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Physics Final Exam 2024

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 2hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following devices on a car can be used to cause the car to accelerate?
a)
the gas petal
b)
the brake
c)
the steering wheel
d)
all choices listed
2.
A car starts from rest and accelerates at 4 m/s/s. How much time will it take the car to reach a speed of 20 m/s?
a)
10 seconds
b)
4 seconds
c)
8 seconds
d)
5 seconds
3.
In order to do a positive amount of work you must
a)
exert a force and just move
b)
exert a force or move
c)
change an object's position
d)
exert a force and move in the direction of the force
4.
You are riding a bicycle into a strong head wind, but manage to keep moving in a straight line at a constant speed. The net force on you is
a)
in the direction of your motion
b)
downward due to weight
c)
zero
d)
in the direction the wind is pushing you (backwards)
5.

An object experiences a net force of 20 N and has an acceleration of 4 m/s2. The object’s mass must be

a)

20 kg

b)

5 kg

c)

80 kg

d)

2 kg

6.

Suppose a tree branch falls down to the ground with constant acceleration and takes 2 seconds to hit the ground. Which of the following statements regarding the path of the branch is true?

a)

It covers the same distance during the first second as it does during the last second.

b)

It covers more distance during the last second

c)

It covers less distance during the last second

d)

Its acceleration is increasing during the time it falls

7.

A position vs time graph can be used to calculate an object's

a)

speed

b)

velocity

c)

acceleration

d)

momentum

8.
A man walks 30 meters South, 25 meters West, 50 meters North, and 15 meters East in 80 seconds. What was his displacement?
a)
35.4 meters NW
b)
22.4 meters SE
c)
119 meters
d)
22.4 meters NW
9.
A man walks 30 meters South, 25 meters West, 50 meters North, and 15 meters East in 80 seconds. What was the average velocity that he traveled?
a)
0.44 m/s NW
b)
1.5 m/s SW
c)
1/5 m/s NW
d)
0.28 m/s NW
10.
The result of adding two vectors together is called the?
a)
independent vector
b)
resultant vector
c)
directional vector
d)
manipulated vector
11.
The cannon fires at 45 degrees with a set velocity. If the angle of the projectile is raised to 75 degrees, what would happen to the height and range of the projectile's path?
a)
The projectile would travel to a greater height and have a longer range.
b)
The projectile would travel to a lower height and have a smaller range.
c)
The projectile would travel to a greater height and have a smaller range.
d)
The projectile would travel to a greater height and have the same range.
12.
The picture shows two objects that were dropped and recorded with a stroboscopic camera. The best explanation for the results is that object A
a)
has less air resistance
b)
was dropped from a greater height
c)
has a smaller mass
d)
accelerated more slowly
13.
A runner has a momentum of 670 kg m/s and is travelling at a velocity of 9 m/s. What is his mass?
a)
6030 kg
b)
0.0134 kg
c)
74.4 kg
d)
80 kg
14.
The law of conservation of momentum states that, 
a)
p before is less than p after
b)
p before is the same as p after
c)
p before is more than p after
15.
Which of the following is an area of physics that studies motion and its causes
a)
thermodynamics
b)
mechanics
c)
quantum mechanics
d)
optics
16.
Listening to your favorite radio station involves which area of physics?
a)
optics
b)
thermodynamics
c)
vibrations and wave phenomena
d)
relativity
17.
Which statement about models is not correct?
a)
Models describe only part of reality
b)
models help build hypotheses
c)
models help guide experimental design
d)
Models manipulate a single variable or factor in an experiment
18.
What two dimensions, in addition to mass, are commonly used by physicists to derive additional measurements?
a)
length and width
b)
area and mass
c)
length and time
d)
velocity and time
19.
The SI base unit for time is
a)
1 day
b)
1 hour
c)
1 minute
d)
1 second
20.
How does a scientist reduce the frequency of human error and minimize a lack of accuracy?
a)
Take repeated measurements
b)
Use the same method of measurement
c)
maintain instruments in good working order
d)
all of the above
21.
Five darts strike near the center of a target. The dart thrower is
a)
accurate
b)
precise
c)
both accurate and precise
d)
neither accurate nor precise
22.
Calculate the following, and express the answer in scientific notation with the correct number of significant figures:
21.4+15+17.17+4.003
a)
5.7573 x 101
b)
5.757 x 101
c)
5.75 x 101
d)
5.8 x 101
23.
The greek letter Δ indicates a(n):
a)
difference or change
b)
sum or total
c)
direct proportion
d)
inverse proportion
24.
The most appropriate SI unit for measuring the length of an automobile is the 
a)
micron
b)
kilometer
c)
meter
d)
nanometer
25.

What happens to resistance when the length of the wire increases?

a)

Stays the same

b)

Increases

c)

Decreases

26.

What is the resistance if the voltage is 10V and the current is 2A?

a)

20 Ω

b)

5 Ω

c)

12 Ω

d)

8 Ω

27.

A potential difference of 24 V is applied to a 150 resistor. How much current flows through the resistor?

a)

0.15 A

b)

3600 A

c)

6.25 A

d)

0.16 A

28.

The voltage supplied to a circuit is 17 V and the current running through is 10 A. What is the power generated?

a)

170 W

b)

170 A

c)

1.7 V

d)

1.7 W

29.
What is the voltage difference in a circuit that uses 2420 W of power if 11 A of current flows into the circuit?
a)
220 v
b)
0.004 v
c)
2431 v
d)
532400 v
30.

What is the current in an electric circuit?

a)

The energy of the circuit

b)

The flow of electrons in the circuit

c)

The power of the circuit

31.
What 'flows' in a wire?
a)
Protons
b)
Neutrons
c)
Atoms
d)
Electrons
32.

The SI unit for current is

a)

kilowatt·hour

b)

ampere

c)

coulomb

d)

volt

33.
A north pole and a south pole will attract.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
What happens when two north poles of a magnet are placed together?
a)
they repel
b)
they attract
c)
they cancel each other out
d)
the strength of the magnet is doubled
35.

The area of magnetic force around a magnet is known as its _____________.

a)

magnetic field

b)

magnetic declination

c)

magnetic fan lines

d)

magnetic tan lines

36.

Looking at the field lines in this picture, these two magnets are ________

a)

Attracting

b)

Repelling

c)

Attracting and Repelling

d)

Doing nothing

37.

This can be produced when there is a large temperature difference between the ground and the air.

a)

reflection

b)

aberration

c)

dispersion

d)

mirage

38.
The picture shows an electrical circuit. This circuit is a series circuit because: 
a)
It has 3 light bulbs.
b)
The same current flows through all three light bulbs.
c)
It uses a single battery.
d)
The electrical current is divided between the three light bulbs.
39.
Does this diagram represent a series or parallel circuit?
a)
series circuit
b)
parallel circuit
40.
This is an example of a ______ circuit
a)
Series
b)
Parallel
c)
Open
d)
Dihexihedral
41.
In a parallel circuit, if one connection is broken, all of the connections stop working.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
A series circuit has ____ path(s) that the electric current can take. 
a)
One
b)
Two 
c)
Three 
d)
Four
43.
A class prepared some electrical circuits using battery, connecting wires, and three light bulbs.  Which of these circuits can make the three bulbs light?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
44.

A race car completes three laps of a circular track with a radius of 35 m in 9.0 seconds. Determine the speed of the car.

a)

3.9 m/s

b)

73.3 m/s

c)

24.4 m/s

d)

1.0 m/s

45.

How do you calculate power?

a)

P = W/t

b)

P = E/t

c)

P = w * t

d)

None of the above

46.
How much work is being done with 200 N of force over 426 meters?
a)
85,200 J
b)
45,620 J
c)
90,480 J
d)
62,329 J
47.
The SI unit of work is?
a)
Joules
b)
Watts
c)
Newtons
d)
meters
48.
The SI unit for power is...?
a)
Watts
b)
Joules
c)
Newtons
d)
Meters
49.
What is the formula for Kinetic Energy?
a)
PE = m*g*h
b)
KE = 1/2m*v2
c)
W = F*d
d)
P = W/t
50.
If 150 Joules of work is needed to move a box 10 meters, what force was used? 
a)
1500 N
b)
15 N
c)
1.5 N
d)
150 N
51.
Energy that is stored is called...
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential 
52.
The energy of movement is...? 
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
53.
How much time is needed to produce 720 Joules of work if 90 watts of power is used? 
a)
0.125 s
b)
8 s
c)
64800 s
d)
80 s
54.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
55.

A car skids to a stop along a level highway. Is this an example of positive, negative or zero being done on the car?

 Is this an example of positive, negative, or zero work being done on the ca

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Zero

56.

Light travels from air (n = 1.00) into a glass block that has an index of refraction of 1.46. The incident ray of light hits the surface at angle of 45o. At what angle will the light ray enter the glass? n1sin(Θ1) = n2sin(Θ2)

a)

45o

b)

29o

c)

31o

d)

64o

57.

Light travels from air (n = 1.00) into a "mystery" material. The incident ray of light hits the surface at angle of 43o and the refracted ray enters the mystery material at an angle of 27o. What is the index of refraction of the mystery material? n1sin(Θ1) = n2sin(Θ2)

a)

1.5

b)

1.0

c)

0.67

d)

2.1

58.

What is the speed of light in a vacuum?

a)

3.0 x 108 m/s

b)

1.0 x 108 m/s

c)

10 m/s

d)

5.0 x 108 m/s

59.

What force is acting on the cat at the end?

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

c)

Momentum

60.

Is this Balanced or Unbalanced force.

a)

Unbalanced force

b)

Balanced force

61.

What is force

a)

A push or pull

b)

The tendency to move an object

62.
What is the Net Force?
a)
5 N to the right
b)
10 N to the right
c)
15 N to the right
d)
0 N
63.
What is the unit measure of Force? 
a)
Meters/second2 (m/s2)
b)
Joules (J)
c)
Meters (m)
d)
Newtons (N)
64.
When you kick a ball across a feild and it hits someone in the face and they fly backwards
a)
Action=Reaction
b)
Speed
c)
Motion
d)
Air 
65.
Force and acceleration are _______________ proportional
a)
Inversely
b)
Directly
c)
Not
d)
Almost
66.

Which of the following is not an acceleration?

a)

a. Turning your bike around a corner

b)

b. Applying the breaks as you approach an intersection

c)

c. Pedaling faster to beat a read light.

d)

d. Riding your bike straight down the street at a constant speed.

67.
What is Newton's Third Law?
a)
Object in motion stays in motion and an object at rest stays at rest unless acted on by a outside force
b)
Force = mass x acceleration
c)
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
68.

In the free-body diagram, which of the following is the gravitational force acting on the balloon?

a)

5120 N

b)

950 N

c)

1520 N

d)

4050 N

69.

What is the velocity at the top of the path when a ball is thrown into the air?

a)

9.81 m/s; up

b)

9.81 m/s; down

c)

0 m/s

d)

Cannot be determined

70.

What is the straight-line length between a starting point and an end point for a motion path with direction?

a)

Distance

b)

Displacement

c)

Speed

d)

Velocity

71.

What is the length of the curved path taken by an object?

a)

Displacement

b)

Distance

c)

Speed

d)

Velocity

72.

Which would fall with greater acceleration in a vacuum (no air), a feather or a metal bolt?

a)

Feather

b)

Metal Bolt

c)

They would accelerate at the same rate.

d)

It is difficult to determine without more information.

73.
Which letter represents wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
74.
Which letter represents the wave crest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
75.
Which letter represents amplitude?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
76.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
77.
You shine a light on a mirror and the light waves bounce back. Which phenomenon is happening?
a)
constructive interference
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
diffraction
78.
Two water waves combine in phase and build a larger wave. What phenomenon is happening?
a)
constructive interference
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
diffraction
79.
A standing wave appears to be staying in one place.
a)
True
b)
False
80.
Destructive interference is 
a)
When the two waves affect  each other in a negative way 
b)
The two waves add together and produce a single wave of greater amplitude
c)
Are in phase 
81.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
82.
Resonance occurs when
a)
an object is forced to vibrate at its natural frequency.
b)
sound changes speed in going from one medium to another.
c)
the amplitude of a wave is amplified.
d)
sound makes multiple reflections
83.
Choose the word that belongs in the sentence. A sound wave is a type of ______________ wave.
a)
parallel
b)
transverse
c)
longitudinal
d)
perpendicular
84.
Sound travels fastest through what type of medium?
a)
pond water
b)
cold air
c)
iced tea
d)
wooden desk
85.
What do waves carry from place to place?
a)
Energy, but not matter or particles
b)
Energy and matter or particles
c)
Matter or particles but not energy
d)
Neither energy nor matter or particles
86.
Light waves are mechanical waves.
a)
True
b)
False
87.

The material through which a wave travels

a)

Mechanical Wave

b)

Medium

c)

Crest

d)

Trough

88.
Which of these waves do NOT require a medium?
a)
A. ocean waves       
b)
B. seismic waves
c)
C. sound waves      
d)
D. radio waves
89.
___ is when light travels through a material and bends.
a)
Diffraction
b)
Dispersion
c)
Mirage
d)
Refraction
90.
Which describes a convex lens?
a)
triangular in shape
b)
more transparent in the middle
c)
thicker on the edges than in the middle
d)
thicker in the middle than on the edges
91.

When light waves move from passing through air to passing through a glass lens when happens to them?

a)

They slow down and change direction

b)

They speed up and change direction

c)

They maintain the same speed and change direction

d)

They maintain their same speed and direction

92.
What does the word "diverging" mean?
a)
to spread apart
b)
to come together
c)
parallel
d)
perpendicular
93.

Which letter represents the angle of incidence?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

94.
In the thin lens equation, do represents 
a)
Distance of the object from the lens
b)
Distance of the image from the lens
95.

What is the scientific name of length f in the diagram?

a)

Focal length

b)

Lens length

c)

Object distance

d)

Image

96.

What type of lens do humans have in their eyes?

a)

Diverging Lens

b)

Converging Lens

97.

The momentum of an object depends upon the object's ___________&_____________.

a)

size and shape

b)

mass and veloctiy

c)

mass and energy

98.

When comparing the momentum of moving objects, which of the following is correct?


Object A: 10 kg traveling at +8 m/s

Object B: 8 kg traveling at -10 m/s

Object C: 5 kg traveling at +20 m/s

a)

Object A has the greatest momentum

b)

The more massive object has the greatest momentum

c)

Object C has the greatest momentum

d)

The object traveling the fastest will ALWAYS have the greatest momentum

99.
This picture is an example of ____________
a)
Elastic Collision
b)
Inelastic collision
100.
This is an example of what kind of collision?
a)
Elastic
b)
Inelastic

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