1.

A force F of strength 20 N acts on an object of mass 3 kg as it moves a distance

of 4 m. If F is perpendicular to the 4 m displacement, the work it does is equal to

A. 0 J
B. 60 J
C. 80 J
D. 600 J
E. 2,400 J
Ans:A

2. Under the influence of a force, an object of mass 4 kg accelerates from 3 m/s to

6 m/s in 8 s. How much work was done on the object during this time?

A. 27 J
B. 54 J
C. 72 J
D. 96 J
E. Cannot be determined from the information given
Ans :B
3. A box of mass m slides down a frictionless inclined plane of length L and
vertical height h. What is the change in its gravitational potential energy?

A. –mgL
B. –mgh
C. –mgL/h
D. –mgh/L
E. –mghL
Ans : B

4. An object of mass m is traveling at constant speed v in a circular path of

radius r. How much work is done by the centripetal force during one half of a
revolution?

A. πmv2
B. 2πmv2
C. 0
D. πmv2r
E. 2πmv2r
Ans: C

5. While a person lifts a book of mass 2 kg from the floor to a tabletop, 1.5 m
above the floor, how much work does the gravitational force do on the book?

A. –30 J
B. –15 J
C. 0 J
D. 15 J
E. 30 J
Ans: A

6. A block of mass 3 kg slides down a frictionless inclined plane of length 6 m and

height 4 m. If the block is released from rest at the top of the incline, what is
its speed at the bottom?

A. 5 m/s
B. 6 m/s
C. 8 m/s
D. 9 m/s
E. 10 m/s
Ans: D

7. A block of mass 3 kg slides down an inclined plane of length 6 m and height 4 m.

If the force of friction on the block is a constant 16 N as it slides from rest at
the top of the incline, what is its speed at the bottom?

A. 2 m/s
B. 3 m/s
C. 4 m/s
D. 5 m/s
E. 6 m/s
Ans: C

8. As a rock of mass 4 kg drops from the edge of a 40-meter-high cliff, it

experiences air resistance, whose average strength during the descent is 20 N. At
what speed will the rock hit the ground?

A. 8 m/s
B. 10 m/s
C. 12 m/s
D. 16 m/s
E. 20 m/s
Ans: E

9. A string, fixed at both ends, supports a standing wave with a total of 4 nodes.
If the length of the string is 6 m, what is the wavelength of the wave?

A. 0.67 m
B. 1.2 m
C. 1.5 m
D. 3 m
E. 4 m
Ans: D
10. A string, fixed at both ends, has a length of 6 m and supports a standing wave
with a total of 4 nodes. If a transverse wave can travel at 40 m/s down the rope,
what is the frequency of this standing wave?

A. 6.7 Hz
B. 10.0 Hz
C. 13.3 Hz
D. 20.0 Hz
E. 26.7 Hz
Ans: A

11. A sound wave travels through a metal rod with wavelength λ and frequency f.
Which of the following best describes the wave when it passes into the surrounding
air?

Wavelength Frequency

A. Less than λ Equal to f

B. Less than λ Less than f
C. Greater than λ Equal to f
D. Greater than λ Less than f
E. Greater than λ Greater than f
Ans: A

12. An observer is 2 m from a source of sound waves. By how much will the sound
level decrease if the observer moves to a distance of 20 m ?
A. 1 dB
B. 2 dB
C. 10 dB
D. 18 dB
E. 20 dB
Ans: C

13. An organ pipe that’s closed at one end has a length of 17 cm. If the speed of
sound through the air inside is 340 m/s, what is the pipe’s fundamental frequency?

A. 250 Hz
B. 500 Hz
C. 1,000 Hz
D. 1,500 Hz
E. 2,000 Hz
Ans: E

14. A car is traveling at 20 m/s away from a stationary observer. If the car’s horn
emits a frequency of 600 Hz, what frequency will the observer hear? (Use v = 340
m/s for the speed of sound.)

A. (34/36)(600 Hz)
B. (34/32)(600 Hz)
C. (36/34)(600 Hz)
D. (32/34)(600 Hz)
E. (32/36)(600 Hz)
Ans: A