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PS Physics Math Review

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the gravitational potential energy (GPE) of a 1 kilogram book that is 1 meter above the ground?

g = 9.8 m/s2

a)

9.8 Joules

b)

1.0 Joule

c)

0.10 Joule

d)

11.8 m/s2

2.

Calculate the gravitational potential energy of a 65kg climber on top of Mount Everest (8.8km high).

a)

6864 J

b)

7206 J

c)

5605 J

d)

None of the answers are correct

3.

Calculate the gravitational potential energy of a car with a mass of 1300kg at the top of a .52km high hill.

a)

4862 J

b)

6560 J

c)

6625 J

d)

None of the answers are correct

4.

Calculate the gravitational potential energy of a 0.88kg bird flying at an altitude of 5.50km.

a)

4.74 J

b)

2.80 J

c)

Both answers are correct

d)

None of the answers are correct

5.

A science student holds a 5kg egg out a window. Just before the student releases the egg, the egg has 8.0J of gravitational potential energy with respect to the ground. ow far is the students arm from the ground in meters?

a)

.15m

b)

.17m

c)

.08m

d)

.19m

6.

A diver has 3400J of gravitational potential energy after stepping up onto a diving platform that is 6 meters above the water. What is the divers mass in kilograms?

a)

85kg

b)

64m

c)

58kg

d)

None of the answers are correct

7.
A golf pro swings his driver which weighs 0.75Kg at a velocity of 60 m/s. Calculate the kinetic energy of the club.
a)
2700 J
b)
16.9 J
c)
1350 J
d)
45 J
8.
What is the KE of a football which has a mass of 0.8 kg and is kicked at a velocity of 10m/s.
a)
80 J
b)
3.2 J
c)
160 J
d)
40 J
9.
A rabbit of mass 3kg walks at a speed of 0.5m/s. Calculate its kinetic energy.
a)
0.5 J
b)
0.75 J
c)
0.255 J
d)
0.375 J
10.
An explosion of gas from a Hawaiian volcano blows a rock into the sky. the rock has 2000J of kinetic energy. What was its mass if the rock had a velocity of 20m/s
a)
200Kg
b)
20,000Kg
c)
10Kg
d)
200Kg
11.
An 8kg dog chases a cat. if the dog has 400J of kinetic energy. What is the speed of the dog?
a)
10 m/s
b)
5 m/s
c)
1 m/s
d)
100 m/s
12.

A cheetah can run briefly with a speed of 31.0 m/s. Suppose a cheetah with a mass of 47.0 kg runs at this speed. What is the cheetah’s kinetic energy?

a)

1457 Joules

b)

22,584 Joules

c)

15 Joules

d)

45,167Joules

13.

if you push a cart with a force of 60 N for 2 m... how much work have you done

a)

120 J

b)

30 J

c)

120 N

d)

30 N

14.
A kid applies a force of 70 N to a ball over 1.1 meters. How much work did he do on the ball? 
a)
77 J
b)
7.7 J 
c)
0.7 J 
d)
770 J 
15.
You do 90 joules of work in 30 seconds. How much power have you generated?
a)
30 watts
b)
3 watts
c)
120 watts
d)
270 watts
16.
Which of the following would produce the most power?
a)
A mass of 10 kilograms lifted 10 meters in 10 seconds 
b)
A mass of 10 kilograms lifted 10 meters in 5 seconds
c)
A mass of 5 kilograms lifted 10 meters in 5 seconds
d)
A mass of 5 kilograms lifted 5 meters in 10 seconds
17.

F=200 N

d=50 m

w=??

a)

4 J

b)

0.25 J

c)

10,000 J

18.

If 150 Joules of work is needed to move a box 10 meters, what force was used?

a)

1500 N

b)

15 N

c)

150 N

19.

Find the distance an object traveled if a force of 350 N acted on it to produce 0 work?

a)

3 m

b)

2 m

c)

0 m

20.

How far does a car that weighs 5,000 N go if 18,000 J of work is done on it?

a)

3.8 m

b)

3.7 m

c)

3.6 m

21.

A construction worker pushes a wheelbarrow 5 m with a horizontal force of 50 N. How much work is done?

a)

10J

b)

55J

c)

250J

22.
This circuit has a 24 volt battery and the resistor is 8 ohms. How many amps are running through the circuit?
a)
3 Amps
b)
192 Amps
c)
2 Amps
d)
4 Amps
23.
What size resistor would produce a 3 Amp current flow with a 12 Volt battery
a)
1 Ohm
b)
3 Ohms
c)
4 Ohms
d)
12 Ohms
24.
If the battery produced 12.6 Volts and what would be the current flow be for a 6 Ohm resistor
a)
2.1 Amps
b)
2.4 Amps
c)
1.71 Amps
d)
15 Amps
25.
What is the Voltage of a circuit that has a resistance of 5 Ω and a current of 2 A?
a)
25 V
b)
10 V
c)
2.5 V
d)
0.4 V
26.

What is the resistance through a 20V bulb with a power of 100W?

a)

20 Ω

b)

4 Ω

c)

2000 Ω

d)

5 Ω

27.
The current in an appliance is 3 A and the voltage difference is 120 V. How much power is being supplied to the appliance?
a)
10000 v
b)
220 v
c)
420 v
d)
360 v
28.
How many Volts would we need to produce a current of 8 Amps through a 6 Ohm resistor?
a)
1.33 volts
b)
24 volts
c)
0.75
d)
48 volts
29.

If a wave has a wavelength of 50.0 m and a frequency of 25.0 Hz, what is its velocity?

a)

2 m/s

b)

150 m/s

c)

250 m/s

d)

1250 m/s

30.

If a wave is traveling at 260. m/s and has a wavelength of 0.800 m/s, what is its frequency?

a)

208 Hz

b)

325 Hz

c)

430 Hz

d)

160 Hz

31.
If a wave is traveling at 45 m/s and has a frequency 5 Hz, what is its wavelength?
a)
225 m
b)
9 m
c)
0.11 m
d)
4.8 m
32.
A car traveled 1030 km from El Paso to Dallas in 13.6 hr. What was its average speed?
a)
0.013 km/hr
b)
75.7 km/hr
33.
How fast was a plane flying if it traveled 400 km in 30 min?
a)
0.075 km/min
b)
13.3 km/min
34.
Pauline swam for 100 seconds at a distance of 2.5 m. What was her speed?  
a)
0.025 m/s
b)
40 m/s
35.
How fast did Van go when he traveled 46 m in 754 s?      
a)
0.06 m/s
b)
16.39 m/s
36.
A truck driving at 60 miles per hour travels 150 miles. How long is it driving for?
a)
9000 hours
b)
0.4 hours
c)
210 hours
d)
2.5 hours
37.

What is the speed of a runner who runs 400 meters in 40 seconds?

a)

10 meters/second

b)

40 meters/second

c)

100 meters/second

d)

1,600 meters/second

38.

Michelle drove 300 miles in 6 hours. What was Michelle’s speed?

a)

30 miles per hour

b)

50 miles per hour

c)

60 miles per hour

d)

80 miles per hour

39.
Reese can run 10 meters in 5 seconds. What is her speed?
a)
5 meters/sec
b)
2 meters/sec
c)
5 miles/hour
d)
2 miles/hour
40.

An old lady rolls down a hill at 3 meters/second. The hill is 36 meters long. How many seconds does it take the old lady to reach the bottom of the hill?

a)

39 seconds

b)

12 seconds

c)

15 seconds

d)

33 seconds

41.

An astronaut travels at a speed of 400 m/s for 250 seconds, what is the total distance he traveled?

a)

0.625 m

b)

100,000 m

c)

1.6 m

d)

650 m

42.
How much force is needed to accelerate a 3kg skateboard at 5m/s2. 
a)
8N
b)
1.6N
c)
0.6N
d)
15N
43.
How much force is needed to accelerate a 25kg bowling ball at 2m/s2
a)
50N
b)
5N
c)
12.5N
d)
100N
44.
If a 2kg bird is pushed by the wind with a force of 2N, how fast does the bird accelerate?
a)
1 m
b)
2 m/s2
c)
4m/s2
d)
1 m/s2
45.

A space exploration device is driving down the terrain weighing 1900 N with a mass of 340 kg. What is its acceleration due to gravity on its current planet?

a)

5.58 m/s2

b)

646000 m/s2

c)

0.178 m/s2

d)

1560 m/s2

46.

A bird has a mass of 0.45 kg. Calculate the weight of the bird due to Earth's acceleration due to gravity.

a)

4.41 N

b)

45 N

c)

4.5 N

d)

0.045 N

47.

Imagine the force of gravity on Jupiter is a little more than 2 times the gravitational force on Earth. If an object has a mass of 40 kg and a weight of 490 N on Earth, what would be the object's approximate mass and weight on Jupiter?

a)

40 kg and 390 N

b)

80 kg and 390 N

c)

40 kg and 800 N

d)

80 kg and 800 N

48.
What is the net force?
a)
20 N 
b)
0 N 
c)
400 N 
d)
40 N 
49.
What is the net force?
a)
30 N 
b)
25 N 
c)
5 N 
d)
55 N 
50.
Calculate the Net Force. 
a)
60N, Left 
b)
40N, Right 
c)
0N
d)
60N, Right
51.

What is the force on a 1000 kg elevator that is falling freely at 9.8 m/sec2

a)

102.04 n

b)

9,800 n

c)

980 n

d)

103 n

52.
A 50 kg skater pushed by a friend accelerates 5 m/sec2.  How much force did the friend apply?
a)
45 N
b)
15 N 
c)
10 N
d)
250 N
53.
A force of 250 N is applied to an object that accelerates at a rate of 5 m/sec2.  What is the mass of the object?
a)
100kg 
b)
1,250kg
c)
50kg
d)
5kg
54.

In the district finals, Vanessa kicks the 0.600 kg soccer ball with a force of 80 N. How much does she accelerate the ball?

a)

122 m/s/s

b)

50 m/s/s

c)

133 m/s/s

d)

48 m/s/s

55.

A 68 kg runner exerts a force of 59 N. What is the acceleration of the runner?

a)

9.8 m/s/s

b)

5 m/s/s

c)

1.968 m/s/s

d)

0.868 m/s/s

56.

A crate is dragged across an ice covered lake. The box accelerates at 0.08 m/s/s and s pulled by a 47 N force. What is the mass of the crate?

a)

587.5 kg

b)

642.8 kg

c)

58.75 kg

d)

98.81 kg

57.

A tennis ball with a mass of 0.1 kg is accelerated at a rate of 164 m/s when hit by a professional tennis player. What force does the racket exert on the ball?

a)

15.3 N

b)

16.4 N

c)

25 N

d)

13.3 N

58.

Mr. Candler jumps off a table on to the floor. When he hits the floor, he decelerates at -45 m/s/s and his weight is 1100 N, What TOTAL force does the floor exert on Mr. Candler's legs.

a)

-49500 N

b)

49500 N

c)

6151 N

d)

5161 N

59.

How much does this box accelerate?

a)

2 m/s/s

b)

10 m/s/s

c)

5 m/s/s

d)

12 m/s/s

60.

How much does this box accelerate?

a)

8 m/s/s

b)

5 m/s/s

c)

2.5 m/s/s

d)

4.5 m/s/s

61.

When 2 teams are in a tug of war game, and neither team is winning, what is the net force?

a)

100 N

b)

0 N

c)

50 N

d)

2 N

62.

How much current flows through a bulb that draws 100 W of power from a 120 V outlet?

a)

12,000 W

b)

0.83 A

c)

0.83 W

63.

Find the power dissipated in an extension cord having a 0.600-Ω resistance and through which 15.0 A is flowing.

a)

19 W

b)

25 W

c)

40 mW

d)

135 W

64.

What power is supplied to the starter motor of a large truck that draws 250 A of current from a 12.0-V battery hookup?

a)

21 W

b)

48 W

c)

3000 W

d)

6600 W

65.

If you throw a ball straight up, what is its velocity at the highest point?

a)

9.81 m/s2

b)

0.0 m/s2

c)

9.81 m/s

d)

0.0 m/s

66.

30 waves pass a point every minute. What is the period of the wave?

a)

0.5 seconds/wave

b)

30 seconds/wave

c)

30 Hz

d)

2 seconds/wave

67.

Middle C on a piano has a frequency of about 264 hertz. If the wavelength in air of this note is 1.31 meters, what is the speed of sound in air?

a)

346 m/s

b)

264 m/s

c)

202 m/s

d)

1.31 m/s

68.

What is the amplitude of the wave?

a)

15 cm

b)

10 seconds

c)

1.5 m/s

d)

20 seconds

69.

If the speed of this wave is 40 m/s, what is the wavelength of the wave?

a)

2 m

b)

40 m

c)

800 m

d)

4 m

70.

What is the frequency of the wave?

a)

20 seconds

b)

1/20 second

c)

1/10 second

d)

25 seconds

71.
If 10 waves pass every second, what is the frequency?
a)
10 Hz
b)
0.1 Hz
c)
100 Hz
d)
1 Hz
72.
A wave has frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave?
a)
0.2 m/s
b)
5 m/s
c)
500 m/s
d)
20 m/s
73.

How many nodes does this standing wave have?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

2

d)

0

74.

The TOTAL string length pictured is 2 meters in length.  What is the SIZE of a wavelength?

a)

1 meter

b)

0.5 meters

c)

4 meters

d)

8 meters