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AP Physics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is half life?






2. Formula for the electric force felt by a charged particle in an electric field.






3. S.I. unit of centripetal force






4. What forces charges to move?






5. What kind of image do you get when the object is placed at the focus?






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






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






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






9. How does impulse relate to force?






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

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11. What is ionization energy and how does it compare to the work function?






12. Under what conditions is mechanical work negative?






13. What comprises alpha radiation?






14. The 'V' is (rho)Vg






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






16. Buoyancy






17. What is an isothermal process - and what is its impact on the first law of thermodynamics?






18. What is an object placed when the distance between it and the mirror is positive?






19. What is the general equation for motion down a slope and how does it change if the object is going up the slope?






20. What shape is a diverging lenses?






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






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






23. What causes radioactivity?






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






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






26. Flow Rate






27. Give an example of a transverse and a longitudinal wave.

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28. Force in terms of pressure






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

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30. What is acceleration?






31. Pressure of an open container at the opening.






32. Under what conditions is mechanical work positive?






33. What shape is a diverging mirror?






34. If you double the mass of one planet - triple the mass of another - and move them twice as far apart - what happens to the force of attraction between them?






35. What is electromagnetic induction?






36. What is the energy equation if a force (friction) through a distance results in heat and thus a change in temperature?






37. What is the formula relating emf and voltage?






38. What do batteries and generators produce?






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






40. What is the work done on a charged particle by the magnetic field? Why?






41. How is the centripetal force represented in a free body diagram?






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






43. Unit of energy for electricity.






44. What is the area under any PV curve?

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45. This is the gauge pressure when under water.






46. What causes resistance?






47. What is an adiabatic process?






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






49. 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 top edge of the bowl?






50. What equation describes the speed in the y-direction of a projectile 't' seconds after it started moving?