PHYSICS REVIEW QUIZ - WEEK TWO - 2025

What is your name? (Please write both your first and last name.)

What are your career plans?

What university or universities would you like to attend in the future?

1. In a right-angled triangle, the side opposite the right angle is called the:

• A) Hypotenuse
• B) Adjacent side
• C) Opposite Side
• D) None of the above

2. Which trigonometric function is equal to the ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse in a right triangle?

• A) Sine
• B) Cosine
• C) Tangent
• D) Adjacent

3. Which trigonometric function is equal to the ratio of the opposite side to the adjacent side in a right triangle?

• A) Sine
• B) Cosine
• C) Tangent
• D) Adjacent

4. The angle of elevation of the summit from the bottom of the second lift at Snow Bowl is 33 ̊. If a skier rides 1000 km on this lift to the summit, what is the vertical distance between the bottom of the lift and the summit?

• A) 504.0 m
• B) 622.8 m
• C) 885.7 m
• D) 544.6 m

5. Find the length of the altitude of an isosceles triangle whose base has length 20.0 cm and whose base angles each has a measure of 45 ̊.

• A) 2.5 cm
• B) 5 cm
• C) 10.0 cm
• D) 15.0 cm

6. The angle of elevation of the Rock Mountain fire control tower from the top of Blue Mountain 3.0 km away (horizontal distance) is 18 ̊. How much higher than Blue Mountain is the fire control tower?

• A) 0.05 km
• B) 1.0 km
• C) 0.010 km
• D)10 km

7. An ant is looking up at you with an angle of elevation of 24 ̊. If you are 150 cm tall, how far is the ant from your foot?

• A) 284 cm
• B) 324 cm
• C) 337 cm
• D) 345 cm