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The worker’s pull on the handle of the cart can best be described as a force having
1. magnitude, only
2. direction, only
3. both magnitude and direction
4. neither magnitude nor direction
Kinematics: Question 2 of 4
A car travels 90. meters due north in 15 seconds. Then the car turns around and
travels 40. meters due south in 5.0 seconds. What is the magnitude of the average
velocity of the car during this 20.-second interval?
1. 2.5 m/s
2. 5.0 m/s
3. 6.5 m/s
4. 7.0 m/s
How far will a brick starting from rest fall freely in 3.0 seconds?
1. 15 m
2. 29 m
3. 44 m
4. 88 m
Statics: Question 1 of 5
If the sum of all the forces acting on a moving object is zero, the object will
Statics: Question 2 of 5
The graph below represents the relationship between gravitational force and mass for
objects near the surface of Earth.
Statics: Question 3 of 5
A spring scale reads 20. newtons as it pulls a 5.0-kilogram mass across a table. What
is the magnitude of the force exerted by the mass on the spring scale?
1. 49 N
2. 20. N
3. 5.0 N
4. 4.0 N
The diagram below shows a block sliding down a plane inclined at angle Θ with the
horizontal.
As angle Θ is increased, the coefficient of kinetic friction between the bottom surface
of the block and the surface of the incline will
1. decrease
2. Increase
3. remain the same
4.
Statics: Question 5 of 5
An object weighs 100. newtons on Earth’s surface. When it is moved to a point one
Earth radius above Earth’s surface, it will weigh
1. 25.0 N
2. 50.0 N
3. 100. N
4. 400. N
Dynamics: Question 1 of 4
A net force of 10. newtons accelerates an object at 5.0 meters per second2. What net
force would be required to accelerate the same object at 1.0 meter per second2?
1. 1.0 N
2. 2.0 N
3. 5.0 N
4. 50. N
Dynamics: Question 2 of 4
A 2.0 x 103-kilogram car travels at a constant speed of 12 meters per second around a
circular curve of radius 30. meters.
What is the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration of the car as it goes around the
curve?
1. 0.40 m/s2
2. 4.8 m/s2
3. 800 m/s2
4. 9,600 m/s2
Dynamics: Question 3 of 4
A 2.0 x 103-kilogram car travels at a constant speed of 12 meters per second around a
circular curve of radius 30. meters.
As the car goes around the curve, the centripetal force is directed
Dynamics: Question 4 of 4
The amount of work done against friction to slide a box in a straight line across a
uniform, horizontal floor depends most on the
A 1,200-kilogram car traveling at 10. meters per second hits a tree and is brought to
rest in 0.10 second. What is the magnitude of the average force acting on the car to
bring it to rest?
1. 1.2 × 102N
2. 1.2 × 103N
3. 1.2 × 104N
4. 1.2 × 105N
Momentum: Question 2 of 2
information below. A 2.0 × 103-kilogram car travels at a constant speed of 12 meters
per second around a circular A 1.2-kilogram block and a 1.8-kilogram block are
initially at rest on a frictionless, horizontal surface. When a compressed spring
between the blocks is released, the 1.8-kilogram block moves to the right at 2.0
meters per second, as shown.
What is the speed of the 1.2-kilogram block after the spring is released?
1. 1.4 m/s
2. 2.0 m/s
3. 3.0 m/s
4. 3.6 m/s
v1 = m2v2/m1.
Power: Question 1 of 1
A 3.0-kilogram block is initially at rest on a frictionless, horizontal surface. The block
is moved 8.0 meters in 2.0 seconds by the application of a 12-newton horizontal
force, as shown in the diagram below.
1. 24 W
2. 32 W
3. 48 W
4. 96 W
Energy: Question 1 of 2
An object weighing 15 newtons is lifted from the ground to a height of 0.22 meter.
The increase in the object’s gravitational potential energy is approximately
1. 310 J
2. 32 J
3. 3.3 J
4. 0.34 J
Energy: Question 2 of 2
Note that this question has only three choices
1. decreases
2. increases
3. remains the same
4.
Which diagram best represents the charge distribution on the spheres when a
positively charged rod is brought near sphere x, but does not touch it?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Static Electricity: Question 2 of 3
Which graph best represents the electrostatic force between an alpha particle with a
charge of +2 elementary charges and a positively charged nucleus as a function of
their distance of separation?
1.
2.
3.
4.
When a neutral metal sphere is charged by contact with a positively charged glass
rod, the sphere
1. loses electrons
2. gains electrons
3. loses protons
4. gains protons
Moving 2.5 × 10–6 coulomb of charge from point A to point B in an electric field
requires 6.3 × 10–4 joule of work. The potential difference between points A and B is
approximately
1. 1.6 × 10–9V
2. 4.0 × 10–3V
3. 2.5 × 10–2V
4. 1.0 × 10–14V
2. If the escape velocity of a rocket from the surface of the Earth is ve , then the escape velocity
of the same rocket from the surface of a planet whose acceleration due to gravity as well as
radius are 3 times that of the Earth is
3 ve ve / 3 ve 9 ve
3. A planet is moving around the Sun in a circular orbit of circumference C. The work done on
the planet by the gravitational force F of the Sun is
4. A satellite is moving around the Earth in a circular orbit with a velocity V. If the gravitational
force of the Earth were to suddenly disappear, then the satellite would
5. If the distance between two masses is increased by a factor of 4, the gravitational force of
attraction between them will
reduce by a factor of 16
increase by a factor of 4
remain Same
reduce by a factor of 4
2. If the escape velocity of a rocket from the surface of the Earth is ve , then the escape velocity
of the same rocket from the surface of a planet whose acceleration due to gravity as well as
radius are 3 times that of the Earth is
3 ve ve / 3 ve 9 ve
3. A planet is moving around the Sun in a circular orbit of circumference C. The work done on
the planet by the gravitational force F of the Sun is
4. A satellite is moving around the Earth in a circular orbit with a velocity V. If the gravitational
force of the Earth were to suddenly disappear, then the satellite would
5. If the distance between two masses is increased by a factor of 4, the gravitational force of
attraction between them will
reduce by a factor of 16
increase by a factor of 4
remain Same
reduce by a factor of 4
QUESTION 1*
This and the following question concern the
same physical situation.
Peter goes for a walk along the x-axis.
The walk takes him 400 seconds to
complete. The graph shows his position
X as a function of time.
What was the average velocity of the
walk?
(a) 0 m/s
(b) 1 m/s
(c) 2 m/s
(d) 3 m/s
(e) 4 m/s
QUESTION 2*
QUESTION 3*
This and the following question concern the same physical situation.
This velocity vs. time graph represents the motion of a car.
What was the acceleration of the car at t = 35 s ?
(a) -2 m/s2
(b) -1 m/s2
(c) 0 m/s2
(d) 1 m/s2
(e) 2 m/s2
QUESTION 4**
QUESTION 5**
This and the following three questions concern the same physical situation.
A 2 kg ball is thrown straight up with an initial velocity of 10 m/s. Your y-
coordinate axis is pointing up.
When the ball reaches its maximum altitude the y-component of its
acceleration is:
(a) 0
(b) -g
(c) +g
QUESTION 6*
QUESTION 7*
A second ball, having a mass of 1 kg, is thrown straight up with the same initial velocity as the
first ball. Compared to the first ball, the second ball will reach
(a) the same altitude.
(b) a smaller altitude.
(c) a larger altitude.
QUESTION 8**
Now consider two identical balls thrown at the same time. Ball 1 is thrown straight up with an
initial speed of V0, and ball 2 is thrown at 45° with the same initial speed V0. Which ball hits the
ground first?
(a) Ball 1.
(b) Ball 2.
(c) They both hit the ground at the same time.
QUESTION 9*
This and the following question concern the same physical situation.
A cannon ball is fired at an angle of 30° above horizontal with an initial speed
vo = 250 m/s, reaching a maximum height h before hitting the ground.
What is the maximum height h reached by the ball?
(a) h = 447 m
(b) h = 796 m
(c) h = 981 m
(d) h = 2420 m
(e) h = 3185 m
QUESTION 10*
Suppose the answer to the above problem is h. If the cannon is fired with an initial speed of 2 vo,
the maximum height reached by the ball will be:
(a) 2h
(b) 3h
(c) 4h
QUESTION 11**
QUESTION 12**
Three forces act on a ball of mass 2 kg as shown in the figure below. What is
the magnitude of the acceleration of the ball? (There is no gravity in this
problem.)
(a) 100 m/s2
(b) 200 m/s2
(c) 300 m/s2
(d) 400 m/s2
(e) 500 m/s2
QUESTION 13*
This and the following question concern the same physical situation.
A box of mass M slides down a frictionless inclined plane that makes an
angle θ with the horizontal.
What is the magnitude of the normal force acting on the box?
(a) M g
(b) M g cos(θ)
(c) M g sin(θ)
QUESTION 14*
QUESTION 15*
A block of mass M rests on a horizontal frictionless tabletop. A string is attached to this block,
passes over a pulley, and attaches to an identical block that hangs over the edge as shown in the
figure. Since gravity pulls the hanging block downward, the blocks accelerate as shown.
Which one of the following best describes the tension in the string?
(a) T = Mg
(b) T > Mg
(c) T < Mg
QUESTION 16*
City B is directly north of City A, and a highway runs between them.
You are piloting a plane that flies with a speed of VP,A = 200 km/h relative to the air.
On a day when the wind is blowing from west to east at VA,G = 100 km/h relative to
the ground, what direction θ do you need to point the nose of the plane such that you
stay directly above the highway as you fly from A to B?
(a) θ = 5° west of north
(b) θ = 10° west of north
(c) θ = 20° west of north
(d) θ = 30° west of north
(e) θ = 45° west of north
QUESTION 17*
A car is moving to the right. A pendulum is suspended from the ceiling and hangs as shown in
the figure. What can we say about the speed of the car?
(a) The car has a constant speed.
(b) The car’s speed is increasing.
(c) The car’s speed is decreasing.
QUESTION 18*
QUESTION 19**
What is the magnitude of the normal force, FN, that acts on the block?
(a) FN = Mg
(b) FN < Mg
(c) FN > Mg
QUESTION 20*
This and the following question concern the same
physical situation.
You apply a horizontal force of 500 N to a 100 kg box on a horizontal floor,
and you observe that the box has an acceleration of a = 4 m/s2.
What is the kinetic coefficient of friction μK between the box and the floor?
(a) μK = 0.10
(b) μK = 0.15
(c) μK = 0.20
(d) μK = 0.25
(e) μK = 0.30
QUESTION 21*
If the mass is doubled to 200 kg, but the applied force and the coefficient of friction remain the
same, what will the acceleration anew of the box be?
(a) anew = 2 m/s2
(b) anew > 2 m/s2
(c) anew < 2 m/s2
QUESTION 22*
A sled is traveling at 3 m/s along a horizontal stretch of snow. The kinetic coefficient of friction
between the sled and the snow is μK = 0.050. How far does the sled slide before stopping?
(a) 5.1 m
(b) 7.7 m
(c) 8.5 m
(d) 9.2 m
(e) 11.6 m
QUESTION 23*
If the mass of the rock, the speed of the rock, and the radius of the circle, are all doubled, how
will the new tension TNEW compare with the tension T found in the above problem?
(a) TNEW = 2T
(b) TNEW = 4T
(c) TNEW = 8T
QUESTION 25*
QUESTION 26*
If the satellite instead orbited a new planet whose mass was half of the Earths mass, but the
radius of the orbit was the same as in the above question, how would the speed of the satellite
around this new planet be different from the speed in the above question.
(a) The speed would be the same.
(b) The speed would be bigger.
(c) The speed would be smaller.
(A) 32 km/hr
(B) 40 km/hr
(C) 80 km/hr
(D) 165 km/hr
(E) 800 km/hr
(A) Velocity
(B) Retardation
(C) Speed
(D) Displacement
(E) Acceleration
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(A) 15 m/s
(B) 25 m/s
(C) 30 m/s
(D) 45 m/s
(E) 90 m/s
4) A stone is dropped from rest from rest from the top of a tall building. The fraction
is approximately
(A) ½
(B) ¼
(C) 2/1
(D) 4/1
(E) 16/1
6) An elastic spring doubles its unstretched length to 16cm without exceeding its elastic
limit when a force of 28N is applied to it. When a force of 7N is applied, the length of the
spring is
(A) 2 cm
(B) 4 cm
(C) 7 cm
(D) 8 cm
(E) 10 cm
(A) Acceleration
(B) Displacement
(C) Force
(D) Momentum
(E) Speed
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8) How much work is done when a mass weighing 400N is lifted 3 meters?
(A) None
(B) 403 Nm
(C) 1200J
(D) 1200W
(E) 133J
(A) 720J
(B) 120J
(C) 48J
(D) 20J
(E) 3.2J
10) What force, F, will be needed such that the uniform beam , pivoted at its middle point,
will balance horizontally?
(A) 100N
(B) 300N
(C) 400N
(D) 900N
(E) 1200N
11) Below the surface of a liquid the pressure acting in the liquid
12) A diving bell is to be used at great depths and so its walls are made very thick. The main
reason for this is that
13) The hydrostatic pressure on the dam wall at the bottom of a deep reservoir depends
upon the
14) A metal rod expands by 1.00 mm when it is heated from 20 C to 80 C. Another rod of the
same material, twice as long as the first at 20 C is heated from 20C to 50 C. The second rod
will expand by
(A) 0.25 mm
(B) 0.50 mm
(C) 1.00 mm
(D) 2.00 mm
(E) 4.00 mm
(A) Pyrex glass expands much less than ordinary glass under the same conditions.
(B) Liquids do not expand when heated
(C) Gases do not expand when heated
(D) Water expands uniformly from 0 C upwards
(E) Water expands when it melts
16) The clinical thermometer acts as one kind of maximum thermometer because it
17) The bulb of a clinical thermometer is made of thin glass so that the
(A) J s -1
(B) J K -1
(C) J kg -1 K-1
(D) J kg -1
(E) J m -3
20) 2 kg of a substance of specific heat capacity c, and a piece of aluminum of mass 2m and
specific heat capacity 2c each received the same quantity of heat. The temperature of the
aluminum rose by 8 K. By how much did the temperature of the iron rise?
(A) 2 K
(B) 4 K
(C) 8 K
(D) 16 K
(E) 32 K
(A) Amperes
(B) Volts
(C) Joules
(D) Watts
(E) Coulombs
(A) Voltmeter
(B) Electrometer
(C) Ohm-meter
(D) Ammeter
(E) Micrometer
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24) A piece of plastic is rubbed with a cloth and is then found to be negatively charged. The
most likely explanation of this that
(A) Manganese
(B) Brass
(C) Magnesium
(D) Iron
(E) Copper
(A) Copper
(B) Steel
(C) Tin
(D) Aluminum
(E) Iron
28) The nucleus of the atom of a certain element contains 5 protons and 6 neutrons. Its
mass number is
(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 11
(D) 12
(E) 17
(A) 0 K
(B) 100 K
(C) 273 K
(D) 373 K
(E) -273 K
36) Two plane mirrors are supported with their surfaces at right angles and a small object is
placed between them. How many reflected images of this object can be seen in the mirrors?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
38) In a dark room a red flag illuminated with blue light will appear
(A) red
(B) magenta
(C) blue
(D) black
(E) yellow
41) Which of the following types of waves has the highest frequencies?
(A) X-rays
(B) Infrared
(C) Light
(D) Ultraviolet
(E) Radio
(A) electromagnetism
(B) electrically
(C) transverse waves
(D) sine waves
(E) vibrations
43) In a medium where the velocity of sound is 45 m/s a source of frequency 150Hz will
produce waves with a wavelength of
(A) 0.3 m
(B) 0.5 m
(C) 3.0 m
(D) 5.0 m
(E) 10.0 m
(A) no charge
(B) a single positive charge
(C) a double positive charge
(D) a double negative charge
(E) a single negative charge
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(A) manganese
(B) brass
(C) iron
(D) magnesium
(E) copper
(A) copper
(B) steel
(C) tin
(D) aluminum
(E) iron
(A) voltmeter
(B) electrometer
(C) ohm-meter
(D) ammeter
(E) micrometer
48) A mains transformer working on 240V has 400 turns on the primary and 100 turns on
the secondary. Assuming no power loss, the secondary output will be
(A) 6 V
(B) 12 V
(C) 24 V
(D) 960 V
(E) 1440 V
49) Which of the following is not a correct statement about cathode rays?