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Physics Review (ULOG, Momentum, Energy, Coulomb's Law)

Total questions: 88

Worksheet time: 54mins

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Class
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1.

A bicycle rider is traveling up a hill. When the rider reaches the top of the hill, she stops to rest. Then she travels down the hill. Which statement correctly describes the potential energy and the kinetic energy of the bicycle rider?

a)

As the rider moves up the hill, her kinetic energy increases, and her potential energy decreases.

b)

As the rider reaches the bottom of the hill, her kinetic energy and her potential energy decrease.

c)

When the rider is at the top of the hill, her potential energy is the greatest, and her kinetic energy is the least.

d)

When the rider goes down the hill, her potential energy increases, and her kinetic energy decreases.

2.

Conservation of energy means that

a)

energy can be created but not destroyed

b)

energy can be destroyed but not created

c)

energy can be both created and destroyed

d)

energy can be neither created nor destroyed

3.

Which is the best example of an object with only potential energy?

a)

water being poured out of a pitcher

b)

a ball being thrown across a field

c)

a boulder resting on top of a cliff

d)

a boat sailing through the water

4.

As a boulder rolls from the top of a hill to the bottom, how does its potential and kinetic energy change?

a)

Potential and kinetic energy both increase.

b)

Potential energy increases and kinetic energy decreases.

c)

Potential energy decreases and kinetic energy increases.

d)

Potential and kinetic energy both increase.

5.

Students are investigating changes from potential to kinetic energy by rolling a marble down a ramp made by propping up a plastic ruler on a book and letting it roll down.

Which of the following will change the potential energy the marble starts with?

a)

Adding more books beneath the ruler to increase its height

b)

Pushing the marble down the ramp

c)

Switching the plastic ruler with a wooden one

d)

Replacing the marble with a rock

6.

A bicycle and passenger car are both moving at a velocity of 15 miles per hour. Which has more kinetic energy?

a)

the bicycle because it has less mass

b)

They are both moving at the same velocity, therefore they have equal kinetic energy.

c)

It is impossible to know as both are moving at the same velocity

d)

the car because it has more mass

7.

The illustration shows a roller coaster and indicates four different positions the car might be at as it moves along the track.

At which point in the roller coaster's journey is its potential energy the greatest?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

8.

Which of the following changes will increase the kinetic energy of a snowball at the top of a hill?

a)

melting the snowball with the sun

b)

moving the snowball to a lower hill

c)

pushing the snowball as it rolls down the hill, increasing its velocity

d)

all of the above

9.

If a green golf ball is dropped from a height of 7 feet and a yellow golf ball is dropped from a height of 12 feet, which ball has greater potential energy before it is released?

a)

yellow

b)

green

c)

Both have the same amount of potential energy.

d)

Neither will have more potential energy than the other.

10.

When a roller coaster reaches the bottom of a steep slope, it has-

a)

low PE and high KE

b)

high PE and low KE

c)

low PE and low KE

d)

high PE and high KE

11.

Energy is measured in

a)

Kilograms

b)

Joules

c)

Liters

d)

Centimeters

12.

All energy, potential and kinetic, within a specific system is called

a)

total energy

b)

radiant energy

c)

light energy

d)

recyclable energy

13.
What is the formula for calculating momentum?
a)
m=mv
b)
p=m/v
c)
p=v/m
d)
p=vm
14.
A biker with a mass of 75 kg moves along the path with a constant velocity of 5 m/s. What is the biker's momentum?
a)
25 m/s
b)
375 m/s
c)
25 kg m/s
d)
375 kg m/s
15.
How do the following variables change if you drop an egg on a pillow rather than cement?
a)
constant impulse, increasing time, decreasing force
b)
increasing impulse, increasing time, increasing force
c)
constant impulse, increasing time, increasing force
d)
decreasing impulse, decreasing force, increasing time
16.
If an action force is a golf club hitting a golf ball, then the reaction force is
a)
exerted on the golf ball
b)
exerted on the golf cart
c)
exerted on the golf club by the golf ball
d)
exerted by the squirrel that is hiding in the tree
17.
How much momentum does a stationary battle ship have if it has a mass of 2,575,000 kg?
a)
2,575,000 N
b)
2,575,000 kg m/s
c)
0 Momentum requires mass and velocity
d)
none of the above
18.
When the same force is applied to both the male African elephant and the female Asian elephant, their acceleration is different. Why?
a)
Male and female elephants have different heights.
b)
The male elephant has more mass
c)
The female elephant has probably eaten more
d)
The male elephant has less mass
19.
Why should you follow through when playing tennis?
a)
To increase the amount of force applied
b)
To increase the amount of time the force is applied
c)
To keep the impulse constant
d)
To minimize the change in velocity
20.
A cell phone is dropped onto the ground. One phone takes 1 second to stop. Another phone takes 2 seconds to stop. What happens to the force for the 2 second stop?
a)
Force is 1/2 as big
b)
Force doubles
c)
Force stays the same
d)
Force is 1/4 as big
21.
The units for Impulse are
a)
N/s
b)
Ns
c)
N
d)
m/s
22.
The purpose of air bags on a car is to
a)
decrease time of impact.
b)
increase force of impact.
c)
increase the time of impact.
d)
decrease the impulse during impact.
23.
A cannon fires a cannonball. Which object experiences more force?
a)
Cannon
b)
Cannonball
c)
Neither they experience the same force
24.
A cannon fires a cannonball. Which object experiences more impulse?
a)
Cannon
b)
Cannonball
c)
Neither they both experience the same impulse
25.
A cannon fires a cannonball. Which object experiences more change in velocity?
a)
Cannon
b)
Cannonball
c)
Neither they both experience the same change in velocity
26.
When the speed of an object is doubled, its momentum
a)
remains unchanged in accord with the conservation of momentum.
b)
doubles
c)
quadruples
d)
decreases
27.
Two asteroids exert a gravitational force, F, on each other. Some time later, the asteroids are now three times as far from each other as before. Which of the following represents the gravitational force at this distance? 
a)
F/3
b)
F/2
c)
F/6
d)
F/9
28.
What states that "every object in the universe attracts every other object"?
a)
Law of Universal Gravitation
b)
Newton's First Law of Motion
c)
My mother
d)
Inertia & gravity
29.
Force of gravity is inversely proportional to
a)
Mass
b)
Weight
c)
Distance
d)
Time
30.
If Earth's mass was cut in half, what would happen to your mass?
a)
increase because gravitational force increases
b)
decrease because gravitational force decreases
c)
decrease because gravitational force increases
d)
nothing, mass is not affected by gravitational force
31.
Two objects are attracted to each other with 36 N of gravitational force.
What would the force between them be if the distance between them were doubled?
a)
9
b)
18
c)
72
d)
144
32.
What is the Universal law of gravitation equation? 
a)
G=F ⋅ m⋅m2/r2
b)
F=G ⋅ m⋅m2/(r)2
c)
F=G ⋅ r2/m⋅m2
d)
G=F ⋅ r2/m⋅m2
33.
Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...
a)
mass and distance 
b)
mass and matter
c)
distance and weight 
d)
weight and mass
34.
Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.
a)
False
b)
True
c)
It depends
35.

Complete the following statement: The farther away two planets are the _______ the gravitational force between them.

a)

more

b)

same

c)

doesn't matter

d)

less

36.
Gravity is the force objects put on each other because of their ______.
a)
Mass
b)
Friendliness
c)
Acceleration
d)
Speed
37.
What happens to the force between two charged objects when you double the distance between them?
a)
2X
b)
1/2X
c)
4X
d)
1/4X
38.

Which configuration will result in the greatest gravitational force?

a)

small masses far apart

b)

large masses far apart

c)

small masses close together

d)

large masses close together

39.

What happens to the force between two charged objects when you double the distance between them?

a)

it doubles

b)

it is cut in half

c)

it quadruples

d)

it is cut by 1/4

40.

If one of the charges doubles, what happens to the force?

a)

it doubles

b)

it gets cut in half

c)

it quadruples

d)

it is cut by 1/4

41.

What is the unit for electrostatic charge?

a)

Coulombs

b)

Newtons

c)

Meters

d)

Joules

42.

What would a negative value for Fe mean?

a)

The particles are moving away from each other

b)

The particles have the same charge

c)

The particles have opposite charges

d)

The particles are moving towards each other

43.

What does "r" measure?

a)

the distance between the two charged objects

b)

the amount of charge carried by the objects

c)

the amount of force between two charged objects

d)

the constant value for forces between the objects

44.

What will be the units of F (or Fe)?

a)

Newtons

b)

Meters

c)

Coulombs

d)

Joules

45.

As the value of r increases, what happens to the value of F?

a)

F increases

b)

F decreases

c)

F never changes, q does

d)

Cannot know from the information

46.

What does q measure?

a)

the distance between the two charged objects

b)

the amount of charge carried by the object

c)

the amount of force between two charged objects

47.

What can you do to increase the value of k?

a)

change the force

b)

change the distance

c)

change the charge

d)

nothing can be done to change the value of k; it is a constant

48.

Which of the following charges will attract each other?

a)

-4 μC & -5 μC

b)

4 μC & 5 μC

c)

4 C & 5 C

d)

-4 μC & 5 μC

49.

What is the value of Coulomb's Constant?

a)

9 x 109 Nm2/C-2

b)

8.987 Nm2/C-2

c)

8.987 x 1011 Nm2/C-2

d)

7.1 x 104.5 Nm2/C-2

50.
If each of the charges doubles, what happens to the force?
a)
Quadruples
b)
Doubles
c)
Stays the same
d)
Reduced by half
51.
If the distance is reduced by half, what happens to the force?
a)
Quadruples
b)
Doubles
c)
Triples
d)
Reduces by half
52.
The plastic covering is there to:
a)
Provide a conductor for electrical energy to flow.
b)
Provide an insulator so that electrical energy will not pass outside of the wires.
c)
Provide a conductor so that electrical energy can NOT flow.
d)
Provide an insulator so that electrical energy can flow.
53.

The image shows two charged particles with a force of 2.4 N. What would you predict the force of interaction would be when the magnitude of charge on q2 doubles?

a)

9.6 N

b)

4.8 N

c)

1.2 N

d)

.6 N

54.

The image shows two charged particles with a force of 2.4 N. What would you predict the force of interaction would be when the distance doubles?

a)

4.8 N

b)

1.2 N

c)

.6 N

d)

.3 N

55.

What direction will the charge in the middle move?

a)

to the right

b)

to the left

c)

stay still

d)

it's a mystery

56.

What direction will the charge in the middle move?

a)

to the right

b)

to the left

c)

stay still

d)

it's a mystery

57.

What direction will the charge in the middle move?

a)

to the right

b)

to the left

c)

stay still

d)

it's a mystery

58.

What direction will the charge in the middle move?

a)

to the right

b)

to the left

c)

stay still

d)

it's a mystery

59.

What direction will the charge in the middle move?

a)

to the right

b)

to the left

c)

stay still

d)

it's a mystery

60.

What direction will the charge in the middle move?

a)

to the right

b)

to the left

c)

stay still

d)

it's a mystery

61.

What direction will the charge in the middle move?

a)

to the right

b)

to the left

c)

stay still

d)

it's a mystery

62.

What direction will the charge in the middle move?

a)

to the right

b)

to the left

c)

stay still

d)

it's a mystery

63.
If the distance doubles, what happens to the force?
a)
Reduced by half
b)
Reduced by 1/4
c)
Stays the same
d)
Quadruples
64.
If the distance is reduced by half, what happens to the force?
a)
Quadruples
b)
Doubles
c)
Triples
d)
Reduces by half
65.
When distance increases, electrostatic force ____________; we call this relationship ____________ proportional
a)
decreases;directly
b)
decreases;inversely
c)
increases;inversely
d)
increases;directly
66.

The graph shows the relationship between the force of interaction and the magnitude of charge. What type of relationship is this?

a)

Direct

b)

Indirect

c)

Inverse

d)

Reverse

67.

What will happen to two positive charges placed near each other?

a)

They will attract.

b)

They will repel.

c)

They will not do anything.

d)

They will go out for lunch.

68.

If the amount of charge increases, the force...

a)

stays the same

b)

gets weaker

c)

gets stonger

d)

turns into soup

69.

Who among the following sprinters got a cheeky head start in the race?

a)

Sprinter A

b)

Sprinter B

c)

Sprinter C

70.

From the 3rd second to the 5th second of your journey, what is the object doing?

a)

Is it cruising at a steady pace?

b)

Is it accelerating, eager to reach its destination?

c)

Is it taking a break and not moving at all?

d)

Or is it slowing down, taking in the sights?

71.

Can you guess what this intriguing graph is trying to tell us?

a)

Is it showing constant speed?

b)

Could it be representing acceleration?

c)

Or is it indicating that nothing is moving?

72.

Imagine you're in a high-speed race! On a distance vs. time graph, what does a steeper slope indicate?

a)

Does it mean you're slowing down?

b)

Or does it mean you're speeding up?

c)

Does it indicate less acceleration?

d)

Or does it mean greater acceleration?

73.

Can you guess what's happening at point E?

a)

Is it stationary?

b)

Or, is it accelerating?

c)

Could it be moving at a fast steady speed, away from the starting position?

d)

Or, is it returning to the start position at a steady speed?

74.

Imagine you're a time traveler! How long did it take for you to zip back to your starting point in your time machine?

a)

20 s

b)

30 s

c)

60 s

d)

100 s

75.

Imagine you're on a rollercoaster ride! Can you tell what's happening from point B to C on this thrilling graph?

a)

You're zooming down a steep hill.

b)

You're making your way back to the starting point.

c)

You're slowing down to enjoy the view.

d)

You're at a standstill, taking a breather.

76.

Let's play a fun game! Can you tell me when the speed of our imaginary object is changing? Is it during interval:

a)

A-B

b)

B-C

c)

C-D

d)

D-E

77.

From t=1.0 second to t=3.0 seconds, what do you think the object is doing?

a)

Is it moving at a constant speed, just like a time machine?

b)

Is it speeding up, like a rocket?

c)

Is it not moving, like a statue?

d)

Or is it slowing down, like a snail?

78.

Imagine you're a scientist plotting a position-time graph. On which axis would you plot the position (distance)?

a)

x

b)

y

79.

Imagine you're watching a person on a graph. Can you tell how far they've travelled in the first 5 seconds?

a)

2 m

b)

10 m

c)

0 m

d)

5 m

80.

Can you guess what the person was up to between the 5th and 10th second? It's a fun challenge!

a)

Was he leisurely strolling? 

b)

Or maybe he was running?

c)

Could he be standing still? 

d)

Or was he walking briskly?

81.

Can you guess when Marie was zooming her car the fastest?

a)

Was it from C to D?

b)

Or maybe D to E?

c)

Could it be E to F?

82.

Can you guess why Marie suddenly stopped moving at the 27-minute mark?

a)

Did she decide to become a speedster because she was running late?

b)

Did she remember she left her favorite book at home and dashed back to retrieve it?

c)

Was she patiently waiting for a red light to change?

d)

Was she carefully navigating across the peak of a hill?

83.

Marie usually zooms to work in 30 minutes. Did her journey today take...

a)

The usual time.

b)

Longer than the usual time.

c)

Shorter than the usual time.

84.

Guess how far Marie's workplace is from her cozy little house?

a)

40 mi

b)

25 mi

c)

20 mi

d)

5 mi

85.

Can you guess how far Marie traveled before she decided to turn back?

a)

20 mi

b)

5 mi

c)

10 mi

d)

25 mi

86.

Can you guess when Marie took a break from her journey?

a)

Was it within the first 5 minutes?

b)

Or did she stop between 5-10 minutes?

c)

Maybe she paused at 10-25 minutes?

d)

Or was it later, between 25-30 minutes?

87.

Imagine you're a superhero flying through the sky! What would the slope of your position-time graph represent as you soar?

a)

The distance you've flown

b)

Your displacement in the sky

c)

Your velocity or speed

d)

Your acceleration or how fast you're speeding up

88.

Imagine you're a scientist studying motion and you're looking at a velocity-time graph. Can you tell what the slope of this graph represents?

a)

The total distance travelled

b)

The displacement from the starting point

c)

The speed at which you're moving

d)

The rate at which your speed is changing, also known as acceleration

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