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Question 1 Two blocks of masses 22 kg and 9 kg are connected together by a light string and rest on a frictionless level surface. Attached to the
Not yet 9-kg mass is another light string, which a person uses to pull both blocks horizontally. If the two-block system accelerates at
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0.7 m/s2, what is the tension in the second string attached to the 8-kg mass?
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a. 31 N

b. 6.3 N
c. 9.1 N

d. 15.4 N

e. 21.7 N

Question 2 Consider the sine of any angle between 30° and 40°. If the angle were doubled, what would happen to the sine of the angle?
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Select one:
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a. It would double.

b. It would more than double.

c. In different cases, it could do any of the above.

d. It would increase but be less than double.

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Question 3 Assume when using a meter stick measuring can be done so that the last significant figure is in the tenth of a millimeter digit. If you
Not yet are measuring an object with length between 6 and 7 cm, how many significant figures will result if you only use the part of the
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meter stick between the 1-cm and 9-cm positions?
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Select one:
a. more than 5

b. 3

c. 2
d. 4

e. 5

Question 4 4.2 Projectile Motion

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A bridge that was 8.3 m long has been washed out by the rain several days ago. How fast must a car be going to successfully jump
1.00 the stream? Although the road is level on both sides of the bridge, the road on the far side is 2.0 m lower than the road on this side.

Select one:
a. 5.0 m/s

b. 25 m/s

c. 7.8 m/s
d. 13 m/s

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Question 5 A girl is using a rope to pull a box that weighs 350 N across a level surface with constant velocity. The rope makes an angle of 30°
Not yet above the horizontal, and the tension in the rope is 200 N. What is the normal force of the floor on the box?
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a. 250 N

b. 177 N

c. 150 N
d. 550 N

e. 450 N

Question 6 4.6 Projectile Motion Revisited: The Effect of Air Drag

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A sphere is dropped from a great height and when its speed reaches 20 m/s, its acceleration downward is 8.4 m/s2. If the drag force
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Select one:
a. 8.0 m/s2

b. 2.6 m/s2

c. 0 m/s2 because it has now reached terminal velocity.

d. 4.2 m/s2

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Question 7 Three identical 6.0-kg cubes are placed on a horizontal frictionless surface in contact with one another. The cubes are lined up from
Not yet left to right and a force is applied to the left side of the left cube causing all three cubes to accelerate to the right at 4.0 m/s2. What is
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the magnitude of the force exerted on the right cube by the middle cube in this case?
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Select one:
a. 48 N

b. none of the above

c. 24 N
d. 72 N

e. 96 N

Question 8 A box is to be moved across a level surface. A force of magnitude 200 N may be applied at an angle of 30° below the horizontal to
Not yet push the box or at an angle of 30° above the horizontal to pull the box, either application sufficient to overcome friction and move
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the box. Which application will cause the box to have the greater acceleration?
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Select one:
a. the one below the horizontal

b. the one above the horizontal

c. more information is needed

d. both give equal acceleration

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Question 9 The net force on an object is in the positive x-direction. Consider the following statements.
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(I) The object can be moving in the negative x-direction.
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(III) The object can be slowing down.
(IV) The object can be moving in the positive y-direction.
Which of the statements are true?

Select one:
a. (III) and (IV)

b. (II) and (III)

c. Choose this answer if all the statements are true.

d. (I) and (II)

Question 10 In the terminology a 500-N block, the 500-N refers to the block's:
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Select one:
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a. None of the above.
b. force.

c. mass.

d. weight.

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Question 11 A box of mass m is placed on an incline with angle of inclination θ. The box does not slide. The magnitude of the frictional force in
Not yet this case is:
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a. μs mg sin θ.

b. mg sin θ.
c. not given.

d. mg cos θ.

Question 12 A box slides up an incline with an angle of elevation θ. When the box reaches its maximum distance up the incline it stops and does
Not yet not slide down the incline due to friction. What is the minimum value of the coefficient of static friction for this to occur?
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a. μs = sinθ

b. μs = tanθ

c. μs = cosθ

d. μs = 1

Question 13 A karate master strikes a board with an initial velocity of 16.0 m/s, decreasing to 4.0 m/s as his hand passes through the board. If the
Not yet time of contact with the board is 0.002 s, and the mass of the coordinated hand and arm is 1.0 kg, what is the force exerted on the
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board?
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Select one:
a. 10,000 N

b. 8,000 N

c. 0.024 N

d. 6,000 N

e. 0.04 N

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Question 14 Jamal pulls a 150-N sled up a 24.0° slope at constant speed by a force of 100 N. Near the top of the hill he releases the sled. With
Not yet what acceleration does the sled go down the hill?
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a. 2.88 m/s2

b. 2.44 m/s2

c. 1.44 m/s2
d. 6.53 m/s2

e. 11.37 m/s2

Question 15 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
Not yet friction is 0.20, find the tension in the string.
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Select one:
a. 38 N

b. 24 N

c. 19 N

d. 32 N

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Question 16 A taxicab moves six blocks due north, four blocks due east, and another two blocks due north. Assume all blocks are of equal size.
Not yet What is the magnitude of the taxi's displacement, start to finish?
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a. 4.5 blocks

b. 8 blocks
c. 8.9 blocks

d. 12 blocks

e. 7.2 blocks

Question 17 3.4 Free Fall

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A rock, released at rest from the top of a tower, hits the ground after 2.0 s. What is the speed of the rock as it hits the ground? (g =
1.00 9.8 m/s2 and air resistance is negligible)

Select one:
a. 20 m/s

b. 15 m/s

c. 31 m/s
d. 39 m/s

Question 18 The maximum possible value for the coefficient of static friction is:
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a. a value up to but not quite 1.00.

b. 1.00.
c. 0.50.

d. greater than 1.00.

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Question 19 As a car moves forward on a level road at constant velocity, the net force acting on the tires is:
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a. equal to the normal force times the coefficient of static friction.
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b. zero.
c. the normal force times the coefficient of kinetic friction.
d. greater than the normal force times the coefficient of static friction.

Question 20 4.4 Further Applications of Newton's Laws

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Dana uses a rope to pull a box that weighs 300 N across a level surface with constant velocity. The rope makes an angle of 30°
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1.00 above the horizontal and the tension in the rope is 50 N. What is the coefficient of friction?

Select one:
a. 0.29

b. 0.35
c. 0.16

d. 0.20

Question 21 2.2 What is Motion?

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A hiker walks 200 m east and then walks 100 m north. In what direction is her resulting displacement?
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Select one:
a. None of the answers is correct.
b. east
c. north

d. northeast

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Question 22 4.4 Further Applications of Newton's Laws
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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
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1.00 and the coefficient of sliding friction is 0.520. The mass is given a shove causing it to slide down the incline. Taking down the
incline as positive, what is the acceleration of the mass while it is sliding?

Select one:
a. −0.477 m/s2
b. −1.99 m/s2

c. 0.477 m/s2

d. 1.99 m/s2

Question 23 4.2 Projectile Motion

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A baseball leaves the bat with a speed of 44.0 m/s and an angle of 30.0° above the horizontal. A 4.0-m high fence is located at a
1.00 horizontal distance of 132 m from the point where the ball is struck. Assuming the ball leaves the bat 1.0 m above ground level, by
how much does the ball clear the fence?

Select one:
a. 14.4 m

b. 5.4 m
c. 18.9 m

d. 9.8 m

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Question 24 There are nine books in a stack, each with a weight of 6N. The coefficient of friction between all the books is 0.1 as is the coefficient
Not yet between the table and the bottom book. What horizontal push must I just exceed on the next to bottom book to start sliding the top
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eight books off the bottom one?
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Select one:
a. 5.4 N

b. 0.8 N
c. 4.8 N
d. 48 N

e. 0.6 N

Question 25 4.1 Statics

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A 4000-N weight is suspended in equilibrium by two cables. Cable 1 applies a horizontal force to the right of the object and has a
1.00 tension T1. Cable 2 applies a force upward and to the left at an angle of 37.0° to the negative x axis and has a tension T2. Find T2.

Select one:
a. 3340 N
b. 8310 N

c. 6650 N
d. 4000 N

Question 26 If a is acceleration, v is velocity, x is position, and t is time, then which equation is not dimensionally correct?
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a. a = v2/x
b. t2 = 2x/a

c. v = a/t

d. t = x/v
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Question 27 Which of the following expresses a principle, which was initially stated by Galileo and was later incorporated into Newton's laws of
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a. The natural condition for a moving object is to remain in motion.

b. For every action there is an equal but opposite reaction.

c. The natural condition for a moving object is to come to rest.
d. An object's acceleration is inversely proportional to its mass.

Question 28 4.1 Statics

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A 500-N tightrope walker stands at the center of the rope such that each half of the rope makes an angle of 15.0° with the horizontal.
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1.00 What is the tension in the rope?

Select one:
a. 2900 N

b. 1440 N
c. 480 N

d. 970 N

Question 29 Two baseballs are released at the same time. One is dropped from rest and the other is given an initial horizontal velocity. Which of
Not yet the following is not true? Ignore atmospheric drag.
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a. The horizontally-released ball has a greater speed than the other ball for the whole trip.

b. 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.
c. Both have the same vertical component of velocity as they reach impact.
d. Both baseballs hit the ground at the same time.
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Question 30 On planet Z, the standard unit of length is the foose. Ann the Astronaut is 5.80 feet tall on earth. She lands on planet Z and is
Not yet measured to be 86 foosi tall. Her partner Rachael is 89 foosi tall. How tall is Rachael on Earth?
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Select one:
a. 5.80 feet

b. 6.5 feet

c. 6.2 feet
d. 5.7 feet

e. 6 feet

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