strongest force?

a)

Gravity

b)

Weak Nuclear Force

c)

Strong Nuclear Force

d)

Electromagnetic

39.

What are the units of angular velocity?

a)

m/s

b)

m/s/s

c)

rad/s

d)

Ns

40.

Which of the following is NOT a true statement?

a)

Work can be done on an open system to change its total energy.

b)

When two objects collide they apply an equal and opposite impulse to each other.

c)

The earth does no work on the moon because there is a 90o angle between the force of gravity and the motion of the moon

d)

When two objects are dropped the more massive object will reach the ground first because earth pulls on it harder

41.

Which of the following is NOT and equal and opposite quantity in a collision?

a)

Force

b)

Impulse

c)

Change in momentum

d)

Acceleration

42.

Which of the following defines an elastic collision

a)

Mechanical Energy is conserved

b)

Mechanical Energy is NOT conserved

c)

Total momentum is always equal to zero

d)

Only objects with elastic properties can collide elastically

43.

Which force binds protons and neutrons together inside of the nucleus?

a)

Gravitational

b)

Electromagnetic

c)

Weak Nuclear

d)

Strong Nuclear

44.

The totally random motion of molecules defines which of the following

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Nuclear energy

d)

Chemical energy

45.

Which of Newton's Laws best explains why it hurts to kick a wall?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

Gravitation