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IB End of Year Physics

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The difference between a car hitting a wall vs. a car hitting a hay stack is
a)
the Impulse on the car hitting the wall is greater
b)
the change in momentum of the car hitting the wall is greater
c)
the force on the car hitting the hay stack is greater
d)
the collision time of the car hitting the hay stack is greater
2.
A biker with a mass of 75 kg moves along the path with a constant velocity of 5 m/s. What is the biker's momentum?
a)
25 m/s
b)
375 m/s
c)
25 kg m/s
d)
375 kg m/s
3.
True or False: Weight is a Force
a)
True
b)
False
4.

A pendulum oscillates as shown. At which of the following positions is the potential energy equal to the total energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

Not enough information

5.

A pendulum oscillates as shown. At which of the following positions is the kinetic energy equal to the total energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

Not enough information given.

6.

What is the symbol for maximum displacement of a simple harmonic oscillator?

a)

x0

b)

x

c)

ω

d)

a

7.
A cyclist is travelling due south with velocity u. The wind is blowing from the north-east with velocity w. cyclist u wind The wind has a velocity v relative to the cyclist, where v = w – u.
Which vector diagram shows the magnitude and direction of velocity v? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
8.
A ball of mass m is thrown up to height h in air with an initial velocity v, as shown.
Air resistance is considered negligible. The acceleration of free fall is g. What is the total work done by the gravitational force on the ball during its flight from P to Q? 
a)
zero
b)
½mv2
c)
mgh
d)
2 mgh 
9.
A ball is dropped from rest at time t = 0 on to a horizontal surface from which it rebounds. Which one of the following graphs best shows the variation of speed v of the ball with time t from the time t = 0 to the time that the ball leaves the surface? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
10.
A block rests on a rough horizontal plane and a force P is applied to the block as shown. 
The normal reaction between the plane and the block is N and the frictional force between the block and the plane is F. The coefficient of static friction between the block and the plane is μS and initially P is zero.
As P is increased in value, which one of the following statements is true concerning the relationship between F, N and μS ? 
a)
F is always equal to μSN
b)
F is always greater than μSN 
c)
F is always less than μSN
d)
F can be equal to μSN 
11.
An astronaut in outer space is holding a hammer and drifting at constant velocity. The astronaut throws the hammer in the opposite direction to that in which she is drifting. What change, if any, occurs in the total kinetic energy and the total momentum of the astronaut and hammer? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
12.
The masses and weights of different objects are independently measured. The graph is a plot of weight versus mass that includes error bars.
These experimental results suggest that 
a)
the measurements show a significant systematic error but small random error. 
b)
the measurements show a significant random error but small systematic error. 
c)
the measurements are precise but not accurate. 
d)
the weight of an object is proportional to its mass. 
13.
The diagram shows the stem of a Celsius thermometer, marked to show initial and final temperature values. 
What is the temperature change expressed to an appropriate number of significant figures? 
a)
14°C
b)
20.5°C
c)
21°C
d)
22.0°C
14.
The diameter of a proton is of the order of magnitude of 
a)
10-12m
b)
10-15m
c)
10-18m
d)
10-21m
15.
The period of an electromagnetic wave is 1.0ns. What are the frequency and wavelength of the wave? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
16.

How many Papers are there on the IB exam?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

17.

I can miss my originally scheduled IB exam and make it up at a later date.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Of the answers below, which shows the correct conversion between the Kelvin and Celsius temperature scales?

a)

0K = 373oC

b)

100K = -173oC

c)

173K = 100oC

d)

373K = -100oC

19.

The temperature of an ideal gas is a measure of the molecules' average

a)

Velocity

b)

Momentum

c)

Kinetic energy

d)

Frequency of collisions

20.

Rutherford conducted experiments to determine the structure of atoms. What material did he use?

a)

gold foil

b)

plum pudding

c)

a marble

d)

a model of the solar system

21.
In the standard model, the particle considered to be an elementary particle is a(n)
a)
proton
b)
neutron
c)
electron
d)
alpha particle
22.

All of the following are quarks except

a)

strange

b)

bottom

c)

charmed

d)

spark

23.

These are light, elementary particles that are not made up of quarks.

a)

Gluons

b)

Electrons

c)

Leptons

d)

Baryon

24.

There are three families of leptons;

a)

electron, muon, and pi.

b)

electron, muon, and tau.

c)

electron, pi and tau.

d)

electron, pi and neutrino.

25.

The main three conservation laws used in particle physics are:

a)

Conservation of charge, baryon and lepton numbers.

b)

Conservation of gravity, charge and lepton numbers.

c)

Conservation of momentum, hadron and lepton numbers.

d)

Conservation of charge, hadron and lepton numbers.

26.

Which particle has electric charge of 2/3?

a)

up quark

b)

down quark

c)

strange

d)

kaon

27.

Name given for particles that have the same mass but all other properties are opposite.

a)

anti-matter

b)

anti-particles

c)

annihilate

d)

dark matter

28.

What is the name of a particle/hadron where a quark combines with an anti-quark?

a)

quark

b)

lepton

c)

boson

d)

meson

29.

Who designed the corridor poster for the chicken slap calculation?

a)

Nerea

b)

Valeria

c)

Chiara

d)

Miranda

e)

Itzel

30.

Which students were in Mr Bowman's TECHO school?

a)

Nerea

b)

Valeria

c)

Chiara

d)

Rose-Anne

e)

Itzel

31.

Who is investigating standing waves for their IA?

a)

Nerea

b)

Valeria

c)

Chiara

d)

Rose-Anne

e)

Itzel

32.

Who has their Legolas work displayed in the corridor?

a)

Nerea

b)

Valeria

c)

Chiara

d)

Rose-Anne

e)

Itzel

33.

Who has the highest attendance to Physics lessons this bimester?

a)

Nerea

b)

Valeria

c)

Chiara

d)

Rose-Anne

e)

Itzel

34.

Who has Mr Bowman given the most GHMs to this year?

a)

Nerea

b)

Valeria

c)

Chiara

d)

Rose-Anne

e)

Itzel

35.

What does Mr Bowman have on his socks on a Monday?

a)

Llamas

b)

Sharks

c)

Penguins

d)

Rockets

36.

Who will we miss next year?

a)

Miranda

b)

Nerea

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