PHYSICAL SETTING PHYSICS - NYSED

1 The University of the State of New YorkREGENTS HIGH SCHOOL EXAMINATIONPHYSICAL SETTINGPHYSICSW ednesday, June 13, 2012 1:15 to 4:15 , onlyAnswer all questions in all parts of this examination according to the directionsprovided in the examination separate answer sheet for Part A and Part B 1 has been provided to the instructions from the proctor for completing the student information onyour answer sheet. Record your answers to the Part A and Part B 1 multiple-choicequestions on this separate answer sheet. Record your answers for the questions inPart B 2 and Part C in your separate answer booklet. Be sure to fill in the heading onthe front of your answer answers in your answer booklet should be written in pen, except for graphsand drawings, which should be done in pencil. You may use scrap paper to work outthe answers to the questions, but be sure to record all your answers on your separateanswer sheet or in your answer booklet as you have completed the examination, you must sign the statement printedon your separate answer sheet, indicating that you had no unlawful knowledge of thequestions or answers prior to the examination and that you have neither given norreceived assistance in answering any of the questions during the examination.

2 Youranswer sheet and answer booklet cannot be accepted if you fail to sign this ..A scientific or graphing calculator, a centimeter ruler, a protractor, and a copy of the 2006 Edition reference Tables for PHYSICAL SETTING / PHYSICS ,which you may need to answer somequestions in this examination, must be available for your use while taking this use of any communications device is strictly prohibited when taking thisexamination. If you use any communications device, no matter how briefly, yourexamination will be invalidated and no score will be calculated for NOT OPEN THIS EXAMINATION BOOKLET UNTIL THE SIGNAL IS June 12[2]Part AAnswer all questions in this (1 35): Foreach statement or question, choose the word or expression that, of those given, bestcompletes the statement or answers the question. Some questions may require the use of the 2006 EditionReference Tables for PHYSICAL your answers on your separate answer your answers to questions 1 and 2 on theinformation a drill during basketball practice, aplayer runs the length of the courtand back.

3 The player does this three times in60. The magnitude of the player s total displacementafter running the drill is(1) m(3) 60. m(2) 30. m(4) 180 m2 The average speed of the player during the drill is(1) m/s(3) m/s(2) m/s(4) 30. m/s3 A baseball is thrown at an angle of abovethe horizontal. The horizontal component of thebaseball s initial velocity is meters per second. What is the magnitude of the ball s initialvelocity?(1) m/s(3) m/s (2) m/s(4) m/s4 A particle could have a charge of(1) 10 19C(3) 10 19C(2) 10 19C(4) 10 19C5 Which object has the greatest inertia?(1) a 15-kg mass traveling at m/s(2) a mass traveling at 10. m/s(3) a mass traveling at m/s(4) a mass traveling at 15 m/s6 A car, initially traveling east with a speed of meters per second, is accelerated uniformlyat meters per second2east for 10. secondsalong a straight line.

4 During this the car travels a total distance of(1) 50. m(3) 102m(2) 60. m(4) 102m7 Which situation describes an object that has nounbalanced force acting on it?(1) an apple in free fall(2) a satellite orbiting Earth(3) a hockey puck moving at constant velocityacross ice(4) a laboratory cart moving down a frictionless30. incline8 A child riding a bicycle at 15 meters per secondaccelerates at meters per second2for seconds. What is the child s speed at the endof this interval?(1) 12 m/s(3) m/s(2) 27 m/s(4) m/s9 An unbalanced force of 40. newtons keeps a object traveling in a circle of meters. What is the speed of the object?(1) m/s(3) 16 m/s(2) m/s(4) m/s10 A block slides along a horizontal,frictionless surface at meters per second seconds. The magnitude of the block smomentum is(1) 200. kg m/s(3) kg m/s(2) kg m/s(4) kg m/s11 A puck sliding on a horizontalshuffleboard court is slowed to rest by africtional force of newtons.

5 What is thecoefficient of kinetic friction between the puckand the surface of the shuffleboard court?(1) (3) (2) (4) m(Not drawn to scale) June 12[3][OVER]12 A number of horizontal forces areexerted on a block on a frictionless, horizontalsurface. Which top-view diagram shows theforces producing the greatest magnitude ofacceleration of the block?13 On a small planet, an astronaut uses a verticalforce of 175 newtons to lift an boulder at constant velocity to a height of meter above the planet s surface. What isthe magnitude of the gravitational field strengthon the surface of the planet?(1) N/kg(3) N/kg(2) N/kg(4) N/kg14 A car uses its brakes to stop on a level this process, there must be a conversionof kinetic energy into(1) light energy(2) nuclear energy(3) gravitational potential energy(4) internal energy15 Which change decreases the resistance of a pieceof copper wire?

6 (1) increasing the wire s length(2) increasing the wire s resistivity(3) decreasing the wire s temperature(4) decreasing the wire s diameter16 A stone on the end of a string is whirled clockwise at constant speed in a horizontal circleas shown in the diagram pair of arrows best represents thedirections of the stone s velocity, v, andacceleration, a, at the position shown?17 How much work is done by the force lifting a hamburger vertically upward atconstant velocity meter from a table ?(1) J(3) J(2) J(4) J18 Two electrons are separated by a distance of 10 6 meter. What are the magnitude anddirection of the electrostatic forces each exertson the other?(1) 10 17N away from each other(2) 10 17N toward each other(3) 10 23N away from each other(4) 10 23N toward each otherva( 3 )va( 2 )va( 1 )va( 4 )StringStoneTop view( 3 ) NTop N( 2 )Top N( 1 ) NTop N( 4 ) NTop N19 Which object will have the greatest change inelectrical energy?

7 (1) an electron moved through a potential difference of V(2) a metal sphere with a charge of 10 9 Cmoved through a potential difference of V(3) an electron moved through a potential difference of V(4) a metal sphere with a charge of 10 9 Cmoved through a potential difference of V20 The resistance of a circuit remains graph best represents the relationshipbetween the current in the circuit and the potential difference provided by the battery?21 The wavelength of a wave doubles as it travelsfrom medium Ainto medium B. Compared to thewave in medium A, the wave in medium Bhas(1) half the speed(2) twice the speed(3) half the frequency(4) twice the frequency22 The watt second is a unit of (1) power(2) energy(3) potential difference(4) electric field strength23 Which quantity has both a magnitude and adirection?(1) energy(3) power(2) impulse(4) work24 A tuning fork vibrates at a frequency of 512 hertzwhen struck with a rubber hammer.

8 The soundproduced by the tuning fork will travel throughthe air as a(1) longitudinal wave with air molecules vibrating parallel to the direction of travel(2) transverse wave with air molecules vibratingparallel to the direction of travel(3) longitudinal wave with air molecules vibratingperpendicular to the direction of travel(4) transverse wave with air molecules vibratingperpendicular to the direction of travel25 A 3-ohm resistor and a 6-ohm resistor areconnected in parallel across a 9-volt statement best compares the potentialdifference across each resistor?(1) The potential difference across the 6-ohmresistor is the same as the potential difference across the 3-ohm resistor.(2) The potential difference across the 6-ohmresistor is twice as great as the potential difference across the 3-ohm resistor.(3) The potential difference across the 6-ohmresistor is half as great as the potential difference across the 3-ohm resistor.

9 (4) The potential difference across the 6-ohmresistor is four times as great as the potentialdifference across the 3-ohm A battery is used to operate a cell phonefor minutes. If the cell phone dissipates watt of power during its operation, the current that passes through the phone is(1) A(3) 19 A(2) A(4) 56 A27 A monochromatic beam of light has a frequencyof 1014hertz. What is the energy of a photon of this light?(1) 10 40J(3) 10 19J(2) 10 31J(4) 10 7J( 3 )PotentialDifferenceCurrent( 2 )PotentialDifferenceCurrent( 4 )( 1 ) June 12[4] June 12[5][OVER]28 A 10 9-coulomb test charge is placed neara negatively charged metal sphere. The sphereexerts an electrostatic force of magnitude 10 5newton on the test charge. What isthe magnitude and direction of the electric fieldstrength at this location?(1) 104N/C directed away from thesphere(2) 104N/C directed toward the sphere(3) 10 5N/C directed away from thesphere(4) 10 5N/C directed toward the sphere29 What is characteristic of both sound waves andelectromagnetic waves?

10 (1) They require a medium.(2) They transfer energy.(3) They are mechanical waves.(4) They are longitudinal A small object is dropped through a loop of wireconnected to a sensitive ammeter on the edge ofa table , as shown in the diagram reading on the ammeter is most likelyproduced when the object falling through theloop of wire is a(1) flashlight battery(3) brass mass(2) bar magnet(4) plastic ruler31 What is the wavelength of a soundwave traveling at 326 meters per second throughair?(1) m(3) m(2) m(4) 130. m32 Ultrasound is a medical technique that transmitssound waves through soft tissue in the humanbody. Ultrasound waves can break kidney stonesinto tiny fragments, making it easier for them tobe excreted without pain. The shattering ofkidney stones with specific frequencies of soundwaves is an application of which wavephenomenon?(1) the Doppler effect(3) refraction(2) reflection(4) resonance33 In the diagram below, a stationary source locatedat point Sproduces sound having a constant frequency of 512 hertz.