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Review 1 - Physics Finals

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When a book rests on a table, consider one force to be the gravitational pull of the earth on the book. What is the 3rd Law pair to this force?

a)

The normal force exerted by the table on the book

b)

The gravitational pull of the book on the earth

c)

The weight of the book

d)

None of these

2.

A 50-kg object is sliding on a frictionless surface at 6.0 m/s. What is the magnitude of the net force required to stop the object in 10 seconds?

a)

3.0 N

b)

6.0 N

c)

30 N

d)

50 N

3.

A 10 kg object is moving with a velocity of 5 m/s. What is its kinetic energy?

a)

50 J

b)

125 J

c)

250 J

d)

25 J

4.

Two resistors, 4 ohms and 6 ohms, are connected in series. What is the total resistance of the circuit?

a)

24 ohms

b)

10 ohms

c)

5 ohms

d)

2.4 ohms

5.

A car accelerates uniformly from rest to a speed of 20 m/s in 5 seconds. What is the acceleration of the car?

a)

5 m/s²

b)

4 m/s²

c)

10 m/s²

d)

2 m/s²

6.

A 5 kg object is moving with a velocity of 10 m/s. What is its momentum?

a)

50 kg·m/s

b)

5 kg·m/s

c)

10 kg·m/s

d)

100 kg·m/s

7.

A 10 kg object is initially at rest on a frictionless surface. A constant force of 20 N is applied to the object. What is the velocity of the object after 4 seconds?

a)

8 m/s

b)

2 m/s

c)

12 m/s

d)

4 m/s

8.

A 5 kg ball is dropped from a height of 10 meters. Assuming no air resistance, what is the speed of the ball just before it hits the ground?

a)

10 m/s

b)

14 m/s

c)

20 m/s

d)

28 m/s

9.

A 5 kg object is moving in a circular path with a radius of 2 meters at a constant speed of 3 m/s. What is the centripetal force acting on the object?

a)

22.5 N

b)

30 N

c)

15 N

d)

45 N

10.

A roller coasters accelerates from an initial velocity of 6.0 m/s to a final velocity of 70 m/s over 4 seconds.  What's the acceleration?

a)

24 m/s2

b)

18 m/s2

c)

16 m/s2

d)

16 m/s

11.

Calculate the distance travelled in section B.

(a)  

12.
A golf ball accelerates off a tee at 15m/s2, changing its velocity from 0m/s to 50 m/s down the fairway. How long did it take the golf ball to accelerate?
a)
750 seconds
b)
35 seconds
c)
0.3 seconds
d)
3.3 seconds
13.
What is the net force?
a)
10 N
b)
0 N
c)
25 N
d)
1 N
14.

What is the force of friction of an object that has a normal force acting on it of 50N and a coefficient of friction between the object and the surface of 0.1?

a)

5 N

b)

10 N

c)

50 N

d)

500 N

15.

Which is NOT a way to increase force between two charged objects?

a)

Increase the charge of one of the objects

b)

Bring the objects closer together

c)

Make one of the objects bigger

d)

Increase the charge of both the objects

16.

A proton and electron are 1 x 10-13 m apart. What is the force of attraction between them?

a)

-2.57 x 1026 N

b)

-0.0231 N

c)

-2.31 x 10-15 N

d)

-231 N

17.

Since the electric field lines are pointing away from the charged particle it must be...

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

none of the above

18.

Which of the following diagrams should have the strongest electric field surrounding the charged particle?

a)
b)
c)
d)

none of the above

19.

What happens to the gravitational force between two objects if the mass of one object is doubled?

a)

The gravitational force between the two objects will decrease by a factor of 4.

b)

The gravitational force between the two objects will double.

c)

The gravitational force between the two objects will remain the same.

d)

The gravitational force between the two objects will halve.

20.

What is the gravitational force between two identical 50,000 kg asteroids whose centers of mass are separated by 1000 m?

a)

2500 N

b)

1.67 x 10-4 N

c)

1.67 x 10-4 N

d)

1.67 x 10-7 N

21.
What is the index of refraction of a refractive liquid if the angle of incidence in the air is 35 degrees and the angle of refraction is 14 degrees?
a)
1.33
b)
2.21
c)
2.37
d)
1.72
22.

A 25.0 m object is placed 30.0 m from a convex lens, which has a focal length of 5.0 m. What is the distance of the image?

a)

6 m

b)

7 m

c)

8 m

d)

9 m

23.

Light waves bending through a prism is an example of:

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Absorption

24.

Which of the following has the greatest momentum?

a)

A .003 kg snail falling off a leaf at 10 m/s

b)

A 1500 kg car moving at 0 m/s

c)

A 5 kg baby crawling at the speed 0.71 m/s

d)

a 0.006 kg pencil rolling off a table at 5 m/s

25.

To break an egg it must receive 25 N of force, what is the minimum time interval needed to stop the egg if the egg weighs 0.08 kg and is moving at 5 m/s as it hits the ground?

a)

1.0 s

b)

0.016

c)

0.05 s

d)

0.15 s

26.

What is the impulse that a 5kg cat feels after it falls from the height of 36 meters to rest?

a)

175 N*s

b)

133 N*s

c)

122 N*s

d)

146 N*s

27.

The ability to do work is called

a)

energy

b)

force

c)

power

d)

machine

28.

You pick up a 3.8 kg can of paint from the ground and lift it to a height of 1.4 m. You hold the can stationary for half a minute, waiting for a friend on a ladder to take it. How much work do you do during this time (when the can of paint was stationary)?

a)

52 J

b)

30 J

c)

0 J

d)

25 J

29.
if you push a cart with a force of 60 N resulting in 120 J of work.. how far did you move the cart? 
a)
7200 m
b)
0 m
c)
2 N 
d)
2 m
30.

Two objects, one of mass m and the other of mass 2m, are dropped from the top of a building. If there is no air resistance, when they hit the ground _______.

a)

the heavier one will have half the kinetic energy of the lighter one

b)

the heavier one will have twice the kinetic energy of the lighter one

c)

the heavier one will have one-fourth the kinetic energy of the lighter one

d)

the heavier one will have four times the kinetic energy of the lighter one

31.

A marble falls to the earth without air resistance. In a graph of the value of its acceleration (y) as a function of its time (x) the graph would look most like:

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
32.

The graph represents the motion of a car during a 6-second time interval. What is the acceleration of the car at t = 5.0 seconds?

a)

0.0 m/s2

b)

2.0 m/s2

c)

2.5 m/s2

d)

10 m/s2

33.

The graph shows the relationship between the speed and elapsed time for an object falling freely from rest near the surface of a planet. What is the total distance the object falls during the first 3 seconds?

a)

12 m

b)

24 m

c)

44 m

d)

72 m

34.

The graph shows the relationship between speed and elapsed time for a car moving in a straight line. Determine the magnitude of the acceleration of the car.

a)

15 m/s2

b)

1.25 m/s2

c)

1.33 m/s2

d)

90 m/s2

35.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
36.

A particle accelerates from rest at a uniform rate of 55 m/s2 for a distance of 3 meters. How fast is the particle going at the 3 meter mark?

a)

34.64 m/s

b)

11.55 m/s

c)

18.17 m/s

d)

0.33 m/s

e)

330 m/s

37.

Which of the following sets of graphs might be the corresponding graphs of Position, Velocity, and Acceleration vs. Time for a moving particle?

a)
b)
c)
d)
38.

An object is moving in a circle with constant speed. Which of the following is/are true?

I. The object has constant velocity

II. The object has nonzero acceleration

III. After one revolution, the magnitude of the displacement is a positive value.

a)

I only

b)

II only

c)

III only

d)

I and II only

e)

II and III only

39.
The Earth pulls downward on a pingpong ball with a force  of 1N. If this is the "action" force, what is the "reaction" force?
a)
The ground exerts a force of 1N on the ping pong ball
b)
The ping pong ball exerts a force of 1 N on the Earth
c)
The ping pong ball pushes down on the earth with a force of 1N
d)
The is no reaction force when a gravitational force is involved
40.

Given the FBD, which of the following must be true?

a)

The frictional force must be accelerating the system to the left.

b)

The box must be accelerating to the right.

c)

The box must be moving to the right.

d)

The FBD is incorrectly drawn. This situation isn't possible

41.
What is the coefficient of static friction if it takes 44 N of force to move a box that weighs 86 N? 
a)
0.78
b)
0.51
c)
0.78 N
d)
0.58 N
42.

Which statement illustrates Newton's First Law?

a)

A stone will not move unless something pushes or pulls it.

b)

A ball rolling across the floor eventually slows down.

c)

As a car comes to a stop, the passengers continue to move forward.

d)

All of the above

43.

Calculate the gravitational force between two objects when they are 0.750m apart. Each object has a mass of 5.00kg.

a)

2.96x10-7N

b)

3.00x10-9N

c)

2.22x10-9N

d)

2.23x10-8N

44.
Two objects are attracted to each other with 36 N of gravitational force.
What would the force between them be if the distance between them were doubled?
a)
9
b)
18
c)
72
d)
144
45.
At which point is the electric field the strongest
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
46.
Consider the electric field lines shown in the diagram below. From the diagram, it is apparent that object A is ____ and object B is ____.
a)
+,+
b)
+,-
c)
-,+
d)
-,-
47.
Which copper wire has the lowest resistance?
a)
1 metre of 1 mm diameter wire
b)
0.5 metre of 1 mm diameter wire
c)
0.5 metre of 0.5 mm diameter wire
d)
1 metere of 0.5 mm diameter wire
48.

What is the net power needed to change the speed of a 1600 kg sport utility vehicle from 15.0 m/s to 40.0 m/s in 4.00 seconds?

a)

300,000 W

b)

275,000 W

c)

125,000 W

d)

140,000 W

49.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
50.

If the angle of incidence in the diagram is 80°, the angle of reflection will be:

a)

10°

b)

100°

c)

90°

d)

80°