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Chapter 5-9 Review Physics 110

Total questions: 93

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is force in physics?

a)

A power in star wars

b)

A push or pull on an object

c)

A stop on an object

d)

The start of an object

2.

What can force do to an object?

a)

Accelerate an object

b)

Slow down an object

c)

Have the object remain in place

d)

Have the object change shape

e)

All of the above

3.

What is the measure of force?

a)

Newtons

b)

Light years

c)

Inches

d)

Gallons

4.

What is the unit for FORCE?

a)

N (Newtons)

b)

lbs (pounds)

c)

g (grams)

d)

m/s (meters per second)

5.
This type of force resist motion between two surfaces that are pressed together
a)
contact
b)
gravity
c)
friction
6.

What type of force was at work in the parachute?

a)

elastic spring force

b)

frictional force (air resistance)

c)

magnetic force

d)

gravitational force

7.
What will cause an object to move?
a)
Applied forces
b)
Balanced forces
c)
Unbalanced forces
8.
With unbalanced forces, the object will move in the direction of the _______ force.
a)
larger 
b)
smaller 
c)
equal 
9.

Balanced Force

a)

When forces are balanced, there is no change in motion

b)

When two forces act upon each other in opposite directions, and they are both the same size.

c)

Equal in size and opposite in direction

d)

Occurs when objects change in motion and can happen in two different ways.

10.
Which represents the acceleration of the ball?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
11.
A horse gallops around a circular arena.  The centripetal force on the horse is ___.
a)
directed outward
b)
tension
c)
directed toward the center of the arena
d)
9.8 N
12.

When the radius of a circle increases, the centripetal acceleration _____.

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

13.
Which of the following units is used for tangential velocity?
a)
m/s2
b)
N
c)
J
d)
m/s
14.

When mass decreases, centripetal force _____.

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

15.
Which of the following increase the centripetal force?
a)
Increasing the radius
b)
Increasing the velocity
c)
Decreasing the mass
d)
Decreasing the acceleration
16.
A car with mass m travels around a curve with velocity v. What do you know about the centripetal force if the velocity triples?
a)
Nothing 
b)
The centripetal force triples
c)
the centripetal force multiplies by 9
d)
The centripetal force divides by 3
17.
A car with mass m travels around a curve with velocity v. What do you know about the centripetal force if the radius triples?
a)
9.8?
b)
Force triples
c)
Force divides by 3
d)
Force divides by 9
18.
Calculate the amount of centripetal force it takes for a softball pitcher to rotate a ball with a velocity of 3 m/s if the ball weighs .12 kg and her arm is .65 meters long.
a)
.38
b)
1.23
c)
.55
d)
1.66 N
19.

If a sprinter runs in a circle of radius 50 m in 31 seconds at a constant speed, how fast were they running?

a)

1.61 m/s

b)

3.22 m/s

c)

5.07 m/s

d)

10.1 m/s

20.

Why do sharp turns in roads have reduced speed limits posted?

a)

The lower the speed the lower centripetal force.

b)

The lower the speed the higher centripetal force.

c)

The lower the speed the larger the radius.

d)

Speed limits aren't reduced on sharp turns.

21.

A car is rounding a curve as shown in the diagram. Which arrow correctly shows the direction of the centripetal force keeping the car in circular motion?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

22.

Do centripetal forces do work?

a)

Yes

b)

No

23.

Then, is work done on the moon as it orbits Earth?

a)

Yes

b)

No

24.

The number of complete revolutions per second is:

a)

frequency

b)

period

c)

torque

d)

rotational inertia

25.

The time required for one complete revolution is:

a)

torque

b)

frequency

c)

period

d)

rotational kinetic energy

26.

What is the velocity formula for uniform circular motion?

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.

what is the centripetal acceleration formula?

a)
b)
c)
d)
28.

According to the Law of Conservation of Angular Momentum, if I (momentum of inertia) increases, what will happen to ω?

a)

Decrease

b)

Stay the same

c)

Increase

29.
In order to do a lot of flips an Olympic diver would want:
a)
A high rotational inertia
b)
A low rotational inertia
c)
A low linear acceleration
d)
A low angular velocity
30.
Which has greater angular speed, a horse near the outside rail of a merry-go-round or a horse near the inside rail?
a)
The inside horse
b)
The outside horse
c)
Neither - they both have the same angular speed
31.
Two children, Ahmed and Saleh, ride on a merry-go-round. Ahmed is at a greater distance from the axis of rotation than Saleh. Which of the following are true statements? 
a)
Saleh and Ahmed have the same tangential speed.
b)
Ahmed has a greater tangential speed than Saleh.
c)
Saleh has a greater angular speed than Ahmed.
d)
Saleh has a smaller angular speed than Ahmed.
32.
A person sits on a freely spinning lab stool that has no friction in its axle. When this person extends her arms,
a)
her moment of inertia increases and her angular speed decreases.
b)
her moment of inertia decreases and her angular speed increases.
c)
her moment of inertia increases and her angular speed increases.
d)
her moment of inertia increases and her angular speed remains the same.
33.

Stars originate as large bodies of slowly rotating gas. Because of gravity, these clumps of gas slowly decrease in size. What happens to the angular speed of the star as it shrinks?

a)

It rotates faster.

b)

It rotates slower.

c)

It starts to accelerate in the forward direction.

d)

The rotation rate stays the same.

34.
Which has more rotational inertia? (consider all objects have equal radius)
a)
Hollow sphere
b)
solid sphere
c)
disk
d)
cylinder
35.

The SI units for ω are

a)

rad

b)

rad/s

c)

rad/s2

d)

seconds

36.

The SI units for Θ are

a)

rad

b)

rad/s

c)

rad/s2

d)

seconds

37.

The SI units for α are

a)

rad

b)

rad/s

c)

rad/s2

d)

seconds

38.

What angular variable is comparable to the tangential variable of velocity?

a)

ω

b)

Θ

c)

α

d)

π

39.

What angular variable is comparable to the tangential variable of acceleration?

a)

ω

b)

Θ

c)

α

d)

π

40.

What angular variable is comparable to the tangential variable of displacement?

a)

ω

b)

Θ

c)

α

d)

π

41.

When an object rotates in circular motion, it has

a)

Only tangential velocity

b)

Only angular velocity

c)

Both tangential and angular velocity

d)

Neither tangential or angular velocity

42.
Planets orbit the Sun in a shape called a(n)
a)
circle
b)
ellipse
c)
focus
d)
perihelion
43.

Kepler's 2nd Law deals with

a)

the shape of the planets' orbits

b)

the area the planet travels

c)

the length of time/period it takes the planet to orbit the sun

44.
The farther away a planet is from the sun, the _______ it takes it to orbit the sun once. 
a)
longer
b)
shorter
45.

Keplers Third Law

a)

When comparing 2 planets the closest move the fastest.

b)

Planet move faster when closer to the sun

c)

Describes the shapes of the orbit

Planets orbit the sun in an ellipses

46.
Two asteroids exert a gravitational force, F, on each other. Some time later, the asteroids are now three times as far from each other as before. Which of the following represents the gravitational force at this distance? 
a)
F/3
b)
F/2
c)
F/6
d)
F/9
47.
What states that "every object in the universe attracts every other object"?
a)
Law of Universal Gravitation
b)
Newton's First Law of Motion
c)
My mother
d)
Inertia & gravity
48.
Force of gravity is inversely proportional to
a)
Mass
b)
Weight
c)
Distance
d)
Time
49.
If Earth's mass was cut in half, what would happen to your mass?
a)
increase because gravitational force increases
b)
decrease because gravitational force decreases
c)
decrease because gravitational force increases
d)
nothing, mass is not affected by gravitational force
50.
The law of universal gravitation is credited to whom?
a)
Einstein
b)
Galileo
c)
Darwin
d)
Newton
51.
Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...
a)
mass and distance 
b)
mass and matter
c)
distance and weight 
d)
weight and mass
52.
Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.
a)
False
b)
True
c)
It depends
53.

Compared to the Gravitational constant G, coulombs constant k is ___________

a)

much larger

b)

much smaller

c)

the same

d)

better

54.

The formula for Coulomb's Law: F= k (q1 x q2)/r2, the q represents:

a)

electrostatic force

b)

electric charge

c)

distance between charges

d)

Coulomb's constant

55.

Which configuration will result in the greatest gravitational force?

a)

small masses far apart

b)

large masses far apart

c)

small masses close together

d)

large masses close together

56.

Two factors that determine work are...

a)

Force

b)

Mass

c)

Velocity

d)

Distance

57.

Units of work are...

a)

Newtons

b)

Grams

c)

Joules

d)

Meters

58.

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

59.

What is the formula for work?

a)

Force = work × distance

b)

Distance = force × work

c)

Work = force × distance

d)

Work = force × mass

60.

The Law of Conservation of Energy says that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but...

a)

change from one form to another

b)

used for electricity

c)

nobody knows where it comes from

61.

During which point is potential energy the highest?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

62.

During which point is kinetic energy the highest?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

63.

A bicyclist pedaling is a type of...

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

64.

An archer with her bow drawn is a type of...

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

65.

The chemical bonds in sugar are a type of...

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

66.

Sitting in the top of a tree is a type of...

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

67.

When a pendulum swings, at what point is the kinetic energy greatest?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

68.

When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy greatest?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

69.

What is the potential energy formula?

a)

12mv2\frac{1}{2}mv^2

b)

v2−v1t\frac{v_2-v_1}{t}

c)

mghmgh

d)

FdFd

70.

What is the kinetic energy formula?

a)

mghmgh

b)

FdFd

c)

Wt\frac{W}{t}

d)

12mv2\frac{1}{2}mv^2

71.

A baguette is dropped off the top of the Eiffel Tower. What is true concerning of the mechanical energy of the bread as it falls?

a)

The potential energy of the baguette is conserved as it falls.

b)

The sum of the kinetic and potential energies of the baguette is a constant.

c)

The kinetic energy of the baguette is conserved as it falls.

d)

A) The total energy of the object increases as it falls since it gains speed.

72.
When an object is experiencing a net torque
a)
it is in dynamic equilibrium.
b)
it is in static equilibrium.
c)
it is rotating.
d)
it is translating.
73.

A kg-m2/s2 is otherwise known as a(n)

a)

Newton

b)

Joule

c)

Watt

d)

Displacement

74.

By what factor will the kinetic energy of an object increase if the velocity of the object is tripled?

a)

The kinetic energy will stay the same.

b)

3

c)

6

d)

9

75.

If using a lever to lift something heavy, where should you push down in relation to the pivot point?

a)

Close to the pivot point on the opposite side of the object

b)

Same side of the object

c)

At the pivot point of the lever

d)

Farther from the pivot point on the opposite side of the object

76.

What is the center of mass ?

a)
it is a single point at which the object can balance.
b)
The mass is distributed equally around it.
c)
the centre of gravity of the object
d)
All of the above
77.

In Archimedes' Principle, the buoyant force is more than the weight of the fluid displaced

a)

true

b)

false

78.

A change in pressure within a confined incompressible fluid is exerted ___

a)

in all directions unequally

b)

in all directions equally

c)

only towards the walls of the vessel

d)

only towards the bottom of the vessel

79.

Bernoulli's Principle is related to velocity and __

a)

density

b)

volume

c)

pressure

d)

buoyancy

80.

A fluid can be any liquid or gas

a)

true

b)

false

81.

Surfaface tension is due to the ___ effects of a fluid

a)

hydrostatic

b)

adhesive

c)

cohesive

d)

hydrodynamic

82.

Atmospheric pressure is greater at a higher elevation

a)

true

b)

false

83.

Pascal's Principle is shown through all of these EXCEPT

a)

car brakes

b)

blood flow

c)

hydraulic cranes

d)

all of these are examples of Pascal's Principle

84.

The pressure within an enclosed fluid only changes when ___ changes

a)

depth

b)

buoyancy

c)

container shape

d)

container height

85.

Boats float MOSTLY due to

a)

surface tension

b)

magic

c)

buoyancy

d)

atmospheric pressure

86.
What force causes the wood to float 
a)
weight
b)
density
c)
buoyant
d)
gravity
87.

A 2-kg Rubber Ball with an Initial Speed of 10 m/s Bounces off a Wall. Immediately After the Bounce, the Ball Has a Speed of 5 m/s. What Is the magnitude of the ball's change in momentum?

a)

10 kg m/s

b)

20 kg m/s

c)

30 kg m/s

88.

Units of impulse (J or sometimes I)

a)

kg

b)

s

c)

Ns

d)

N

89.
Softer landings tend to
a)
increase impact force
b)
increase force
c)
increase collision time
d)
increase change in momentum
90.
The difference between a car hitting a wall vs. a car hitting a hay stack is
a)
the Impulse on the car hitting the wall is greater
b)
the change in momentum of the car hitting the wall is greater
c)
the force on the car hitting the hay stack is greater
d)
the collision time of the car hitting the hay stack is greater
91.
In this type of collision, objects tend to "stick" together.
a)
elastic
b)
inelastic 
c)
They "stick" together in both types of collisions
92.

Two skaters stand facing each other on frictionless ice. One skater’s mass is 3 times the mass of the other. If the skaters push away from one another without spinning. how does the speed of the lighter skater compare to the heavier skater?

a)

The lighter skater moves off with three times the speed of the other skater

b)

The lighter skater moves off with one-third the speed of the other skater

c)

The lighter skater moves off with the same speed of the other skater

d)

Not enough information

93.
Momentum is a scalar quantity.
a)
true
b)
false

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