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2nd Semester Review

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A boy kicks a football with a force of 20 N, the time the force acts for is 0.3 s.
Calculate the impulse on the ball.
a)
1 N*s
b)
6 N*s
c)
33.3 N*s 
d)
None of these
2.
A 2.5 kg ball moving at 5 m/s collides with a 2.5 kg stationary ball in a perfectly elastic collision.  What is the velocity of the second ball after the collision? 
a)
5 m/s
b)
2.5 m/s
c)
10 m/s
d)
7.5 m/s
3.

You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no

a)

medium

b)

light

c)

energy

d)

heat

4.

What is the wavelength of this wave?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

3.3

d)

6.3

5.
When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?
a)
The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
b)
The wavelength increases.
c)
The wavelength decreases.
d)
More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.
6.

The musical note A above middle C has a frequency of 440 Hz. If the wavelength is measured to be 0.80m, what is the speed of the wave?

a)

343 m/s

b)

350 m/s

c)

550 m/s

d)

352 m/s

7.
The temperature of a glass of cold water will eventually...
a)
Match the temperature of the surrounding environment.
b)
Always be colder than the surrounding environment.
c)
Become warmer than the surrounding environment.
d)
Never change temperature.
8.

Which law states "The entropy of a closed system is always increasing"?

a)

Zeroth Law

b)

1st Law

c)

2nd Law

d)

3rd law

9.
Which object listed below has the greatest momentum?
a)
A 0.05 kg object rolling at 0.2 m/s.
b)
A 0.15 kg object rolling at 2 m/s.
c)
A 0.15 kg object rolling at 1 m/s
d)
A 0.4 kg object rolling at 2 m/s.
10.
A 9 kg blob moving at 5 m/s collides and sticks to a second blob with a mass of 5 kg. If the two bobs stick together, what will the velocity of the two blobs move at?
a)
3.57 m/s
b)
3.2 m/s
c)
10.0  m/s
d)
9.0  m/s
11.
Light has the highest velocity in which medium?
flint glass n=1.70
barium glass n=1.60
crown glass n=1.523
water n=1.33
diamond n=2.45
a)
diamond
b)
water
c)
flint glass
d)
barium glass
12.

What is the Doppler effect?

a)

The observed change in frequency of sound or light because of the relative motion of a wave source and the observer.

b)

The observed change in amplitude of sound or light because of the relative motion of a wave source and the observer.

c)

The observed change in wave speed of sound or light because of the relative motion of a wave source and the observer.

d)

The observed change in equilibrium position of sound or light because of the relative motion of a wave source and the observer.

13.

Which optical device bends light inward?

a)

convex lens

b)

concave lens

c)

plane mirror

d)

convex mirror

14.

What color of light has the greatest energy per photon?

a)

Red

b)

Green

c)

Blue

d)

Violet

15.

What is the best description of 'threshold frequency'?

a)

The minimum energy needed for electrons to escape a surface.

b)

The maximum kinetic energy that an emitted electron has.

c)

The minimum frequency of a photon that will cause an electron to be emitted.

d)

The frequency that an emitted electron will have.

16.

A particle of light is called a...

a)

Photoelectron

b)

Photon

c)

Proton

d)

Electron

17.
a)
helium and hydrogen
b)
helium and calcium
c)
hydrogen and calcium
d)
hydrogen and helium
18.

The energy produced by the complete conversion of 2.0 × 10-5 kilogram of mass into energy is

a)

1.8 X10^12 J

b)

9 X10 ^16 J

c)

2.25 X 10^16 J

d)

1.37 X 10^14 J

19.
Surrounding every magnet is a __________  __________.
a)
magnetic field
b)
electrical current
c)
another magnet
d)
an enemy
20.
What two forces are required for generators and electric motors to work? 
a)
magnetism and thermal 
b)
electricity and thermal 
c)
electricity and magnetism 
d)
magnetism and radiant 
21.
Electricity is the flow of _________.
a)
Protons
b)
Neutrons
c)
Electrons
22.
Generators are devices that convert _____ energy into _____ energy.
a)
chemical; mechanical
b)
mechanical; electrical
c)
electrical; mechanical
d)
potential; kinetic
23.
If the current through a circuit is 2 A and the resistance of a light bulb in the circuit is 10 Ohms, what is the voltage difference across the light bulb?
a)
5 V
b)
12 V
c)
0.2 V
d)
20 V
24.
The total resistance of this circuit is 
a)
25.7 ohms
b)
315 ohms
c)
324 ohms
d)
90 ohms