Physics Final Exam revision b 11/7/14
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6. A photon of light has a wavelength of about 800 nm (1nm = 1 x 10-9 m). What is the energy of this photon of light? Show all calculations leading to an answer.
7. When a wave crosses a surface at an angle from one medium into another, why does it change directions as it moves across the boundary into the new medium? Use 3 – 4 complete sentences in your own words to explain.
8. Suppose a piano tuner hears 2 beats/second when listening to the combined sound from the tuning fork and the piano note being tuned. After slightly loosening the string, she hears 1 beat/second. Should she continue to loosen the string or tighten it in order to get it “in tune”? Defend your answer with 3 – 4 complete sentences.
9. What conditions must exist for a converging lens to produce a virtual image? Please respond with 3 - 4 complete sentences.
10. Suppose the thickness of an oil film on water is just the right thickness for canceling yellow light. What color will your eye see? Explain using 3 – 4 complete sentences.
11. A hard-rubber or plastic comb rubbed against wool can often be shown to have a static charge. Why does a metal comb not readily show a static charge when rubbed against wool? Use 3 – 4 complete sentences in your answer.
12. Two electrically-charges spheres are suspended from insulated threads a certain distance from each other. There is a certain amount of
A. How did the experiment in Part I demonstrate surface tension? Use your experiment observations when answering this question.
G. Use the concept of chemical potential energy to summarize why chlorophyll absorbs the wavelengths of light it does.
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4. You are shown a picture of an elephant. Explain how that stimulus is processed from the retina to the visual cortex of the brain.
As we age or incur visual impairment, we may need brighter light when reading. Explain why this is the case.
2.) Answer the following questions based on a reading of the above document and material from your textbook.
Provide detailed descriptions and show all calculations used to arrive at solutions for the following questions:
Batteries store energy in chemical form. They release energy by pumping electrons’ through wires from the minus pole to the plus pole. Devices inbetween convert this energy to another form, Efficieny- e.motor=85%, combustion= 20%
A convex lens ( f = 20.0 cm) is placed 10.0 cm in front of a plane mirror. A matchstick is placed 25.0 cm in front of the lens as shown. (a) If you look through the lens toward the mirror, where will you see the image of the matchstick? (b) Is the image real or virtual? Explain. (c)
5) What is the magnitude of the electric field at the origin produced by a semi-circular arc of charge = -4.6 μC, twice the charge of the quarter-circle arc?
I was previously in HIST 155, PH 141, and MATH 160. To be a full-time student I need 12 credit hours. Starting October 16, I start a recovery course class. This class is ANTH 120 (Anthropology) and is worth 4 credit hours and will be on Mondays from 3:00 – 5:00
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MC For the pressure–depth relationship for a fluid [pic] it is assumed that (a) the pressure decreases with depth, (b) a pressure difference depends on the reference point, (c) the fluid density is constant, (d) the relationship applies only to liquids. (c)
Once you have read the textbook chapter and the Reading, answer discussion questions 1, 3- 5 (ignore questions 2 and 6).
Wave models of light help us understand the similarities between light and the movement of water to explain properties of light we can 't see. Refer to diagram 2.1 for example. For example of this we can look at a prism. When a white light shines through it, it splits into seven different colors. ROYGBIV: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and violet. This is called the visible spectrum.