Conceptual Physics Final Exam Questions - 1840 Verified Questions
Conceptual Physics
Final Exam Questions
Course Introduction
Conceptual Physics introduces the foundational principles of physics with an emphasis on conceptual understanding rather than quantitative analysis. The course covers topics such as motion, energy, gravity, waves, electricity, magnetism, and the structure of matter, focusing on how these concepts apply to everyday phenomena. Through hands-on activities, demonstrations, and real-world examples, students will develop critical thinking skills and gain an appreciation of how physical laws govern the universe, making physics accessible and relevant regardless of mathematical background.
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Inquiry into Physics 8th Edition by Vern J. Ostdiek
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Chapter 1: The Study of Motion
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Q1) Twenty milliseconds is
A)0.00002 s.
B)0.0002 s.
C)0.002 s.
D)0.02 s.
E)20000 s.
Answer: D
Q2) How many megabytes are there in a gigabyte?
A)10
B)1000
C)1000000
D)none of the above
Answer: B
Q3) A racecar driver steps on the gas,and his racecar travels 20 meters in 2 seconds starting from rest.The acceleration of the racecar is __________.
Answer: 10 m/s<sup>2</sup>
Q4) There are one thousand megabytes in a gigabyte.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Newtons Laws
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Q1) As the radius of the orbit of an artificial satellite increases,its orbital period
Answer: increases
Q2) The net force on the body
A)is zero.
B)has its largest magnitude.
C)points up.
D)points down.
Answer: B,D
Q3) Suppose I push lightly on the chair,and the chair doesn't move at all.Then the strength of the force the chair exerts on me is
A)less than the force I exert on the chair.
B)equal to the force I exert on the chair.
C)greater than the force I exert on the chair.
D)zero.
Answer: B
Q4) Starting from rest,a 2-kg body acquires a speed of 8 m/s in 2 seconds.The net force acting on the body is __________.
Answer: 8 N
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Chapter 3: Energy and Conservation Laws
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Q1) After the dropped box hits the floor,its kinetic energy is converted into ____________.
Answer: internal energy
Q2) An object has kinetic energy when it is __________.
Answer: moving
Q3) To be able to do work,a system must have _______.
Answer: energy
Q4) Suppose after reaching the bottom he then continues sliding up another icy slope on the other side of the valley.When he finally comes to a stop he will have reached a height
A)equal to the height he started from on the other hill.
B)less than the height he started from on the other hill.
C)more than the height he started from on the other hill.
D)none of the above
Answer: A
Q5) The work you do on the crate is Fv.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Physics of Matter
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Q1) The force F<sub>2</sub> in pounds needed to keep piston 2 in place is
A)0.25.
B)0.4.
C)4.
D)10.
E)40.
Q2) The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom tells which element it is.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The gauge pressure of the water in a swimming pool at 10 ft is ____________ the gauge pressure of the water at 5 ft.
A)1/4
B)1/2
C)equal to D)2 times
E)4 times
Q4) The four states of matter are solid,fluid,gas,and plasma.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The force on your left palm is __________ the force on your right palm.
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Chapter 5: Temperature and Heat
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Q1) At 96° F the saturation density of air is 0.04 kg/m<sup>3</sup>.If the weather report says the relative humidity is 90 % when the temperature is 96°F,the humidity is A)10 %.
B)0.9.
C)0.004 kg/m<sup>3</sup>.
D)0.036 kg/m<sup>3</sup>.
E)0.04 kg/m<sup>3</sup>.
Q2) Natural processes tend to increase the __________ of thermodynamic systems.
A)temperature
B)internal energy
C)Carnot efficiency
D)entropy
Q3) When ice melts,its temperature increases.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The Eiffel tower in Paris is 300 meters tall on a cold day (T = - 5 degrees Celsius).What is its height on a hot day when the temperature is 35 degrees? (It is made of iron which has a coefficient of linear expansion of 0.000012 per degree Celsius. )
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Chapter 6: Waves and Sound
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Q1) A huge explosion is heard 20 miles away.How long does it take the sound to travel that far? (20 miles = 32,000 meters)
Q2) occurs when two waves arrive in phase
A)amplitude
B)constructive interference
C)destructive interference
D)diffraction
E)Doppler effect
F)frequency
G)longitudinal
H)pitch
I)ray
J)reflection
K)reverberation
L)sound level
M)transverse
N)ultrasound
O)waveform
P)wavelength
Q3) A complex tone can be produced by combining two or more __________.
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Chapter 7: Electricity
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Q1) If the diameter of a wire increases,its resistance
A)increases.
B)decreases.
C)does not change.
D)will increase or decrease depending on the composition.
E)will change in a way that can not be determined.
Q2) A quantity that is measured in ohms is
A)voltage.
B)current.
C)resistance.
D)electric field.
E)critical temperature.
Q3) The resistance of the light bulb is __________.
Q4) What force will a negative charge placed at location C feel?
A)zero
B)a force up and to the left
C)a force up and to the right
D)a force down and to the left
E)a force down and to the right
Q5) In the U.S. ,AC line voltage oscillates at a frequency of __________.
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Chapter 8: Electromagnetism and Em Waves
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Q1) Blackbody radiation is emitted from a small hole in a furnace.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The cosmic background radiation corresponds to a blackbody at a temperature of 2.726 kelvins.
A)True
B)False
Q3) __________ radiation is emitted from a small hole in a furnace.
Q4) The increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is contributing to the greenhouse effect.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Why would a decrease in the amount of ozone in the atmosphere increase the likelihood of people getting sunburn?
A)Global temperatures would rise
B)More ultraviolet radiation would reach the ground
C)People would be exposed to more infrared radiation
D)The premise is incorrect.Ozone and sunburn are not related
Q6) A superconductor expels any magnetic field from its interior.This is called
10
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Chapter 9: Optics
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Q1) Optical fibers work because of A)interference.
B)diffraction.
C)total internal reflection.
D)diffuse reflection.
E)polarization.
Q2) New telescopes are using "adaptive optics." What is that?
A)using parabolic instead of spherical mirrors
B)using computer image processing to enhance images
C)building mirrors in hexagonal segments
D)continually adjusting the mirror's shape during observations
Q3) An image formed using a converging lens
A)is always real.
B)is always virtual.
C)can have negative magnification.
D)can never be upright.
Q4) A person looking through eyeglasses sees __________ images.
Q5) __________ results because the speed of light in a transparent medium varies with frequency.
Q6) Liquid crystal displays make use of __________.
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Chapter 10: Atomic Physics
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Q1) The person who first explained the blackbody spectrum was __________.
Q2) Four different uses of lasers are __________,__________,__________,and __________,
Q3) A hydrogen atom emits a photon as it makes a transition from the n = 4 state to the n = 3 state.The energies of these two states are -0.9 eV and -1.5 eV,respectively.
(a)What is the energy of the photon?
(b)What is its frequency?
Q4) If an electron acquires more than the ionization energy,the electron will return to the ground state.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The lowest energy level in an atom is its A)ionization level.
B)emission level.
C)absorption level.
D)photon level.
E)ground state.
Q6) A photon emitted by an excited atom has an energy of 5 eV.What is its frequency?
Q7) Find the energy of a photon whose frequency is 5 × 10<sup>12</sup> Hz.
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Chapter 11: Nuclear Physics
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Q1) The combining of two nuclei to form a larger nucleus with the release of energy is
A)nuclear fission.
B)nuclear fusion.
C)neutron activation.
D)nuclear emission.
E)beta decay.
Q2) How tightly the nucleons in a nucleus are bound together is indicated by the nucleus's __________.
Q3) A beta particle is another name for a(n)
A)electron.
B)proton.
C)neutron.
D)helium nucleus.
E)photon.
Q4) Lithium,Li-7,contains three protons and four neutrons and has a mass of 7.01600 u.What is the mass defect for this nucleus in atomic mass units?
Q5) Nuclear radiation can be detected by using a __________.
Q6) When sulfur-35 (Z = 16)decays to chlorine-35 (Z = 17),a(n)__________ is emitted.
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Chapter 12: Special Relativity and Elementary Particles
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Q1) An elementary particle has a measurable size.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A boson has half-integral spin.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The color force between quarks is carried by __________.
Q4) If the average lifetime of a proton was 10<sup>33</sup> years,about how many protons would you have to assemble together and observe simultaneously in order to witness a total of 100 proton decays in one year?
Q5) Any particle with spin obeys the Pauli exclusion principle.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Charm,beauty,and truth are three quantum numbers for quarks.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Steven Weinberg,Abdus Salam,and Sheldon Glashow shared the 1979 Nobel Prize in physics for their development of __________.
Q8) A __________ does not interact via the strong interaction.
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