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Exam 1, vers. 0001 - Physics 1110 - Fall, 2011

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Possibly useful information: g = +9.8 m/s2

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1. The mass per area of a certain type of floor tiling is 1 g/cm2 (grams per centimeter-squared). What is
the tiles mass per area in kg/m2 ( kilograms per meter-squared )?
A) 0.01

B) 0.1

C) 10

D) 100

E) None of these

2.

A variable x is known to be non-zero, and it is known to obey the following equation in which b, c,
and d are constants.
bx 2 cx
.
0
d
Solve for the unknown x.

A)

d c
b

B)

c c 2 4bd
2b

C)

c
b

D)

c
b

E) None of these.

3. A car traveling in a straight line, in the positive x-direction, has initial velocity v0 and then slows
down with constant acceleration of magnitude |a|. While braking, the car travels a total distance of
x x 0 in a time t. Which one of the following formulas give the stopping distance x x 0 ?
A) 12 g t 2

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B)

2 a
v 02

C)

v 02
2a

D) v0 t

E) None of these

4. The Mars rover Spirit races across a flat plain, with position vector given by

r 2 t 2 10 t 5 i 4 t j where t is the time in seconds and units on the numbers are such that the

resulting position components are in meters. To 3-place precision, what is the speed of the rover at
t = 2 s?
A) 3.00 m/s

B) 7.21 m/s

C) 2.27 m/s

D) 4.47 m/s

E) None of these

v
The following three questions refer to this situation: Two
carts, labeled A and B, travel along different, parallel
straight tracks. Their velocities vs. time are shown in the
graph.

5.

At time t=20 s, what is the magnitude of the

acceleration of cart B?
A) 1 m/s2

B) 0 m/s2

C) 0.25 m/s2 D) 0.05 m/s2

1 m/s
0.5

A
t

0
-0.5

10
s B

20 s

-1 m/s
E) None of these.

6. Which one of the following statements must be true about the net force on cart B at time t = 20 s?
A) At t = 20 s, the net force on cart B is zero and the force is changing from the negative direction to the
positive direction.
B) The net force is zero and its direction is changing from the negative direction to the positive direction.
C) The net force is zero and it is zero before and after t = 20 s.
D) The net force is non-zero and is in the positive direction.
E) The net force is non-zero and is in the negative direction.

7.

Which one of the following statements must be correct?

A) The two carts will pass (that is, they will have the same x-coordinate) at some time before t = 20 s.
B) The two carts will pass at t = 20 s.
C) The two carts will never pass.
D) There is not enough information given by the graph to decide when, if ever, the carts will pass each
other.
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8. Two cars, labeled A and B, are traveling along a

long straight road. The road runs east and west. East is
chosen as the positive direction; West is the negative
direction. The graphs of velocity vs. time for the two
cars are shown in the graph. Consider the following
statements: During the time period shown in the
graph, ..
I. one car is always moving East and the other car is
always moving West.
II. the distance between the cars changes as they move.
III. one car is slowing down and the other car is
speeding up.

v = 0,
t=0
B

How many of the statements must be true, given the

information in the graph?
A) exactly one statement is true
B) exactly 2 statements are true
C) all 3 statements are true
D) None are true

9. A rock, dropped from rest, falls a distance h in 2.0 seconds.

How far will the rock fall in 6 seconds

after being dropped from rest? (Assume that air resistance is negligible.)
A) 12h

B) 3h

C) 6h

D) 9h

E) None of these.

X, Y, and Z are shown.

Which one of the following vector equations correctly describes this diagram?

A) X Y Z 0

B) X Y Z

C) X Y Z

D) X Z Y
E) None of the above equations are correct.

10. Three vectors,

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Z
X
Y

11. Recall that the magnitude of the acceleration of a glider sliding down a frictionless airtrack, tilted at
an angle , is a = g sin. Using the coordinate system shown (the usual xy coordinates), what is ax , the
x-component of the acceleration of the glider? Note! these xy coordinates are NOT tilted.
a = g sin

x
A) 0

B) g sin cos

C) g tan

D) g sin2

E) None of these

12.

An object moves along the x-axis with the

velocity shown in the graph. What is the
magnitude of the displacement of the object
x x 0 between t = 2 s (when its velocity is v = 1

v
2 m/s
1 m/s

m/s) and t = 5 s (when its velocity is v = 2 m/s )?

0
A) 1.0 m

B) 1.5 m

D) 3.5 m

E) None of these

5s

2s

1s

C) 3.0 m
-1 m/s
-2 m/s

13. A mass m1 on a table is attached by a massless string to a

second mass m2 hanging from a pulley as shown. The table has a
rough surface so there is a frictional force of magnitude Ffric on
mass m1. Mass m1 is observed to be sliding sideways at constant
speed v. How does the magnitude of the tension FT in the string
pulling on m1 compare to the magnitude of the force of friction
Ffric acting on the mass m1? Neglect any air resistance.

v = constant
B

m1
B

Ffric
B

m2
B

A) FT > Ffric

B) FT < Ffric

C) FT = Ffric

D) Impossible to answer based on the information given

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A constant force F acts on a mass m during the time period from t = 0 to t = 1 s as shown. At t =

1s, the mass moves with velocity v1 as shown.

14.

t=1s

t=0s

vo = ?

v1

Which of the following vectors best represents v 0 , the velocity of the mass m at t = 0 s.
A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

15.

A superball is thrown straight up from an initial height ho above the floor

with an initial speed vo. What is the maximum height of the ball above the floor?
(Assume no air resistance, no friction anywhere.)
A)

h 2 g vo
2
0

C) h o

1
2

m vo 2

vo 2
B) h o
2g
2g
D) h o 2
vo

hmax

v0
E) None of these

h0

16. A glider of mass m is pulled along a horizontal air track with a

string as shown. The string is at an angle to the horizontal and the

tension in the sting has constant magnitude T. The magnitude of the
normal force on the glider from the track is N. What is the magnitude
of the net force on the cart? (As usual, assume that friction is
negligible.)
A) T

B) T N mg

D) T cos

E) T cos N mg

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C)

T cos N mg
2

17.

A train moves along a straight track and its position vs. time is
shown. Which graph below most accurately depicts the train's velocity
vs. time?
v

(A)
)

(B)
)

(C)
)

(D)
)

(E)
)
t

18. A superball is launched from the edge of a cliff at an angle

above the horizontal with initial speed vo . Assume no air resistance.
Suppose the initial velocity of the superball is changed so that the
horizontal component is TWICE as big, but the vertical component
is unchanged. Compared to the original time of flight, the time of
flight with the new velocity is ..
A) half as long.
B) twice as long.
C) significantly less, but not exactly half as long.
D) significantly greater, but not exactly twice as long.
E) the same.

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vo

19. A object is moving clockwise around an oval1

shaped track. It's acceleration vector, which is always at

right angles to the trajectory, is shown when the object
is at three different positions, labeled 1, 2, 3. Which
statement best describes the motion of the object?

A) The object moves with an increasing speed.

B) The object moves with a decreasing speed.
C) The object moves with a constant speed.
D) The object moves with constant velocity.

20. The velocity of an object undergoing a constant acceleration is shown at two different times.
velocity at the early time is v1, the velocity at the later time is v2. What is the direction of the
acceleration?

(A)

v1
B

v2
B

(D)

(B)
B

(C)
B

(E) None of these. Some other direction

or acceleration is zero.

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The

21. A rock is launched at an angle above the horizontal with initial

speed vo. Upward is chosen as the positive y-direction. Which graph
correctly shows the y-component of the rock's velocity vs. time as the
rocks falls? (As usual, neglect air resistance.)
vy

vy

vy
B)

A)

vo

C)
t

t
t
D)

vy
t
E) None of these

22. An object of mass m sits on the floor of an elevator is that is going

down, and it is slowing down with a constant acceleration of magnitude a.
What is the magnitude of the normal force from the floor on the object?
A) m(a g)
D) m(a + g)

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B) m a
E) m(g a)

C) mg

moving
downward,
and slowing

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23. An object of mass m sits on the floor of an elevator is that is going

up, and it is speeding up with a constant acceleration of magnitude a.
How does the magnitude of the net force, Fnet , on the mass compare with
the magnitude N of the normal force ?

moving upward,
and speeding up
m

A) Fnet = N
B) Fnet > N
C) Fnet < N
D) Impossible to tell from the information given.

A , B, and C , all in the xy plane with

components (Ax , A y ) (2, 0) , (Bx , By ) (0, 2), and (Cx , Cy ) ( 4, 0) .

24.Consider three vectors,

To the nearest degree, what is angle measured CCW (counter-clockwise) between the positive x
direction and the direction of the vector S A B C ?
A) 450

B) 900

C) 1350

D) 1800

E) None of these.

25.

A box of mass m is sitting on the floor of an elevator, which is accelerating upward with constant
non-zero acceleration of magnitude a. The magnitude of the normal force exerted on
the box by the floor is N. The magnitude of the normal force exerted on the floor by
a
the box is N (N-prime) . What is the correct relationship between N and N ?
A) N = N

B) N = N + ma

D) N = N mg

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C) N = N + mg

E) N = ma + mg N