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PhysLab Midterm Exam

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
1 meter = _______ cm
a)
1
b)
1,000
c)
100
d)
400
2.

3 inches is equivalent to how many centimeter?

a)

3.62

b)

7.62

c)

6.62

d)

3.56

3.

2 yard is equivalent to how many inches?

a)

32

b)

72

c)

52

d)

26

4.

Convert: -45.9 C to K:

a)

227.1 K

b)

400 K

c)

0 K

d)

373 K

5.

Convert 20.0oC to Kelvin.

a)

273 K

b)

298 K

c)

293 K

d)

20 K

6.
Change from standard form to scientific notation: 12,000,000
a)
12.0  x  107
b)
0.12  x  107
c)
1.2  x  106
d)
1.2  x  107
7.

How many numbers can be in front of the decimal if the number is in correct scientific notation?

a)

Only a Zero

b)

One

c)

Two

d)

Any amount

8.

When we're talking about a pendulum, what does T stand for?

a)

pi

b)

period

c)

length

d)

gravity

9.

What is the unit for the period of a pendulum?

a)

second

b)

meter

c)

m/s/s

d)

Newton

10.

As a pendulum gets longer, what happens to the period?

a)

doesn't change

b)

decreases

c)

increases

11.

At what point in the swing of a pendulum is the bob moving fastest?

a)

at the top of the arc

b)

at the bottom of the arc

12.

Which of these does not affect the period of a pendulum?

a)

length

b)

gravity

c)

mass

13.

What is the unit of length for physics?

a)

newton

b)

joule

c)

lux

d)

meter

14.

A pair of trapeze performers at the circus is swinging from ropes attached to a large elevated platform. Suppose that the performers can be treated as a simple pendulum with a length of 16 m. Determine the period for one complete back and forth cycle. (Useful equations are on the board).

a)

2 sec

b)

12 sec

c)

8 sec

d)

10 sec

15.

Which would have the longest period?

Pendulum A: A 200-g mass attached to a 1.0-m length string

Pendulum B: A 400-g mass attached to a 0.5-m length string

a)

A

b)

B

c)

Same

16.

A pendulum has a length of 4 meters. Determine the period for one complete back and forth cycle. (Useful formulas are on the board)

a)

16 s

b)

4 s

c)

8 s

d)

6 s

17.

The number of cycles that are completed per second is called the _ and is measured in _.

a)

frequency, cycles/second

b)

wavelength, meters

c)

amplitude, meters

d)

period, seconds

18.

The period of an ocean wave is 10 s. What is its frequency?

a)

10 cycle/second

b)

1 cycle/second

c)

0.5 cycle/second

d)

0.1 cycle/second

19.

Which of the following affects the period of a pendulum?

a)

mass

b)

length of the string

c)

tension of the string

d)

shape of the mass on the string

20.

What is the period of a pendulum

a)

how many times the pendulum swings before it stops

b)

how many times the pendulum passes a point in one second

c)

one complete cycle (complete to and fro motion)

d)

the time it takes to complete one full cycle

21.

Where does a pendulum have maximum potential energy?

a)

at the bottom of its arc

b)

at the end of its swing

c)

as it rises up

d)

as it falls

22.

Where does a pendulum have maximum kinetic energy?

a)

at the bottom of its arc

b)

at the end of its swing

c)

as it rises up

d)

as it falls

23.

At the bottom of a hill, a car has an initial velocity of +16.0 meters per second. The car is uniformly accelerated at -2.20 meters per

second squared for 5.00 seconds as it moves up the hill. How far does the car travel during this 5.00-second interval?

a)

107 m

b)

74.5 m

c)

52.5 m

d)

25.0 m

24.

A box sliding down an inclined plane attains a velocity of 27 m/s in 3 seconds from rest. Find the acceleration.

a)

30 m/s

b)

24 m/s2

c)

9 m/s2

d)

81 km/hr

25.
The rate at which velocity changes is called 
a)
motion
b)
average speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
acceleration
26.
Acceleration of an object happens when things ________
a)
slow down
b)
go faster
c)
change direction (turn)
d)
All of the above
27.

A truck moving with an initial speed of 20 m s-1 decelerates at a constant rate of 3 m s-2. Calculate the distance travelled by the bus before it stops. The word stops refer to..............

a)

u = 0 ms-1

b)

u = 3 ms-1

c)

v = 0 ms-1

d)

a = 20 ms-1