2011 Seaholm Physics Review Final Exam
Final Exam Physics A
Chapter 1 – sections 1.1, 1.2
Chapter One Homework Assigned : Worksheet 1A, pg 28 #11,13,15,37,45
 What are the major areas of physics?
o Be able to list the topics and recognize examples of each topic
 Know the units for length, mass and time
 Know the difference between accuracy and precision.
 Be able to convert using metric prefixes. Memorize kilo, centi, milli.
 Know how to use scientific notation
 Convert km/h to m/s: squared units:
 Know the steps of the scientific method
 What do graphs show us?
 Know which axes of a graph is the independent value and which is the dependent value
Chapter 2 – sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
Chapter Two Homework Assigned: pg 47 #1,2,4,5, pg 45 #1-5, pg 49 #1-5, pg 70 #14,16,17, pg 64 #1-5,
Motion in a Straight Line worksheet, 2F worksheet
Chapter Two Lab: Graphing Motion Lab, Picket Fence Lab
 Find distance and displacement
 Compare and contrast displacement and distance
o Symbols, units, positive versus negative, path length
 Use the average speed formula
o Direction? Vector?
 Use the average velocity formula
o Direction? Vector?
 Compare and contrast speed and velocity
 Position time graph
o What is on each axes?
o What does each point tell you?
o What does the slope indicate about the motion? Positive? Negative?
o What does a horizontal line mean? Why?
o What does it look like to speed up? Slow down? Change directions?
 Given a position time graph describe the motion
 Draw a position time graph given an object’s motion
 Find the slope for position time graph, know significance
 What is acceleration?
 Use acceleration formula
o Find acceleration
o Find velocity final,velocity initial
o time
 Velocity time graphs
o Describe the motion of an object given velocity time graph
o Sketch a velocity time graph given a description of motion
o Find instantaneous acceleration from a graph
o Find average acceleration from a graph
 Solve a problem using constant acceleration equations
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o Displacement, final velocity, acceleration, time
Solve a free fall problem (g=-9.8m/s2)
o Object thrown up
 Initial speed? time for maximum height? Maximum height?
o Object released and falling down
Speed just before hitting the ground? Time before impact?
Chapter Three – sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
Chapter Three Homework Assigned: Diagram Skills worksheet, pg 94 #1-5, pg 113 #1-5, Victory with
Vectors worksheet, pg 114 #19,21,26, pg 114 #27,28,29, Horizontally Launched Projectiles worksheet,
pg 104 #3,5, Projectile Problems worksheet
Chapter Three Lab: Projectile Motion Lab, Vector Shuffle Lab
 What is a scalar? What is a vector?
 How many components do vectors have?
 Be able to add parallel vectors
 Adding vectors that are not parallel: Tip to tail
 Know trigonometric identities
 Be able to resolve vectors
 Know component method to add vectors that are not perpendicular
 Be able to multiply or divide vectors by scalars…. Like double the velocity
 What force acts on objects in the air? Direction?
 When two spheres are fired, one horizontally and the other dropped, which will strike the floor
first? Why? Which one is going faster when it strikes the floor? Why?
 Know vertical motion vs. horizontal motion for projectiles
 Be able to determine the acceleration due to gravity, vertical velocity, and horizontal velocity for
any time in a projectile’s motion given one instant.
 Be able to solve projectile motion problems
o Object dropped/shot horizontally or at an angle
o Find time of flight, displacement vertically, displacement horizontally, horizontal
velocity, final vertical velocity
o Velocity at the top of the motion
 Be able to solve relative velocity problems
o Throwing a baseball on a bus
o Boats going upstream/downstream/crossing the stream
o Find time to cross a river
Chapter 4 – sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4
Chapter Four Problems Assigned: pg 133 #1-4, pg 138 #1-5, pg 140 #1-4, Fig Newton worksheet, pg 151
#10-12, pg 145 #1-3, pg 149 #1,2,4, pg 147 #1, Hanging Mass and Fig Newtons worksheet, Incline
Plance worksheet, pg 152 #22-25
 What is a force?
 What is a freebody diagram?
 What is Newton’s 1st Law?
o What motions does this law apply to?
 What is Newton’s 2nd law?
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o What motions does this law apply to?
How do you calculate weight (force due to gravity)?
o What is the difference between mass and weight?
Be able to add perpendicular force vectors
Be able to add force vectors using the component method.
o Be able to use Net Force to find acceleration
What is Newton’s 3rd Law?
What is a normal force?
o In what cases would normal force changes?
o When does normal force equal weight?
Be able to use the maximum static friction force and the kinetic friction force equations.
o Know the difference between the two frictional forces
o Know which frictional force is stronger
Newton’s 1st / 2nd / 3rd Laws
o Be able to apply laws to various demonstrations/applications
 Tablecloth trick/ hoop, nut, bottle/ hanging masses
 Launching objects into outer space
 Coin falling on moving bus/ neck injuries/ elephant chase, pillow in airliner
 Horse and Cart/Water rocket/satellite/truck vs. compact car
Be able to draw a freebody diagram for any situation, be able to write the Newton 2nd Law
equations given the free body diagram
o Box sitting on the floor
o Box being pushed/pulled on floor
 Horizontal force
 Force at an angle
 Accelerating box
 Constant velocity box or at rest
o Box on an incline plane at rest
o Box moving on an incline plane
 Accelerating
 Constant velocity
o Feather falling at a constant velocity
o Object suspended by a string (hanging mass)
o Elevator
 Accelerating up or down
 Constant velocity or at rest
o Pressing a textbook against a ceiling or wall
 Accelerating parallel to the ceiling/ wall
 Constant velocity or at rest
 A hockey puck slowing down
Solve Newton 2nd Law equations for the above situations for
o Coefficient of kinetic/ static friction
o Kinetic/maximum static frictional forces
o Acceleration
o Normal force
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Chapter 5 – sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4
Chapter Five Problems Assigned: pg 176 #1-3, pg 180 #1-3, pg 185 #1-3, pg 189 #1-5, Work and Energy
worksheet, Energy Review problems worksheet
Chapter Five Lab: Superbounce Lab
Know the following:
 What is work in physics? Is doing homework work? How do you find work? Know when a force
does no work on an object.
 When is work positive? Negative? Find net work or total work using net force or adding up
individual works.
 Be able to draw a freebody diagram for various situations, then use it to find the normal force,
net force, or force components parallel to the displacement
o Pushing/Pulling a box on a horizontal surface
o Box on incline plane sliding up or down
o Box on incline plane pulling or pushing parallel to the incline plane
 Find the force of kinetic friction
 Use Kinetic energy formula.
 Use the work-kinetic energy theorem
o Find final speed
o Find Distance before coming to rest
 Find gravitational potential energy
 Find elastic potential energy
 Be able to apply energy conservation to a variety of problems
o Inclined planes
o Pendulums (swings)
o Roller coasters
o Projectiles
o Freefall
 Be able to calculate power
o Find force or net force using freebody diagram
o Find Work for a time interval
o Find power using force or work
Chapter 6 –sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
Homework Problems Assigned: pg 211 #1-4, pg 213 #1, pg 219 #1-4, pg 232 #12,24, pg 224 #1-2, pg 226
#1-3, pg 229 #1-2, Conservation of Momentum worksheet, Momentum Challenge worksheet
Lab: Conservation of Momentum
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What is momentum? Be able to calculate it, pay attention to direction and know units.
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Use the Impulse- Momentum Theorem
o Calculate Impulse (either with force time or change of momentum)
o Pay attention to vector quantities
o Units
o Know what happens if the time of collision is increased while change of momentum is
constant
o Calculate force, time, final velocity or distance traveled while slowing down
o Know what happens to force/impulse if an object changes direction
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Know the applications of change in momentum and impulse
o objects bouncing, breaking boards, seatbelts, air bags, bending legs when landing
Use conservation of momentum to solve collision problems
o Objects combining or objects splitting apart
o Objects both moving after collision, WATCH VECTOR SIGNS!
Be able to identify elastic and inelastic collisions.
Find the decrease of kinetic energy in inelastic collisions
Chapter 7 – sections 7.2, 7.3
Chapter Seven Problems Assigned: pg 261 #1-4, pg 265 #1-3, Worksheet in Fc and Fg
Know the following:
 What formula is used for acceleration when an object is moving in a constant speed but
changing directions by going in a circle?
o Solve for tangential velocity (speed)
o Radius
o Centripetal acceleration
 What is the direction for the centripetal acceleration?
 What is the direction for the centripetal force?
 What does the magnitude of the centripetal force depend on?
 What provides the centripetal force for
o The moon
o A roller coaster: valley, hill, loop-de-loop
o Car going around the bend
 What happens if the force that provides the centripetal force is not there (icy curve)
 Be able to use the centripetal force formula to solve for any variable
 Draw a freebody diagram and write equations for
o Car on a curve
o Roller coaster top of hill, valley, loop-de-loop
o Tarzan swinging on a vine
 Be able to use Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation formula
o Substitute for the force due to gravity (centripetal force/weight)
o Solve for acceleration due to gravity
o Distance between objects
o Weight
o Orbital speed
 Why are astronauts weightless?
Chapter 9 – section 9.2 only (pressure)
Chapter Nine Problems Assigned: pg 327 #1-3
Know the following:
o What is pressure?
o Be able to use the pressure formula to solve
o Be able to explain demonstrations
o Egg w/ flask
o Balloon/Marshmallows in vacuum
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Bed of nails
Apple with Straws
Chapter 12 – sections 12.1, 12.2
Chapter 12 problems assigned: pg 449 #1-3, pg 451 #1-3, pg 445 #1-4, pg 441 #1-4, pg 469 #8,9
Know the following:
 Be able to use Hooke’s Law for springs (find restoring force, spring constant, distance
stretched/compressed)
 What is simple harmonic motion? Be able to identify if a motion is periodic or SHM
 For a block and spring
o Identify max/min
 Velocity, kinetic energy, potential energy, force, acceleration
o Know what period is and be able to use formula
 For a simple pendulum
o Identify max/min
 Velocity, kinetic energy, potential energy,
o Know what period and be able to use formula
 Know what frequency is and be able to use formula
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