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Physics B Final Exam

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 5hrs 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Scarlett wants to know why a light bulb can shine when she flips a switch. What is energy?

a)

moving from one place to another

b)

the power to do things

c)

the ability to do work/cause change

d)

doing jumping jacks

2.

Arjun notices that when he turns on a lamp, electrical energy changes into light and heat, but the total amount of energy stays the same. What rule explains why energy cannot be created or destroyed in this process?

a)

electromagnetic energy

b)

energy transformation

c)

chemical energy

d)

law of conservation of energy

3.

Luna is measuring the energy used by a light bulb. Which unit should she use to record the energy?

a)

Kilograms

b)

Joule

c)

Meters

d)

M / S

4.

Charlotte is heating a pot of water on the stove. She notices that the energy moves from the stove to the pot and then to the water through radiation, conduction, and convection. She also learns that energy can move in other ways, such as electrical power transmission and mechanical work. What is the term for the movement of energy from one object to another?

a)

work

b)

Energy Transfer

c)

thermal energy

d)

chemical energy

5.

A cat pushes a box down an inclined plane, and the box 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

6.

Sophia is riding her bicycle, and the picture of the position vs. time graph shows her motion. The graph shows that Sophia is...

a)

accelerating/speeding up

b)

moving at a constant speed 

c)

not moving 

d)

accelerating/slowing down. 

7.

Charlotte is observing the movement of an object and records its position over time. She draws four different graphs to represent the object's motion. Which graph shows that the object is standing still?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.

When Charlotte rides her bicycle and speeds up or slows down, she is experiencing a change in ________. 

a)

direction 

b)

speed 

c)

velocity 

d)

distance 

9.

When Harper pulls a wagon full of blocks and then suddenly stops, the blocks tend to keep moving forward. The tendency of the blocks to resist changes in their motion is...

a)

inertia

b)

force

c)

acceleration

d)

velocity

10.

When Henry pushes a box across the floor or pulls a door open, what is he applying to these objects?

a)

force

b)

velocity 

c)

inertia

d)

momentum

11.

Mia is pushing a box across the floor and wants to measure how much force she is using. Which unit should she use to measure this force?

a)

force

b)

inertia

c)

acceleration

d)

velocity

12.

Imagine Luna and Benjamin are playing tug-of-war. Both teams pull with equal force in opposite directions, and the rope doesn't move. When all the forces on the rope are equal and opposite, & the net force is zero, that's...

a)

balanced forces

b)

unbalanced forces

c)

terminal velocity

d)

reaction forces

13.
A cannonball with a mass of 0.5 kg is flying at an acceleration of 10 m/sec/sec. What is it's force?
a)
50 Newtons
b)
5 Newtons
c)
20 Newtons
d)
9.5 Newtons
14.

Benjamin, Elijah, and Liam are at the grocery store, each with a cart. Cart 1 has a mass of 5 kg, Cart 2 has a mass of 6 kg, Cart 3 has a mass of 8 kg, and Cart 4 has a mass of 9 kg. If a force of 90N is applied to each cart, which one will accelerate the fastest?

a)

Cart 1

b)

Cart 2

c)

Cart 3 

d)

Cart 4

15.

Grace pushes a 2-kg box with a net force of 8 N. What will the box's acceleration be?

a)

2 m/s2

b)

4 m/s2

c)

16 m/s2

d)

10 m/s2

16.

Ava pushes a 10 kilogram box, causing it to accelerate suddenly at 15 m/s2. How much force did Ava apply to the box?

a)

150 Newtons

b)

15 Newtons

c)

150 kilograms

d)

100 kilograms

17.

Elijah and Grace are pushing a box from opposite sides with equal force. The forces they apply are called ______________________.

a)

frictional force

b)

balanced force

c)

centripetal force

d)

gravitational force

18.

Liam pushes a box across the floor, and the box starts moving. This happens because the force ______________________.

a)

changes the motion of the object

b)

is cancelled by another force

c)

does not change the motion of an object

d)

is equal to the weight of the object

19.

Emma is walking across the kitchen floor when she suddenly slips on a wet spot. The force that opposes motion between her shoes and the floor is called:

a)

inertia

b)

friction

c)

momentum

d)

gravity

20.

When Michael pushes a box across the floor, he applies a ______ to the box.

a)

force

b)

speed

c)

acceleration

d)

velocity

21.

Kai is driving a car at 65 mph. This is an example of the car's ________.

a)

force

b)

speed

c)

acceleration

d)

velocity

22.

Mason is driving his car at 30 mph west. This is an example of _________.

a)

force

b)

speed

c)

acceleration

d)

velocity

23.

Aiden is riding his bicycle, and the graph above shows his distance from the starting point over time. What is happening at C?

a)

Stationary

b)

Accelerating

c)

Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position

d)

Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position

24.

Noah is running a race, and the graph above shows his distance from the starting point over time. What is happening at D?

a)

Stationary

b)

Accelerating

c)

Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position

d)

Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position

25.

Luna is pushing a box to the left with a force of 20 N, while Nora is pushing the same box to the right with a force of 15 N. Which direction will the box move?

a)

Up

b)

Down

c)

Right

d)

Left

26.
Students are playing tug-of-war. If group B pulls the rope to the right with a force of 400 N and group A pulls the rope to the left with a force of 250 N, what will happen to the ribbon in the middle of the rope?
a)
The ribbon will move to the left and group A will win the tug-of-war.
b)
The ribbon will move to the left and group B will win the tug-of-war.
c)
The ribbon will move to the right and group B will win the tug-of-war.
d)
The ribbon will move to the right and group A will win the tug-of-war.
27.

Four boxes are at rest on a table, and different forces are applied to each box as shown in the diagrams. Which box is most likely to move to the right?
Four boxes with arrows showing forces applied to them.

a)

Object W

b)

Object X

c)

Object Y

d)

Object Z

28.

Samuel pushes a box across the floor. What is the measure of the force he applies?

a)

Newtons

b)

Light years

c)

Inches

d)

Gallons

29.

If Isla pushes a toy car, its velocity will change and it will accelerate.

a)

force, accelerate, gravity

b)

accelerate, inertia, gravity

c)

force, velocity, accelerate

d)

velocity, gravity, inertia

30.

Michael is in an elevator, and the force of tension on the elevator is 950 N. The weight (Fg) of the elevator is 500 N. What is the acceleration of the elevator?

a)

8.8 m/ s2s^2  

b)

1.9 m/ s2s^2  

c)

0.52 m/ s2s^2  

d)

450 m/ s2s^2  

31.

Two people, Maya and David, are pushing on opposite sides of a 40 Kg crate. Maya pushes leftward with a force of 75 N, while David pushes rightward with a force of 35 N. If they are standing on ice, what is the acceleration of the crate?

a)

1 m/ s2s^2  

b)

2.63 m/ s2s^2  

c)

3.5 m/ s2s^2  

d)

24 m/ s2s^2  

32.

Brad is sliding a 2.5 Kg physics book across his desk. If the coefficient of friction is 0.450 and he is pushing with 12 N of force, what is the acceleration of the book?

a)

0.39 m/ s2s^2  

b)

4.8 m/ s2s^2  

c)

1.5 m/ s2s^2  

d)

2.5 m/ s2s^2  

33.

Arjun is trying to push a heavy box and a light box. He notices that the heavier box is much harder to move. The greater the mass of the object, the greater it is will resist a change in its motion.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Noah pushes two boxes with the same amount of total force. One box weighs 1kg and the other weighs 100kg. Which box will accelerate faster?

a)

1kg box

b)

100 kg box

c)

they will accelerate at the same rate

35.

Elijah pushes a box and it accelerates at 5 m/s2 when he applies a force of 20 newtons. What is the mass of the box?

a)

4 kg

b)

20 kg

c)

0.5 kg

d)

2 kg

36.

Imagine Charlotte is driving the silver car and William is driving the green car. According to Newton's second Law, which would take more force to slow down?

a)

The silver car

b)

The green car

c)

They would both take the same force

37.

Henry pushes a box and it accelerates at 8 m/s2 when he applies a force of 40 newtons. What is the mass of the box?

a)

4 kg

b)

20 kg

c)

5 kg

d)

0.2 kg

38.

Johnny has a mass of 10 kg. He sits on a desk. He is pushed with a force of 75 N. What is Johnny's acceleration?

a)

0.75 m/s2

b)

2 m/s2

c)

7.5 m/s2

d)

15 m/s2

39.

Scarlett is watching a car drive down the street and wants to find out its velocity. What are the two things she must measure to do this?

a)

speed and direction

b)

acceleration and speed

c)

direction and time

d)

distance and rate

40.

Daniel is participating in a race. Which of the following describes Daniel's velocity?

a)

running 10 m/s

b)

running 10 km

c)

running 10 m/s quickly

d)

running 10 m/s south

41.

Scarlett is pushing a box across the floor. What is the unit to MEASURE the force she applies?

a)

Kilogram

b)

Meter

c)

Joule

d)

Newton

42.

Ethan is at the bowling alley and wants to roll a 25kg bowling ball so that it accelerates at 2m/s2. How much force does Ethan need to apply to the ball?

a)

50N

b)

5N

c)

12.5N

d)

100N

43.
If a 2kg bird is pushed by the wind with a force of 2N, how fast does the bird accelerate?
a)
1 m
b)
2 m/s2
c)
4m/s2
d)
1 m/s2
44.
Which is an unbalance force?
a)
A book sitting on a desk.
b)
A ball moving in a constant speed in the same direction. 
c)
While doing a mannequin challenge Jose suddenly falls over when a bug lands on his nose. 
d)
Every student in class is sitting perfectly still at their desks.
45.

Ethan is pushing a box to the left with a force of 20 N, while Aria is pushing the same box to the right with a force of 15 N. Calculate the net force acting on the box.

a)

20N

b)

35N

c)

5N

d)

25N

46.

Daniel and Mia are pushing a box from opposite sides. Daniel pushes with a force of 20 N to the left, and Mia pushes with a force of 15 N to the right. Is this a balanced or unbalanced force?

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

c)

Neither one

d)

Both

47.

Maya pushes a box to the left with a force of 20 N, while Priya pushes the same box to the right with a force of 15 N. Which direction will the box move?

a)

Up

b)

Down

c)

Right

d)

Left

48.

Avery and Liam are each pulling on opposite sides of a box. Avery pulls to the left with a force of 25 N, and Liam pulls to the right with a force of 25 N. What is the net force on the box?

a)

0N

b)

50N

c)

25N

d)

5N

49.

Luna and Oliver are each pulling on opposite sides of a box with a force of 25 N. Luna pulls to the left, and Oliver pulls to the right. Is this a balanced or unbalanced force?

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

c)

Neither

d)

Both

50.

When Maya pushes a box and it starts moving, the force she applies is considered a(n) __________________ force.

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

c)

Massive

d)

Strong

51.

Four boxes are sitting at rest on a table. People are pushing and pulling each box with the forces shown in the diagrams. Which box is most likely to move to the right?
Four boxes with arrows showing forces applied to them.

a)

Object W

b)

Object X

c)

Object Y

d)

Object Z

52.

Luna notices that when she rides her bicycle, her muscles use chemical energy, which turns into motion and heat. Based on this, which of the following does the law of conservation of energy state? Choose 2 correct answers.

a)

An object will not change its motion unless acted upon by a force of energy.

b)

Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

c)

An object at rest will stay at rest.

d)

The acceleration of an object depends on the mass of the object and the amount of force applied.

e)

Energy can change from one form to another.

53.

During Emma's road trip, she stops her car for a break. Between which two points is Emma's car parked?

a)

AB

b)

DE

c)

FG

d)

BC

54.

During Scarlett's road trip, what is happening between points B and C on the velocity-time graph?

a)

The car is moving at a constant velocity of 2 km/min.

b)

The car is parked.

c)

The car is accelerating at a rate of 2 km/min/min.

d)

The car is moving at a constant speed of 3.5 km/min.

55.

Aiden is riding his bicycle, and the graph shows how his speed changes over time. What does this line represent on the graph?

a)

Constant acceleration

b)

Stationary

c)

Negative acceleration

d)

Constant velocity

56.

Liam is driving his car and records his speed over time. The graph shows his speed (in mi/hr) as time passes (in seconds). What does the line on this graph represent?

a)

Increasing acceleration

b)

Constant speed (velocity)

c)

Negative acceleration

d)

Stationary

57.

Mia is riding her bicycle. The graph shows how her speed changes over time. What does the line on this graph represent?

a)

Stationary

b)

Constant negative acceleration

c)

Acceleration

d)

Constant speed (velocity)

58.

Mia is watching a pendulum swing back and forth. She notices that as the pendulum moves, its energy changes from potential to kinetic and back again. According to the conservation of energy, energy cannot be ________ or ________, but can be altered from one form to another.

a)

created, destryoed

b)

gravity, force

c)

heat, created

59.

Priya pushes a box across the floor in her science class. What unit would she use to measure the force she applies?

a)

Kilograms (kg)

b)

Newtons (N)

c)

Meters per Second (m/s)

d)

Einsteins (E)

60.

Aiden is sitting in a parked car. Suddenly, the car starts moving, and Aiden feels pushed back against the seat. Which law explains why Aiden stays at rest until the car moves?

a)

F = m x a

b)

Every action has an equal an opposite reaction

c)

An object at rests stays, an object in motion stays in motion

d)

Friction

61.

When Aria pushes a door to open it or pulls it to close, she is applying a _______.

a)

Newton

b)

Acceleration

c)

Momentum

d)

Force

62.

David pushes a box across the floor. The force he applies causes the box to accelerate. Which law explains the relationship between the force David applies, the mass of the box, and its acceleration?

a)

F = m x a

b)

Action/Reaction

c)

Object in motion will stay in motion, object at rest will stay at rest

d)

Velocity

63.

Maya pushes a box across the floor. As she pushes, the box pushes back against her hands with an equal force in the opposite direction. Which law of motion does this scenario illustrate?

a)

Object in motion stays in motion and an object at rest stays at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force

b)

Force = m x a

c)

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

64.

Charlotte is pushing a shopping cart at the grocery store. According to Newton's Second Law, if she increases the force she applies to the cart:

a)

It accelerates more

b)

It doesn't move

c)

You get more inertia

d)

It decelerates

65.

Kai is driving a car and suddenly stops. The picture shows what happens to Kai when the car stops quickly. What Newton's law does this picture represent?

a)

Newton's 2nd law

b)

Newton's 1st law

c)

Newton's 3rd law

d)

Newton's 5th law

66.

Imagine Avery is trying to push each of the following objects: a Truck, a Cat, an Ant, and a Skateboard. Which has more inertia--

a)

Truck

b)

Cat

c)

Ant

d)

Skateboard

67.

Imagine Mia places a box on the floor and it stays perfectly still, not moving at all. The forces acting upon the box are---

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

c)

Weak

d)

Hulk Smash?

68.

Abigail rolls a ball across a rug. What causes the ball to slow to a stop?

a)

The rug doesn't have enough force to hold the ball.

b)

Friction resists the ball's forward motion.

c)

The rug doesn't have enough momentum to keep the ball moving.

d)

The ball isn't moving fast enough.

69.

Arjun wants to make a bowling ball and a tennis ball accelerate at the same rate. He finds that he must apply much more force to the bowling ball than to the tennis ball. Which law best explains why more force must be applied to the bowling ball to make it accelerate at the same rate as the tennis ball?

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

70.

Samuel is driving a car. The car experiences a force of 10 N to the right and a parachute attached to the car pulls with a force of 7 N to the left. What is the net force?

a)

17 N Right

b)

3 N Right

c)

3 N Left

d)

17 N Left

71.

Grace pushes a box to the left with a force of 20N, while Aiden pushes the same box to the right with a force of 15N. Calculate the net force acting on the box.

a)

5N Right

b)

35N Right

c)

5N Left

d)

35N Left

72.

Mason pushes a box to the left with a force of 10N, while Ava pushes the same box to the right with a force of 5N. Calculate the net force acting on the box.

a)

5N Right

b)

0

c)

15N Left

d)

5N Left

e)

15N Right

73.

Four boxes are at rest on a table. The forces shown by the arrows in the diagrams are applied to each box. Which box is most likely to move to the right?

a)

Object W

b)

Object X

c)

Object Y

d)

Object Z

74.

A bowling ball is being pushed by Isla with a force of 4 N to the left, while Avery pushes it with a force of 7 N to the right.
What is the net force?

a)

11 N left

b)

11 N right

c)

3 N left

d)

3 N right

75.

Ava is conducting an experiment to study gravity's effects on falling objects, and she wants to minimize air resistance. Which of these would be the most useful and practical way for her to do this?

a)

use aerodynamic objects 

b)

se extremely dense objects

c)

conduct the experiment in vaccum

d)

conduct the experiment at various altitudes

76.

Emma is pushing a box across the floor. If she doubles the acceleration, she (a)   the force.

77.

Which of the following best describes a car driving down a straight road at a constant speed, experiencing balanced forces?

a)

The car is moving at a constant speed in a straight line.

b)

The car is accelerating.

c)

The car is changing direction rapidly.

d)

The car is spinning in place.

78.

Which scenario demonstrates Newton's Third Law of Motion?

a)

A person pushing against a wall and feeling the wall push back.

b)

A book sitting motionless on a table.

c)

A ball rolling to a stop due to friction.

d)

A car speeding up on a highway.

79.

Charlotte stretches a rubber band between her fingers. What type of potential energy does the stretched rubber band represent?

a)

gravitational potential energy

b)

elastic potential energy

c)

chemical potential energy

d)

kinetic potential energy

80.

Leo (700 N) stretches the trampoline mat by 37 cm. Calculate the elastic potential energy he puts into the trampoline mat.


Elastic potential energy = 1/2 X Force X Stretching length

HINT: Stretching length in cm must be converted to metre. 1 cm = 0.01 m

a)

4.79 J

b)

129.5 J

c)

47.9 J

d)

12.76. J

81.

Priya is playing with a spring. SELECT ALL POSITIONS where the spring has STORED ELASTIC ENERGY.

a)

W

b)

Y

c)

X

d)

Z

82.

When Benjamin throws a ball and it moves through the air, what type of energy is the ball displaying?

a)

chemical energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

mechanical energy

d)

potential energy

83.

A group of students performed an experiment during which they measured the rebound height of three different types of balls dropped from specific heights. In all of the trials, the balls never rebounded to the original height they were dropped from. What is the most likely explanation for this result?

a)

Energy was destroyed while each ball fell to the ground.

b)

The experiment required more energy than was available.

c)

Energy was produced and then used up at a faster rate.

d)

Some energy was transformed into heat or sound.

84.

Emma notices that when she turns on a lamp, the electrical energy is changed into light and heat. What does the law of conservation of energy state about this process?

a)

energy is never created or destroyed, but it can be changed

b)

energy is sometimes created and sometimes destroyed

c)

energy is never created, but it can be destroyed

d)

energy can sometimes be created, but never destroyed

85.

Emma is holding a 2kg ball at the top of a 10-meter building. The formula for gravitational potential energy is GPE = mgh, where g is 9.8m/s2

                    What is the gravitational potential energy of the ball before Emma drops it?

a)

 196 joules   

b)

19.6 joules

c)

1.96 joules

d)

1,960 joules

86.

Arjun is driving a car. Which of the following situations is an example of an unbalanced force?

a)

Arjun standing still

b)

A ball at rest

c)

Arjun's car accelerating forward

d)

A book resting on a table

87.

Mia is pushing a box with a constant force. If the mass of the box increases but Mia continues to apply the same force, what happens to the acceleration of the box?

a)

Acceleration becomes zero

b)

Acceleration stays the same

c)

Acceleration decreases

d)

Acceleration increases

88.

Determine the Kinetic Energy of a 1000 kg roller coaster car that is moving with a speed of 20.0m/s.

(a)  

89.

A cart loaded with a brick and pulled at constant speed along an inclined plane to the height of a seat-top. If the mass of the loaded cart is 3kg and the height of the seat-top is 0.45m, then what is the potential energy of the loaded cart at the height of the seat-top?

(a)  

90.

Emma is holding two balls: one heavy and one light. As she compares their masses, what happens to gravity as the mass decreases?

a)

decreases

b)

stays the same

c)

increases

d)

increases and then decreases

91.

Liam drops a ball from the top of a building. What is the effect of air resistance on the falling ball?

a)

It increases the speed of the ball

b)

It decreases the speed of the ball

c)

It has no effect on the ball

d)

It changes the direction of the ball

92.

Emma drops an apple from a tree, and it falls to the ground due to gravity. Which of the following is a unit of gravitational force?

a)

Newton

b)

Joule

c)

Watt

d)

Pascal

93.

Samuel drops two objects of different masses from the same height. What is the relationship between the mass of the objects and the gravitational force acting on them?

a)

Directly proportional

b)

Inversely proportional

c)

No relationship

d)

Exponentially proportional

94.

Benjamin is traveling to different planets in the universe. He notices that some things change depending on where he is, but one thing never changes no matter where he goes. Which of the following never changes no matter where in the universe?

a)

weight

b)

force

c)

mass

d)

pounds

95.

Noah visits the zoo and sees an elephant and a mouse. He wonders which of these animals has a STRONG gravitational force. Which objects have a STRONG gravitational force?

a)

Objects with GREATER mass, like elephants

b)

Objects with LESSER mass, like mice

96.

Imagine Grace and Michael are comparing two objects: a small rock and a large boulder. How does the mass of these objects affect their gravitational pull?

a)

More massive objects exert a weaker gravitational pull.

b)

More massive objects exert a stronger gravitational pull.

c)

Mass does not affect gravitational pull.

d)

Only the distance affects gravitational pull.

97.

Mason travels to the Moon and notices that he weighs less there than he does on Earth. Why does Mason weigh less on the Moon?

a)

Because the Moon has a stronger gravitational pull.

b)

Because the Moon is closer to the Sun.

c)

Because the Moon's surface gravity is weaker due to its smaller size.

d)

Because the Moon has no atmosphere.

98.

Luna is holding a rock and wonders why it feels heavy. She asks, "What is the difference between mass and weight?"

a)

Mass is the force exerted by gravity, while weight is the amount of matter in an object.

b)

Mass is the amount of matter in an object, while weight is the force exerted on an object's mass by gravity.

c)

Mass and weight are the same.

d)

Mass is measured in pounds, while weight is measured in kilograms.

99.

Maya is standing on a weighing scale. Which of the following best describes what the scale is measuring?

a)

Weight is the volume of an object.

b)

Weight is the force of gravity acting on an object.

c)

Weight is the density of an object.

d)

Weight is the amount of matter in an object.

100.

Noah and Evelyn are comparing two objects: a small rock and a large boulder. Which of the following best describes why the boulder has a stronger gravitational pull than the rock?

a)

The greater the mass, the stronger the gravitational pull.

b)

Mass and gravity are unrelated.

c)

Mass only affects gravity in space.

d)

The greater the mass, the weaker the gravitational pull.