General Physics 1 Lecture Practice Final Examination

Multiple Choice: Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.

1) A solid cylinder with a radius of 10cm and a mass of 3.0kg is rotating about its
center with an angular speed of 3.5 rad/s. What is its kinetic energy?

A)0.96 J B)0.092J C) 0.18J D) 0.53J E)1.05J 1)

2) An incompressible fluid flows steadily through a pipe that has a change in

diameter. The fluid speed at a location where the pipe diameter is 8.0 cm is
1.28 m/s What is the fluid speed at a location where the diameter has
narrowed to 4.0cm?

A)0.64m/s B)1.28m/s C)5.12m/s D)2.56m/s E)0.32m/s 2)

3) 330 g of water at 45°C are poured into an 855 g aluminum container with an
initial temperature of 10°C. The specific heat of aluminum is 900J/kg·K. What is
the final temperature of thesystem, assuming no heat is exchanged with the
surroundings?

A)33°C B)32°C C)31°C D)28°C E)35°C 3)

4) A batter hits a 0.140-kg baseball that was approaching him at 40.0m/s and, as
a result,theball leaves the bat at 30.0 m/s in the direction of the pitcher. What
is the magnitude of the impulse delivered to the baseball?

A)7.00Ns B)1.40Ns C)4.90Ns D)5.60Ns E)9.80Ns 4)

5) A heat engine with an efficiency of 30.0% performs 2500J of work.How much

heat is discharged to the lower temperature reservoir?

A)5830 J B)750J C)1350 J D) 8330J E)7080J 5)

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6) In many cartoon shows, a character runs of a cliff, realizes his predicament and
lets out ascream. He continues to scream as he falls. If the physical situation is
portrayed correctly, from the vantage point of an observer at the top of the cliff
leaning over the edge, the pitch of the scream should be

A) lower than the original pitch and constant.

B) Higher than the original pitch and constant.
C) higher than the original pitch and increasing as he falls.
D) lower than the original pitch and decreasing as he falls.
E) It is impossible to predict. 6)

7) Inasectionofhorizontalpipewithadiameterof3.00cmthepressureis100kPaand
wateris flowing with a speed of 1.50 m/s The pipe narrows to 2.00 cm. What is
the pressure in the narrower region?

A)95.4kPa B)44.4kPa C)66.7kPa D)47.7kPa E)225kPa 7)

8) Agasexpandsfromaninitialvolumeof30.0Ltoafinalvolumeof65.0Lataconstantpre
ssure of110kPa.Howmuchworkisdonebythegas?

A)10.4kJ B)3.85MJ C)3.85 kJ D)3850kJ E) 10.4 MJ 8)

9) Afanisturnedoff,anditsangularspeeddecreasesfrom10.0rad/sto6.3rad/sin5.0s.
Whatis the magnitude of the angular acceleration of the fan?

A)086rad/s2 B)0.74rad/s2 C)0.37rad/s2 D)1.16rad/s2 E)11.6rad/s2 9)

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Figure 8-5

A 2.0-g bead slides along a wire, as shown in Figure 8-5. At point A, the bead is at
rest. Neglect friction and use g = 10 m/s2

10) RefertoFigure8-5.WhatisthekineticenergyofthebeadatpointA?

A) 2.0 x 10-2 J
B) 0 J
C) 0.40 J
D) 16 x 10-3 J
E) There is not enough information to solve this problem. 10)

11) A flat bed truck is carrying a 20.0-kg crate along a level road. The coefficient of static
friction between the crate and the bed is 0.400.What is the maximum acceleration
that the truck can have if the crate is to stay in place?

A)3.92m/s2 B)78.5m/s2 C)8.00m/s2 D)7.84m/s2 E)196m/s2 11)

12) If the frequency of the motion of a simple harmonic oscillator is doubled, by

what factor does the maximum speed of the oscillator change?

A)1 B)1/4 C)2 D) 1/2 E)4 12)

13) Anobjectismovingwithconstantvelocity.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A) There are no forces acting on the object.

B) A constant force is being applied in the direction of motion.
C) There is no frictional force acting on the object.
D) A constant force is being applied in the direction opposite of motion.
E) The net force on the object is zero. 13)

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14) A simple harmonic oscillator has an amplitude of 3.50cm and a maximum speed of
26.0cm/s. What is its speed when the displacement is 1.75cm?

A)12.0cm/s B)17.0cm/s C)14.2cm/s D)22.5cm/s E)15.0cm/s 14)

Figure 2-6

15) Refer to Figure 2-6. If you start from the Bakery, travel to the Cafe, and then to
the Art Gallery, what is the distance you have traveled?

A)2.5km B)10.5km C)6.5km D)1.5km E)0km 15)

Figure 7-6

16) An object is under the influence of a force as represented by the force vs.
position graph as shown in Figure7-6.What is the work done as it moves from 0 to
10m?

A)125 J B)50J C) 100J D)25J E)80J 16)

17) A child is riding a merry-go-round, which has an instantaneous angular speed of

1.25rad/s and an angular acceleration of 0.745rad/s2.The child is standing 4.65m
from the center of the merry- go-round. What is the magnitude of the
acceleration of the child?

A)3.46m/s2 B)8.05m/s2 C)2.58m/s2 D)7.27m/s2 E)4.10m/s2 17)

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18) The vertical displacement of a string is given by y(x,t)=(6.00mm)cos[(3.25m-
1
)x-(7.22s-1)t]. What is the wavelength of the wave?

A)0.139m B)3.25m C)0.870m D)1.93m E)0.308m 18)

19) When a bimetallic strip Is cooled , the strip will bend toward the side

A) with the smaller coefficient of linear expansion.

B) With the higher temperature.
C) With the lower temperature.
D) with the larger coefficient of linear expansion. 19)

20) A 50.0-kg box is being pushed along a horizontal surface. The coefficient of
kinetic friction between the box and the groundis0.350.What horizontal force
must be exerted on the box for it to accelerate at 1.20m/s2?

A)116N B)232N C)491N D)172N E)60.0N 20)

Figure 8-6

A roller coaster of mass 80.0 kg is moving with a speed of 20.0 m/s at position A
as shown in Figure 8-6. The vertical height at position A above ground level is 200
m. Neglect friction and use g = 10.0 m/s2

21) What is the total energy of the roller coaster at point A?

A) 20.2 × 103J
B) 16.0 ×103 J
C) 16.0 × 104J
D) 17.6 × 104J
E) There is not enough information to solve this problem. 21)

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22) If the net work done on an object is positive, then the object's kinetic energy

A) decreases.
B) increases.
C) remains the same.
D) Is zero.
E) cannot be determined without knowing the object mass. 22)

23) A stone is thrown with an initial velocity of +7.0m/s. The acceleration of the stone
is constant and has the valueof-9.8m/s2.What is the velocity of the stone after
0.50s?

A)2.1m/s B)-4.9 m/s C)4.9 m/s D)0m/s E)11.9m/s 23)

24) A 900-kg car traveling east at 15.0m/s collides with a 750-kg car traveling north
at 20.0m/s. The cars stick together . What is the speed of the wreckage just
after the collision?

A)25.0m/s B)35.0m/s C)17.3m/s D)6.10m/s E)12.2m/s 24)

Figure 16-2

25) Consider a flat steel plate with a hole through its center as shown in Figure
16-2. When the plate's temperature is increased, the hole will

A) remain the same size.

B) Expand only if it takes up more than half the plate's surface area.
C) Always contract.
D) Always expand.
E) contract if it takes up less than half the plate's surface area. 25)

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26) A harmonic wave travels with a speed of 200m/s and has a wavelength of
0.800m.What is the frequency of the wave?

A)40.0Hz B)25.0Hz C)125Hz D)80.0 Hz E)250Hz 26)

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27) How much work is required to stretch a spring 25.2cm if its force constant is
12.3N/m?

A)0.381 J B)0.488J C) 3.10J D)1.05J E)0.391J 27)

28) A meter stick balances at the 50.0-cmmark. If a mass of 50.0g is placed at the
90.0-cm mark, the stick balances at the 61.3-cm mark. What is the mass of the
meter stick?

A)73.4g B) 127 g C)32.6g D)89.7g E)178g 28)

29) How much heat is required to raise the temperature of a 225-g lead ball from
15.0°C to 25.0°C? The specific heat of lead is 128J/kg·K.

A)145 J B)576J C)725J D) 288 J E)217J 29)

Figure 7-3

30) An object of mass=2kg is pulled by a constant force F=4N for a horizontal

distance of 2m. (Refer to Figure7-3.) What is the work done along the + x
axis? Neglect friction.

A)7J B)9J C) 8 J D)5 J E)2J 30)

31) A 0.140-kg baseball is dropped and reaches a speed of 1.20m/s just before it
hits the ground . It rebounds with a speed of 1.00m/s. What is the change of
the ball's momentum?

A) 0.308 kg∙ m/s downwards

B) 0.0280 kg ∙m/s downwards
C) 0.0280 kg∙ m/s upwards
D) 0.308 kg∙ m/s upwards
E)0kg∙m/s 31)

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32) Which of the following are characteristics of a mass in simple harmonic motion?

I. The motion repeats at regular intervals.

II. The motion is sinusoidal.
III. The restoring force is proportional to the displacement from equilibrium.
A) I and II only
B) II and III only
C) I and III only
D) all of the above 32)

33) Vector A = 6.0 m and points 30° north of east. Vector B = 4.0 m and points 30° east
of north. The resultant vector A + B is given by

A) 9.7matanangle42°northofeast.
B) 1.1matanangle42°northofeast.
C) 0.7matanangle42°northofeast.
D) 2.0matanangle42°northofeast.
E) 13.7matanangle42°northofeast. 33)

34) If Earth were twice as massive but it revolved at the same distance from the Sun
, its orbital period would be

A) 6months. B)1year. C)3years. D)2years. E)4years. 34)

35) When you blow some air above a paper strip, the paper rises. This is because

A) The air above the paper moves slower and the pressure is higher.
B) The air above the paper moves faster and the pressure Is higher.
C) The air above the paper moves faster and the pressure is lower.
D) the air above the paper moves faster and the pressure remains constant.
E) The air above the paper moves slower and the pressure is lower. 35)

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Figure 6-11

36) RefertoFigure6-11. Block A has a mass of 3.00kg and rests on a smooth table
and is connected to block B, which has a mass of 2.00 kg, after passing over an
ideal pulley, as shown. Block B is released from rest. How long does it take
block B to travel 80.0cm?

A)0.935s B)0.494s C)0.404s D)0.785s E)0.639s 36)

37) The moons of Mars, Phoebes (Fear) and Demos (Terror), are very close to the
planet compared to Earth's Moon. Their orbital radii are 9,378km and 23,459km
respectively. What Is the ratio of the period of revolution of Phobos to that of
Deimos?

A)0.3998 B)3.956 C)1.582 D)2.858 E)0.2528 37) _

38) Which object has larger kinetic energy : a 500-kg object moving with a speed of
40m/s or 1000-kg object moving at 20m/s?

A) the 500-kg object moving at 40m/s

B) Both have same kinetic energy.
C) Kinetic energy is independent of speed.
D) the 1000-kg object moving at 20m/s
E) Kinetic energy is independent of mass. 38)

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 Figure 3-4

39) Refer to Figure3-4 The magnitudes of the forces as shown in the figure are:
F1= 80.0 N, F2= 60.0 N, and F3= 40.0 N. The resultant force acting on the particle O
is given by

A) 20.0N at an angle34.3°withrespectto+x-axis.
B) 180Nat an angle60.0°withrespectto +x-axis.
C) 40.0Nat an angle60.0°withrespectto+x-axis.
D) 35.5Nat an angle34.3°withrespectto+x-axis.
E) 60.0Nat an angle90.0°withrespectto+x-axis. 39)

Figure 18-
2

40) An ideal gas undergoes the process a→b→c→a shown in Figure18-2. The heat
gained in process a→b is 546 J, while in process the system loses 62 J. In
process a→b the system performs 310 J of work , while in process c→a work is
done on the system in the amount of 223J. How much
heat is gained by the system in process c→a?
A) -397J B) -236J C)223J D)18J E) -62J 40)
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41) A Carnot engine has an efficiency of 83.0% and performs 4500J of work every
cycle. How much energy is discharged to the lower temperature reservoir
every cycle?

A)922 J B)5422J C) 833J D)744J E)3735J 41)

42) What is the change in entropy when 15.0g of water at 100°C are turned into
steam at 100°C? The latent heat of vaporization of water is 22.6 ×10 5 J/kg.

A)-339J/K B)-90.8J/K C)90.8 J/K D)0J/K E)339J/K 42)

43) A barge is 10.0m wide and 60.0m long and has vertical sides. The bottom of
the hull is 12.0m below the water surface. What is the weight of the barge and
its cargo, if it is floating in fresh water?

A)9.54MN B)6.39MN C)7.06MN D)3.53MN E)6.82MN 43)

44) An Atwood machine has a mass of 3.50kg connected by a light string to a mass
of 6.00kg over a pulley with a moment of inertia of 0.0352kg·m2 and a radius of
12.5cm. If the system is released from rest, what is the speed of the masses
after they have moved through 1.25m?

A)4.95m/s B)2.00m/s C)6.00m/s D)2.28m/s E)4.00m/s 44)

45) A solid disk is released from rest and rolls without slipping down an inclined
plane that makes an angle of 25.0° with the horizontal. What is the speed of the
disk after it has rolled 3.00 m, measured along the plane?

A)4.07m/s B)2.04m/s C)6.29m/s D)3.53m/s E)5.71m/s 45)

46) A ball rolls of the edge of a table with an initial velocity of 20m/s. The height of
the table above the ground is 2.0m. How long does it take the ball to reach the
ground?

A) 2.0 s B)0.49s C)0.32s D)0.98s E)0.64s 46)

47) A ball is thrown with an initial speed of 60m/s at an angle of 30° above the
horizontal. What is the ball's horizontal displacement at the end of 4seconds?
Use g=10m/s2.
A)210m B)60m C)140m D)240m E)120m 47)

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48) At their closest approach, Venus and Earth are 4.20×1010m apart. The mass of
Venus is
4.87 × 1024 kg , the mass of Earth is 5.97 × 1024 kg, and G = 6.67x10-11 N·m2/kg2 What
is the force exerted by Venus on Earth at that point?

A) 5.43 × 1026 N
B) 1.72 × 1019N
C) 4.62 × 1028N
D) 1.10 × 1018N
E) 6.30 ×1020 N 48)

49) A child throws a ball with an initial speed of 8.00m/s at an angle of 40.0° above
the horizontal. The ball leaves her hand 1.00 m above the ground. What is the
magnitude of the ball's velocity just before it hits the ground?

A)6.79m/s B)9.14m/s C)4.58m/s D)1.22m/s E)7.45m/s 49)

50) A curling stone slides on ice with a speed of 2.0 m/s and collides in elastically
with an identical, stationary curling stone. After the collision, the first stone is
deflected by a counterclockwise angle of 28° from its original direction of
travel, and the second stone moves in a direction that makes a 42°clockwise
angle with the original direction of travel of the first stone. What fraction of the
initial energy is lost in this collision?

A)0.12 B)0.24 C)0.48 D)0.64 E)0.36 50)

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Figure 11-6

51) A store's sign, with a mass of 20.0kg and 3.00m long, has its center of gravity at
the center of the sign. It is supported by a loose bolt attached to the wall at one
end and by a wire at the other end, as shown in Figure 11-6. The wire makes an
angle of 25.0° with the horizontal. What is the tension in the wire?

A)116N B)297N C)232N D)196N E)464N 51)

52) As you stand by the side of the road, a car approaches you at a constant speed,
sounding its horn, and you hear a frequency of 76 Hz. After the car goes by, you
hear a frequency of 65 Hz. What is the speed of the car? The speed of sound in
air is 343m/s.

A)27m/s B)26m/s C)28 m/s D)29m/s E)30m/s 52)

53) A crying baby emits sound with an intensity of 8.0×10-8W/m2. What is the intensity
level for a set of quintuplets? The lowest detectable intensity is 1.0×W/m2.

A)69dB B)79dB C)36dB D)49dB E)56dB 53)

54) The intensity level of a power mower at a distance of 1.0m is 100 dB. You wake
up one morning to find that four of your neighbors are mowing their lawn 20 m
from your open bedroom window. What is the intensity level in your bedroom?

A)80dB B) 400dB C)104dB D)40dB E)50dB 54)

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A horizontal force of 40 N pushes an object of mass 5.0 kg up an inclined plane through
a distance of 1.6 m measured along the plane. The plane is inclined at an angle of 30°
to the horizontal. Neglect friction and use g = 10 m/s2..

55) What is the work done by the horizontal force on the object?

A)64J B)50J C) 60 J D) 45J E)55J 55)

56) What is the work done by the net force on the object?

A)0J B)37J C) 53 J D) 15 J E)-25J 56)

57) A car accelerates from rest to a speed of 19.0m/s in 6.00seconds. If the car
weighs 16,000N, what average power must the motor produce to cause this
acceleration? Use g = 10m/s2.

A)393kW B)128kW C)49.1kW D)219kW E)15.0kW 57)

Figure 8-7

Two masses M1=2.0kg and M2=4.0kg are attached by a string as shown in Figure8-7. M1
falls vertically down and M2 moves on a frictionless surface. Initially the system is at
rest. Use g=10m/s2.

58) RefertoFigure8-7.What is the potential energy of the mass M1 just before it

touches the ground?

A)2.5J B)2.3J C) 0J D) 4 J E)5.2J 58)

59) Refer to Figure8-7. What is the speed of mass M1 just before it touches the
ground?

A)5.8m/s B)2.9m/s C)3.8 m/s D)4.6 m/s E)2.3m/s 59)

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60) A car is traveling with a constant speed when the driver suddenly applies the
brakes, giving the car a deceleration of 3.50m/s2. The car comes to a stop in a
distance of 34.0m. What was the car's speed when it had traveled 17.0 m from
the point where the brakes were applied?

A) 15.3 m/s B) 10.9 C)21.0m/s D)10.7m/s E)14.5m/s 60)

m/s
Answers

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1) B 34) B
2) C 35) C
3) B 36) E
4) E 37) E
5) A 38) A
6) D 39) D
7) A 40) A
8) C 41) A
9) B 42) C
10) B 43) C
11) A 44) D
12) C 45) A
13) E 46) E
14) D 47) A
15) B 48) D
16) C 49) B
17) B 50) B
18) D 51) C
19) D 52) A
20) B 53) E
21) D 54) A
22) B 55) E
23) A 56) D
24) E 57) C
25) D 58) C
26) E 59) E
27) E 60) B
28) B
29) D
30) A
31) D
32) D
33) A

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