Physics Final Exam Questions and Answers Latest Review 2026/2027
(Semester 2) Physics
Sem. 2 Final Review (149 pts – 93 MC, 56 Written)
(Static Electricity, Current Electricity, Fluids, Waves and Sound, Color/Light/Mirrors and Lenses)
Static Electricity: Multiple Choice (12 pts + 2 pts Lab)
1. Two Like charges repel
2. Twice as far Apart, 1/4 as strong.
3. Conservation of Charge means? Charge Cannot be Created or Destroyed/Stays the Same
4. Something becomes positive, something else must be Negative
5. What makes a good insulator? Keeps Charges where they are (Rubber, Glass, Plastic)
Induction
6. 3 ways to charge an object: Conduction Friction
7. Unit of Charge: Coulomb (C)
8. Unit of electric potential: Volt (V)
9. Size of the electric field inside a conductor? Zero
10. Why does your hair stand up on a Van De Graaff generator? Charges love points, cannot escape to the ground
11. Best Lightning Rod? Trees
12. Best place to be during a lightning storm? Inside Metal (Car)
Lab Questions: (Static Station Lab)
13. Why is water attracted to charged objects? Polarized
14. Why can’t charge affect things through a metal object? Shielding (Charge spreads out on the outside)
Static Electricity Written Questions: (10 pts)
15. Explain Electric Potential vs. Electric Potential Energy (2 pts)
Size of the Field Charge in the field
16. Explain High electric potential, low electric potential energy or Low electric potential, high electric potential
energy (2 pts) Big Field, Small Charge Small Field, Big Charge
17. Show the object to the right as being polarized (2 pts)
Neutral
18. 4 Steps for an induction: (4 pts) Polarize Object/Bring Charge Close Remove Ground
Ground Object Remove Charge
, Current Electricity: Multiple Choice (12)
Amperes (A)
19. What are each of the following measured in? Current?
Resistance? Ohms ( )
Electric Power? Watts (W)
Temperature
20. The 4 things resistance in a wire depend on: Length Width Material
21. What is the resistance of a thin wire compared to a thick one? Thin has more Resistance
22. What is the symbol for resistor in a schematic diagram (symbol picture)?
23. What becomes of the electrical energy “used up” by a resistor (appliance) Heat
Light Sound Movement
24. When one light goes out of 3, what happens in Series? All Out Parallel? Rest Stay On
25. What is true of Parallel Current if you add resistors? Total Resistance Goes Down, Current Goes Up
26. What is true of Series Current if you add resistors? Total Resistance Goes Up, Current Goes Down
27. What do Fuses or Circuit Breakers do? Prevent Overloading
28. Series Resistors: 4 Ohms and 4 Ohms = 8 Ohms
Lab Questions: (6 labs – 12 pts)
Black 0 Brown 1 Red 2 Orange 3 Yellow 4 Green 5 Blue 6 Violet 7 Gray 8 White 9
29. Red, Green ,Blue Brown, Violet, Orange
25000000 Ω 17000 Ω
30. If the current is 2A and the resistance is 3, what is the voltage? 2x3 = 6V
31. If the Voltage is 12 V and the resistance is 4A, what is the current? 12/4 = 3 Ohms
32. If the power is 600 W and the voltage is 120 V, how much current is there? 600/120 = 5A
33. If the power is 1000 W and the cost per Kw-hr is $.10, how much will it cost to run the appliance for 1 day? (24
hrs.) 1000/1000 = 1x0.10x24 = 2.4
34. In series, what is the same everywhere in the circuit? Current
35. In Series, what happens to the voltage given to each resistor? It Divides
36. In Parallel, what is the same everywhere in the circuit? Voltage
37. In Parallel, what happens to the current flowing to each resistor? It Divides
38. How are switches wired in a house circuit? Series
39. How are plugs usually wired in a house circuit? Parallel
(Semester 2) Physics
Sem. 2 Final Review (149 pts – 93 MC, 56 Written)
(Static Electricity, Current Electricity, Fluids, Waves and Sound, Color/Light/Mirrors and Lenses)
Static Electricity: Multiple Choice (12 pts + 2 pts Lab)
1. Two Like charges repel
2. Twice as far Apart, 1/4 as strong.
3. Conservation of Charge means? Charge Cannot be Created or Destroyed/Stays the Same
4. Something becomes positive, something else must be Negative
5. What makes a good insulator? Keeps Charges where they are (Rubber, Glass, Plastic)
Induction
6. 3 ways to charge an object: Conduction Friction
7. Unit of Charge: Coulomb (C)
8. Unit of electric potential: Volt (V)
9. Size of the electric field inside a conductor? Zero
10. Why does your hair stand up on a Van De Graaff generator? Charges love points, cannot escape to the ground
11. Best Lightning Rod? Trees
12. Best place to be during a lightning storm? Inside Metal (Car)
Lab Questions: (Static Station Lab)
13. Why is water attracted to charged objects? Polarized
14. Why can’t charge affect things through a metal object? Shielding (Charge spreads out on the outside)
Static Electricity Written Questions: (10 pts)
15. Explain Electric Potential vs. Electric Potential Energy (2 pts)
Size of the Field Charge in the field
16. Explain High electric potential, low electric potential energy or Low electric potential, high electric potential
energy (2 pts) Big Field, Small Charge Small Field, Big Charge
17. Show the object to the right as being polarized (2 pts)
Neutral
18. 4 Steps for an induction: (4 pts) Polarize Object/Bring Charge Close Remove Ground
Ground Object Remove Charge
, Current Electricity: Multiple Choice (12)
Amperes (A)
19. What are each of the following measured in? Current?
Resistance? Ohms ( )
Electric Power? Watts (W)
Temperature
20. The 4 things resistance in a wire depend on: Length Width Material
21. What is the resistance of a thin wire compared to a thick one? Thin has more Resistance
22. What is the symbol for resistor in a schematic diagram (symbol picture)?
23. What becomes of the electrical energy “used up” by a resistor (appliance) Heat
Light Sound Movement
24. When one light goes out of 3, what happens in Series? All Out Parallel? Rest Stay On
25. What is true of Parallel Current if you add resistors? Total Resistance Goes Down, Current Goes Up
26. What is true of Series Current if you add resistors? Total Resistance Goes Up, Current Goes Down
27. What do Fuses or Circuit Breakers do? Prevent Overloading
28. Series Resistors: 4 Ohms and 4 Ohms = 8 Ohms
Lab Questions: (6 labs – 12 pts)
Black 0 Brown 1 Red 2 Orange 3 Yellow 4 Green 5 Blue 6 Violet 7 Gray 8 White 9
29. Red, Green ,Blue Brown, Violet, Orange
25000000 Ω 17000 Ω
30. If the current is 2A and the resistance is 3, what is the voltage? 2x3 = 6V
31. If the Voltage is 12 V and the resistance is 4A, what is the current? 12/4 = 3 Ohms
32. If the power is 600 W and the voltage is 120 V, how much current is there? 600/120 = 5A
33. If the power is 1000 W and the cost per Kw-hr is $.10, how much will it cost to run the appliance for 1 day? (24
hrs.) 1000/1000 = 1x0.10x24 = 2.4
34. In series, what is the same everywhere in the circuit? Current
35. In Series, what happens to the voltage given to each resistor? It Divides
36. In Parallel, what is the same everywhere in the circuit? Voltage
37. In Parallel, what happens to the current flowing to each resistor? It Divides
38. How are switches wired in a house circuit? Series
39. How are plugs usually wired in a house circuit? Parallel
