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Physics Final Exam Review

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A quantity that is has magnitude and  direction is referred to as a
a)
vector quantity
b)
scalar quantity
2.
You run from your house to a friend's house that is 3 km away. You then walk home. The distance you traveled is 6 km. What is your displacement? 
a)
6  km
b)
0 km
3.
A _________ quantity is completely described by magnitude alone. A _________ quantity is
completely described by a magnitude with a direction.
a)
vector, scalar
b)
scalar, vector
4.

A hummingbird averages a speed of about 45 km/hour (Cool facts: They visit up to 1000 flowers per day, and reach maximum speed, while diving, up to 160 km/hour!). Ruby-noted hummingbirds take a non-stop trip across Gulf of Mexico in which they fly for 18 hours straight! How far is the trip across the Gulf of Mexico at their average speed?

a)
810 km
b)
2.5 km
c)
3.6 km
d)
360 km
5.
An object is NOT accelerating if it is moving
a)
in a circle
b)
at constant velocity 
c)
at increasing speed
d)
only as influenced by gravity
6.
A car slows down from +32 m/s to +8 m/s in 4 s. The acceleration is 
a)
6 m/s/s opposite the motion
b)
2m/s/s in the direction of motion
c)
8 m/s/s opposite the motion
7.
A cheetah travels 75 m in 3 s. What is her velocity over the interval?
a)
225 m/s
b)
25 m/s 
c)
0.04 m/s
8.

What is the average velocity of the object between 0 and 10 seconds?

a)

6.0 m/s

b)

1.5 m/s

c)

-4 m/s

d)

0 m/s

9.

What is the rate of acceleration of the object between 0 and 4 seconds?

a)

1 m/s

b)

0 m/s2

c)

-1 m/s2

d)

1 m/s2

10.

What is the velocity of the object between 4 and 5 seconds?

a)

0 m/s

b)

5 m/s

c)

1 m/s

d)

2 m/s

11.

Which graph(s) represents a constant velocity?

a)

a and c

b)

b and c

c)

c

d)

a and b

12.

. 

In the process of delivering mail, a postal worker walks 161 m, due east from his truck. He then turns around and walks 194 m, due west from his truck. What is the worker's displacement relative to his truck?

a)

33 m, due west

b)

33 m, due east

c)

194 m, due west

d)

252 m, due east

13.

An alpaca is traveling at 10 m/s when it speeds up to 30 m/s in a span of 4 s. What distance does it travel?

a)

160 m

b)

120 m

c)

80 m

d)

40 m

14.

What explains why objects resist changes in their state of motion?

a)

gravity

b)

inertia

c)

force

d)

friction

15.
A person steps out of the boat and onto the dock.  As the person moves forward onto the dock, the boat moves backward.  Which statement best describes the backward motion of the boat as the person steps forward?
a)
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
b)
Every mass exerts a force on every other mass.
c)
An object at rest tends to stay at rest.
d)
Friction opposes the motion of an object.
16.

True or False: objects with greater mass require more force to accelerate when compared to objects with less mass.

a)

True

b)

False

17.
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.
18.
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
19.
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
20.
What will cause an object to move?
a)
Applied forces
b)
Balanced forces
c)
Unbalanced forces
21.

Temperature, mass and energy are scalar quantities because:

a)

they have both magnitude and direction

b)

they have magnitude only without direction

c)

they have direction only without magnitude

d)

they are measured in the same units

22.

The down-arrow in this diagram is most-likely:

a)

gravity

b)

normal

c)

a push or pull

d)

friction

23.

Which diagram best shows person pushing a couch (accelerating) across the floor?

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.
Name the missing force....
a)
weight force
b)
normal force
c)
frictional force
d)
tension force
25.
Match description with free-body diagram.
a)
A book is at rest on a tabletop.
b)

A book is sliding across a table

c)

A book is falling from a table

d)

A book is being pulled across a table

26.

A car is moving at a constant speed of 15 m/s. Which of the following is true?

a)

The car is moving with a constantly changing velocity

b)

The car is experiencing a change in net force

c)

The car is moving in the positive direction and experiencing an increasing force

d)

The car is experiencing no net force the entire time

27.

Type of wave were particles move perpendicular to the wave's motion

a)

longitudinal

b)

surface

c)

transverse

d)

none of these

28.

A 300 N force moves an object 2m. How much work is done?

a)

300 J

b)

150 J

c)

600 J

d)

6000 J

29.

Type of wave that does not require a medium (particles) to travel through?

a)

longitudinal

b)

surface

c)

transverse

d)

electromagnetic

30.

Total momentum is conserved in what type of collisions?

a)

elastic

b)

inelastic

c)

perfectly elastic

d)

perfectly inelastic

e)

all of them

31.

TRUE or FALSE. Potential energy is stored energy. It is relative to its position and location.

a)

True

b)

False: Potential energy is energy in motion.

32.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill