Mid Term Review
Conceptual Physics
Name:________________________________________________
Date:_________________
Mod:_________________
Exam Breakdown:
- 140 Questions
o 100 Multiple Choice
o 25 True or False
o 15 Math Based Problems
- Scantron Answer Sheet will be used for questions #1 through #100.
o As for all Scantron Exams, come Prepared!
 #2 Lead Pencil
 No Pens
 Fill bubble in completely! No credit for miss-labeled bubbles.
- Do not write on the Exam packet for questions #1 through #100!
- A separate problem sheet will be handed out for you to complete questions #101
through #110, which will be the physics word problems for the exam.
Materials to Bring:
- Calculator
- #2 Lead Pencil
- 11”x8.5” Sheet of Paper with Physics related terms
Exam Rules:
- Keep your eyes on your own paper
- No talking during the exam
- No cell phones, Ipods, or any other electronic device
o Failure to follow any of the rules could result in a ZERO for the Exam
Chapters to Key In On:
- Chapter 2 – Mechanical Equilibrium
- Chapter 3 – Newton’s First Law of Motion / Inertia
- Chapter 4 – Linear Motion
- Chapter 5 – Projectile Motion
- Chapter 6 – Newton’s Second Law (F=ma)
- Chapter 7 – Newton’s Third Law
- Chapter 8 – Momentum
- Chapter 9 – Energy
Definitions:
- Chapter 2
o Force
o Net Force
o Vector
o Scalar
- Chapter 3
o Friction
o Inertia
o Newton’s First Law
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Chapter 4
o Speed
o Velocity
o Instantaneous Speed
o Acceleration
o Average Speed
o Free Fall
- Chapter 5
o Components
o Resolution
o Projectile
- Chapter 6
o Newton’s Second Law
o Pressure
o Fluid
o Terminal Velocity
o Air Resistance
- Chapter 7
o Action Force
o Newton’s Third Law
o Reaction Force
- Chapter 8
o Momentum
o Inelastic Collision
o Impulse
o Law of Conservation of
o Elastic Collision
Momentum
- Chapter 9
o Work
o Work-Kinetic Energy
o Power
Theorem
o Watt
o Machine
o Energy
o Lever
o Mechanical Energy
o Fulcrum
o Potential Energy
o Mechanical Advantage
o Kinetic Energy
o Pulley
o Law of Conservation of
o Efficiency
Energy
o Fuel Cell
Equations You May Have to Use:
- Calculating Speed
- Calculating Acceleration
- Sum of the Forces
- Calculating Momentum
- Calculating Impulse
- Calculating forces and accelerations using Newton’s Second Law
- Projectile Motion of an object being thrown
o Distance
o Velocity
- Gravitational Potential Energy
- Kinetic Energy
- Work
- Power
- Conservation of Energy
This is only a guide to follow in order to review for the Mid Term Exam and items on the
review may, or may not be on the Exam. You may use an 8”x11.5”sheet of paper to use for
the midterm, where you can write down equations, example problem and definitions. Sheet
must be hand written.
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Date:_________________
Mod:_________________
Review Problems: Complete the following problems below to the best of your ability. Make
sure to show all work and circle your finals answer with the correct units to receive full credit for
the problems. Complete the questions as if you were taking the exam making sure to show
work, equations and final answers. Never leave an answer blank and always try all of the
problems to earn some credit, when credit is due.
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1. A car travels 19 km in 35 minutes. What is its average speed?
2. A plane on an aircraft carrier can be launched from 0 to 50 m/s in 2.4 seconds. What is
the acceleration of the jet?
3. What is the average momentum of a 37-kg skateboarder who covers 450 m in 40s?
4. A 15-kg cement block moving horizontally at 10 m/s plows into a bank of stone and
comes to a stop in 1.9 s. What is the average impact force on the bank of stone?
5. An 80-kg free-floating astronaut throws a 1.20-kg hammer at a speed of 6.50 m/s from
their tool belt. What is the astronaut's recoil speed?
6. You push with 15.0 N on a 10.0-kg block and there are no opposing forces. How fast will
the block accelerate?
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Date:_________________
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7. You push with 37 N on a 5-kg table, and there is a 7-N force of friction. How fast will the
table accelerate?
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8. Suppose that you exert 500 N horizontally on a 60-kg crate on a flat level surface, where
friction between the crate and the surface is 100 N. What is the acceleration of the
crate?
9. A package falls out of a plane that is traveling horizontally at 90 m/s. It falls onto the
ground below 8.0 seconds later. Assuming no air resistance, what is the horizontal
distance it travels while falling?
10. Tom throws a rock horizontally from the top of a building that is 10.0 m high. He hopes
the rock will reach a pond that is at the bottom of the building, 20.0.0 m horizontally
from the edge the building. If the rock is to reach the pond, with what initial speed must
Tom throw it with?
11. What is the work done in lifting a 60kg of blocks to a height of 15m?
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Date:_________________
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12. A toy cart moves with a kinetic energy of 20 J. If the speed is doubled, what will its
kinetic energy be?
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13. What amount of work can a 200W motor do in 5 minutes?
14. A person sitting of a sofa doing nothing all day except watching TV can consume 7
million J of energy in a day. What is this rate of energy consumption in watts?
15. A 30kg girl runs up the stairs to a floor 5m higher in 8 seconds. What is her power
output in watts? What is it in horsepower? (1hp = 750 watts)
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