) ) PHYSICS C MECHANICS: SAMPLE EXAM 2 ‘Time — 45 minutes 35 Questions Directions; ach of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five suggested answers or completions L ‘Select the one that is best in each case, ‘The diagram below depicts a system in static ‘equilibrium. Whatis the tension in chord A? (A) 0.5mmg esc (B) mg sec (© mg sing mg = ® mg “The diagram below shows a system in static ‘equilibrium, The boom of length L is massless. The chord is attached tothe midpoint of the boom. The tension inthe chord is most nearly a5" vic (A) 07mg @) 10mg © 14mg ©) 20mg ® 28mg ‘As shown below, ball of mass m, moment of inertia J, and radius rrolls down an inclined plane of slope angle @ without slipping. The acceleration of the ball is 1 @) gsind ® g An object falls a distance h with no air ‘resistance. The instantaneous power with which gravity acts on the object is 1. mgh Tl, -mgv, where vis the instantaneous speed of the object IM dWhit, where W is work and tis time (A) Tonly (B) Tonly (©) Monly ®) Land tl ®) Mand Ut7 PHYSICS C Questions 5-7 ') An object of mass m moves in uniform circular \) / motion of speed v and radius r, as shown below. Yam 5. Which of the following remains constant? 1. the angular velocity ofthe object TL. the angular momentum vector of the object IIL, the linear momentum vector of the object (A) Tonly (B) only © Monly (D) Land It (E) Vand It 6. Ifthe graph below refers tothe object in uniform circular motion, what does the vertical axis of the the graph likely ( represent? Ro the tangential speed of the object TL the angutar acceleration of the ‘object IIL, the displacement of the object in ‘one dimension (A) Tonly (B) only (© Mloniy (D) Land tt (&) and ut 7. The centripetal acceleration of the abject is L. directly proportional tom IL. inversely proportional tor IIL directly proportional to v (A) Tonly (®) Monly (© Monly (D) Land Ul only ©) LU,and 47 MECHANICS: SAMPLE EXAM 2 ‘Questions 8 10 ‘A ball of mass m and negligible moment of inertia rolls down the ramp shown from zero initial velocity ‘at point A, around the loop and through point B, and to point C where it strikes a fixed spring of spring constant k, Assume there are no nonconservative forces present. - 4 TN Ga 8, The kinetic energy of the bail at point B is, (a) 0 (B) mgh (©) mg (ts) (D) melt (©) mg @-21) 9. ‘The distance the spring at Cis compressed by the ball is i © © feat r @) ee h) (E) [2me(H+h-1) fee 10. Ifthe ball is not to falloff the ramp as it approaches point B, which of the following conditions must hold? 1. the centripetal force at point B must be zero TL the centripetal force at B must be atleast as great as mg TI, H must beat least as great as 2.5¢ (A) only B) Lonly © Monly (D) Land I (®) Wand ItPHYSICS C MECHANICS: SAMPLE EXAM 2 Questions and 12 15. A train conta of locomative of mass 2M ‘shown nthe diagram below, block Ais eld ona aiid tees beige ne frctinless inclined plane of slope angle 0 und is sence attached by a massless chord runing over a eee masless,rctionlss pulley to Bock B Block B Tocomotive pulls the ain and itself witha tangs rely. Both blocks ave identical mass, peed ava vine ese Assoming there isn retinal dragon the train the net fore acting onthe eabooge i vee 11, When block Ais released, the acceleration of the sytern i (A) 0 (A) 0.59(t-sine) ®) 0.5e(1-cos8) of © weno ©) a (t+sing) OF om é E 12, When block A is released, the tensidn in the OF ordi oe Fr (a) mg (B) Img, 16, A-hard bbe ball of mas m its a wall (© 0.5mg(t+sind) ©) me(t~cos0) () 0 13, An abject of mass m accoleratos from speed V to speed 2v. The work done on the object in this process is (a) 0 (B) 05m © m* (D) 1.Smv* ®) 20m 14, A force F= AT acts on an object from time t=0t0 time t= T, where A is a constant. ‘The impulse on the object over this period is WA (B) AT (© 05aT ) 05ar° ® ar ‘squarely at speed v, as shown below. It rebounds 180 degrees from its original direction, also at speed v. The impulse that the wall gives to the ball is ) m ® m © mw ©) 2mv © AmvPHYSICS MECHANICS: SAMPLE EXAM 2 Questions 17 and 18 20. A wheel of moment of inertia Lis at rest, A ‘As diagrammed below, a block of mass m slides on a frictionless surface at speed v. It makes an inelastic collision with a block of mass 2m, initially at rest 17, I8. 19, ‘The speed of the first block after the collision is “= ®) Oy OF ®v ‘The kinetic energy lost inthe collision is most nearly 0 B) 03m © 05m ©) mv? ©) 2mv? Awheel of radius R rotates at angular velocity 6. A belt connects this wheel to another wheel of radius 2R with no slippage, as shown below. The angular velocity of the second wheel is ao we @ 9 Oo ©) 20 © 40 49 21 torque acts on the whee! to bring it up to angular velocity « over an angle 8, as shown below. The magnitude of the torque ‘on the wheel is aN ww 8 @ & 8 (© Iba" I! © 2 © 05le" A block oscillates at the end of a spring, as shown below. If'there is a nonzero coefficient of friction between the block and the table, the oscillatory motion will damp out until the spring comes to rest. During this process, = 7) the frequency of the oscillations decreases IL the amplitude of the ocsillations decreases IL the period of the oscillations increases (A) only @) Tonly (© Monty (D) Vand it ©) Vand it.PHYSICS C MECHANICS: SAMPLE EXAM 2 Questions 22-24 ‘A planet is in a circular orbit about a star of mass M. ‘The radius of the orbit is R. The planet may be considered to be a point of mass m. Refer to the diagram below, 22. The angular momentum of the planet in its orbit is proportional to () Mk Me © mit (©) myNR © Mn 23. If G represents the Universal Gravitational Constant, the kinetic energy of the planet is equal to a) Be (B) CM, oo (>) GMR® © oR 24, ‘The gravitational force between the planet and tho star is directly proportional 1o LM Tom mR (A) Tonly @) ony (C) Monly (©) Vand Tonly ©) Mand I 25. ‘The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the moon is one-sixth of what itis, fon the surface of the earth. A pendulum has petiod'T on the earth. ts period on the moon is most nearly (A) 017T @) 04IT © 100T D) 2457 () 6.007 ‘Questions 26 and 27 Ap object isin simple harmonic motion of period T ‘and amplitude A. 26. 20. ‘The maximum acceleration of the object is, most nearly Aa @ * os ©) S38 © 254 ‘The kinetic energy of the object is maximum when L_ the object is atthe equilibrium position TL the objects at its maximum displacement from equilibrium IIL. the potential energy of the object ist its maximum, (A) Lonly (B) Tonly (©) Monly (D) Land It (6) Mand tt. 50PHYSICS C ‘Questions 28-30 Refer to the diagram below. The object shown consists of four point masses, each of identical mass m, fixed to the comers of a square by four rigid, massless rods. The ‘objec is free t rotate with period T about an axis which passes through objects C and D, xs indicated, ‘The length of one side of the square is L. AG 28, The angular momentum of the object as it rolates is most nearly ca) 825M vow? Nolte sae (© ss © ML ® 325M T 29. ‘The kinotic energy of the object as it rotates is (a) 0 @) osm) © s2sm(Ky @) 12.6m(K) © s9.sm(h) St MECHANICS: SAMPLE EXAM 2. 30, ‘The moment of inertia of the object would bbe maximized by placing the axis of rotation (A) perpendicular to the plane ofthe square and through the center (B) along « diagonel of the square, through objects A and D (©) perpendicular to the plane ofthe square and through object A (D) right where itis, through objects Cand D (6) through objects A and B Questions 31 and 32 ‘A.cannon of mass M is initially at rest but free to move on its wheels, as shown below. It fires a shell of mass m horizonatally at speed v. 31, The recoil speed of the cannon is © mw © se © Ms 32, The change in kinetic energy of the system consisting of the cannon and the shell is L_ positive BL. negative III. equal to the sum of the kinetic energy of the cannon and the kinetic energy of the shell after firing (A) Lonly (B) Tony (©) Wonly (D) Tend IIT (©) Wand wt+ PHYSICS C. 3. Block A and block B in the figure below have the same mass. Block A rests on a table and is connected by a massless chord which passes over massless, frictionless pulleys to block B, which hangs freely. For the system to be in static equilibrium, which conditions must exist? A LEpn 1 the coefficient of friction between block A and the table must be zero IL the normal force the table exerts ‘on block A must be zero TIL the frictional force on block A ‘must be equal to the tension in the horizontal portion of the chord (A) Tonly (B) only (© Monly (D) Vand It (@) Wand ur 2 MECHANICS: SAMPLE EXAM 2, Questions 34 and 35, A block of mass 2 kg slides down an inclined plane of slope angle 30 degrees, as shown below. The coeticient of friction between the block and the plane is 0.2 and the plane is m high at its highest point. 34, ‘The acceleration ofthe block is most nearly (A) 3.2 m/st B) 4.9 mst © 66m (D) 7.5 myst @) 9S mst 35. The time it takes the block to slide from the top to the bottom of the plane is most nearly (A) 065 B) 08s © Ls (D) 3s ©) 528