College Physics 1
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Week 4: The Laws of Motion Prelims
Question 1
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The prefixes which are abbreviated f, d, and T represent which of the
following?
Select one:
a. 10-30, 10-2, and 1024
b. 10-15, 102, and 1024
c. 10-30, 10-1, and 10-2
d. 10-15, 10-1, and 1012
e. 10-13, 102, and 1024
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A baseball is moving in the air along the customary parabola. Ignoring
air drag, where is the force on the baseball zero?
Select one:
a. where it is about to impact
b. nowhere
c. at the top of the parabola
d. just when it has started upward
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Two forces act on a 5.00-kg object. One of the forces is 11.0 N. If the
object accelerates at 4.00 m/s2, what is the greatest possible magnitude of
the other force?
Select one:
a. 9.0 N
b. 51.0 N
c. 16.7 N
d. 1.0 N
e. 31.0 N
Question 4
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Two baseballs are released at the same time. One is dropped from rest
and the other is given an initial horizontal velocity. Which of the
following is not true? Ignore atmospheric drag.
Select one:
a. Both baseballs hit the ground at the same time.
b. Both have the same vertical component of velocity as they
reach impact.
c. The horizontal component of velocity increases at a greater rate
than the vertical component of velocity for both while they are both
in the air.
d. The horizontally-released ball has a greater speed than the
other ball for the whole trip.
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4.2 Projectile Motion
A stone is thrown at an angle of 30° above the horizontal from the top
edge of a cliff with an initial speed of 14 m/s. A stop watch measures the
stone's trajectory time from top of cliff to bottom to be 7.1 s. What is the
height of the cliff? Note: g = 9.8 m/s2 and air resistance is negligible.
Select one:
a. 114 m
b. 197 m
c. 58 m
d. 120 m
Question 6
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2.2 What is Motion?
In which of the following cases is the displacement's magnitude half the
distance traveled?
Select one:
a. 10 steps east followed by 3 steps west
b. 15 steps east followed by 5 steps west
c. 5 steps east followed by 10 steps west
d. 22 steps east followed by 11 steps west
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A baseball batter hits an incoming 45-m/s fastball. The ball leaves the
bat at 50 m/s after a ball-on-bat contact time of 0.050 s. What is the force
exerted on the 0.10-kg baseball?
Select one:
a. 10 N
b. 48 N
c. 190 N
d. 100 N
e. 90 N
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4.1 Statics
A 200-N crate rests on a ramp; the maximum angle just before it slips is
21° with the horizontal. What is the coefficient of static friction between
crate and ramp surfaces?
Select one:
a. 0.38
b. 0.21
c. 0.47
d. 0.11
Question 9
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As I slide a box at constant speed up a frictionless slope, pulling parallel
to the slope, the tension in the rope will be:
Select one:
a. greater than the tension would be if the box were stationary.
b. less than the weight of the box.
c. greater than the weight of the box.
d. equal to the weight of the box.
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4.4 Further Applications of Newton's Laws
Two ropes are attached to a 40-kg object. The first rope applies a force of
50 N and the second, 40 N. If the two ropes are perpendicular to each
other, what is the resultant magnitude of the acceleration of the object?
Select one:
a. 47 m/s2
b. 25 m/s2
c. 1.2 m/s2
d. 1.6 m/s2
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Consider the sine of any angle between 30° and 40°. If the angle were
doubled, what would happen to the sine of the angle?
Select one:
a. In different cases, it could do any of the above.
b. It would increase but be less than double.
c. It would more than double.
d. It would double.
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As a car moves forward on a level road at constant velocity, the net force
acting on the tires is:
Select one:
a. equal to the normal force times the coefficient of static friction.
b. the normal force times the coefficient of kinetic friction.
c. greater than the normal force times the coefficient of static
friction.
d. zero.
Question 13
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4.4 Further Applications of Newton's Laws
A 9.0-kg hanging weight is connected by a string over a pulley to a 5.0-
kg block sliding on a flat table. If the coefficient of sliding friction is
0.10, find the tension in the string.
Select one:
a. 19 N
b. 35 N
c. 38 N
d. 24 N
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4.3 A First Look at Reference Frames and Relative Velocity
A boat travels upstream and after one hour has gone 10 km. The boat
next travels downstream and after one hour has gone 16 km. If the boat's
speed relative to the water is constant, what is the speed of the current in
the river?
Select one:
a. 3 km/h
b. 1 km/h
c. 2 km/h
d. 4 km/h
Question 15
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4.2 Projectile Motion
A stone is thrown with an initial speed of 15 m/s at an angle of 53° above
the horizontal from the top of a 40-m building. If g = 9.8 m/s2 and air
resistance is negligible, then what is the magnitude of the vertical
velocity component of the rock as it hits the ground?
Select one:
a. 30 m/s
b. 24 m/s
c. 29 m/s
d. 26 m/s
Question 16
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4.4 Further Applications of Newton's Laws
A 250-kg crate is placed on an adjustable inclined plane. If the crate
slides down the incline with an acceleration of 0.25 m/s2 when the
incline angle is 25°, then what should the incline angle be for the crate to
slide down the plane at constant speed? Note: g = 9.8 m/s2.
Select one:
a. 12°
b. 21°
c. 29°
d. 24°
Question 17
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What condition must apply to a system's state of motion for it to be
regarded as an inertial frame of reference?
Select one:
a. in constant velocity
b. in decreasing velocity
c. in increasing acceleration
d. in constant acceleration
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A physics student is riding on a train traveling north. Having read about
inertia, the student performs an experiment with a golf ball. He reaches
over the aisle and drops the ball from rest. Instead of hitting the floor
directly below the student's hand, it hits to the north, i.e., forward of that
position. Which of the following might be the cause for this to happen?
Select one:
a. The train is moving at constant velocity.
b. Whatever the cause, it cannot be any of the answers given.
c. The train is speeding up.
d. The train is slowing down.
Question 19
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3.6 Reasoning and Relationships: Finding the Missing Piece
Assume everyone in the United States consumes one soft drink in an
aluminum can every two days. If there are 300 million Americans, how
many tons of aluminum need to be recycled each year if each can weighs
1/16 pound, and one ton = 2000 pounds?
Select one:
a. 1.7 million tons
b. 3 million tons
c. 750,000 tons
d. 1.5 million tons
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4.4 Further Applications of Newton's Laws
A 10-kg mass and a 6.0-kg mass are connected by a light string over a
massless, frictionless pulley. If g = 9.8 m/s2, what is the acceleration of
the system when released?
Select one:
a. 7.8 m/s2
b. 2.5 m/s2
c. 6.5 m/s2
d. 9.8 m/s2
Question 21
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4.2 Projectile Motion
A stone is thrown at an angle of 30° above the horizontal from the top
edge of a cliff with an initial speed of 14 m/s. A stop watch measures the
stone's trajectory time from top of cliff to bottom to be 7.1 s. How far out
from the cliff's edge does the stone travel horizontally? Note: g = 9.8
m/s2 and air resistance is negligible.
Select one:
a. 68 m
b. 58 m
c. 86 m
d. 197 m
Question 22
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4.4 Further Applications of Newton's Laws
A 12.0-kg mass is placed on a 25.0° incline and friction keeps it from
sliding. The coefficient of static friction in this case is 0.580, and the
coefficient of sliding friction is 0.520. The mass is given a shove causing
it to slide down the incline. What is the frictional force while the mass is
sliding?
Select one:
a. 49.7 N
b. 61.2 N
c. 55.4 N
d. 107 N
Question 23
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The distance to the Andromeda Galaxy is estimated at about 2 × 106
light years. A light year is the distance traveled by light in one year; if
the speed of light is 3 × 108 m/s, about how far is it from our galaxy to
Andromeda? (1 year = 3.15 × 107 s)
Select one:
a. 6 × 1012 m
b. 1 × 1018 m
c. 10 × 1015 m
d. 2 × 1022 m
Question 24
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4.2 Projectile Motion
A ball is rolled horizontally off a table with an initial speed of 0.18 m/s.
A stopwatch measures the ball's trajectory time from table to the floor to
be 0.30 s. What is the height of the table? Note: g = 9.8 m/s2 and air
resistance is negligible.
Select one:
a. 0.11 m
b. 0.44 m
c. 0.22 m
d. 0.33 m
Question 25
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A crate of weight W is being pushed across a horizontal surface by a
force directed at an angle of 20° below the horizontal. What is the
magnitude of the normal force on the crate?
Select one:
a. It is less than W.
b. It is more than W.
c. None of the above since the coefficient of kinetic friction is not
given.
d. It equals W.
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4.2 Projectile Motion
John throws a baseball from the outfield from shoulder height, at an
initial velocity of 39.2 m/s at an initial angle of 30.0° with respect to the
horizontal. The ball is in its trajectory for a total interval of 4.00 s before
the third baseman catches it at an equal shoulder-height level. (Assume
air resistance is negligible.) What is the ball's horizontal displacement?
Select one:
a. 38.2 m
b. 136 m
c. zero
d. 76.4 m
Question 27
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4.2 Projectile Motion
Wiley Coyote has missed the elusive Road Runner once again. This time,
he leaves the edge of the cliff at 40.0 m/s horizontal velocity. If the
canyon is 100 m deep, how far from his starting point on the edge of the
cliff does the coyote land?
Select one:
a. 207 m
b. 247 m
c. 400 m
d. 339 m
Question 28
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4.4 Further Applications of Newton's Laws
A 15-kg block rests on a level, frictionless surface and is attached by a
light string to a 10-kg hanging mass where the string passes over a
massless frictionless pulley. If g = 9.8 m/s2, what is the tension in the
connecting string?
Select one:
a. 17 N
b. 65 N
c. 59 N
d. 37 N
Question 29
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If the displacement of an object, x, is related to velocity, v, according to
the relation x = Av, the constant, A, has the dimension of which of the
following?
Select one:
a. length
b. area
c. acceleration
d. time
Question 30
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The statement by Newton that "for every action there is an opposite but
equal reaction" is regarded as which of his laws of motion?
Select one:
a. first
b. fourth
c. third
d. second
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