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Physics Midterm Formula Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After hitting a home run a batter completes a full circuit of the baseball diamond which has 4 sides of 6.5m each. What was his total displacement?

a)

0 m

b)

6.5 m

c)

13 m

d)

26 m

2.

After bunting the ball a dashes to 2nd base safely. The baseball diamond has 4 sides of 6.5m each. What was his total distance?

a)

0 m

b)

6.5 m

c)

13 m

d)

26m

3.

A nerf gun shoots a dart 27m to stick on a window. if the dart was traveling at 4m/s, how long did it take to hit the window?

a)

6.75 s

b)

108 s

c)

20.25 s

4.

Which graph shows an individual that is stopped?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

None of the answers are correct

5.

Which graph shows an individual who is traveling at a constant speed?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

None of the answers are correct

6.

What period shows an individual who is stopped?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

None of the answers are correct

7.

Which period shows an individual who is traveling at a constant speed?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

None of the answers is correct

8.

The graph show three individuals traveling North away from a bakery.

Which line has the fastest velocity?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

9.

The graph shows three individuals traveling North away from a bakery.

What is the average velocity of the individual represented by line A after 40 seconds?

a)

5 m/s N

b)

2.5 m/s N

c)

0.625 m/s N

d)

0.2 m/s N

10.

The graph shows three individuals traveling North away from a bakery.

What is the average velocity of the individual represented by line B?

a)

5 m/s N

b)

2.5 m/s N

c)

0.675 m/s N

d)

0.4 m/s N

11.

The graph shows three individuals traveling North away from a bakery.

What is the displacement of the individual represented by line A after 10 seconds?

a)

10m

b)

25m

c)

50m

d)

100m

12.

The graph shows three individuals traveling North away from a bakery.

What time intervals represents the individual represented by line C traveling at a constant speed?

a)

0-20 s

b)

10-20 s

c)

0-40 s

d)

20-60 s

13.

A student tosses a ball in the air. The ball reaches its maximum height after 3 seconds. How fast was the ball thrown?

a)

29.4 m/s

b)

9.8 m/s

c)

3.26 m/s

d)

35 m/s

14.

A model rocket launches into the air and reaches its maximum height after 39 seconds before falling back to the ground. What was the rocket's initial velocity?

a)

3.57 m/s

b)

9.8 m/s

c)

382 m/s

d)

400 m/s

15.
Find the velocity of a truck that travels 75 miles north in 2.5 hours.
a)
187.5 mph north
b)
30 mph north
c)
300 mph north
d)
200 mph north
16.
It took 3.5 hours for a train to travel the distance between two cities at a velocity of 120 miles/hr.  How many miles lie between the two cities? 
a)
34 miles 
b)
420 miles
c)
120 miles 
d)
360 miles 
17.
A snail can move approximately 0.30 meters per minute. How many meters can the snail cover in 15 minutes?
a)
4.5 m
b)
50 m
c)
0.02 m
d)
14 m
18.
A roller coasters accelerates from an initial velocity of 6.0 m/s to a final velocity of 70 m/s over 4 seconds.  What's the acceleration?
a)
24 m/s2
b)
18 m/s2
c)
16 m/s2
d)
16 m/s
19.

What is happening at segment A?

a)

acceleration

b)

deceleration

c)

constant speed

d)

no motion/object at rest

20.

What is happening at segment B?

a)

acceleration

b)

deceleration

c)

constant speed

d)

no motion/object at rest

21.

What is happening at segment B?

a)

no motion/object at rest

b)

constant speed

c)

acceleration

22.

What is happening at segment A?

a)

no motion/object at rest

b)

constant speed

c)

deceleration

23.

Two fish were swimming in the ocean. One was a big fish with a much greater of 16kg (some of his mass was because of his top hat), and one was a smaller fish with a little mass of 4kg. Their names were Fredd (big fish), and Tom (little fish). They discussed a plan to race each other to their home, and they both started pushing against the water. They were both going at a speed of 25 newtons. Who was accelerating at a faster rate?

a)

Fredd (big fish)

b)

They were accelerating at the same rate

c)

They did not accelerate

d)

Tom (little fish)

24.

A 25 kg bike accelerates at 10 m/s2. What was the force?

a)

250 N

b)

2.5 N

c)

25 N

d)

15 N

25.

If an object was accelerating at 5 m/s2, and a force of 10 newtons was required to accelerate it, what was the object's mass?

a)

50 kg

b)

2 kg

c)

0.5 kg

d)

5 kg

26.

Jenny applies a 60 N force to a 20 Kg cart, what is the acceleration of the cart if friction can be neglected?

a)

1200 m/s/s

b)

0.33 m/s/s

c)

20 m/s/s

d)

3 m/s/s

27.

Rock A is thrown horizontally off of a cliff with a velocity of 18.0 m/s. The rock lands 35 m from the base of the cliff.

According to the information and diagram shown above, what is the magnitude of the vertical acceleration for Rock A after it is released?

a)

18 m/s

b)

35 m

c)

-9.8 m/s2

d)

0 m/s2

28.

Rock A is thrown horizontally off of a cliff with a velocity of 18.0 m/s. The rock lands 35 m from the base of the cliff.

A second rock (Rock B) is dropped from the same height from which Rock A was thrown.

If both rocks are released simultaneously, which rock will strike the ground first?

a)

Rock A

b)

Rock B

c)

They will strike at the same time

d)

The answer depends on the height of the cliff

29.

Rock A is thrown horizontally off of a cliff with a velocity of 18.0 m/s. The rock lands 35 m from the base of the cliff.

According to the above information and diagram, how long will Rock A be in the air?


v=d/t

a)

1.9 s

b)

630 s

c)

180 s

d)

3 s

30.

Rock A is thrown horizontally off of a cliff with a velocity of 18.0 m/s. The rock lands 35 m from the base of the cliff.

According to the information and diagram above, what is the height of the cliff?

v=d/t

d= vi t + at2

a)

37 m

b)

22m

c)

15 m

d)

35 m

31.

Astronomers use the gravitational wobble of a star to indicate the presence of planets outside our solar system. Astronomers specifically look for planets in the habitable zone of 1.8 X 1011 m away from the star.

Calculate the mass of a planet that exerts a 1.4 X1013 N force on a 6.4 X 1030 kg star.

a)

2.03x1025

b)

4.27x1020

c)

4.536x1035

d)

1.06x1015

32.

A student attempts to measure the maximum possible distance two masses can be away from one another and still register on the force-meter available. The masses are 3 kg and 8 kg respectively while the force-meter is capable of detecting a force as low as 0.00004 N.

What is the greatest distance the masses can be apart and still register on the force-meter?

a)

6x105

b)

4.0x10-6

c)

2.0x10-3

d)

1.0x10-5

33.

What is the gravitational force between two identical 7000 kg asteroids whose centers of mass are separated by 200 m?

a)

1225 N

b)

8.2x10-8 N

c)

1.6x10-5 N

d)

5.4x10-4 N

34.

The force of gravity depends directly on the ______ of an object.

a)

mass, kg

b)

force, N

c)

speed, m/s

d)

radius, m

35.

Our moon has a mass of 8.35 x 1022 kg, and is 4.63 x 108 km from Earth at the closest point. The mass of Earth is 5.97x10²⁴kg. What is the gravitational attraction between these two bodies?

a)

1.55x1020N

b)

2.14x1017N

c)

7.18x1028N

d)

5.43x1015N