Physics 1 2013-14 Quiz Practice 1

Students name: Bi Hng Thin Nht

Student ID: 1450385

QUESTION 1*
This and the next two questions are about the
following
situation:

A boat captain guides his boat across the river at an

angle as shown. The river flows toward the east.
If the speed of the boat with respect to the river, |vb/r|,
is 12 mph, the angle = 60 and she ends up on the
opposite bank directly across from her starting point,

A circular saw
blade of radius 0.1
meters rotates at a
speed of 1800
revolutions per
minute.
The angular
velocity of the
saw blade is

what is the speed, |vr|, of the river?

(a) |vr| = 6.0 mph

(a) = 132.1 rad/s

(b) = 188.5 rad/s

(c) = 207.4 rad/s

(d) = 289.9 rad/s

(e) = 314.2 rad/s

QUESTION 2*
Suppose the blade speeds up so that = 452 rad/s. What
is the centripetal acceleration, a, of a small tooth on the
outer edge of the saw blade?
(a) a = 13310 m/s2

(b) a = 18273 m/s2

(c) a = 20430 m/s2

(d) a = 25020 m/s2

(e) a = 57750 m/s2

QUESTION 3*
A single saw tooth breaks and becomes detached from
the saw blade. Which of the following is true? Neglect
gravity and air resistance.
(a) The saw tooth flies in a straight line at constant
speed.
(b) The saw tooth flies in a curved path, spiraling
outwards from the saw blade.
(c) The saw tooth stops moving the instant it
breaks off.
QUESTION 4*
This and the next two questions are about the
following situation:

(c) |vr| = 9.1 mph

(b) |vr| = 7.3 mph

(d) |vr| = 9.8 mph

(e) |vr| = 10.6 mph

QUESTION 5*
At a different time of the year, the captain must launch at
an angle less than 60 in order to end up directly
opposite. At this time of year, |vr| is
(a) smaller than above.
(b) the same as above.
(c) larger than above.
QUESTION 6**
The captain enters a race across the river where it is the
minimum crossing time that wins (not where the boat
ends up). In order to win she knows the angle must be
(a) < 90

(b) = 90

(c) > 90

QUESTION 7*
This and the next two questions are about the
following situation:
A boy wants to throw a water balloon from a roof deck
and hit the far side of the street below. He throws the ball
at 5 m/s at an angle of 45 to the horizontal.

If vboy = 0, what is the maximum height, h, reached by

the balloon above the street?
(a) h = 6.8 m

(b) h = 6.3 m

(c) h = 5.9 m

(d) h = 5.1 m

QUESTION 9*
When the boy gets a running start the maximum
height reached by the balloon
(a) increases.

(b) stays the same.

(c) decreases

(e) h = 4.6 m
QUESTION 8**
This time, suppose the boy gets a running start, vboy = 3
m/s toward the street. What is the speed of the balloon,
vballoon, when it hits the street?

QUESTION 10*
A projectile is shot out at 45 with respect to the horizon
with an initial velocity of Vx = Vy = Vxy. When is the
earliest time, t, that the velocity vector makes an angle of
30 with respect to the horizontal?

(a) vballoon = 9.9 m/s

(b) vballoon = 10.8 m/s

(a) t = Vxy / (g sin 30)

(c) vballoon = 11.6 m/s

(d) vballoon = 12.4 m/s

(b) t = Vxy (1 - sin30) / g

(e) vballoon = 13.8 m/s

(c) t = Vxy tan 30 / g

(d) t = Vxy (1 - tan 30) / g

(e) t = Vxy / (g tan 30)