WorksheetsFinal Physical Science Exam
Total questions: 251
Worksheet time: 5hrs 1mins
completely described by a magnitude with a direction.
What is the average velocity of the object between 10 and 15 seconds?
6 m/s
1.5 m/s
-4 m/s
0 m/s
An airplane accelerates down a runway at 3.20 m/s/s for 32.8 s until is finally lifts off the ground. Determine the distance traveled before takeoff.
1720m
104.96m
1270m
2704m
A car is traveling to the right with a speed of 29m/s when the rider slams on the accelerator to pass another car. The car passes in 110 m with constant acceleration and reaches a speed of 34m/s. We want to find the acceleration of the car as it sped up. What equation should you choose?
v=vo+at
d=vot+1/2at2
v2=vo2+2ad
d=1/2(v+vo)t
A ball is dropped from a building. How fast is it traveling after falling for 1.77 s? (Hint: It's a free falling object)
14.76 m/s
17.35 m/s
18.91 m/s
20.03 m/s
A car starts from rest and accelerates uniformly over a time of 5.21 seconds for a distance of 110 m. Determine the acceleration of the car. Choose the appropriate equation.
v=vo+at
d=vot+1/2at2
v2=vo2+2ad
d=1/2(v+vo)t
Rocket-powered sleds are used to test the human response to acceleration. If a rocket-powered sled is accelerated to a speed of 444 m/s in 1.83 seconds, then what is the distance that the sled travels?
Choose the appropriate equation.
v=vo+at
d=vot+1/2at2
v2=vo2+2ad
d=1/2(v+vo)t
If Michael Jordan has a vertical leap of 1.29 m, then what is his takeoff speed if his acceleration is -9.8 m/s2 and his velocity at the top of his leap i 0 m/s?
v=vo+at
d=vot+1/2at2
v2=vo2+2ad
d=1/2(v+vo)t
An engineer is designing the runway for an airport. Of the planes that will use the airport, the lowest acceleration rate is likely to be 3 m/s2. The takeoff speed for this plane will be 65 m/s. All airplanes will start from rest. Assuming this minimum acceleration, what is the minimum allowed length for the runway?
v=vo+at
d=vot+1/2at2
v2=vo2+2ad
d=1/2(v+vo)t
The unit we use to measure speed is ___.
m/s
m
s
m/s2
Consider a ball thrown up from the surface of the earth into the air at an angle of 30° above the horizontal. Air friction is negligible. Just after the ball is released, its acceleration is:
0 m/s2
Upwards at 9.8 m/s2
Downwards at 9.8 m/s2
Upwards at 4.9 m/s2
None of these
How long will it take a running horse to travel 260 m and attain a speed of 12 m/s from rest?
1200 seconds
1.2 hours
43 Hours
43 seconds
What shape does a projectile make?
Parabola
Hyperbola
Linear Line
Projectiles do not follow a predictable path
Two objects are released at the same time. One object is dropped in the vertical direction and one is launched horizontally into projectile motion. Which object hits the ground first?
Both hit the ground at the same time
The object dropped hits the ground first
The object launched horizontally hits the ground first
Unable to determine without further information
A rock is thrown in the air as shown in the picture. At which point does vy = 0 sm ?
A
B
C
D
E
When vectors form a right angle, we can find the resultant vector by using:
The quadratic equation
Addition
The Pythagorean Theorem
Subtraction
Describe the motion.
at rest/not moving
constant speed
constant acceleration
constant deceleration
Above is a graph of the distance vs. time for car moving along a road. According the graph, at which of the following times would the automobile have been accelerating positively?
5, 29, & 57 min.
5, 12, 29, & 35 min.
12, 35, & 41 min.
0, 20, 38, & 60 min
The graph given here shows the position vs. time for an object traveling along the x-axis. Which graph below shows the velocity vs. time for this same object during the same time period?
A ball is tossed straight up and later returns to the point from which it was launched. If the ball is subject to air resistance as well as gravity, which of the following statements is correct?
The speed at which the ball returns to the point of launch is less than its speed when it was initially launched.
The net work done by air resistance on the ball during its flight is zero.
The time for the ball to fall is the same as the time for the ball to rise.
The force of air resistance is directed down-ward both when the ball is rising and when it is falling.
The net work done by gravity on the ball during its flight is greater than zero.
What is the displacment of this object?
0m
4m
8m
12m
-4m
A 'newton' is a unit of
force
acceleration
distance
speed
energy
1 newton is equivalent to the force required to
accelerate a 1 kg mass by 1 m/s/s
move a 1 kg mass 1 metre
accelerate a 1 kg mass to a speed of 1 m/s
A 100 kg object which has a 100 newton force applied to it for 1 second. 10 seconds later, it will be moving at a speed of . . .
1 m/s
10 m/s
0 m/s
30 m/s
Two objects with unequal mass. The object with more mass has
more inertia
less inertia
Gravity is
an acceleration
a force
In physics, weight is a
force
mass
If the acceleration due to earth's gravity is 9.8 m/s/s, then the force due to gravity on a 10 kg mass is
-98 newtons
-9.8 newtons
-.98 newtons
-19.8 newtons
A curling stone has a mass of 20 kg and it leaves the player's hand at a speed of 2 m/s. It travels for 20 seconds before stopping.
Assuming friction is constant, what is the average acceleration of the curling stone?
-0.1 m/s/s
-40 m/s/s
-20 m/s/s
A curling stone has a mass of 20 kg and it leaves the player's hand at a speed of 2 m/s. It travels for 20 seconds before stopping - an acceleration of -0.1 m/s/s
What is the average force of friction on the curling stone?
-0.2 newtons
-2 newtons
-1 newton
Suppose that an astronaut throws a baseball in outer space at a location far from significant influences of gravity and air resistance. One would expect that the baseball would ____.
eventually stop since all objects ultimately "lose their steam"
eventually stop as its inertia slowly becomes used up
continue in motion with the same speed and direction
either a, b, or c -- depending on whether the astronaut continues to push it
Inertia depends on ______
Velocity
Speed
Distance
Mass
Inertia is the tendency of an object to resist a change in its ___________.
temperature
shape
size
motion
the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion
acceleration
inertia
mass
frame of reference
What is the net force?
3 N
3 N, right
17 N, right
3 N, left
If a horse pulls on a wagon at rest, the wagon pulls back equally on the horse. Can the wagon be set into motion?
Yes, because there is a net force acting on the wagon.
Yes, because there is a time delay between action and reaction.
No, because the forces cancel each other.
Yes, because the horse's pull on the wagon is larger than the wagon's pull on the horse.
A large truck and a small car traveling at the same speed have a head-on collision. The vehicle to undergo the greater change in velocity will be
the small car
the large truck
neither, both are the same.
According to Newton's third law, if you push gently on something, it will push
gently on something else.
on you only if you aren't moving.
gently on you
on something only under the right conditions.
A man pulls on a rope in a tug-of-war with an elephant . Each pulls with 500N of force. What is the tension in the rope?
0N
250N
25.0N
500N
A fighter hits a punching bag and brings it from rest up to a speed of 40 m/s in 0.08 s. What is the force of impact on the punching bag if its mass is 100 kg?
32.0 N
320 N
3,200 N
0.032
Friction always...
Resists motion
Is negative
Goes against the applied force
Is determined by weight
There are 25N of friction that keep a 10kg brick moving at a constant rate. What is the coefficient of friction?
0.25
0.25N
4
4N
The mass of a brick is 5kg, and it is stationary. What is the maximum static friction if the coefficient is 0.66?
3.3
33
3.3N
33N
What is the most difficult part of the quiz?
Calculating the amount of force exerted using F=ma
Calculating the amount of friction resisting motion
Determing the net force from a diagram.
inertia
types of friction
A force acts horizontally on a 10-N block that is sliding across a horizontal surface. The coefficient of static friction between the block and the surface is 0.50. What is the magnitude of the frictional force that acts on the block?
(a)
There are 25N of friction that keep a 10kg brick moving at a constant rate. What is the coefficient of friction?
0.25
0.25N
4
4N
A crate filled with delicious junk food rests on a horizontal floor. Only the force of gravity and the normal force act on it.
The net force on the crate is ___________
zero
greater than zero
What is the frictional force of an object that slides along a horizontal surface if its weight is 10 N and the coefficient of friction is 0.25?
40 N
9.75 N
2.5 N
25 N
What is the coefficient of friction for an object with a weight of 20 N that experiences a frictional force of 15 N?
5
1.33
0.75
7.5
FN=100N, Ff=20N
μ=5.0
μ=0.2
μ=1.2
μ=0.1
A block is pulled along a rough level surface at constant speed by the force . The figure shows the free-body diagram for the block. FN represents the normal force on the block; and f represents the force of kinetic friction. What is the magnitude of FN?
P
f
2mg
mg
A 27.6 kg block is pulled along a rough level surface at constant velocity by the force . The figure shows the free-body diagram for the block. FN represents the normal force on the block; and f represents the force of kinetic friction. The coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.30, what is the strength of P?
4.0 N
81 N
270 N
27.6 N
A force acts horizontally on a 20-N block that is sliding across a horizontal surface. The coefficient of static friction between the block and the surface is 0.75. What is the magnitude of the frictional force that acts on the block?
(a)
A force acts horizontally on a 30-N block that is sliding across a horizontal surface. The coefficient of static friction between the block and the surface is 0.6. What is the magnitude of the frictional force that acts on the block?
(a)
A force acts horizontally on a 25-N block that is sliding across a horizontal surface. The coefficient of static friction between the block and the surface is 0.2. What is the magnitude of the frictional force that acts on the block?
(a)
A force acts horizontally on a 100-N block that is sliding across a horizontal surface. The coefficient of static friction between the block and the surface is 0.2. What is the magnitude of the frictional force that acts on the block?
(a)
A force acts horizontally on a 100-N block that is sliding across a horizontal surface. The frictional force that is caused is 30-N. What is the coefficient of friction?
(a)
A force acts horizontally on a 90-N block that is sliding across a horizontal surface. The frictional force that is caused is 18-N. What is the coefficient of friction?
(a)
A force acts horizontally on a 68-N block that is sliding across a horizontal surface. The frictional force that is caused is 17-N. What is the coefficient of friction?
(a)
The frictional force caused by an object sliding across a horizontal surface is 15N. The coefficient of friction for the materials is 0.3. What is the weight of the object?
(a)
The frictional force caused by an object sliding across a horizontal surface is 9N. The coefficient of friction for the materials is 0.12. What is the weight of the object?
(a)
Convert 62 miles/hour to feet/second
5,456 feet/second
0.003 feet/second
90.9 feet/second
909 feet/second
Convert 50 decimeters/week to kilometers/year
0.026 kilometers/year
2.6 kilometers/year
0.26 kilometers/year
26 kilometers/year
Convert 70,000 quarts/year to pints/day
383.6 pints/day
767.1 pints/day
1,534.2 pints/day
191.8 pints/day
_N2 + _H2 --> _NH3
_Zn+_HCl-->_ZnCl2 +_H2
_Mg + _Cl2 --> _MgCl2
P4+O2 --> P2O3
PbCl2 + AgNO3 → Pb(NO3)2 + AgCl
NH3 + HCl → NH4Cl
Al(OH)3 → Al2O3 + H2O
Identify the type of chemical reaction
Synthesis
Decomposition
Single replacement
Double replacement
Combustion
What is the left part of a chemical equation called?
2H2 + O2 ---> 2H2O
Reactants
Yields
Products
Chemical equation
What is the right part of a chemical equation called?
2H2 + O2 ---> 2H2O
Reactants
Yields
Products
Chemical Equation
What is the total number of atoms present in 5Na3PO4?
5
55
40
8
How many Mn atoms are found in the following compound?
2MnO4
1
2
4
8
What is the little number after an element in a chemical equation called?
Example: H2
Coefficient
Atom
Subscript
Equation
Is the following equation balanced?
Al + O2 ---> 2Al2O3
YES
NO
What is the number before a chemical formula called?
Example: 2H2 + O2 ---> 2H2O
Coefficient
Atom
Subscript
Equation
Which of the following equations are correctly balanced?
12CO2 + H2O ---> C6H12O6 + O2
CO2 + H2O ---> 3C6H12O6 + O2
CO2 + 9H2O ---> C6H12O6 + O2
6CO2 + 6H2O ---> C6H12O6 + 6O2
Balance this equation:
H2 + Cl2 ---> HCl
It is balanced.
H2 + Cl2 ---> 2HCl
3H2 + Cl2 ---> 6HCl
H2 + 3Cl2 ---> 6HCl
Balance this equation:
HgO ---> 2Hg + O2
It is balanced.
2HgO ---> 2Hg + O2
2HgO ---> Hg + O2
HgO ---> Hg + 2O2
Complete the sentence.
During a chemical reaction, atoms ________.
can appear
can disappear
get rearranged
stop moving and vibrating
What is the Law of Conservation of Mass?
It states that matter cannot be created or destroyed.
It states that energy cannot be created or destroyed.
It states that matter can be created or destroyed.
It states that sound can be created or destroyed.
Mg + __HCl ---> MgCl2 + H2
What are the numbers that you CANNOT change in a chemical equation?
Subscripts
Balance the following equation:
___ H2+ ___ O2→___ H2O
1, 1, 3
2, 2, 2
1, 2, 1
2,1, 2
What is the right ratio of chemicals for the balanced chemical equation?__Na + __H2O --> __NaOH + __H2
What is the right ratio of chemicals for the balanced chemical equation?
__Ca + __H2O --> __Ca(OH)2 + __H2
What is the right ratio of chemicals for the balanced chemical equation?
__CO + __Fe2O3--> __Fe + __CO2
What is the right ratio of chemicals for the balanced chemical equation?
__AgNO3 + __H2S --> __Ag2S+ __HNO3
What is the right ratio of chemicals for the balanced chemical equation?
__H2 + __S --> __H2S
What is the right ratio of chemicals for the balanced chemical equation?
__H2SO3 + __KOH--> __H2O+ __K2SO3
What is the right ratio of chemicals for the balanced chemical equation?
__MnO2 + __HCl --> __MnCl2 + __H2O __Cl2
What is the right ratio of chemicals for the balanced chemical equation?
__FeCl3 + __Ca(OH)2 --> __Fe(OH)3 + __CaCl2
Find the enthalpy of formation for the following chemical reaction.
2Al (s) + Fe2O3 (s) --> Al2O3 (s) + 2Fe (s)
-847.6 kJ
847.6 kJ
2492 kJ
-2492 kJ
Define the term exothermic by picking all the correct statements
products have less energy than the reactants
ΔH is negative
ΔH is positive
Energy is given out to the surroundings (temperature goes up).
products have more energy than the reactants
Define endothermic by picking all the correct statements
ΔH is positive
Energy is taken in from the surroundings (temperature goes down).
Energy is given out to the surroundings (temperature goes up).
Products have less energy than the reactants
Products have more energy than the reactants
The products of complete combustion are
(a) Carbon dioxide and water
(b) Oxygen and water
(c) Only carbon dioxide
(d) Only oxygen
PbCl2 + AgNO3 → Pb(NO3)2 + AgCl
NH3 + HCl → NH4Cl
Single Replacement
Double Replacement
PbCl2 + AgNO3 → Pb(NO3)2 + AgCl
NH3 + HCl → NH4Cl
Single Replacement
Double Replacement
Al(OH)3 → Al2O3 + H2O
Ca + AlCl3 --> CaCl2 + Al
Single Replacement
Double Replacement
In this type of reaction, one element replaces another in a compound.
In this type of reaction, one reactant turns into several different products.
This reaction always starts with a hydrocarbon that reacts with oxygen and produces carbon dioxide and water.
Si + S8 --> Si2S4
Pb(NO3)2 --> PbO + NO2 + O2
KOH + H3PO4 --> K3PO4 + H2O
Single replacement
Double replacement
What is the right part of a chemical equation called...
H2 + O2 --> H2O
Reactants
Products
Yields
Chemical Equation
2Li + Cl2 -> LiCl
_ H2 + O2 -> 2 H2O
Al + O2 --> Al2O3
Balance the following equation by filling in the blank:
N2 + 6H2 → _NH3
(a)
_ H2 + O2 -> 2 H2O
Mg + __HCl ---> MgCl2 + H2
What type of reaction is this?
__H2O2 ----> __H2O + O2
Al + O2 → 2Al2O3
How many water molecules do you need to balance the equation: __H20 --> 2H2 + O2?
1
2
3
0
Cl or Al?
N or C?
Which of the following is NOT a trend that varies periodically in the periodic table?
Electronegativity
Ionization energy
Symbols of elements
Atomic radius
ability of atom to attract electrons in bond
Electronegativity
Atomic radius
Atomic number
electron affinity
The atomic radius across period
decrease from left to right
Increase from left to right
decrease from right to left
stay the same
The valence electron of element in group 1 =
11
3
5
1
Ions are formed when atoms gain or lose ___.
electrons
protons
neutrons
atomic mass
Which statement is true?
Cations are negatively charged ions.
Anions are positively charged ions.
Cations are positively charged electrons.
Anions are negatively charged ions.
As you move down a Group on the periodic table, what happens to the size of the atoms?
they stay the same
they get larger
they get smaller
As you move across a row on the periodic table, what generally happens to the atomic radius?
it decreases
it increases
it stays the same
What property is being measured in this diagram?
Density
Ionization Energy
Atomic Radius
Atomic Mass
Which of the following atoms has the greatest atomic radius?
nitrogen
phosphorus
potassium
cesium
If a potassium atom lost one electron, what would be the symbol for that ion?
Momentum is a ____________________ quantity
science
scalar
vector
energy
Momentum is the product of mass and velocity
TRUE
FALSE
The momentum of an object depends upon the object's ___________&_____________.
size and shape
mass and speed
mass and veloctiy
mass and energy
A car is of mass 15kg is travelling east at a velocity of 3m/s. the value of its momentum is:
30kg.m.s-1
45kg.m.s-1
18kg.m.s-1
5kg.m.s-1
If you double the velocity of an object, then its momentum will ______________.
will double
will half
will quadruple (x4)
will be quartered (x 1/4)
The momentum of an object depends upon the object's ___________&_____________.
size and shape
mass and speed
mass and veloctiy
mass and energy
A 5 N force is applied to a 3 kg ball to change its velocity from +9 m/s to +3 m/s. The impulse on the ball is ______ N s.
-2.5
-10
-18
-45
When the speed of an object is doubled, its momentum...
remains unchanged in accord with the conservation of momentum.
doubles.
quadruples.
decreases.
A boy kicks a football with a force of 20 N, the time the force acts for is 0.3 s.
Calculate the impulse on the ball.
1 N·s
6 N·s
66 N·s
None of these
A bicycle has a momentum of 24 kg•m/s. What momentum would the bicycle have if it had the same mass and was moving with one-half the speed?
twice the momentum; 48 kg*m/s
1/2 the momentum; 12 kg*m/s
4x the momentum; 96 kg*m/s
1/4 the momentum; 6 kg*m/s
A 2 kg cart has a momentum of 16 kg m/s. What is its velocity?
8 m/s
32 m/s
0.125 m/s
18 m/s
.
.
Which of the following has the greatest momentum?
a scurrying cockroach
a parked semi-truck
more information is needed
Which of the following is NOT a unit of momentum?
kg*m/s
N*s
kg*mph
kg*m/s2
In an elastic collision, ______ is conserved.
Momentum only
Kinetic Energy only
Both momentum and energy
Two skaters begin at rest. Skater 1 has a smaller mass than Skater 2. After they push off each other,...
Skater 1 experiences a greater change in momentum
Skater 2 experiences a greater change in momentum
Skater 1 has a greater speed than Skater 2
Skater 1 experiences a greater force
A ball of mass m is thrown at a wall with speed u. After it strikes the wall, the ball bounces back with a speed v. What represents the magnitude of the force acting on the ball during the collision?
m(u-v) / t
m(v-u) / t
m(u+v) / t
0
A block of mass M slides across a frictionless surface with velocity v until collides with a stationary block of mass m. If the two blocks stick together, what is their velocity after the collision?
(M+m)v / m
(M-m)v
Mv / (M+m)
(M-m)v / M
