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1. The work done by gravity during the descent of a projectile is:

positive
. ! 1"kg block is lifted vertically 1 m by a boy. The work done by the boy is about:
1# $
%. ! man wishes to pull a crate 1& m across a rough floor by e'erting a force of 1## N.
The coefficient of kinetic friction is #.&. (or the man to do the least work) the angle
between the force and the hori*ontal should be:
#
+. !n ideal spring is hung vertically from the ceiling. ,hen a .#"kg mass hangs at rest
from it the spring is e'tended -.# cm from its rela'ed length. ! downward e'ternal
force is now applied to the mass to e'tend the spring an additional 1# cm. ,hile the
spring is being e'tended by the force) the work done by the spring is:
.%.- $
&. The weight of an object on the moon is one"si'th of its weight on the /arth. The ratio of
the kinetic energy of a body on the /arth moving with speed V to that of the same body
moving with speed V on the moon is:
1:1
-. Two objects with masses) m
1
and m

) have the same kinetic energy and are both moving

to the right. The same constant force is applied to the left to both masses. 0f m
1
1 +m

)
the ratio of the stopping distance of m
1
to that of m

is:
1:1
2. ! particle starts from rest at time t 1 # and moves along the x a'is. 0f the net force on it
is proportional to t) its kinetic energy is proportional to:
t
+
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4. ,hich of the following five units represents a 5uantity that is N6T the same as the other
four7
!8 joule
98 erg
:8 watt
D8
foot pound
/8
newton meter
;. !n escalator is used to move # people <-# kg each8 per minute from the first floor of a
department store to the second floor) & m above. The power re5uired is appro'imately:
1### ,
1#. ! good e'ample of kinetic energy is provided by:
!8 a wound"up clock spring
98 the raised weights of a grandfather=s clock
:8 a tornado
D8 a gallon of gasoline
/8 an automobile storage battery
11. ! golf ball is struck by a golf club and falls on a green eight feet above the tee. The
potential energy of the /arth"ball system is greatest:
!8 just before the ball is struck
98 just after the ball is struck
:8 just after the ball lands on the green
D8 when the ball comes to rest on the green
/8 when the ball reaches the highest point in its flight
1.
! ."kg block starts from rest on a rough inclined plane that makes an angle of & with
the hori*ontal. The coefficient of kinetic friction is #.&. !s the block goes .# m down
the plane) the mechanical energy of the /arth"block system changes by:
.;.4 $
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1%. !n ideal spring is used to fire a 1&.#"g block hori*ontally across a frictionless table top.
The spring has a spring constant of # N>m and is initially compressed by 2.# cm. The
speed of the block as it leaves the spring is:
.- m>s
1+. ! toy cork gun contains a spring whose spring constant is 1#.# N>m. The spring is
compressed &.## cm and then used to propel a -.##"g cork. The cork) however) sticks to
the spring for 1.## cm beyond its unstretched length before separation occurs. The
mu**le velocity of this cork is:
.## m>s
1&. ! ball of mass m) at one end of a string of length L) rotates in a vertical circle just fast
enough to prevent the string from going slack at the top of the circle. The speed of the
ball at the bottom of the circle is:
!8
98 %
:8 +
D8 &
/8 2
gL
gL
gL
gL
gL
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1-. Three identical blocks move either on a hori*ontal surface) up a plane) or down a plane)
as shown below. They all start with the same speed and continue to move until brought
to rest by friction. ?ank the three situations according to the mechanical energy
dissipated by friction) least to greatest.
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12. ! machinist starts with three identical s5uare plates but cuts one corner from one of
them) two corners from the second) and three corners from the third. ?ank the three
plates according to the x coordinates of their centers of mass) from smallest to largest.
1 and % tie) then
14. The center of mass of a system of particles has a constant velocity if:
!8 the forces e'erted by the particles on each other sum to *ero
98 the e'ternal forces acting on particles of the system sum to *ero
:8 the velocity of the center of mass is initially *ero
D8 the particles are distributed symmetrically around the center of mass
/8 the center of mass is at the geometric center of the system
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1;. ! .#"kg block is attached to one end of a spring with a spring constant of 1## N>m and
a +.#"kg block is attached to the other end. The blocks are placed on a hori*ontal
frictionless surface and set into motion. !t one instant the .#"kg block is observed to be
traveling to the right with a speed of #.&# m>s and the +.#"kg block is observed to be
traveling to the left with a speed of #.%# m>s. @ince the only forces on the blocks are the
force of gravity) the normal force of the surface) and the force of the spring) we
conclude that:
!8 the spring is compressed at the time of the observation
98 the spring is not compressed at the time of observation
:8 the motion was started with the masses at rest
D8 the motion was started with at least one of masses moving
/8 the motion was started by compressing the spring
#. ! 1.# kg"ball moving at .# m>s perpendicular to a wall rebounds from the wall at 1.&
m>s. The change in the momentum of the ball is:
%.& N s away from wall
1. ! projectile in flight e'plodes into several fragments. The total momentum of the
fragments immediately after this e'plosion:
!8 is the same as the momentum of the projectile immediately before the e'plosion
98 has been changed into kinetic energy of the fragments
:8 is less than the momentum of the projectile immediately before the e'plosion
D8 is more than the momentum of the projectile immediately before the e'plosion
/8 has been changed into radiant energy
. ! cart loaded with sand slides forward along a hori*ontal frictionless track. !s the cart
moves) sand trickles out at a constant rate through a hole in the back of the cart. The
acceleration of the cart is:
!8 constant and in the forward direction
98 constant and in the backward direction
:8 variable and in the forward direction
D8 variable and in the backward direction
/8 *ero
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%. @phere A) of mass kg) is moving to the right at 1# m>s. @phere B) of mass + kg) is
moving to the left at 1# m>s. The two spheres collide head"on. The ratio of the
magnitude of the impulse e'erted by A on B to that e'erted by B on A is:
!8 1>+
98 1>
:8
1
D8 1
/8 need to know whether the collision is elastic or inelastic
+. ! ball hits a wall and rebounds with the same speed) as diagrammed below. The
changes in the components of the momentum of the ball are:
!8
p
x
C #) p
y
C #
98
p
x
D #) p
y
C #
:8
p
x
1 #) p
y
C #
D8
p
x
1 #) p
y
D #
/8
p
x
C #) p
y
D #
&. ! %.##"g bullet traveling hori*ontally at +## m>s hits a %.##"kg wooden block) which is
initially at rest on a smooth hori*ontal table. The bullet buries itself in the block without
passing through. The speed of the block after the collision is:
#.+# m>s
-. !n elastic collision is one in which:
!8 momentum is not conserved but kinetic energy is conserved
98 total mass is not conserved but momentum is conserved
:8 kinetic energy and momentum are both conserved
D8 momentum is conserved but kinetic energy is not conserved
/8 the total impulse is e5ual to the change in kinetic energy
2. Two objects) A and B) are held at rest on a hori*ontal frictionless surface and a spring is
compressed between them. The mass of A is >& times the mass of B. 0mmediately after
the spring is released) A has a kinectic energy of &# $ and B has a kinetic erengy of:
1& $
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4. The angular speed of the second hand of a watch is:
< >%#8 m>s
;. The angular velocity of a rotating wheel increases rev>s every minute. The angular
acceleration) in rad>s

of this wheel is:

>%#
%#.
! wheel starts from rest and has an angular acceleration that is given by <t8 1
-rad>s
+
8t
.
The angle through which it turns in time t is given by:
E<1>8t
+
F rad
%1. The figure shows a cylinder of radius #.2 m rotating about its a'is at 1# rad>s. The speed
of the point 3 is:
2.# m>s
%. ! flywheel of diameter 1. m has a constant angular acceleration of &.# rad>s

. The
tangential acceleration of a point on its rim is:
-.# m>s

%%. Three identical balls are tied by light strings to the same rod and rotate around it) as
shown below. ?ank the balls according to their rotational inertia) least to greatest.
!8 1) ) %
98 %) ) 1
:8 %) then 1 and tie
D8 1) %)
/8 !ll are the same
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%+. Two uniform circular disks having the same mass and the same thickness are made from
different materials. The disk with the smaller rotational inertia is:
!8 the one made from the more dense material
98 the one made from the less dense material
:8 neither G both rotational inertias are the same
D8 the disk with the larger angular velocity
/8 the disk with the larger tor5ue
%&. ! force with a given magnitude is to be applied to a wheel. The tor5ue can be
ma'imi*ed by:
!8 applying the force near the a'le) radially outward from the a'le
98 applying the force near the rim) radially outward from the a'le
:8 applying the force near the a'le) parallel to a tangent to the wheel
D8 applying the force at the rim) tangent to the rim
/8
applying the force at the rim) at +& to the tangent
%-. ! cylinder is #.1# m in radius and #.# in length. 0ts rotational inertia) about the cylinder
a'is on which it is mounted) is #.## kg m

. ! string is wound around the cylinder and

pulled with a force of 1.# N. The angular acceleration of the cylinder is:
&.# rad>s

%2.
! 4.#"cm radius disk with a rotational inertia of #.1 kg m

is free to rotate on a
hori*ontal a'is. ! string is fastened to the surface of the disk and a 1#"kg mass hangs
from the other end. The mass is raised by using a crank to apply a ;.#"N m tor5ue to
the disk. The acceleration of the mass is:
#.&# m>s

%4.
! disk with a rotational inertia of &.# kg m

and a radius of #.& m rotates on a fi'ed

a'is perpendicular to the disk and through its center. ! force of .# N is applied
tangentially to the rim. !s the disk turns through half a revolution the work done by the
force is:
1.- $
%;. The coefficient of static friction between a certain cylinder and a hori*ontal floor is
#.+#. 0f the rotational inertia of the cylinder about its symmetry a'is is given by I 1
<1>8MR

) then the ma'imum acceleration the cylinder can have without sliding is:
#.4 g
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+#. ,hen we apply the energy conversation principle to a cylinder rolling down an incline
without sliding) we e'clude the work done by friction because:
!8 there is no friction present
98 the angular velocity of the center of mass about the point of contact is *ero
:8 the coefficient of kinetic friction is *ero
D8 the linear velocity of the point of contact <relative to the inclined surface8 is *ero
/8 the coefficient of static and kinetic friction are e5ual
+1.
The newton second is a unit of:
!8 work
98 angular momentum
:8 power
D8 linear momentum
/8 none of these
+. ! .#"kg block travels around a #.&#"m radius circle it has an angular speed of 1 rad>s.
The circle is parallel to the xy plane and is centered on the z a'is) #.2& m from the
origin. The magnitude of its angular momentum around the origin is:
11 kg m

>s
+%. ! .#"kg stone is tied to a #.&#"m string and swung around a circle at a constant angular
velocity of 1 rad>s. The tor5ue on the stone about the center of the circle is:
#
++. ! man) with his arms at his sides) is spinning on a light frictionless turntable. ,hen he
e'tends his arms:
!8 his angular velocity increases
98 his angular velocity remains the same
:8 his rotational inertia decreases
D8 his rotational kinetic energy increases
/8 his angular momentum remains the same
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+&. ! phonograph record is dropped onto a freely spinning turntable. Then:
!8 neither angular momentum nor mechanical energy is conserved because of the
frictional forces between record and turntable
98 the frictional force between record and turntable increases the total angular
momentum
:8 the frictional force between record and turntable decreases the total angular
momentum
D8 the total angular momentum remains constant
/8 the sum of the angular momentum and rotational kinetic energy remains constant
+-. The center of gravity coincides with the center of mass:
!8 always
98 never
:8 if the center of mass is at the geometrical center of the body
D8 if the acceleration due to gravity is uniform over the body
/8 if the body has a uniform distribution of mass
+2. Three identical uniform rods are each acted on by two or more forces) all perpendicular
to the rods. ,hich of the rods could be in static e5uilibrium if an additional force is
applied at the center of mass of the rod7
!8 6nly 1
98 6nly
:8 6nly %
D8 6nly 1 and
/8 !ll three
+4. ! &.# m weightless strut) hinged to a wall) is used to support a 4##"N block as shown.
The hori*ontal and vertical components of the force of the hinge on the strut are:
F
H
1 -## N) F
Y
1 4## N
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+;. ! window washer attempts to lean a ladder against a frictionless wall. He finds that the
ladder slips on the ground when it is placed at an angle of less than 2& to the ground but
remains in place when the angle is greater than 2&. The coefficient of static friction
between the ladder and the ground:
!8 is about #.1%
&#. ! +##"N uniform vertical boom is attached to the ceiling by a hinge) as shown. !n 4##"
N weight W and a hori*ontal guy wire are attached to the lower end of the boom as
indicated. The pulley is massless and frictionless. The tension force T of the hori*ontal
guy wire has magnitude:
+## N
&1. Boung=s modulus is a proportionality constant that relates the force per unit area applied
perpendicularly at the surface of an object to:
!8 the shear
98 the fractional change in volume
:8 the fractional change in length
D8 the pressure
/8 the spring constant
&. The bulk modulus is a proportionality constant that relates the pressure acting on an
object to:
!8 the shear
98 the fractional change in volume
:8 the fractional change in length
D8 Boung=s modulus
/8 the spring constant
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