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AP Physics

Subjects : science, ap, physics
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which kind of mirror can show a real image?






2. What is Kinetic Energy lost and how is it calculated?






3. A ball rolls inside a salad bowl. The ball is released along the top edge and rolls down before climbing to the same height on the opposite side of the bowl. What is the direction of the acceleration of the ball when it at the bottom of the bowl?






4. What are the two forms of the ideal gas law?






5. Formula for the potential difference of a point charge as compared to infinity.






6. What is the relationship between voltage - current and resistance?

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7. What is an adiabatic process?






8. How is the direction of the force on a current carrying wire calculated?






9. How does thickness effect resistance?






10. What is the Bohr Model of the atom?






11. What quantity stays the same for resistors in series?






12. What is the electric field's magnitude inside of a container made from an electrical INSULATOR?






13. What shape is a diverging mirror?






14. How is tube length and wavelength related for a tube that is closed on ONE end?






15. What is the difference between atomic number and atomic mass number?






16. What equation describes the distance that a horizontally launched projectile falls t seconds after it started moving?






17. What is the area under any PV curve?

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18. Define Refraction






19. What is the relationship between energy - frequency - and wavelength in any wave?






20. What are three ways to increase the capacitance of a capacitor?






21. Define Snell's law.






22. What is the derived equation for the electric field in terms of q and r^2 ?

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23. How can total momentum be calculated?






24. Unit that means the same thing as Nm






25. Which type of lenses have a POSITIVE focal length?






26. What is implied when an object is not accelerating in the y direction?






27. When light travels from MORE dense to LESS dense mediums - how does the refracted ray bend in relation to the normal line?






28. What does the term potential difference mean?






29. Describe the relationship between Qh - Qc - and W in a heat engine?






30. What do you know about two objects that are launched at different horizontal velocities?






31. What is the relationship that describes the rate that work is done - or that energy is used?






32. What force is always present - and what is its equation?






33. What is a key requirement in order for work to be done?






34. What is the order of the visible range electromagnetic spectrum?






35. What is the difference between elastic and inelastic collisions? State the relevant equations for each.

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36. Which kind of mirror always has a virtual image?






37. What is the order of the electromagnetic spectrum?






38. What is Huygen's Principle?






39. What makes an image 'real?'






40. What quantity is calculated from slope of the displacement versus time graph?






41. Formula for the electric field at point in space for a single point charge.






42. What are 2 key differences between electric force and gravitational force?

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43. What is meant by the terms system and environment?






44. What is the component of 'mg' parallel to a slope?






45. What is transmutation?






46. How can you tell when an engine is a Carnot Engine?

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47. What is the strong force?






48. S.I. unit of centripetal force






49. What is an indication of a change in the internal energy?

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50. What is the binding energy?