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Physics Midterm Review Part B

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In a classroom lab, a Physics student walks through the hallways making several small displacements to result in a single overall displacement. The listings below show the individual displacements for student B. Simplify the collection of displacements into a pair of N-S and E-W displacements. Then use Pythagorean theorem to determine the overall displacement.

a)

132 m Northeast

b)

40 m Southwest

c)

76 m southwest

d)

76 m Northeast

2.

Which is the Resultant? (Hint: The Resultant starts at the tail of the 1st vector and end at the head of the last vector)

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

3.

Brian runs 12 km West and then Runs 9 Km South to get to the store. What is the magnitude of the resulting displacement?

a)

R = 8 km

b)

R = 17 km

c)

R = 15 km

d)

R = 14 km

4.

Use the Pythagorean Theorem to determine the magnitude of the following resultant.

a)

R = 11 m

b)

R = 12 m

c)

R = 13 m

d)

R = 17 m

5.

Which would hit the ground first if dropped from the same height in a vacuum—a feather or a metal bolt?

a)

the feather

b)

the metal bolt

c)

They would hit the ground at the same time.

d)

They would be suspended (floating) in a vacuum.

6.
What is the distance a ball falls after 1,2,3,4,5 seconds (assume g is rounded to 10 m/s2)?
a)
10, 20, 30, 40, 50 m (meters)
b)
5, 20, 45, 80,125 m (meters)
c)
5, 10,15, 20, 25 m (meters)
d)
10, 25, 60, 90,120 m (meters)
7.
What is the velocity of a ball that has been dropped off a cliff after 1 , 2, 3, 4, and 5 seconds? (assume g is rounded to 10 m/s2)?. 
a)
10, 20, 30, 40, 50 m/s
b)
5, 10, 15, 20, 25 m/s
c)
5, 20, 45, 80,125 m
d)
10,10,10,10,10 m/s
8.
What is the acceleration of a ball that is dropped off the side of a cliff after 1,2,3,4,5 seconds? (assume g is rounded to 10 m/s2)
a)
5,10,15, 20, 25 m/s2
b)
10, 20, 30, 40, 50 m/s2
c)
5, 20, 45, 80, 125 m/s2
d)
10,10,10,10,10 m/s2
9.

An object free falls for 3.5 seconds. How far does it fall?

a)
120.05 m
b)
17.15 m
c)
60.03 m
d)
34.3 m
10.
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
11.

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

12.

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 farther from the base of the cliff?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

Both at the same distance

13.

In the absence of air resistance, the angle at which a thrown ball will go the farthest is?

a)

90°

b)

30°

c)

60°

d)

45°

14.

A cannonball is launched horizontally at 50 m/s from an 80 m tall cliff. How far will it go (horizontally) before hitting the ground?

a)

100 m

b)

200 m

c)

400 m

d)

800 m

15.
What is the direction of the velocity at point B, if the ball is revolving clockwise?
a)
up
b)
right
c)
down
d)
left
16.
The velocity is always _____ to the line of a circle. 
a)
outwards
b)
towards the center
c)
tangent
d)
faster
17.

What's the centripetal acceleration of an object traveling 2.3 m/s around a circle of diameter 0.6 m?

a)

5 m/s2

b)

17.63 m/s2

c)

10 m/s2

d)

8.81 m/s2

18.

A 10kg car travels at a constant speed of 20.0 m/s around a horizontal circular track. Which diagram correctly represent the direction of the car's velocity (v) and the direction of the centripetal force (Fc) acting on the car at a particular moment?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

An automobile you are riding in suddenly stops, but you continue to go forward.

a)

Newton's

1st

Law of Motion

b)

Newton's

2nd

Law of Motion

c)

Newton's

3rd

Law of Motion

20.

A skater pushes another skater forward, but the one pushing moves backwards.

a)

Newton's

1st

Law of Motion

b)

Newton's

2nd

Law of Motion

c)

Newton's

3rd

Law of Motion

21.

The harder you hit a baseball, the faster it accelerates.

a)

Newton's

1st

Law of Motion

b)

Newton's

2nd

Law of Motion

c)

Newton's

3rd

Law of Motion

22.

If a force of 50 N is exerted on two balls, one with a mass of 5 kg and the other with a mass of 10 kg, which ball will have the greater acceleration?

a)

The one with a mass of 10 kg will have the greatest acceleration.

b)

The one with a mass of 5 kg will have the greatest acceleration.

c)

They will both accelerate at the same rate.

23.

A bike accelerates at 10 m/s2 when a force of 50N is applied. What is the mass of the bike and its rider?

a)

25 kg

b)

200 kg

c)

20 kg

d)

5 kg

24.

Calculate the net force for the diagram.

a)

800 N down unbalanced

b)

600N down balanced

c)

400 N down unbalanced

d)

400 N up unbalanced

25.
Name the missing force...
a)
frictional force
b)
weight force
c)
thrust
d)
buoyant force
26.
Name the missing force...
a)
tension force
b)
frictional force
c)
normal force
d)
spring force
27.

The amount of matter in an object

a)

Weight

b)

Mass

c)

Volume

d)

Circumference

28.

Weight is _________.

a)

the quantity of matter in an object.

b)

the measure of an object's inertia.

c)

the force exerted by gravity on an object's mass.

d)

equal to the mass of an object.

29.

An object has a weight of 230N on the moon where the acceleration of gravity is 1.6m/s/s. What is the mass of the object?

a)

299kg

b)

0.007kg

c)

141.9 kg

d)

233 kg

30.
Complete the following statement: The farther away two planets are the _______ the gravitational force between them.
a)
more
b)
same
c)
dosen't matter
d)
less
31.

If the mass of either m1 or m2 is increased then the force of gravitation between them will...

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

32.

Calculate the gravitational force between two objects when they are 0.750m apart. Each object has a mass of 5.00kg.

a)

2.96x10-9N

b)

3.00x10-6N

c)

2.22x10-9N

d)

2.23x10-8N

33.

Which two quantities are needed to calculate momentum?

​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
mass & velocity
force & velocity
force & time
mass & time
force & acceleration
34.
Which has more momentum: a car stopped at a red light or a bike moving at 15 mph?
a)
car
b)
bike
c)
they are equal
d)
cannot determine using the info provided
35.

What is the momentum of a 55kg person running at 7 m/s? Do not include units

36.

True or false: The total momentum before and after an elastic collision remains the same.

a)

true

b)

false

37.

A ball collides with another stationary ball. If they bounce off each other, what type of collision occurred?

a)

Elastic Collision

b)

Inelastic Collision

38.

A football player gets ready for a field goal and kicks the ball with an impulse of 20Ns due to a force of 250N. What is the time the ball is in contact with the kicker's foot? (Hint: Impulse = Change in Momentum)

a)

0.08s

b)

12.5s

c)

5000s

39.

A car with a mass of 2000kg is traveling at 10m/s and collides with a second car of mass 1500kg traveling at -15m/s. If the collision is perfectly inelastic, what is the velocity of the two cars after the collision?

a)

-0.7 m/s

b)

-1.4 m/s

c)

5.7 m/s

d)

-6.4 m/s

40.

Two objects collide and stick together, what type of collision occurred?

a)

Elastic Collision

b)

Inelastic Collision