Kinematics
Forces
Momentum
EM and Waves
Gas Theory
100
A train is traveling 20 kilometers per hour. It is .5 kilometers behind you. You want to beat the train to a crossing that is .5 kilometers away. How fast must you run?
What is 10 kilometers per hour
100
The force acting between two point charges can be computed using which of the following laws? a) Ohm's Law b) Ampere's Law c) Coulomb's Law d) Newton's Second Law.
What is c, Coulomb's Law
100
Kinetic energy is energy of: a) position b) radiation c) motion d) formation
What is c, motion
100
The speed at which a wave propagates down a string is 300 meters per second. If the frequency of this wave is 150 Hertz, what is the wavelength of this wave? a.) 2 meters b.) 1 meter c.) 4 meters d.) 0.5 meters
What is a, 2 meters
100
If you have two ideal gases at room temperature in separate, identical containers where the pressure in container one is twice that of container 2, how are the number of moles in container 1 different than in container 2?
There are twice as many moles in container 1 as there are in container 2.
200
After a projectile is fired horizontally near the earth's surface, the horizontal component of its velocity, neglecting any air resistance: a) increases steadily b) decreases steadily c) first decreases, then increases d) remains constant
What is d, remains constant
200
When a person stands on a scale in an elevator at rest, the scale reads 800 newtons. When the elevator is allowed to fall freely with acceleration of gravity, the scale reads one of the following. Does the scale read: a) 1600 newtons b) 800 newtons c) 400 newtons d) 0 newtons
What is d, 0 newtons
200
A box is initially at rest on a horizontal, frictionless table. If a force of 10 Newtons acts on the box for 3 seconds, what is the momentum of the box at the end of the 3 second interval?
What is 30 N*s
200
The index of refraction can be considered: a) a ratio of material thickness between substances b) a ratio of velocities of light in different materials c) a ratio of mass between materials d) to have the units of photons
What is b, a ratio of velocities of light in different materials
200
If you have any two gases in different containers that are the same size at the same pressure and temperature, what is true about the number of molecules in each gas?
Number of molecules are the same.
300
A toy train moves in a circle of 8 meters radius with a speed of 4 meters per second. What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the train?
What is 2 meters per second squared
300
If the distance between the earth and moon were halved, the force of the attraction between them would be: a) one fourth as great b) one half as great c) twice as great d) four times as great
What is d, four times as great
300
If the resultant force acting on a body of constant mass is zero, the body's momentum is: a) increasing b) decreasing c) always zero d) constant
What is d, constant
300
The ENERGY associated with a photon depends upon the photon's: a) velocity b) frequency c) amplitude d) the brightness of the source from which it comes
What is b, frequency
300
Which law best explains why a hot air balloon rises? a.) Charles' Law b.) Boyle's Law c.) Avogadro's Law d.) Gay-Lussac Law
What is a, Charles' Law
400
If a sled has a constant acceleration of 2 meters per second squared and starts from rest, the distance in meters that it will have covered after 5 seconds is: a) 10 meters b) 20 meters c) 25 meters d) 50 meters
What is c, 25 meters
400
A 10 kilogram mass rests on a horizontal frictionless surface. A horizontal force of 5 Newtons is applied to the mass. After the force has been applied for 1 second, the velocity of the mass is: a) 0 meters per second b) 0.5 meters per second c) 5 meters per second d) 50 meters per second
What is b, 0.5 meters per second
400
The gravitational potential energy of an object close to the ground varies: a) inversely as its distance from the ground b) directly as its distance from the ground c) inversely as the square of its distance from the ground d) directly as the square of its distance from the ground
What is b, directly as its distance from the ground
400
Which of the following does NOT travel in a vacuum? a) radio waves b) gamma rays c) magnetic waves d) sound waves
What is d, sound waves
400
As you increase the temperature of a gas in a sealed, rigid container, what happens to the density of the gas? a.) Increases b.) Decreases c.) Stays the same
What is b, decreases
500
A boy throws a ball vertically upward with an upward velocity of 6 meters per second. What is the maximum height of the ball above the girl's hand?
What is 1.8 meters
500
A force applied to a rocket gives it an upward acceleration equal to 2 times the acceleration of gravity. The magnitude of the force is equal to: a) the weight of the rocket b) twice the weight of the rocket c) three times the weight of the rocket d) four times the weight of the rocket
What is c, three times the weight of the rocket
500
A 10 kilogram body initially moving with a velocity of 10 meters per second makes a head-on collision with a 15 kilogram body initially at rest. The two objects stick together. What is the velocity of the combined system just after the collision?
What is 4 meters per second
500
Where do the electric field lines of a negative charge point? a.) Radially outward, away from the charge b.) Tangential to the charge in the z-direction c.) Radially inward, toward the charge d.) They do not - electric field lines of a negative charge are zero.
What is c, radially inward, toward the charge
500
According to the kinetic theory, the Kelvin temperature of an ideal gas is proportional to which one of the following. Is the temperature proportional to the gas's average molecular: a) velocity b) momentum c) kinetic energy d) potential energy
What is c, kinetic energy
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