WorksheetsPhysics Quiz
Total questions: 77
Worksheet time: 2hrs 59mins
Which pair of quantities are both scalar quantities?
speed and mass
speed and momentum
momentum and displacement
mass and displacement
In an attempt to get ketchup out of a bottle, a student takes off the cap, turns the bottle upside down, accelerates it downward, and then suddenly stops it. Ketchup is released from the open bottle because the ketchup doesn’t stop moving when the bottle does. The ketchup leaving the bottle illustrates
inertia
resistivity
resonance
mass being converted to energy
The same net force is applied to object A and object B. The mass of B is three times greater than the mass of A. Compared to the acceleration of A, the acceleration of B is
the same
one-third as great
three times as great
one-ninth as great
What is the mass equivalent of 3.37 x 10-19 joule?
Which object is in equilibrium?
Earth orbiting the Sun
a thrown baseball at its highest point above the ground
a car moving at a constant speed in a straight line
a bicycle skidding to a stop in a straight line
A race car travels around a flat circular track at constant speed. The net force on the car acts
perpendicular to the car's velocity and toward the center of the circle
perpendicular to the car's velocity and away from the center of the circle
parallel to the car's velocity and in the same direction as the velocity
parallel to the car's velocity and in the opposite direction as the velocity
An object is traveling in a horizontal, circular path at a constant speed. If the radius of the path were doubled while the speed remained constant, the centripetal acceleration would be
quartered
halved
doubled
quadrupled
A 600.-newton student pushes on a vertical wall for 20.0 seconds with a constant force having a magnitude of 100. newtons. What is the magnitude of the force that the wall exerts on the student?
0.00 N
5.00 N
100. N
600. N
An unbalanced force of 20. newtons is applied to a mass of 1.0 x 10^3 kilograms. After 10. seconds, the momentum of the mass will have changed by
2.0 x 10^2 kg•m/s
2.0 x 10^3 kg•m/s
1.0 x 10^4 kg•m/s
2.0 x 10^4 kg•m/s
To lift a heavy block off the floor, a student pulls with force F on a rope that passes over a pulley, as shown in the diagram below. Which pair of vectors represents the perpendicular components of the force the student exerts on the rope?
Pair 1
Pair 2
Pair 3
Pair 4
Which graph best represents the relationship between the mass of an object and its distance from Earth's surface?
Graph 1
Graph 2
Graph 3
Graph 4
A compass is placed near a strong bar magnet as represented in the diagram below. Which diagram best represents the direction of the compass needle?
Diagram with needle pointing from N to S
Diagram with needle pointing from S to N
Diagram with needle pointing from W to E
Diagram with needle pointing from E to W
As Earth orbits the Sun in its elliptical orbit, the gravitational force between the Sun and Earth is:
always attractive
attractive as the Sun and Earth get closer together and repulsive as the Sun and Earth get farther apart
repulsive as the Sun and Earth get closer together and attractive as the Sun and Earth get farther apart
always repulsive
Which unit is used to measure the work per unit charge required to move a charge in an electric field?
ampere
coulomb
volt
watt
The diagram below shows a negatively charged sphere and a point, P, located within the electric field produced by the charge on the sphere. The direction of the electric field at point P is toward point:
Two point charges, q1 and q2, are initially a distance, d, apart. Which change will cause the greatest increase in the electrostatic force between the two point charges, q1 and q2?
double q1
halve q2
double d
halve d
The diagram below represents two identical conducting spheres. Which statement could be the correct explanation for the charge distribution on the spheres?
The diagram below represents a circuit containing a battery, two operating lamps, A and B, and four closed switches, S₁, S₂, S₃, and S₄. Which switch, when opened, causes both lamps to turn off?
S₁
S₂
S₃
S₄
What is the resistance of a 100-watt bulb when operating a potential difference of 120. volts?
1.20 Ω
120 Ω
144 Ω
The interaction that is most responsible for binding three quarks together in a proton is the
strong force
weak force
electromagnetic force
gravitational force
One example of a force doing work is the force exerted by
Earth on a high diver falling toward a pool from a platform above
a hook on an engine held stationary above a car
a frictionless horizontal air hockey table on a puck moving across the table at a constant velocity
a weightlifter on a barbell he holds motionless over his head
A ball falls freely from a rooftop to the street below. The ball starts from rest with 20. joules of gravitational potential energy with respect to the street. The total mechanical energy of the ball just before it hits the street is
0 J
5.0 J
10 J
20 J
Which statement describes the gravitational potential energy (PE), kinetic energy (KE), and internal (thermal) energy (Q), of a wooden crate as it is pushed across a level classroom floor at constant speed?
The oscillation of electrons up and down a metal antenna produces waves. These waves are
The diagram below shows an incident light ray reflecting from a plane mirror. What is the angle of reflection?
96°
84°
48°
42°
A characteristic common to both sound waves and x rays is that they both
travel fastest in a vacuum
cause particles to vibrate in a direction parallel to the wave’s direction of motion
transmit energy without transmitting matter
are mechanical
The diagram below represents a wave moving to the right through a rope. Point P in the rope is moving toward the
top of the page
bottom of the page
right
left
What is the wavelength of a 300-hertz sound wave in air at STP?
0.906 m
1.10 m
3.00 x 10^2 m
1.00 x 10^6 m
In the diagram below, a remote control is aimed at a television. When the signal from the remote reaches the sensor on the television, the signal will most likely be
neither reflected nor absorbed
partially absorbed and partially reflected
completely reflected
completely absorbed
Compared to waves of blue light traveling in a vacuum, waves of red light traveling in a vacuum have
a lower frequency and a lower speed
a lower frequency and the same speed
the same frequency and a lower speed
the same frequency and the same speed
Earthquakes often cause buildings between twelve and forty stories high to vibrate at an amplitude high enough to be destructive. Buildings are often designed to absorb this vibrational energy that might cause them to vibrate at their natural frequency. This tendency for an earthquake to cause a building to vibrate at a large amplitude is an example of
resonance
the Doppler effect
refraction
diffraction
During the radioactive decay of a uranium-238 atom, a thorium-234 atom and an alpha particle are produced. During this process, there is conservation of
charge, only
mass-energy, only
both charge and mass-energy
neither charge nor mass-energy
An antiproton has a charge of
+1e
+2/3 e
0
-1e
Two pulses approach each other in the same medium. Which pair of pulses will result in the largest magnitude displacement of the medium as the pulses pass through each other?
Diagram 1
Diagram 2
Diagram 3
Diagram 4
Two waves of the same wavelength interfere to form a standing wave pattern as represented in the diagram below. Which point on the diagram represents a node?
A
B
C
D
A round dinner plate has a diameter closest to
2 x 10^-2 m
2 x 10^-1 m
2 x 10^0 m
2 x 10^1 m
The elongation of the springs produced by force F depends
directly on both F and k
inversely on F and directly on k
inversely on both F and k
directly on F and inversely on k
Which athlete ran up the hill with the greatest average power?
A
B
C
D
A copper wire carries 2.8 amperes of current. The total amount of charge that passes a point in the wire in 1.3 milliseconds is
4.6 x 10^-4 C
3.6 x 10^-3 C
3.6 C
2.2 x 10^3 C
The diagram below represents four solid copper wire segments at 20°C with different lengths (L) and cross-sectional areas (A). Which two segments have the same resistance?
A and B
B and D
B and C
A and D
In substance X, a ray of light with a frequency of 5.09 x 10^14 hertz has a speed of 2.04 x 10^8 meters per second. Substance X could be
diamond
water
zircon
glycerol
Which could not be the charge on a particle?
3.2 x 10^-19 C
4.5 x 10^-19 C
4.8 x 10^-19 C
6.4 x 10^-19 C
Which graph best represents the relationship between photon energy (E_photon) and wavelength?
Graph 1
Graph 2
Graph 3
Graph 4
Light travels from air into another medium with an index of refraction of n. The light has a wavelength of 6.0 x 10^-7 meter in the new medium. Which expression represents the wavelength of this light in air?
(1) n(6.0 x 10^-7m)
(2) 6.0 x 10^-7m / n
(3) n / 6.0 x 10^-7m
(4) (6.0 x 10^-7m) - n
If 80. joules of electrical energy is dissipated by a 10-ohm resistor in 2.0 seconds, the current in the resistor is
5.0 A
2.0 A
8.0 A
4.0 A
Base your answers to questions on the diagrams below, and on your knowledge of physics. The diagrams represent waves W, A, B, C, and D traveling through the same uniform medium. Which wave has a period that is twice that of wave W?
A
B
C
D
Base your answers to questions on the diagrams below, and on your knowledge of physics. The diagrams represent waves W, A, B, C, and D traveling through the same uniform medium. Which wave is always 180 degrees out of phase with wave W?
A
B
C
D
Which graph best represents the relationship between acceleration and time for a freely falling object as the object falls near the surface of Earth?
Graph 1 shows acceleration decreasing over time.
Graph 2 shows acceleration increasing over time.
Graph 3 shows acceleration constant over time.
Graph 4 shows acceleration increasing at first and then decreasing over time.
The diagram below represents the forces acting on a skydiver with his parachute. The total mass of the skydiver with his parachute is 85.0 kilograms. If the magnitude of the gravitational force is 834 newtons, and the magnitude of the force of air friction is 652 newtons, the acceleration of the skydiver at the time shown is:
2.14 m/s² up
2.14 m/s² down
7.67 m/s² up
9.81 m/s² down
A 15.0-gram air hockey puck sliding on a horizontal surface at a velocity of 7.00 meters per second north collides with a 15.0-gram air hockey puck traveling at a velocity of 8.00 meters per second south. The momentum of the system of pucks after the collision is:
0.0150 kg•m/s north
0.0150 kg•m/s south
0.225 kg•m/s north
0.225 kg•m/s south
Determine the potential difference across the battery.
Determine the current through the 6.0-ohm resistor.
Calculate the equivalent resistance of the circuit. [Show all work, including the equation and substitution with units.]
On the diagram in your answer booklet, draw three wave fronts after they have passed through the opening.
Calculate the total time the projectile is in the air before the projectile returns to the level ground. Show all work, including the equation and substitution with units.
Determine the total horizontal distance the projectile travels before the projectile returns to the ground.
Determine the angle above the horizontal at which the projectile is launched.
Using a ruler, determine the scale used in the diagram.
On the diagram in your answer booklet, use a metric ruler and the scale shown in the diagram to draw a vector to represent the 25 newton force due south acting at point P. Begin the vector at point P and label its magnitude in newtons.
Determine the magnitude of the resultant force acting at point P.
Determine the amount of energy, in electronvolts, that must be absorbed by a hydrogen atom to excite the atom from the n = 1 energy level directly to the n = 4 energy level.
Determine the sign and magnitude of the net charge, in coulombs, of a particle that has a quark composition of bbb.
What type of electromagnetic radiation would contain photons each having an energy of 2.65 x 10^-20 joule?
Calculate the magnitude of the car's velocity after the 6.0 seconds. [Show all work, including the equation and substitution with units.]
Determine the direction of the car's velocity after the 6.0 seconds.
Calculate the total distance traveled by the car during the 6.0 seconds. [Show all work, including the equation and substitution with units.]
Calculate the speed of the child at the instant she reaches the bottom of the slide. [Show all work, including the equation and substitution with units.]
Calculate the child's kinetic energy at the bottom of the slide. [Show all work, including the equation and substitution with units.]
Determine the total gravitational potential energy gained by the child when climbing 1.5 meters vertically from the bottom to the top of the slide.
Determine the total amount of mechanical energy lost by the child–slide system as the child slides from the top to the bottom of the slide.
Calculate the angle of refraction of the light ray in the air. [Show all work, including the equation and substitution with units.]
Using a protractor and a straightedge, draw the refracted light ray on the diagram in your answer booklet.
State what happens to the wavelength of the light ray as the light ray passes into the air from the flint glass.
Based on the graph, determine the force of kinetic friction acting on the block as it is pulled at constant velocity across the laboratory table.
Calculate the coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the laboratory table. [Show all work, including the equation and substitution with units.]
At the instant the block begins to move, what happens to the value of the coefficient of friction?
How would the coefficient of kinetic friction (μk) between the block and the laboratory table be affected if a 0.50-kilogram mass were placed on the block?
