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Physics First Semester Final

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 5hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of force is the BLUE arrow indicating?

a)

Applied Force

b)

Gravity

c)

Friction

d)

Normal Force

2.

What is more than likely always going to be a force present on a free body diagram?

a)

Normal Force

b)

Gravity

c)

Friction

d)

Applied Force

3.

What is the type of force that both the ground and the wall exerts on the sitting man?

a)

Friction

b)

Gravity

c)

Applied Force

d)

Normal Force

4.

What type of force is the RED arrow indicating?

a)

Applied force

b)

Tension

c)

Spring

d)

Friction

5.

The sky diver is currently accelerating due to gravity, what is the other force at work?

a)

Normal Force

b)

Friction

c)

Air Resistance

d)

Applied Force

6.

Forces that have a net force of zero Newtons

a)

Balanced force

b)

Unbalanced force

7.
The sum of all forces acting on an object.
a)
Contact Force
b)
Balanced Force
c)
Unbalanced Force
d)
Net Force
8.

What is the overall Net Force?

a)

10 N, Left

b)

671 N, Right

c)

601 N, Left

d)

70 N, Right

9.
In which direction will the box accelerate?
a)
Down and to the left
b)
Up and to the right
c)
Up and to the left
d)
Down and to the right
10.

The acceleration of an object as produced by a net force is directly proportional to the magnitude of the net force, in the same direction as the net force, and inversely proportional to the mass of the object.

or

f = ma

force = mass x acceleration

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

11.

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction,

a)

Newtons 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

12.

An object at rest will remain at rest, and an object in motion will remain in motion unless acted on by an unbalanced force.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

13.

What does the F stand for on a free-body diagram?

a)

Free

b)

Fan

c)

Net

d)

Force

14.

How do you calculate speed?

a)

multiply distance and speed

b)

distance divided by time

c)

speed divided by time

d)

divide distance and density then multiply by volume

15.

How do you calculate distance?

a)

multiply distance and speed

b)

distance divided by speed

c)

speed times time

d)

divide distance and density then multiply by volume

16.

How do you calculate time?

a)

multiply distance and speed

b)

distance divided by speed

c)

speed divided time

d)

divide distance and density then multiply by volume

17.

_________ is the change in speed over time.

a)

Distance

b)

Speed

c)

Velocity

d)

Acceleration

18.

A biker travels 25 miles in 2 hours. What is the average speed in miles per hour?

a)

50 mph

b)

20 mph

c)

12.5 mph

d)

20 km/h

19.

If you travel 200 miles in 2 hours, how fast were you driving?

a)

100 mph

b)

400 mph

c)

50 mph

d)

impossible to calculate

20.

What is distance?

a)

an object's overall change in position (start to end)

b)

how much ground an object has covered during its motion

c)

how fast an object is moving

d)

how long it takes an object to move from start to end

21.

Bruno sprinted down the hallway for a science project. He ran a total of 40 meters in 20 seconds. What was his average speed?

a)

2 meters per second

b)

20 meters per second

c)

40 meters per second

d)

10 meters for second

22.

Billy runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home. What is Billy's distance?

a)

0 meters

b)

400 meters

c)

800 meters

d)

1600 meters

23.

Billy runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home. What is Billy's displacement?

a)

0 meters

b)

400 meters

c)

800 meters

d)

1600 meters

24.
Because displacement has a magnitude and direction it is called a ______. 
a)
distance
b)
vector
c)
arrow
d)
length
25.

Newton's First Law says that an object that is not moving will _____.

a)

stay at rest

b)

keep moving with a constant velocity

c)

resist any physical change

d)

has mass

26.

Newton's First Law says that an object that is moving will _____.

a)

stay at rest

b)

keep moving with a constant velocity

c)

resist any physical change

d)

has mass

27.

What is inertia?

a)

The resistance of any physical object to any change in its state of motion

b)

The amount of mass an object has

c)

A reaction in an object

d)

No one knows

28.

Which of the following has more inertia?

a)

Bowling ball

b)

Tennis ball

29.

What equation is used to solve Newton's Second Law problems?

a)

F = ma

b)

M = Fa

c)

A = m / F

d)

F = m / a

30.

Newton's Third Law says that every time there is an action force, there is also a reaction force that is _____ in size and acts in the _____ direction.

a)

equal, opposite

b)

opposite, equal

c)

greater, different

d)

lesser, same

31.

In Newton's Second Law equation, what does the F stand for?

a)

force

b)

friction

c)

french fries

d)

friends

32.

In Newton's Second Law equation, what does the m stand for?

a)

mass

b)

minutes

c)

measurement

d)

mountain

33.

In Newton's Second Law equation, what does the a stand for?

a)

acceleration

b)

animals

c)

atom

d)

ant

34.

What is the acceleration of freefall (gravity) equal to? (this is a constant number)

a)
9.81 m/s^2
b)
5.67 m/s^2
c)
10.25 m/s^2
d)
7.93 m/s^2
35.

What is projectile motion?

a)
The motion of an object that is only affected by air resistance
b)
The motion of an object that is not affected by gravity
c)
The motion of an object that defies the laws of physics
d)
The motion of an object that is thrown or projected into the air and is subject to gravity and air resistance.
36.

What is Newton's 1st Law?

a)
An object at rest will start moving on its own without any external force
b)
An object at rest will stay at rest, and an object in motion will stay in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
c)
An object in motion will eventually come to a stop without any force acting on it
d)
An object in motion will change its speed and direction without any external force
37.

According to Newton's third law, if you push gently on something, it will push...

a)
sideways with a lesser force
b)
away from you with a greater force
c)
upward with no force
d)
back on you with an equal force
38.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
39.
How would you write 564,000,000 in scientific notation?
a)
5.64 x 10-7
b)
5.64 x 106
c)
5.64 x 108
d)
56.4 x 107
40.
0.9 x 10-3 is in scientific notation. 
a)
True
b)
False
41.
convert 9 km to mm
a)
900,000
b)
9,000,000
c)
9,000
d)
90,000
42.
Which of the following is an example of a vector quantity?
a)
Velocity
b)
Temperature
c)
Volume
d)
Mass
43.
Name the missing force....
a)
weight force
b)
normal force
c)
frictional force
d)
tension force
44.

What is the unit for mass?

a)

kg

b)

N

c)

ms-2

d)

W

45.

What is the S.I. unit for time?

a)

century

b)

s

c)

N

d)

J

46.

What is the S.I. unit for distance?

a)

J

b)

m

c)

W

d)

s

47.

What is the unit for speed?

a)

N

b)

ms-1

c)

ms-2

d)

seconds

48.

What is the unit for force?

a)

Watt

b)

Newton

c)

kilogram

d)

Henry

49.
5,000 m = _____ km
a)
50
50
b)
500
c)
5
d)
50,000
50.
80 mm = ____ cm 
a)
.8
b)
800
c)
8
d)
8,000
51.
An object following a straight-line path at a constant speed 
a)
has zero acceleration
b)
has no forces acting on it
c)
has a net force acting in the direction of motion
d)
none of these
52.
F=MA
An object of mass 10 kg is accelerated upward at 2 m/s2.  What force is required? 
a)
20 N
b)
2 N
c)
5 N
d)
0 N
53.
45 m/s2 is the... 
a)
Mass
b)
Force 
c)
Acceleration
d)
weight
54.

Acceleration changes an object's...

a)

speed, direction, or both

b)

speed, gravity, or both

c)

gravity, direction, or both

d)

inertia, speed, or both

55.
A baseball player bats a ball with a force of 1,000 N. The ball exerts a reaction force (without any additional forces action on it) against the bat of...
a)
Less than 1, 000 N
b)
1,000 N
c)
More than 1,000 N
56.

Noah, William, and Emma are observing a car on a straight road. What is the line on the graph showing the car's movement?

a)

The car is moving away from its starting point at a constant speed

b)

The car is moving back towards the starting point at a constant speed

c)

The car is accelerating (getting faster)

d)

The car is decelerating (getting slower)

57.

Aria, Rohan, and Maya are observing a line on a graph that represents a car's journey. What is this line of the graph showing about the car's movement?

a)

The car is moving away from its starting point at a constant speed

b)

The car is moving back towards the starting point at a constant speed

c)

The car is accelerating (getting faster)

d)

The car is decelerating (getting slower)

58.

James kicked a soccer ball. How long did it take for the ball to travel 10 m?

a)

0 s

b)

10 s

c)

15 s

d)

20 s

59.

Oliver and Aiden are participating in a race. If line A represents Oliver's speed and line B represents Aiden's speed, which line represents the person moving at a faster speed?

a)

A

b)

B

60.

In a 100m race, at what point did Luna run the fastest?

a)

Between 50m-75m (C-D)

b)

Between 25m-50m (B-C)

c)

Start to 25m (A-B)

d)

75m to finish line (D-E)

61.

Mathematician, Astronomer, & Physicist who discovered gravity, laws of motion, calculus, reflecting telescope.

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Marie Curie

c)

Stephen Hawkings

d)

AlexanderFleming

62.

If you know the distance traveled and the amount of time it took, speed may be calculated by:

a)

dividing time by distance.

b)

multiplying time by distance.

c)

dividing distance by time.

d)

multiplying distance squared by time.

63.

from 3rd second to 5th second, the object is

a)

moving at a constant speed

b)

speeding up

c)

not moving

d)

slowing down

64.
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
65.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
S = t/d
b)
S = d/t
c)
S = d x t
d)
S = t x d

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