Semester 1 Practice Final
Semester 1 Practice Final
Physics
Practice
Final
Exam,
Semester
1
Tips
for
Successful
Test-‐Taking:
1. Take
a
few
deep
breaths
and
relax.
The
calmer
you
feel,
the
more
you
will
remember.
2. Before
beginning
a
problem,
identify
the
topic
(forces,
kinematics,
momentum,
energy,
or
skills).
That
way
you
know
what
study
guide
to
look
at
if
you
get
stuck.
3. For
numerical
problems,
list
the
information
you’ve
been
given
and
what
you
need
to
find.
If
you
get
stuck,
refer
to
the
tips
listed
on
the
study
guide.
4. If
you
get
really
stuck,
refer
to
#1.
Then
skip
the
problem
and
come
back
to
it
later.
5. Before
you
turn
in
your
exam,
be
sure
to
go
back
and
finish
any
questions
you’ve
skipped.
It’s
also
a
good
idea
to
check
your
answers
–
you
can
catch
careless
mistakes
this
way.
1. What
is
the
direction
of
the
net
force
on
the
following
car?
a. Left
b. Right
c. There
is
no
net
force
d. It
is
impossible
to
know
2. A
4.0-‐kg
cat
is
running
along
a
fence
2.0
meters
above
the
ground.
The
cat
has
130
joules
of
total
mechanical
energy.
The
speed
of
the
cat
is
closest
to
a. 2.0
m/s
b. 5.0
m/s
c. 8.0
m/s
d. 12
m/s
For
questions
3-‐5:
Thor,
God
of
Thunder
jumps
into
flight.
He
is
initially
at
rest
and
accelerates
at
1000
m/s2
until
he
reaches
a
speed
of
5000
m/s.
How
long
does
it
take
him
to
reach
5000
m/s?
6. During
which
interval(s)
does
the
object
have
the
greatest
average
speed?
a. 1-‐3
seconds
b. 3-‐7
seconds
c. 7-‐9
seconds
d. 9-‐12
seconds
7. What
is
the
average
speed
during
the
interval
between
3
and
7
seconds?
a. 0
m/s
b. 5
m/s
c. 2.5
m/s
d. 10
m/s
8. A
2-‐kg
seagull
flies
at
a
velocity
of
3
m/s.
What
is
its
momentum?
a. 1
kgm/s
b. 1.5
kgm/s
c. 5
kgm/s
d. 6
kgm/s
9. You
are
standing
on
a
skateboard
at
rest.
Choose
the
best
statement
about
what
happens
when
you
jump
off
to
the
left.
a. The
skateboard
moves
to
the
left
because
its
momentum
and
your
momentum
must
be
in
the
same
direction.
b. The
skateboard
moves
to
the
left,
but
at
a
slower
velocity
than
you
jump.
c. The
skateboard
moves
to
the
right,
but
a
little
bit
of
momentum
is
lost
to
friction.
d. The
skateboard
moves
to
the
right,
but
slowly
because
of
its
mass.
For
questions
10-‐11:
A
boy
on
a
sled
slides
on
a
smooth
track
without
friction.
The
combined
mass
of
the
boy
and
the
sled
is
50.0
kg.
10. What
is
the
total
mechanical
energy
of
the
boy-‐sled
system
at
point
E?
a. 5,000
J
b. 8,000
J
c. 9,000
J
d. 11,000
J
11. What
is
the
speed
of
the
boy-‐sled
system
at
point
D?
a. 4
m/s
b. 9
m/s
c. 14
m/s
d. 19
m/s
For
questions
12-‐14
A
70
kg
skater
is
at
rest
on
the
ice
when
someone
tosses
her
a
10
kg
medicine
ball
at
a
velocity
of
4
m/s.
12. What
happens
when
the
skater
catches
the
ball?
a. She
does
not
move
because
he
is
much
larger
than
the
ball.
b. She
moves
forwards
so
he
doesn’t
fall.
c. She
moves
backwards
at
a
velocity
greater
than
4
m/s.
d. She
moves
backwards
at
a
velocity
less
than
4
m/s.
13. What
is
the
momentum
of
the
medicine
ball
before
the
skater
catches
it?
a. 10
kgm/s
b. 40
kgm/s
c. 70
kgm/s
d. 80
kgm/s
14. What
is
the
final
velocity
(vf)
of
the
skater
and
the
medicine
ball?
a. 0.5
m/s
b. 1
m/s
c. 4
m/s
d. 8
m/s
15. An
African
elephant
has
a
mass
of
6000
kg.
What
is
its
weight?
a. 6,000
kg
b. 6,000
N
c. 60,000
kg
d. 60,000
N
16. Suppose
that
a
sled
is
accelerating
at
a
rate
of
2
m/s2.
If
the
net
force
is
doubled
and
the
mass
is
halved,
what
is
the
new
acceleration?
a. 8
m/s2
b. 4
m/s2
c. 2
m/s2
d. 1
m/s2
For
questions
17-‐19:
A
basketball
player
starts
down
the
court
with
an
initial
velocity
of
2
m/s.
She
accelerates
at
1
m/s2
for
3
seconds.
How
fast
is
she
going
at
the
end
of
the
3
seconds?
17. What
does
the
problem
ask
you
to
find?
a. Initial
velocity
b. Final
velocity
c. Time
d. Distance
e. Acceleration
18. What
formula
should
you
use
to
solve
the
problem?
a. 𝑑 = 𝑣! 𝑡 + !! 𝑎𝑡 !
! ! !
b. 𝑑 = ! ! ! 𝑡
c. 𝑣! = 𝑣! + 𝑎𝑡
d. 𝑣!! = 𝑣!! + 2𝑎𝑑
19. What
is
the
correct
answer?
a. 3
m/s
b. 5
m/s2
c. 5
m/s
d. 3
m/s2
For
questions
20-‐22
Refer
back
to
questions
3-‐5.
How
far
does
Thor
travel
during
his
acceleration?
20. What
are
you
being
asked
to
find?
a. Initial
velocity
b. Final
velocity
c. Time
d. Distance
e. Acceleration
21. What
formula
should
you
use
to
solve
the
problem?
a. 𝑑 = 𝑣! 𝑡 + !! 𝑎𝑡 !
! ! !
b. 𝑑 = ! ! ! 𝑡
c. 𝑣! = 𝑣! + 𝑎𝑡
d. 𝑣!! = 𝑣!! + 2𝑎𝑑
22. What
is
the
correct
answer?
e. 50,000
m
f. 100,000
m
g. 125,000
m
h. 12,500
m
23. Which
graph(s)
represent
an
object
at
rest?
24. How
many
sig
figs
in:
100
a. One
b. Two
c. Three
d. Four
25. How
many
sig
figs
in:
205
a. One
b. Two
c. Three
d. Four
26. How
many
sig
figs
in
the
answer
to:
2.01
x
3.5
a. One
b. Two
c. Three
d. Four
27. Which
object
in
the
answer
choices
below
has
the
greatest
total
mechanical
energy?
a. A
2,000-‐kg
elephant
sitting
next
to
a
stream
b. A
500-‐kg
car
rolling
at
a
speed
of
1.0
m/s
c. A
0.001-‐kg
penny
on
the
ledge
of
a
building
100
meters
above
the
ground
d. A
3.0-‐kg
seagull
flying
at
a
speed
of
2.0
m/s
while
it
is
4.0
meters
above
the
ground
For
questions
28-‐30:
A
2000
kg
car
is
moving
to
the
right
at
a
velocity
of
10
m/s
when
it
collides
with
an
8000
kg
truck
at
rest.
After
the
collision,
both
vehicles
stick
together.
28. What
is
the
total
initial
momentum
(pi)
of
both
the
car
and
the
truck?
a. 20,000
kgm/s
b. 100,000
kgm/s
c. 0
kgm/s
d. 200
kgm/s
29. What
is
the
final
velocity
(vf)
of
the
two
vehicles?
a. 10
m/s
b. 5
m/s
c. 2
m/s
d. 1
m/s
30. What
is
the
momentum
of
the
truck,
after
the
collision?
a. 8,000
kgm/s
b. 16,000
kgm/s
c. 40,000
kgm/s
d. 0
kgm/s
31. If
the
forces
acting
upon
an
object
are
balanced,
then
the
object:
a. Must
not
be
moving
b. Must
be
moving
with
a
constant
velocity
c. Must
not
be
accelerating
d. None
of
these
For
questions
32-‐34:
You
wake
up
on
a
mysterious
planet
and
decide
you
want
to
find
the
acceleration
from
gravity
there.
You
drop
a
small
rock
from
35
meters
and
measure
the
time
it
takes
to
fall
as
5.0
seconds.
What
is
the
acceleration
from
gravity
on
the
planet?
32. What
is
the
problem
asking
you
to
find?
a. Initial
velocity
b. Final
velocity
c. Time
d. Distance
e. Acceleration
33. What
formula
should
you
use
to
solve
the
problem?
a. 𝑑 = 𝑣! 𝑡 + !! 𝑎𝑡 !
! ! !
b. 𝑑 = ! ! ! 𝑡
c. 𝑣! = 𝑣! + 𝑎𝑡
d. 𝑣!! = 𝑣!! + 2𝑎𝑑
34. What
is
the
correct
answer?
a. 2.8
m/s2
b. 5.6
m/s2
c. 14
m/s2
d. 0.7
m/s2
35. If
you
push
on
a
wall
with
100
N
of
force,
how
much
force
does
the
wall
exert
on
you?
a. 50
N
b. 100
N
c. 150
N
d. 200
N
36. Which
one
of
the
following
graphs
describes
an
object
that
is
moving
from
slow
to
fast?
Graph
A
Graph
B
Graph
C
Graph
D
position
position
position
position
time
time
time
time
37. Which
one
of
the
following
graphs
describes
an
object
that
is
moving
at
a
constant
speed
to
the
right
(+
direction)?
Graph
A
Graph
B
Graph
C
Graph
D
position
position
position
position
time
time
time
time
For
questions
38-‐41:
In
a
study
measuring
the
influence
of
different
quantities
of
fertilizer
on
plant
growth,
38. The
independent
variable
would
be
___________
a. Amount
of
fertilizer
b. Plant
height
growth
c. Type
of
Plant
d. Amount
of
sunlight
39. The
dependent
variable
would
be
the
______________.
a. Amount
of
fertilizer
b. Plant
height
growth
c. Type
of
plant
d. Amount
of
sunlight
40. Examples
of
controlled
variables
would
be
___________________________
a. Amount
of
fertilizer
b. height
growth
c. Type
of
Plant
d. Amount
of
sunlight
41. A
good
increment
for
plant
growth
would
be
______________
a. centimeters
b. meters
c. kilometers
d. nanometers
For
questions
42-‐43:
1
inch
=
2.54
centimeters
(cm)
one
day
=
24
hours
39.4
inches
=
1
meter
one
mile
=
5280
feet
12
inches
=
1
ft
1
hour
=3600
seconds
(s)
42. Which
of
these
conversion
factors
should
be
used
to
convert
20
miles/hour
into
meters/second?
5280 ft
a.
1mile
1mile
b.
5280 ft
1hr
c.
3600s
3600s
d.
1hr
43. Convert
20
miles/hour
to
meters/second.
a. 18
m/s
b. 20
m/s
c. 9
m/s
d. 60
m/s
44. Consider
the
plot
shown
below.
Which
description
below
is
consistent
with
the
graph?
a. The
object
accelerates
in
the
positive
direction
and
then
in
the
negative
direction.
b. The
object
moves
upwards,
reaches
its
peak
and
then
falls
with
an
acceleration.
c. The
object
moves
in
the
positive
direction
and
then
moves
in
the
negative
direction.
45. Consider
the
plot
shown
below.
Which
description
below
is
consistent
with
the
graph?
a. The
object
moves
slowly
at
a
constant
speed
and
then
faster
at
a
constant
speed.
b. The
object
accelerates
in
the
positive
direction
and
then
accelerates
more
rapidly.
c. The
object
moves
forward,
changes
direction
and
then
accelerates
more
rapidly.