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Semester 1 Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What must be true about images used in a motion diagram?

a)

They are taken at equal intervals of time

b)

They are taken from different directions

c)

They show different objects

d)

They show the same position

2.

What would the particle model of a parked car look like?

a)

A single dot

b)

Several dots equally spaced apart

c)

Dots that get closer together

d)

Dots that get further apart

3.

To describe the motion of an object moving along a straight line, what must you know besides where the object is located?

a)

When it was there

b)

Where it went next

c)

How it got there

d)

How large it is

4.

Which quantity is a Vector?

a)

Position

b)

Time

c)

Distance

d)

Temperature

5.

Which description BEST matches the graph seen here?

a)

A turtle walks slowly yet constantly across the street

b)

A racecar driver speeds up as he nears the finish line

c)

A softball player slides to a stop into home base

d)

A frog sits on a log, pondering its soggy existence

6.

Which quantity is a Scalar?

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Displacement

7.

What does a vector have that a scalar does not?

a)

Direction

b)

Quantity

c)

Delta

d)

Magnitude

8.

What is the point at which the value of each variable being studied is zero?

a)

Origin

b)

Position

c)

Coordinate System

d)

Interval

9.

What does the Greek letter Delta (Δ) indicate?

a)

A change in quantity

b)

A change in direction

c)

Minimum value

d)

Maximum value

10.

Which of the following best defines Displacement?

a)

It is the change in position and is a vector

b)

It is the change in position and is a scalar

c)

It is the change in time and is a scalar

d)

It is the change in time and is a vector

11.

Which of these quantities are Scalar?


SELECT ALL THAT APPLY!

a)

Time

b)

Position

c)

Speed

d)

Velocity

e)

Distance

12.

Which of these quantities are Vector?


SELECT ALL THAT APPLY!

a)

Displacement

b)

Position

c)

Speed

d)

Velocity

e)

Distance

13.

A resultant vector is ________________

a)

equal to the sum of one vector.

b)

equal to the sum of two or more vectors.

c)

equal to the difference of one vector.

14.

What is the magnitude of the resultant vector, r?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

7

15.

What is the resultant of the two vectors shown above?

a)

+5

b)

-5

c)

+15

d)

-15

16.

Which of the following BEST describes the vector shown?

a)

45 cm

b)

45 cm at 30 degrees North of East

c)

45 cm at 30 degrees East of North

d)

45 cm North East

17.

Let's test your spatial recognition skills B)

Use the picture to answer the question.

Which color vector would be the Resultant of Black + Red?

a)

green

b)

purple

c)

blue

d)

orange

18.

Acceleration is defined as the CHANGE in

a)

time of motion to another place.

b)

velocity

c)

distance

d)

speed

19.
A box sliding down an inclined plane attains a velocity of 27 m/s in 3 seconds from rest.  Find the acceleration.
a)
30 m/s
b)
24 m/s2
c)
9 m/s2
d)
81 km/hr
20.

What is the acceleration for an object in Free Fall?

a)

-9.8 m/s2

b)

9.8 m/s2

c)

Cannot be determined

d)

0 m/s2

21.

If you throw a baseball straight up, what is its velocity at the highest point?

a)

- 9.8 m/s2

b)

- 9.8 m/s

c)

0 m/s2

d)

0 m/s

22.

If you throw a baseball straight up, what is its acceleration at the highest point?

a)

- 9.8 m/s2

b)

- 9.8 m/s

c)

0 m/s2

d)

0 m/s

23.

A textbook is dropped from a second floor window and falls to the ground. What happens to the velocity as the book falls to the ground

a)

the velocity increases

b)

the velocity decreases

c)

the velocity remain constant

24.

A textbook is dropped from a second floor window and falls to the ground. What happens to the acceleration as the book falls to the ground

a)

the acceleration increases

b)

the acceleration decreases

c)

the acceleration remains constant

25.

If a ball is thrown up at 40 m/s, about how many seconds does it take reach the top of its path? (Assume no air resistance)

a)

8 s

b)

4 s

c)

10 s

d)

0.1 s

26.

A strange, bipedal blue hedgehog feels the need to go fast. Running with an initial speed of 20 m/s, it accelerates by 4.2 m/s2 for 10 seconds.

How far did this hedgehog go in this time period?

a)

410 m

b)

221 m

c)

210 m

d)

305 m

27.

What is the net force acting on this object?

a)

17 N to the Right

b)

0 N

c)

6 N Up

d)

17 N to the Left

28.

If the net force on an object is 0, we would say that the object is in ________

a)

Balance

b)

Equilibrium

c)

Stasis

d)

Cryosleep

29.

A net force of 200 N is applied to a 40 kg box.

What would be the acceleration of the box?

a)

5 m/s2

b)

50 m/s2

c)

0.2 m/s2

d)

8000 m/s2

30.

An astronaut exerts a 75 N force on a satellite. What is the magnitude of the force exerted by the satellite on the astronaut?

a)

0 N

b)

75 N

c)

35 N

d)

Cannot be determined

31.

Suppose Lemming A runs off the edge of the cliff at 2 m/s and Lemming B runs off the edge at 1 m/s. Which will hit the ground first?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

Both at the same time

32.

A skateboarder rolls off a bridge into the river as shown. If the skateboarder was originally moving at 7.0 m/s, how much time did the skateboarder spend in the air?

a)

1.3 s

b)

0.79 s

c)

38.5 s

d)

0.70 s

e)

Not enough information given.

33.

An arrow is shot at 30o above the horizontal. Its velocity is 49 m/s.

What is the max height the arrow will attain?

a)

0 m

b)

31 m

c)

210 m

d)

123 m

34.

What is the magnitude of the horizontal acceleration of a projectile?

a)

0 m/s2

b)

9.8 m/s2

35.

What is the magnitude of the vertical acceleration of a projectile?

a)

0 m/s2

b)

9.8 m/s2

36.
What is the coefficient of static friction if it takes 44 N of force to move a box that weighs 86 N? 
a)
0.78
b)
0.51
c)
0.78 N
d)
0.58 N
37.

Which of the following is the best expression to calculate the Normal Force?

a)

FN = mg cos(ϴ)

b)

FN = mg sin(ϴ)

c)

FN = mg sin(180-ϴ)

d)

FN = mg cos(90-ϴ)

38.

Joe wishes to hang a sign weighing 750 N. He uses two cables: A and B, attached to different buildings. Cable A makes an angle of 30o, as seen in the picture.

What is the tension in Cable B?

a)

433 N

b)

750 N

c)

866 N

d)

0 N

39.

A box is held at rest on a frictionless incline as shown below. What is the tension, T, in the rope?

a)

29 N

b)

32 N

c)

62 N

d)

69 N

40.
A box takes 40 N to start moving when the coefficient of static friction is .54. What is the weight of the box? 
a)
81 N
b)
18 N
c)
98 N
d)
74 N