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General Physics 1: Final Semester Review

Summative Assessment Reviewer

DIRECTIONS. This reviewer is modeled after the Summative Assessment that will take place next week. The
coverage is ​Motion in 1D​, ​Projectile Motion,​ ​Newton’s Laws​, ​Work and Energy​, and ​Momentum​. The ​first 10 items
would be a ​combination of multiple-choice and true or false questions,​ followed by ​2 items for problem-solving​. All in
all, the test would ​total to 20 points​. Please round-off your answers to ​4 significant figures and ​include the unit of
measurement​.

HORIZONTAL VERTICAL
1
POSITION x = v​0x​t y = v​0y​t + 2 a​y​t​2

VELOCITY v​x ​= v​0x v​y ​= v​0y ​+ a​y​t

v​0x =
​ v​0 cos
​ θ v​0y​ = v​0​ sin θ

1
MAXIMUM HEIGHT NOTE: h = v​0y​t + 2 a​y​t​2
This is for time. −(v 0y ) 2
−v 0y h=
2ay
t​1 =
​ ay
−(v 02 sin2 θ)
t​2 ​= 2t​1 h=
2ay

RANGE −(v02 sin 2 θ)

R= ; R = 2 v​0x​t​1
ay

TEST 1. Multiple-choice.
__________ 1. A net force can produce _____.
I. A change in the magnitude of the velocity
II. An acceleration
III. A change in the direction of the velocity
IV. A change in the object’s mass
a. I,II,III,IV c. I, II, III
b. II, IV only d. I, III only
__________ 2. Which of the following does not make an object accelerate?
a. change in direction
b. constant speed
c. change in both speed and direction
d. increasing speed
__________ 3. Selena throws a pebble from a bridge. The speed of the pebble as it leaves her hand is constant in
each case. Air resistance is insignificant. The pebble might be thrown in 3 different cases:
 ● Case 1: Thrown straight up
● Case 2: Thrown straight out horizontally
● Case 3. Thrown straight down
In which case is the speed of the pebble the lowest as it hits the water below?
a. Case 1 c. Case 2
b. Case 3 d. In all cases, the speed is the same.
__________ 4. ​Is it possible for a system to have negative potential energy?
a. No, because this would have no physical meaning. 
b. Yes, as long as the kinetic energy is positive. 
c. Yes, since the reference point of an object can be arbitrary.  
d. No, because the kinetic energy of a system must equal its potential energy.
__________ 5. If the object has a constant velocity, what happens to its kinetic energy if the mass is
doubled?
a. The KE of the object will equate to zero.
b. The KE of the object will stay the same.
c. The KE of the object will also double in value.
d. The KE of the object will quadruple in value.

TEST 2. True or False.

__________ 1. In a perfectly elastic collision between two objects, both the momentum and kinetic energy of the
system is conserved.
__________ 2. A moving car will remain in constant motion even when acted upon by an external net force.
__________ 3. The vertical acceleration experienced, when air resistance is neglected, by a projectile in motion is
not constant.
__________ 4. The vertical velocity of an object at its highest point in projectile motion is always 0 m/s.
__________ 5. The vertical and horizontal components of a projectile are dependent on each other.

TEST 3. Problem-solving.
1) An object with a 35-kg mass is being pulled up by a force from rest to a velocity of 0.5m/s on a frictionless
ramp, which is inclined at 16⁰ and is 1.5-m long. The whole duration of the motion was done in 10 seconds.
a) Draw its FBD.
b) What is its average acceleration?
c) How much force was applied to the object?
d) Find the work done on the applied force.
e) What is the initial and final momentum of the object?
f) How much impulse was acting on the object?

2) A stone is thrown horizontally at a speed of 4.65 m/s from the top of a cliff 67.92 m high.
a) How long does it take the stone to reach the bottom of the cliff?
b) How far from the base of the cliff does the stone strike the ground?
c) What are the horizontal and vertical components of the velocity of the stone just before it hits the
ground?
ANSWER KEY:

Test 1. Multiple-choice.
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. C
5. C

Test 2. True or False.

1. True
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. False

Test 3. Problem Solving

1. a.)

dv 0.5 m/s − 0
b.) a = dt = 10s
= 0.05000 m/s2

c.) ΣF x = max
- w sin 16° + F = max
F = max + w sin 16°
F = (35 kg)(0.05000 m/ s2 ) + (35 kg)(9.8 m/ s2 ) sin 16°
F = 96.29 N

d.) W = F · Δx
W = (96.29 N)(1.5 m)
W = 144.4 J

e.) P​i​ = mv​i

P​i​ = 35 kg (0 m/s)
P​i​ = 0 kg*m/s

P​f​ = mv​f
P​f​ = 35 kg (0.5 m/s)
P​f​ = 17.50 kg*m/s

f.) J = P​f​ - P​i

J = 17.5 kg*m/s - 0 kg*m/s
J = 17.50 kg*m/s

2. a.) 67.92 m = 21 (9.8 m/ s2 )t​2

t = 3.723 s

b.) R = v​x​ t
R = (4.65 m/s)(3.723 s)
R = 17.31 m

c.) v​xf​ = 4.65 m/s​ (no formula to find this since it is constant)

V​yf​ = v​ 0y​ - gt
v​yf​ = 0 - (9.8 m/ s2 )(3.723 s)
v​yf​ = -36.49 m/s