HONORS PHYSICS Mid-Term EXAM REVIEW GENERAL 1) TheMidTermisworth10%ofyourFinalGrade.

Itwillconsistof:

AMultipleChoicesectioncontaining40items. AnOpenEndedsectioncontaining6itemswithmultipleparts. Eachsectionisworth50%ofyourMidTermscore. 2) Examgradeswillbescaled. 3) MakesurethatallofyourquantitiesareinbasicMKSunits(seebelow). 4) Youwillbeallowedtouseeitherbothsidesofa5x7indexcardoronesideof an8.5x11sheetofpaper.

UNITS Quantity Symbol Unit N sec Hz m/sec J J W m N/C V A T C

force F period T frequency f velocity v energy KE,PE work W power P wavelength electricfield E voltage V current I resistance R magneticfield B charge Q indexofrefraction n

MULTIPLE CHOICE Wave Motion a) superposition (waves crossing) b) polarization c) refraction (what is and isnt affected) d) interference (characteristic of waves) e) amplitude (represents energy) Light a) concave mirror/convex lens: formulas image characteristics determination of focal point b) plane mirrors: image characteristics Law of Reflection ray diagrams c) refraction: Snells Law critical angle & total internal reflection effect of density (n) of medium on angle ray diagrams d) interference/diffraction: what will appear on the pattern (bright or dark) based on the path difference Electrostatics b)

a) electrostatic properties applied to electroscopes. Coulombs Law:

inverse-squared law force is a vector (it has direction) action-reaction c) electric field drawings

Electricity

a) factors affecting resistance b) circuit analysis (series/parallel) c) simplifying resistors d) Ohms Law & Power e) distinguishing series vs parallel resistors

Electromagnetism

a) left hand rules: electromagnetism & force b) F=IBL ; F=qvB c) force between parallel wires d) Lenz Law & electromagnetic induction

OPEN-ENDED 1. Standing Waves: using the math models to make & test a prediction 2. Snells Law: (a) ray diagrams for a single boundary or two boundaries (b) use of the mathematical models 3. Interference Pattern: (a) applying the mathematical model for (b) explaining how pattern will be affected by changing L, d, or : i. more or less nodal lines or ii. the antinodes will become more narrow or wider 4. Coulombs Law/Electric Field/Electric Potential Energy: determine electric field strength draw electric field lines determine electric force determine whether electric potential energy increases or decreases determine work and potential difference 5. Ohms Law: draw a simple circuit to determine the resistance of a resistor graph current and voltage data determine resistance from the graph sources of error 6. Design an Experiment: Given a selection of materials, design an experiment (apparatus & procedure) and explain how the experiment can be used to: (a) demonstrate the principle of electromagnetic induction (b) determine the speed of sound (c) determine the focal length of a curved mirror/convex lens (d) determine the index of refraction of an optical medium

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

(a) (b) (c) (d)