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Physics Exam Review -Extra Credit

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Velocity= ________
Wavelength= .5m
Frequency= 150 hertz
a)
.75 m/s
b)
75 m/s
c)
300 m/s
2.
Velocity= 600 m/s
Wavelength= 2.0m
Frequency= _________
a)
300 hertz
b)
.0033 hertz
c)
3000 hertz
3.
Velocity= 12 m/s
Wavelength= __________
Frequency= 600 hertz
a)
7200 m
b)
0.02 m
c)
612 m
4.

Which wave has a greater frequency?

a)

A

b)

B

5.
High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.
a)
varying
b)
long
c)
the same
d)
short
6.
1.  A wave has frequency of 5 Hz and a speed of 25 m/s. What is the wavelength of the wave?
a)
25 m
b)
125 m
c)
5 m
d)
25 m/s
7.
A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?
a)
34 m/s
b)
3400 Hz
c)
3.4 Hz 
d)
34 Hz
8.

Which shows the EM spectrum in order from longest to shortest wavelength?

a)

Gamma, X-Ray, UV, Visible, IR, Microwaves, Radio

b)

Radio, Microwaves, IR, Visible, UV, X-Ray, Gamma

c)

Visible, UV, X-Ray, Gamma, Radio, Microwaves, IR

d)

Visible, Radio, Microwaves, IR, UV, X-Ray, Gamma

9.

Which shows the EM spectrum in order from longest to shortest wavelength?

a)

Gamma, X-Ray, UV, Visible, IR, Microwaves, Radio

b)

Radio, Microwaves, IR, Visible, UV, X-Ray, Gamma

c)

Visible, UV, X-Ray, Gamma, Radio, Microwaves, IR

d)

Visible, Radio, Microwaves, IR, UV, X-Ray, Gamma

10.

The EM spectrum travels as what type of wave?

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

c)

Sound

d)

S-Waves

11.

Sound is an example of what type of wave?

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

12.

How are frequency and wavelength related?

a)

As frequency increases, wavelength gets shorter

b)

As frequency increases, wavelength gets longer

c)

As frequency increases, wavelength gets lower

d)

As frequency increases, wavelength gets higher

13.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
14.
1.  A wave has frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave?
a)
500 m/s
b)
50 m/s
c)
5 m/s
d)
0.5 m/s
15.
What is the speed of light?
a)
3.0x108 ms
b)
3.0x108 m/s
c)
6.626x10-34 Js
d)
6.626x10-34 J/s
16.

I have a type of visible light with a wavelength of 5.8X10-7. What color is it?

a)

Yellow

b)

Red

c)

Violet

d)

Blue

17.

What part of a wave is represented by letter F?

a)

Trough

b)

Crest

c)

Amplitude

d)

Wavelength

18.

A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?

a)

34 m/s

b)

34 hz

c)

3400 m/s

d)

3400 Hz

19.

A wave has frequency of 5 Hz and a speed of 25 m/s. What is the wavelength of the wave?

a)

5 m

b)

5 Hz

c)

125 m

d)

125 Hz

20.

A wave has a frequency of 14 Hz and a wavelength of 3 m. At what speed will this wave travel?

a)

42 m/s

b)

42 m

c)

4.67 m/s

d)

4.67 Hz

21.

A wave has a frequency of 540 Hz and is traveling at 340 m/s. What is its wavelength?

a)

1.59 m

b)

0.63 m

c)

183600 m

d)

91800 m

22.

Which of the following will change the speed of light as it travels?

a)

Air

b)

Water

c)

A tunnel

d)

Space

23.

Review: What is the frequency of a wave?

a)

How fast the wave moves from one point to the next

b)

The time it takes for one wave to happen

c)

The length of a wave

d)

How many waves pass a fixed point in 1 second

24.

Review: Frequency and period are reciprocally related. Therefore, if the frequency of a wave is 5 Hz, then the period is__________.

a)

5 sec

b)

1/5 sec

c)

50 sec

d)

1/2 sec

25.

Review: frequency and period are reciprocally related. Therefore, if the period is 1/2 seconds, then the frequency is ___________.

a)

2 Hz

b)

1/2 Hz

c)

2 sec

d)

5 Hz

26.

As the frequency of a wave increases, then what happens to the wavelength?

a)

Gets bigger / increases

b)

Gets smaller / decreases

27.

Which material would sound travel fastest in?

a)

Air

b)

Water

c)

Steel

28.

Why does sound travel faster in water than in air?

a)

The particles in water are more tightly packed together

b)

The particles in water are more spaced apart

29.

 V=fλV=f\lambda  
If the frequency is 5 Hz and the wavelength is 2 m, then what is the wave's velocity?

a)

10 m/s

b)

5/2 m/s

c)

2/5 m/s

d)

7 m/s

30.

 V=fλV=f\lambda  
If the wave velocity is 20 m/s and the wavelength is 2 m, then what is the frequency?

a)

10 Hz

b)

40 Hz

c)

0.1 Hz

31.

 V=fλV=f\lambda   f=1Tf=\frac{1}{T}  
If the time period of a wave is 2 seconds and the wavelength is 4 m long, then what is the wave's velocity?

a)

2 m/s

b)

8 m/s

c)

1/2 m/s

32.

 V=fλV=f\lambda  
If the velocity of the wave is 10 m/s and the frequency is 5 Hz, then what is the wavelength?

a)

2 m

b)

50 m

c)

5 m 

d)

15 m

33.

 V=fλV=f\lambda  
If the velocity of the wave is 10 m/s and the frequency is 5 Hz, then what is the wavelength?

a)

2 m

b)

50 m

c)

5 m 

d)

15 m

34.

What is Energy?

a)

A breakfast serial

b)

The same as force

c)

The ability to do work

d)

Nobody really knows

35.

What type of motion is happening here?

a)

Space travel

b)

Rotation

c)

Wave motion

d)

Illegal

36.

Which cart has the most Gravitational Potential Energy?

a)
b)
c)
d)
37.

The momentum of the all of the balls is __________________ after the break.

a)

Greater

b)

Less

c)

The same

d)

Destroyed

38.
Somehow I skipped the first unit, so if you have a force pulling you 200 Newtons downward, what is the normal force pushing you back up?
a)
200 Fig Newtons
b)
200 Newts
c)
200 Newtons
d)
200 New Tons
39.
Which direction does Friction force go when your walking?
a)
The opposite direction your moving
b)
Towards the next presidential candidate
c)
Back into your drama that is your daily life
d)
The same direction your moving
40.

Which are conservation laws in physics?

a)

Conservation of energy

b)

Conservation of heat

c)

Conservation of linear momentum

d)

Conservation of velocity

41.
True or False: Inertia is the tendency of an object to resist being moved.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
What is Newton's First Law?
a)
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
b)
Force is equal to mass times acceleration (F=MA)
c)
Objects in motion stay in motion when acted upon by an outside force and vice versa for an object at rest
43.
What is Newton's Third law?
a)
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
b)
Force is equal to mass times acceleration (F=MA)
c)
Objects in motion stay in motion when acted upon by an outside force and vice versa for an object at rest
44.
What is Newton's Second Law?
a)
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
b)
Force is equal to mass times acceleration (F=MA)
c)
Objects in motion stay in motion when acted upon by an outside force and vice versa for an object at rest
45.
What is Kinetic energy?
a)
Energy at rest
b)
Energy in motion
46.
What does Kinetic Energy depend on?
a)
Mass
b)
Speed
c)
Mass and Speed
d)
Velocity
47.
What is momentum?
a)
The product of the mass of an object moving with a velocity
b)
Some space thing that propels you forward
c)
Magic
48.
What is mass?
a)
The amount of weight an object has
b)
The amount of gravity and object is being affected by
c)
The amount of mass in an object
49.
What is the definition of speed?
a)
change of location or position of an object with respect to time
b)
How fast a distance is traveled
c)
Distance traveled per unit time
d)
The rate at which the velocity of an object changes
50.

What is the wavelength of a wave with a frequency of 800 Hz that is moving through sea water at 1,440 m/s?

a)

2.1 m

b)

4.2 m

c)

3.5 m

d)

1.8 m

51.

What is the frequency of light with a wavelength of 7.00 x 10-7 m?

a)

3.4 X 1014 Hz

b)

2.1 X 1014 Hz

c)

5.4 X 1014 Hz

d)

4.3 X 1014 Hz

52.

If the frequency of wave crests passing increases, what happens to the wavelength between those wave crests?

a)

wavelength increases too

b)

wavelength stays the same

c)

wavelength decreases

53.

If the frequency of wave crests passing increases, what happens to the period between those wave crests?

a)

period increases too

b)

period stays the same

c)

period decreases

54.

In a transverse wave the material (medium) the wave is moving through moves ___________ to the direction the wave is traveling.

a)

parallel

b)

perpendicular

55.

In a longitudinal or compression wave the material (medium) the wave is moving through moves ___________ to the direction the wave is traveling.

a)

parallel

b)

perpendicular

56.

Light is an example of a __________ wave.

a)

longitudinal / compression

b)

transverse

57.

The area of a longitudinal or compression wave where there is a greater concentration of particles of the medium is called a ____________.

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

compression

d)

rarefaction

58.

What is the amplitude of a wave?

a)

Where there is no wave movement

b)

The distance the wave oscillates from it's resting position

c)

A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another

d)

The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave

59.

Definition: Crest

a)

The highest point of a transverse wave

b)

The lowest point of a transverse wave

c)

The center of a transverse wave

d)

The distance between two points on a wave

60.

Definition: Crest

a)

The highest point of a transverse wave

b)

The lowest point of a transverse wave

c)

The center of a transverse wave

d)

The distance between two points on a wave

61.

What type of matter can waves travel through?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

All of the Above

62.

If the wavelength of a wave increased, what would happen to the frequency?

a)

decrease

b)

increase

c)

stay the same

63.

The units of frequency are...

a)

metres

b)

seconds

c)

Hertz

d)

degrees

64.

When we're talking about a pendulum, what does T stand for?

a)

pi

b)

period

c)

length

d)

gravity

65.

What is the unit for the period of a pendulum?

a)

second

b)

meter

c)

m/s/s

d)

Newton

66.

A form of energy that we can see.

a)

Light

b)

Sound

c)

Heat

d)

Force

67.
The formula for work is
a)
Fd
b)
F/d
c)
d/F
68.
Student X pushes a 10-N box with a force of 2 N. At the same time, Student Y pushes the same box with a force of 6 N, but in the opposite direction. Which would most likely occur?
a)
The resultant force on the box would be 8 N.
b)
The resultant force on the box would be 18 N. 
c)
The box will move toward Student X.
d)
The box will move toward Student Y. 
69.
A desk exerts an upward force of 1.5 N to a book lying on it. What force does the book exert on the desk?
a)
a downward force of 0.0 N
b)
a downward force of 1.5 N
c)
a downward force of 6.5 N
d)
a downward force of 15 N
70.
Weight, which is a Force, is measured in___
a)
Newtons
b)
grams
c)
kilograms
d)
m/s
71.
The unit for power is
a)
Joule
b)
Watts
c)
Newton
d)
Kg
72.
p = mv
The above formula is for...
a)
work
b)
momentum
c)
power
73.
When is work done on an object?
a)
when a force is applied to an object and the object remains stationary
b)
when the fricitonal force on an object is greater than a force applied to the object
c)
when a Force is applied to an object and the object Moves in the same Direction as the Force
74.
A(n) __________ is a push or pull.
a)
newton
b)
acceleration
c)
force
d)
momentum
75.
The tendency of an object to resist a change in its state of motion
a)
unbalanced force
b)
inertia
c)
balanced force
d)
gravity
76.
What is the net force of this object? 
a)
10 N, no direction
b)
10 N left
c)
5 N right
d)
0 N no direction
77.
Which law explains why you need to wear a seat belt? 
a)
First (law of inertia)
b)
Second (F=ma)
c)
Third (Action-Reaction)
d)
Gravity
78.
Can be measured in meters per second (m/s)
a)
Distance
b)
Time
c)
Speed
d)
Acceleration
79.
What is the rate of gravitational acceleration?
a)
9.8 m/s
b)
8.9 m/s
c)
9.8 m/s2
d)
8.9 m/s2
80.
How will this object move? 
a)
It won't move. 
b)
It will move to the right. 
c)
It will move to the left. 
d)
It will move up. 
81.

Bumper car X moves at a speed of 2.5m/s moving toward car Y which is at rest. Car X collides with car Y. How does the momentum for each car change after the collision?

a)

Car X’s momentum increases, and car Y’s momentum decreases

b)

Car X’s momentum decreases, and car Y’s momentum increases.

c)

Car X’s momentum is unchanged, and car Y’s momentum decreases.

d)

Car X’s momentum is unchanged, and car Y’s momentum increases.

82.

What is the approximate momentum of a toy car with a mass of 15kg and a velocity of 20m/s?

a)

0.8 Ns

b)

250 Ns

c)

1.33 Ns

d)

300 Ns

83.

Can the Mini Cooper ever have the same momentum as the truck? How?

a)

Yes. If the Mini has a much greater inertia than the truck.

b)

Yes. If the Mini has a much greater velocity than the truck.

c)

No. The masses are not the same.

d)

No. The Mini has a lower velocity.

84.

A constant 4.0-N horizontal force is applied to a 0.10-kg object as it moves a distance of 0.20 m along a horizontal, frictionless surface. How much work does the force perform on the object?

a)

0.8 J

b)

0.08 J

c)

0.4 J

d)

0.04 J

85.

At which point will the roller coaster have the greatest amount of gravitational potential energy?

a)

A, the highest point

b)

B, the lowest point

c)

When it reaches maximum velocity

d)

When it reaches the station

86.

Why does it take your car breaks longer to stop when you are driving faster?

a)

Kinetic energy is higher at higher speeds (1/2mv2)

b)

There is less friction when you drive fast.

c)

Moving at higher speeds requires more energy due to the increase in mass of the car.

d)

It does not take longer. The stopping distance would be equal.

87.

How much power does it take to lift a 15-N object 0.5 m in 1.5 s?

a)

5W

b)

0.05 W

c)

113 W

d)

11.3 W

88.

Which of the following explains the relationship between work and power when running or walking up a flight of stairs?

a)

Running requires more work and more power than walking.

b)

Running requires less work and less power than walking.

c)

Running requires the same amount of work, but more power than walking.

d)

Running requires the same amount of power, but more work than walking.

89.

The diagram represents a wave. If it’s frequency is 32 Hz, what is the approximate speed of the wave?

a)

99 m

b)

352 m

c)

138 m

d)

176 m

90.

What is a transverse electromagnetic waves that can travel through matter and vacuum

a)

sound wave

b)

light wave

c)

longitudinal wave

d)

mechanical wave