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IPC Fall Semester 2015 Final Review
Complete this review on your own paper and staple your answers to this review. Each
completed section is worth 3 points on your semester exam. You must complete all the
questions in that section in order to receive points! DUE ON YOUR FINAL EXAM DAY!!!
Graphing, dimensional analysis and literal equations
1. Compare and contrast independent, dependent, and controlled variables. Be able to read an
experiment and determine each variable.
2. Which axis is the independent variable located on a graph? Dependent variable?
3. Be able to read and interpret information on a graph.
4. The mass of a premature baby is usually given in units of grams. If a baby weighs 1550g, what is
the mass in kilograms?
5. The distance from a Port Huron to the Indiana State line is approximately 433.6 kilometers (via
I-94). Express this distance in meters.
6. Convert $25 to dimes.
7. Density :
D
8. Speed : v 
d
t
m
V
Solve the Density Equation for Mass (m).
Solve the Speed equation for Time (t).
Distance, Displacement, Speed, Acceleration, Velocity, Work, Power
1. What are the formulas used to calculate speed, velocity, acceleration, work, and power? Be
able to manipulate and change all formulas.
2. Compare and contrast speed and velocity.
3. If an individual walked 5 meters to the east, then walked 5 meters to the west, and finally ran 3
meters back to the east what was the individual’s displacement? What was the individual’s
distance travelled?
4. Your mom slams on the brakes to avoid hitting a squirrel in the road. She slows from 12.00 m/s
to 0.00 m/s in 4 seconds. What was her acceleration? Is it positive or negative?
5. If you drive for 2 hours at 60 km/h and for 2 hours at 100 km/h, what is your average speed?
6. A bus is traveling at 79.7 kilometers per hour east. How far does the bus travel 1.45 hours?
7. A bulldozer does 30,000 J of work to push another boulder a distance of 20 m. Calculate the
force is applied?
8. A 100 N load is lifted to a height of 5 m in 30 seconds. Calculate the power.
Force, Momentum, and Newton’s Laws of Motion
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Compare and contrast Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion. Give an example of each law.
Compare and contrast balanced and unbalanced forces.
If a box was being pushed forward with 20 N and the friction was 5 N what is the net force?
Compare and contrast weight verses mass. If a human was on Earth and had a mass of 20 kg
what is his weight?
The momentum of an object depends on what two factors?
An object accelerates from 10 m/s to 50 m/s in 2 seconds. What is the acceleration of the
object?
What is the momentum of a 0.15 kg basketball moving at 20 m/s?
A truck pulls a 2,000 kg boat with a net force of 4,000N. What is the acceleration of the truck?
A 20 kg penguin on ice skates is accelerating at 2 m/s2. What is the net force on the penguin?
Be able to use and manipulate the formulas for weight, force, and momentum.
Electricity and Magnetism
1. Compare and contrast permanent and temporary magnets.
2. Fill in the chart below.
Unit of Measure
Definition
Symbol
Current
Voltage
Resistance
3. A 8.2 volt battery sends a 0.55 A current through a miniature light bulb. Calculate the
resistance for the light bulb.
4. Contrast series and parallel circuits. How are each affected by adding or removing light bulbs?
Why aren’t series used in homes?
5. Define static electricity and answer the following: If you rub an air-filled balloon on your hair,
you can make it stick to a wall. When the balloon and your hair are rubbed together, electrons
are transferred from your hair to the balloon.
a. What is the net charge on the balloon after it is rubbed on your hair? Is it positive,
negative, or zero?
b. What do you think happens to the atoms near the wall’s surface when the balloon is
brought near the wall? Your hair might stand up. Why?
6. Compare and contrast conductors and insulators, closed and open circuits, and series vs.
parallel circuits.
7. If a small appliance is rated at a current of 10 amps and a voltage of 120 volts, the power rating
would be ______ Watts.
(P = IV)
8. If a toaster oven draws 6 amps of current when plugged into a 120 volt outlet, what is the
power rating of the appliance?
9. What happens to the current if a circuit’s resistance increases? Voltage increases?
Waves
Label the parts of this wave.
1. Name the characteristics of all waves.
2. What do waves transport? Give an example.
3. Compare and contrast transverse waves and longitudinal waves.
A) A ____________________wave is a wave in which particles of the medium move in a
direction perpendicular to the direction that the wave moves. Give an example.
B) A ____________________ wave is a wave in which particles of the medium move in a
direction parallel to the direction that the wave moves. Give an example.
4. Name the 6 wave interactions and give an example of each.
5. What is a sound wave? How are sound waves different from other types of waves?
Give an example of how humans create sound.
6. Can sound travel through the vacuum of space? Why or why not?
7. Which is first, the thunder or the lightning? Explain why.
8. What are Electromagnetic Waves? Give some examples of EM waves.
9. How do mechanical and electromagnetic waves differ?
10. What is the EM Spectrum and what is the range of wavelengths of visible light?
11. What is WHITE? What is BLACK? How do we see color?
12. What color of visible light is the hottest? Why? What color of visible light is the coolest?
Why?
13. What is chlorophyll and why is it green? What are the reactants and products of
photosynthesis?
Be able to use and manipulate the formulas for period, frequency, and wave speed. Know their
units!
Matter and Density
1. Compare and contrast matter vs non-matter. Give two examples of each.
2. Compare and contrast pure substances vs. mixtures. Give two examples of each.
3. List the two categories of pure substances, Give one example of each and explain their
differences.
4. List the six most important elements that make up living systems. List the number of valence
electrons for these elements.
5. Draw sodium and chloride Bohr’s models. Label the protons, neutrons, electrons, valence
electrons, nucleus, and electron cloud. Mass number for Na=23
Cl=35
6. Draw and fill in chart with the correct answers.
Charge
Location in Atom
Size
Proton
Neutron
Electron
7 A piece of wood that measures 3.0 cm by 6.0 cm by 4.0 cm has a mass of 80.0 grams. What
is the density of the wood? Would the piece of wood float in water? (volume = L x W x H)
Show all work!!!
8. The volume of a solution was measured in a graduated cylinder (shown above). If the mass
of solution is measured to be 60.75 grams, what is the density of the solution? Show all
work.
Periodic Table, Models, and Bonding
1. Label the groups, periods, metals, nonmetals, and metalloids. Be able to identify the most
reactive and least reactive elements. Be able to identify characteristics of each element by
its placement on the periodic table. Label the trends as you proceed across the periodic
table from left to right.
2. Compare and contrast metals, nonmetals, and metalloids characteristics
3. Compare and contrast a stable and unstable atom. Are majority of the atoms on the
periodic table stable or unstable? Explain.
4. What is the duet-octet rule and how does it affect bonding? Draw a Bohr’s models of a
Sodium atom and a Neon atom and compare to each other.
5. What subatomic particles are responsible for bonding and how do they affect the bonding
process? Define electrostatic force. What are the rules of attraction and repulsion between
electric charges?
6. Compare and contrast intermolecular and intramolecular forces. Give 3 examples of each.
7. Compare and contrast covalent and ionic bonds. Give an example of each.
8. Compare and contrast polar covalent and nonpolar covalent bonds. Give an example of
each.
9. Draw a Lewis dot structure of Sodium & Chlorine. Why would Sodium bond with Chlorine?
What type of bond would it be? What are the charges (oxidation numbers) on Sodium
Chloride? Use the Drop and Switch Method to find the chemical compound created when
Sodium and Chlorine Bond.
10.What on the periodic table gives information for the # of valence electrons, # of orbitals,
and electronegativity?
11.Define electronegativity and how it affects elements as they increase in atomic number.
Which element is the most electronegative?
12.Why is water like a magnet?
13.Compare and contrast a cation and anion. Why do ions have an electrical charge?
14.What do intramolecular forces hold together? What do intermolecular forces hold
together?
15.What is a diatomic element? What are the 7 diatomic elements?
16. Label the following polar covalent bond, nonpolar covalent bond, ionic bond, or hydrogen
bond. Label whether they are an intramolecular force or intermolecular force.
pH, acids and bases
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Would an acid or base have more H+ ions?
Would an acid or base have more OH- ions?
If your stomach has a pH of 2, is your stomach more acidic or basic?
Where on a pH scale would acids be located?
5. Where on the pH scale would bases be located?
6. What is the sum of the pH and pOH in a substance?
Physical and Chemical Changes
1. What are 5 indicators (signs) of chemical change?
2. Which of the following are a physical change? Which are a chemical change?
Dissolving sugar in water
Photosynthesis
Burning gas
Melting butter
Respiration
Vaporization of water
Condensation
Digestion of proteins into amino acids
Cutting grass
Cooking an egg
Curdling of milk
Grass grow
Life Science from Junior High
1.What are the functions of the muscular system, excretory system, digestive system, skeletal
system, circulatory system, endocrine system, reproductive system, immune/lymphatic system,
nervous system, integumentary system, , and respiratory system?
1. Compare and contrast Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells in a Venn diagram. Include Kingdoms as
examples.
2. Compare and contrast the terms biotic and abiotic. Give three examples of each.
3. List the levels of organization from least to most complex. Define each level of organization.
4. Provide the function for each of the following organelles: Cell membrane, Cell wall, Cytoplasm,
Mitochondria, Lysosomes, Vacuoles, Golgi apparatus, Chloroplast, Smooth ER, Rough ER,
Ribosomes, Nucleus, Chromatin
5. Compare and contrast heterotrophic and autotrophic. List which kingdoms fall under each
classification.
6. Compare and contrast unicellular and multicellular. List which kingdoms fall under each
classification.
7. Draw and complete the chart below.
Eubacteria Archaebacteria Protista Fungi Plantae Animalia
Eukaryotic or
Prokaryotic?
Auto or Hetero?
Multicellular or
Unicellular
Cell Wall? Yes or No
Examples