GRAPHS
What does the slope of position vs. time graph represent?
A. Acceleration
B. Velocity
C. Distance
D. Force
B. Velocity
What causes acceleration?
A. Balanced forces
B. Gravity only
C. Unbalanced forces
D. Friction only
C. Unbalanced forces
What is wavelength?
A. The height of a wave
B. The speed of a wave
C. The distance between matching points on a wave
D. The energy of a wave
C. The distance between matching points on a wave
What does the slope of velocity vs. time graph represent?
A. Speed
B. Acceleration
C. Position
D. Mass
B. Acceleration
if mass doubles and force stays the same, what happens to acceleration?
A. It is cut in half
B. It doubles
C. It stays the same
D. It disappears
A. It is cut in half
w\What part of the EM spectrum has the highest frequency?
A. Radio waves
B. Microwaves
C. Visible light
D. Gamma rays
D. Gamma Rays
What does a flatline on a position vs. time graph mean?
A. The object is accelerating
B. The object is moving fast
C. The object is not moving
D. The object changed direction
C. The object is not moving
What law explains a hammer drive a nail?
A. Newton’s First Law
B. Newton’s Second Law
C. Newton’s Third Law
D. Law of Gravity
B. Newton's Second Law
What happens when two crest meet?
A. Destructive interference
B. Reflection
C. Constructive interference
D. Refraction
C. Constructive interference
What are three ways an object can accelerate?
A. Speed up, Slow down, change direction
B. Move left, move right, stop
C. Gain mass, lose mass, stop
D. Increases force, decrease force, rest
A. Speeding up, slowing down, and changing direction
Which Newtons Law explains why passengers move forward when a car suddenly stops?
A. Newton’s First Law
B. Newton’s Second Law
C. Newton’s Third Law
D. Law of Universal Gravitation
A. Newtons First Law
what is the formula for wave speed?
A. V = ma
B. V = fλ
C. F = ma
D. d= rt
B. V = fλ
On a velocity and time graph, what does a line sloping up mean about the object's motion?
A.The object is slowing down
B. the object is not moving
C. The object is changing mass
D. The object is accelerating
D. The object is accelerating
What is the tendency of an object to resist changes in motion called?
A. Gravity
B. Acceleration
C. Inertia
D. Velocity
C. Inertia
What happens to the frequency of a wave if the wavelength decreases while wave speed stays the same?
A. It's Increasing
B. It's decreasing
C. It stays the same
D. It Increases then slowly decreases
A. It's increasing