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Semester 1 Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is free fall?

a)

Motion of an object under the influence of air resistance only

b)

Motion of an object under the influence of a magnetic field

c)

Motion of an object under the influence of friction only

d)

Motion of an object under the influence of gravity only

2.

What is the magnitude of the acceleration due to gravity on Earth?

a)

20 m/s^2

b)

5 m/s^2

c)

9.8 m/s^2

d)

12 m/s^2

3.

What happens to the velocity of an object in free fall as it falls?

a)

It remains constant

b)

It decreases

c)

It increases

d)

It oscillates

4.

Which of the following is possible for an object with balanced forces acting on it? (Choose all that apply)

a)

at rest

b)

moving at constant speed

c)

changing direction

d)

slowing down

5.

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

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

The force that keeps objects on top of surfaces instead of letting them sink into the surface is known as:

a)

normal

b)

abnormal

c)

static

d)

inertia

7.

The hockey puck is moving at a constant velocity across the ice. What forces does the puck experience at this moment?

a)

None

b)

Gravity

c)

Gravity and Normal

d)

Gravity, Normal, and Friction

e)

Gravity, Normal, Friction, and Applied

8.
Rougher surfaces have ...
a)
greater friction
b)
less friction
c)
the same level of friction
9.

Ted is trying to move a fridge through his house, he gets stuck on a carpet and even though he is pushing the fridge, it is not moving. What force is acting against him?

a)

applied

b)

static friction

c)

kinetic friction

d)

normal

10.

Jane jogs 18 km in 2 hours. Then she walks for 6 km in 2 hours. Find her average speed.

a)

9

b)

3

c)

12

d)

6

11.

Choose all ways an object can accelerate.

a)

speed up

b)

slow down

c)

change direction

d)

stay at a constant speed and never change direction

12.

Natalie drops her skateboard into a bowl speeding up from 0 m/s to 4 m/s in 2.5 s. What is her average acceleration?

a)

4 m/s

b)

1.6 m/s/s

c)

1.6 m

d)

2.5 m/s/s

13.
A 20 kg bike accelerates at 10 m/s2.  what was the force?
a)
25 Newtons
b)
20 Newtons
c)
200 Newtons
d)
10 Newtons
14.

§If an object is simply dropped from an elevated height, then the _____________of the object is 0 m/s.

a)

initial velocity

b)

final velocity

c)

acceleration

15.

A ball is dropped from a cliff on Earth. Its final speed was 50 m/s. How long did it take for the ball to hit the ground?

a)

5.1 s

b)

490 s

c)

.196 s

d)

9.8 m/s2

16.

Calculate the gravitational force between two objects when they are 0.750m apart. Each object has a mass of 5.00kg.

a)

2.96x10-7N

b)

3.00x10-6N

c)

2.22x10-9N

d)

2.23x10-8N

17.
What is the coefficient of static friction if it takes 44 N of force to move a box that weighs 86 N? 
a)
0.78
b)
0.51
c)
0.78 N
d)
0.58 N
18.

As the distance between two objects increases, the pull of gravity...

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

19.
If a bowling ball and a feather were dropped at the same time, in a room with no air resistance (vacuum), which object will hit the ground first?
a)
Bowling Ball
b)
Feather
c)
Both would hit at the same time
d)
Neither one would hit the ground because air is what pushing things down.
20.

A Hot Wheels toy car races around a circular track that has a radius of 1.2 meters. It moves around the track with a tangential velocity of 1.8 m/s. What is the toy’s centripetal acceleration?

a)

1.5 m/s^2

b)

2.7 m/s^2

c)

2.16 m/s^2

d)

3.89 m/s^2

21.
A 50 kg ball rolls down the street at 5 m/s. Calculate the momentum of the ball. 
a)
55 kg*m/s
b)
100 kg*m/s
c)
250 kg*m/s
d)
500 kg*m/s
22.

A 3,000 kg truck moving at +10 m/s hits a 1,000 kg parked car which moves off at +15 m/s after the collision. What is the velocity of the truck after the collision?

a)

10 m/s

b)

0 m/s

c)

5 m/s

d)

2 m/s

23.

Which of these moves with a constant speed

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

A & B

e)

A,B & C

24.

Which of these moves with the slowest speed?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

A & B

e)

A,B & C

25.

Inertia is a force

a)

True

b)

False

26.

More mass = More inertia

a)

True

b)

False

27.
the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion
a)
acceleration
b)
inertia
c)
mass
d)
frame of reference
28.

What are the units for energy?

a)

Joules (J)

b)

Watts (W)

c)

Kilograms (kg)

d)

Newtons (N)

29.
There is a bell at the top of a tower that is 45 m high. The bell weighs 100 kg. What is the potential energy of the bell?
a)
980 J
b)
441 J
c)
4,500 J
d)
44,100 J
30.
This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist. 
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
data
d)
control group
31.

What amount of sunlight makes pea plants grow tallest? What is the independent variable?

a)

height of pea plants

b)

amount of sunlight

c)

type of soil

32.
What is kinetic energy?
a)
stored energy
b)
energy of motion
c)
energy of friction
d)
energy stored in chemical bonds
33.
When a roller coaster cart falls towards the ground, what happens to its potential energy?
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
d)
Nothing
34.
The Law of Conservation of Energy states that total amount of energy in a closed system will always
a)
stay the same
b)
increase
c)
decrease
d)
cannot be determined
35.
A 5000N block is lifted 10 m. How much work was done?
a)
50000 J
b)
5000 J
c)
500 J
d)
50 J
36.

On this velocity vs time graph, describe the motion of C.

a)

constant positive velocity

b)

constant negative velocity

c)

positive acceleration

d)

negative acceleration

37.

On this velocity vs time graph, describe the motion of D.

a)

constant positive velocity

b)

constant negative velocity

c)

positive acceleration

d)

negative acceleration

38.

On this position vs time graph, what is the velocity?

a)

40 m/s

b)

8 m/s

c)

5 m/s

d)

0 m/s

39.

What is the velocity at 12.5 seconds?

a)

0 m/s

b)

2 m/s

c)

10 m/s

d)

20 m/s

40.

Force is a

a)

Vector

b)

Scalar

41.

A quantity described by magnitude and does not need direction

a)

Vector

b)

Scalar

42.
When a car smashes into a bug, the force of the car on the bug is _?_ the force of the bug on the car.
a)
less than
b)
equal to
c)
greater than
d)
perpendicular to
43.

What does magnitude mean?

a)

amount or size

b)

vector

c)

frame of reference

d)

motion

44.

The independent variable always goes on the

a)

x or horizontal axis

b)

y or vertical axis

45.

What is the correct unit for distance in kinematics?

a)

m

b)

ft

c)

mi

d)

km

46.

What is the correct unit for velocity in kinematics?

a)

m/min

b)

mi/hr

c)

d/t

d)

m/s

47.

What is the correct unit for acceleration in kinematics?

a)

m/s

b)

m/min2

c)

m/s/t

d)

m/s2

48.

If an object comes to a stop in a problem, what is its final velocity?

a)

Depends on the problem

b)

0

c)

Always positive

d)

Always negative

49.

If King Kong falls off a roof, which velocity is 0?

a)

Final velocity

b)

Original velocity

50.

How do you choose the correct equation when solving a physics problem?

a)

Choose the equation this is solved for what you are looking for

b)

Ask the sorting hat

c)

Close your eyes and point to an equation on the equation sheet

d)

Choose an equation that includes enough given variables and has only 1 unknown variable