Examview - Physics Applications Benchmark Assessment

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Physics Applications Benchmark Assessment

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. An atom has 29 protons, 29 electrons, and 35 neutrons. What is the mass number of the atom?
a. 29
c. 64
b. 35
d. 93
2. Which accounts for most of the mass of an atom?
a. electrons
c. neutrons and protons
b. protons
d. electrons and neutrons
3. Which describes an atom with an atomic number of 9?
a. 10 protons, 9 neutrons
c. 4 protons, 5 neutrons
b. 9 protons, 10 neutrons
d. 3 protons, 3 neutrons
4. What is the process in which an unstable atomic nucleus emits charged particles or energy or both?
a. radioactivity
c. decomposition
b. oxidation
d. none of the above
5. Uranium-238 undergoes alpha decay. Therefore, uranium-238 will
a. remain stable.
b. change into a different element altogether.
c. emit neutral particles and no energy.
6. Francium has 36 isotopes, but only francium-223 occurs in nature. Francium-223 spontaneously emits particles and
energy, so francium-223 is a(an) ____________________ of francium.
a. stable isotope
c. radioisotope
b. unstable isotope
d. isotope
7. During nuclear fission, great amounts of energy are produced from
a. very small amounts of mass.
c. a series of chemical reactions.
b. tremendous amounts of mass.
d. particle accelerators.
8. Which best contrasts nuclear fission and nuclear fusion?
a. fission: splitting of small nuclei
b.
c.
d.
fusion: joining of large nuclei

fission: splitting of large nuclei
fusion: joining of small nuclei
fission: joining of small nuclei
fusion: joining of large nuclei
fission: needs extremely low temperatures
fusion: needs slightly higher temperatures than fission
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9. Heavy nuclei are bombarded with neutrons to produce smaller nuclei and energy.
This process is called
a. nuclear fusion
c. ionizing radiation
b. nuclear fission
d. radioactive decay
10. A gas has
a. a definite volume but no definite shape.
b. a definite shape but no definite volume.
c. no definite shape or definite volume.
d. a definite volume and definite shape.
Figure 3-1
11. In which of the substances in Figure 3-1 are the forces of attraction among the particles so weak that they can be
ignored under ordinary conditions?
a. Substance A
c. Substance C
b. Substance B
d. all of the above
12. During which phase change does the arrangement of water molecules become more orderly?
a. melting
c. boiling
b. freezing
d. condensing
13. A horizontal line on a distance-time graph means the object is
a. moving at a constant speed.
c. slowing down.
b. moving faster.
d. at rest.
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ID: A
14. After a spacecraft takes off, its distance traveled is measured and is represented in this graph.
What is the average speed of the spacecraft?

a. 12 kilometers per second
c.
b. 5 kilometers per second
d.
3 kilometers per second

1 kilometer per second
15. This graph shows the motion of a car.
What distance has the car traveled in 10 s?

a. 0 m
c.
b. 8 m
d.
50 m
100 m
16. A car traveled 60 km in 2 hours, 84 km in the next 1 hour, and then 68 km in 2 hours before reaching its
destination. What was the cars average speed?
a. 212 km/h
c. 148 km/h
b. 42 km/h
d. 1060 km/h
17. What is the speed of a bobsled whose distance-time graph indicates that it traveled 100 m in 25 s?
a. 4 m/s
c. 0.25 mph
b. 2500 m/s
d. 100 m/s
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18. An object rolls east at a steady speed of 12 m/s for 3.0 seconds. What distance did it travel?
a. 7.0 m
c. 24 m
b. 18 m
d. 36 m
19. Which example identifies a change in motion that produces acceleration?
a. a speed skater moving at a constant speed on a straight track
b. a ball moving at a constant speed around a circular track
c. a particle moving in a vacuum at constant velocity
d. a vehicle moving down the street at a steady speed
20. An object that is accelerating may be
a. slowing down.
b. gaining speed.
c.
d.
changing direction.
all of the above
21. A cars velocity changes from 0 m/s to 40 m/s in 5 seconds. What is the average acceleration of the car?
a. 5 m/s/s
c. 35 m/s/s
b. 8 m/s/s
d. 200 m/s/s
22. A car starts from rest and accelerates uniformly at 1.7 m/s/s. How long will it take the car to reach a
speed of 34 m/s?
a. 200 s
b. 58 s
c.
d.
20 s
2s
23. This graph represents the velocity of an object over time.
What is the average acceleration of the object during the first 4 seconds?
a.
b.
1 m/s/s
2 m/s/s
c.
d.
4 m/s/s
8 m/s/s
24. A car is traveling at a constant speed of 12 m/s. When the driver accelerates, the car reaches a speed of
26 m/s in 6 s. What is the average acceleration of the car?

a. 2 m/s/s
c. 4.3 m/s/s
b. 2.3 m/s/s
d. 84 m/s/s
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25. A roller coaster car moves on a roller coaster track through positions W, X, Y, and Z.
At what position will the roller coaster car most likely have the greatest velocity?
a.
b.
W
X
c.
d.
Y
Z
26. A student uses two identical balls to perform an investigation. The student throws ball A with a
horizontal velocity from a height of 10 meters. At the same time, another student drops ball B from the
same height without any horizontal velocity. Neglecting air resistance, which best describes the results?
a. Ball A will hit the ground first.
b. Ball B will hit the ground first.
c. Both balls will hit the ground at the same time.
d. Ball A will take twice as long to hit the ground.
27. A boy is bouncing a ball straight up into the air with a tennis racket.
As the ball is rising, how is the ball affected by gravity?

a. Gravity causes the ball to increase its upward speed
b. Gravity causes the speed of the ball to stay the same.
c. Gravity causes the ball to accelerate downward.
d. Gravity causes the ball to accelerate upward.
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28. Which graph best represents the motion of an object that has a positive acceleration for a
period of time?
a.
c.
b.
d.
29. This graph represents the motion of an object.
What is the average speed of the object from time = 0 s to time = 5 s?

a. 0.8 m/s
c. 5 m/s
b. 1.2 m/s
d. 6 m/s
Name: ________________________
ID: A
30. This graph represents the motion of a cart.
What is the average speed of the cart?

a. 0.83 m/s
b. 1.17 m/s
c.
d.
5 m/s
65 m/s
31. The property of matter that resists changes in motion is called

a. friction.
c. inertia.
b. gravity.
d. weight.
32. A quarter is resting on top of an index card, which has been placed across the top of a
small cup.
When the card is given a hard horizontal push to the right, what will happen?
a. The card and quarter will move to the right, off of the cup, and land together.
b. The card and quarter will move to the right and land on the table, but the quarter
will travel farther.
c. The card will fall off the cup, but the quarter will fall directly into the cup.
d. The card and quarter will flip off the cup and land upside down on the table.
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ID: A
33. Which diagram best shows forces acting on an object that is sitting at rest on a table?
a.
c.
b.
d.
34. Two equal forces act at the same time on the same stationary object but in opposite directions. Which
statement describes the objects motion?

a. It remains stationary.
b. It moves at a constant speed.
c.
d.
It accelerates.
It decelerates.
35. This chart represents information about four different carts and the force applied to each
cart.
Which cart will have the greatest amount of acceleration?

a. W
c. Y
b. X
d. Z
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ID: A
36. This diagram shows three horizontal forces acting on an object.
Neglecting friction, what is the magnitude of force, F, if the object remains at rest?
a. 6 N
c. 14 N
b. 8 N
d. 22 N
37. A chair exerts a force of 20 N on a floor. What is the force that the floor exerts on the chair?
a. 10 N
c. 21 N
b. 20 N
d. 40 N
38. A student in a boat decided to go for a swim. He dove off the back of the boat, as shown in the diagram.
The boat moved in the direction shown by the arrow.
Which statement best explains why the boat moved in the direction shown?
a. A body in motion tends to remain in motion.
b. The acceleration of a body is directly proportional to the force applied.
c. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
d. Friction on the bottom of the boat was reduced because of the lake water.
39. This diagram represents a balloon that is moving in one direction while escaping air is moving in the
opposite direction.
What causes the ballon to move?

a.
b.
action-reaction forces
electrical forces
c.
d.
friction
gravitational potential energy
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40. A 200-kg load is suspended from a cable on a crane. The load is moved upward at a constant velocity 20
m to the top of the building. What would be true of the force on the cable as it moved upward?
a. The force on the cable decreased.
b. The force on the cable increased.
c. The force on the cable remained the same.
d. The force on the cable depended upon the energy of the crane.
41. This diagram shows an object being pushed along a frictionless surface. The object accelerates at 2 m/s/s.
What force was applied to the object?

a. 1 N
b. 1.5 N
c.
d.
5N
6N
42. A 100-N force causes an object to accelerate at 2 m/s/s. What is the mass of the object?
a. 0.02 kg
c. 50 kg
b. 102 kg
d. 200 kg
43. A large rock has a mass of 750 kg. What is its weight?
a. 76.5 N
c. 759.8 N
b. 740.2 N
d. 7,350 N
44. The mass of a newborn baby is 3.5 kilograms. What is the babys weight? (The acceleration due to gravity at
Earths surface is 9.8 m/s2.)
a. 13.3 N
c. 35 N
b. 34.3 N
d. 36.8 N
45. If an astronaut with a mass of 88kg stood on Mars, where the accereleration due to gravity is about 3.7m/s 2 , how
much woul the astronaut weigh?
a. 863 lbs
c. 326 lbs
b. 863 N
d. 326 N
46. As an astronaut travels far away from Earth, her weight
a. decreases because gravity decreases.
b. decreases because her mass decreases.
c. increases because gravity increases.
d. remains the same because her mass remains the same.
47. The gravitational force between two objects increases as mass
a. decreases or distance decreases.
c. increases or distance decreases.
b. decreases or distance increases.
d. increases or distance increases.
48. The force of gravity acting on an object is the objects
a. mass.
c. weight.
b. volume.
d. acceleration.
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49. Which one of the materials is plastic?
a.
b.
A
B
c.
d.
C
D
50. Knowing an object has a tensile force of 5 N and a cross-sectional area of 3 m 2 determine the stress.
a. 15 Pa
c. 1.67 Pa
b. 8 Pa
d. 0.6 Pa
51. What illustration below shows comprehension?
a.
c.
b.
d.
52. Which of the following statements is true according to the law of conservation of energy?
a. Energy cannot be created.
b. Energy cannot be destroyed.
c. Energy can be converted from one form to another.
d. all of the above
53. Based on your knowledge of energy conservation, which of the following statements is true?
a. Manufacturers can increase a light bulbs energy efficiency by using technology that
increases the amount of electromagnetic energy the bulb converts from a given amount of
electrical energy.
b. Energy can be conserved by turning off lights when they are not in use.
c. both a and b
d. neither a nor b
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54. Heat is the transfer of thermal energy from one object to another because of a difference in
a. specific heat.
c. temperature.
b. phase.
d. waste heat.
55. An objects gravitational potential energy is NOT directly related to which of the following?
a. its height relative to a reference level
c. its speed
b. its mass
d. the acceleration due to gravity
Figure 15-1
56. The kinetic energy of the pendulum bob in Figure 15-1 increases the most between locations
a. A and B.
c. B and D.
b. A and C.
d. C and D.
57. What happens to the kinetic energy and gravitational potential energy of a ball during free fall?
a. Gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy both increase.
b. Gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy both decrease.
c. Gravitational potential energy decreases, and kinetic energy increases.
d. Gravitational potential energy increases, and kinetic energy decreases.
58. What is the unit of work?
a. joule
b. newton/meter
c.
d.
watt
all of the above
59. Which of the following statements is true?

a. To increase power, you can decrease the amount of work you do in a given amount of
time, or you can do a given amount of work in less time.
b. To increase power, you can decrease the amount of work you do in a given amount of
time, or you can do a given amount of work in more time.
c. To increase power, you can increase the amount of work you do in a given amount of
time, or you can do a given amount of work in less time.
d. To increase power, you can increase the amount of work you do in a given amount of
time, or you can do a given amount of work in more time.
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60. In which example would the amount of work done equal zero?
a. holding a 1,000-N rock overhead
b. filing papers in a file cabinet
c. carrying a bag of groceries upstairs
d. opening the door to the school
61. A total of 750 J of work was done when a force of 125 N was exerted on
a box to move it. How far was the box moved?

a. 6.00 m
c. 850. m
b. 600. m
d. 906 m
62. A student exerts a force of 500 N pushing a box 10 m across the floor in 4 s. How much work does the
student perform?
a. 50 J
b. 1,250 J
c.
d.
2,000 J
5,000 J
63. If 15 N of force are applied to a cart to move it a distance of 5 m, how much work is done on the cart?
a. 0.33 J
c. 15 J
b. 3 J
d. 75 J
64. A mechanical wave generally does NOT
a. move the medium from one place to another.
b. move through a medium.
c. move through solids.
d. disturb the medium.
65. Transverse and longitudinal waves both
a. have compressions and rarefactions.
b. transfer energy through a medium.
c. move at right angles to the vibration of the medium.
d. are capable of moving the medium a long distance.
66. Which wave causes the medium to vibrate only in a direction parallel to the waves motion?
a. a transverse wave
c. a longitudinal wave
b. a surface wave
67. In an earthquake, a P wave is a longitudinal wave. It moves through soil and rock as a
a. wavy line.
b. series of faults.
c. series of compressions and rarefactions.
d. series of crests and troughs.
68. A sound wave is an example of a
a. transverse wave.
b. longitudinal wave.
c.
d.
standing wave.
surface wave.
69. Which is the lowest point of a transverse wave?

a. amplitude
c. period
b. crest
d. trough
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70. The figure above shows a wave movement during 1 second. What is the frequency of this wave?
a. 2 hertz
c. 0.5 second
b. 2 meters/second
d. 1 hertz
71. Which diagram represents a wave with the most energy?
a.
c.
b.
d.
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72. Which figure represents the wave with highest frequency and lowest energy?
a.
c.
b.
d.
73. A wave has a wavelength of 10 mm and a frequency of 5.0 hertz. What is its speed?
a. 50 mm/s
c. 2.0 mm/s
b. 50 hertz/s
d. 0.50 mm/s
74. What is the speed of a wave with a wavelength of 0.5 m and a frequency of 20 Hz?
a. 5 m/s
c. 20 m/s
b. 10 m/s
d. 30 m/s
75. A sound wave has a frequency of 247 Hz and a wavelength of 1.4 m. What is the speed of the sound
wave in air?
a. 176.4 m/s
b. 245.6 m/s
c.
d.
248.4 m/s
345.8 m/s
76. Electromagnetic waves vary in

a. the speed they travel in a vacuum.
b. wavelength and frequency.
c. the way they reflect.
d. the orientation of their electric and magnetic fields.
77. The visible light spectrum ranges between
a. radar waves and X-rays.
b. television waves and infrared rays.
c. infrared rays and ultraviolet rays.
d. ultraviolet rays and gamma rays.
78. When comparing the types of electromagnetic waves, which has the greatest energy?
a. ultraviolet
c. gamma rays
b. X-rays
d. visible
79. When a wave strikes a solid barrier, it behaves like a basketball hitting a backboard. This wave behavior is called
a. constructive interference.
c. refraction.
b. diffraction.
d. reflection.
80. How does reflection differ from refraction and diffraction?
a. Reflection is the only process in which the wave does not continue moving forward.
b. Reflection is the only process that involves a change in the wave.
c. Reflection affects all types of mechanical waves, but refraction and diffraction do not.
d. Reflection is the only process that changes the direction of a wave.
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81. A wave entering a new medium at an angle will undergo ____________________ as one end of the wave changes
speed.
a. reflection
c. diffraction
b. refraction
d. amplification
82. An ambulance siren sounds different as it approaches you than when it moves away from you. What scientific term
would you use to explain how this happens?
a. ultrasound
c. rarefaction
b. diffraction
d. the Doppler effect
83. When a sound source approaches you, the pitch you hear is
a. lower than when the source is stationary.
b. higher than when the source is stationary.
c. the same as when the source is stationary.
d. first higher and then lower than the pitch of the source when stationary.
84. A cars horn produces a sound waves of contant frequency. As the car speeds up gpoing away from a stationary
spectator, the sound wave detected by the spectator
a. decreases in amplitude and decreases in frequency
b. decreases in amplitude and increases in frequency
c. increases in amplitude and decreases in frequency
d. increases in amplitude and increases in frequency
85. A student builds an electromagnet using a variable power source and 40 turns of wire. The electromagnet
is used to pick up metal paper clips. The student changes the voltage and counts the number of paper
clips that are picked up. Which table could be the data the student collected?
a.
c.
b.
d.
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86. A student performed an experiment to determine the number of paper clips that are attracted to an
electromagnet as the amount of current changes.
Which graph best describes the relationship between magnetism and electrical current?
a.
c.
b.
d.
87. A magnet is moved back and forth through a loop of wire as shown below.
What will happen as the magnet is moved back and forth as shown?
a. The wire will attract the magnet.
b. The magnet will attract the wire.
c. The galvanometer needle will stay at 0 on the scale.
d. The galvanometer needle will move back and forth.
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88. Which statement best explains why there could be a force of attraction between two electrically charged
objects?
a. because they have like charges
b. because they have unlike charges
c.
d.
because they have the same number of protons

because they have the same number of electrons
89. When a plastic rod is rubbed with fur, the plastic rod becomes negatively charged. Which statement
explains the charge transfer between the plastic rod and the fur?
a. Protons are transferred from the plastic rod to the fur.
b. Protons are transferred from the fur to the plastic rod.
c. Electrons are transferred from the plastic rod to the fur.
d. Electrons are transferred from the fur to the plastic rod.
90. The drawing shows two uncharged lightweight plastic balls suspended by thin, insulating threads. Ball 1
is given a positive charge. Ball 2 is given an equivalent negative charge.
Which diagram best shows how the balls will react after becoming charged?
.
a.
c.
b.
d.
91. A series circuit has a 6-V battery and 3 ohms of resistance. How much current will flow through the
circuit?
a. 0.5 A
b. 2 A
c.
d.
3A
18 A
92. What voltage is required to run a 45-watt light bulb if the current is 0.5 amphere?
a. 45 volts
c. 120 volts
b. 90 volts
d. 225 volts
93. How much current is used by a 120-V refrigerator that uses 650 W of power?
a. 0.18 A
c. 120 A
b. 5.4 A
d. 78,000 A
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94. The current in a hair dryer measures 15.0 amps. The resistance of the hair dryer is 8 ohms. What is the voltage?
a. 120 V
c. 7 V
b. 0.5 V
d. 1800 V
95. This diagram represents a closed circuit.
How much current flows through this circuit?

a. 0.5 A
c.
b. 2 A
d.
18 A
72 A
96. A series circuit has a current of 3 A. The circuit contains a 12- resistor. What is the voltage of the
circuit?
0.25 V
4V
a.
b.
c.
d.
15 V
36 V
97. Which is the correct diagram for a parallel circuit with three light bulbs powered by a 24-V battery?
a.
c.
b.
d.
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98. A schematic diagram of a circuit consisting of two resistors is shown below.
What is the total resistance of the circuit?

a. 12
b.
3
c.
d.
2
0.33
c.
d.
electric circuit
current
99. What does this symbol represent?
a.
b.
voltage source
bulb
100. This diagram represents a closed circuit with three light bulbs and a 10-volt battery.
If Bulb 3 burns out in the circuit, what will most likely happen?
a. Bulb 1 and Bulb 2 will continue to glow.
b. Bulb 1 and Bulb 2 will not glow as brightly.
c. Bulb 1 will glow, but Bulb 2 will not glow.
d. Bulb 1 and Bulb 2 will not glow.
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101. Which best describes a circuit in series?

a. Different parts are on separate branches.
b. Current values are different at various points in the circuit.
c. Electrons may take several paths.
d. Electrons have only one path at all times.
102. Which statement is true about parallel circuits?
a. They contain separate branches through which current can flow.
b. They are usually called open circuits.
c. They provide one path through which current can flow.
d. They cease to function when one part of the circuit is disconnected.
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Physics Applications Benchmark Assessment

Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: C
PTS: 1
STA: PAb: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the structure and properties of atoms.
LOC: PAb.l: Compare the subatomic particles (protons, neutrons, electrons) of an atom with regard to mass,
location, and charge, and explain how these particles affect the properties of an atom (including identity, mass,
volume, and reactivity).
2. ANS: C
PTS: 1
3. ANS: B
PTS: 1
4. ANS: A
PTS: 1
LOC: PAb.2: Illustrate the fact that the atoms of elements exist as stable or unstable isotopes.
5. ANS: B
PTS: 1
DIF: L2
6. ANS: C
PTS: 1
7. ANS: A
PTS: 1
LOC: PAb.3: Compare fission and fusion (including the basic processes and the fact that both fission and fusion
convert a fraction of the mass of interacting particles into energy and release a great amount of energy).
8. ANS: B
PTS: 1
LOC: PAb.3: Compare fission and fusion (including the basic processes and the fact that both fission and fusion
convert a fraction of the mass of interacting particles into energy and release a great amount of energy).
9. ANS: B
PTS: 1
LOC: PAc.3: Explain how changes in velocity and time affect the acceleration of an object.
10. ANS: C
PTS: 1
DIF: L1
LOC: PAb.4: Compare the properties of the four states of mattersolid, liquid, gas, and plasmain terms of the
arrangement and movement of particles
11. ANS: C
PTS: 1
DIF: L1
1
ID: A
12. ANS: B
PTS: 1
DIF: L1
13. ANS: D
PTS: 1
DIF: L2
STA: PAc: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the nature of forces and motion.
LOC: PAc.1: Explain the relationship among distance, time, direction, and the velocity of an object.
14. ANS: C
PTS: 1
15. ANS: C
PTS: 1
16. ANS: B
PTS: 1
DIF: L2
LOC: PAc.2: Use the formula v = d/t to solve problems related to average speed or velocity.
17. ANS: A
PTS: 1
DIF: L1
18. ANS: D
PTS: 1
19. ANS: B
PTS: 1
DIF: L2
20. ANS: D
PTS: 1
DIF: L1
21. ANS: B
PTS: 1
22. ANS: C
PTS: 1
LOC: PAc.4: Use the formula a = (vf-vi)/t to determine the acceleration of an object.
23. ANS: B
PTS: 1
24. ANS: B
PTS: 1
25. ANS: B
PTS: 1
LOC: PAc.5: Explain how acceleration due to gravity affects the velocity of an object as it falls.
26. ANS: C
PTS: 1
27. ANS: C
PTS: 1
2
ID: A
28. ANS: A
PTS: 1
LOC: PAc.6: Represent the linear motion of objects on distance-time graphs.
29. ANS: B
PTS: 1
30. ANS: A
PTS: 1
31. ANS: C
PTS: 1
DIF: L1
LOC: PAc.7a: Explain the motion of objects based on Newton's three laws of motion: inertia; the relationship
among force, mass, and acceleration; and action and reaction forces. (inertia)
32. ANS: C
PTS: 1
33. ANS: A
PTS: 1
34. ANS: A
PTS: 1
LOC: PAc.7b: Explain the motion of objects based on Newton's three laws of motion: inertia; the relationship
among force, mass, and acceleration; and action and reaction forces. (relationships among forces)
35. ANS: B
PTS: 1
36. ANS: D
PTS: 1
37. ANS: B
PTS: 1
LOC: PAc.7c: Explain the motion of objects based on Newton's three laws of motion: inertia; the relationship
among force, mass, and acceleration; and action and reaction forces. (action/reaction)
38. ANS: C
PTS: 1
39. ANS: A
PTS: 1
40. ANS: C
PTS: 1
LOC: PAc.8: Use the formula F = ma to solve problems related to force.
ID: A
41. ANS: D
PTS: 1
42. ANS: C
PTS: 1
43. ANS: D
PTS: 1
LOC: PAc.9: Explain the relationship between mass and weight by using the formula Fw = mag .
44. ANS: B
PTS: 1
45. ANS: D
PTS: 1
46. ANS: A
PTS: 1
DIF: L1
LOC: PAc.10: Explain how the gravitational force between two objects is affected by the mass of each object and
the distance between them.
47. ANS: C
PTS: 1
DIF: L2
48. ANS: C
PTS: 1
49. ANS: D
PTS: 1
LOC: PAc.11: Investigates stress and strain in static materials subject to compression or tension.
50. ANS: C
PTS: 1
51. ANS: B
PTS: 1
52. ANS: D
PTS: 1
DIF: L1
STA: PAd: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the nature, conservation, and transformation of
energy.
LOC: PAd.1: Explain how the law of conservation of energy applies to the transformation of various forms of
energy (including mechanical energy, electrical energy, chemical energy, light energy, sound energy, and thermal
energy).
53. ANS: C
PTS: 1
DIF: L2
energy.
energy).
ID: A
54. ANS: C
PTS: 1
DIF: L2
energy.
energy).
55. ANS: C
PTS: 1
DIF: L1
energy.
LOC: PAd.2: Explain the factors that determine potential and kinetic energy and the transformation of one to the
other.
56. ANS: B
PTS: 1
DIF: L2
energy.
other.
57. ANS: C
PTS: 1
energy.
other.
58. ANS: A
PTS: 1
DIF: L1
energy.
LOC: PAd.3: Explain work in terms of the relationship among the force applied to an object, the displacement of
the object, and the energy transferred to the object.
59. ANS: C
PTS: 1
DIF: L2
energy.
60. ANS: A
PTS: 1
energy.
61. ANS: A
PTS: 1
energy.
LOC: PAd.4: Use the formula W = Fd to solve problems related to work done on an object.
62. ANS: D
PTS: 1
energy.
63. ANS: D
PTS: 1
energy.
ID: A
64. ANS: A
PTS: 1
DIF: L2
STA: PAe: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the nature and properties of mechanical and
electromagnetic waves.
LOC: PAe.1: Illustrate ways that the energy of waves transfer by interaction with matter (including transverse and
longitudinal/compression waves)
65. ANS: B
PTS: 1
DIF: L2
66. ANS: C
PTS: 1
DIF: L1
67. ANS: C
PTS: 1
DIF: L2
LOC: PAe.2: Compare the nature and properties of transverse and longitudinal/compressional mechanical waves.
68. ANS: B
PTS: 1
DIF: L1
69. ANS: D
PTS: 1
70. ANS: A
PTS: 1
DIF: L1
OBJ: 17.2.1 Define frequency, period, wavelength, and wave speed and describe these properties for different
kinds of waves.
71. ANS: D
PTS: 1
LOC: PAe.3: Summarize characteristics of waves (including displacement, frequency, period, amplitude,
wavelength, and velocity as well as the relationship-among these characteristics).
72. ANS: A
PTS: 1
LOC: PAe.3: Summarize characteristics of waves (including displacement, frequency, period, amplitude,
wavelength, and velocity as well as the relationship-among these characteristics).
73. ANS: A
PTS: 1
DIF: L2
LOC: PAe.4: Use the formulas v = f * lamda and v = d/t to solve problems related to the velocity of waves.
74. ANS: B
PTS: 1
ID: A
75. ANS: D
PTS: 1
76. ANS: B
PTS: 1
DIF: L2
LOC: PAe.5: Summarize the characteristics of the electromagnetic spectrum (including range of wavelengths,
frequency, energy, and propagation without a medium).
77. ANS: C
PTS: 1
DIF: L2
78. ANS: C
PTS: 1
79. ANS: D
PTS: 1
DIF: L1
LOC: PAe.6: Summarize reflection and interference of both sound and light waves and the refraction and
diffraction of light waves.
80. ANS: A
PTS: 1
DIF: L2
81. ANS: B
PTS: 1
82. ANS: D
PTS: 1
DIF: L1
LOC: PAe.7: Explain the Doppler Effect conceptually in terms of the frequency of the waves and the pitch of the
sound.
83. ANS: B
PTS: 1
DIF: L2
sound.
84. ANS: A
PTS: 1
sound.
7
ID: A
85. ANS: D
PTS: 1
STA: PAf: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the nature and properties of electricity and
magnetism.
LOC: PAf.1: Explain the relationship of magnetism to the movement of electric charges in electromagnets, simple
motors, and generators.
86. ANS: C
PTS: 1
magnetism.
87. ANS: D
PTS: 1
magnetism.
88. ANS: B
PTS: 1
magnetism.
LOC: PAf.2: Explain how objects can acquire a static electric charge through friction, induction, and conduction.
89. ANS: D
PTS: 1
magnetism.
90. ANS: A
PTS: 1
magnetism.
91. ANS: B
PTS: 1
magnetism.
LOC: PAf.3: Explain the relationship among voltage, resistance, and current in Ohm's law.
92. ANS: B
PTS: 1
magnetism.
93. ANS: B
PTS: 1
magnetism.
94. ANS: A
PTS: 1
DIF: L2
magnetism.
LOC: PAf.4: Use the formula V = IR to solve problems related to electric circuits.
95. ANS: B
PTS: 1
magnetism.
96. ANS: D
PTS: 1
magnetism.
ID: A
97. ANS: B
PTS: 1
magnetism.
LOC: PAf.5: Represent an electric circuit by drawing a circuit diagram that includes the symbols for a resistor,
switch, and voltage source.
98. ANS: A
PTS: 1
magnetism.
LOC: PAa.5: Organize and interpret the data from a controlled scientific investigation by using mathematics
(including formulas and dimensional analysis), graphs, models, and/or technology.
99. ANS: D
PTS: 1
magnetism.
LOC: PAf.5: Represent an electric circuit by drawing a circuit diagram that includes the symbols for a resistor,
switch, and voltage source.
100. ANS: D
PTS: 1
magnetism.
LOC: PAf.6: Compare the functioning of simple series and parallel electrical circuits.
101. ANS: D
PTS: 1
magnetism.
102. ANS: A
PTS: 1
magnetism.

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