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Advanced Physics FINAL Review 2024

Total questions: 157

Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Two like charges
a)
 neutralize each other.
b)
repel each other. 
c)
must be neutrons. 
d)
attract each other.
2.
The charge of an electron is 
a)
positive. 
b)
negative. 
c)
Electrons have no charge
3.
The reason a charged balloon will stick to a wall is that
a)
the charge is slightly sticky and acts like glue
b)
electrons transfer back and forth between the wall and the balloon
c)
induced opposite charges in the wall are closer than other wall charges
d)
balloon material simply sticks to walls
4.
What material would be safest to use as an insulator to cover electrical wires?
a)
rubber
b)
tin
c)
aluminum
d)
water
5.
An atom loses an electron.  What type of charge does it have now?
a)
positive
b)
negative
6.

Letter D is...

a)

Amplitude

b)

Compression

c)

Crest

d)

Trough

7.

Letter C is...

a)

Amplitude

b)

Compression

c)

Crest

d)

Trough

8.

Letter B is...

a)

Amplitude

b)

Compression

c)

Crest

d)

Trough

9.

Letter A is...

a)

Amplitude

b)

Wavelength

c)

Period

d)

Trough

10.

Letter E is...

a)

Amplitude

b)

Wavelength

c)

Period

d)

Trough

11.

Letter F is...

a)

Amplitude

b)

Wavelength

c)

Compression

d)

Rarefaction

12.

Letter G is...

a)

Amplitude

b)

Wavelength

c)

Compression

d)

Rarefaction

13.

What type of wave is the wave to the left?

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

c)

Wavy

d)

Stringy

14.

What type of wave is the wave to the right?

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

c)

Wavy

d)

Stringy

15.

What is the number of waves per second?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Period

c)

Frequency

d)

Wavelength

16.

What is the distance between two consecutive crests?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Period

c)

Frequency

d)

Wavelength

17.

What is the distance between a trough and the equilibrium line?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Period

c)

Frequency

d)

Wavelength

18.

How do the particles move in a TRANSVERSE wave in relation to the movement of the wave?

a)

Perpendicular

b)

Parallel

c)

Diagonal

d)

Particles don't move

19.

How do the particles move in a LONGITUDINAL wave in relation to the movement of the wave?

a)

Perpendicular

b)

Parallel

c)

Diagonal

d)

Particles don't move

20.

What type of wave is a sound wave?

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

c)

Wavy

d)

Stringy

21.

In order for sound to travel to your ear and be heard you need...

a)

A vibrating source object

b)

A medium for the sound wave to travel through

c)

Both of these

d)

Neither of these

22.

Intensity is closely related to which of the following sound qualities?

a)

Pitch

b)

Frequency

c)

Loudness

d)

Interferences

23.

Which sound wave is the loudest?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Green

d)

All the same

24.

Frequency of a sound wave is related to which quality?

a)

Pitch

b)

Waveform

c)

Loudness

d)

Interference

25.

Which wave shows the highest pitch?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Green

d)

All the same

26.

Which of the waves has the HIGHEST pitch and HIGHEST volume? (Assume the red, green, and blue waves each have the same amplitude)

a)

Red

b)

Yellow

c)

Green

d)

Blue

27.

Which of the waves has the LOWEST pitch and LOWEST volume? (Assume the red, green, and blue waves each have the same amplitude)

a)

Red

b)

Yellow

c)

Green

d)

Blue

28.

Which wave has the LEAST harsh waveform?

a)

Sine Wave

b)

Square Wave

c)

Saw Tooth Wave

d)

Triangle Wave

29.

Which of the waves is the LEAST intense?

a)

Wave 1

b)

Wave 2

c)

Wave 3

d)

All the same

30.

Which of the waves is the HIGHEST frequency?

a)

Wave 1

b)

Wave 2

c)

Wave 3

d)

All the same

31.

What type of wave is an EM wave?

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Transverse

c)

Wavy

d)

Stringy

32.

True or False:

EM waves need a medium to travel through.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

We see lightning before hearing thunder because...

a)

Sound travels faster than light

b)

Light travels faster than sound

c)

Lightning always happens before thunder sounds are made

d)

Thunder sounds always happens before lightning strikes

34.

These EM waves are what send signals to your car antenna or Bluetooth device

a)

Radio

b)

Microwave

c)

Gamma Rays

d)

Infared

e)

UV

35.

These EM waves are what humans can see

a)

X-Rays

b)

Microwave

c)

Visible

d)

Infared

e)

UV

36.

These EM waves are used to heat food by making the water molecules move faster

a)

X-Rays

b)

Microwave

c)

Gamma Rays

d)

Infared

e)

UV

37.

These EM waves help our bodies produce vitamin D, but also cause sunburn.

a)

X-Rays

b)

Microwave

c)

Gamma Rays

d)

Infared

e)

UV

38.

These EM waves are the way we see heat signatures through thermal cameras

a)

X-Rays

b)

Microwave

c)

Gamma Rays

d)

Infared

e)

UV

39.

These EM waves are the way we see through a body and find broken bones.

a)

X-Rays

b)

Microwave

c)

Gamma Rays

d)

Infared

e)

UV

40.

These EM waves are very bad to be exposed to and can cause cancer when exposed.

a)

X-Rays

b)

Microwave

c)

Gamma Rays

d)

Infared

e)

UV

41.

When light is reflected off a straight, flat mirror, how does the angle it hits the mirror (angle of incidence) compare to the angle that it reflects off the mirror?

a)

It is less

b)

It is greater

c)

It is the same

42.

What kind of reflection exists when light hits a surface that is rough?

a)

Smooth Reflection

b)

Diffuse Reflection

c)

Rough Reflection

d)

Fusion Reflection

43.

What does this image show?

a)

Law of Reflection

b)

Doppler Effect

c)

Refraction of light

d)

Interference

44.

When light travels through a different medium, like from air into water, what happens to the light?

a)

It cannot change mediums

b)

Nothing happens

c)

The speed of the light wave changes

d)

It dissolves

45.

A statement about what happens in nature and seems to be true all the time is defined as ...

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Scientific Theory

c)

Scientific Law

46.

A possible explanation for a problem using what you know and have observed is defined as ...

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Scientific Theory

c)

Scientific Law

47.

An explanation based on many repeated observations and investigations is defined as ...

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Scientific Theory

c)

Scientific Law

48.

The factor that depends on the independent variable is defined as ...

a)

Independent Variable

b)

Dependent Variable

c)

Control Variable

49.

The factor(s) that is held constant is defined as ...

a)

Independent Variable

b)

Dependent Variable

c)

Control Variable

50.

The factor that is changed by the experimenter in an experiment is defined as ...

a)

Independent Variable

b)

Dependent Variable

c)

Control Variable

51.

On any graph, what axis is the independent variable on?

a)

x-axis

b)

y-axis

c)

z-axis

52.

On any graph, what axis is the dependent variable on?

a)

x-axis

b)

y-axis

c)

z-axis

53.

What type of relationship is the graph?

a)

Linear

b)

Inverse

c)

Squared

54.

What type of relationship is the graph?

a)

Linear

b)

Inverse

c)

Squared

55.

What type of relationship is the graph?

a)

Linear

b)

Inverse

c)

Squared

56.

What is the independent variable of this graph?

a)

Price

b)

Size in square meters

57.

What is the dependent variable of this graph?

a)

Price

b)

Size in square meters

58.

What is the dependent variable of this graph?

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

59.

What is the independent variable of this graph?

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

60.

What is the independent variable of this graph?

a)

Area

b)

Length

61.

What is the dependent variable of this graph?

a)

Area

b)

Length

62.

The slope of a line can best be described as....

a)

How many data points there are

b)

How long a line is

c)

The rate of change of the dependent variable in relation to the independent variable

d)

Where the line crosses the y-axis

63.

The y-intercept can best be described as....

a)

How many data points there are

b)

How long a line is

c)

The rate of change of the dependent variable in relation to the independent variable

d)

The value of the dependent variable when the independent variable is zero

64.

Finding the slope of a

velocity vs. time (v-t) graph

gives you ...

a)

Displacement

b)

Distance

c)

Velocity

d)

acceleration

65.
What kind of acceleration is shown here?
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
none
d)
varies
66.
Which graph represents zero acceleration (constant velocity)?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
67.
What kind of acceleration is shown here?
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
none
d)
varies
68.

Which graph represents the greatest magnitude (number value) of acceleration?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

69.

How is the object moving?

a)

Speeding Up

b)

Slowing Down

c)

Constant Velocity

70.

How is the object moving?

a)

Speeding Up

b)

Slowing Down

c)

Constant Velocity

71.

How is the object moving?

a)

Speeding Up

b)

Slowing Down

c)

Constant Velocity

72.

How is the object moving?

a)

Speeding Up

b)

Slowing Down

c)

Constant Velocity

73.

What direction is the object moving?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

No Direction

74.

What direction is the object moving?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

No Direction

75.

What direction is the object moving?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

No Direction

76.

What direction is the object moving?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

No Direction

77.

What direction of acceleration?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

No Direction

78.

What direction of acceleration?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

No Direction

79.

What direction of acceleration?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

No Direction

80.

What direction of acceleration?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

No Direction

81.

What is the direction of the velocity of this object & how do you know!

a)

Positive, because the slope is positive

b)

Negative, because the slope is negative

c)

Positive, because it is speeding up

d)

Negative, because it is below the t=0 axis

e)

Positive, because it is above the t=o axis

82.

What is this object doing?

a)

Speeding up

b)

Slowing Down

c)

Constant Velocity

d)

None of these

83.

What is sign of the acceleration of this object & how do you know!

a)

Positive, because the slope is positive

b)

Negative, because the slope is negative

c)

Positive, because it is speeding up

d)

Negative, because it is below the t=0 axis

e)

Positive, because it is above the t=o axis

84.

A rightward-moving car is slowing down.

What is the direction of the car's acceleration?

a)

rightward

b)

leftward

c)

no acceleration

85.

James is about to do a stunt for a movie. In the stunt he falls from a second floor window. He has the choice to land on a thin piece of cardboard or a thick air mattress both sunken into the ground so the top is at ground level. He reasons that the air mattress will be better to land on because…

a)

The collision will take longer to occur for the mattress than with the cardboard

b)

He will experience a smaller change in momentum (impulse) with the mattress than with the cardboard

c)

He will experience a larger change in momentum (impulse) with the mattress than with the cardboard

d)

He will experience a smaller change in velocity with the mattress than with the cardboard

86.

Assume two people are driving identical cars, A and B, at 25 mph. The person driving Car A slams on their brakes to stop and experiences a large force from the seat belt. The person driving Car B eases on the brakes to come to a stop and experiences a small force from the seat belt. Why does the person in Car A experience such a large force?

a)

The driver of Car A will experience a larger change in momentum (impulse) than that of the driver in Car B.

b)

The driver of Car A will experience a smaller change in momentum (impulse) than that of the driver in Car B.

c)

The driver of Car A will experience a shorter time to stop than that of the driver in Car B.

d)

The driver of Car A will experience a longer time to stop than that of the driver in Car B.

87.
Which of the following has the least amount of momentum?
a)
An ant walking along the ground
b)
An ant at rest
c)
An elephant walking
d)
An elephant running
88.
Which object listed below has the greatest momentum?
a)
A 0.05 kg object rolling at 0.2 m/s.
b)
A 0.15 kg object rolling at 2 m/s.
c)
A 0.15 kg object rolling at 1 m/s
d)
A 0.4 kg object rolling at 2 m/s.
89.
When two objects collide, the Pbefore is ____________ the Pafter.
a)
more than 
b)
less than 
c)
equal to
d)
unrelated to
90.
In any collision (crash) the ______ is ALWAYS constant
a)
Total Momentum
b)
total speed
c)
total Velocity
d)
Energy
91.
The impulse is ______ the change in momentum
a)
Greater than
b)
Equal to
c)
less than
d)
always double
92.
Which has more momentum: a car stopped at a red light or a bike moving at 15 mph?
a)
car
b)
bike
c)
they are equal
d)
cannot determine using the info provided
93.

The impulse of an object depends upon the object's ___________&_____________.  

a)

size and shape

b)

force and time

c)

mass and veloctiy

d)

mass and energy

94.
The momentum of an object depends upon the object's ___________&_____________.  
a)

size and shape

b)

force and time

c)

mass and veloctiy

d)

mass and energy

95.

What is the value of "g" in PE = mgh

a)

100

b)

9.8

c)

3.8

d)

6

96.

In order to find Kinetic Energy, you need which two variables?

a)

force, distance

b)

mass, velocity

c)

velocity, distance

d)

height, mass

97.

To find work, you need which two variables?

a)

distance, force

b)

velocity, distance

c)

force, velocity

d)

height, gravitational acceleration

98.
What unit is energy measured in?
a)
Newtons 
b)
Joules 
c)
Grams 
d)
Volts
99.
Which of the following converts nuclear energy to electrical energy?
a)
candle
b)
light bulb
c)
coal power plant
d)
nuclear power plant
100.

What does conservation of mechanical energy mean?

a)

No energy is lost to non-mechanical forms

b)

All energy is Kinetic or Potential at all times in a situation

c)

Total ME Initial = Total ME Final

d)

Work is done from/goes to an outside source of energy

e)

There is a change in energy value in the center section of an energy bar chart

101.
Which of the following radiant energy to electrical energy?
a)
solar calculator
b)
windmill
c)
glow stick
d)
firecracker
102.
Which of the following shows the correct order of the energy transformations that occur when green plants produce their food from the Sun’s energy?
a)
chemical to thermal
b)
light to chemical
c)
thermal to light
d)
chemical to electrical
103.

What type(s) of mechanical energy does an apple attached to a tree have?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Gravitational Potential

c)

Both of These

d)

Neither of These

104.

What type(s) of mechanical energy does an log sitting on the forest floor have?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Gravitational Potential

c)

Both of These

d)

Neither of These

105.

What type(s) of mechanical energy does a plane flying above a field have?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Gravitational Potential

c)

Both of These

d)

Neither of These

106.

What type(s) of mechanical energy does a bike riding on street have?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Gravitational Potential

c)

Both of These

d)

Neither of These

107.

If something in an elevated position above something it has this form of mechanical energy…

a)

Gravitational PE

b)

Kinetic

c)

Thermal

d)

Sound

108.

Something that is moving has this form of energy

a)

Gravitational PE

b)

Kinetic

c)

Nuclear

d)

Radiant

109.

What is energy?

a)

the ability to do work or cause change

b)

a force

c)

movement

d)

push or pull

110.
The food you eat provides your body with ______________energy.
a)
nuclear 
b)
chemical
c)
heat 
d)
radiant
111.
Which energy transformation occurs when you light a gas burner?
a)
Radiant to Thermal 
b)
Nuclear to Thermal
c)
Electric to Chemical
d)
Chemical to Thermal
112.
Lightning during a thunderstorm is an example of what form of energy?
a)
Radiant
b)
Electromagnetic
c)
Magnetic
d)
Electrical
113.

Energy form based on the movement of molecules and atoms within an object

a)

thermal

b)

elastic

c)

chemical

d)

nuclear

114.

An interaction with this causes a gravitational force

a)

Earth

b)

String

c)

Supporting Surface

d)

Spring

e)

Rough Surface

115.

An interaction with this causes a normal force

a)

Earth

b)

String

c)

Supporting Surface

d)

Spring

e)

Rough Surface

116.

An interaction with this causes a Tension force

a)

Earth

b)

String

c)

Supporting Surface

d)

Spring

e)

Rough Surface

117.

An interaction with this causes a Spring Force

a)

Earth

b)

String

c)

Supporting Surface

d)

Spring

e)

Rough Surface

118.

An interaction with this causes a Friction Force

a)

Earth

b)

String

c)

Supporting Surface

d)

Spring

e)

Rough Surface

119.

The meaning of this symbol - g

a)

Force of Spring

b)

Gravitational Field Strength

c)

Mass

d)

Weight

e)

Spring Constant

120.

The meaning of this symbol - k

a)

Force of Spring

b)

Spring Constant

c)

Mass

d)

Weight

e)

Displacement

121.

The rule for the direction of force of spring, Fs

a)

Always Up

b)

In the direction of motion

c)

Parallel to surface

d)

Toward the Center of the Earth (down)

e)

Opposite how you displaced the spring

122.

The rule for the direction of Friction force, f

a)

Always Up

b)

Parallel to the surface; against motion

c)

Perpendicular to the surface; with motion

d)

Toward the Center of the Earth (down)

e)

Always left; never right

123.

The rule for the direction of Normal Force, n

a)

Always Up

b)

Parallel to the surface

c)

Perpendicular to the surface

d)

Toward the Center of the Earth (down)

e)

Against the direction of motion

124.

The rule for the direction of Fg

a)

Always Up

b)

In the direction of motion

c)

Depends on the exact situation

d)

Toward the Center of the Earth (down)

e)

Against the direction of motion

125.

Δx\Delta x  The meaning of this symbol

a)

Force of Spring

b)

Spring Constant

c)

Mass

d)

Weight

e)

Displacement

126.

The meaning of this symbol μ\mu  

a)

Force of Friction

b)

coefficient of friction

c)

Mass

d)

Weight

e)

Normal Force

127.

When an object is at rest you can say... (select all that apply)

a)

The acceleration is zero

b)

The forces acting on it are balanced

c)

The forces acting on it are unbalanced

d)

The net force is zero

e)

The net force is NOT zero

128.

Mass is... (select all that apply)

a)

The same as weight

b)

The same as Fg

c)

measured in kg

d)

measured in N

e)

the inertia of an object

129.

An object is speeding up in the negative direction

a)

Balanced Forces

b)

Unbalanced Forces

130.

An object is moving at a constant velocity across the floor

a)

Balanced Forces

b)

Unbalanced Forces

131.

An object has a net force NOT equal to zero

a)

Balanced Forces

b)

Unbalanced Forces

132.

An object is sitting at rest on the floor

a)

Balanced Forces

b)

Unbalanced Forces

133.

An object’s resistance to changes in motion is defined as

a)

Newton's 3rd Law

b)

Acceleration

c)

Inertia

d)

Net Force

134.

If you have two objects experiencing the same net force then, the one with ___________________ will experience a bigger acceleration

a)

more inertia

b)

less inertia

c)

more friction

135.

According to Newton's 3rd Law...

a)

Forces are always directed downward

b)

Forces always come in pairs

c)

Forces cause things to stop moving

d)

Forces are always unbalanced

136.

What is the 3rd Law force that pairs with the Force of a table pushing on a box that is sitting on it?

a)

F of earth on box

b)

F of box on earth

c)

F of table on box

d)

F of box on table

e)

F of gravity on box

137.

In the graph above, what variable is on the y-axis (vertical axis)

a)

Fg

b)

m

c)

y

d)

x

e)

none of these

138.

In the graph above, what variable is on the x-axis (horizontal axis)

a)

Fg

b)

m

c)

y

d)

x

e)

none of these

139.

In the graph above, what is the physics equation of this graph?

a)

y = mx

b)

y = 9.8x

c)

m = 9.8*Fg

d)

Fg = 9.8*m

e)

none of these

140.

Voltage is defined as

a)

The rate of flow of charge in a circuit

b)

A complete loop of conductor that connects the + and - end of a voltage source

c)

The energy per charge that is provided by the voltage source

d)

How difficult it is for charge to flow in a circuit

141.

Current is defined as

a)

The rate of flow of charge in a circuit

b)

A complete loop of conductor that connects the + and - end of a voltage source

c)

The energy per charge that is provided by the voltage source

d)

How difficult it is for charge to flow in a circuit

142.

Resistance is defined as

a)

The rate of flow of charge in a circuit

b)

A complete loop of conductor that connects the + and - end of a voltage source

c)

The energy per charge that is provided by the voltage source

d)

How difficult it is for charge to flow in a circuit

143.

Conducting Path is defined as

a)

The rate of flow of charge in a circuit

b)

A complete loop of conductor that connects the + and - end of a voltage source

c)

The energy per charge that is provided by the voltage source

d)

How difficult it is for charge to flow in a circuit

144.
Does this diagram represent a series or parallel circuit?
a)
series circuit
b)
parallel circuit
145.
What kind of circuit is this?
a)
series
b)
parallel
146.
a)
Series Circuit
b)
Parallel Circuit
147.
a)
Series Circuit
b)
Parallel Circuit
148.

Based on Ohm's Law, which of the following would be true regarding the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance?

Select all that apply (think cause --> effect)

a)

Current will reduce voltage.

b)

Current will not pass through resistance.

c)

Resistance will reduce current.

d)

Voltage will reduce resistance.

e)

Voltage will increase the current

149.

In Ohm's Law... what determines the voltage of a circuit

a)

The resistance

b)

The current

c)

The battery/voltage source

d)

The objects you put in the circuit

150.

In Ohm's Law... what determines the resistance of a circuit

a)

The resistance

b)

The current

c)

The battery/voltage source

d)

The objects you put in the circuit

151.

Voltage provides which of the following for a circuit?

a)

The energy/motivation for charge to flow

b)

The resistance for the flow of charge

c)

The electrons to fill up the wires

152.

In Ohm's Law

Resistance and Current are ____________ proportional

a)

directly

b)

inversely

c)

squared

d)

squareroot

153.

In Ohm's Law

Voltage and Current are ____________ proportional

a)

directly

b)

inversely

c)

squared

d)

squareroot

154.
In a parallel circuit if one of the light bulbs burns out the rest _________.
a)
stop the flow of electricity
b)
 can still light up
c)
 will go out
d)
of the light bulbs burn out also
155.

Which of the two circuits would have the brightest bulbs when switches are closed? 

a)

A

b)

B

156.

All three are connected to the same voltage source (battery), which one would have the greatest current drawn from the battery?

a)

X

b)

Y

c)

Z

d)

X, Y, and Z are the same.

157.

As you add more and more items in parallel to a circuit you draw more current from the voltage source. In our houses how do we prevent too much current that could cause a fire?

a)

We wire our houses in series so this is not an issue

b)

We add circuit breakers/fuses that limit the max current in a circuit

c)

We don't have any safety measures in place as this is unlikely to ever happen

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