Date: _____________
SPH3U
Name: _______________________
Grade 11 Physics Diagnostic
1. An elevator is initially at rest on the second floor of a building. A person on the tenth floor
pushes the down button for the elevator. Describe the motion of the elevator as it moves from
the second floor to the tenth floor.
2. What units are used to describe the following:
a. Distance
b. Time
c. Speed
3. Draw a Cartesian coordinate system. Mark and label the compass directions north, south, east
and west on your diagram.
a. Mark and label the directions northwest and southeast.
b. Draw a 4cm line starting from the origin and pointing northwest.
4. A tin can is placed outside just as it starts to rain. Table 1 contains measurements of the mass of
water in the can taken at time interval of 1s.
a. Describe the information provided in Table 1.
Table 1 MassTime Rainfall Data
b. Plot a graph of mass versus time using the data in Table 1. Plot
t (s)
m (g)
time on the horizontal axis.
0
6.0
c. Describe the graph. What is the relationship between mass and
1
9.7
time?
2
13.4
d. Write an equation to determine the slope of the line and provide
3
17.1
a value for slop (including units!)
4
20.8
e. Determine an equation to represent the data.
5
24.5
f. Using the equation of the graph, determine the mass of water in
6
28.2
the can at 5.38 s.
7
31.9
8
35.6
9
39.3
5. Using the table below, solve for the identified variable.
19
43.0
a
t
T
b
t
a
D
vf
J
𝐹 = 𝑚𝑎
𝑑
𝑣=
𝑡
𝑃𝑉 = 𝑛𝑅𝑇
𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑏
𝑣𝑓 − 𝑣𝑖
𝑑=(
)𝑡
2
1
𝑑 = 𝑣𝑖 𝑡 + 𝑎𝑡 2
2
𝐶𝐷
𝐴𝐵 =
𝐸
𝑣𝑓2 = 𝑣𝑖2 + 2𝑎𝑑
(4.0𝑥1010 )(3.0𝑥104 )8
𝐽=
2.0𝑥10−15
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6. Use Pythagorean theorem to determine the length of the unknown side in each triangle.
a.
b.
7. Determine the value of each angle in the triangles in question 6.
8.
a.
b.
c.
d.
A robin flies a distance of 45 963 cm. How far has it flown in kilometers?
What is the speed in meters per second of a car that is travelling at 82 km/h?
What is the speed in kilometers per hour of a 27.78 m/s?
How many seconds are there in a year?
9. Determine each of the following unknown lengths.
a.
b.
c.
d.
10. The three lines on the distance-time graph in the figure below represent the motion of three
objects.
a. Which object has travelled farthest at
time t=5 s?
b. How far has each object travelled at
time t = 2 s?
c. What is the slope of each line?