2011 Seaholm Physics Review Final Exam
Physics Final Exam Review Questions
Chapter 1 – Intro topics
 Pg 27 #5
Chapter 2 – Motion in One Dimension
 Pg 47 #3 – 5
 Pg 49 #1-3, 5
 Pg 64 #1-6
 Pg 69-71 #1, 3,5, 10, 30
Chapter 3 – Motion in Two Dimensions
 Pg 91 #1,2
 Pg 94 #6,7
 Pg 105 #1-5
 Pg 114 #30, 34, 35
Chapter 4 – Forces
 Pg 151-154 #1-4, 7, 10, 13-16, 20, 21, 24-26, 31, 38, 40, 47-49, 53, 55
Chapter 5 – Work and Energy
 Pg 171 #5
 Pg 180 #1-3
 Pg 186 #1-3
 Pg 189 Section Review #1-2
 Pg 193-195 #7,19, 20, 33,34
Chapter 6 – Momentum and Impulse
 Pg 214 #1-5
 Pg 221 #1-4
 Pg 230 #1-5
Chapter 7 – Centripetal Force and Newton’s Universal Law
 Pg 269-271 #25, 29, 37, 39, 40
Chapter 9 – Pressure
 Pg 331 #1
 Pg 343 #10, 11, 16
Chapter 12 – Hooke’s Law
 Pg 469 #5, 8,9, 46, 47, 53, 56
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Final Exam Physics A
Chapter 1 – sections 1.1, 1.2
Chapter One Homework Assigned : Worksheet 1A, pg 28 #11,13,15,37,45
 What are the major areas of physics?
o Be able to list the topics and recognize examples of each topic
 Know the units for length, mass and time
 Know the difference between accuracy and precision.
 Be able to convert using metric prefixes. Memorize kilo, centi, milli.
 Know how to use scientific notation
 Convert km/h to m/s: squared units:
 Know the steps of the scientific method
 What do graphs show us?
 Know which axes of a graph is the independent value and which is the dependent value
Chapter 2 – sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
Chapter Two Homework Assigned: pg 47 #1,2,4,5, pg 45 #1-5, pg 49 #1-5, pg 70 #14,16,17, pg 64 #1-5,
Motion in a Straight Line worksheet, 2F worksheet
Chapter Two Lab: Graph Matching Lab, Picket Fence Lab
 Find distance and displacement
 Compare and contrast displacement and distance
o Symbols, units, positive versus negative, path length
 Use the average speed formula
o Direction? Vector?
 Use the average velocity formula
o Direction? Vector?
 Compare and contrast speed and velocity
 Position time graph
o What is on each axes?
o What does each point tell you?
o What does the slope indicate about the motion? Positive? Negative?
o What does a horizontal line mean? Why?
o What does it look like to speed up? Slow down? Change directions?
 Given a position time graph describe the motion
 Draw a position time graph given an object’s motion
 Find the slope for position time graph, know significance
 What is acceleration?
 Use acceleration formula
o Find acceleration
o Find velocity final,velocity initial
o time
 Velocity time graphs
o Describe the motion of an object given velocity time graph
o Sketch a velocity time graph given a description of motion
o Find instantaneous acceleration from a graph
o Find average acceleration from a graph
 Solve a problem using constant acceleration equations
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o Displacement, final velocity, acceleration, time
Solve a free fall problem (g=-9.8m/s2)
o Object thrown up
 Initial speed? time for maximum height? Maximum height?
o Object released and falling down
Speed just before hitting the ground? Time before impact?
Chapter Three – sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
Chapter Three Homework Assigned: Diagram Skills worksheet, pg 94 #1-5, pg 113 #1-5, Victory with
Vectors worksheet, pg 114 #19,21,26, pg 114 #27,28,29, Horizontally Launched Projectiles worksheet,
pg 104 #3,5, Projectile Problems worksheet
Chapter Three Lab: Projectile Motion Lab, Vector Shuffle Lab
 What is a scalar? What is a vector?
 How many components do vectors have?
 Be able to add parallel vectors
 Adding vectors that are not parallel: Tip to tail
 Know trigonometric identities
 Be able to resolve vectors
 Know component method to add vectors that are not perpendicular
 Be able to multiply or divide vectors by scalars…. Like double the velocity
 What force acts on objects in the air? Direction?
 When two spheres are fired, one horizontally and the other dropped, which will strike the floor
first? Why? Which one is going faster when it strikes the floor? Why?
 Know vertical motion vs. horizontal motion for projectiles
 Be able to determine the acceleration due to gravity, vertical velocity, and horizontal velocity for
any time in a projectile’s motion given one instant.
 Be able to solve projectile motion problems
o Object dropped/shot horizontally or at an angle
o Find time of flight, displacement vertically, displacement horizontally, horizontal
velocity, final vertical velocity
o Velocity at the top of the motion
 Be able to solve relative velocity problems
o Throwing a baseball on a bus
o Boats going upstream/downstream/crossing the stream
o Find time to cross a river
Chapter 4 – sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4
Chapter Four Problems Assigned: pg 133 #1-4, pg 138 #1-5, pg 140 #1-4, Fig Newton worksheet, pg 151
#10-12, pg 145 #1-3, pg 149 #1,2,4, pg 147 #1, Hanging Mass and Fig Newtons worksheet, Incline
Plance worksheet, pg 152 #22-25
 What is a force?
 What is a freebody diagram?
 What is Newton’s 1st Law?
o What motions does this law apply to?
 What is Newton’s 2nd law?
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o What motions does this law apply to?
How do you calculate weight (force due to gravity)?
o What is the difference between mass and weight?
Be able to add perpendicular force vectors
Be able to add force vectors using the component method.
o Be able to use Net Force to find acceleration
What is Newton’s 3rd Law?
What is a normal force?
o In what cases would normal force changes?
o When does normal force equal weight?
Be able to use the maximum static friction force and the kinetic friction force equations.
o Know the difference between the two frictional forces
o Know which frictional force is stronger
Newton’s 1st / 2nd / 3rd Laws
o Be able to apply laws to various demonstrations/applications
 Tablecloth trick/ hoop, nut, bottle/ hanging masses
 Launching objects into outer space
 Coin falling on moving bus/ neck injuries/ elephant chase, pillow in airliner
 Horse and Cart/Water rocket/satellite/truck vs. compact car
Be able to draw a freebody diagram for any situation, be able to write the Newton 2nd Law
equations given the free body diagram
o Box sitting on the floor
o Box being pushed/pulled on floor
 Horizontal force
 Force at an angle
 Accelerating box
 Constant velocity box or at rest
o Box on an incline plane at rest
o Box moving on an incline plane
 Accelerating
 Constant velocity
o Feather falling at a constant velocity
o Object suspended by a string (hanging mass)
o Elevator
 Accelerating up or down
 Constant velocity or at rest
o Pressing a textbook against a ceiling or wall
 Accelerating parallel to the ceiling/ wall
 Constant velocity or at rest
 A hockey puck slowing down
Solve Newton 2nd Law equations for the above situations for
o Coefficient of kinetic/ static friction
o Kinetic/maximum static frictional forces
o Acceleration
o Normal force
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Chapter 5 – sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4
Chapter Five Problems Assigned: pg 176 #1-3, pg 180 #1-3, pg 185 #1-3, pg 189 #1-5, Work and Energy
worksheet, Energy Review problems worksheet
Chapter Five Lab: Superbounce Lab
Know the following:
 What is work in physics? Is doing homework work? How do you find work? Know when a force
does no work on an object.
 When is work positive? Negative? Find net work or total work using net force or adding up
individual works.
 Be able to draw a freebody diagram for various situations, then use it to find the normal force,
net force, or force components parallel to the displacement
o Pushing/Pulling a box on a horizontal surface
o Box on incline plane sliding up or down
o Box on incline plane pulling or pushing parallel to the incline plane
 Find the force of kinetic friction
 Use Kinetic energy formula.
 Use the work-kinetic energy theorem
o Find final speed
o Find Distance before coming to rest
 Find gravitational potential energy
 Find elastic potential energy
 Be able to apply energy conservation to a variety of problems
o Inclined planes
o Pendulums (swings)
o Roller coasters
o Projectiles
o Freefall
 Be able to calculate power
o Find force or net force using freebody diagram
o Find Work for a time interval
o Find power using force or work
Chapter 7 – sections 7.2, 7.3
Chapter Seven Problems Assigned: pg 261 #1-4, pg 265 #1-3, Worksheet in Fc and Fg
Know the following:
 What formula is used for acceleration when an object is moving in a constant speed but
changing directions by going in a circle?
o Solve for tangential velocity (speed)
o Radius
o Centripetal acceleration
 What is the direction for the centripetal acceleration?
 What is the direction for the centripetal force?
 What does the magnitude of the centripetal force depend on?
 What provides the centripetal force for
o The moon
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o A roller coaster: valley, hill, loop-de-loop
o Car going around the bend
What happens if the force that provides the centripetal force is not there (icy curve)
Be able to use the centripetal force formula to solve for any variable
Draw a freebody diagram and write equations for
o Car on a curve
o Roller coaster top of hill, valley, loop-de-loop
o Tarzan swinging on a vine
Be able to use Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation formula
o Substitute for the force due to gravity (centripetal force/weight)
o Solve for acceleration due to gravity
o Distance between objects
o Weight
o Orbital speed
Why are astronauts weightless?
Chapter 9 – section 9.2 only (pressure)
Chapter Nine Problems Assigned: pg 327 #1-3
Know the following:
o What is pressure?
o Be able to use the pressure formula to solve
o Be able to explain demonstrations
o Egg w/ flask
o Balloon/Marshmallows in vacuum
o Bed of nails
o Apple with Straws
Chapter 12 – sections 12.1, 12.2
Chapter 12 problems assigned: pg 449 #1-3, pg 451 #1-3, pg 445 #1-4, pg 441 #1-4, pg 469 #8,9
Know the following:
 Be able to use Hooke’s Law for springs (find restoring force, spring constant, distance
stretched/compressed)
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