All Science Tests are on Wednesday, June 17 th. Students who take more than one Science class will take their second science final on Thursday, June 18 from 8:00-10:00 AM in the Library. The CP Physics Final covers all material from Marking Periods 3 and 4. How to use this Study Guide: As you go through the different bullets, cross off the key words, key concepts, and examples that you know well. When you are finished with the list, go over the bullets you had trouble with over and over again. Study hard! Do well! Impulse and Momentum Key Terms: Momentum, Impulse, Change in Momentum Momentum o What is the formula for momentum? What are the units for momentum? How do you solve momentum problems? How do you solve for each variable? o Conceptually speaking, what is momentum? Impulse o What is the formula for impulse? What are the units for impulse? How do they relate to momentum? How do you solve for each variable? o Conceptually speaking, what is impulse? Impulse and Momentum o How are Momentum and Impulse related? What are the formulas for Impulse and Momentum when they are set equal to each other? o What happens to an object with a certain impulse and a long time interval? o What happens to an object with a certain impulse and a short time interval? The Law of Conservation of Momentum Key Terms: Elastic Collision, Inelastic Collision, Law of Conservation of Momentum What does the Law of Conservation of Momentum say? o What is the formula?
The Law of Conservation of Momentum (continued) What is an elastic collision? o What are some examples of an elastic collision? o What is the formula for an elastic collision? o What happens to kinetic energy in an elastic collision? What is an inelastic collision? o What are some examples of an inelastic collision? o What is the formula for an inelastic collision? o What happens to kinetic energy in an elastic collision? Simple Harmonic Motion Key Terms: Equilibrium Position, Vibrating, Oscillate, Period, Frequency, Hertz What is simple harmonic motion? o What factors affect the motion of a pendulum? What is the formula for a pendulum? How do you solve for each variable in the formula? o What factors affect the motion of a mass-spring system? What is the formula for a mass-spring system? How do you solve for each variable in the formula? What is are the formulas for Period and Frequency? Waves Key Terms: Sine Curve, Crest, Trough, Wavelength, Amplitude, Transverse, Longitudinal, Surface Wave, Superposition, Interference Pattern, Constructive Interference, Destructive Interference, Beat, Reflection, Standing Wave, Fundamental Frequency, Harmonic, Node, Antinode, Doppler Effect, Blue Shift, Red Shift, Barrier Wave, Bow Wave, Shock Wave, Sonic Boom How fast do waves travel? o What is the formula for this? How do you solve for each variable in the formula? o What is the speed of sound in air? What assumptions do we make about air when we say it travels this fast? What does amplitude and frequency affect in sound? o What is the speed of light? What else travels at this speed? What does amplitude and frequency affect in sound?
Waves (continued) Fineman CP Physics Final Study Guide What is a transverse wave? o What are some examples of waves that SOLELY behave like a transverse wave? What is a longitudinal wave? o What are some examples of waves that SOLELY behave like a longitudinal wave? What is an interference pattern? o What is constructive interference? o What is destructive interference? What is complete destructive interference? What are beats? o Why do they occur? o What is the formula that describes beat frequencies? o What is the sound frequency threshold for humans? What happens when a wave hits the boundary between two objects? o What happens when this boundary is rigid? o What happens when this boundary is non-rigid? What are standing waves? o Why do they occur? o What is a node? Why does it occur? o What is an antinode? Why does it occur? o How do you determine the harmonic of a standing wave? What is a fundamental frequency? How do you find all other subsequent harmonic frequencies? What is the Doppler Effect? o Why does it occur? o When does it occur? o What types of things are affected by the Doppler Effect? What is a blue shift? Why does it happen? When does it happen? What is a red shift? Why does it happen? When does it happen? What happens when an object goes faster than the speed of its medium? o What is a bow wave?
Waves (continued) Light Fineman CP Physics Final Study Guide What are they shaped like? o What is a shockwave? What are they shaped like? What does it sound like? Key Terms: Radiation, Photon, White Light, Reflection, Opaque, Transmit, Transparent, Translucent, Law of Reflection, Normal, Incident Ray, Angle of Incidence, Angle of Reflection, Reflected Ray, Specular, Diffuse, Refraction, Index of Refraction, Medium, Snell s Law, Lens, Focal Point, Principal Axis, Converging Lens, Diverging Lens, Object, Image, Ray Diagram, Real Image, Virtual Image, Upright, Inverted, Magnification What is a photon? o How are they created? o Why are they weird? What is an opaque object? o What is happening to light that makes objects appear opaque? What is a translucent object? o What is happening to light that makes objects appear translucent? What is a transparent object? o What is happening to light that makes objects appear transparent? Why do objects appear different colored under different light sources? Label a drawing showing incident rays, angle of incidence, normal, angle of reflection, and refracted ray. o Draw light reflecting off of surfaces properly using a protractor and using the Law of Reflection. What is specular reflection? What is diffuse reflection? Know what the Law of Reflection says. o What is the formula for the Law of Reflection? Find an object s index of refraction using: o The index of refraction formula What is the formula that describes an object s index of refraction? o Snell s Law Snell s Law o Why does light bend?
Light (continued) How will light bend when it travels into a medium with a relatively higher index of refraction? How will light bend when it travels into a medium with a relatively lower index of refraction? When does light not bend as it travels into a different medium? o What is the formula for Snell s Law? When do you use the inverse sine function? Ray Diagrams o How to construct one when light passes through a converging lens o How to construct one when light passes through a diverging lens How do you describe the image that is formed?