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Physics Semester Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of wave has to have a medium?
a)
transverse
b)
electromagnetic
c)
mechanical
d)
delta
2.
What do you call it when two waves combine and are larger?
a)
constructive interference
b)
destructive interference
c)
additive collision
d)
subtractive collision
3.
Which of these are a Vector?
a)
M/S
b)
Meters
c)
Seconds
d)
Feet
4.
Two Toy Trucks weighing 5 kg move directly towards each other, Truck A moves at 5 m/s Truck B moves at 15 m/s, what will happen?
a)
Truck A and Truck B will end up going the same direction
b)
Truck A will be ran over by Truck B
c)
Both Trucks Stop and exchange insurance information
d)
they call a tow truck
5.
What is Kinetic energy?
a)
Energy at rest
b)
Energy in motion
6.
What does Kinetic Energy depend on?
a)
Mass
b)
Speed
c)
Mass and Speed
d)
Velocity
7.
Kinetic Energy is a _____ and Potential Energy is a _____.
a)
Vector, Scalar
b)
Scalar, Vector
8.
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
9.
The symbol for momentum is...?
a)
R
b)
v
c)
J
d)
p
10.

Kinetic energy is conserved __________ collisions.

a)

only in elastic

b)

only in inelastic

c)

in all

d)

never during

11.

Momentum is conserved __________ collisions.

a)

only in elastic

b)

only in inelastic

c)

in all

d)

never during

12.

The standard units for momentum are...

a)

Newton-seconds, Ns.

b)

Newtons per second, N/s

c)

Newton meters, Nm

d)

Newtons per meter, N/m

13.

The direction of an object's momentum is always __________ its direction of motion

a)

the same as

b)

the opposite of

c)

parallel to

d)

perpendicular to

14.

For an elastic collision of two masses, M1 and M2, with two velocities, V1 and V2, after the collision, their total momentum will be equal to:

a)

M1V1+M2V2=M1V1'+M2V2'

b)

M1V1+M2V2=M1V1+M2V2

c)

M1V1+M2V2=(M1+M2)V3

d)

M1V1+M2V2=(M1+M2)(V1+V2)

15.

For an inelastic collision of two masses, M1 and M2, with two velocities, V1 and V2, after the collision, their total momentum will be equal to:

a)

M1V1+M2V2=M1V1'+M2V2'

b)

M1V1+M2V2=M1V1+M2V2

c)

M1V1+M2V2=(M1+M2)V3

d)

M1V1+M2V2=(M1+M2)(V1+V2)

16.

Which of the following is defined as an energy transfer?

a)

kinetic energy

b)

work

c)

potential energy

d)

chemical energy

17.

The unit of work is

a)

watt

b)

hertz

c)

joule

d)

pascal

18.

A light plastic cart and a heavy steel cart are both pushed with the same force for a distance of 1.0 m, starting from rest. After the force is removed, the kinetic energy of the light plastic cart is ________ that of the heavy steel cart.

a)

greater than

b)

equal to

c)

less than

d)

can't say unless we know how big the force is

19.

A major league pitcher can throw a baseball with a kinetic energy of 150 J. How much work must the pitcher do to the ball to give it that much KE?

a)

150 J

b)

0

c)

Can’t tell without knowing the mass of the ball

20.

A rock has 10 J of potential energy on top of a roof. If it is dropped and lands with only 8 joules of kinetic energy, how much work did air resistance do on the rock?

a)

-18 J

b)

-10 J

c)

-8 J

d)

-2 J

21.

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

a)

Acceleration due to gravity

b)

Force of gravity

c)

Weight of the object

22.

What is the unit for power?

a)

what

b)

watt

c)

joule

d)

Jewel-Osco

23.

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

a)

walking

b)

running

c)

they require equal work

d)

no work is required for either because the movement is vertical

24.

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

25.

A basketball that is dropped bounces back up to its original height. Pick the correct energy transformation from the point when it was dropped until it returns to the original height.

a)

KE --> PE --> Elastic

b)

PE --> KE --> Elastic --> KE --> PE

c)

KE --> PE --> Elastic --> PE --> KE

d)

Elastic --> PE --> KE --> Elastic

26.

How much work is done on a 200-kg crate that is hoisted 2 m in a time of 4 s?

a)

400 J

b)

1000 J

c)

1600 J

d)

4000 J

27.

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

a)

400 W

b)

1000 W

c)

1600 W

d)

4000 W

28.

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

a)

potential energy

b)

momentum

c)

work

d)

all of these

29.

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

30.

Definition: Trough

a)

The center of a wave

b)

The resting position of a wave

c)

The lowest point of a transverse wave

d)

The highest point of a transverse wave

31.

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

32.

What is a medium?

a)

The lowest point of a transverse wave

b)

The size of a wave

c)

The middle of a wave

d)

Matter through which a wave travels

33.
When the sound source moves, the frequency changes
ex. police car siren sounding lower pitch after the car passes
a)
pitch
b)
frequency
c)
Doppler Effect
d)
medium
34.

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

a)

decrease

b)

increase

c)

stay the same

35.

What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

wavelength

36.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
37.

What type of interference is represented in this diagram?

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

38.

Sound waves in musical instruments or tubes create standing waves that enhance which type of interference to make louder sounds?

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

39.

Why the positive and negative charges show the above result?

a)

Same charges attract to each other and different charges repel to each other

b)

Same charges repel to each other and diffrerent charges attract to each other

40.
If two balloons have the same charge, what will happen if you place them close to each other?
a)
Nothing
b)
They will be attracted
c)
They will pop
d)
They will push each other away.
41.
The charge of an electron is 
a)
positive. 
b)
negative. 
c)
Electrons have no charge
42.
When a balloon is rubbed on clothes it acquires a charge by ___________
a)
Induction
b)
reduction
c)
friction 
d)
concuction
43.
When a glass rod is rubbed with silk and the glass rod becomes positively charged, what happens to the electrons?
a)
they are removed from the rod
b)
they are added to the rod
44.
What do you call the process of charging a conductor by bringing it near another charged object?
a)
induction
b)
polarization
c)
neutralization
d)
conduction
45.
Which of the following is not a good conductor of electricity?
a)
copper
b)
silver
c)
Glass
d)
aluminum