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PHYS S2 Exam Review

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a "force"?

a)

A push or pull

b)

An energy field

c)

Mass in motion

d)

The tendency of objects to keep doing whatever they are doing

2.

Forces are ___ which means they have ____.

a)

Vectors; magnitude and direction

b)

Vectors; direction only

c)

Scalars; magnitude and direction

d)

Scalars; magnitude only

3.

What are the units of force?

a)

Newtons (N)

b)

Joules (J)

c)

Watts (W)

d)

Kilograms (kg)

4.

Which of these are NOT contact forces? Select all the apply.

a)

Electrical force (Fe)

b)

Gravitational force (Fg)

c)

Air resistance (Fair)

d)

Friction (Ff)

e)

Tension (Ftens)

5.

The tendency of an object to resist changes in motion is called this.

a)

Inertia

b)

Momentum

c)

Velocity

d)

Vector

6.

What determines how much inertia something has?

a)

The mass of the object

b)

How fast the object is moving (velocity)

c)

A combination of mass and velocity

d)

Gravity

7.

Which has more inertia: a motorcycle traveling at 25 m/s or a parked 18-wheeler truck?

a)

The motorcycle

b)

The 18-wheeler

c)

They have the same inertia

d)

Cannot be determined

8.

What is the relationship between mass and weight?

a)

Weight is mass pulled down by gravity

b)

Mass is weight pulled down by gravity

c)

Mass and weight are the same thing

d)

Mass is a metric unit; weight is an American unit

9.

What is the NET FORCE of this diagram?

a)

17 N, right

b)

17 N, left

c)

23 N, right

d)

12 N, up

10.

If the net force is equal to zero, the forces acting on the object are

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

11.
An unbalanced force causes:
a)
change in mass
b)
acceleration
c)
balanced forces
d)
change in time
12.

You’re riding in the car with your friend. He slams on the brakes and you fly forward. Which one of Newton’s laws explains why this happens?

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

d)

Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation

13.

Thankfully you are wearing a seatbelt which keeps you from flying into the windshield. Your 100 kg body accelerates to a stop at a rate of -5 m/s2. What force was need to stop you?

a)

-500 N

b)

-500 J

c)

-5000 N

d)

-20 N

14.

How does the force your body exerts on the seatbelt compare to the force the seatbelt exerts back on you?

a)

The force on the seatbelt is greater

b)

The force on you is greater

c)

You and the seatbelt experience the same force

d)

Cannot be determined without knowing the angle of the seatbelt

15.

If your body pushing against the seatbelt is the action force, what is the reaction?

a)

You push down on the car seat

b)

The seatbelt pulls on the car seat

c)

The car pushes you forward

d)

The seatbelt pushed back on you

16.

A 5.0 kg bat strikes a 0.25 kg baseball. Which experiences greater acceleration: the bat or baseball?

a)

The bat

b)

The baseball

c)

The acceleration is the same

d)

Cannot be determined without knowing the force

17.

A hockey puck slides across a frozen pond. The puck’s mass is 0.15 kg. What is the puck’s weight?

a)

0.15 N

b)

0.15 kg

c)

1.5 N

d)

0.015 N

18.

What would be the mass of a 0.15 kg hockey puck on the moon where gravity is 1.6 m/s2?

a)

0.15 kg

b)

1.5 N

c)

0.24 N

d)

2.4 N

19.

The 0.15 kg hockey puck slides across a frozen pond where the coefficient of friction (𝜇) is 0.2. What is the force of friction?

a)

0.3 N

b)

0.03 𝜇

c)

0.75 N

d)

1.3 N

20.

You push a heavy desk across the room. Did it take more force to start moving it or to keep it moving?

a)

To start it moving

b)

To keep it moving

c)

The force is always the same

d)

It is impossible to know without knowing the mass of the desk

21.

What is momentum?

a)

Mass in motion

b)

Momentum is the same as mass

c)

Momentum is the same a velocity

d)

Momentum is mass with direction

22.

Which has the most momentum?

a)

A 0.25 kg mouse running across the room

b)

A 950 kg car parked in a driveway

c)

A 1,250 kg sleeping elephant

d)

A 15,000 kg train sitting in the station

23.

Two identical baseballs are hit at the same time. One flies off at 5.0 m/s and the other at 3.5 m/s. Which has more momentum?

a)

The one hit at 5.0 m/s

b)

The one hit at 3.5 m/s

c)

Cannot be determined

d)

They are the same size so they have the same momentum

24.

What is the momentum of a 0.4 kg baseball thrown at 10 m/s?

a)

4 kg*m/s

b)

10.5 kg*m/s

c)

.04 kg*m/s

d)

9.6 kg*m/s

25.

How can a golf ball and bowling ball have the same momentum?

a)

They have different velocities

b)

They have the same velocity

c)

They can't

d)

They are moving at the same speed, but in different directions

26.

Momentum is always conserved which means that momentum after a collision is always ________ momentum before a collision

a)

Equal to

b)

Greater than

c)

Less than

d)

Inversely proportional to

27.

A 1,000 kg truck traveling at 20 m/s collides with a stationary 1,000 kg car and they move off together. What type of collision is this?

a)

Elastic

b)

Inelastic

c)

Imperfect

d)

Frictional

28.

A 500 kg truck traveling at 10 m/s collides with a stationary 500 kg car and they stick together. What is their velocity after the crash?

a)

10 m/s

b)

5 m/s

c)

20 m/s

d)

5 m/s2

29.

A 5.0 kg bowling ball rolling at +3.0 m/s collides with a 7.0 kg bowling ball rolling at -2.0 m/s. They bounce and move off separately. What type of collision is this?

a)

Elastic

b)

Inelastic

c)

Imperfect

d)

Unbalanced

30.

____________ is the ability to do work (i.e. to move objects).

a)

Energy

b)

Force

c)

Friction

d)

Motion

31.
Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object. 
a)
Height and mass
b)
Friction and movement
c)
Mass and Movement
d)
Height and Friction 
32.

What has the greatest influence on how much kinetic energy an object has?

a)

Mass

b)

Velocity

c)

Gravity

d)

Height

33.
What is work?
a)
the use of force
b)
exert a force 
c)
force applied to move an object 
d)
moving an object
34.
If you push very hard on an object but it does not move, has work been done?
a)
Yes
b)
No
35.
How much work is done in holding a 15 N sack of potatoes while waiting in line at the grocery store for 3 minutes?
a)
15 J
b)
45 J
c)
0 J
d)
5 J
36.
What is power?
a)
rate of force applied
b)
time/energy
c)
the strength of an object
d)
rate at which work is done
37.
A job is done slowly, and an identical job is done quickly.  Both jobs require the same amount of ___, but different amounts of _____
a)
work, energy
b)
power, work
c)
work, power
d)
force, work
38.
At which point(s) on the roller coaster is the gravitational potential energy at its maximum?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
39.
At which point is kinetic energy greatest? 
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
40.

A car traveling at a constant speed (25 mph) makes a left hand turn without speeding up or slowing down. Did the car accelerate?

a)

Yes, because it changed directions

b)

Yes, because an equal and opposite force pulls it to the left

c)

No, because its speed didn't change

d)

No, because the forces are balanced

41.

An object makes 5 complete revolutions in 20 seconds. What is the period?

a)

4 s

b)

4 Hz

c)

0.25 s

d)

0.25 Hz

42.

A curved groove is place on the top of a level table as shown in the diagram. A ball is pushed in the groove at P so that it leaves at Q. Which picture shows how the ball will move when it leaves the groove at Q?

a)
b)
c)
d)
43.
The force that is necessary to keep the bucket swinging in a circle is called the:
a)
tangential velocity
b)
centrifugal force
c)
centripetal force
d)
the force of gravity
44.

Centripetal force, created by swinging something in a circle, acts in a direction--

a)

along the path of motion

b)

away from the center of the circle

c)

toward the center of the circle

d)

tangent to the circle

45.

Two children are riding a merry-go-round. One is 2.0 m from the axis of rotation; the other is 3.0 m away. Which child is moving slower?

a)

The child who is 2 m away

b)

The child who is 3 m away

c)

They are on the same ride so they must have the same speed

d)

Cannot be determined without knowing their masses

46.

Which is greater: the gravitational force the Earth exerts on the moon or the gravitational force the moon exerts back on the Earth?

a)

The Earth pulls more on the Moon

b)

The Moon pulls more on the Earth

c)

The force between them is equal

d)

They aren't touching so there is no force between them

47.

The relationship between mass (how big something is) and gravitational force (how much it pulls on objects around it) is

a)

Direct

b)

Inverse

c)

Indirect

d)

Proportional square

48.

If the distance between two objects is doubled, what happens to the gravitational force they exert on each other?

a)

It is reduced by 4

b)

It is reduced by 2

c)

It is doubled

d)

It is quadrupled

49.

What determines how strong the gravitational force between two objects is? Select all that apply

a)

The mass of the objects

b)

How close together the objects are

c)

How quickly the objects are moving

d)

How quickly the objects are accelerating

50.

Who first proposed the idea that gravity is universal?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Jim Gates

d)

Stephen Hawking

51.

Two bowling balls sit 2.0m apart from each other. One is 10.0 kg; the other is 12.0 kg. Which would increase the gravitational force between them the most?

a)

Move them closer together

b)

Move them farther away

c)

Double the mass of the 10 kg ball

d)

Double the mass of the 12 kg ball

52.

What subatomic particles have a charge? Select all that apply.

a)

Electrons

b)

Protons

c)

Neutrons

d)

Positrons

53.

What is ALWAYS true of electrically neutral objects?

a)

Protons = electrons

b)

Protons = neutrons

c)

Neutrons = electrons

d)

Protons = electrons = neutrons

54.
The transfer of what type of atomic particle is responsible for the static charges on objects?
a)
neutrons
b)
protons
c)
electrons
d)
none of these
55.

What happens when a neutral object loses electrons?

a)

It becomes positively charged

b)

It becomes negatively charged

c)

It also loses protons so it can stay neutral

d)

It becomes polarized

56.

What must happen for a positively charged object to become negatively charged?

a)

It must gain electrons

b)

It must lose electrons

c)

It must gain protons

d)

It must lose protons

57.

Charge (q) is measured in

a)

Coulombs

b)

Volts

c)

Amps

d)

Watts

58.

You pull a wool sweater over your head. In the process it becomes negatively charged. What must be true of your hair?

a)

It is positively charged

b)

It is negatively charged

c)

It is still neutral

d)

It is charged, but we cannot know if it is positive or negative

59.

Two balloons pull inward towards one another. What MUST be true?

a)

At least one is charged

b)

They both have the same charge (+/+ OR -/-)

c)

They are oppositely charged (+/-)

d)

One must be polarized

60.
Which material is an insulator in which electric charges CANNOT easily move? 
a)
gold
b)
plastic
c)
aluminum
61.

Which object shows correct polarization?

a)

Object B

b)

Object C

c)

Object D

d)

Object E

62.

An aluminum pie plate is dried with a cotton towel. What statement is true?

a)

The pie pan becomes negatively charged; the towel becomes positive

b)

The pie pan becomes positively charged; the towel stays neutral

c)

The towel becomes negatively charged; the pan stays neutral

d)

The towel becomes negatively charged; the pan becomes positive

63.
When distance increases, electrostatic force ____________; we call this relationship ____________ proportional
a)
decreases;directly
b)
decreases;inversely
c)
increases;inversely
d)
increases;directly
64.

A force of 5.0 N exists between two charged objects. If the charge of one of the objects is doubled, what will the force between them be?

a)

10 N

b)

2.5 N

c)

7.5 N

d)

20 N

65.

A force of 9.0 N exists between two charged objects. If the distance between the objects is tripled, what will the force between them be?

a)

27 N

b)

1 N

c)

3 N

d)

81 N

66.

What are the two requirements of a circuit? Select TWO!

a)

A close conducting path

b)

Power source

c)

An insulated path

d)

A light bulb

67.
How much charge must pass by a point in 10 s for the current to be  0.50 A? 
a)
0,05C
b)
5,0C
c)
20C
d)
2,0C
68.
What does power mean?
a)
Joules transferred per second
b)
Electron flow per second
c)
Speed of electrons
d)
Electron energy
69.
What is voltage?
a)

The flow of protons

b)
The number of charged particles that pass each second
c)
The difference in potential energy of charged particles
d)
The rate at which energy is being transformed
70.
Which word means how hard it is for electrons to flow?
a)
Current
b)
Voltage
c)
Resistance
d)
Power
71.
what is the power of a lamp whose current is 6 A and the voltage across it is 120 V?
a)
120 W
b)
720 W
c)
16 W
d)
10 W
72.
if resistance of a circuit is tripled, and the voltage stays the same, the current will_
a)
double
b)
decrease by one third
c)
triple as will
d)
not change
73.
A circuit with 3 resistors, 20 Ohms, 10 Ohms, and 20 Ohms are in series. What is the total resistance?
a)
43 Ohms
b)
50 Ohms
c)
60 Ohms
d)
33 Ohms
74.

How are the resistors connected?

a)

In parallel

b)

In series

c)

Middle two are in parallel, right most is in series

75.

What is the resistance if the current is 2A and the voltage is 10V?

a)

8 Ω

b)

20 Ω

c)

12 Ω

d)

5 Ω

76.
Calculate the current if the DC voltage source is 12 volts and each lamp has a resistance of 1.2 ohms for this series circuit.
a)
2.4 A
b)
5 A
c)
9.6 A
d)
28.8 A