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I level Review Physics S2

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Person A and Person B are both using the same amount of work to lift something. Person A takes half as much time to do it. Who has greater power.

a)

Person A

b)

Person B

2.

If you lift a box that is twice as heavy as your friend you are doing

a)

the same amount of work.

b)

two times more work than your friend.

c)

half as much work as your friend.

d)

Cannot be determined.

3.

If a 0.5 kg ball is thrown up with 250 J of kinetic energy, how high will it go?

(HINT: At the ball's highest point it has stopped.) KE = 1/2mv2

g = 9.8 m/s2

a)

51 m

b)

25.5 m

c)

12.76 m

d)

31.6 m

4.

A cliff diver with a mass of 125 kg jumps off a 50m high cliff, how fast will he be traveling just before he hits the water? (His height at this point is 0m)

(HINT: Find PE first.) KE = 1/2mv2

g = 9.8 m/s2

a)

61,250 m/s

b)

980 m/s

c)

31.3 m/s

d)

247.5 m/s

5.
A spring with spring constant 4 N/m is compressed by 0.25 m. How much energy is stored in the spring?
a)
1 J
b)
0.25 J
c)
0.125 J
d)
16 J
6.
As the frequency of a wave traveling at constant speed increases, its ____________________ decreases.
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
speed
d)
reflection
7.
The more ____________________ a mechanical wave has, the greater its amplitude.
a)
reflection
b)
energy
c)
speed
d)
frequency
8.
What does this diagram represent?
a)
Diffraction
b)
Reflection
c)
Interference
d)
Refraction
9.

What is the bending of waves as they enter a new medium called?

a)
Refraction
b)
Diffraction
c)
Wave
d)
Medium
10.

A wave of constant wavelength diffracts as it passes through an opening in a barrier. As the size of the opening is increased, the diffraction effects

a)

decrease

b)

increase

c)

remain the same

11.
The interaction between two waves that meet is called
a)
refraction
b)
reflection
c)
diffreaction
d)
interference
12.
           In ____________________ interference, the energy of the combined wave is greater than the energy of each of the two waves.
a)
constructive
b)
destructive
c)
rarefraction
d)
combination
13.
Waves combine to produce a smaller or zero-amplitude wave in a process called
a)
Destructive Interference
b)
Reflection
c)
Refraction
d)
Constructive Interference
14.

When a wave pulse hits the end of the rope that is fixed (known as a fixed boundary), the pulse returns with no change of phase.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

When a wave pulse hits the end of the rope that is free to move (known as a free end), the pulse returns with on the same side.

a)

True

b)

False

16.
 A wave has frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave?
a)
500 m/s
b)
50 m/s
c)
5 m/s
d)
0.5 m/s
17.

The speed of sound depends on these two things:

a)

The type of medium and the temperature of the medium

b)

Speed of the medium and temperature of the medium

c)

Temperature of the medium and sound of the medium

d)

None of the above

18.
Sound travels fastest through...
a)
gas
b)
liquid
c)
solids/metals
d)
space
19.

Sound waves that are higher than the range of human ear are known as ----

a)

Infrasonic waves

b)

Ultrasonic waves

20.
Reflected sound wave is called
a)
diffraction
b)
interference
c)
big wave
d)
echo
21.
The phenomenon of beats results from sound:
a)
Interference
b)
Reflection
c)
Refraction
22.
Beats can be heard when two tuning forks:
a)
Are sounded together
b)
Have almost the same frequency and are sounded together
c)
Have the same frequency and are sounded together
23.

LOOK AT THE AIRPLANE WHAT TERM BELOW BEST DESCRIBES ITS MACH VELOCITY (SPEED).

a)

Subsonic

b)

Infrasonic

c)

Supersonic

d)

Ultrasonic

24.

The sound of the approaching siren of ambulance seems to be

a)

lower-pitched and softer

b)

lower-pitched and louder

c)

higher -pitched and become softer

d)

higher - pitched and growing louder

25.
When an ambulance move TOWARD you it sounds ________ pitched. 
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
26.
When the car moves AWAY from you, its horn seems...
a)
Low pitched
b)
High pitched
c)
Normal
27.

bending of light that happens when light travels through different mediums (substances)

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

diffusion

28.

Why does this car appears red under a white light?

a)

The car is absorbing the red light and reflecting the blue and green.

b)

The car is reflecting only the red light while absorbing the blue and green.

c)

The car is absorbing the red and green light while reflecting the blue.

d)

The car is absorbing the red, blue and green, but our eyes can only see the red.

29.

This drawing illustrates the ________________________ of a light wave.

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

c)

diffraction

d)

dispersion

30.

In this diagram, which is the angle of incidence?

a)

Angle A

b)

Angle B

c)

Angle C

d)

Angle D

31.
Which picture best shows the law of reflection?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
32.
Does the frog reflect or absorb green?
a)
Reflect
b)
Absorb
33.
High frequency waves have _________ wavelength.
a)
varying
b)
high
c)
the same
d)
low
34.
Glass has a _____________ index of refraction than air.
a)
Equal
b)
Greater
c)
Less
d)
Impossible to say
35.
How does light behave as it enters these mediums?
a)
continue its path as straight line.
b)
bends toward the normal
c)
bends away from the normal
d)
reflects
36.
Light has the highest velocity in which medium?
flint glass n=1.70
barium glass n=1.60
crown glass n=1.523
water n=1.33
diamond n=2.45
a)
diamond
b)
water
c)
flint glass
d)
barium glass
37.

What happens to light during total internal reflection?

a)

The light reflects back into the original medium at the same angle.

b)

The light refracts closer to the normal line.

c)

The light refracts farther away from the normal line.

d)

The light reflects at the angle it would have refracted at.

38.

When will total internal reflection occur?

a)

When light travels from a less dense to a more dense medium

b)

When the angle of incidence is smaller than the critical angle

c)

When the angle of incidence is greater than the critical angle

d)

When the light cannot pass through a medium

39.

What type of image is produced by a convex mirror?

a)

enlarged and real

b)

reduced and virtual

c)

enlarged and virtual

d)

reduced and real

40.

An absolute value of magnification M is greater than 1, indicates that ______________________.

a)

the image is diminished

b)

the image is magnified

c)

an image is not formed

d)

the image has the same size as the object

41.

What is the distance of your image from you if you stand 1.5 m in front of a plane mirror?

a)

1.5 m

b)

2.0 m

c)

3.0 m

d)

4.5 m

42.
This image is.....
a)
inverted and smaller
b)
inverted and larger
c)
not inverted and smaller
d)
not inverted and larger
43.
This image is...
a)
Inverted and smaller
b)
inverted and bigger
c)
not inverted and smaller
d)
not inverted and bigger
44.
When an object is placed between the focal point and the convex lens, the image produced is ___.
a)
real, reduced, and inverted
b)
real, enlarged, and inverted
c)
virtual, enlarged, and upright
d)
virtual, reduced, and upright
45.
If the distance of the image from the lens (di) is positive. The image is considered....
a)
Real 
b)
Virtual