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Senior Physics Year A Review

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 2hrs 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are Kepler's Three Laws?
a)
Law of periods, law of inertia, law of areas
b)
law of orbits, law of periods, law of acceleration
c)
law of periods, law of areas, law of orbits
2.

Which of the following is the correct definition for baryons?

a)

Composite subatomic particles made up of three quarks.

b)

Subatomic particles composed of one quark and one antiquark.

c)

Subatomic particles that are a type of hadron and are governed by the strong nuclear force.

d)

Particles that are governed by the weak nuclear force and, since they have charge, are also influenced by electromagnetism.

3.
The correct definition of meson is.
a)
Composite subatomic particles made up of three quarks.
b)
Subatomic particles composed of one quark and one antiquark.
c)
Subatomic particles that constitute hadrons and are governed by the strong nuclear force.
d)
Particles that are governed by the weak nuclear force and, since they have charge, are also influenced by electromagnetism.
4.
Which of the following lists contains only leptons?
a)
Muon, Proton, Electron, Neutron, Tau, Tau Neutrino
b)
Muon, Tau, Electrino, Tau Neutrino, Muon Neutrino, Electron Neutrino
c)
Electron, Baryon, Meson, Neutrino, Tauon, Tachyon
d)
Electron, Muon, Tau, Neutrino, Muon Neutrino, Tau Neutrino
5.
Which list contains the 4 gauge bosons?
a)
Photons, W and Z bosons, Gluons
b)
Leptons, Gluons, Baryons, Electrons
c)
Boson 1, Boson 2, Boson 3, Boson 4
6.
The correct definition of lepton number is:
a)
The total number of leptons in a particle interaction
b)
A conserved quantum number defined by L=n_i - n_i(bar)
c)
The number of leptons remaining after a particle interaction L = nI – ni
d)
A strictly conserved additive quantum number of a system defined by B = 1/2(nq-nq)
7.
Which gauge boson mediates the weak nuclear force?
a)
Photons
b)
W and Z Bosons
c)
Gluons
d)
Gravitons
e)
Higgs Boson
8.
I stay at rest or uniform motion until something causes me to move in a different direction? What am I?
a)
Newton's 1st law
b)
Newton's 2nd law
c)
Newton's 3rd law
d)
Newton's 4th law
9.
Newton's second law states that acceleration is directly proportional to what?
a)
Mass
b)
Force
c)
Velocity
d)
Displacement
10.
If you punch a wall, why does your hand hurt?
a)
The wall is solid.
b)
You're weak.
c)
The wall exerts a force back on your hand.
11.
What force acts on all objects in free-body diagrams?
a)
Gravity
b)
Friction
c)
Normal
d)
Tension
12.
What force acts against gravity in free-body diagrams?
a)
Opposition force
b)
Gravitational force
c)
Normal force
d)
Weird force
13.
What is all motion measured relative to?
a)
By an observer
b)
By a ruler
c)
By a speedometer
d)
By a thermometer
14.

When someone is moving at 0.99c, which of the following occurs?

a)

Their time is slowed and length increased.

b)

Their time is slowed and length decreases.

c)

Their time is faster and length increases.

d)

Their time is faster and length decreases.

15.
Which of the following definition best describe a scalar quantity?
a)
Scalar quantities are those that can be measured only by a ruler
b)
Scalar quantities are those that cannot be measured at all
c)
Scalar quantities are those that has magnitude and velocity
d)
Scalar quantities are those that has only magnitude
16.
Which of the following is not an example of a scalar quantity?
a)
Mass
b)
Work
c)
Force
d)
Energy
17.
Which of the following definition best describe a vector quantity?
a)
Vector quantities are arrows that determine the speed of an object
b)
Vector quantities are scalar quantities minus velocity
c)
Vector quantities are those that has both magnitude and a direction
d)
Vectors quantities are those that has magnitude, direction and amplitude
18.
Is velocity an example of?
a)
a scalar quantity
b)
a vector quantity
19.
Acceleration is the rate of change in?
a)
Speed at rest
b)
Velocity at rest
c)
Velocity with respect to time
d)
Speed with respect to time
20.
Which of the following definition best describe the displacement?
a)
The amount of ground covered by an object
b)
The shortest distance between two points
c)
How far you've misplaced an object
d)
The ground covered by a car times velocity
21.

What is the approximate value for the acceleration due to gravity near Earth's surface?

a)

9.8 ms−2ms^{-2}

b)

9.8 mms−2mms^{-2}

c)

9.8 ms−1ms^{-1}

d)

0.0009 kms−1kms^{-1}

22.
What is a frame of referance?
a)
It is a referred frame
b)
It is a perspective which one uses to determine if an object is moving
c)
It is the perspective which one uses to move a stationary object
d)
It is the perspective which one uses to determine if the object is heavy
23.
Define momentum
a)
A vector quantity. The product of an object's mass and its velocity.
b)
A scalar quantity. The product of speed and time
c)
A vector quantity. The product of an object's mass and acceleration due to gravity.
d)
A scalar quantity. Describes how much heat energy an object has
24.
Define impulse
a)
Change in momentum of an object
b)
The rate of change in an object's velocity
c)
The rate of change of velocity over a short instant of time
d)
The rate of change of an object's displacement
25.
Define mechanical work
a)
Amount of energy transferred by a force
b)
Energy due to the motion of an object
c)
Energy stored in an object due to its position relative to another object to which it is attracted to
d)
Jobs done by mechanics
26.
Define kinetic energy
a)
Energy due to the motion of an object
b)
Amount of energy transferred by a force
c)
Energy stored in an object due to its position relative to another object to which it is attracted to
d)
Energy of a still object
27.
Define gravitational potential energy
a)
Energy stored in an object due to its position relative to another object to which it is attracted to
b)
Energy due to the motion of an object
c)
Amount of energy transferred by a force
d)
Energy given to those with great potential
28.
Nuclear transmutation is a nuclear reaction induced by means of bombardment of fundamental particles.
a)
true
b)
false
29.
Determine which of the following is not an example of artificial transmutation
a)
Alpha decay
b)
Neutron bombardment
c)
Deuteron bombardment
d)
Proton bombardment
30.
Recall Einstein's mass-energy equivalence formula in symbol form
a)
E=mc²
b)
A=πr²
c)
v=u+at
d)
F=ma
31.
Define elastic collision
a)
the opposite of inelastic collision
b)
a collision where all kinetic energy is conserved
c)
a collision that involves rubber
d)
a collision where the energy is changed
32.
Define inelastic collision
a)
the opposite of elastic collision
b)
a collision where the kinetic energy is changed
c)
a collision where objects doesn't bounce off eachother after the collision
d)
a collision where the energy is conserved
33.
Determine the collision
a)
inelastic collision
b)
elastic collision
c)
ball collision
34.
What process happens in nuclear fission?
a)
the process of heavy, unstable nucleus into lighter nuclei and releases energy
b)
the process of 2 light nuclei combine together to resease energy
35.
What process happens in nuclear fusion?
a)
the process of 2 light nuclei combine together to resease energy
b)
the process of heavy, unstable nucleus into lighter nuclei and releases energy
36.
Determine the type of nuclear reaction
a)
fusion
b)
fission
c)
collision
d)
contraction
37.
Which of the following definitions best describes 'mass defect'?
a)
the mass of an isotope of an element in atomic mass units
b)
the difference in mass of the nucleus and the sum mass of proton and neutron
c)
the mass of an object that is at rest relative to an observer
d)
the mass of a unit volume of a material substance
e)
an equation for the interconversion of mass and energy
38.
Which of the following definitions best describes 'binding energy'?
a)
energy which a body possesses by virtue of being in motion.
b)
the energy possessed by a body by virtue of its position relative to others, stresses within itself, electric charge, and other factors.
c)
the sum of potential energy and kinetic energy.
d)
radiant energy emitted by the sun.
e)
the energy that holds a nucleus together. This is equal to the mass defect of the nucleus.
39.

What does this graph represent?

a)

binding energy per nucleon vs number of nucleons in nucleus

b)

binding energy per nucleon vs the sum of proton and neutron

c)

mass defect vs number of nucleons in nucleus

d)

mass defect vs the sum of proton and neutron

40.
What purpose does the strong nuclear force serve?
a)
To repel or attract charged particles like electrons and protons
b)
To bind quarks together to make particles like protons and neutrons
c)
To cause quark changes leading to beta decay
d)
To attract mass together
41.
Which of the following materials can alpha particles NOT penetrate?
a)
Paper
b)
Aluminium
c)
Concrete
d)
Lead
42.
What is the charge of an alpha particle?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
-1
d)
-2
43.
Which of the following materials can beta particles NOT penetrate?
a)
Paper
b)
Aluminium
c)
Concrete
d)
Lead
44.
What is the charge and mass of BETA SYMBOL-?
a)
"-1, 2000amu"
b)
"1, 2000amu"
c)
"-1, 1/2000amu"
d)
"1, 1/2000amu"
45.
Which of the following materials can gamma radiation NOT penetrate?
a)
Paper
b)
Aluminium
c)
Concrete
d)
Lead
46.
What is the charge and mass of gamma radiation?
a)
No charge, no mass
b)
No charge, 1amu
c)
Positive charge, no mass
d)
Negative charge, no mass
e)
No charge, 1000amu
47.
Out of the four statements, select the best description of half-life
a)
The time taken for the radioactivity of a specified isotope to fall/decay to half its original value
b)
An elementary particle of half-integar spin that does not undergo strong interactions.
c)
A description of the elementary particles of matter and the electromagnetic, weak, and strong forces by which they interact.
d)
Explains how space and time ar elinked for objects that ar emoving at a consistent speed in a straight line.
e)
A video game
48.
An object is resting on an inclined plane. What is the normal force in this situation?
a)
The force holding the object at rest
b)
The force of gravity
c)
A force that is perpendicular to the surface that is exerted on the object
d)
The force opposite to gravity
e)
The force the object exerts on the ramp
49.
Newton's law of universal gravitation states that every particle attracts every other particle in the universe with a force which is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centers. True or False?
a)
true
b)
false
50.
what is gravitational field?
a)
region of space surrounding a body in which another body experiences a force of gravitational attraction
b)
space surroundiang a body where gravity can affect it
c)
the opposite force to gravity.
51.
What is the smallest fundamental unit of our universe?
a)
Elementary particles
b)
Atoms
c)
Nuclei
d)
Elements
52.
What best defines a antiparticle?
a)
A subatomic particle with the same charge as another particle but with different mass
b)
An electron that does not have charge
c)
A subatomic particle with the same mass as another particle but with opposite charge
d)
A subatomic particle with opposite charge and different mass
53.
Which of the following is not a quark?
a)
strange
b)
tau
c)
down
d)
bottom
e)
charm
54.

Adam Felix Warren is pushing against a 100kg moving box with a force of 70N. Calculate the box's acceleration.

a)

70 ms-2

b)

7000ms-2

c)

1.42ms-2

d)

0.7 ms-2

55.

Calculate the momentum of Adam Florence Warren who is 99000g, rolling down a hill at 4 ms-1 north.

a)

396000 kgms-1 North

b)

24750 kgms-1 North

c)

24.75 kgms-1 North

d)

396 kgms-1 North

56.
Calculate the velocity of James Charles swimming a displacement of 90m in 2 seconds.
a)
0.022 m/s
b)
180 m/s
c)
0 m/s
d)
45m/s
57.

The Blunder Road hill near GSHS has a vertical drop of about 30m. A car weighing 850kg has a speed of 6m/s at the top, how fast will it be at the bottom of the hill?

a)

12.1 m/s

b)

18.1 m/s

c)

24.3 m/s

d)

30.3 m/s

58.

A man moves 4 metres at a bearing of N20°E. The man then moves 3 metres east. What is the magnitude and angle of his displacement from his starting position?

a)

5.76m N49°E

b)

6.90m N49°E

c)

6.90m E11°N

d)

5.76m E11°N

59.

Object A of mass 5kg moves to the right at 5m/s and it collides elastically with object B of mass 3kg and moving 10m/s to the left. What is the final velocity of A and B after the collision? Assume right is positive.

a)

va = -6.3m/s vb = 8.8m/s

b)

va = 8.75m/s vb = 3.75m/s

c)

va = -7.72m/s vb = 11.2m/s

d)

va= 5.72m/s vb = -11.2m/s

60.

A car reverses at a velocity of 25 m/s South, then travels North at a velocity of 40 m/s . What is the change in the velocity vector? Assume north is positive

a)

-15 m/s

b)

-65 m/s

c)

15 m/s

d)

65 m/s

e)

-40 m/s

61.

A baseball is thrown vertically upwards at 30ms-1 with g=9.8ms-2. Given that the ball reached its maximum height of 49.92m, calculate the time (s) taken for the ball to reach the ground from the maximum height.

a)

-3.19 s

b)

3.19 s

c)

10.19 s

d)

-10.19 s

e)

2.03 s

62.

Determine the work done in this force-displacement graph

a)

3000J

b)

2500J

c)

2000J

d)

1500J

63.

A bullet was fired from a rifle at 229.0ms-1 at an angle of 35 to the groud. Ingoring air resistance, Calculate the maximum heigt reached

a)

880.25 m

b)

-880.25 m

c)

-1803.3 m

d)

1803.3 m

64.
A man applies a foorce of 700 N to a crate and pushes it through a distance of 200 cm. Calculate the amount of work done by the man.
a)
1400 J
b)
140, 000 J
c)
900 J
d)
3.5 J

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