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General Physics 1: 2nd Quarter Review Quiz

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

The following factors affects the gravitational potential energy of an object above Earth’s surface EXCEPT_____?

a)

Acceleration due to gravity

b)

Mass of the object

c)

Shape of the object

d)

Height / distance

2.

Pendulum is an example of what angular momentum?

a)

Rotating point mass

b)

Orbital Angular Momentum

c)

Rotating rigid body

d)

Rotating angular momentum

3.

Two objects with masses m1 and m2 are placed at distances r1 and r2 of planet with a mass M. If r2 > r1, what can be said about their gravitational potential energies?

a)

U1 < U2

b)

U1 > U2

c)

U1 = U2

d)

None of these

4.

How does Newton’s Law of Gravitation relate to Kepler’s Third Law?

a)

Newton’s Law contradicts Kepler’s Third Law

b)

Newton’s Law explains the elliptical shape of the orbits.

c)

Newton’s law is only applicable to objects on Earth, not to celestial bodies.

d)

Newton’s Law provides the force necessary for the planets to follow Kepler’s Third Law

5.

During an inelastic collision, when two objects collide and stick together, what is the total kinetic energy of the system after collision compare to before collision?

a)

Less after collision

b)

Greater after collision

c)

Equal after collision

d)

Zero after collision

6.

If the distance between two masses is increased to three times its original value, the gravitational force between them will be _____.

a)

One-third of the original force

b)

Three times the original force

c)

One-ninth of the original force

d)

Nine times the original force

7.

The total force experienced by an object is equal to zero. Therefore, the object ______.

a)

is in equilibrium state

b)

has balance forces

c)

in equal distribution of force

d)

All of the above

8.

If an ice skater spinning in one foot extends her arms, her moment of inertia will _____ and her angular velocity will _____.

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

increase, decrease

d)

decrease, increase

9.

The sinusoidal wave function is given by y (x,t)=Asin(kxωt)y\ (x,t)=A\sin(kx-\omega t) . the symbol ω\omega represents which of the following?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Angular frequency

c)

Wavelength

d)

Wave speed

10.

The coefficient of restitution is equal to zero when this type of collision occurs.

a)

Elastic

b)

Inelastic

c)

Perfectly elastic

d)

Perfectly inelastic

11.

It refers to the product of force F applied at a distance r of moment arm.

a)

Impulse

b)

Momentum

c)

Torque

d)

Work

12.

Based on Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation, the _____ the mass of an object, the _____ the gravitational force between them.

a)

smaller, weaker

b)

larger, smaller

c)

larger, stronger

d)

smaller, stronger

13.

The centripetal force experienced by the object orbiting a planet is due to ______.

a)

gravitational force

b)

orbital speed

c)

frictional force

d)

inertia

14.

How does impulse affect the momentum of a system?

a)

Impulse decreases the momentum.

b)

Impulse has no effect on momentum.

c)

Impulse changes the momentum.

d)

Impulse and momentum are unrelated.

15.

What happens to the gravitational force between two objects if the mass of one object is doubled while the distance between them remains constant?

a)

It triples

b)

It doubles

c)

It halves

d)

It remains the same

16.

In an inelastic collision, which of the following quantities is conserved?

a)

Momentum only

b)

Kinetic energy only

c)

Both momentum and kinetic energy

d)

Neither momentum nor kinetic energy

17.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the gravitational potential energy of an object at a height h above the Earth's surface?

a)

It remains constant regardless of height

b)

It decreases with height

c)

It is zero at all heights

d)

It increases with height