Exam Review

SPH 3U1 Exam Review Topics

Unit 1 Forces and Motion

• Math Skills (significant figures, scientific notation, vectors, scalars, adding vectors, trig)
• Uniform Motion
• 2D Motion
• Uniform acceleration, acceleration due to gravity
• Using the kinematic equations
• d- t and v-t graphs (finding velocity and accel)
• Projectile motion

Unit 2 Forces

• Forces
• Free body diagrams
• Newton’s Laws (Inertia, F=ma, Action-reaction)
• Universal Gravitation
• Friction
• Dynamics (force and kinematic problems)

Unit 3 Energy and Society

• Forms of Energy and Energy Transformations
• Work
• Power
• Mechanical energy (PE and KE)
• Conservation of Energy and Efficiency
• Heat and heat capacity (Q = cmt, latent heat of fusion and vaporization, principle of heat exchange)
• Alternative Energy Resources
• Radioisotopes, radioactive decay and nuclear equations, half-life

Unit 4 Waves and Sound

• Pendulum
• Vibrations
• Wave motion (Transmission and reflection, Refraction and Diffraction)
• Wave equation
• Speed of Sound and Mach number
• Interference and Superposition
• Resonance and beat frequency
• Standing Waves
• Sound Intensity
• The Ear
• Doppler Effect
• Scales and vibrating strings
• Resonance in Open and Closed Air columns

Unit 5 - Electricity and Magnetism

• Electrostatics
• Electric Fields
• Current, Potential Difference (Voltage) and Resistance
• Ohm’s Law (V= IR)
• Kirchoff’s Laws and Circuit Analysis
• Power (P=VI, kwh and cost of electricity)
• Magnetism (polarity, fields)
• Oersted’s Discovery (electricity –> magnetism)
• Coils and Solenoids
• Motor Principle (DC Motor)
• Faraday’s Discovery (mag –>elect.)
• Lenz’s Law
• Generators (DC and AC)
• Transformers
• Transmission and Distribution (power loss)

Look over your unit tests and go over a number of questions from each Unit Review section in your textbook. There are a number of M/C and T/F questions. Pick out a number of problems from each of the unit reviews.

Unit 1 p 100 # 1- 24, 31, 36, 41, 43, 44, 49, 50, 57,58, 60, 61

Unit 2 p p 208 # 1-23,28,36,39,40,51,52, 55, 69,70

Unit 3 p 364 # 1-32, 34-36, 39, 40, 52, 54, 57, 66, 72, 95,97

Unit 4 p 490 # 1- 8, 10-36, 41-44,52, 82, 90

Unit 5 p p 626 # 1-28, 32, 36, 38, 46, 55-58, 65-68,84,85