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Test REVIEW - 2nd Semester Physics - Impulse

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the barbells in Figure 6-1A has the most inertia?

a)

The 10-kg barbell

b)

The 20-kg barbell

c)

The 30-kg barbell

d)

They all have the same inertia

2.

Ch. 7: Which type of energy does a stretched spring contain?

a)

Radiant energy

b)

Electrical energy

c)

Chemical energy

d)

Elastic potential energy

3.

Ch. 8 & 9: Which of the following improves the efficiency of a machine?

a)

Reducing friction

b)

Adding more energy

c)

Running it faster

d)

Increasing friction

4.

Ch. 8 & 9: Which of the following levers has the largest mechanical advantage?

a)

Lever A

b)

Lever B

c)

Lever C

d)

All three levers have the same mechanical advantage

5.

Ch. 8 & 9: In the picture of the crowbar, which letter shows the fulcrum?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

None of these are a fulcrum

6.

Four students run up the stairs in the time shown. Which student has the largest power output?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

7.

In the equation PE = mgh, what does the “g” mean?

a)

Acceleration due to gravity

b)

Force of gravity

c)

Weight of the object

8.

Which requires more power – a person walking up stairs or a person running up stairs?

a)

walking

b)

running

c)

they require equal power output

d)

no power is required at all

9.

How much power is required to raise a 200-kg crate a vertical distance of 2 m in a time of 4 s?


P = W / t

a)

400 W

b)

1000 W

c)

1600 W

d)

4000 W

10.

If a charging elephant has kinetic energy, it must also have

a)

potential energy

b)

momentum

c)

work

d)

all of these

11.

A 5 N force is applied to a 3 kg ball to change its velocity from +9 m/s to +3 m/s. The impulse on the ball is ______ N*s.


Impulse = F*t

a)

-2.5

b)

-10

c)

-18

d)

-45

12.

If an airbag changes a 60 kg person's speed from 40.0 m/s to 0.0 m/s, what impulse must act on the person?


Impulse = m*v

a)

2400 kg.m/s

b)

1.5 kg.m/s

c)

0.67 kg.m/s

d)

1500 kg.m/s

13.
Two skaters begin at rest. Skater 1 has a smaller mass than Skater 2. After they push off each other,...
a)
Skater 1 experiences a greater change in momentum
b)
Skater 2 experiences a greater change in momentum
c)
Skater 1 has a greater velocity than Skater 2
d)
Skater 1 experiences a greater force
14.

What impulse would be needed to stop a 1500 kg car traveling at 20 m/s?


Impulse = m*v

a)

7500 Ns.

b)

15,000 Ns.

c)

30,000 Ns.

15.

When two objects collide their motion changes. Why does this happen?

a)

energy was transferred from one object to the other

b)

their gravity changed

c)

the objects lose mass

16.

Select all the examples of collisions.

a)

car crash

b)

baseball bat hitting a baseball

c)

your fingers pushing the keys on a keyboard

d)

a car running at a fast speed

17.

Select all the types of collisions.

a)

elastic

b)

inelastic

c)

static

d)

conductor

18.

Energy can be created and destroyed, but not transformed.

a)

False

b)

True

19.
What is an inelastic collision?
a)
all energy is converted into kinetic
b)
some energy is converted into other forms of energy
c)
where objects bounce off eachother
d)
where solid objects collide
20.
No machine in existence has 100% efficiency due to ____________________.
a)
magic
b)
friction
c)
smoke
d)
input
21.

What is the efficiency of a machine if 55.3 J of work are done on the machine (work input), but only 14.3 J or work are done by the machine?


Efficiency = work output / work input x 100

a)

0.25 Joules

b)

26%

c)

3.86 Joules

d)

386%

22.

Total energy = 350J
Useful energy = 70J

Workout the efficiency of this iphoneX.
 efficiency = useful energytotal energy in ×100%efficiency\ =\ \frac{useful\ energy}{total\ energy\ in}\ \times100\%  

a)

100%

b)

80%

c)

40%

d)

20%

23.

This car needs 8600J of energy to power it. If 5000J is changed into useful energy, how much energy is wasted?

a)

13600J

b)

3600J

c)

5000J

d)

8600J

24.

What is the efficiency of the machine if the input is 263 J and the output is 142 J?


Efficiency = Work output / work input x 100

a)

6.26%

b)

54%

c)

100%

d)

260%