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Physics 7 Summer Packet Problems

Answer each multiple choice question. Make sure you conceptually understand each question in order to
best prepare for the retest if you are required to take it.

1. If there are 4.45 N in 1 pound (lbs), convert 10 N to lbs.

a. 44.5 N
b. 0.445 lbs
c. 44.5 lbs
d. 0.445 N
2. If there are 4.45 N in 1 pound (lbs), convert 10 lbs to N.
a. 44.5 N
b. 0.445 lbs
c. 44.5 lbs
d. 0.445 N
3. A car drives 27 meters per second. How long will it take the car to travel 240 km?
a. 2.5 hour
b. 2.5 second
c. 8900 hour
d. 8900 second
4. A rock is dropped from the side of a building. What is true about the initial velocity and acceleration?
a. Initial velocity is 0 m/s; Initial Acceleration is: 0 m/s 2
b. Initial velocity is 0 m/s; Initial Acceleration is: -9.8 m/s2
c. Initial velocity is -9.8 m/s; Initial Acceleration is: 0 m/s2
d. Initial velocity is 0 m/s; Initial Acceleration is: 9.8 m/s 2
5. A rock is thrown straight into the air. What is true about the velocity and acceleration of the rock at the
maximum height?
a. Velocity is 0 m/s: Acceleration is 0 m/s2
b. Velocity is -9.8 m/s: Acceleration is -9.8 m/s2
c. Velocity is 0 m/s: Acceleration is 9.8 m/s2
d. Velocity is 0 m/s: Acceleration is -9.8 m/s2
6. TRUE or FALSE: A plane flying in a circle at a constant speed 500 mi/hr is accelerating.
a. True
b. False
7. Which of the following is not a way to accelerate?
a. Speed up
b. Slow down
c. increase mass
d. turn
8. A boy, his dog, and his mother are driving in a car on the highway and they pass some buildings. According to
which reference point is the boy in motion?
a. the buildings
b. his mother
c. the car
d. the dog

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 9. You walk 1 m/s east on an airport moving walkway that is moving 2 m/s east. What is your resultant velocity
to an outside observer?
a. 1 m/s west
b. 3 m/s east
c. 3 m/s west
d. 1 m/s east
10. You run 5 times around a 100 meter track. What is your displacement and distance traveled?
a. displacement 500 meter; distance traveled 500 meter
b. displacement 0 meter; distance traveled 500 meter
c. displacement 500 meter; distance traveled 0 meter
d. displacement 100 meter; distance traveled 500 meter
11. A force scale (spring scale) measures a 20 N object on Earth. What is the mass of the object?
a. 2.0 kg
b. 196 kg
c. 20 kg
d. 20 N
12. A force scale (spring scale) measures a 20 N object on Mars where the acceleration due to gravity is 3.8 m/s 2.
What is the mass of the object?
a. 2.0 kg
b. 5.2 kg
c. 20 kg
d. 52 kg
13. What happens to mass and weight when an object travels from Earth to Mars?
a. Mass increases, Weight stays the same
b. Mass increases, Weight increases
c. Mass decreases, Weight decreases
d. Mass stays the same, weight decreases
14. Which of the following is not a vector?
a. mass
b. tension
c. velocity
d. displacement

For questions 15 – 18: a 5 kg object experiences the forces shown. Use this information
to answer the questions.
15. What is the net force in the x-direction?
a. 20 N right
b. 15 N left
c. 35 N right
d. 5 N right
16. What is the acceleration of the object?
a. 1 m/s2 right
b. 1 m/s2 left
c. 5 m/s2 right
d. 5 m/s2 left
17. How much force and in what direction must be added to the object to place it into equilibrium in both the x-
and the y-direction?
a. 5 N right
b. 5 N left
c. 5 N up
d. 5 N down
 18. TRUE or FALSE: The force in the y-direction are in equilibrium.
a. True
b. False
19. If the object shown is traveling at a constant velocity, what is the force of friction?
a. 0 N
b. 20 N left
c. 20 N right
d. 40 N left
20. A rocket is flying in deep in outer space, far from any planet or star when it turns off its
engines the moment its speed is 50 m/s. Describe the motion of the rocket when the engines turn off.
a. The rocket will slow to a stop.
b. The rocket will continue to speed up forever.
c. The rocket will continue to travel 50 m/s forever.
d. The rocket will slow down, then turn around and fall back toward Earth.
21. A 3 kg box is resting on a flat table. What is the normal force on the box?
a. 3 N
b. 29.4 N down
c. 29.4 N up
d. 0 N
22. A boy pulls down with 10 N of force on a rope. What is the correct reaction statement?
a. The rope pulls down with 10 N of force on the boy.
b. The rope pulls up with 10 N of force on the boy.
c. The Earth pulls down with 10 N of force on the boy.
d. The Earth pulls down with 10 N of force on the rope.
23. A 3 kg box rests on a 2 meter tall table. What is the work done by the gravitational force on the box?
a. 29.4 Joules
b. 58.8 Joules
c. 3 Joules
d. 0 Joules

For questions 24 – 28: A 750 kg roller coaster car starts from rest at position (a) that is at a height of 150
meters.
24. What is the initial kinetic energy of the roller coaster
at point (a)?
a. 1102500 J
b. 112500 J
c. 551250 J
d. 0 J
25. What is the initial gravitational potential energy of the roller coaster at point (a)?
a. 1102500 J
b. 112500 J
c. 551250 J
d. 0 J
26. What is the total energy of the roller coaster?
a. 1102500 J
b. 112500 J
c. 551250 J
d. 0 J
27. What is the kinetic energy of the roller coaster at point (c)?
a. 1102500 J
b. 112500 J
c. 551250 J
d. 0 J
 28. What is the gravitational potential energy at point (c)?
a. 1102500 J
b. 112500 J
c. 551250 J
d. 0 J
29. Which object below has the most inertia?
a. A 2 kg mouse at rest
b. A 1 kg bird flying at 3 m/s
c. A 3 kg rabbit running 1 m/s
d. A 1 kg bat flying 6 m/s
30. Which object below has the most momentum?
a. A 2 kg mouse at rest
b. A 1 kg bird flying at 3 m/s
c. A 3 kg rabbit running 1 m/s
d. A 1 kg bat flying 6 m/s
31. Which has the least momentum?
a. A 2 kg mouse at rest
b. A 1 kg bird flying at 3 m/s
c. A 3 kg rabbit running 1 m/s
d. A 1 kg bat flying 6 m/s

For problems 32 - 36: Cart 1 (mass = 2 kg)

collides with an identical cart. The velocity
versus time graph for the carts is shown in
the picture.
32. What type of collision is shown?
a. Elastic
b. Inelastic
c. Grounding
d. Kinetic
33. What is the initial momentum of cart 1?
a. 2 kg m/s
b. 3 kg m/s
c. 4 kg m/s
d. 0 kg m/s
34. What is the final momentum of the carts?
a. 2 kg m/s
b. 3 kg m/s
c. 4 kg m/s
d. 0 kg m/s
35. TRUE or FALSE: Cart 2 was at rest before the collision.
a. True
b. False
36. What is the displacement of the carts between time 0.5 second to 1.5 second?
a. 0 m
b. 1 m
c. 1.5 m
d. 2 m
For questions 37 – 40: Two metal objects are shown. Use this picture to
answer the questions.
37. What is the charge of each object?
a. A: +10q; B: 0q
b. A: -10q; B: 0q
c. A: +2q; B: 0q
d. A: -2q; B: 0q
38. If the objects are brought together, touched together, then separated again, what will be the new charge on
each object?
a. A: +5q; B: +5q
b. A: -5q; B: -5q
c. A: -1q; B: -1q
d. A: +1q; B: +1q
39. Charging both objects in this way is an example of charging by
a. Induction
b. Conduction
c. Friction (rubbing)
d. Grounding
40. The two objects in this problem are made of ______________ material.
a. Conducting
b. Insulating
c. Rubber
d. Plastic

For problems 41 and 42. Two metal objects are shown. Use the
picture to answer the questions.
41. Object A is brought near to object B but does not touch it.
What will be the charge of object B on the side closest to
object A and the side farthest from object A?
a. Closest: -4q; Farthest: -4q
b. Closest: -4q; Farthest: +4q
c. Closest: +4q; Farthest: -4q
d. Closest: +4q; Farthest: +4q
42. This is an example of charging by
a. Induction
b. Conduction
c. Friction (rubbing)
d. Grounding

For problems 43 - 45 use the picture at right.

43. What is the sign of each charge?
a. A: -; B: -
b. A: +; B: +
c. A: -; B: +
d. A: +; B: -
44. TRUE or FALSE: Charge A will feel a force of attraction with
charge B.
a. True
b. False
45. What is the ratio of electric field lines for charge A to charge B?
a. 2:1
b. 1:2
c. 7:4
d. 4:7
 46. Two charges q1 = +4.806 x 10-19 C and q2 = -9.612 x 10-19 C are separated by a distance 0.002 m. What is the
magnitude of the electric force between them?
a. 1.66 x 10-32 N
b. 1.04 x 10-21 N
c. 8.31 x 10-30 N
d. 2.07 x 10-24 N
47. Two charges q1 and q2 feel a force of 30 N when separated by a distance r. What is the new force when the
distance is doubled and the charges remain the same?
a. 60 N
b. 15 N
c. 7.5 N
d. 0 N
48. Two electrical charges are placed near each other. Which of the following will increase the force between
them the most?
a. Doubling one charge.
b. Doubling the distance between them.
c. Halving the distance between them.
d. All of the above will have the same effect.
49. TRUE or FALSE: As the frequency of a wave increases, the wavelength also increases.
a. True
b. False
50. What determines the speed of a wave?
a. Type of wave: electromagnetic or mechanical
b. Shape of wave: transverse or longitudinal
c. The medium the wave travels through
d. More than one factor determines the speed of a wave

For questions 51 and 52 use the picture of the wave at the right.

51. What type of wave is shown?

a. Pressure Wave
b. Sound Wave
c. Longitudinal Wave
d. Transverse Wave
52. If the x-axis is measured in meters, what is the
wavelength of the wave?
a. 1 m
b. 1.5 m
c. 2 m
d. 2.5 m
53. Which two types of waves describe light waves? Choose TWO answers
a. Longitudinal waves
b. Electromagnetic waves
c. Transverse waves
d. Mechanical waves

For problems 54 - 55 use the picture of the wave.

54. How many compressions and

rarefactions are shown?
a. Compressions: 3; Rarefactions: 4
b. Compressions: 4; Rarefactions: 3
c. Compressions: 1; Rarefactions: 1
d. Compressions: 1; Rarefactions: 0
 55. If the compression of the wave is 1 cm and the rarefaction of the wave is 3 cm, what is the wavelength of the
wave?
a. 1 cm
b. 2 cm
c. 3 cm
d. 4 cm

56. White light travels through a prism as shown. This is an

example of
a. Diffraction
b. Refraction
c. Constructive Interference
d. Destructive Interference

57. Water waves pass through the opening as shown. This is an example of
a. Diffraction
b. Refraction
c. Constructive Interference
d. Destructive Interference

58. Two waves interfere causing an increase in their amplitude. This is an example of
a. Diffraction
b. Refraction
c. Constructive Interference
d. Destructive Interference

For problems 59 – 60 use the picture shown.

59. Which wave has 3 antinodes?

a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D

60. Which wave has the lowest frequency?

a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D