A student in a physics class made a picture of the

situation but did not include the signs of the variables.

t
o
= 0 s
x
o
= __ 20 m
v
o
= __ 12 m/s
a = __ 6.0 m/s
2
What are the signs of the three missing variables?
x
o
v
o
a
1 +
2 + +
3 + +
4 + + +
5 +
x
A stoplight 20 m to the west turns yellow. Your car is
traveling west at 12 m/s. You hit the brakes and decelerate at
a rate of 6.0 m/s
2
. Your car stops before it reaches the
stoplight (which is considered to be at the origin).
The motion of a car is represented with the motion diagram
below.
Which graph best matches the motion diagram?
5 No graph represents
the motion correctly
v
t
1
v
t
2
v
t
3
v
t
4
x
v
initial
v
final

a
v
o
a
1 +
2 + +
3 +
4

A bicycle is moving on the road. Its motion is described
by the graph below.
What should the signs of v
o
and a be to be consistent
with the above graphical description?
v
t
A hot air balloon is stationary in the
sky as seen in the picture.
A person throws a ball up in the air
at 5 m/s.
Which set of equations best matches
this process?
1. V
f
= (5.0 m/s) + (10 m/s
2
) t
2. V
f
= ( - 5.0 m/s) + (10 m/s
2
) t
3. V
f
= (5.0 m/s) + ( - 10 m/s
2
) t
4. V
f
= ( - 5.0 m/s) + ( - 10 m/s
2
) t
5. Either 2 or 3 are correct
Which description best represents this situation?
1 This is a car that is moving to the right and is accelerating
in the same direction.
2 A ball was thrown upwards in the air at a speed of 20 m/s.
3 A ball was thrown downwards at a height of 5 m at a
speed of 20 m/s.
Susy sees the mathematical representation below in
her physics book.
ad v v
at t v d d
o
o o
2
2
1
2
2
2
+ =
+ + =
2
/ 10
/ 20
5
s m a
s m v
m d
o
o
=
=
=
1. Yes, all three diagrams are consistent.
2. No, Diagram A is not consistent with the other two.
3. No, Diagram B is not consistent with the other two.
4. No, Diagram C is not consistent with the other two.
5. None of the diagrams are consistent.
Are these three diagrams consistent with each other?
Alan sees the following three diagrams next to each
other in his physics book.
x
t
v
t
a
t
A
C B
Alan sees the following three diagrams next to each
other in his physics book.
x
t
v
t
a
t
A
C B
v
t
x
t
Bill pulls on a lawnmower parallel to the ground. The mower
moves at a constant speed up the hill.
x
y
mower on Earth F

mower on surface f F

mower on surface N

mower on student F

x
y
mower on Earth F

mower on surface f F

mower on surface N

mower on student F

x
y
mower on Earth F

mower on surface f F

mower on surface N

mower on student F

1
3
4
Which free body diagram best
represents the forces on the mower?
x
y
mower on Earth F

mower on surface f F

mower on surface N

mower on student F

2
Tom pulls a mower at 40-degrees relative to the ground.
1
2
3
4
x
40
0

y
mower on surface f F

mower on Earth F

mower on surface N

mower on student F

y
x
40
0

mower on surface f F

mower on Earth F

mower on surface N

mower on student F

x
y
40
0

mower on surface f F

mower on Earth F

mower on surface N

mower on student F

y
x
40
0

mower on surface f F

mower on Earth F

mower on surface N

mower on student F

Which free body diagram best

represents the forces on the mower?
Which diagram best represents the forces exerted on the car
by the Earth and the Earths surface?
The motion of a car is represented with the motion diagram
below.
x
x
y
1
x
y 2
x
y
3
x
y
4
a

initial
v

final
v

x
y
5
o
Kim pulls a sled on ice (no friction). The rope exerts a 150-N
force at an angle of 20
0
above horizontal. The mass of the
sled and her brother is 45 kg. g = 10 m/s
2
. The situation is
represented pictorially and mathematically.
Did the student mislabel or forget to include anything?
1) (150 N) should be
(150 N) sin 20
o
.

2) (150 N) should be
(150 N) cos 20
o


3) Include a +(150 N) sin 20
o
term in
the y equation.
x
x: (150 N) = (45 kg) a
x
y: N (45 kg)(10 m/s
2
) = (45 kg) 0
4) Both (1) and (3) need
corrections.

5) Both (2) and (3) need
corrections.


What are the missing signs?
x: (150 N) cos 20
o
= (45 kg) a
x
y: __ N __ (45 kg)(10 m/s
2
) __ (150 N) sin 20
o
= 0
1) + +
2) + +
3) +
4)
5) + + +
Kim pulls a sled on ice (no friction) with a 150-N force at an
angle of 20
0
. The mass of the sled and her brother is 45 kg.
g = 10 m/s
2
. The situation is represented pictorially and
mathematically.
x
o
Which word description below best matches the above
mathematical description?
1 The 0.80 N force of the Earth on the object causes its speed in
the x direction to increase from 0 to 16 m/s.

2 The object slows down due to a 0.80 N frictional force.

3 The object has a 10 m/s
2
acceleration in the y direction.

4 The net force causing the object to slow down is exerted in the
same direction as the initial velocity.

5 The objects velocity increases from 0 to 16 m/s.
x: 0 (0.80 N) = (1000 kg) a
x
y: N (1000 kg)(10 m/s
2
) = (1000 kg) 0
0 16 m/s = a
x
t
Which FBD best represents the above motion diagram for a
car?
x
y
1
x
y
2
x
y
3
x
y
4
car on Earth F

car on Earth F

car on Earth F

car on Earth F

car on ) surface( F

car on air F

car on ) surface( F

car on ) surface( F

car on ) surface(ll F

car on air F

car on (ll) surface F

car on (ll) surface F

car on (ll) surface F

initial
v

final
v

car on ) surface( F

A sign hangs on the side of a building, as shown below.

What free-body diagram
represents this situation?
1
sign on wire F

sign on Earth F

F wallonsign
3
sign on wire F

sign on Earth F

F wallonsign
2
sign on wire F

sign on Earth F

F wallonsign
1
Which FBD below best represents
the forces exerted on the ball as it
moves UP (ignore air resistance)?
ball on Earth F

ball on person F

2
ball on Earth F

3
ball on Earth F

ball on person F

4
ball on Earth F

ball on person F

x
y
Car on Earth F

Car on ) ( Surface F

Which speed versus time chart best represents this

situation?
1 2
3
v
t
v
t
v
t
Car on ) ll ( Surface F

Based on the description above, what can you say

about the masses of the objects?
A situation is described mathematically:
) 10 ( ) 5 ( ) 0 ( ) 0 (
2 1 2 1
s
m
m
s
m
m
s
m
m
s
m
m + = +
1 2
1 2
2 1
1 2
2 1
1.
2. 5
3. 5
4. 2
5. 2
m m
m m
m m
m m
m m
=
=
=
=
=
A small person is walking across a massive freely
floating raft in the water. Which picture represents this
process?
1
person
v

2
3
person
v

person
v

person
v

4
raft
v

raft
v

raft
v

A pendulum swings down and hits a

piece of clay at the bottom. Which
verbal description best matches the
pictorial description?
1 According to the conservation of energy, the increased mass
implies increased energy. y > y
o
.
2 Since energy is conserved, mass is not important. y = y
o
.
3 Momentum must be conserved when the pendulum hits the
clay, giving it a smaller velocity--so y < y
o
.
4 There is no accurate way to determine how y and y
o
compare.
y
o

y
A process is described mathematically:
final initial
M M M M
(

+ =
(

+ )
s
m
5 . 2 ( 4 )
s
m
10 ( )
s
m
5 ( 4 )
s
m
0 (
4M
M M
4M
s m v / 0 = s m v / 5 . 2 = s m v / 10 = s m v / 5 =
1.
4M
M M
4M
s m v / 0 = s m v / 5 . 2 = s m v / 10 = s m v / 5 =
3.
4M
M M
4M
s m v / 0 = s m v / 5 . 2 = s m v / 10 = s m v / 5 =
2.
Which of the diagrams best matches the description?
1 The energy in the system changes. This change is equal to the force
that Joe exerts on Dan multiplied by the distance Dan moves.
2 The energy in the system changes. This change is equal to the force
that Joe exerts on Dan multiplied by the distance Dan moves multiplied
by the cos 40
o
.
3 Dan is moving at a constant speed, thus the net force exerted on Dan
is zero. Zero net force means zero work. Thus, the energy of the
system does not change.
Joe pulls Dan at constant speed
upward along a frictionless water
slide.
Which of the following statements
best describes the situation?
40
o
Earth

System
Sue is carrying a basket of laundry to be washed. This
motion is represented by a free body diagram and a motion
diagram.
Which verbal description best
matches the diagrams? (The earth
and basket are the system)
1 Since the basket is moving, work is done on the basket and that is all
we are able to tell.
2 Sue does work, but the systems energy does not change.
3 The velocity is constant, the height is constant and Sue is doing work.
The internal energy of the system must be increasing.
4 No work is being done on the system which implies the systems
energy does not change.
=
constant

y

x

Earth

basket on hand
F

basket on earth
F

Alan is on a frictionless kiddie coaster.

Which energy bar chart best
matches this situation as the
car goes to the bottom?
h
i
=h
v
i
=0
h>h
f
>0
v
f
>0
K
i
+ U
gi
W = K
f
+ U
gf

K
i
+ U
gi
W = K
f
+ U
gf
K
i
+ U
gi
W = K
f
+ U
gf

1
2
3
If the same coaster was not
frictionless, which bar chart
would describe that process?
h
i
=h
v
i
=0
v
f
>0
K
i
+ U
gi
W = K
f
+ U
gf
+ AE
K
i
+ U
gi
W = K
f
+ U
gf

1
2
3
K
i
+ U
gi
W = K
f
+ U
gf
+ AE
h>h
f
>0
K
i
+ U
gi
W = K
f
+ U
gf

A roller coaster cars trip is described by the energy bar
chart shown below.
Which final point in the
picture below matches the
bar chart?
Initial
1 Final
2 Final
3 Final
4 Final
5 Final
y
0
K
i
+ U
gi
W = K
f
+ AE
The energy bar chart below represents a cars motion.
Which motion diagram matches this situation?
initial
v

final
v

final
v

initial
v

final
v

=
initial
v

0
final
= v

1
4
2
3
initial
v

A car is moving horizontally as described by the motion

diagram below.
Which energy bar chart best matches this?
final
v

initial
v

K
i
+ U
gi
W = K
f
+ U
gf

1
3
K
i
+ U
gi
W = K
f
+ U
gf

K
i
+ U
gi
W = K
f
+ U
gf

4
K
i
+ U
gi
W = K
f
+ U
gf

2
Two charged spheres are brought together. The electric
field measured at point A, points at a 45
o
angle North of
West.
Which of the following pictures below matches the
above description?
1
3
2
+q
+q

x
x
+q
+q

x
x
+q
+2 q
x
x
A
A
A
A textbook shows the following equation:
Which of the following verbal descriptions best matches
the above mathematical representation?
(1.6 x 10
-5
C) (5.0 x 10
6
N/C) 10 N = (0.015 kg) a
1 A proton is in electric field that experiences a 10 N
force holding it back.
2 A 0.015 kg object experiences just one force due to a
5.0 x 10
6
N/C electric field.
3 A charged particle is accelerating in an electric field
but also experiences a 10 N opposing force.
4 A particle with charge of 1.6 x 10
-5
C is accelerated by
a 10 N force.
A proton starts at rest between metal sheets with a
potential difference of 100 Volts across them.
Which motion diagram could match the protons motion
when released?
1
3
2
4
V
init
= 100 V
V
final
= 0 V
A situation is described mathematically:
The same situation is described in words below. Decide
which description fits the mathematical description best.
t
e N
I
A
=
) 3060 (
) 10 x 6 . 1 ( ) 10 x 3 (
19 12
= I
1 3 x 10
12
protons travel through a wire each hour.
2 3 x 10
12
electrons travel through a wire in each hour.
3 3 x 10
12
electrons travel through a wire in just under an
hour.
4 3 x 10
12
Coulombs of charge travel through a wire in just
under an hour.
1. Both pith balls are positively charged.
2. Both pith balls are negatively charged.
3. One pith ball is positively charged, the other is
negatively charged.
4. Both 1 and 2 are possible solutions
A picture is drawn below showing equipotential surfaces
for two fixed charged pith balls.
Which of the following verbal descriptions best match
the above equipotential surfaces?
Two positive charges
both with charge +q,
separated by a small
distance along the
horizontal axis.
Two particles, one with
charge +q, the other
with a charge q,
separated by a small
distance along the
horizontal axis.
Three identical magnitude charged spheres are shown
below.
Which electrical force diagram for objects corresponds
to the pictorial representation?
+q
1

+q
2
-q
3
y
x
q3 on q1
F

q3 on q2
F

y
x
q3 on q1
F

q3 on q2
F

y
x
q3 on q1
F

q3 on q2
F

y
x
q3 on q1
F

q3 on q2
F

1
4
3
2
A B C D
1 + +
2 +
3 + +
4 + + + +
5 + +
Four charged spheres, not necessarily the same magnitude
charge, are placed at the corners of a square. The net
electrical force on sphere C is zero.
What are the signs of the charged spheres to match the
above verbal description?
A
B
C
D
Steve sees the following circuit in their physics
textbook:
Which one of the following mathematical
representations best matches the above picture?
1 V
total
= I R
1
+ I R
2
+ I / R
3
+ I / R
4
2 V
total
= I R
1
+ I R
2
+ I R
3
+ I R
4
3 V
total
= I R
1
+ I R
2
+ (I/2) (1/ R
3
+ 1/ R
4
)

4 V
total
= I R
1
+ I R
2
+ I (1/R
3
+ 1/R
4
)
-1
R
1
R
2

R
3

R
4

Which verbal description below best matches the above
mathematical representation of a circuit?
1. The first resistor is in series while the other three are
in parallel.
2. Resistors two and three are connected in parallel to
each other. They are then connected in series to
resistor four. This combination is in series to resistor
one.
3. Resistors two and three are connected in series to
each other. They are connected in parallel to resistor
four. This combination is in series with resistor one.
V
total
= I R
1
+ I [(1/(R
3
+ R
2
) + 1/ R
4
)]
-1

Emma read the following passage about circuits:
We know that the 1
st
and 4
th
resistors in a circuit have
the same amount of current flowing through them and
the other resistors have a different value of current
flowing through them.
5 No circuit shown matches the description
R
3

R
4

R
2

R
1

1
Which one of the following circuits below best match the
description?
R
1

R
2

R
3

R
4

2
R
1

R
2

R
3

R
4

3
R
1
R
2

R
3

R
4

4
Steve is hooking up light bulbs. The flow of current through
two of the three bulbs is the same while a different current
flows through a third. All bulbs have the same resistance.
Which of the circuits below best matches the above
verbal description.
1
5
2
3
4 1 & 4
John sees the following circuit in his textbook.
Which of the mathematical representations below best
matches the above diagram?
R
1

R
2

R
3

1 |
.
|

\
|
+ + =
3 2 1 R
1
R
1
R
1
V I
) R R V(R
3 2 1
+ + = I
|
.
|

\
|
+ + =
3 2 1 R
1
R
1
R
1
V I
2
3
A picture of a basic flash light (wire and batteries of
negligible resistance) is shown below.
Which circuit best matches the above picture?
1
2
3
4
5 No circuit matches the picture.
Which free body diagram represents the moment when the
proton enters the magnetic field region?
1
p on field
F

p on earth
F

3
p on field
F

p on earth
F

proton
B Field out of screen
v

2
p on field
F

p on earth
F

Which diagram below describes the situation at point A?
(All are at right angles)
N
S
A
+
-
1
current
B field
A
current on magnet
F

2
current
B field
A
current on mag.
F

3
current
B field
current on magnet
F

A
An electron is moving to the right at a constant speed and
enters a magnetic field that is pointed towards the right.
Which motion diagram matches the above description?
1
4
3
5
2
Two magnets are hung as seen above. Which diagram
below represents the magnetic field lines?
1
N S
2
3
4