Physics Midterm Review KEY

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1 Name: Date: 1. Which quantities are scalar? A. speed and work B. velocity and force C. distance and acceleration D. momentum and power 2. A 160.-kilogram space vehicle is traveling along a straight line at a constant speed of 800. meters per second. The magnitude of the net force on the space vehicle is A. 0 N B N C N D N 3. A student throws a 5.0-newton ball straight up. What is the net force on the ball at its maximum height? A. 0.0 N B. 5.0 N, up C. 5.0 N, down D. 9.8 N, down 6. As a newton basketball player jumps from the floor up toward the basket, the magnitude of the force of her feet on the floor is newtons. As she jumps, the magnitude of the force of the floor on her feet is A N B N C N D N 7. A kilogram ball traveling at 60.0 meters per second hits a concrete wall. What speed must a kilogram bullet have in order to hit the wall with the same magnitude of momentum as the ball? A m/s B m/s C m/s D m/s 8. The Hubble telescope s orbit is meters above Earth s surface. The telescope has a mass of kilograms. Earth exerts a gravitational force of newtons on the telescope. The magnitude of Earth s gravitational field strength at this location is 4. A vertical spring has a spring constant of 100. newtons per meter. When an object is attached to the bottom of the spring, the spring changes from its unstretched length of 0.50 meter to a length of 0.65 meter. The magnitude of the weight of the attached object is A. 1.1 N B. 15 N C. 50. N D. 65 N 5. A 1.5-kilogram cart initially moves at 2.0 meters per second. It is brought to rest by a constant net force in 0.30 second. What is the magnitude of the net force? A N B N A N/kg B N/kg C. 8.3 N/kg D. 9.8 N/kg 9. A block slides across a rough, horizontal tabletop. As the block comes to rest, there is an increase in the block-tabletop system s A. gravitational potential energy B. elastic potential energy C. kinetic energy D. internal (thermal) energy C. 10. N D. 15 N page 1

2 10. Which diagram best represents the position of a ball, at equal time intervals, as it falls freely from rest near Earth s surface? 13. Without air resistance, a kicked ball would reach a maximum height of 6.7 meters and land 38 meters away. With air resistance, the ball would travel A. B. C. D. A. 6.7 m vertically and more than 38 m horizontally B. 38 m horizontally and less than 6.7 m vertically C. more than 6.7 m vertically and less than 38 m horizontally D. less than 38 m horizontally and less than 6.7 m vertically 11. A different force is applied to each of four different blocks on a frictionless, horizontal surface. In which diagram does the block have the greatest inertia 2.0 seconds after starting from rest? 14. A car is moving with a constant speed of 20. meters per second. What total distance does the car travel in 2.0 minutes? A. 10. m B. 40. m C m D m A. B. 15. A car, initially traveling at 15 meters per second north, accelerates to 25 meters per second north in 4.0 seconds. The magnitude of the average acceleration is A. 2.5 m/s 2 B. 6.3 m/s 2 C. C. 10. m/s 2 D. 20. m/s 2 D. 16. An object is in equilibrium. Which force vector diagram could represent the force(s) acting on the object? A. B. 12. The diameter of an automobile tire is closest to A m B m C m D m C. D. page 2

3 17. Which graph best represents the relationship between the potential energy stored in a spring and the change in the spring s length from its equilibrium position? 18. An electric motor has a rating of watts. How much time will it take for this motor to lift a 50.-kilogram mass a vertical distance of 8.0 meters? [Assume 100% efficiency.] A. A s B. 9.8 s C. 98 s D. 980 s B. 19. A compressed spring in a toy is used to launch a 5.00-gram ball. If the ball leaves the toy with an initial horizontal speed of 5.00 meters per second, the minimum amount of potential energy stored in the compressed spring was A J B J C J D J C. 20. Which combination of fundamental units can be used to express the amount of work done on an object? A. kg m/s B. kg m/s 2 C. kg m 2 /s 2 D. kg m 2 /s 3 D. 21. Calculate the minimum power output of an electric motor that lifts a newton elevator car vertically upward at a constant speed of 1.50 meters per second. [Show all work, including the equation and substitution with units.] page 3

4 22. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the information and diagram below and on your knowledge of physics. A kilogram car is driven at a constant speed of 12 meters per second counterclockwise around a horizontal circular track having a radius of 50. meters, as represented below. Track, as Viewed from Above On the diagram provided, draw an arrow to indicate the direction of the velocity of the car when it is at the position shown. Start the arrow on the car. 23. Calculate the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration of the car. [Show all work, including the equation and substitution with units.] page 4

5 24. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the information below and on your knowledge of physics. A football is thrown at an angle of 30. above the horizontal. The magnitude of the horizontal component of the ball s initial velocity is 13.0 meters per second. The magnitude of the vertical component of the ball s initial velocity is 7.5 meters per second. [Neglect friction.] On the axes provided, draw a graph representing the relationship between the horizontal displacement of the football and the time the football is in the air. 29. Two 20.-newton forces act concurrently on an object. What angle between these forces will produce a resultant force with the greatest magnitude? A. 0 B. 45 C. 90. D In a race, a runner traveled 12 meters in 4.0 seconds as she accelerated uniformly from rest. The magnitude of the acceleration of the runner was A m/s 2 B. 1.5 m/s 2 C. 3.0 m/s 2 D. 48 m/s Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the information below and on your knowledge of physics. The diagram below represents a 4.0-newton force applied to a kilogram copper block sliding to the right on a horizontal steel table. 31. A projectile is launched at an angle above the ground. The horizontal component of the projectile s velocity, v x, is initially 40. meters per second. The vertical component of the projectile s velocity, v y, is initially 30. meters per second. What are the components of the projectile s velocity after 2.0 seconds of flight? [Neglect friction.] A. v x = 40. m/s and v y = 10. m/s B. v x = 40. m/s and v y = 30. m/s C. v x = 20. m/s and v y = 10. m/s D. v x = 20. m/s and v y = 30. m/s 32. A ball is thrown with an initial speed of 10. meters per second. At what angle above the horizontal should the ball be thrown to reach the greatest height? Determine the weight of the block. A. 0 B. 30. C. 45 D Calculate the magnitude of the force of friction acting on the moving block. [Show all work, including the equation and substitution with units.] 27. Determine the magnitude of the net force acting on the moving block. 28. Describe what happens to the magnitude of the velocity of the block as the block slides across the table. 33. Which object has the greatest inertia? A. a kg bullet traveling at 90. m/s B. a 30.-kg child traveling at 10. m/s on her bike C. a 490-kg elephant walking with a speed of 1.0 m/s D. a 1500-kg car at rest in a parking lot page 5

6 34. An 8.0-newton wooden block slides across a horizontal wooden floor at constant velocity. What is the magnitude of the force of kinetic friction between the block and the floor? 38. An 8.0-newton block is accelerating down a frictionless ramp inclined at 15 to the horizontal, as shown in the diagram below. A. 2.4 N B. 3.4 N C. 8.0 N D. 27 N 35. Which situation represents a person in equilibrium? A. a child gaining speed while sliding down a slide B. a woman accelerating upward in an elevator C. a man standing still on a bathroom scale D. a teenager driving around a corner in his car 36. A rock is thrown straight up into the air. At the highest point of the rock s path, the magnitude of the net force acting on the rock is A. less than the magnitude of the rock s weight, but greater than zero B. greater than the magnitude of the rock s weight C. the same as the magnitude of the rock s weight D. zero 37. The diagram below shows a compressed spring between two carts initially at rest on a horizontal, frictionless surface. Cart A has a mass of 2 kilograms and cart B has a mass of 1 kilogram. A string holds the carts together. What is the magnitude of the net force causing the block s acceleration? A. 0 N B. 2.1 N C. 7.7 N D. 8.0 N 39. At a certain location, a gravitational force with a magnitude of 350 newtons acts on a 70.-kilogram astronaut. What is the magnitude of the gravitational field strength at this location? A kg/n B. 5.0 N/kg C. 9.8 m/s 2 D N kg 40. The approximate length of an unsharpened No. 2 pencil is A m B m C m D m 41. The diagram below shows an 8.0-kilogram cart moving to the right at 4.0 meters per second about to make a head-on collision with a 4.0-kilogram cart moving to the left at 6.0 meters per second. The string is cut and the carts move apart. Compared to the magnitude of the force the spring exerts on cart A, the magnitude of the force the spring exerts on cart B is A. the same B. half as great After the collision, the 4.0-kilogram cart moves to the right at 3.0 meters per second. What is the velocity of the 8.0-kilogram cart after the collision? A m/s left B m/s right C. 5.5 m/s left D. 5.5 m/s right C. twice as great D. four times as great page 6

7 42. Four forces act concurrently on a block on a horizontal surface as shown in the diagram below. 45. Which graph represents the relationship between the kinetic energy and the speed of a freely falling object? A. As a result of these forces, the block B. A. moves at constant speed to the right B. moves at constant speed to the left C. accelerates to the right D. accelerates to the left 43. If a motor lifts a 400.-kilogram mass a vertical distance of 10. meters in 8.0 seconds, the minimum power generated by the motor is C. A W B W C W D W D. 44. A 4.0-kilogram object is accelerated at 3.0 meters per second 2 north by an unbalanced force. The same unbalanced force acting on a 2.0-kilogram object will accelerate this object toward the north at A. 12 m/s 2 B. 6.0 m/s 2 C. 3.0 m/s 2 D. 1.5 m/s 2 page 7

8 46. Which graph represents the relationship between the magnitude of the gravitational force, F g, between two masses and the distance, r, between the centers of the masses? A. 47. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the information on the graph below. The graph shows the relationship between speed and elapsed time for a car moving in a straight line. B. C. Determine the magnitude of the acceleration of the car. D. 48. Calculate the total distance the car traveled during the time interval 4.0 seconds to 8.0 seconds. 49. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the information below. A 28-gram rubber stopper is attached to a string and whirled clockwise in a horizontal circle with a radius of 0.80 meter. The diagram in your answer booklet represents the motion of the rubber stopper. The stopper maintains a constant speed of 2.5 meters per second. Calculate the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration of the stopper. page 8

9 50. On the diagram below, draw an arrow showing the direction of the centripetal force acting on the stopper when it is at the position shown. 52. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the information and diagram below. A 30.4-newton force is used to slide a 40.0-newton crate a distance of 6.00 meters at constant speed along an incline to a vertical height of 3.00 meters. Determine the total work done by the 30.4-newton force in sliding the crate along the incline. 53. Calculate the total increase in the gravitational potential energy of the crate after it has slid 6.00 meters along the incline. 51. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the information and diagram below. A 30.4-newton force is used to slide a 40.0-newton crate a distance of 6.00 meters at constant speed along an incline to a vertical height of 3.00 meters. 54. State what happens to the kinetic energy of the crate as it slides along the incline. 55. State what happens to the internal energy of the crate as it slides along the incline. 56. A 100-kilogram person acquires a velocity of 15 meters per second down a ski slope. What is the skier s kinetic energy? A. 22,500 joules B. 11,250 joules C. 1,500 joules D. 115 joules Determine the total work done by the 30.4-newton force in sliding the crate along the incline. 57. A 75-kilogram boy initially at rest skis down the slope as shown. Assuming no frictional loss, what will be his kinetic energy at the bottom of the slope? A. 1,500 joules B. 7,500 joules C. 15,000 joules D. 75,000 joules page 9

10 58. As a falling apple approaches the ground, its potential energy A. decreases B. increases C. remains the same 62. Each of the blocks in the diagrams is lifted vertically for the distance indicated. Which block will gain the most gravitational potential energy? A. 59. A cart weighing 10 newtons is pushed 10 meters on a level surface by a force of 5 newtons. What is the increase in its potential energy? A. 1 joule B. 50 joules B. C. 100 joules D. 0 joules 60. A push or pull best describes the term A. work B. momentum C. C. potential energy D. force 61. The diagram here shows a 1-kilogram stone being dropped from a bridge 100 meters above a gorge. D. 63. One joule is equivalent to one As the stone falls, the gravitational potential energy of the stone A. decreases B. increases A. newton meter 3 B. kilogram-meter 3 C. watt 2 -newton D. kilogram-meter 3 second 2 C. remains the same page 10

11 64. The diagram shown represents two objects at rest on a frictionless horizontal surface with a spring compressed between them. When the compressed spring is released, the two objects are pushed apart. 67. The sum of the kinetic and potential energies of an object s molecules is called the object s A. temperature B. heat of fusion C. internal energy D. specific heat What kinetic energy does the 2.0-kilogram object have after gaining a velocity of 5.0 meters per second? A. 25 J B. 20 J C. 10 J D. 5.0 J 68. What is the spring constant of a spring of negligible mass which gained 8 joules of potential energy as a result of being compressed 0.4 meter? A. 100 N/m B. 50 N/m C. 0.3 N/m D. 40 N/m 65. The diagram shown here represents a block suspended from a spring. The spring is stretched meter. If the spring constant is 200 newtons per meter, what is the weight of the block? 69. The graph represents the relationship between the force applied to a spring and the elongation of the spring. What is the spring constant? A N B N C N D N 66. A 0.10-meter spring is stretched from equilibrium to position A and then to position B as shown in the diagram. Compared to the spring s potential energy at A, what is its potential energy at B? A. 20 N/m B. 9.8 N/kg C N m D m/n 70. An object 10 meters above the ground has Z joules of potential energy. If the object falls freely, how many joules of kinetic energy will it have gained when it is 5 meters above the ground? A. Z B. 2Z C. Z 2 D Which quantity and unit are correctly paired? A. velocity: m/s 2 A. the same B. twice as great C. half as great D. four times as great B. momentum: C. energy: kg m 2 s 2 kg m s 2 D. work: kg/m page 11

12 72. Three people of equal mass climb a mountain using paths A, B, and C shown in the diagram. Along which path(s) does a person gain the greatest amount of gravitational potential energy from start to finish? 75. A 20-newton weight is attached to a spring, causing it to stretch, as shown in the diagram. What is the spring constant of this spring? A. A, only B. B, only C. C, only D. The gain is the same along all paths. A N/m B N/m C. 20 N/m D. 40 N/m 76. The accompanying diagram shows block A, having mass 2m and speed v, and block B having mass m and speed 2v. 73. The graph shows the elongation of a spring as a function of the force. What is the value of the spring constant? A. 0.1 m/n B. 0.1 N/m C. 10 m/n D. 10 N/m Compared to the kinetic energy of block A, the kinetic energy of block B is A. the same B. twice as great C. one-half as great D. four times as great 74. A box weighing newtons is dragged to the top of an incline, as shown in the diagram. The gravitational potential energy of the box at the top of the incline is approximately 77. A spring has a spring constant of 120 newtons per meter. How much potential energy is stored in the spring as it is stretched 0.20 meter? A. 2.4 J B. 4.8 J C. 12 J D. 24 J A J B J C J D J page 12

13 78. Which graph best represents the elastic potential energy stored in a spring (PE s ) as a function of its elongation, x? A. B. C. 79. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the information and table below. The table lists the kinetic energy of a 4.0-kilogram mass as it travels in a straight line for 12.0 seconds. Time (seconds) Kinetic Energy (joules) Mark an appropriate scale on the axis labeled Kinetic Energy (J). D. 80. Plot the data points for kinetic energy versus time. page 13

14 81. What is the total electrical energy used by a 1500-watt hair dryer operating for 6.0 minutes? A. 4.2 J B. 250 J C J D J 82. If the speed of a car is doubled, the kinetic energy of the car is A. quadrupled B. doubled C. quartered D. halved 83. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the information and diagram below. A kilogram empty cart moving with a speed of 6.0 meters per second is about to collide with a stationary loaded cart having a total mass of kilograms, as shown. After the collision, the carts lock and move together. [Assume friction is negligible.] 86. A machine is able to do 30 joules of work in 6.0 seconds. The power developed by the machine is A watt B watt C. 5.0 watts D. 180 watts 87. How much work will a 500-watt motor do in 10 seconds? A joule B. 50 joules C. 500 joules D. 5,000 joules 88. In the diagram, 55 joules of work is needed to raise a 10-newton weight 5.0 meters at a constant speed. How much work is done to overcome friction as the weight is raised? A. 5 J B. 5.5 J C. 11 J D. 50 J How does the kinetic energy of the combined carts after the collision compare to the kinetic energy of the carts before the collision? 89. The graph shows the force exerted on a block as a function of the block s displacement in the direction of the force. How much work did the force do in displacing the block 5.0 meters? 84. How much work is required to lift a 2-kilogram mass to a height of 10 meters? A. 5 joules B. 20 joules C. 100 joules D. 200 joules 85. How much work is done on a 300-newton suitcase to lift it 0.50 meter? A. 0 J B. 20 J C J D. 4.0 J A. 600 joules B. 300 joules C. 150 joules D. 75 joules page 14

15 90. As shown in the diagram, pulling a 9.8-newton cart a distance of 0.50 meter along a plane inclined at 15 requires 1.3 joules of work. If the cart were raised 0.50 meter vertically instead of being pulled along the inclined plane, the amount of work would be A. less B. greater 94. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the information and diagram below. A 160.-newton box sits on a 10.-meter-long frictionless plane inclined at an angle of 30. to the horizontal as shown. Force (F) applied to a rope attached to the box causes the box to move with a constant speed up the incline. C. the same 91. A 45-kilogram bicyclist climbs a hill at a constant speed of 2.5 meters per second by applying an average force of 85 newtons. Approximately how much power does the bicyclist develop? A. 110 W B. 210 W C W D W 92. The accompanying diagram shows two identical wooden planks, A and B, at different incline angles, used to slide concrete blocks from a truck. Calculate the amount of work done in moving the box from the bottom to the top of the inclined plane. [Show all work, including the equation and substitution with units.] Compared to the amount of work done against friction by a block sliding down plank A, the work done against friction by a block sliding down plank B is A. less B. more C. the same 93. A 10.-newton force is required to move a 3.0-kilogram box at constant speed. How much power is required to move the box 8.0 meters in 2.0 seconds? A. 40. W B. 20. W C. 15 W D. 12 W page 15

16 95. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the information below and on your knowledge of physics. Using a spring toy like the one shown in the diagram, a physics teacher pushes on the toy, compressing the spring, causing the suction cup to stick to the base of the toy. 97. A 3.0-kilogram block is initially at rest on a frictionless, horizontal surface. The block is moved 8.0 meters in 2.0 seconds by the application of a 12-newton horizontal force, as shown in the accompanying diagram. What is the average power developed while moving the block? A. 24 W B. 32 W C. 48 W D. 96 W When the teacher removes her hand, the toy pops straight up and just brushes against the ceiling. She does this demonstration five times, always with the same result. When the teacher repeats the demonstration for the sixth time the toy crashes against the ceiling with considerable force. The students notice that in this trial, the spring and toy separated from the base at the moment the spring released. 98. One watt is equivalent to one A. N m B. N/m C. J s D. J/s 99. As shown in the diagram below, a child applies a constant 20.-newton force along the handle of a wagon which makes a 25 angle with the horizontal. The teacher puts the toy back together, repeats the demonstration and the toy once again just brushes against the ceiling. Describe the conversions that take place between pairs of the three forms of mechanical energy, beginning with the work done by the teacher on the toy and ending with the form(s) of energy possessed by the toy as it hits the ceiling. [Neglect friction.] How much work does the child do in moving the wagon a horizontal distance of 4.0 meters? A. 5.0 J B. 34 J C. 73 J D. 80. J 96. Explain, in terms of mass and energy, why the spring toy hits the ceiling in the sixth trial and not in the other trials Student A lifts a 50.-newton box from the floor to a height of 0.40 meter in 2.0 seconds. Student B lifts a 40.-newton box from the floor to a height of 0.50 meter in 1.0 second. Compared to student A, student B does A. the same work but develops more power B. the same work but develops less power C. more work but develops less power D. less work but develops more power page 16

17 101. A hiker travels 1.0 kilometer south, turns and travels 3.0 kilometers west, and then turns and travels 3.0 kilometers north. What is the total distance traveled by the hiker? 105. An electron in a magnetic field travels at constant speed in the circular path represented in the diagram below. A. 3.2 km B. 3.6 km C. 5.0 km D. 7.0 km 102. A car with an initial velocity of 16.0 meters per second east slows uniformly to 6.0 meters per second east in 4.0 seconds. What is the acceleration of the car during this 4.0-second interval? A. 2.5 m/s 2 west B. 2.5 m/s 2 east Which arrow represents the direction of the net force acting on the electron when the electron is at position A? A. B. C. 4.0 m/s 2 west D. 4.0 m/s 2 east 103. On the surface of planet X, a body with a mass of 10. kilograms weighs 40. newtons. The magnitude of the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of planet X is C. D The graph below represents the relationship between velocity and time of travel for a toy car moving in a straight line. A m/s 2 B m/s 2 C. 9.8 m/s 2 D. 4.0 m/s A car traveling in a straight line at an initial speed of 8.0 meters per second accelerates uniformly to a speed of 14 meters per second over a distance of 44 meters. What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the car? A m/s 2 B. 1.5 m/s 2 C. 3.0 m/s 2 D. 2.2 m/s 2 The shaded area under the line represents the toy car s A. displacement B. momentum C. acceleration D. speed 107. A spring stores 10. joules of elastic potential energy when it is compressed 0.20 meter. What is the spring constant of the spring? A N/m B N/m C N/m D N/m page 17

18 108. Base your answer to the following question on the information below and on your knowledge of physics. A cannonball with a mass of 1.0 kilogram is fired horizontally from a 500.-kilogram cannon, initially at rest, on a horizontal, frictionless surface. The cannonball is acted on by an average force of newtons for second. What is the magnitude of the change in momentum of the cannonball during firing? A. 0 kg m/s B kg m/s C kg m/s D kg m/s 109. What is the magnitude of the average net force acting on the cannon? A. 1.6 N B. 16 N C N D N 110. A constant eastward horizontal force of 70. newtons is applied to a 20.-kilogram crate moving toward the east on a level floor. If the frictional force on the crate has a magnitude of 10. newtons, what is the magnitude of the crate s acceleration? A m/s 2 B. 3.5 m/s 2 C. 3.0 m/s 2 D. 4.0 m/s 2 page 18

19 Base your answer to the following question on the information and diagram below and on your knowledge of physics. The graph below represents the speed of a marble rolling down a straight incline as a function of time. page 19

20 111. Calculate the distance the marble travels during the first 3.0 seconds Base your answer to the following question on the information below and on your knowledge of physics. A ball is rolled twice across the same level laboratory table and allowed to roll off the table and strike the floor. In each trial, the time it takes the ball to travel from the edge of the table to the floor is accurately measured. [Neglect friction.] In trial A, the ball is traveling at 2.50 meters per second when it reaches the edge of the table. The ball strikes the floor second after rolling off the edge of the table. Calculate the height of the table In trial B, the ball is traveling at 5.00 meters per second when it reaches the edge of the table. Compare the time it took the ball to reach the floor in trial B to the time it took the ball to reach the floor in trial A A 3.00-kilogram mass is thrown vertically upward with an initial speed of 9.80 meters per second. What is the maximum height this object will reach? [Neglect friction.] A m B m C m D m page 20