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Semester Final Practice Test #1

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The slope on a velocity/time graph

(a)  

2.

Tendency of an object to resist a change in motion

(a)  

3.

Mass x Velocity

(a)  

4.

Amount of energy to increase temp of 1 kg of a substance by 1 degree Celsius

(a)  

5.

An object that absorbs all electromagnetic radiation

(a)  

6.

a collision where all kinetic energy is conserved because the object bounces back to where it started

(a)  

7.

An atom with a different number of electrons

(a)  

8.

Seconds per oscillation of a wave

(a)  

9.

Rotational force x distance

(a)  

10.

Joining two atoms into one larger atom

(a)  

11.

Perceived change in color due to angle and diffraction/refraction (rainbows in bubbles) (colors in a CD)

(a)  

12.

Name for the quantized (chunked) unit of light energy

(a)  

13.

Bending of a wave around a barrier or through an opening

(a)  

14.

When a substance absorbs a high-energy photon and emits a lower energy photon

(a)  

15.

Energy of position, PE=mgh

(a)  

16.

Change in position over a change in time

(a)  

17.

Electrical component that limits the direction that electricity can flow in a circuit

(a)  

18.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

The Bohr model of the atom improved the Thomson model by putting the electrons into orderly rings

b)

The Thomson model of the atom improved the Rutherford model by putting the electrons around the nucleus, instead of embedded inside

c)

The Rutherford model of the atom improved the Thomson model by putting the electrons into orderly rings

d)

The Rutherford model of the atom improved the Thomson model by putting the electrons around the nucleus, instead of embedded inside

19.

Which of these is an example of the Second Law of Thermodynamics?

a)

Scientists cannot create temperatures below -273.15 degrees Celsius

b)

It is easier for a system to be messy than it is for it to be clean

c)

Heat and Work are related

20.

Select all of the following that correctly match wave types with examples.

a)

Longitudinal waves-- sound, worms

b)

Transverse waves-- ocean waves, light

c)

Longitudinal waves-- "the wave" at a stadium

d)

Transverse waves-- traffic jams

21.

What does "wave particle duality" mean?

a)

Waves can interact with things that are made of particles, but particles cannot interact with waves

b)

Light will sometimes act like it is a wave, but will also sometimes act like it is a particle

c)

Particles will travel faster when there is a wave, and waves will travel faster when there are particles

d)

Sound acts like a wave even though it is made of particles

22.

Which of these are examples of Hadrons?

a)

Neutron

b)

Proton

c)

Electron

d)

Quark

e)

Neutrino

23.

Select all of the statements that are true about this image

a)

It has three antinodes

b)

It has four nodes

c)

It has two nodes

d)

It is a third harmonic wave

e)

It has three wavelengths

24.

Where on a Merry-Go-Round would you expect to experience the most Centripetal Force?

a)

sitting in the center

b)

sitting halfway between the center and the outside

c)

sitting on the outer edge

d)

flying through the air after falling off of the merry-go-round

25.

Bob buys a lot of gum. If Bob chews two stick of gum an hour for an entire school day (7.5 hours) and each stick weighs 2.2 grams, how many grams of gum will he consume in a school year (180 days)?

a)

5940 grams

b)

2970 grams

c)

2700 grams

d)

2340 grams

26.

How much thermal energy must be removed from 0.2kg of water at 20°C to make ice cubes?

a)

16744 J

b)

16744 W

c)

66600 J

d)

83344 J

e)

83344 W

27.

Bob the scientist has a device that emits an electromagnetic wave with a wavelength of 6.4 x 10^(-10) m. What could Bob use his device for?

a)

Visible light

b)

microwaves

c)

ultraviolet light

d)

radio waves

e)

X rays

28.

Two objects have an electrostatic force between them of 15 Units. If the mass of one object triples, the mass of the other object halves, and the distance between them is doubled, what will the new force be?

a)

22.5 Units

b)

5.625 Units

c)

11.25 Units

d)

45 Units

e)

90 Units

29.

A solenoid is 0.2 meters long and is composed of 4000 loops. What will the field strength be if 0.5 Amps is run through it?

a)

0.13 Teslas

b)

6.3 x 10^-3 Teslas

c)

1.3 x 10^-3 Teslas

d)

0.63 Teslas

30.

If each resistor in this image is 5 ohms and the battery is 9 volts, what is the power?

a)

5.4 Watts

b)

0.6 Watts

c)

150 Watts

d)

48.6 Watts

31.

A photon in an electromagnetic wave has 4 x10^-23 Joules of energy. Where would you expect to find it on the electromagnetic spectrum?

a)

Radio waves

b)

Microwaves

c)

Infrared waves

d)

Visible Light

e)

Ultraviolet

32.

A Magnesium-24 atom is one of the products of Beta- decay. What atom did you start with?

a)

Sodium-24

b)

Aluminum-24

c)

Magnesium-25

d)

Magnesium-23