THE IUG PHYSA 1301 DEPT.

OF PHYSICS
Quiz of chapter 5 TIME:8-min.

PART I: choose the correct answer

1) A particle moves at constant speed in a circular path. The direction of its force is:

a) toward the center of the circle. b) tangent to the circular path.

c) outward from the center of the circle. d) no net force acting on it.

2) When a car rounding a curve the centrepital force acting on it is:

a) the frictional force. b) the force of the engine on the car.

c) the weight of the car. d) the normal force acting on the car..

3) When a particle moves in a circular path with constant speed. The net force acting on the
particle is:

a) zero. b) tangent to the circular path.

c) outward from the center of the circle. d) toward the center of the circle.

4) To keep a particle moving on a circular path:

a) The net force along the radius must be zero. b) A net force must act toward the center.
c) A net force must act outward from the center. d) Acentrifugal force must balance the centripetal
force.

5) The tangential acceleration is due to the change of:

a) speed b) velocity c) direction of velocity c) angle.

6) A particle moves around a circle with variable speed. Its acceleration is:

a) centripetal only b) tangential only c) both of them d) non of them

7) A particle moves around a circle with constant speed. Its acceleration is:

a) centripetal only b) tangential only c) both of them d) non of them

8) A small ball of mass 1.2 kg, attached to a string of length 0.8 m, moves
in a vertical circle. Its speed at point A is 4 m/s, the tension at point A is
B

a) 35.8 N b) 11.8 N c) 12.2 N d) 24 N

A

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9) A small ball of mass 1.2 kg, attached to a string of length 0.8 m, moves
in a vertical circle. Its speed at point A is 4 m/s, the tangential
acceleration at point A is
B

a) 5 m/s2 b) 9.8 m/s2 c) 14.8 m/s2 d) zero

A
10) A small ball of mass 1.2 kg, attached to a string of length 0.8 m, moves
in a vertical circle. Its speed at point B is 2 m/s, the tangential
acceleration at point B is
B

a) 5 m/s2 b) 9.8 m/s2 c) 14.8 m/s2 d) 11 m/s2

11) A small ball of mass 1.2 kg, attached to a string of length 0.8 m, moves A
in a vertical circle. Its speed at point B is 2 m/s, the tension at point B is

B
a) 6 N b) 11.8 N c) 12.2 N d) 53.8 N

A
A
12) A small ball of mass 1.2 kg, attached to a string of length 0.8 m, moves
in a vertical circle. Its speed at point A is 2 m/s, the tension at point A is

a) 5.76 N b) 11.8 N c) 12.2 N d) 17.8 N

13) A car of mass 1500 kg rounds a flat curve of radius 30 m with a speed
of 12 m/s. If the coefficient of friction between the tires and the road are µ s = 0.6 and µ k = 0.4 .
The frictional force between the car and the road is:

a) 8820 N b) 7200 N c) 5880 N d) zero

14) A mass of 0.5 kg is placed 0.5 m from the center of 0.5 m

0.8 m/s
a rotating table with speed of 0.8 m/s, as shown in
the figure. If µs=0.5, while µk=0.3, the magnitude of
the frictional force is

a) 0.64 N b) 2.45 N c) 1.47 N d) zero

15) A mass of is placed on a rough rotating table as shown in

the figure. The centripetal force responsible for rotating the v
mass is:

a) its weight b) the normal force c) the frictional force d) the centrifugal force

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16) A 300-kg car travels with a speed of 40 m/s over a hill, which
can be regarded as an arc of a circle of radius 150 m, as shown. The
normal force acting on the car is: 150 m

a) -260 N b) 2940 N c) 6140 N d) zero

17) A 300-kg car travels with a speed of 30 m/s over a hill, which
can be regarded as an arc of a circle of radius 150 m, as shown. The
normal force acting on the car is: 150 m

a) 1140 N b) 2940 N c) 4740 N d) zero

18) The unit of the gravitational constant G is:

a) m3/kg.s2 b) kg.m/s2 c) N.s/m d) m2/kg.s2

19) The unit of the gravitational constant G is:

a) N.m2/kg2 b) N.m/kg c) N.m2/kg d) N.m/kg2

20) You are given two masses M and 4M. If the gravitational force acting on the heavy mass
by the light mass is 20 N then the force acting on the light mass by the heavy mass is:

a) 20 N b) 80 N c) 5 N d) 10 N

21) For the masses shown, the direction of the force on M

mass M is: m m
d d
a) zero b) to the left c) to the right d) according to the
value of M.
M
22) For the masses shown, the direction of the force on
mass M is:
d d
a) up b) to the left c) to the right d) down
m m
23) For the masses shown, the direction of the force on
mass M is: M m m
d d

a) down b) to the left c) to the right d) up

24) If the acceleration due to gravity is measured in Gaza to be 9.8 m/s2. The acceptable value in
Jericho is

a) 9.8 m/s2 b) 10.2 m/s2 c) 9.6 m/s2 d) 9.2 m/s2

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25) If the acceleration due to gravity is measured in Gaza to be 9.8 m/s2. The acceptable value in
Ramallah is

a) 9.8 m/s2 b) 10.2 m/s2 c) 9.6 m/s2 d) 9.9 m/s2

26) The satellite remains in its orbit around the Earth because:

a) of the gravitational force due to the earth. b) the net force on it zero.
c) it is outside the gravitational field of the Earth. d) ther is an engine keeping it in track.

27) The force responsible for maintaining a satellite in its orbit around the Earth is:

a) the gravitational force due to the earth. b) the centrifugal force acting on the satellite.
c) a controlling force by the launchers. d) the force by an engine in the satellite.