g L ? “4 PHYSICS TEST | ne {en portion ofthe page of the answer sheet that you will us in taking the Physics Test most be filled in exectly j illustrated below. When your supervisor tells you to fill in the circle next to the name of the test you are about to take 3, |] mark your answer sheet as shown, rere Q Maneatis) ewran © onwesetisenieg © tavanse nrg © aiiooye © materatstert2 © tatan Q Frenciiserieg © Korantiseng O sie © vsitecy O tain © semantisenng © spanish sng © cremity O werd sry O Wem ten — © rcs © Freres O sean [prarrensouesion: OOOOOOOOO After filling in the circle next to the name of the test you are tak which also appears at the top of your answer sheet (as show following Background Questions on your answer sheet, ing, locate the Background Questions section, above). This is where you will answer the BACKGROUND QUESTIONS Please answer the three questions below by filling in the ‘on your answer sheet. The inform test score, appropriate cirolein the Background Questions box ition you provide is for statistical ponposes only and will not alfect your Question 1 How many semesters of physics have you taken in high school, inchyding any semester in which you are currently entolled? (Countas tivo semesters any case in which a full yeit°S Sourse is taught in a one. semester {half-year} compressed schedule.) Fill in only one circle of eircles 1-3 © One semester or less Fil in circle 1 Fill in circle 2, Fill in circle 3. © Two semesters + Three semesters or more Question 2 About how offen did you do lab work in your first physics course? (Include any times w watched a film or a demonstration by your teacher and then discussed or. you may have ‘analyzed data.) Fillin only one cick of circles 4-7 » Less than once a week —Fill in circle 4 » About once a week Fill in circle 5, + A few times a week —Fillin circle 6, * Almost every day Fill in circle 7, Question 3 I you have taken or are currently taking an Advanced PI lacement (AP) Physics course, which of the following {eseribes the course? Fill in both circles if applicable. (If you have never had AP Physics, leave enchee & wd ¢ blank.) * Acourse that uses algebra and trigonometry es but NOT calculus (Physics B) : + Accomse that uses calculus (Physics C) ill in circle 8, —Fill in circle 9, | When the supervisor gives the signal, turn the |) "Sf “answer sheet and 75 questions in the Physics (J es page and begin the Physics Test, There are 100 numbered circles on the st. Therefore, use only cixcles 1 to 75 for recording your answers@ Note: To simplify calculations, you may use g = 10 m/s? for the acceleration due to gravity PHYSICS TEST Part A @ € at Earth’s surface. Directions: Each set of lettered choices below refers to the numbered qutestions inmediately following it. Select 1 oné lettered choice that best answers each question, and then fill in the corresponding circle on the answer sheet. . choice may be used once, more than once, or not at all in each set. Questions 1-4 o Velocity ‘Time An automobile makes a short trip along a straight, level road. The velocity of the automobile as a function of time is shown by the graph above. oO ®) 0 © s “ oO \ os © \y- oO © Choose the lettered diagram above that most nearly represents each of the Following quantities as a function of time, 1. The distance traveled by the automobile 2. ‘The momentum of the automobile 4HAG pa 138- 3. The acceleration of the automobile 4, The kinetic energy of the automobile eet GO ONTOTHE,NEXT PAGE© Questions 5.7 ; ‘The graph below shows the pressure P and volume V of an ideal gas as itis taken through processes I, I, and IIL P (Pa) 1 3 2h ur 0 1 + v(m) oy 3 (A) None (8) Tonly (©) Wonly (D) Monly (&) 1,0, and ur 5. In which process is the pressure constaiit? 6. Jn which process is the temperature constant? 7. Invwhich process is no work done on oF by the gas? PHYSICS TEST—Continued Questions 8-10 relate to the following that show electric field lines and their ste © NN SN. pes (Cc) @) "ll 8. Which diagram represents an electri field between two oppositely charged particles? 9. Which diagram represents an electric field betweemtwo large, oppositely charged paralk plates? 10. Which diagram tépresents an electric field an negatively charged particle’?PHYSICS TEST—Continned £ | fe is 1 Questions 11-13 relate to the following graphs. c| y ® y = | 0 ~* ° * { ©» 0) y | g-* oO x a x ® y eS \ * Asie Berson ysis 11, Which graph represents the total energy of a y ‘mass oscillating without friction on an ideal spring, | as a function of the displacement x of the mass from equilibrium? Fi 12, Which graph best illustrates the eusrent y in an lel resistor as a function of the voltage x across the resistor? 1 13. Which graph best illustrates the maximum kinetic “energy y of photoelectrons as a function of the " frequency x of the light illuminating a photo- 4 surface? i GO ONTO THE NEXTPHYSICS TES’ Directions: Each of the completions. Questions or incomplete elect the one that is best in each cas Questions 14.17 A.Stone is tied to a strin; vertical tube, and weights are hunge-trom the other cnd of the string, as shown in the figure above. The Stone is swung in a horizontal circle.of rading with speed vy. All friction is negligible 18 that passes through a 14. Tf the number of weights is increased and the stone is swig at the same radius. r, which of the following properties of the stone's motion will be greater? 1. Frequency of revolution. / TL Period of revolution MIL Speed A) Fonly : (B) Monty bs oe ©) Monly 4 (D) Tand I wd ©) Wang mt Bs } Eb # BA ¥ i pa a [Patera scat] —Continued \C1S/IE the number of weights remains the same anc anew Stone of greater mass is Swng atthe sa radius +, which of the following: properties of | ‘ew stone's motion will be greater than the olc stone's? Frequency ofrevolutionsy + 1. Period of revolution 7 IL Speed (B) only (C) Monly (D)-Tand Tt (E) land 16. Suppose the pericd is about 2 seconds, Of the following, which is the most accurate way 10 experimentally determine the period of the stone ‘motion? (A) Determine how far around the circle the sto oes in one second (B) Count the number of sevolutions'in a minute and then divide by sixty (©) Time one revolution with a stopwatch (D) Time ten revolutions with a stopwatch then divide the time by ten (©) Calculate the period from the masses and radius 17. The string breaks and the stone continues to move. Which of the following best describes this motion? (A) Itcontinues to follow the same circular path () Itstops moving Horizontally an falls straight tothe giound. (©) Iemoves horizontal) circle, (D) Temioves initial tangent tothe circle and falls to the ground along a parabolic path, (E) Itspirals outward in d'airve UF increasing ‘adins as it falls to the ground'along a parabolic path, ly ona path tangent tothe GO ONTOTHE NEXT PAGE re ees‘ ® PHYSICS TEST—Continued ¢ r 18, Annet force of 5.0% 10-* newton causes an 20. A constant net force of magnitude 6 newtons + [ object to accelerate t 4.0% 10-2 meter per seeond applied for 4 seconds to an object of unknowr inass originally at rest. I the resultant speed ¢ : squared. If the nei force is then cloubled, the new object is 3 meters per second, its mass must | acceleration will be . 1 | (A) 20% 107 m x @) Syke | (B) 1.3 107 mis? _— (B) 8kg c N e (4.0% 10-4 mys? & (C) 16kg if . (@) 8.0% 10™ mis? (0) 4 ke . ‘ 5) 8.0% 10-2 mis? | 8.0107 mi ii. 19. Which of the following correctly shows the . Yelocity v_ and acceleration a of a comet in the : indicated position in its oxbit around the Sun? @ Le ' Fe 7 bE ‘eSun : —_— \ Byte eS : 1} ie at 2 é . oO " ' whet tt. ' beuUs ve3 ' gow : © ahe PHYSICS TEST—Continued 21. Wave crests spread out behind a boat as shown above, ‘What do the wave erests indicy ate about the boat's speed? (A) tis increasing, (B) Iris less than the spéed of the water w: (©) Mis equal tothe speed of the w (DY Iti greater than the speed of t (©) The wave crests do not indicat the boat's speed, aves, ler WANES the water waves ie anything about 22. Which‘of the following is associated’ Peedi waves? (A) Polarization (B) Dispersion (©) A material mediom necessary (D) Frequency (©), None of the above ‘witant for propagation® PHYSICS TEST—Continned ® 5 Water in anzopen beaker on a hot plate is boiling <7 Ifshe poiver inp’ To the-hot plate is increased spohich. of the following will occur? icnscoscoaoen fe steany wil Reave the beaker each Nites scant I. The temperature ofthe water wil rise. >4 i, The temperature of the stearn will rise (A) Lonly ~“®)Ukonly (© Land Ml only (D)_ILand Ut only 23. Accandle is placed at a distance R/4 from a “SE TA and mt Jargg, concaye mirror. of radins, Ra shown. 26,,A.ball.is:throyn,borizontally at a speed v from above. Which of the following describes the the edge.of aciff of height h. At the same instant, image of the candle? 1 second, identical ball is dropped from the same point. Air friction is negligible. When the balls (8) Reahyinveted,.and.redvced stiike the level ground; what ithe distance (B) Real, upright, and magnified Gerween them? (C) Virtual, inverted, and magnified “(D)_Viewal, upright, and reduced (A) gvh S(B) ‘Wirtoat, upright, aiid'inngnified wh 24-In one cycle, a heat engine absorbs 8000 joules of @ > heat from a reservoir and does 2000 joules of work. What is the efficiency f the engine? (© (A) 25% 8 (B) 33% (© 60% ©) » fe ) 15% Ve ) 80% 7 © », Ve T- ee | vp be Be 5 ' a 5 at ee, iN sy . \ ( \- ep0e | L &, » 200¢ oa ad tb at = Jooo oe “Que 700 youte ¥ @ 1. 00d FPHYSICS TEST—Continued er j ae 2» GW 27 he re oe sows hee pais onthe line pasing : though Planet X (mass 4) and Planet ¥ (mass0.s Me | fa cuhich ofthe following locations is the net gravtttal oy force on an object due to the two planets equal wes (A) Between P and Planet x (B) Between Planet ¥ and Q (© Atpoint @. i (D) Between. Q.nd Planet y Pcs ©) Bevween Planet ¥ and R @ {78 Which of the following shows an inverse square 180 f, \ relationship between-X and | 4 A xey I ; : | | sh xad —Lyt vy © xe? 30. A block on Earth's strlce weighs 150 newions and is lifted a shor distance with aw applica 1 Yertical force of 180 newions as shown above. xa O) Xes, The magnitnde of the acecleration ofthe block (B) XW is most nearly (A) 02 wile? WW frictionless 29. A L-kilogram object moving on ©) 05 mie? surfce a3 meters porseeeon et © tame 6 2-kilogram object al rest. The nwo abjects i) de sick together after the collision, The speed of ard the objects immediately after the colonia ) aw (a) 0 @) 1 ms (© 2ms (©) 3ms © Sins : SE [6 ONTO NERTaGe 7 - -145-® PHYSICS TEST—Continued & { 31. A standing wave on'a string has’ frequency of 20 hertz and nodés that are 0.4 meter apart. What ithe velocity of traveling waves on this string? (Ay Zi * spate (B) dims ow I (C) 8mls @) 16s W42 ; (E) 32mis \:0 8 S I 32. A converging lens of focal length 10 centimeters fen . jg to be used to form the image of a candle on a Dias creed amine smear : a ators that vibrate in phase, producing Ebroehe lett eandl is placed 15 centimeters from, — eveesieenyeit or ty " Pe ared Fonte leketioeb8 Ma seroahe” ee ater Peet mens oF He nates of a tank of water. Which ofthe following laced? oy cael Gis Tine € in the vicinity of point P? (©), 15m (A) Decreasing on both sides of P ioe Sin dB )etnereasingon both sides. of P ©) 30cm (©) Increasing on one side of P and decreasing on the other side é (D) The same as at P () Nothing about the amplitude can be determined from the information given at - eo " 2 2% - | 2 go " fart? ' wes t GO ONTOTHE NEXT PAGE1® 1) Gp 4. Whena fre engine is tsest i ren einits a sound 3 of constant frequency J. The fire engine. movi } With constant speed aapunaches and passes a ste 1 tioniy observer. The-apparent frequency of the Yoo sound as heard by the observer is 4 (A) lower than £4 the engin higher than f as (B) higher than fas the engin Tower than f (C) always lower than f (D) always higher than f (2) always equate ¢ Pprowches und ppronches and BUIA Svyicch | Bulb B Switch 2 4 —__®. Bub c Bulb D eee ty swith | ya | * fmt 4 Bulb FL wd Switena -T}) Which of the following assumptions is necessary jn order to use this equation? (A) The potential enexigy of the water at the top is completely converted (o internal energy at the bottom. (B) Airtesistarice causes the water to fall with constant speed (©), The work done by air fiction is greater than the heat addéd to'thewaicrduring i fall. (D), When: the water reaches the’bottom of the ‘waterfall it is dispersed in all directions so sgihablls momentum AS eRUsenye. 5. (E) ‘The amount of heat gained by the Sample OF ‘water is equal to the amovot of heat lost by the susroundings (air, ground, and other ‘ately - {A clock with a pendulum made of copper rod is adjusted to keep accurate time when its temperature is 15°C. Then the clock is placed in asoom that is kept at 25°C. The next day, What can be correctly predicted about the timing of the clock? “(AY TUB too S10. (B) tis too fast (©) Its keeping accurate time (D) Nothing can be predicted without knowing the amplitude of the pendlum’s oscillation (E) Nothing can be predicted without knowing the mass of the pendulum, Sanam PHYSICS TEST—Continued 41. A negative ion is formed when a neutral ato does which of the following? (A) Gains an electron €B). Loses an electron (©) Absorbs light (D) Emits Hight (E) Gains a proton 42. AlLof the following are consistent with the ‘model of the atom EXCEPT: (A) Electrons around the atom exist in dise o> energy states: (B) Electrons can make transitions from or energy fevel to anothes within the ato = (©) Energy levels within the atom are equa —~ spaced. (D) Atomic spectia are the result of change energy slates of electrons. (E) Atoms can lose eneray by emitting phe 43)Most quasars seem to be at distances ‘an 5 billion Highi years from Barth, Whiel the Following eam beste inferred from this observation? (A) Quasars existed near the beginning of universe (B) Quasars give olf very little visible igh ©) Quasats are in the centers of galaxies, (D) Quasars are associated with large blac (E) Quasars exist in galaxies like the Milk f44, A negatively charged particle moves toward ‘long straight wire that carries a cunrent 7: foward the top of the page, as shown above. ‘The magnitude of the magnetic force Gp the Particle due to the current depends on all of the following EXCEPT (A) the magnitnd (B) the speed of (©) the distance of the particle from the wire (D) the'ditection of the current in the wine (B) the magnitude of the current in the wire le of the charge of the particle the particle ‘The cire and a bitééry, 45. Which of the following correctly indicates the relative brightness of the lightbulbs? (A) A=B ©) D>B CoA ® D>Argec + 46, 1bulb B is removed from its socket, what happens to the current through bulb D? (A) It increases bees of the circtit is preater (B) It increases because the total resistance Of the circit is less (C) Mt decreases because the total resistance of the circuit is greater. (D) decreases because the total resistance OF the cinciit is less, (E) It remains the s: ‘ase the total resistance ame. yr "above contains four identicil ight ve0 ® 47, An electron is accelerated from rest across an electrical potential difference of 2.0x 10# volts. ‘The electron’s charge is 1.6 x 10°! coulomb, “The Weik doie'By the electric field om the electron is (A) 8.0% 10743 (B),3.2x 105 (©) 8.0x 1085 (D):2.0%.104 J. (8) 32x 1083 48. A person on Earth and a person on another planet eactethrosvcrballeapward-with the samesinitial velocity: When the byo compare data, i is found thatthe time-it takes for the ball to reach-its maximum height on the other planet is half the “tie it aes ir Barklié Which Of the following could be tr of the radins and the mass-of the other planet compared with those of Earth? Other Planét’s Other Planet's Radius Mass (A) Greater ‘The same (8) Greater Smaller (©) ‘Thesame The same (D) —Thesame ‘Smaller () Smialler Greater * 49. The ideas of which of the following scientists ‘were an important influence on Newton's work? (A) Curie (B) Coulomb (©) Faraday: (D) Galileo (©) Einstein PHYSICS TEST—Continued Questions 50-51 ‘The speed of a 50-kilogram object increases uniformly from 0 to 100 meters per second in 10 seconds. 50, What is the acceleration of the object duir time? (A) Om/s? B) Sms? ©) 10mis? (Dy 100 mis? (©) 500 m/s? 51, What work is done on the object during th (A) 53 (B) 205 (© 25x 103) (D) 5.0 10°) ® 25x.10°) Gi ee =150-@ PHYSICS TEST—Continued ® 52, Which of the following graphs best sepresents, as LL a function of time 1, the distance d traveled by a Srely fling objet hat vas ily thrown downward? ~ fo ay d 7 53. A person stands in an elevator that.n ala constant speed relative Dersun throws an object hin (B) d a— to the elevator, as shown above. Which of the Following best represents the path of the object relative tothe building? (A) O---e (B) © ® 4 @ 7 é 54. An object oF mass m on a spring of spring Constant & oscillates with period and amplitude A. Jf the mass ofthe object is increased to Aim ‘hile & remains the same, the period will be (A) 67 B) 27 Lt ak Or ca ur tL ©) Tp ® m4; ® PHYSICS TEST—Continned Questions 55-56 [~ ‘The proton and the neutron are made of smaller, a ‘more fundamental particles called quarks. The first ‘ Uhre quarks to be postulated were the up quark (1), ? the down quark (d), and the strange quark (s). The Lightbulb table below lists their charges and strangeness, both of which are additive properties. (The charge of a proton 51. Imorder to measoreé the voltage across ¥ ® igidehoted by e, which equals 1.6% 10" coulomb.) lightbulb in the figure above, a voltmet should be connected in bento te (A) series with the battery a 0 (B)sseries witha parallel combination Tightbulb and the resistor (©) parallel with the lightbulb a 1 0 (D) parallel With both the battery and t 3° lightbulb (6) parallel with a series combination 7 “4 lightbulb and the resistor ay . [ss. ‘The ©° is ‘a neutral particle with a strangeness Fa (Afb WhiefFOF te following combinations of «three quarks could be the E°? ee Osan ded @®) u, d,s Cy wd D) uu 5 OB a a : 56] particle with which of the following properties / could NOX gxist.25.a.combination of three of the quarks given in.the table? (A) Charge of #22 4B)-Chargeof ~le (©) Charge of 26 (D) Strangeness of -2 (B Suangeness of ~3 GO ONTO THE NEXPHYSIC TEST—Continued g 58. A negatively charged particle with velocity approaches a region with a uniform n field B directed into the above, Which of the Fol paith of the particle? magnetic Paper, as represented lowing best shows theCircuit ¥ 8 CirevitX |] ——- th 59. The figure above shows two circuits, X and Y, each containing.a wire coil. Circuit X. al contains a battery and is moving to the right, while circuit Y is held stationary. The current inGrant Yepends on Which of the following? J. The speed of circuit X 7 31. The current in cizcuit ¥ IM. Thenumbes of turnsin the coil in eixeuit ¥ (A) Lonly (B) H only (C) Land Honly {D) Jand IN only (B) 1M, and 1 60. A metallic object RS is initatly uncharged ‘nd isolated from its surroundings. A negatively ‘charged rod is held near R.and then RS is grounded, as represented above. Under those Conditions, which ofthe following is correct? (A) The net charge on RS is positive. * (B) The net charge on RS is zero. (©) The end has a negative charge. (D) Positive charges flow from the object to the ground. (E) Positive charges flow from Sto R. vem ® PHYSICS TEST—Continued 61. A guitar string is toned to carry a standing. ata fundamental frequency f. If the Iengtt string is decreased to 3/4 its original leng the player pressing the string down, the: ne fundamental frequency of the suring will b 1 af yr mr © 3r GO ONTO THE NEXT@ PHYSICS TEST— Continued 4 4 j ym) 2 } OL foot s i 0. b— (m) on i Figure Figure tT 62. For a wave traveling along a rope, Figure I above is a graph of isplacement.y as a function ofdistance x along the rope at time ¢ = 0. The first time after-t-— 0. tat the Wave on the rope looks like Figure If above isat 1 S-Y20-second "The speed of the wave is (A) 0.1 més (B), 04 mis (©) 20 mis (D) 40 mis ©) 80mis i (Gamers i 9 po é [Soon ToTENEE rae)63. The figure above represents plane waves incident on an opening in a barrier. AS a result, an a of waves spreads ott on the otber side of the bans. Which of the following changes will result in a wider-arc of waves on the other side of the , barrier? 1 Decreasing the sie ofthe opening 11 Increasing the wavelength of the plane waves IIL Decreasing the amplitude of the plane waves: (A) Tlonly (B).Dhonly... (© Vand Tr only (D) Land Til only (&) 1,1, and 6A. Which of the following is a force? J. The acceleration due to gravity TL, The mass of an object Ul. The weight of an object_, (A) Lonly (B) Monly {C) Land Il only (D) Hand I! only (©) Ml andl PHYSICS TEST 65, 66. Continued {A pondulam bob with a mass of 5 kilogram swings to a maximom height of 2.5 meters shown above. If friction is negligible, the ‘mum speed of the pendulumn bob is most n (A) 2mis (B) 2.5 m/s (© Smis (0) Tms B) 125 mis . A block of mass-2 kilograms slides down inclined plane. The block is initially ata y eight of | meters above the bottorn of the with a speed of 5 meters per second and 1 the bottom with a speed of 7 meters per se How much encrgy is Jost due to friction? aw $ @) 143 (©) 241 4 ©) 36) ® 85) || PHYSICS TEST—Continued ( | 4 67. Which of the following graphs best expresses the 69. Which of the following sets of, guipment exergy of a photon of light as a fanction ofthe ‘would be best to use to:sindy Snell's la, frequency of the light? \ ‘isin, =n, sind, 3 (A) Energy (8) Energy Y (A) A bea of light, a glass block, and « protractor (B) A beam of light, a mirror, and a protracto (©; Abeam oftight, a narrows ~~ OTe, protractor Frequency vejoency D) A spring, a set of masses, and a metesstict Eo Acepringha set OF hase: a4 slop waich ©) Energy ©) Energy Senna " 70. A wave font approaching a plane mgroris concayre — as seen from the mirror. After reflection the we a front as seen from the mirror is © Frequency (A) plane (B)-coneave-only (©) convex only (D) convex or concave, depending on the distay of the souree: from thermirrresw @) coiwvex or concave, depending on the angle incidence “quency 68. No material object has been observed to travel Faster than the speed of light inn vacouoa: Thy fact i accounted For By A) Newton’s tows ) oN (BY Snel’s law vA \ {C) Coulomb's law ve (D) the theory of relativity : ©) the quantam theory® yor Red ‘71. The figure above shows a beam of white light in air dispersed by a glass prisin into.a-contintious spectrum. IF the prism and beam are then immersed in water, which has an index of refraction greater than that of air but Iess-than that ofthe glass, which af the following would occur? (A) The speétium would be unaffected. {B) The spectrum would be spread over a smaller angle than the angle above. (C) The spectrum would be spread over a wider Ely the ERR (D) The order of colors inthe spectrum would be reversed from the order shown. 3) beam svenldepass through the prism ‘without producing a spectrum, 20 1B, PHYSICS TEST—Continued “The graph above shows the motion of a a straight road. The car starts from rest, ‘a free at time 2.0 seconds, and then pas: second ree at time 8.0 seconds. The dis between the trees is most nearly | (A) 50m (B) 55m f (©) 90m i (D) 40m (B) 150 ' "The net foree acting on an aireralt in straigt Jevel flight with constant velocity is 7 (A) upward | (B) downward (©) forward : (D) backward (B) zero ' GO ONTO THE NEXT PAI& () PHYSICS TEST—Continned Db 75. A book resis om atable, ‘The magnitude of the TH force of gravity acting Qn the book is.2 nevstons According to Newton's thd lave, the reaction Force 16 the force of gravity on the book is 4 2-newion force exerted by (A) the table on the book LIN (B) the book on the table ia (©). the table on the Basth EN (B) the Earth on the book 03 04 05 () the book on the Earth Force Time (5) 3) 174. The gmph above shows the net forge aeting-on a 2.5-Kilogram object as. Tunction of nye, What % is the change in velocity of the object for the time x interval 0 1005 seconds? Ps, ob- F (A) 2s ct aig (B) 4mis - ¥ tO Sms 4 () toms (B) 125 avs fi : STOP fi[ 1 YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, YOU MAY CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST ONLY. i DO NOT TURN TO:ANY OTHER TEST IN THIS BOOK. voit orb]