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Active Physics Midterm Review (2425)

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Science or Pseudoscience:  Changing the data so that it supports my prediction.
a)
Science
b)
Pseudoscience
2.

The results of observations and/or experiments are reasonably the same when performed and repeated

a)

testable

b)

consistent

c)

predictable

d)

natural

3.
An eight pack of juice boxes costs $4.79, and a 12 pack of juice boxes cost $6.59. Use this information to calculate the better buy.
a)
8 pack
b)
12 pack
4.

The dots represent darts thrown at a dartboard. The dots would be considered

a)

accurate

b)

precise

c)

neither

d)

both

5.

My birthday falls under the sign Cancer. That means that I am moody and loyal.

a)

science

b)

pseudoscience

6.

This is a measure of how close measurements come to each other when they are made in the same way.

a)
Accuracy
b)
Precision
c)
Error
d)
Extrapolation
7.

Systematic errors lead to a lack of:

a)

accuracy in the measurement.

b)

significant digits in the measurement.

c)

precision in the measurement.

d)

gradation of the measuring instrument

8.
What is the length of the black bar?
a)
5 cm
b)
4.300 cm
c)
4.30 cm
d)
4.3 cm
9.

A pro gamer has a reaction time of 0.15 s. While taking a computer reaction time test, a friend talks loudly to the gamer acting as a distraction. The gamer's new reaction time will likely be

a)

shorter

b)

longer

c)

the same

10.

One student is measuring the time it takes a ball to fall 1m by using a stopwatch. Their reaction time results in significant error. This error would be

a)

systematic

b)

random

11.

Which statement is true about the ticker tape shown?

a)

Velocity between CD is low

b)

Velocity between DE and velocity between AB are equal

c)

Frequency between BC is higher than DE

d)

Time between AB is equal with the time between DE

12.

Which one is traveling at a constant speed?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

13.
Which line represents an object moving at a faster speed?
a)
A
b)
B
14.

Describe the motion shown in this graph

a)

Increasing speed as the object moves towards the detector

b)

Decreasing speed as the object moves towards the detector

c)

Increasing speed as the object moves away from the detector

d)

Decreasing speed as the object moves away from the detector

15.

How long does it take a car to travel 40 m at 12 m/s?

a)

4.8 s

b)

480 s

c)

3.33 s

d)

33.3 s

16.

An airplane accelerates down a runway at 3.20 m/s/s for 8 s until it finally lifts off the ground. Determine the velocity at take-off.

a)
0.4 m/s
b)
25.6 m/s
c)
2.5 m/s
17.

___________ distance is the total distance the vehicle

travels when you add the driver’s reaction time (thinking distance) and

the distance a vehicle travels under the braking force (braking distance)

a)

thinking

b)

stopping

c)

breaking

18.

______________ is the distance your car will travel once you hit the brakes before it comes to a complete stop.

a)

thinking distance

b)

stopping distance

c)

breaking distance

19.

What is the relationship that you can see between speed and total stopping distance?

a)

The faster you are travelling, the shorter the total stopping distance

b)

The slower you are travelling, the longer the total stopping distance

c)

Thinking distance increases a lot, and so does speed

d)

The faster you are going, the longer the total stopping distance

20.

You are in a room with no air. You are dead because there is no air. You drop a bowling ball and a feather falls from the same position at the same time. Which object impacts the ground first?

a)

Feather

b)

You

c)

Both impact at the same time

d)

Both float away.

21.

A girl throws a ball straight up in the air. When does the ball accelerate down?

a)

On the way up.

b)

On the way down.

c)

At the top.

d)

All of the above

22.

A baseball dropped from the roof of a tall building takes 3.1 seconds to hit the ground. How tall is the building? [Neglect friction.]

a)

15 m

b)

30 m

c)

48 m

d)

94 m

23.

If a freely falling object were somehow equipped with a speedometer, its speed reading would increase each second by

a)

its rate depends on its initial speed

b)

about 15 m/s

c)

about 10 m/s

d)

about 5 m/s

24.

If you throw a ball straight up, what is its velocity at the highest point?

a)

9.81 m/s2

b)

0.0 m/s2

c)

9.81 m/s

d)

0.0 m/s

25.

A ball is dropped from rest. What will the speed be at each time?

26.

What is the property of an object that causes it to maintain its current state of rest or uniform motion?

a)

Inertia

b)

Momentum

c)

Energy

d)

Mass

27.

When Benjamin pushes against a wall, he feels the wall pushing back with equal force. Which law explains this phenomenon?

a)

Newtons Third Law

b)

Newtons Second Law

c)

Newtons First Law

28.

When Aiden pushes a shopping cart, he notices that the harder he pushes, the faster it accelerates. Which law explains this relationship?

a)

Newtons Frist Law

b)

Newtons Second Law

c)

Newtons Third Law

29.
If there are two forces going in the same direction how would you find the net force?
a)
Subtract
b)
Add
c)
Neither
d)
Multiply
30.
A 20 kg bike accelerates at 10 m/s2.  What was the force?
a)
25 Newtons
b)
20 Newtons
c)
200 Newtons
d)
10 Newtons
31.

Which of Newton's laws is shown

a)

1st law

b)

3rd law

c)

2nd law

32.

An insect applies 1.5 N of force to a windshield of a moving car. How much force does the windshield apply to the insect?

a)

15,000 N

b)

1.5 N

c)

0.5 N

d)

Not enough information

33.

What law is best described

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

law of motion

34.
Name the missing force...
a)
tension force
b)
frictional force
c)
normal force
d)
spring force
35.

Which FBD would be for an object falling with no air resistance?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

36.

A box with an area of 3 m2 is laid onto its side with an area of 6 m2, what happens to the pressure applied to the floor?

a)

The pressure increases.

b)

The pressure does not change.

c)

The pressure decreases.

37.

How does an airbag prevent injury?

a)

It decreases the time for a driver to come to a stop and decreases the force needed to stop them.

b)

It increases the time for a driver to come to a stop and increases the force needed to stop them.

c)

It increases the time for a driver to come to a stop and decreases the force needed to stop them.

d)

It decreases the time for a driver to come to a stop and increases the force needed to stop them.

38.

When a car turns a corner, what direction does the force point that keeps it moving in a curved path?

a)

in the direction the car was moving towards before the turn

b)

towards the center of curve

c)

away from the center of the curve

d)

into the ground

39.

A value that depends on how much two surfaces stick together.

a)

pressure

b)

coefficient of friction

c)

inertia

d)

weight

40.

The spin cycle dries clothes by spinning them quickly and the water escapes through holes in the basket.  

Explain why the water leaves through the holes instead of going in circles with the clothes.


a)

Centripetal force is not present at the holes.

b)
The water is absorbed by the clothes
c)
The water evaporates due to the spinning
d)
The holes are designed to attract water
41.

An object attached to a string is traveling in a horizontal circle. If the string were to be cut, in which direction would the object continue moving?

a)

In the direction of its acceleration.

b)

In the direction of its centripetal force.

c)

In the direction of its velocity.

d)

In the direction of its gravitational force.

42.

In a car crash, how does the force of a wide seat belt and narrow seat belt compare?

a)

The wide seat belt provides more force.

b)

The narrow seat belt provides more force.

c)

They provide the same force.

43.

In a car crash, how does the pressure of a wide seat belt and narrow seat belt compare?

a)

The wide seat belt provides more pressure.

b)

The narrow seat belt provides more pressure.

c)

They provide the same pressure.

44.

The accompanying graph was taken by using a motion detector set to capture the motion of a car attached to a rubber band. If the rubber band was replaced with a string, how would you expect the graph shape to change?

a)

The max force would be higher and the width would be wider.

b)

The max force would be lower and the width would be wider.

c)

The max force would be lower and the width would be thinner.

d)

The max force would be higher and the width would be thinner.

45.

The coefficient of friction between two surfaces is 0.48. The normal force is 80 N. What is the force of friction?

a)

167 N

b)

0.006 N

c)

38.4 N

d)

80.48 N

46.

A 1000 kg car is turning a corner of radius 8 meters at a speed of 10 m/s. What is the centripetal force required for the car to complete the turn?

a)

1,250 N

b)

12,500 N

c)

800 N

d)

6,400 N