General Physics Exam Review

Question 1

What point corresponds to an object traveling at a constant positive velocity?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 2

Before a person creates a hypothesis they should ____.

Accepted Answer

research the topic

Question 3

A bug slams into a windshield of a moving car. Which one experiences the greater force?

Accepted Answer

the force is the same

Question 4

What is the acceleration of the object during C?

Accepted Answer

-0.5 m/s/s

Question 5

Determine the number of significant figures in 0.0025010 cm.

Accepted Answer

5

Question 6

What is the acceleration of an 25 kg object when a force of 100 N is applied to it?

Accepted Answer

4 m/s/s

Question 7

Which SI unit below is a measure of volume?

Accepted Answer

none of these

Question 8

Which graph below represents an object at rest?

Accepted Answer

a

Question 9

The net force acting on a 450 kg car traveling at a constant velocity of 10 m/s would be __.

Accepted Answer

0 N

Question 10

Speeding up, slowing down, and changing direction is best described as____.

Accepted Answer

acceleration

Question 11

The branch of science that studies primarily forces and energy is called___.

Accepted Answer

Physics

Question 12

A car is traveling on a race track in uniform circular motion. What can we conclude?

Accepted Answer

there are unbalanced forces acting on the car

Question 13

Orbital motion is a combination of ____.

Accepted Answer

forward motion and free fall

Question 14

According to Newton’s second law, acceleration is inversely proportional to ____.

Accepted Answer

mass

Question 15

The gravitational force between two objects depends on which two factors?

Accepted Answer

none of these

Question 16

A scientific theory is an idea____.

Accepted Answer

that has been tested many times and never proven false

Question 17

Convert 250 grams to kilograms

Accepted Answer

0.25 kg

Question 18

A variable in an experiment is a _____.

Accepted Answer

a factor that changes in an experiment to test a hypothesis

Question 19

Which graph below represents an object that is traveling at a constant positive velocity?

Accepted Answer

b

Question 20

Which of the devices below should I use to measure the volume of a liquid?

Accepted Answer

graduated cylinder

Question 21

Increasing which of these conditions results in a smaller gravitational force between objects?

Accepted Answer

distance

Question 22

Which actor would best portray Mr. Woelke in a movie about his life?

Accepted Answer

Matt Damon

Question 23

Significant figures are important to scientists because they ____.

Accepted Answer

indicate the precision of the measuring tool

Question 24

Given the picture below determine the measurement to the correct significant figures.

Accepted Answer

47 ml

Question 25

In a collision between two objects which of the following is always conserved?

Accepted Answer

momentum

Question 26

The rate of change in position and direction is referred to as ____.

Accepted Answer

velocity

Question 27

Which statement about weight is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

an object weighs more on the moon than on earth

Question 28

The mass of a bowling ball is 7.0 kg on earth. What would be its mass on the moon?

Accepted Answer

same as on earth

Question 29

According to Newton’s First law in a net force will cause an object to ___.

Accepted Answer

accelerate

Question 30

Which object has the greatest inertia?

Accepted Answer

hammer

General Physics Exam Review

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General Physics Exam Review

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