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AP Physics 1 All Units Review

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

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1.

A block slides to the right on a rough horizontal surface. Which of the following statements about the frictional force exerted on the block is true?

a)

There are only microscopic interactions.

b)

It doesn't depend on the materials of the block.

c)


Gravitational interactions between the atoms in the block.

d)

Sum of all the microscopic contact forces between the bottom of the block and the surface.

2.

What is the area under the curve of an acceleration vs time graph indicate?

a)

final velocity of an object

b)

initial velocity of an object

c)

Change in velocity

d)

The average velocity of an object

3.

Which doesn't stay constant when an object is thrown off the cliff?

a)

x-component of velocity

b)

y-component of velocity

c)

acceleration

d)

net force

4.

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

a)

7km/min

b)

1m/s^2

c)

3km

d)

9m/s^2

5.

A car drives down an 25 degree incline at a constant speed. The force of friction keeping the car from accelerating is 500N. The weight of the car is about....

a)

90000N

b)

1200N

c)

500N

d)

700N

6.

The net force of an object is 0 when its...

a)

accelerating

b)

in projectile motion

c)

moving at a constant speed of is at rest

d)

got a frictional force acting one it

7.

It pool balls push off each other while playing billiard, how do their accelerations compare?

a)

They will accelerate in the same direction with different magnitudes depending on the mass.

b)

They have equal magnitudes but in the opposite directions if their masses are equal

c)

They cancel each other out so there is no acceleration

d)

The ball will accelerate faster than another

8.

A force of 8 Newton’s is applied to a bow so that it moves at a constant velocity of 1.5 m/s. The net force is...

a)

2N

b)

0N

c)

7N

d)

800N

9.

What is the relationship between gravitational force and gravity?

a)

directly proportional to m

b)

directly proportional to r^2

c)

inversely proportional to r^2.

d)

directly proportional to M

10.

A ball is attached to a string that is 1.5m long. It is spun so that it completes two full rotations every second. What is the centripetal acceleration felt by the ball?

a)

18m/s^2

b)

78m/s^2

c)

237m/s^2

d)

0m/s^2

11.

A 25 kilogram boy is riding a merry go round which has a radius of 5 meters. The velocity of the boy is 6m/s. What is the centripetal force on the boy?

a)

189N

b)

180N

c)

760N

d)

438N

12.

A truck is driving over a hill at a constant speed. Once the truck has reached the top most point of the hill, what is the direction of the acceleration?

a)

Downwards

b)

Upwards

c)

Behind the truck

d)

In front of the truck

13.

When an apple falls from the tree what happens to its kinetic and potential energies?

a)

PE increases & KE increases

b)

PE increases & KE decreases

c)

KE increases & PE decreases

d)

KE increases & PE increases

14.

A man with mass 50kg is wearing a backpack of mass 5kg and running up a hill with a slope of 30 degrees at a constant velocity of 2m/s. What is the man's power output?

a)

870W

b)

760W

c)

550W

d)

800W

15.

A car is being accelerated along a racetrack with a force of 75 N, but there is a frictional force of 30 N due to the track. What is the kinetic energy after 2 meters of travel?

a)

700J

b)

230

c)

100J

d)

90J

16.

Person A walks up the stair while person B runs up the stairs. Which one required more work?

a)

No work exerted

b)

They required equal amounts of work

c)

Person A

d)

Person B

17.

Cars are equipped with padded dashboards. In collisions, the padded dashboards would be safer that non-padded because...

a)

increase impulse of passenger

b)

decrease impulse of passenger

c)

increase the impact time

d)

decrease the impact time

18.

What happens to the total system momentum when no external forces act on a system?

a)

Oscillates between high and low values

b)

It slowly increases

c)

It slowly decreases

d)

It remains constant

19.

In a closed system where two particles collide head-on elastically on a frictionless surface, how does increasing one particle's mass while keeping initial velocities constant affect total system kinetic energy after the collision?

a)

It decreases inversely proportional to the increase in mass

b)

Increases proportional to increase in mass

c)

The kinetic energy remains unchanged

d)

It decreases because heavier objects have lower recall speeds after collision

20.

A marble of mass 0.1 kilograms falls off a bed with a height of 1.2 meters. What is the impulse on the marble hits the ground?

a)

1.22 N*s

b)

0.49 N*s

c)

1.74 N*s

d)

0.84 N*s

21.

Which quantity is conserved for an ideal spring for an ideal spring-mass oscillating with no external forces applied?

a)

The maximum speed

b)

Total mechanical energy

c)

The maximum speed

d)

Mass of the system

22.

In a pendulum swing, what time of energy is at the maximum height?

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Gravitational potential energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Chemical Energy

23.

The frequency of an object undergoing simple harmonic motion will increase if

a)

The height increases

b)

The spring constant increases

c)

The amplitude increases

d)

The mass increases

24.

A cart on a spring has a maximum amplitude of 0.5 meters, a spring constant of 1000N/m, and a mass of 250 kilograms. What is the maximum velocity of the cart?

a)

8m/s

b)

4m/s

c)

2m/s

d)

1m/s

25.

If a figure skater pulls her arms in to spin faster, which statement best describes the effect on her rotational kinetic energy?

a)

It remains constant as centripetal force balances centrifugal force

b)

Remains constant because angular momentum is conserved

c)

Increases as rotational inertia decreases

d)

Decreases due to conservation of mechanical energy

26.

A disk rotating counterclockwise slows down as friction acts at its edge; which statement describes how friction affects its angular impulse?

a)

There is equal and opposite angular impulse which increases its counterclockwise-angular momentum

b)

Friction delivers a negative-angular-impulse, decreasing both rotation rate and clockwise-angular-momentum

c)

Friction doesn't deliver any-angular-impulse as there's no change in external forces

d)

Frictions creates positive-angular-impulse, increasing its counterclockwise-angular-momentum

27.

What must remain constant for an object rotating about a fixed axis experiencing no net external torque?

a)

Its moment of inertia even if shape or orientation changes

b)

Its rotational kinetic energy at all points in time

c)

Its tangential speed around its path independent position

d)

Its angular momentum throughout its motion

28.

A solid disk and a hollow cylinder, both with the same mass and radius, and released from rest at the top of an inlined plane; which object reaches the bottom first?

a)

Both objects reach at the same time because they have the same mass

b)

The solid disk

c)

The hollow cylinder

d)

It's impossible to determine without knowing the angle