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Fall Semester Physics Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A frog is pulled by four different forces. Calculate the magnitude of the net force.

a)

15 N

b)

21 N

c)

47 N

d)

225 N

2.

After 2 seconds, the ball and the car ___________.

a)

have the same speed

b)

have the same acceleration

c)

have traveled the same distance

d)

have the same impulse

3.

A car starts out with a velocity of 5 m/s. At the middle of the track its velocity is 5 m/s. At the end of the track its velocity is still 5 m/s. What is its acceleration?

a)

0 m/s²

b)

1.7 m/s²

c)

5 m/s²

d)

15 m/s²

4.

What is this object’s speed at time = 5 seconds?

a)

13 m/s

b)

20 m/s

c)

27 m/s

d)

40 m/s

5.

A ball is thrown with an initial vertical velocity of 20 m/s. Ignoring air resistance, about how much total time will it spend in the air?

a)

0 s

b)

2 s

c)

4 s

d)

10 s

6.

A cannonball is launched at 60 m/s at an angle of 30°. As it moves through its parabolic trajectory, what is changing?

a)

The horizontal component of its acceleration.

b)

The vertical component of its acceleration.

c)

The horizontal component of its velocity.

d)

The vertical component of its velocity.

7.

An arrow is shot horizontally at 24 m/s. It hits the ground 0.60 s later. The range of the arrow is ___.

a)

1.8 m

b)

2.4 m

c)

12.0 m

d)

14.4 m

8.

A force pulls this parachutist down. What is the reaction to that force?

a)

The ground will push ip to stop him.

b)

He pulls up on Earth.

c)

Air resistance pushes up on him.

d)

He pushes down against the air.

9.

When would an object's acceleration be about 10 m/s² down?

a)

falling near Earth's surface

b)

in equilibrium near Earth's surface

c)

falling anywhere in the Universe

d)

in equilibrium in deep space

10.

A man is whirling a ball around on a rope at a constant speed. If the string suddenly breaks, what will happen to the ball?

a)

It will spiral in toward the man.

b)

It will spiral out away from the man.

c)

It will fly directly away from the man.

d)

It will fly away tangent to its circular path.

11.

This cat has energy (even while sitting still) due to his position above the ground. If he were twice as high, he would have …

a)

2× as much kinetic energy

b)

2× as much potential energy

c)

4× as much kinetic energy

d)

4× as much potential energy

12.

The only forces affecting this marble as it rolls are Earth's gravity and the normal force. Where will this marble have the greatest kinetic energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

13.

A red truck driving to the right collides with a blue truck that was driving to the left. Afterwards they move together to the right. The red truck must have had more _______.

a)

impulse

b)

force

c)

momentum

d)

inertia

14.

This 50 kg probe is flying through outer space at 100 m/s. How much force does it need to maintain that speed?

a)

0 newtons

b)

2 newtons

c)

10 newtons

d)

5000 newtons

15.

A toy car rolls down this frictionless track from rest. Its velocity at the end is 3 m/s to the south-east. Calculate its initial height.

a)

0.09 m

b)

0.45 m

c)

0.9 m

d)

4.5 m

e)

9 m