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[5 pts] A satellite is in a circular orbit about the earth at an altitude of 160 km above the
Earths surface. What is its speed relative to the center of earth?
A. 8010 m/s
B. 1800 m/s
C. 50,000 m/s
D. 7800 m/s
E. Not enough information
6. [5 pts] Which of the following could be the FBD for the ball?
A. B. C. D. E.
7. The rope is cut and the sphere rolls without slipping down the incline. What is its kinetic
energy at the bottom of the incline?
A. 39 J
B. 68 J
C. 22 J
D. 28 J
E. Not enough information
A. 1/2
B. 2/5
C. 2/7
D. 1/3
E. Not enough information
12. What is the minimum force needed to raise a wheel of
mass M, radius R, over a step of height h in the figure
to the right?
A. Mg
R F
Rh R
Rh h
B. Mg
h
2Rh h 2
C. Mg
Rh
2Rh
D. Mg
Rh
E. Not enough information
A. 6 kg B
B. 12 kg
C. 15 kg
D. 20 kg
E. Not enough information
14. Block C is suddenly lifted off A. What is the acceleration of block A if k between block A
and the table is 0.15?
A. 0 m/s2
B. 4.4 m/s2
C. 2.8 m/s2
D. 5.9 m/s2
E. 7.4 m/s2
15. Now assume that the pulley has a moment of inertia I > 0. The string does not slip on the
pulley. Again, block C is suddenly lifted off A. Which of the following is true?
A. 1.0 N s
B. -1.0 N s
C. 2.0 N s
D. -2.0 N s
E. - 200 N s
17. Case 2: The duration of the collision is 0.020 s. How does the average force by the wall on
the ball during the Case 2 (F2) collision compare Case 1 (F1)?
A. F1=F2
B. F1= 2F2
C. 2 F 1 = F2
D. F 1 = 4 F2
E. Not enough information
18. Each of the four vectors shown at right has the same length
and points in the direction shown.
Which of the two vectors below has the largest magnitude?
I) Multiplechoice(18questions,5pointseach)
1. Theworldsfastestelevatorhasamaximumspeedof16.8m/s.Ittakes4stogofrom
maximumspeedtorestwithuniformacceleration.Howfardoestheelevatortravel
duringthistime?
A) 4.2m
B) 11.3m
C) 33.6m
D) 67.2m
E) 134.4m
2. Inthegraphshowntotheright,v1isthevelocityvectorfora y
particleintwodimensionalmotionattimet=0.Aconstant v1
forceactsontheparticle.Thevelocityvectorfortheparticleat
timet=1sisv2.Whichofthefollowinggraphsbest
representsthenetforcevectorontheparticleoverthetime x
intervalfromt=0tot=1s? v2
y y y y y
x x x x x
A) B) C) D) E)
3. Ashellisfiredataspeedof800m/swithanangleof29.4relativetothehorizontal.
Ignoringairresistancetherangeoftheshellis55.8km.Atwhatotheranglecouldthe
shellbefiredwiththesamespeedandhavethesamerange?
A) 14.7
B) 15.6
C) 58.8
D) 60.6
E) Thereisnootherpossibleangle
4. Aracecarofmassmgoesaroundacircularracetrackwithradiusr.The
racetrackisbankedatanangleof.Thecoefficientofstaticfriction
betweenthetiresandthetrackiss.Theracecardrivergoesaroundthe
trackatthemaximumspeedpossiblewithoutslidingoffthetrack.
Whatisthesizeofthenormalforceontheracecar?
Side view
A) sin + ! cos
B) sin
C) cos + ! sin
D) cos ! sin
E) cos
5. Ablockslidesdownafrictionlessincline.Thepathatthe a
bottomoftheinclineisanarcofacircle.Thedirectionofthe b
netforceontheblockatthebottomofthearc(pointP)is e c
d
A) straightup
B) upandtotheright P
C) totheright
D) straightdown
E) totheleft
Usethefollowingsituationforthenexttwoproblems.
Twoboxes,labeledAandB,areconnectedbyalengthofstringstrungover
africtionlessandmasslesspulleyasshowninthediagramontheright.
BoxAisonarampwithaslopeof30degreeswithrespecttohorizontal. B
ThemassesofboxAandB,respectively,are10kgand20kg.Theboxes A
30 o
startfromrest.AfterboxBhasfallenthrough3m,itismovingat4m/s.
6. Whatisthetensioninthestring?
A) 71N
B) 90N
C) 143N
D) 196N
E) 250N
7. Howmuchenergywasdissipatedbyfrictionontheramp?
A) 54J
B) 201J
C) 227J
D) 349J
E) 496J
8. Twoobjects,onehavingtwicethemassoftheother,are
initiallyatrest.Twoforces,onetwiceasbigastheother,act
ontheobjectsinoppositedirectionsasshownabove.Which
ofthefollowingstatementsabouttheaccelerationofthe
centerofmassofthesystemistrue?
A) a=F/Mtotheright
B) a=F/(3M)totheright
C) a=0
D) a=F/(3M)totheleft
E) a=F/Mtotheleft
Usethefollowingsituationforthenexttwoproblems.
Thefigureshowsacannonmountedonwheelsandsetsothatitwillproject
ashellatanangleof29abovethehorizontal.Withthecannoninitiallyat
restonahorizontalfrictionlesstrack,thecannonfiresa198kgprojectileat
112m/srelativetotheground.
9. Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthecannonshellsystembeforeandaftertheshell
isfired?
A) Onlymomentuminthehorizontaldirectionisconserved.
B) Onlymomentumintheverticaldirectionisconserved.
C) Onlymomentuminthehorizontalandverticaldirectionsisconserved.
D) Onlymomentuminthehorizontaldirectionandkineticenergyareconserved.
E) Onlymomentumintheverticaldirectionandkineticenergyareconserved.
10. Ifthemassofthecannonis5300kg,whatwillbetherecoilvelocityofthecannonalong
thetrackafterthefiring?
A) 2.03m/s
B) 3.58m/s
C) 3.66m/s
D) 4.18m/s
E) 20.2m/s
11. Whenaturntablerotatingat0.75rev/sisshutoff,itcomestorestin25s.Assume
constantangularacceleration.Findthenumberofrevolutionsitmakesbeforestopping.
A) 1.8rev
B) 5.6rev
C) 9.4rev
D) 19rev
E) 59rev
12. Auniformsolidsphererollsdownaninclinewithoutslipping.Ifthelinearacceleration
ofthecenterofmassofthesphereis0.19g,thenwhatistheangletheinclinemakes
withthehorizontal?
A) 10.9
B) 15.4
C) 16.6
D) 17.7
E) 22.3
13. Astationary3.0mboardofmass6.5kgishingedatoneend.A
forceFisappliedverticallyattheotherend,andtheboard
makesa30anglewiththehorizontal.A55kgblockrestson
theboard80cmfromthehingeasshowninthefigurebelow.
WhatisthemagnitudeofF?
A) 144N
B) 176N
C) 208N
D) 522N
E) 603N
14. Twouniformdisksofidenticalmassbutdifferentradii(r
and2r)arespinningonfrictionlessbearingsatthesame
angularspeed0,butinoppositedirections.Thetwo
disksarebroughtslowlytogether.Theresultingfrictional
forcebetweenthesurfaceseventuallybringsthemtoa
commonangularvelocity.Whatisthemagnitudeoftheir
finalangularvelocity?
A) 0
B) !!0
!
C) !
0
D) 0
E) 20
1. [5 pts] What is the speed of the block when it hits the top
of the spring?
A. 4.4 m/s
B. 4.6 m/s
C. 6.3 m/s
D. none of the above
E. not enough information
2. [5 pts] At the instant when the spring is compressed by d= 0.13 m, what is the speed of the
block?
A. 1.6 m/s
B. 2.3 m/s
C. 2.0 m/s
D. 0 m/s
E. Not enough information
3. [5 pts] Assume the entire incline has a coefficient of kinetic friction k=0.30. Which best
represents the free body diagram of the block when the spring is partially compressed and the
block is still moving down the ramp?
A. B. C. D. E.
A. 0.01 s
B. 0.13 s
C. 0.97 s
D. 3.4 s
E. Not enough information
10. [5 pts] At what altitude above the Earths surface is the weight of an object with mass m given by
0.90mg?
11. [5 pts] A 70 kg man standing in the middle of a 50 kg boat at rest throws a 10 kg sandbag off the
boat in the +x direction with a velocity of 3 m/s. What is the velocity of the man and boat after
the man throws the bag? Neglect drag.
A. 0.43 m/s in the x direction
B. 0.43 m/s in the +x direction
C. 0.25 m/s in the x direction
D. 0.25 m/s in the +x direction
E. 0 m/s
13. [5 pts] The system shown is released from rest. The mass of the pulley
is mp. The pulley has a frictionless bearing. The string does not slip on
the pulley. Given that m1> m2, which of the following is true?
A. T1= T2
B. m1g = T1, m2g = T2
C. T1< T2
D. T1> T2
E. None of the above
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17. [5 pts] The magnitude of the angular velocity of a rigid body rotating about a fixed axis is given
by = /t, where the angle is the angle traced by:
A. the position vector of the center of mass of the rigid body (from a specified origin).
B. the position vector of any particle on the body (from a specified origin).
C. a line perpendicular to the axis from any particle on the body.
D. a line perpendicular to the axis from the center of mass only.
18. [5 pts] The figure below shows a wheel spinning about its axis with constant angular acceleration
(about the center O of the wheel.). P is a point on its rim. The magnitude of the centripetal
acceleration of point P:
II. [30 pts total] Based on your experience in Lab. Mark your answer on your scantron!
A wheel is attached to a weight via a string that exerts a torque on the wheel as it falls. The x-
position of a spot on the rim is measured and is graphed as a function of time t as shown below.
x-position
t
19. [5 pts] Which graph below shows the corresponding centripetal acceleration?
ac ac ac ac ac
D. E.
A. B. C.
20. [5 pts] A hanging mass is attached to a cart on a track by a massless string. Which of the
following could affect the acceleration?
A. The length of the track.
B. The mass of the pulley.
C. The friction between the cart and the bench.
D. B and C.
E. A, B, and C.
90
22. [5 pts] While the hand is on the cart, which of the following best represents a free body diagram
[refer to question 21 on previous page for description of system]?
Ntrack->block Ntrack->block
Ntrack->block Ntrack->block
f Nhand->block ftrack->block
ftract->block Nhand->block Nhand->block ftrack->block track->block Nhand->block
Wearth->block Wearth->block
Wearth->block Wearth->block
B. 130 J Run #1
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C. 3.3 J
D. 1.3 J
Force Ch A (N)
III. The figure at right shows a potters wheel rotating about a fixed
axis in the counter-clockwise direction. Assume the wheel is
rotating at a fixed rate (no friction and no motor). Points P and
Q are at two different points on the wheel; point P is closer to
the axis than point Q.
25. [5 pts] Which of the following statements about points P
and Q is correct?
A. Point P has greater angular speed than point Q
B. Point P has smaller angular speed than point Q
C. Point P has greater linear speed than point Q
D. Point P has smaller linear speed than point Q
E. None of the above statements is correct
Suppose that the potter exerts a constant torque on the wheel such that the wheel begins to slow
down.
26. [5 pts] Which of the following best describes the direction of the net torque applied to the wheel
while it is slowing down?
A. Counter-clockwise
B. Clockwise
C. Vertically upward along the axis of rotation
D. Vertically downward along the axis of rotation
E. Too complicated to describe by a single vector since each particle has a different motion
The wheel slows down uniformly, then begins to speed up uniformly in the opposite direction.
Consider the instant t when the wheel is instantaneously at rest.
27. [5 pts] At the instant t, which of the following quantities are nonzero?
A. Angular velocity
B. Angular acceleration
C. Angular momentum
D. All of the above quantities (A, B, C) are nonzero
E. None of the above quantities (A, B, C) are nonzero