PHYSICS TEST REVIEW GUIDE
A) Know the definition and meaning of the following vocabulary terms
**Use the online flashcards to study these as well**
Speed
Momentum
Friction
Displacement
Distance
Acceleration
Force
Velocity
Terminal Velocity
Conservation of Momentum
Centripetal Force
Projectile
Constant Speed
Average Speed
Instantaneous Speed
Circular Motion
Vertical Motion
Horizontal Motion
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
Gravity
Temperature
Heat
Convection
Conduction
Radiation
Law of Conservation of Energy
Chemical Energy
Potential Energy
Natural Energy
Thermal Energy
Mechanical Energy
Electrical Energy
Kinetic Energy
B) What are the appropriate labels used for the following terms?
Mass = ___________
Acceleration = ___________
Time = ___________
Velocity = ___________
Force = ___________
Momentum = ___________
Distance = ___________
Energy = ___________
Speed = ___________
D) Physics Problems
What is the net force acting on the following force diagrams?
5N
7N
2N
5N
12N
Force:
A 12 kg book is accelerated across a desk at 50 m/s2. What was the force given to the book?
Acceleration:
A car traveling 22 m/s notices a deer in the middle of the road and comes to a stop to avoid hitting it. If this takes 7 seconds, what is
the car’s acceleration?
Velocity:
A skateboarder is traveling at a rate of 14m/s down a ramp. If he travels 9 meters how long will it take him to get to the end of the
ramp?
Momentum:
A football with a mass of 0.88kg is thrown at a rate of 17 m/s, and a baseball with a mass of 0.93 kg is thrown at a rate of 91 m/s.
Which object has a greater momentum?
Distance/Displacement:
A block is moved 895 meters forward and then 899 meters backward. What is the block’s total distance and displacement?
Distance = _________________________
Displacement = __________________________
Conservation of Momentum:
An 6 kg toy train moving at 10 m/s slams into a stationary 20 kg toy boxcar. What is the velocity of the two if they stick together after
the collision?
Energy:
What is the mass of a wood crate resting on a ledge with 89,000 J of PE at a height of 7 meters?
Conservation of Energy:
A 2 kg ball was rolled down the ramp. At point A it has a velocity of 4 m/s. Consider the situation to be completely frictionless and
no other outside forces are acting on the ball as it rolls down the ramp. Answer the questions below based off the data shown within
the picture.
1) What is the PE and KE at all 4 points?
A) PE = ____________
B) PE = ____________
C) PE = ____________
D) PE = ____________
2) How fast is the ball going at Point B?__________
3) How fast is the ball going at point D? __________
4) At what height would the ball be going 8m/s? __________
KE = ____________
KE = ____________
KE = ____________
KE = ____________