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Physics 1 Review

Total questions: 125

Worksheet time: 3hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

____________- A quantity that has only a magnitude (number or value)

a)

Scalar

b)

Vector

2.

____________- A quantity that has both a magnitude and a direction

a)

Scalar

b)

Vector

3.

Scalar =

a)

A quantity that has only a magnitude (number or value)

b)

A quantity that has both a magnitude and a direction.

4.

Vector =

a)

A quantity that has only a magnitude (number or value)

b)

A quantity that has both a magnitude and a direction.

5.

5 meters (Scalar or Vector?)

a)

Scalar

b)

Vector

6.

30 meters/ second East (Scalar or Vector?)

a)

Scalar

b)

Vector

7.

Billy runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home. What is Billy's displacement?

a)

0 meters

b)

400 meters

c)

800 meters

d)

1600 meters

8.

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total displacement?

a)

2 km

b)

5 km

c)

8 km

d)

10 km

9.

From the figure, what is the displacement?

a)

20 meters

b)

25 meters

c)

15 meters

d)

25 meters NE

10.
Ronaldo runs across a soccer field, moving 10 meters north, then 8 meters west. His displacement would be:
a)
10.2 m, NW
b)
12.8 m, NW
c)
15.4 m, NW
d)
18.0 m, NW
11.
A person walks 50 meters directly north, stops, and then travels 32 meters directly south.  What is their displacement?
a)
82 meters
b)
18 meters
c)
28 meters
12.

Which of the following is correct?

a)

Initial Position = -5 m

Final Position = -5 m

Distance = 22 m

Displacement = 0 m

b)

Initial Position = -5 m

Final Position = -5 m

Distance = 0 m

Displacement = 22 m

c)

Initial Position = -5 m

Final Position = 6 m

Distance = 22 m

Displacement = 0 m

d)

Initial Position = -5 m

Final Position = 6 m

Distance = 0 m

Displacement = 22 m

13.
Object C had an initial position of 2 m and a final position of 10 m. The displacement of object C can be shown with this equation: Displacement = final position - initial position
What was the displacement of object C?
a)
+6 m
b)
+8 m
c)
-4 m
d)
-2 m
14.
Object B had an initial position of 12 m and a final position of 7 m. The displacement of object C can be shown with this equation: Displacement = final position - initial position
What was the displacement of object B?
a)
+5 m
b)
- 6 m
c)
-5 m
d)
+6 m
15.
What is the total displacement of the object represented in this motion graph?
a)
5 meters
b)
4 meters
c)
2 meters
d)
0 meters
16.
What is the total distance of the object represented in this motion graph?
a)
0 meters
b)
10 meters
c)
11 meters
d)
20 meters
17.
Ivan walks 10 meters west to the water fountain, then runs 2 meters east to his class to avoid a lockout. His displacement would be:
a)
8 meters
b)
8 meters, east
c)
8 meters, west
d)
12 meters
18.

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total distance?

a)

2 km

b)

5 km

c)

8 km

d)

10 km

19.
David walks 3 km north, and then turns east and walks 4 km. What is the distance?
a)
7 km
b)
3 km
c)
4 km
d)
1 km
20.
What is the speed of a car that travels 400 m in 20 minutes?
a)
20 miles/hr
b)
20 m/min
c)
800 m/min
d)
200 miles/hr
21.
What is the equation to calculate speed?
a)
speed = distance/time
b)
speed = time/distance
c)
speed = time x distance 
d)
speed = speed/time 
22.
Velocity is 
a)
speed
b)
direction
c)
speed with a direction
d)
none of the answers above
23.
Which of the following is a unit of speed?
a)
km/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
s
24.
Which of the following is a unit of speed ?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
min
25.
Find the velocity of a plane that traveled 3000 miles west in 5 hours.
a)
65 mph west
b)
6 mph west
c)
600 mph west
d)
6000 mph west 
26.
88 m/s north
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
27.
88 m/s
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
28.
 A runner races in the 100 meter dash.  It takes her 10 seconds to finish.  What is her average speed?
a)
10 m/s
b)
1000 m/s
c)
100 seconds
d)
10 seconds
29.
How long would it take for you to swim across a lake that is 900 meters across if you swim at 1.5 m/sec?
a)
600 sec
b)
600 m/sec
c)
0.00167 sec
d)
0.00167 m/sec
30.
What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?
a)
240 m/s
b)
15 m/s
c)
0.067 m/s
d)
15 mph
31.
A cork floats a distance of 17.5 miles downriver after a period of 3 hours and 30 minutes.  What was its average speed?
a)
7 mph
b)
10 mph
c)
9 mph
d)
5 mph
32.
Find the velocity of a truck that travels 75 miles north in 2.5 hours.
a)
187.5
b)
30
c)
300
d)
200
33.
Find the speed of the bicyclist who took an hour and a half to travel 10 kilometers.
a)
10 km/h
b)
600 km/h
c)
6.67 km/h
d)
90 km/h
34.
Find the velocity of a plane that traveled 3000 miles west in 5 hours.
a)
60 mph
b)
6 mph
c)
600 mph
d)
6000 mph
35.
If a car travels North on the highway for 50 m, and has a time of 20 s. What is the velocity?
a)
2.5 m/s N
b)
10000 m/s N
c)
0.4 m/s
d)
4.0 m/s
36.
Suppose you are walking home after school.  The distance from home is five kilometers.  On foot, you can get home in 25 minutes.  However, if you rode your bicycle, you could get home in 10 minutes.  What is your average speed while walking?
a)
5 km/min
b)
125 km/min
c)
0.5 km/min
d)
0.2 km/min
37.
You walk 10 meters to math class in 20 seconds. Your average speed is
a)
2 m/s
b)
0.5 m/s
c)
200 m/s
d)
5 m/s
38.

What is the formula for calculating average acceleration?

a)

Δvf−ΔviΔt\frac{\Delta v_f-\Delta v_i}{\Delta t}

b)

v×tv \times t

c)

vt\frac{v}{t}

d)

v+tv + t

39.

If a car's velocity changes from 10 m/s to 30 m/s in 5 seconds, what is its average acceleration?

a)

2 m/s²

b)

4 m/s²

c)

5 m/s²

d)

6 m/s²

40.

Which of the following units is used to measure acceleration?

a)

m/s

b)

m/s²

c)

km/h

d)

m²/s

41.

A cyclist increases his speed from 5 m/s to 15 m/s in 2 seconds. What is his average acceleration?

a)

3 m/s²

b)

5 m/s²

c)

10 m/s²

d)

15 m/s²

42.

If an object is at rest and reaches a velocity of 20 m/s in 4 seconds, what is its average acceleration?

a)

4 m/s²

b)

5 m/s²

c)

6 m/s²

d)

8 m/s²

43.

What is the average acceleration of an object whose velocity changes from 0 m/s to 50 m/s in 10 seconds?

a)

2 m/s²

b)

4 m/s²

c)

5 m/s²

d)

10 m/s²

44.

A train's velocity changes from 20 m/s to 60 m/s in 8 seconds. Calculate the average acceleration.

a)

4 m/s²

b)

5 m/s²

c)

6 m/s²

d)

8 m/s²

45.

If a runner's speed increases from 2 m/s to 10 m/s in 4 seconds, what is the average acceleration?

a)

1 m/s²

b)

2 m/s²

c)

3 m/s²

d)

4 m/s²

46.

A car accelerates from 0 to 25 m/s in 5 seconds. What is the average acceleration?

a)

3 m/s²

b)

4 m/s²

c)

5 m/s²

d)

6 m/s²

47.

What is the average acceleration if a vehicle's velocity changes from 15 m/s to 45 m/s in 10 seconds?

a)

2 m/s²

b)

3 m/s²

c)

4 m/s²

d)

5 m/s²

48.

A skateboarder increases his speed from 0 m/s to 12 m/s in 3 seconds. What is his average acceleration?

a)

2 m/s²

b)

3 m/s²

c)

4 m/s²

d)

5 m/s²

49.

If a plane's velocity changes from 100 m/s to 200 m/s in 20 seconds, what is the average acceleration?

a)

4 m/s²

b)

5 m/s²

c)

6 m/s²

d)

7 m/s²

50.

A boat accelerates from 5 m/s to 25 m/s in 5 seconds. Calculate the average acceleration.

a)

2 m/s²

b)

3 m/s²

c)

4 m/s²

d)

5 m/s²

51.

What is the average acceleration of a car that goes from 30 m/s to 60 m/s in 6 seconds?

a)

4 m/s²

b)

5 m/s²

c)

6 m/s²

d)

7 m/s²

52.

If a rocket's velocity changes from 0 m/s to 100 m/s in 10 seconds, what is the average acceleration?

a)

8 m/s²

b)

9 m/s²

c)

10 m/s²

d)

11 m/s²

53.

Which of the following would NOT be considered a projectile?

a)

a cannonball thrown straight up

b)

a cannonball rolling down a slope

c)

a cannonball rolling off a table

d)

a cannonball thrown in the air

54.

The horizontal component of a projectile's velocity is independent of...

a)

its range

b)

time

c)

the vertical component

d)

none of these

55.

In the absence of air resistance, the angle at which a thrown ball will travel the farthest is

a)

15o

b)

30o

c)

45o

d)

60o

56.

A textbook is dropped from a second floor window and falls to the ground. What happens to the acceleration as the book falls to the ground

a)

the acceleration increases

b)

the acceleration decreases

c)

the acceleration remains constant

57.

A baseball is thrown up into the air. What happens to the velocity as the ball rises in the air?

a)

the velocity increases

b)

the velocity decreases

c)

the velocity remains constant

58.

A baseball is thrown up into the air. What happens to the acceleration as the ball rises in the air?

a)

the acceleration increases

b)

the acceleration decreases

c)

the acceleration remains constant

59.

A baseball is thrown up into the air. What direction is the velocity of the ball?

a)

upward

b)

downward

60.

A baseball is thrown up into the air. What direction is the acceleration of the ball?

a)

upward

b)

downward

61.

A textbook is dropped from a second floor window and falls to the ground. What direction is the acceleration?

a)

upward

b)

downward

62.

In Newtonian physics, ________________ is any motion of a body where gravity is the only force acting upon it.

a)

kinematics

b)

free fall

c)

mechanics

d)

velocity

63.

The standard acceleration due to gravity (or standard acceleration of free fall),is the nominal gravitational acceleration of an object in a vacuum near the surface of the Earth. It is defined by standard as:

a)

9.8 m/s.

b)

9.8 m.

c)

9.8 m/s2.

d)

9.8 s.

64.

If an object is free falling onto the Moon, which of the following would be correct?

a)

It would accelerate at 9.8 m/s2

b)

It would not encounter any air resistance.

c)

It would not fall because the Moon has no gravity.

d)

It would impact the surface and bounce back into space.

65.
What happens to the velocity of a ball as it is dropped off a cliff? 
a)
It decreases at a uniform rate 
b)
It increases at a uniform rate 
c)
It is constant 
d)
It increases at a non-uniform rate
66.
Which would hit the ground first if dropped from the same height in a vacuum—a feather or a metal bolt?
a)
the feather
b)
the metal bolt
c)
They would hit the ground at the same time.
d)
They would be suspended in a vacuum.
67.

It takes more force to accelerate the iron man on the left than the iron man on the right because the iron man on the left has more mass. This best describes

a)

Newton's first law

b)

Newton's second law

c)

Newton's third law, the law

d)

The law of universal gravitation

68.

Newtons 3rd Law of Motion states:

a)

An object at rest will remain at rest unless acted upon by an outside force.

b)

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction

c)

The greater the mass of an object, the more force it will take to accelerate the object

69.

When you push a boat off from the dock, you are demonstrating Newton's 3rd Law of Motion. It simply states that for every action there is an equal and opposite _______________?

a)

Motion

b)

Reaction

c)

Change

d)

Push

70.

An object in motion stops when.....

a)

It falls of an edge.

b)

it is acted upon by an outside force.

c)

It is eaten

d)

It never stops

71.

A push or pull on an object is called...

a)

Acceleration

b)

Mass

c)

Inertia

d)

Force

72.

A fireman turns on his hose and is knocked backwards is an example of...

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

d)

Newton's 4rth Law

73.
What is the net force?
a)
17 N Right
b)
3 N Right
c)
3 N Left
d)
17 N Left
74.

What is the NET FORCE of this diagram?

a)

17 N, right

b)

17 N, left

c)

23 N, right

d)

12 N, up

75.
8 N to the left , and 4 N to the right. Find the net force. Is this balanced 
a)
12 N Right  No
b)
4 N Left  No
c)
12 N Right  Yes
d)
4 N Left  Yes
76.
Calculate the net force acting upon the object.
a)
10 N east
b)
0 N
c)
14.1 N east
d)
20 N north
77.

This object would be moving (pick all that are correct):

a)

up

b)

down

c)

left

d)

right

78.

The down-arrow in this diagram is most-likely:

a)

gravity

b)

normal

c)

a push or pull

d)

friction

79.

The force that keeps objects on top of surfaces instead of letting them sink into the surface is known as:

a)

normal

b)

abnormal

c)

static

d)

inertia

80.

Whenever an object is moving, there is always this force opposing the motion:

a)

inertia

b)

momentum

c)

friction

d)

applied force

81.

the force of kinetic friction (Fk) = ?

a)

the normal force (Fn) multiplied by the coefficient of kinetic friction

b)

the normal force (Fn) divided by the coefficient of kinetic friction

c)

the normal force (Fn) multiplied by the coefficient of static friction

d)

mass x gravity

82.

_______ Is defined as the ability to do work or make things happen.

a)

Work

b)

Energy

c)

Power

d)

Forces

83.

______ Is done when a force (N) causes an object to move a certain distance (m).

a)

Energy

b)

Work

c)

Power

d)

Force

84.

The formula for Kinetic Energy is:

a)

KE = ½ mv2

b)

KE = FD

c)

KE = 1/2 FD2

d)

KE = M x A

85.
What kind of energy does this device use?
a)
Chemical
b)
Electrical
c)
Thermal
d)
Chemical
86.
A battery converts what type of energy to another?
a)
sound to kinetic
b)
light to heat
c)
mechanical to electrical
d)
chemical to electrical
87.
Energy that is stored in bonds between atoms is:
a)
Mechanical energy
b)
Chemical energy
c)
Kinetic energy
d)
Nuclear energy
88.

What type of energy transformation takes place when you plug in a lamp and turn it on?

a)

electrical to radiant

b)

electrical to mechanical

c)

chemical to radiant

d)

mechanical to thermal

89.

The SI Unit for Energy is

a)

Joule

b)

Newton

c)

Calorie

d)

Watt

90.

The ability to do work or cause change:

a)

work

b)

energy

c)

momentum

d)

power

91.

Energy in the form of motion.

a)

mechanical energy

b)

potential energy

c)

kinetic energy

d)

momentum

92.

Stored energy in the form of position or condition.

a)

potential energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

momentum

d)

mechanical energy

93.

A student needs 10 Newtons of force to lift a box to the top of a 2 meter shelf. How much work do they do?

a)

12 J

b)

8 J

c)

20 J

d)

5 J

94.

A worker climbs a ladder and does 8 J of work on a 2 N object. What is the distance they lift the object?

a)

18 m

b)

4 m

c)

10 m

d)

6 m

95.

Two workers use 100 N of force to move a sofa 2 meters in 2 seconds. How much power is required?

a)

100 watts

b)

400 watts

c)

104 watts

d)

50 watts

96.

If a 1300-kg car has been lifted so it has 19500 J of potential energy, it was lifted up ---.

a)

1.5 m

b)

150 m

c)

15 m

d)

0.67 m

97.

What is the potential energy of a 3kg ball that is on the ground?

a)

0 J

b)

3 J

c)

9.8 J

d)

29.4 J

98.

If the mass of the cart is 15kg, how much is the potential energy of the cart?

a)

0J

b)

1.2J

c)

6J

d)

58.8J

99.

The equation for work is

a)

work = power x mass

b)

work = power / time

c)

work = force x distance

d)

work = distance x time

100.

The equation for POWER is

a)

power = mass x time

b)

power = work / time

c)

power = time / work

d)

power = work x time

101.

The equation for POTENTIAL ENERGY is

a)

PE = mass x gravity x height

b)

PE = gravity x weight

c)

PE = height / work

d)

PE = work / time

102.

The unit of power (aka Joule per second)

a)

Joule

b)

Minute

c)

Watt

d)

Pound

103.
Which of these is a measurement of power?
a)
100 joules
b)
100 watts
c)
100 meters per second
d)
100 hertz
104.
What units do we use to measure work?
a)
watts
b)
newtons
c)
joules
d)
meters
105.
A kid throws a ball with a force of 70N over 1.1 meters. How much work did he do?
a)
77 joules
b)
70 joules
c)
7.7 joules
d)
11 joules
106.
How do you know when a force has been applied to an object?
a)
It moves.
b)
It flies.
c)
It accelerates.
d)
It gets bigger.
107.
In which of these cases is work being done? 
a)
A student sleeps all night.
b)
A student pushes a locked door that does not move.
c)
A student carries his chair into another room.
d)
A student sits on the carpet.
108.
A 500N block is lifted 10 m. How much work was done?
a)
5000 J
b)
500 J
c)
50 J
d)
5 J
109.
A weightlifter lifts two 300 newton weights 1.5 meters off the ground. How much work has he done?
a)
600 J 
b)
660 J
c)
900 J 
d)
1200 J 
110.
You do 90 joules of work in 30 seconds. How much power have you generated?
a)
30 watts
b)
3 watts
c)
120 watts
d)
270 watts
111.
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
112.

What is the kinetic energy of a 4 kg rock falling through the air at 5 m/s?

a)

10 J

b)

50 J

c)

20 J

d)

200 J

113.
What kind of energy is represented in the picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Sound
d)
Nuclear
114.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
115.
What machine changes electrical energy into light and sound energy?
a)
battery
b)
lightbulb
c)
alarm clock
d)
apple
116.
What type of energy does this provide?
a)
thermal
b)
radiant
c)
sound
d)
mechanical
117.
What is the transformation shown in the picture?
a)
chemical to electrical to light
b)
electrical to chemical to light
c)
light to chemical to electrical
d)
chemical to light to electrical
118.

What is energy?

a)

the ability to do work

b)

the movement of electrons

c)

UPS global services

119.

what is thermal energy?

a)

cool

b)

moving parts

c)

heat

120.

True or False: The Work-Energy Theorem says that the work done on an object is equal to that objects change in energy.

a)

True

b)

False

121.

The Δ\Delta   symbol means

a)

change in

b)

total

c)

sum

d)

product

122.

If a car starts with 7,000J of energy and increases it's energy to 8,000J, how much work did the engine do on the car?

a)

1,000J

b)

15,000J

c)

7,000J

d)

8,000J

123.

An object weighs 7kg and has a height of 12m. What is the GPE?

a)

GPE = 1029.6 J

b)

GPE = 1372.8 J

c)

GPE = 411.84 J

d)

GPE = 823.7 J

124.

What is the formula for KE?

a)
mass * velocity^2
b)
1/2 * mass * velocity
c)
1/2 * mass * velocity^2
d)
mass + velocity^2
125.

The mass of the ball is 7kg and the velocity is 4.3 m/s. What is the KE?

a)
10.5 J
b)
50.2 J
c)
65.87 J
d)
28.9 J

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