IPS Review (Ch8-Ch14)
2nd Semester (Physics)
If you jog for 1 hour and travel
10km, 10km/h describes your____
A.
B.
C.
D.
momentum
average speed
displacement
acceleration
CHAPTER 8
___________ is speed in a certain
direction.
A.
B.
C.
D.
acceleration
Friction
Momentum
Velocity
CHAPTER 8
Which of the following objects is
not accelerating?
A. A ball being juggled
B. A woman walking at 2.5 m/s along a
straight road
C. a satellite circling Earth
D. A braking cyclist
CHAPTER 8
The Newton is a measure of
_____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Mass
Length
Force
Acceleration
CHAPTER 8
_____ is a force that opposes the
motion between two objects in
contact with each other.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Motion
Friction
Acceleration
Velocity
CHAPTER 8
Automobile seat belts are
necessary for safety because of a
passenger’s____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Inertia
Weight
Speed
gravity
CHAPTER 8
The winner of the shot-put event in the
Olympics is the person who best uses:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Newton’s first law
Newton’s second law
Air resistance
The law of gravity
CHAPTER 8
An example involving actionreaction forces is _____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Air escaping from a toy balloon
A rocket traveling through the air
A ball bouncing off a wall
All of the above
CHAPTER 8
_____ is defined as force acting
over a distance.
A.
B.
C.
D.
power
Energy
Work
Potential energy
CHAPTER 9
The quantity that measures how much
a machine multiplies force is called:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Mechanical advantage
Leverage
Efficiency
Power
CHAPTER 9
Scissors are an example of ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
A lever
A wedge
A wheel and axle
A compound machine
CHAPTER 9
The unit that measures 1 J of work
done each second is the ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Power
Newton
Watt
Mechanical advantage
CHAPTER 9
Joules could be used to measure:
A. The work done in lifting a bowling ball
B. The potential energy of a bowling ball
held in the air
C. The kinetic energy of a rolling bowling
ball
D. All of the above
CHAPTER 9
Which of the following situations does not
involve potential energy being changed into
kinetic energy?
A. An apple falling from a tree
B. Shooting a dart from a spring-loaded
gun
C. Pulling back on the string of a bow
D. A creek flowing downstream
CHAPTER 9
______ is determined by both
mass and velocity.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
work
Power
Potential energy
Momentum
Kinetic energy
CHAPTER 9
Energy that does not involve the largescale motion or position of objects in a
system is called ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Potential energy
Mechanical energy
Non-mechanical energy
Conserved energy
CHAPTER 9
The law of conservation of energy
states that _____.
A. The energy of a system is always
decreasing
B. No machine is 100 percent efficient
C. Energy is neither lost nor created
D. Earth has limited energy resources
CHAPTER 9
Waves that need a medium in
which to travel are called _____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Longitudinal waves
Transverse waves
Mechanical waves
All of the above
CHAPTER 11
Most waves are caused by ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Velocity
Amplitude
A vibration
Earthquakes
CHAPTER 11
For which type of waves do
particles in the medium vibrate
perpendicularly to the direction in
which the waves are traveling?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Transverse waves
Longitudinal waves
P waves
None of the above
CHAPTER 11
A sound wave is an example of
_____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
An electromagnetic wave
A transverse wave
A longitudinal wave
A surface wave
CHAPTER 11
In an ocean wave, the molecules of
water _____.
A. Move perpendicularly to the direction of
wave travel
B. Move parallel to the direction of wave
travel
C. Move in circles
D. Don’t move at all
CHAPTER 11
Half the vertical distance between
the crest and trough of a wave is
called the _______.
A.
B.
C.
D.
frequency
crest
wavelength
amplitude
CHAPTER 11
The number of waves passing a
given point each second is called
the_________
A.
B.
C.
D.
frequency
Wave speed
wavelength
amplitude
CHAPTER 11
A.
B.
C.
D.
The Doppler effect of a passing
siren results from an apparent
change in_____
loudness
Wave speed
frequency
interference
CHAPTER 11
The combining of waves as they
meet is known as____
A.
B.
C.
D.
A crest
noise
interference
The Doppler effect
CHAPTER 11
A.
B.
C.
D.
Wave bends when they pass
through an opening. This is
called________
interference
diffraction
refraction
The Doppler effect
CHAPTER 11
All sound waves are___
A.
B.
C.
D.
Longitudinal waves
Transverse waves
Electromagnetic waves
Standing waves
CHAPTER 12
The speed of sound depends
on______
A. The temp. of the medium
B. The density of the medium
C. How well the particles of the medium
transfer energy
D. All of the above
CHAPTER 12
A sonar device can use the echoes
of ultra-sound under water to find
the________
A.
B.
C.
D.
Speed of sound
Depth of the water
Temperature of the water
Height of the waves on a surface
CHAPTER 12
During a thunderstorm, you see
lightning before you hear thunder
because_____
A. The thunder occurs after the lightning
B. The thunder is farther away than the
lightning
C. Sound travels faster than light
D. Light travels faster than sound
CHAPTER 12
The speed of light_____
A.
B.
C.
D.
Depends on the medium
Is faster in a vacuum
Is the fastest speed in the universe
All of the above
CHAPTER 12
Which of the following forms of light
has the most energy?
A.
B.
C.
D.
X rays
microwaves
Infrared light
Ultraviolet light
CHAPTER 12
Light can be modeled as_____
A.
B.
C.
D.
Electromagnetic waves
A stream of particles called photons
Rays that travel in straight lines
All of the above
CHAPTER 12
The energy of light is proportional
to____
A.
B.
C.
D.
amplitude
wavelength
frequency
The speed of light
CHAPTER 12
A flat mirror forms an image that
is___
A.
B.
C.
D.
Smaller than the object
Larger than the object
virtual
real
CHAPTER 12
Which of the following wavelengths
of visible light bends the most when
passing through a prism?
A.
B.
C.
D.
red
yellow
Green
blue
CHAPTER 12
Which of the following particles is
electrically neutral?
A.
B.
C.
D.
A proton
An electron
A hydrogen atom
A hydrogen ion
CHAPTER 13
Which of the following is not an
example of charging by friction?
A. Sliding over a plastic-covered car seat
B. Scraping food from a metal bowl with a
metal spoon
C. Walking across a woolen carpet
D. Brushing dry hair with a plastic comb
CHAPTER 13
The electric force force between
two objects depends on all of the
following except______.
A. The distance between the objects
B. The electric charge of the first object
C. How the two objects became electrically
charged
D. The electric charge of the second object
CHAPTER 13
A positive charge placed in the
electric field of a second positive
charge will ______
A. Experience a repulsive force
B. Accelerate away from the second
positive charge
C. Have greater electrical potential energy
when near the second charge than when
farther away
D. All of the above
CHAPTER 13
An electric current does not exist in
______.
A.
B.
C.
D.
A closed circuit
A series circuit
A parallel circuit
An open circuit
CHAPTER 13
Which of the following schematic
diagrams represent circuits that
cannot have current in them as
drawn.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
A
B
C
D
B&D
A&B
C&D
CHAPTER 13
Which of the following can help
prevent a circuit from overloading?
A.
B.
C.
D.
A fuse
A switch
A circuit breaker
Both A & C
CHAPTER 13
A 1.5 V battery is connected to a
small light bulb with a resistance of
3.5 Ω. What is the current in the
bulb?
A.
B.
C.
D.
0.5 A
1.3 A
2.3 A
0.43 A
CHAPTER 13
The current in a resistor is 0.50 A
when connected across a voltage
of 120 V. What is the resistance?
A.
B.
C.
D.
.004 Ω
240 Ω
500 Ω
.056 Ω
CHAPTER 13
If the poles of two magnets repel
each other, _____
A. Both poles must be south poles
B. Both poles must be north poles
C. One pole is a south pole and the other is
a north pole
D. The poles are the same type
CHAPTER 14
The part of the magnet where the
magnetic field and forces are
strongest is called a magnetic ____
A.
B.
C.
D.
field
pole
attraction
repulsion
CHAPTER 14
An object’s ability to generate a
magnetic field depends on its ____
A.
B.
C.
D.
size
location
composition
direction
CHAPTER 14
A straight current-carrying wire
produces ______
A.
B.
C.
D.
An electric field
A magnetic field
Beams of white light
All of the above
CHAPTER 14
An electric motor uses an
electromagnet to change _____
A.
B.
C.
D.
Mechanical energy to electrical energy
Magnetic fields in the motor
Magnetic poles in the motor
Electrical energy to mechanical energy
CHAPTER 14
An electric generator is a device
that converts _____.
A. Nuclear energy to electrical energy
B. Wind energy to electrical energy
C. Energy from burning coal to electrical
energy
D. All of the above
CHAPTER 14
Rubbing (in one direction) an
otherwise non-magnetic metal with
a magnet results in _____
A.
B.
C.
D.
The material falling apart
The domains to be randomly oriented
All of the domains to align
Most of the domains to align
CHAPTER 14
When 10,000 V of current across
power lines is changed to 120 V
which comes out of wall sockets,
the current must pass through a __
A.
B.
C.
D.
resistor
Step-up transformer
Step-down transformer
Circuit breaker
CHAPTER 14