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Physics 1st Semester Exam Review Sheet Name________________

**REFER TO PAST TESTS AS WELL AS BELOW MATERIAL TO REVIEW FOR EXAM!!

Introduction
Sig. Fig. Rules
Rules for multiplying, dividing, adding, & subtracting sig. Figs.
Know which zeros are significant in a given number.

Mathematical relationships, inverse relationship, quadratic relationship

Examples
1) 206.01 + 16.0 = _____________

2) 11.110 x 15.0010 = ________________

3) .0024 + .05060 = _________________

Identify the relationship between x and y in the following as either direct, inverse, or quadratic
____________ 4) y = 2c + x^2

____________ 5) y = 5x

____________ 6) y = 1/x

1-D motion
Definition of Vector, Scalar
 7) Write three examples of types of vector quantities
 a)_____________ b) _____________ c) _______________

 8) Write three examples of types of scalar quantities


 a) ____________ b) ____________ c) ______________

Definition of Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration


 V = d/t a = v/t
Understand that acceleration occurs anytime there is any change in the direction or speed of an
object
Difference between Displacement and Distance
o Using Pythagorean Theorem to find total displacement

5.2 km 9) Using this picture of the motion of a car….

3 km a) What was the car’s distance traveled?

Use for #2 and #3 b) What was the car’s displacement?

Difference between average speed and average velocity

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3) If the above picture plots the movement of a car over a time period of 30 min.
a) What is the average speed of the car
b) What is the average velocity of the car?

Understand relationships on Velocity-Time Graph, Displacement-Time graphs

Vectors in 2-D

(A) (B) (C) (D)

10) Describe the motion in each of these graphs


(constant vel., accelerated, or neg. vel.)
A)____________________________

B) ___________________________

(E) C) _____________________________

D) _____________________________

E) _____________________________

Forces and Newton’s Laws in 1-D


Newton’s Laws
1st Law---Law of Inertia
11) Define Inertia ______________________________________________

2nd Law --- F = ma


12) What type of mathematical relationship does force and acceleration have??
___________________.

13) What type of mathematical relationship does acceleration and mass have??
___________________.

3rd Law --- Equal and Opposite Forces


14) The ________________ of the action and reaction forces are equal, but the
______________ are opposite.

Vectors & Newton’s Laws in 2-D


Equilibrium --- when the net force on an object is Zero 14 1/2) ***On the diagram
above draw the parallel force
Motion on an incline plane (Fp), the normal force (N), the
force of gravity (W), and the
frictional force (Ff) if this block 2
is sliding down the ramp.
Be able to find parallel force, normal force,
Know how to label each on diagram, as
well as weight, and friction force.

Net force Fnet = ∑F = F1 + F2 + F3….


o Sum of all forces acting on an object

15) a) If the net force on the box is –10 N, what is F3??_____________

b) If only F1 and F2 are acting on the box (mass =20 kg), what is the
box’s acceleration? _________________

c) What is F3 if the box is in equilibrium?? ______________

F2 =7N
F1= -18N

** practice other net force problems in which you need to find acc. F3 = ??

16) If a 5 kg box is sitting on a frictionless 25 degree incline plane, what would be the box’s acceleration
down the ramp??

17) What is the vertical component of a 6050 N vector directed at 40⁰ above the horizontal?

18) A boat with no motor but is encountering a 12.0 m/s wind due North, and a current flowing at 9.00 m/s
at 50⁰ N of W. What will be the magnitude and direction of the boat’s resultant velocity?

19) A tow truck (as seen below) connects its tow crane to a 475 kg car at an angle of 43⁰ above the
horizontal. If the tow truck initially pulls with a force of 1000 N….
a) What will the car’s horizontal acceleration be? (ignore friction)

43⁰

b) What is the normal force acting on the car?

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T1= 360 N T2 = ??

38⁰ 22⁰
m = ??

20) In the above picture, there is an object suspended motionless by two wires….
a) Find the tension, T2, on the wire.

b) Find the mass (m), of the hanging object. (Remember mass and weight are not the same
thing).

Projectile Motion--- refer to handout from Tuesday for reminders!!


21) What type of path does a projectile make? ________________
o Be able to solve for horizontal distance traveled when given initial velocity and angle(see
problem below)
o Be able to solve for maximum height achieved by projectile (problem below)

Vy = 0 m/s
Vy = +5m/s Vy = -5 m/s

Projectile Examples
22) A rock is thrown straight downward from a 160 m high cliff with an initial velocity of
12.5 m/s.
a) How long of a time will the rock fall before it hits the ground ?

b) How fast is it moving right before it hits the ground?

23) A ball is thrown with a speed of 45 m/s at an angle of 55 degrees relative to the
horizontal and lands back at the same height it was thrown from.
a) What is the vertical component of the balls velocity when it is at its highest point?

b) What is the horizontal component of the ball’s velocity when it is at its highest point?
c) What is the initial horizontal component of the ball’s velocity?

d) What is the highest height that the ball reaches?

24) A man throws a baseball horizontally with a speed of 25 m/s from a 92 m high cliff.
a) How far away from the edge of the cliff will the ball land?
b) How long will it be in the air?
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