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AP Physics

Subjects : science, ap, physics
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The speed of a ball when it lands at the same height it was thrown from.






2. What is the strong force?






3. In a pendulum or spring - what are the displacement - velocity - PE and KE at the equilibrium position?






4. What stays the same for capacitors in series?






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






6. Which kind of lens always has a virtual image?






7. How is the magnitude of the force on a current carrying wire calculated?

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8. Define diffraction






9. Under what conditions is work by a system ( gas) positive?






10. In a pendulum or spring - what are the displacement - velocity - PES - and K at maximum displacement?






11. What is force times the perpendicular distance?






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






13. What is the energy of a photon?

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14. How is the net work of a system (gas) measured?






15. What quantity ADDS for resistors in series?






16. What is needed for electromagnetic induction to occur?






17. Mathematically what does centripetal force represent and how is centripetal force calculated?

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






19. What is the law of reflection?






20. What is the difference between a motor and a generator?






21. What does upward slope on a displacement versus time graph imply about the velocity.






22. Average kinetic energy of an ideal gas's SINGLE molecule.






23. Flow Rate






24. Which kind of mirror can show a real image?






25. What is the name given to the distance between the pivot point and applied perpendicular force?






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






27. What do the period of pendulums and springs each depend on?






28. What is work energy theorem and what is its significance?






29. Under what conditions is heat negative?

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

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31. What is the energy equation for the change in temperature if it results from a loss in KE?

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32. How is tube length and wavelength related for a tube that is opened on both ends?






33. How is a force's direction oriented compared to a bodies direction of motion to get a circular (curved) path of motion?






34. Under what conditions is mechanical work negative?






35. What is implied when an object is not accelerating in the x direction?






36. S.I. unit of torque






37. What is conservation of energy and what is its significance?






38. What kind of capacitor circuit adds to find the total capacitance?






39. Unit of energy for electricity.






40. What kind of mirror has a positive focus?






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






42. What shape is a diverging mirror?






43. This is used to determine the speed of a fluid when the pipe slopes up or down.

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44. S.I. unit of momentum






45. What direction controls time in falling body and projectile motion problems?






46. Gauge Pressure

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47. What happens at the critical angle?






48. Under what conditions is heat positive?

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49. How is sum of force (net force) depicted in a free body diagram?






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

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