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Study Guide for Final EXAM

Total questions: 98

Worksheet time: 2hrs 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is a good insulator?

a)

tap water

b)

steel

c)

plastic

d)

gold

2.

Which of these is a good conductor?

a)

plastic

b)

wood

c)

glass

d)

copper

3.

What is the term for a complete path electricity can flow through?

a)

volt

b)

circuit

c)

current

d)

watt

4.

What is electricity?

a)

flow of water

b)

flow of air

c)

flow of atoms

d)

flow of electrons

5.

In what units is Force measured in?

a)

Kilograms

b)

Watt

c)

Newton

d)

Kilometres per Second

6.

This ball has _______ energy :

a)

electrical energy

b)

heat energy

c)

kinetic energy

d)

nuclear energy

7.

The stationary car on the hill has____________ energy :

a)

gravitational potential energy

b)

maximum kinetic energy

c)

elastic potential energy

d)

sound energy

8.
Vector quantities need both a magnitude and a _____.
a)
distance
b)
displacement
c)
direction
d)
velocity
9.
After completing one trip on a roller coaster, the roller coaster's ________ is zero.
a)
displacement
b)
reference point
c)
length
d)
distance
10.
A person walks 50 meters directly north, stops, and then travels 32 meters directly south.  What is their displacement?
a)
82 meters
b)
18 meters
c)
28 meters
11.

What distance will a car traveling 65 km/hr travel in 180 min?

a)

11,700 m

b)

195 m

c)

21.7 m

d)

2.77 m

12.

A vehicle travels 2345 m in 315 s toward the evening sun. What is its speed?

a)

7.44 m/s

b)

0.13 m/s

c)

738,675 m/s

d)

7.44m

13.

A car travels 240 km in 2 hours and a sprinter travels 100 m in 9.5 sec. Who is traveling faster?

a)

the car

b)

the sprinter

c)

they are traveling the same speed

d)

not enough information to answer this question

14.

What two measurements are necessary for calculating Speed?

a)

Mass and time

b)

Temperature and mass

c)

Mass and distance

d)

Distance and time

15.
A description of the speed and direction of an object's motion
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Acceleration
d)
Vector
16.

What is the formula to calculate speed (S)?

D - distance

t- time

a)

S = t/d

b)

S = d/t

c)

S = d x t

d)

S = t x d

17.

Which of the following has INCORRECT units?

a)

speed = m/s

b)

time = s

c)

displacement = m

d)

velocity = s

18.
A measurement of how fast an object is moving
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Vector
d)
Acceleration
19.

Displacement and Distance are always the same number.

a)

True

b)

False

20.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
21.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
22.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
23.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
24.
Can be measured in meters (m)
a)
Distance
b)
Time
c)
Speed
d)
Acceleration
25.
What is the equation to calculate time?
a)
time = speed/distance
b)
time = distance/speed 
c)
time = speed x distance 
d)
time = distance x speed
26.

Why do the values on the graph form a straight line?

a)

The speed is constant

b)

The distance remains unchanged.

c)

The direction of motion stays the same.

d)

The speed gradually increases over time.

27.
What is the difference between distance and displacement?
a)
distance is the total length of the path an object travels. Displacement is the straight line distance from starting point to ending point with a certain direction
b)
displacement is the total length of the path an object travels. Distance is the straight line distance from starting point to ending point.
c)
displacement uses no direction whereas distance does
d)
there is no difference. they are the same!
28.

Velocity is speed with __________________________.

a)

a unicycle helmet

b)

direction

c)

fight

29.

The clown walked 27 feet in 9 seconds. what was his velocity?

a)

18 feet/sec

b)

243 feet/sec

c)

36 feet/sec

d)

3 feet/sec

30.
Which of the following is a unit of mass?
a)
kilogram
b)
liter
c)
meter
d)
pound
31.
The mass of an object ___________________________.
a)
changes, depending on where it is located
b)
changes randomly
c)
changes, depending on temperature
d)
does not change
32.

A squirrel has a weight of 4.9 N. What is his Mass if he is running on the Ground?

a)

4.9 kg

b)

9.8 N/kg

c)

0.5 kg

d)

5.0 kg

33.

______ is explained as a push or pull motion

a)

Force

b)

Friction

c)

Gravity

d)

Weight

34.

______ is the attractive force between any two objects that depends on the objects mass and distance to each other.

a)

Weight

b)

Gravity

c)

Net Force

d)

Rolling Friction

35.

______ is the gravitational force exerted on an object

a)

Mass

b)

Gravity

c)

Force

d)

Weight

36.

What are the units for Weight?

a)

Kg

b)

N

c)

N/kg

d)

Joules

37.

What is the weight of a 0.456 kg object?

a)

456g

b)

0.456kg

c)

4.56N

d)

456N

38.

What statement is true?

a)

Mass never changes. Weight does.

b)

Weight never changes. Mass does.

c)

Both mass and weight change because they are affected by gravity.

d)

Neither mass nor weight change. They are always the same.

39.

Which formula would you use to calculate weight (Fg)?

a)

mass/gravity

b)

gravity/mass

c)

weight-mass

d)

mass x gravity

40.

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.

41.

Weight is constant.

a)

True

b)

False

42.
Which has more mass, Earth or the Moon?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
c)
The same
43.
The scientific unit for mass is
a)
Kg
b)
N
c)
pounds
d)
ounces
44.
The scientific unit of weight is
a)
Kg
b)
N
c)
pounds
d)
Kgm/s
45.
Calculate the Net Force. 
a)
60N, Left 
b)
40N, Right 
c)
0N
d)
60N, Right
46.
What is the net force?
a)
20 N 
b)
0 N 
c)
400 N 
d)
40 N 
47.

Write the word in english that completes the sentence:

Second law of motion or the law of:

(a)  

48.

Three of the following images represent the 3rd law:

a)
b)
c)
d)
49.

This image corresponds to:

a)

1st law

b)

2nd law

c)

3rd law

d)

None

50.

This image corresponds to:

a)

1st law

b)

2nd law

c)

3rd law

d)

None

51.
What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?
a)
Motion
b)
Force
c)
Friction
d)
Gravity
52.
If these boys are pulling with the same amount of force.  What will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
53.
The formula 
? = mass x acceleration
or 
? = m x a 
is used to find 
a)
Force
b)
Velocity
c)
Momentum
d)
Gravity
54.
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
55.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
56.
What is the attractive force that exists between all objects that have mass?
a)
Weight
b)
Mass 
c)
Gravity
d)
Viscosity
57.
If an object is stationary (not moving) the forces acting upon it are _____________
a)
unbalanced
b)
weak
c)
balanced
d)
Hulk Smash!
58.
What is the net force
a)
10 N
b)
0 N
c)
25 N
d)
1 N
59.
Name the missing force...
a)
weight force
b)
normal force
c)
buoyant force
d)
applied force
60.
Name the missing force...
a)
weight force
b)
normal force
c)
applied force
d)
frictional force
61.

Which law best describes inertia

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

All of the above

62.

Acceleration is due to a force put on an object mass

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

All of the above

63.

What is energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

stored energy

c)

renewable energy

d)

The ability to do work.

64.

What is potential energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

stored energy

c)

renewable energy

d)

non renewable energy

65.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

potential energy

c)

stored energy

d)

renewable energy

66.

A computer uses what type of energy to operate?

a)

Mechanical

b)

Light

c)

Electric

d)

Sound

67.

Which is an example of light energy?

a)

lawn mower

b)

blender

c)

flash light

d)

speaker

68.

What is an example of sound energy?

a)

headphones

b)

traffic light

c)

sun

d)

bicycle

69.

Another name for stored energy is

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

light energy

d)

sound energy

70.

The picture shows what type of transformation

a)

Electrical to mechanical

b)

light to electric

c)

electrical to light

d)

light to light

71.
According to the Law of Conservation of Energy...
a)
energy changes form
b)
energy can be created and destroyed
c)
energy flows from one material to the next
d)
energy cannot be created or destroyed
72.

Which type of energy is used when you're running?

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

73.

What type of energy does a stationary bike have?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

Heat

74.

A boulder with a mass of 2,500kg rests on a ledge 200m above the ground. What is the boulder's gravitational potential energy (GPE)?

(a)  

75.

What is the kinetic energy (KE) of a 0.06kg tennis ball traveling at a speed of 150m/s?

(a)  

76.
Insulators are different than conductors in that insulators ____.
a)
do not contain electrons or protons 
b)
 do not contain any charge
c)
have a weaker affinity for electrons 
d)
do not allow charge to freely move 
77.
When a plastic rod is rubbed with wool, the wool acquires a positive charge because
a)
protons are transferred from the wool to the rod
b)
protons are transferred from the rod to the wool
c)
electrons are transferred from the rod to the wool
d)
electrons are transferred from the wool to the rod
78.
A negatively charged plastic comb is brought close to, but does not touch, a small piece of paper. If the comb and the paper are attracted to each other, the charge on the paper
a)
must be positive
b)
must be negative
c)
may be neutral or negative
d)
may be neutral or positive 
79.
Two electrically neutral metal spheres, A and B, on insulating stands are placed in contact with each other. A negatively charged rod is brought near, but does not touch the spheres, as shown in the diagram below. How are the spheres now charged?
a)
A is positive and B is positive.
b)
A is negative and B is positive.
c)
A is positive and B is negative.
d)
A is negative and B is negative.
80.

What method of static charging is shown in this picture

a)

Contact

b)

Friction

c)

Grounding

d)

Electron Shifting

81.

Which image shows a neutral conductive pith ball after a positively charged balloon is brought near the left side, but doesn't touch?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

82.

This image shows the before picture, when a balloon is rubbed with polyester. Identify the correct after picture.

a)
b)
c)
d)
83.

When an object gains electrons it becomes __________

a)

Neutral

b)

Positively charged

c)

Negatively charged

84.

An atom of oxygen has 8 protons and 10 electrons, this means the atom is ____________

a)

positively charged because it has excess electrons

b)

negatively charged because it has excess electrons

c)

positively charged because it has a deficiency of electrons

d)

negatively charged because it has a deficiency of electrons

85.

After a balloon is rubbed against wool, the two objects will ________ each other because they have ___________ charges

a)

attract; like

b)

attract, opposite

c)

repel; like

d)

repel; opposite

86.

Which statement is true of a positively charged object?

a)

Positively charged objects do not contain any electrons.

b)

Positively charged objects do not contain neutrons or electrons.

c)

There is a lack of electrons on a positively charged object.

d)

The protons and the electrons are both positively charged on such objects.

87.

When two objects are rubbed together, there is a transfer of electrons. How do you determine which object acquires the transferred electrons?

a)

Always transfer from the bigger to the smaller object, to make it even

b)

Transfer is based on the initial charge of the two objects

c)

Transfer is based on how much electron affinity that each object has

d)

Always transfer from the more negative to the more positive object

88.
Electric charges that are alike _______ each other.
a)
Attract
b)
Repel
89.
The SI unit of charge is
a)
the ampere
b)
the newton
c)
the coulomb
d)
the joule
90.
The charge of an electron is 
a)
positive. 
b)
negative. 
c)
Electrons have no charge
91.
An atom loses an electron.  What type of charge does it have now?
a)
positive
b)
negative
92.

When an object gains electrons it becomes __________

a)

Neutral

b)

Positively charged

c)

Negatively charged

93.

An atom of oxygen has 8 protons and 10 electrons, this means the atom is ____________

a)

positively charged because it has excess electrons

b)

negatively charged because it has excess electrons

c)

positively charged because it has a deficiency of electrons

d)

negatively charged because it has a deficiency of electrons

94.
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.
95.
What is the name of this device that is used to detect charges?
a)
beaker
b)
electroscope
c)
van de graff generator
d)
chargometer
96.
During a physics lab, a plastic strip was rubbed with cotton and became positively charged. The correct explanation for why the plastic strip becomes positively charged is that ...
a)
the plastic strip acquired extra protons from the cotton.
b)
the plastic strip acquired extra protons from the charging process 
c)
protons were created as the result of the charging process
d)
the plastic strip lost electrons to the cotton during the charging process 
97.

What are the charges of a proton, neutron, and electron (in order)

a)

positive, negative, neutral

b)

negative, neutral, positive

c)

neutral, positive, negative

d)

positive, neutral, negative

98.
When you charge a balloon by rubbing it on your hair this is an example of what method of charging?
a)
Friction
b)
Conduction
c)
Grounding
d)
Induction

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