Physics 11 YearEnd Review Package

PHYSICS 11:
YEAREND REVIEW PACKAGE
UNIT 1: KINEMATICS
1. Identify each as a vector (V) or a scalar (S).
Time ___ Distance ___ Displacement ___ Speed ___
Velocity ___ Acceleration ___ Mass ___ Force ___ Work ___
Energy ___ Power ___ Frequency ___

2. A jet moves at 410 km/h for 2.50 minutes. How far did it travel?

3. An animal starts in a location 70 cm left of a rock. It then moves to a location 20 cm right of

the rock, and finally, it moves to a location 30 cm left of the rock. Determine:
a) the total distance travelled b) the overall displacement

4. A person walks 500 m North in 41.0 s, and then walks 800 m South in 72.0 s. Determine her:
a) average speed b) average velocity

5. A train is initially located 450 m South of a city. If it then travels at 11.5 m/s North, then
determine the time required to arrive at a location 720 m North of the city.

6. Assume a reference system state that East is positive and West is negative. If an object has a
positive position, a negative velocity, and a negative acceleration, then describe its motion.

Use the following graph to answer the next 6 questions.

7. Briefly describe the motion of Ref: North +

the object. Position (m) South 

8. Determine the position of

the object at t = 8.0 s.

9. When is the object located

10 m North of the origin?

10. When is the object at rest?

11. Determine the displacement of

the object from t = 2.0 s to t = 9.5 s.

12. Determine the average velocity of

the object for the first 6.0 s.

13. Determine the instantaneous velocity

at t = 8.5 s. Time (s)

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14. An object is initially moving at 85 cm/s West. If it then experiences an acceleration
of 0.70 m/s2 East for 1.6 seconds, then determine its final velocity.

15. A car, starting at rest, accelerates to a speed of 26.0 m/s. If the distance travelled is 120 m,
then determine the time elapsed.

16. A ball is rolled up an incline with a speed of 3.5 m/s. After it rolls for 2.2 s, it is located 1.9 m
up the incline from where it started. Determine the acceleration of the ball.

17. A car, initially moving at 100 km/h, has its brakes applied and accelerates backwards at 4.40 m/s2.
Determine the distance required for it to slow down to 50.0 km/h.

Use the following graph to answer the next 5 questions.

18. Describe the motion.

velocity Ref: Right +
19. What is the velocity of the object (m/s) Left 
at t = 35 s?

20. When is the object at rest?

21. Determine the acceleration of

the object at:
a) t = 5.0 s
b) t = 25 s time (s)

22. Determine the displacement of

the object for the first 30 s.

23. What is the average velocity for

the entire journey?

UNIT 2: 2D KINEMATICS

1. A boy walks 40 m North, then 30 m West, and finally 90 m South. If this entire motion takes
2.50 minutes, determine his: a) average speed b) average velocity (mag and dir)

2. A boat sails the following course: 300 m at 40 E of S, and then 600 m at 10 S of W.
Sketch the vector that represents the overall displacement.

3. A person walks the following path: 120 m South, then 250 m at 20.0 W of N, and finally,
400 m at 35.0 N of E. What is her overall displacement (mag and dir)?

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4. A boat can travel at 10.0 m/s in still water. Starting on the shore, the boat is headed (aimed) East
across a 240 m wide river. If the current in the river is 7.50 m/s South, then determine:
a) the velocity of the boat with respect to the ground (mag and dir)
b) the time required for the boat to cross the river
c) how far downstream the boat travelled

5. A boat can travel at 12.0 m/s in still water. The boat is located on the northern shore of the river
and it must arrive at the dock, which is directly south of its present location. If the river is 440 m
wide and its current is 6.40 m/s East, then determine:
a) the angle the boat must aim
b) the velocity of the boat with respect to the ground (mag and dir)
c) the time required for the boat to cross the river

6. A toy rocket is launched straight upward at 37.5 m/s. Assume air resistance can be ignored.
a) Determine its maximum height.
b) Determine the total time required for it to hit the ground.
c) For the entire motion, sketch the following graphs:
(i) position vs time (ii) velocity vs time (iii) acceleration vs time

7. A rock is thrown straight upward from a height of 4.70 m above the ground and it takes a total
time of 3.38 seconds to hit the ground. If air resistance can be ignored, then determine its
initial speed.

8. A rock is thrown horizontally from a height of 19.0 m and at a speed of 31.0 m/s. If air resistance
can be ignored, determine:
a) the horizontal distance travelled by the object just before it hits the ground
b) the velocity (mag and dir) of the rock when it hits the ground

9. A golf ball is struck from the ground at a velocity of 81.0 m/s and at an angle of 27.0 above
the horizontal. Assume air resistance can be ignored.
a) Sketch the path made by the golf ball. Draw the velocity and acceleration vectors
halfway up to maximum height and at maximum height.
b) Determine the horizontal distance travelled just before it hits the ground.
c) Determine the landing velocity (mag and dir).

UNIT 3: DYNAMICS

1. Explain the following using Newton’s 3 laws:

a) When a puck is hit by the blade of a stick, the puck speeds up from rest.
b) The puck slides across the frictionless ice at a constant velocity.
c) When the puck hits the net, it slows down to rest.

2. A 5200 kg truck, moving forward at 70.0 km/h, has its brakes applied and comes to rest
over a distance of 45.0 m. Determine the resistive force on the truck (due to friction and
air resistance).

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3. A 16.5 kg rifle, initially at rest, fires a 380 g bullet at a muzzle velocity of 770 m/s. Assume
that the time of acceleration along the barrel is 44.0 milliseconds.
a) What is the average force on the bullet?
b) What is the acceleration of the rifle? Which of Newton’s laws are you using?

4. A skydiver is falling at a constant 6.40 m/s. If the force due to air resistance on her is 580 N,
then determine her mass.

5. A 66.0 kg Scona student is standing on a scale in an elevator. If the elevator is accelerating

downward at 2.50 m/s2, then determine the scale reading.

6. For the system shown, determine:

a) the force of A on B 280 N
b) the force of B on A
What do you notice about these two forces? 12.0 kg 30.0 kg
Explain.

7. For the following pulley systems, determine the magnitude of the acceleration
and the tension in the rope.
a) b)

800 g

3.10 kg
500 g 1.40 kg

8. A 75.0 kg crate is sliding to the right at 15.0 m/s along a level surface. If the coefficient of friction
between the crate and the ground is 0.440, then determine:
a) the acceleration of the crate b) the distance it travels to come to rest

9. A 61.0 kg sign is suspended by two ropes, 28.0

as shown in the diagram.

Determine the tension in each of the Rope 2

two ropes. 61.0 kg
Rope 1

10. A 38.0 kg box is being pushed along a horizontal F = 250 N

surface by a 250 N force acting downward at an
angle of 17.0. If the coefficient of kinetic friction 17.0
between the box and ground is 0.550, then determine: 38.0 kg
a) the normal force on the box
b) the acceleration of the box
k = 0.550
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11. A toy car is at rest on an 11.4 frictionless incline. When it is released, determine:
a) its acceleration b) how far it travels in 5.50 seconds
18.0 kg
12. An 18.0 kg object is being pushed up a 34.0 incline
with a force of 150 N (parallel to the incline surface). 150 N
What would be:
a) the normal force on the object?
34.0
b) the acceleration if there is no friction?

14. A 700 g mass is sliding down a 13 incline, and its acceleration is 1.5 m/s2 down the slope.
Determine the coefficient of friction between the mass and the surface.

UNIT 4: ENERGETICS

1. Determine the work required to:

a) hold a 460 g textbook at a height of 88.5 cm
b) lift a 460 g textbook to a height of 88.5 cm.
c) carry a 460 g textbook at a height of 88.5 cm and walk at at a constant 2.5 m/s
across a level floor

2. A 75.0 kg box is pulled by a diagonal force, F = 600 N

as shown. If it is moving to the right at a
constant 1.80 m/s for 5.30 seconds, then
23.0
determine the work done by: 75.0 kg
a) the force of gravity and the normal force
b) the force F
c) the friction force
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3. For the force-distance graph shown, 10

determine: 8
F (N) 6
a) the change in energy of the 4

object for the first 11.0 m 2

0 d (m)
b) the work done by the force -2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

F for the entire motion -4

-6

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4. A vehicle travelling at 75.0 km/h has a kinetic energy of 2.40 MJ. Determine its mass.

5. An object has a kinetic energy of 36 J. If the mass is tripled and the speed is halved, then
what is the new kinetic energy?

6. A 240 N/m spring is compressed 7.30 cm. A 51.0 g marble is placed on the end of it and
the spring is released. If the spring is 88.0% efficient, then determine the maximum (launch)
speed of the marble.
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7. In an experiment, a student varies the
distance that a thick elastic is stretched and
measures the force required.
Use a line of best-fit (assuming
it goes through the origin) to answer F
( 10 1 N)
the following.
a) Determine the spring constant
of the elastic.
b) If the elastic is compressed 6.0 cm
oriented vertically, and then released,
to what maximum height will
the elastic reach?
The mass of the elastic is
2.45 g. State assumptions.
d (cm)
8. For #7b, identify the energy conversions that take place:
a) when the elastic is initially stretched b) when the elastic is released
c) when the elastic rises up to max height

9. Consider the 550 kg rollercoaster shown.

a) Arrange locations A, B, C, and D
in order of increasing kinetic energy.
b) Determine its total mechanical energy
at: (i) location C
(ii) location B
c) Determine its speed at: C
(i) location D
B
(ii) location A
D
10. A 700 g cart is moving at speed
of 3.00 m/s and at a height of
85.0 cm. When it reaches the ground 3.00 m/s
below, it then hits a spring. If the
spring compresses 2.40 cm to bring the 85.0 cm
cart to rest, then what is its spring constant?

11. A 140 kg crate is dropped from a height of 22.2 m. If it lands with a speed of 13.5 m/s, then
determine: a) the work done by air resistance b) the average force due to air resistance

12. A 15.0 kg object is at rest on the top of an incline that is 3.60 m long. When it is released,
the average force of friction on the object is 22.0 N and the speed of the object when it reaches
the bottom of the incline, it is moving at 5.50 m/s. Determine:
a) the work done by friction b) the initial height of the object

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UNIT 6: SHM AND WAVES

1. A spring is attached to a 540 g cart and it oscillates in horizontal SHM. The minimum length
of the spring is 7.20 cm and the maximum length of the spring is 13.9 cm. If the cart’s
maximum acceleration is 11.6 m/s2, then determine the stiffness (spring constant) of the spring.

2. A mass is attached to a vertical spring and undergoes vertical SHM, making 15.0 oscillations
in 8.40 s. If the spring constant is 33.0 N/m, then determine the mass.

3. A spring has a rest length of 12.0 cm.

a) When a 250 g mass is attached to it, the spring stretches to a length of 17.5 cm
(when the mass is in equilibrium). What is the spring constant?
b) This mass-spring system is then placed on a horizontal, frictionless surface. The spring is
compressed and the mass is released, causing it to undergo horizontal SHM. If the
maximum speed of the mass is 1.11 m/s, then determine the maximum amplitude of
oscillation.

4. A mass-spring system is oscillating in vertical SHM with a period T. What happens to this period
if: a) the mass is quadrupled (× 4) b) the stiffness increases

5. A pendulum is oscillating with a period T. Determine the effect on the frequency if:
a) the length of the pendulum increases b) gravity is quadrupled (× 4)
c) the mass increases

6. A pendulum oscillates at a frequency of 0.44 Hz. Determine its length.

7. The bob on a 55 cm long pendulum reaches a maximum speed of 2.1 m/s. If this pendulum
is on Mars, which has 37.8% of Earth’s gravity, then determine the maximum height
reached by the bob (relative to the equilibrium position). Answer in cm.

8. For the amplitude vs time graph shown,

determine the frequency of oscillation.
7.0
9. A continuous wave train has 6 wave crests t ( 105 s)
in a distance of 84.0 cm. If the source vibration
complete 29.0 cycles in 3.50 seconds, how far
can one of these waves travel in 1.70 minutes?

10. A pulse travels from a light, fast medium to a heavy, slow medium, as shown. Sketch the reflected
and transmitted pulses after it reaches point P. For each, describe the speed, frequency,
wavelength, amplitude, orientation (upright, inverted), and direction.

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11. Two waves are superposed. Sketch the resultant wave.
a) b)

12. The fundamental frequency for a stretched string is 1.25 kHz. If the speed of wave through the
string (at that frequency) is 610 m/s, then what is the length of the string? Answer in cm.

13. When a stretched string is resonating at the third harmonic, the frequency is 447 Hz.
What would be the frequency of the next harmonic?

14. A 26.0 cm long stretched spring is resonating at the 3rd harmonic when the source frequency is
85.0 Hz.
a) Sketch the standing wave produced.
b) Determine the speed of the wave through the spring.

15. A 51.3 cm long closed air column is resonating at the third harmonic. The speed of sound
is 345 m/s.
a) Sketch the standing wave produced.
b) Determine the source frequency.
c) Determine the frequency of the next harmonic.

16. The fundamental frequency for an open air column to resonate is 240 Hz. The speed of sound
is 351 m/s.
a) Sketch the standing wave produced.
b) Determine the length of the air column.

17. A train whistle has a frequency of 7.50 kHz. The speed of sound is 340 m/s. What is
the apparent frequency if the train is moving at a speed of 28.0 m/s:
a) away from a stationary observer? b) towards a stationary observer?

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Unit 1: Kinematics SOLUTIONS

1. From left to right: S, S, V, S, V, V, S, V, S, S, S, S 2. 17.1 km
3. a) 140 cm b) 40 cm right 4. 11.5 m/s b) 2.65 m/s S
5. 102 s 6. East of origin, moving West, speeding up 7. See full solutions.
8. 3.5 m N of origin 9. 9.4 s 10. 4.25 s 11. 14 m N 12. 0.35 m/s S
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13. 5.2 m/s N 14. 0.27 m/s E 15. 9.2 s 16. 2.4 m/s down slope
17. 65.8 m 18. See full solutions. 19. 20 m/s left 20. 0, 30, and 55 s
2 2
21. a) 6.0 m/s right b) 4.0 m/s left 22. 1.1 km right 23. 10 m/s right

Unit 2: 2D Kinematics
1. a) 1.1 m/s b) 0.39 m/s at 59.0 S of W (31.0 W of S) 2.
3. 421 m at 54.9 N of E (35.1 E of N)
4. a) 12.5 m/s at 36.9 S of E (53.1 E of S) b) 24.0 s c) 180 m
5. a) 32.2 W of S (57.8 S of W) b) 10.2 m/s S c) 43.3 s
6. a) 71.7 m b) 7.65 s c) See full solutions 7. 15.2 m/s
8. a) 61.0 m b) 36.5 m/s at 31.9 below horizontal 9. a) See full solutions
9. b) 541 m c) 81.0 m/s at 27.0 below horizontal

Unit 3: Dynamics
1. a) 2nd b) 1st c) 3rd and 2nd 2. 2.18  104 N backwards
3. a) 6.65  103 N forward b) 403 m/s2 backwards 4. 59.1 kg 5. 482 N
6. a) 200 N right b) 200 N left 7. a) 3.77 m/s2 ; 3.02 N b) 3.71 m/s2 ; 18.9 N
8. a) 4.32 m/s2 left b) 26.1 m 9. 1.27  103 N ; 1.13  103 N
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10. a) 446 N b) 0.16 m/s backwards 11. a) 1.94 m/s2 b) 29.3 m
12. a) 146 N b) 2.85 m/s2 up slope 13. 0.074

Unit 4: Energetics
1. a) 0 b) 3.99 J c) 0 2. a) 0 b) 5.27 kJ c) 5.27 kJ
3. a) 72 J b) 30 J 4. 1.11  10 kg
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5. 27 J 6. 4.70 m/s
7. a) 150 N/m b) 11.2 m 8. See full solutions. 9. a) A, C, B, D
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9. b) 8.5 × 10 J for both c) (i) 18 m/s (ii) 5.9 m/s 10. 3.12 × 104 N/m
11. a) 1.77 × 10 J
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b) 799 N 12. a) 79.2 J b) 2.08 m

Unit 6: SHM and Waves

1. 187 N/m 2. 262 g 3. a) 44.6 N/m b) 8.24 cm
4. a) T  2 b) T  5. a) T  b) T  0.5 c) No effect
6. 1.3 m 7. 59 cm 8. 2.9  10 Hz
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9. 142 m
10. Reflected: same v, f,  ; A , inverted, opposite direction
Transmitted: same f, v and   ; A  ; upright, same direction
11. See diagrams on right.
12. 24.4 cm 13. 149 Hz 14. b) 14.7 m/s
15. b) 504 Hz c) 841 Hz 16. b) 73.1 cm
17. a) 6.93 kHz b) 8.17 kHz