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ICP S2 Final Exam Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A projectile is an object moving under the influence of only

a)

gravity

b)

ramps

c)

sideways acceleration

d)

rocket engines

2.

Acceleration occurs whenever there is a change in

a)

either speed or direction

b)

neither speed nor direction

c)

direction

d)

speed

3.

At constant speed in a straight line, the acceleration is:

a)

positive

b)

it can be any of these

c)

negative

d)

zero

4.

Speed with direction is:

a)

velocity

b)

position

c)

vector

d)

time

5.

The direction of the acceleration of an object in circular motion stay pointed:

a)

away from the center of the circle

b)

toward the center of the circle

c)

up

d)

down

6.

Distance divided by time is:

a)

position

b)

acceleration

c)

speed

d)

vector

7.

What is acceleration?

a)

change in position multiplied by the change in time

b)

change in position divided by the change in time

c)

change in velocity multiplied by the change in time

d)

change in velocity divided by the change in time

8.

Which is NOT a common unit for speed?

a)

meters per second

b)

kilograms per second

c)

cm/s

d)

miles per hour

9.

A newton is a little less than:

a)

1/2 pound

b)

1/4 pound

c)

1/8 pound

d)

1 pound

10.

If the net force doubles, the acceleration:

a)

is cut in half

b)

doubles

c)

stays the same

d)

quadruples

11.

On Earth the weight of an object is the mass multiplied by:

a)

1lb/kg

b)

1N/kg

c)

9.8N/kg (m/ s2s^2  )

d)

9.8lb/kg

12.

The mass of an object times its velocity is the:

a)

momentum

b)

inertia

c)

gravity

d)

force

13.

Type of friction that slows down the motion of a box moving across a floor

a)

static

b)

rolling

c)

viscous

d)

sliding

14.

What is the sum of all forces acting on an object at any given time?

a)

net force

b)

balanced force

c)

unbalanced force

d)

massive force

15.

Which of Newton's laws describes how acceleration depends on both net force and mass?

a)

gravity

b)

first

c)

second

d)

third

16.

Which way does friction always point?

a)

down

b)

up

c)

opposite the direction of motion

d)

perpendicular to the direction of motion

17.

Energy of motion is:

a)

mechanical energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

potential energy

d)

chemical energy

18.

Energy of position is:

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

mechanical energy

d)

chemical energy

19.

kinetic energy is related to an object's:

a)

both mass and speed

b)

neither mass nor speed

c)

speed

d)

mass

20.

One meter times one newton equals ONE:

a)

BTU

b)

kilogram

c)

Joule

d)

pound

21.

What can never be created nor destroyed?

a)

Energy

b)

Power

c)

Force

d)

Momentum

22.

How can a simple machine work to require less force for lifting a load?

a)

by making it take a longer distance

b)

it can't!

c)

by making it take less time

d)

by making it use more power

23.

If a meter stick is balanced in the middle and a 10N weight is hanging @20cm from the fulcrum, where would a 20N weight need to be on the other side of the fulcrum in order to balance?

a)

40cm

b)

20cm

c)

30cm

d)

10cm

24.

If a pulley system has four supporting strands of rope, how much force is needed to lift a 400N object?

a)

200N

b)

100N

c)

400N

d)

1600N

25.

What are the SI units for power?

a)

Joule

b)

kiloamp

c)

horsepower

d)

Watt

26.

What are the SI units for work?

a)

Joule

b)

kiloamp

c)

horsepower

d)

Watt

27.

As the pressure on a gas increases, which of the following occurs?

a)

the volume decreases

b)

the mass increases

c)

the gas cools

d)

the volume increases

28.

Convert 25 °C\degree C  to kelvin.

a)

298K

b)

-273K

c)

98K

d)

-248K

29.

How many mm of mercury is equal to one atmosphere of pressure?

a)

101

b)

22.4

c)

1

d)

760

30.

What does temperature measure?

a)

pressure

b)

average kinetic energy

c)

average size

d)

potential energy

31.

What is a gas like?

a)

particles that stick together and fall to the bottom of a container

b)

independent particles that don't move

c)

independent particles moving and filling a container

d)

particles that stick but can slide past each other

32.

Which of the following is pressure?

a)

work divided by time

b)

force divided by area

c)

force times distance

d)

force times area

33.

Metals are good conductors of heat and also good conductors of

a)

sound

b)

cold

c)

magnetism

d)

electricity

34.

What happens when heat is added to a substance with a low specific heat value?

a)

the temperature changes slowly

b)

it melts

c)

the temperature is unlikely to change at all

d)

the temperature changes quickly

35.

What is heat?

a)

hotness

b)

a flow of energy from high to low temperatures

c)

average kinetic energy

d)

a flow of energy from low to high temperature

36.

Which substance has the highest specific heat?

a)

iron

b)

oil

c)

water

d)

copper

37.

Why are metals good conductors?

a)

metals contain loose electrons

b)

metals hold cold

c)

metals are solid

d)

metals are in a random arrangement

38.

Why does evaporation cause cooling?

a)

it does not

b)

evaporation gives off energy to the liquid

c)

the fast particles leave first leaving behind a smaller average kinetic energy

d)

the slow particles leave the surface first

39.

If the frequency of a wave increases, how would the wavelength change?

a)

wavelength increases

b)

wavelength decreases

c)

wavelength varies without relationship to frequency

d)

wavelength does not change

40.

What color of light has the largest frequency?

a)

cyan

b)

violet

c)

red

d)

green

41.

What does wavelength x frequency equal?

a)

disaster

b)

speed

c)

energy

d)

amplitude

42.

What kind of electromagnetic wave has the longest wavelength?

a)

ultraviolet

b)

gamma

c)

radiowaves

d)

light

43.

What things act as waves?

a)

light

b)

water

c)

yes

d)

sound

44.

Which of these is not an EM wave?

a)

gamma

b)

sound

c)

UV

d)

X-rays

45.

Light bending as it moves into a different material is called:

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

diffraction

d)

imagination

46.

The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of ________

a)

reflection

b)

90

c)

diffraction

d)

refraction

47.

What happens when light hits a mirror?

a)

diffraction

b)

reflection

c)

explosion

d)

refraction

48.

What is the point called when light waves cross?

a)

2f

b)

imaginary point

c)

divergent point

d)

focal point

49.

What kind of image can be focused on a screen?

a)

real

b)

imaginary

c)

virtual

d)

fuzzy

50.

What kind of image does a plane mirror make?

a)

actual

b)

virtual

c)

real

d)

genuine

51.

According to Ohm's Law, voltage is equal to:

a)

current x resistance

b)

zero

c)

resistance / current

d)

current / resistance

52.

What units are used for electrical resistance?

a)

volts

b)

watts

c)

ohms

d)

amperes

53.

A circuit contains a battery and three bulbs, if one of the bulbs is removed, the others remain illuminated. The circuit is:

a)

not complete

b)

open

c)

in parallel

d)

in series

54.

How is electric power calculated?

a)

volts x watts

b)

voltage squared

c)

current x voltage

d)

current x resistance

55.

When there is only one path for an electric current a circuit is:

a)

in series

b)

open

c)

not complete

d)

in parallel