Name ___________________________________________
Date _______________ Class Period _____
IPC Fall Final Exam Review
Due the day of your final
Each section is a unit covered during the spring semester. You are expected to complete this assignment in class, as well
as study at home. In order to do your best, you should make note of any topic you feel you have not mastered it. It is
suggested that you attend tutorials with your teacher to ensure you gain an understanding.
MOTION
SPEED:
1. Speed is defined as ___________________________________________________. The equation for
speed is s = ____ /_____. An example of a unit for speed is ______________. The speed you read on a
speedometer is referred to as _____________________________.
Show all of your work and box your final answer. You must round answers to the nearest whole number.
2. A runner runs 200 m in 25 minutes. What is his average speed?
GIVEN:
FORMULA:
SOLUTION:
3. A baseball pitcher throws at pitch at 56 m/s. If the batter is 9 meters from the pitcher, approximately
how much time does it take the ball to reach the batter?
GIVEN:
FORMULA:
SOLUTION:
VELOCITY:
4. Velocity is defined as ________________________________________________. The equation for
velocity is ν = ____ /_____. An example of the units for velocity is _______________________.
Show all of your work and box your final answer. You must round answers to the nearest whole number.
5. What is the velocity in km/hr of a car that traveled a total of 75 km north in 1.5 hours?
GIVEN:
FORMULA:
SOLUTION:
6. What is the velocity of a plane that traveled 3200 km from New York to California in 5.0 hours?
GIVEN:
FORMULA:
SOLUTION:
Use the graph on the left to match each line with the descriptions found in numbers 7 - 10.
7. ______ The object is moving in a positive
direction but losing speed (decelerating)
8. ______ The object is moving in a positive
direction and gaining speed (accelerating) at a
slow rate
9. ______ The object is traveling at a steady rate
in a positive direction
10. ______ The object is moving in a positive
direction and gaining speed (accelerating) at a
rapid rate
ACCELERATION:
11. Acceleration is defined as___________________________________________________. The equation
for acceleration is a = ______ - ________ / _______. An example of the units for acceleration is
_______________. Acceleration due to gravity on Earth is about _________________________.
Show all of your work and box your final answer. You must round answers to the nearest whole number.
12. A flowerpot falls off a second story windowsill. The flower pot starts from rest and hits the sidewalk 1.5
s later with a velocity of 14.7 m/s. Find the average acceleration of the flowerpot.
GIVEN:
FORMULA:
SOLUTION:
13. Iron Man got into a fight with Colonel Rhodes, who was wearing the silver Iron Man suit. At the peak of
their argument, both men shot lasers at one another. What was each man’s acceleration if they both
flew at 5m/s in 1.5 seconds?
GIVEN:
FORMULA:
SOLUTION:
MOMENTUM:
14. Momentum is defined as ___________________________________________________. The equation
for momentum is p = ____ x ____. The most common units for momentum are __________.
Show all of your work and box your final answer. You must round answers to the nearest whole number.
15. On the race track in Monaco, three identical cars collided with one another to avoid hitting Iron Man,
who was walking on the track. If the mass of the vehicles are 716 kg, calculate each car’s momentum
when traveling at 33.3 m/s.
GIVEN:
FORMULA:
SOLUTION:
16. Calculate the momentum of Iron Man if his total mass is 700 g and he is flying west at a velocity of 4.6
m/s. [Hint: convert mass to kg]
GIVEN:
FORMULA:
SOLUTION:
17. Which of the following objects would have the greatest momentum if they were all moving with the
same velocity? (circle your answer)
FORCE
1. The equation for force is F = ______ x ______. Weight is an example of a ______________. Earth’s
gravity pulls ___________ on the mass of an object, resulting in the weight of the object. The equation
for the force of weight is _____ = ______x______. The unit for force is _______________.
2. On the objects provided, use vectors to draw balanced forces and unbalanced forces acting on the
corresponding object. Then answer the questions that follow.
BALANCED FORCES
UNBALANCED FORCES
a. If two equal forces are acting on an object in opposite directions, the net force will be
_____________.
b. If two unequal forces are acting on an object in opposite directions, the net force will be due to
____________________________.
3. Vectors show both _________________ and ________________.
a. Given the image on the left, in which direction will the
object move? ________________
b. What is the net force on the object? __________________
1st - LAW OF INERTIA:
1. Newton’s _____ law is also referred to as the law of inertia. According to this law, an object at _______
will remain at _____ and an object in _____________ will remain in __________ unless acted on by an
unbalanced force. ____________ is related to inertia. The more of it an object has, the more inertia it
has.
2. In the image to the right, a teacher demonstrates one of
Newton’s Laws of Motion by quickly pulling a tablecloth
from under several plates and a glass placed on a desk top.
Using the law of inertia, explain why the plates and glass
remain on the desk top after the cloth is removed.
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
2nd - LAW OF ACCELERATION:
3. Newton’s ____ law is referred to the law of acceleration. The equation associated with this law is
__________.
4. With what force will a car hit a tree if the car has a mass of 2,000 kg and it accelerating at a rate of
2m/s2?
GIVEN:
FORMULA:
SOLUTION:
5. What is the mass of a falling rock if it hits the ground with a force of 147N?
GIVEN:
FORMULA:
SOLUTION:
6. What is the acceleration of a softball if it has a mass of 0.50kg and hits the catcher’s glove with a force
of 25N?
GIVEN:
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SOLUTION:
3rd - LAW OF EQUAL AND OPPOSITE FORCES
4. Newton’s ____ law is referred to as the law of equal and opposite forces. This law states that for every
__________ there is an ____________ and ________________ reaction. Forces always come in
___________. One is called the ______________ and the other is called the _______________.
5. When Joe ran out of his canoe, identify an action and the reaction in this scenario?
ACTION
REACTION
ENERGY
1. Energy is defined as _____________________________________________. The SI unit for energy is
_______________, ____. According to the law of conservation of matter, energy is neither
__________________ nor __________________.
Match the following types of energy with the correct definition.
TERM
DEFINITION
2. ____ Radiant
a. Energy of the atom being split or fused
3. ____ Chemical
b. Energy of moving electrons
4. ____ Electrical
c. Heat energy. Can also be caused by friction
5. ____ Mechanical
d. Electromagnetic radiation. Light energy.
6. ____ Thermal
e. Energy (kinetic/potential) stored in an object to do work
7. ____ Nuclear
f. Energy of molecular bonds
POTENTIAL ENERGY, PE:
8. The Equation for potential energy is: PE = ______x _______x______. The unit is ___________, ___.
9. Fill in what each variable represents followed by the units used to measure them.
Variable:
Units:
PE: _______________
___________
m: ___________
g: ___________
h: ___________
___________
___________
___________
10. If you increase the height of an object, the gravitational potential energy _____________. Decreasing the
mass of an object ______________ the gravitational potential energy.
KINETIC ENERGY, KE:
8. The Equation for kinetic energy is KE = (______x ______) / ______
9. Fill in what each variable represents followed by the units used to measure them.
Variable:
Units:
KE: _______________
___________
m: ___________
v: ___________
___________
___________
10. If you increase the velocity of an object, the kinetic energy _____________. Decreasing the mass of an
object ______________ the kinetic energy.
MECHANICAL ENERGY:
Use the image at the right to answer the following questions.
11. What happens to the PE as the object falls?
__________________________________________________
12. Calculate the mechanical energy of the ball in the image above. (ME
= PE + KE)
13. At what point does the ball have a PE and KE that is equal? ____________________
b. What can you say about the height when the following statement is true: PE = KE.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
For the following problem, find the missing values. Round your answers to the nearest whole number. Then
place your final answer in the space provided.
HEAT TRANSFER:
14. Match the following process of heat transfer with the correct definition.
TERM
DEFINITION
____ Conduction
a. The movement of thermal energy through direct contact
____ Convection
b. When warm matter emits electromagnetic radiation
____ Radiation
c. The movement of thermal energy though liquids and gases
d. Heat naturally flows from the warmer object to _____________________.
Read each question carefully. Decide on the best answer for each question and circle your answer choice.
15. Which of the following materials would be the best insulator?
Air
Aluminum
Copper
Silver
16. In a pot of boiling water, the water transfers energy by conduction. What other process of thermal
energy transfer occurs?
Radiation
Convection
Collisional
Only conduction
17. How is thermal energy transferred through a metal spoon in a pot of heated soup?
Convection
Conduction
Collisional
Radiation
CONDUCTORS AND INSULATORS:
8. Provide the term that is best described by the given definitions. Then provide two examples.
a. ____________________: an object in which heat is conducted easily.
i. Two examples are: _________________________ and ______________________
b. ____________________: an object in which heat is conducted not easily.
i. Two examples are: _________________________ and ______________________
Joe Schmoe is cooking pancakes for his family. In the image to the left, Joe is
clearly holding a frying pan without being burned.
9. What can you infer about the material the pan is made out of?
_________________________________________
10. What can you infer about the material the handle of the pan is made out
of?
_________________________________________________________________
WAVES AND SOUND
Match the following terms with the corresponding definition.
Term
Definition
______ 1. Amplitude
a. A disturbance that transfers energy through matter or space
______ 2. Crest
b. A substance or region through which a wave is transmitted
______ 3. Longitudinal Wave
c. Waves in which the motion of the medium is at right angles to the
direction of the wave
d. Waves that consist of a series of compressions and rarefactions
______ 4. Medium
______ 5. Trough
e. The maximum distance the molecules are displaced from their
normal rest position to the crest or trough of the wave
______ 6. Transverse Wave
f. The top (peak) of a wave
______ 7. Wave
g. The bottom of a wave
SPEED OF A WAVE:
8. The equation for the velocity of a wave is _________ = _________ x
a. What are the units for each variable?
_________
_________
_________
_________
For questions 9 - 10 , calculate the velocity for each of the following waves. Be sure to show your work. Place
answers in the box provided. Round all answers to the nearest whole number.
9.
Solve:
10.
Solve:
Answer:
Answer:
TYPES OF WAVES:
12. Label the following transverse wave. Be sure to clearly identify each part using an arrow. Use the word
bank to assist you.
Word Bank:
___Amplitude
___Crest
___Resting Position
___Trough
___Wavelength
13. Use the following image to answer the questions on the right.
i. Which wave has the lowest frequency?
A.
B
C
D.
ii. Which wave has the smallest amplitude?
A.
B.
C.
D.
iii. Which wave represents the lowest pitch?
A.
B.
C.
D.
iv. Which wave represents the loudest
sound?
A.
B.
C.
D.
14. Label the longitudinal wave on the right.
Another name for a longitudinal wave is
___________________________.
The image on the right is another way to view
longitudinal waves.
15. ______________________ are a space in a medium
in which molecules are crowded together. In the image
point ____ represents the compression.
16. ___________________ is a space in the medium
where the molecules are spread apart. In the image
points ____, ____, and ____ represent rarefaction. The
wavelength of the wave is represented from point ____ to point ____, which is from rarefaction to
rarefaction.
INTERFERENCE:
17. Match the corresponding type of interference with the image provided.
Interference:
Example:
____________________________
____________________________
i. _________________ is a process that produces a new wave when two or more waves arrive at the same
point at the same time. The two waves can combine in 2 different ways.
ii. ____________________________ occurs when the crests of one wave meet the crests of another. The two
waves form together in a single wave with an amplitude that is the sum of the original waves.
iii. ___________________________ occurs when crests of one wave meet troughs of another. The amplitude
is the difference between the amplitudes of the original waves.
REFLECTION, REFRACTION, AND DIFFRACTION:
18. Match the letters for each part of the image below to the terms found on the right.
i.
_____ Normal
ii. _____ Angle of reflection
iii. _____ Reflected beam
iv. _____ Incident beam
v. _____ Angle of incidence
vi. According the law of refraction, when a wave hits a reflective surface, the angle of
_________________ always equals the angle of _________________.
19. Use the image to the left. _________________ is the bending of waves around the edge
of a barrier or opening. It is a result of new series of waves being formed when the original
waves strike the barrier of opening.
The arrow in the image represents the _______________ wave.
LIGHT WAVES:
20. Using the chart above, radio waves are [ longer / shorter ] than gamma rays. In the visible light
spectrum, red is the first color (reading from left to right), meaning its wavelength is [ longer / shorter ]
than violet.
21. In the visible light spectrum shown below, identify each of the colors shown, beginning with the largest
wavelength starting at the top.
22. Use the image to the left to fill in the missing words.
The light we typically use is referred to as ________________ light. White light is
composed of various colors, which can be divided into their individual frequencies
using a ______________. In the image to the left, the strawberry will appear
_______________ since it is viewed in white light.
SEISMIC WAVES:
23. _____________ is a seismic wave of devastating water
wave generated by an undersea earthquake.
24. Seismic waves produced by earthquakes are made up of two types of waves:
______________________ and __________________.
ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
DEFINITIONS:
Fill in the missing terms for the definitions and examples provided below.
Term
1.
2.
Definition
An automatic device for stopping
the flow of current in an electric
circuit as a safety measure
Any material that allows the
movement of charged particles
Example
3.
An electric cell in which the
electrolyte is absorbed in a solid
to form a paste, preventing
spillage
4.
A current protection device
5.
Any material that resists the
movement of charged particles
6.
An electric cell in which the
chemicals producing the current
are in the form of a liquid
Rubber, Plastic, Wood
CIRCUITS:
Match the following symbols with the correct term.
Term
Schematic Symbol
7. Resistor
8. Battery or Cell
9. Light bulb
10. Switch
Classify each of the following as either a series (SC), short (S), or parallel (PC) circuit.
11. ____
12. ____
13. ____
14. ____
15. ____
16. ____
Using schematics complete the following:
17. Draw a series circuit with the following: wire, 2 light bulbs, 2 resistors, 1 switch open, and 1 battery.
18. Draw a parallel circuit with the following: wire, 2 light bulbs, 2 resistors, 1 switch open, and 1 battery.
MAGNETISM:
19. In the image on the left, ____ represents the north pole of the bar
magnet, and ____ represents the south pole of the magnet.
20. Explain what happens to the orientation of a magnet when the
magnet is broken.
___________________________________________
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