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Answers to MC (Final Practice) PHYS 2011

The document consists of a series of physics questions related to motion, forces, and acceleration, including concepts like net force, velocity, and free body diagrams. It covers various scenarios and problems involving objects in motion, their forces, and the resulting effects on their movement. The questions are designed to test understanding of Newton's laws and basic principles of mechanics.

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Answers to MC (Final Practice) PHYS 2011

The document consists of a series of physics questions related to motion, forces, and acceleration, including concepts like net force, velocity, and free body diagrams. It covers various scenarios and problems involving objects in motion, their forces, and the resulting effects on their movement. The questions are designed to test understanding of Newton's laws and basic principles of mechanics.

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1. If an object has positive acceleration, this means that the object A) is speeding up B) is slowing down C) is maintaining constant speed @ could either be speeding up or slowing down 2. Which of the following graphs represent an object having constant non-zero net force? © © A) only graph a B) only graph b ) graphs a and b ———— graphs band 7 1 -—— graphs c and d o ® a — ‘ CL ' 3. When an object moves with constant velocity to she right, then ‘A. the net force must also point to right and must remain constant in magnitude B. the net force must also point to right, but must decrease in magnitude @ the net force must be zero . there can be no forces acting on the object at all 4, Below isa velocity vs. time graph for an object. What is the ¥, (m/s) displacement of object between t = 2 s and t= 4 s? 4 A. 12m /} B. 8m 2 ' 4m t A Bom °o 4 if of 7° F -2m ) b%= Area 5. Which equation describes the position vs time graph shown below? Oem + (+15 em /s) i Ocm+ (+15 emis) t+ % (1.5 cm/s?) # x= Ocm+ (-15 cm/s) t+ % (+1.5 cm/s?) x= Oom+ (+15 cm/s) t+ % (+15 cmi/s?) ? | x= Oem+(-lScmis)t+4(+15ems)e x x =smoa@a x= Oom+ (AS ems?) 2 “hme 6. A car is pulled the right with alconstant speed] Which is the correct free body diagram for the car? _62e— m » r © 5 7. A cart is moving to the left while slowing down. What is the sign of the net force? @® Positive ” B. Negative am C. Zero x D. Not enough information 0 aS SUM q non-tero Which of the following graphs represents an object that is experiencing a constant net force? Two are plots of velocity, while two are plots of position. ‘Two objects are being pushed by the same net force, and the velocity vs. time plots are shown. What could be the reason for the different plots? A. Object 1 has more mass Object 2 has more mass C. Object 1 had a greater initial speed D. Object 2 had a greater initial speed 2N . 3N eyes 3N omy inl A. Box 1, Box 2, Box 3,Box4 _B, Box 4, Box3,Box2,Box1 C. Box 2, Box 3, Box 1, Box 4 D. Box? Box I Box , Box 3 (G) Box 2 Box 4, Box 2 Box | ‘2. Which equation matches the position vs. time graph? A. x=6m+(Smisyi+ $5 mis?) T B. x= 6m—(5ms)—H(5 mvs?) oe © == 5m+ miss 15 miy? ge D. x= 6m~(SmA)e+ (5 mie)? 3 34 2 ‘ \ 9 T 4 ‘Time (s) 3. Ablokis moving widiannn TG inthe posve diction slong a horzont sures. Whichofthe following Sheen se 1. Sineoa= 0, thee ae no forces acing onthe lock. Since =0, hein ne fore ating onthe lock. CC Since the block is moving in the positive direction, there is anet force inthe positive direction. D. All ofthese are rue. B. None of these are true. 4. Which graph represents the motion ofan object experiencing a constant net fore? Note that two ofthe graphs are velocity vs. time, and two are position vs. time, GSSuWR_ Fret Nor-2eng assume forces Shown on FR reman castat f 5. Forthe free body diagram shown, what can be ssid about the object’s acceleration? A. Acceleration is zero x BB, Acceleration is constant tothe right @ Acceleration is constant to the left D. Acceleration is increasing tothe right x B, Acceleration is increasing to the left 6, The velocity vs. time graphs for two objects being pushed with the same net force are shown. What could be the season for the slopes of the graphs being different? |A. Object I had greater initial speed. 10 B. Object 2h greater inl speed 3 i Object as larger mss +, Objet 2 as ager mas, i © i g g T T 7 7 Time(s) 7. The positive direction isto the tight. A car slows dowa while moving tothe left, as indicated by the motion diagram. Which direction should the aeceleration vector point? : OO ‘A. To the left (negative direction) because the cars slowing down, BB, To the eft (negative direction) because the velocity vectors are pointing tothe left. ‘To the right (positive direction) beoause the acceleration always points from smaller to larger velocity vectors 'D. To the right (positive direction) because acceleration is always in the opposite direction to the velocity arows, E, Nor enough information. 8. Which equation matches the velocity vs. time graph? Dre = -4 nls + (ety B, v= 4 mis— (8 mir ©. y= Amis + (8 misty D. yp =4.mis (8 misty Velocity (mvs) 6, Annet force of 1251 is applied toa certuin object. As a result, the object accelerates with an acceleration of 24.0 r/s2. The mass ofthe object is A300 B28 Cte D) 0200 Os24 17. The figure shows an object's acclertion-versus-force graph, What isthe sass ofthis object? | 7 @rse B)1.6gC) 630g D)400,0002 ” 8, Ifthe aceeleration ofan object i zero, then that object canaot be moving. A) Tee alse 9. The graph inthe figure shows the position ofan object as a function of time. The letters H-L represent particular moments of ime. At which ‘moment in time isthe speed of the object the greatest? WH DL 10. An aisplan increases its speed a te average rate of 15 m/s2. How much time does it take to increase its speed from 100 m/s to 160 m/s? nite Boosts Gass 11. A car travels at 15 m/s for 10s, It then speeds up with a constant acceleration of 2.0 m/s2 for 15 s. At the end of this time, wha isis velocity? Ayisms —B)30me (Came D375 a 12. Suppose that an object is moving witha constant velocity. Which stetement concerning its acceleration must be correct? ‘A) The acceleration is constantly increasing. B) The acceleration is constantly decreasing, “The acceleration isa constant non-zero value, The acceleration is equal to zero. 1. A velocity vector has components ¥, vector? 22 m/s What is magnitude this velocity A. 58 m/s Doms C. 32m/s D. 14m/s E. 7.2 m/s * 1, Using a rope, a man pulls a box across prass. Consider the tension force by the rope on the box. Which force describes the Newton’s 3" Law (Action/Reaction) pair to the tension force? A. The tension force by rope on the man =—_> B. The tension force by the man on the rope The friction force by the grass on the box The tension force by the box on the rope E. The friction force by the box on the grass 2. The man in the previous question pulls the box across the grass with a force of 50 N, but the box will not move. The magnitude of static friction force that acts on the box A. is greater than 50N = is equal to SON Fret > ON is less than 50.N D. cannot be determined without knowing information such as the coefficient of friction 3. A 3,000 kg truck moving at a speed of 45 mph crashes into a parked car with a mass of 1,000 kg. How does magnitude of the force that the truck exerts on the car compare to the force that car exerts on the truck? ‘The truck exerts a force on the car that is greater than the force that the cart exerts on the truck ‘The truck exerts a force on the car that is less than the force that the cart exerts on the truck ‘The truck exerts a force on the car that is egual 1o the force thatthe cart exerts on the truck ‘The truck exerts a force om the car, but the car does not exert any force on the truck ‘The answer depends on how much damage is done to each car 4. A2.0kg boxed is pushed vertically downward with a force of 4.0 N. If the coefficient of static friction between box and the floor is 0.25, how much horizontal force is necessary to overcome the static friction force and get the box to start sliding across the surface. A. 10N ne tan aon B.1SN Cc. 40N : 5.0N D. @ 60n be CH) na. = Hs w= ow awe 5. A 5.0 kg object is in uniform motion with «{GanstanEwelbcTivlof 4.0 m/s. The object keeps moving with this constant velocity for 2.0 s. During this time, the net force on the object is __ A. 200N, B. SON cc. 20N D. 10N on 6. What is the value of the angle @ shown in the triangle? O« i 56° C. 34° ‘4 D. 142 E. 15° 1. Achild on a swing is let go. At the very bottom of the swing, how does magnitude of the upward tension force compare to the downward weight force? @ Pe tension is greater than the weight |= > Fret Aruawd key The tension is equal to the weight = The tension is less than the weight fe tension is e weight of cinle. D. Cannot be determined from information given. 2. Consider two statements about normal forces that could be true or false: Statement 1: Normal forces always point in the opposite in direction of an object’s weight. Statement 2: Normal forces are always equal in magnitude to an object's weight A. Only Statement 1 is True. B. Only Statement 2s True. C. Both Statements are True. Neither Statement is True, 3. An object is thrown vertically upward into the air with a speed of 5.0 m/s. About how much time will it take to reach its highest point? @ os: loses sped at bo toe cate. of — Lomls ccch s £. 50s 4. When the ball is at the very highest point, the acceleration is__ +10 m/s? © Om/s? D. +0 m/s E, -10m/s F. Om/s 5. When the ball is at the very highest point, the velocity i G. +10.m/s* H. -10m/s* 1 Om/s* J. +10 m/s 5. In an inital trial, a ball rolls off a table that is perfectly horizontal, taking 0.5s to hit the floor below. If ina second trial, the same ball rolls off the same table with twice the speed, the time taken to it the floor will (A) Increase (B) Decrease tay the Same (D) Not Enough Information 6. An elevator suspended by vertical cables moving upward while sing das. The tension nthe sable is gars thn tho elght of ie lover. Ge than the weight ofthe elevator ge rT } equal o the weight ofthe elevator. # Fat D) more inrmation needed decide w 4 7. _An.levator suspended by a vertical cable is moving upward while speeding up. The tension in the cable is greater than the weight of the elevator, less than the weight ofthe elevator. ©) equal to the weight of the elevator. 1D) more information is needed to decide. 8, An elevator suspended by a vertical cable is moving downward while slowing down The tension in the cable is Jareater than the weight of the elevator. ) less than the weight of the elevator. ©) equal to the weight of the elevator, 1D) more information is needed to decide, 9. Amosquito smashes into the windshield of the car that is driving down the highway. Which statement below best describes the forces between the car and mosquito? A. The car exerts a greater force on the mosquito than the mosquito does on the car. B. The mosquito exerts a greater force on the car than the car does on the mosquito. The mosquito exerts a same force on the car than the car does on the mosquito. D. The mosquito doesn’t exert a force on the car, but the car does exert @ mosquito on the car E. Neither the mosquito or the car exert a force on the other. 10. When a moving object experiences a zero net force, the object will E, immediately come to a stop F. gradually come to a stop © maintain a constant velocity H. continue with the same speed, but may turn slightly left or right 11. A pendulum bob is released and allowed to swing. At the very bottom of the swing, how does the magnitude of tension force compare to the magnitude of weight force? (@ Tre magnitude of tension forces grater ‘The magnitude ofthe weigh forces preater C.Thetenslonand weigh ores have sme magnitude D__ [tis impossible to tell without numbers A textbook rests on a table. Consider the following force: The normal force exerted by the table on the book. Which if the Newton's 3" law pair to this force? A. The weight force exerted by the book on the table B._ The weight force exerted by the earth on the book © The normal force exerted by the book on the table D. The weight force exerted by the book on the table, E. None of the above. 12. Consider the following statement: An object moving with constant speed has zero acceleration. |s this always, sometimes, or never true? a. Always True ‘ : ® Sometimes true Ufo ciecalae Mahon Never True has constat speech » but A= 15. A car is driving over the top of a rounded hill at 30 mph. The person in the car will experience a normal force from the seat that is @ Less than their weight B. Equal to their weight C. Greater than their weight Frat pants donc cenky Circle ve r 16. Car Ais pushing Car B along the road. Consider the following two forces: The normal force exerted by Car A on Car B and the normal force by Car 8 on car A. Under what circumstances would one of these forces be greater than the other? A. Always, since car A is the object pushing car B along the road 8. Only if the cars were speed up as they moved together ‘one car had a greater mass than the other Always 3) None of the ab a aus . © 1e above scenarios. ne? Law 0 ) 17. Acar moves to the right while slowing down. What is the direction of the car’s net force? gus \ To the right a @ Tothe lett Sj c. No direction d. Impossible to tell oo 18. Which factor below does NOT influence the value of g on the surface of a planet? A. The mass of the planet AES weyrt foe B. The radius of the planet aS The mass of the person Ant acts en PERSON, Allthe factors above influence the value of g E None of the above factor influence the valueofg lout et que fo planet 9. Below is a velocity vs. time graph for an object that moves along a straight line. What is the acceleration (in m/s”) of the object at time t = 3.05 ¥, (evs) G+ 2.0 m/s? 4 2.0 m/s? = 0.67 m/s? 2 J. +£0.67 m/s? K. +10 m/s? L. =1.0 m/s? 5. A car moves to the right while slowing down, Which free body diagram could be correct? s ry s t ++ >, | ¢ + 4 < > y v v A 8. D. 6. A motion diagram for an object moving to the left is shown below. What can be said about the net force acting on the object? @ Tre net force is to the right B. The net force is to the left C. The net force is zero D. Cannot be determined 7. An object moves to the right according to the pos the net force exerted on the object? A. The net force is to the right ‘The net force is to the left ‘The net force is zero Cannot be determined + Vee eve —ez 0 tion vs. time graph below. What can you say about time > 2 8. The x component of vector A is 5.3 units, and its y component is -2.3 units. The angle that vector & makes with the +1-axis is closest to A. 26° B67? c3° D) 64° BD Yes 16. You kick a soccer ball and it flies into the air. Which statement best describes the forces that occur between you and the ball? A. The force you exerted is greater than the force the ball exerted on you. B. The force you exerted is less than the force the ball exerted on you. The force you exerted is equal to the force the ball on you. D. You exerted a force on the ball, but the ball did not exert a force on you, E, It depends on which object had a greater mass. 17. The graph in the figure shows the x component F of the net force that acts for 10 s on a 100- kg crate, What is the change in the momentum of the crate during the 10 s that this force acts? A)-100 kg - m/s 5010 = ap= Area B) -25 kg: m/s ©) 75 kg m/s Os kg mvs kg- mis "0 19. A0.5 kg hockey puck slides to the right at 4 m/s. It is hit to the right with a stick that exerts the force shown. What is its approximate final momentum? son A. Okgum/s B. 1kg m/s C. 2kg m/s Pe 2s egomls som) B ism: t o 0 2 E. 4kg m/s aN 20. A SO kg crate is placed on rough horizontal surface. The crate is pushed with a horizontal force, and it just starts to budge when the force is ~— equal to 100 N. What is the coefficient of static friction between the 7] | crate and the surface? | | ‘Multiple choice questions 1-4 below all concern the four moving boxes below. The mass, speed, and direction of leach box are given. Consider the positive x-direction as pointing to the right. ~~ so 4.0.m/s ee a Box Box A Box B Box D 1. Which box has the greatest horizontal momentum (Le, p,)? AL BoKA B. BoBC. Boxe Caan £. Thereisa te Which box has the greatest kinetic energy? 3. fox A experiences an impulsive force acting to the right to stow it down, which force vs. time graph would bring the box A to a complete stop? i @ nea | Fe [| Tinos) LAA ties Sri jis ee 1 % 05 TS 25 E. None of the above graphs would bring Box A to a complete stop. o Ifinstead box A experiences @ constant kinetic friction force of 3.0 N acting to the right, how much distance would the box travel before coming to a complete stop? Atom 20m @aom 60m tm Ko cE whore Ke Zant aby, > Sax 4 (a) (ish GNn-S Multiple choice questions 6-9 below each concem the four boxes held at rest above the floor. Box D Box 8 1m Box A Box C 6. Ifa child ifted one of the boxes from the floor to its current position, what energy transformation below best describes that process? A KU O- Du CEnm > Ur DU > Uy 7. Which box required the most work to lift it to its current position? A § 8 409 A Box B. BoxB Box D. BoxD 8. Which box experiences the largest magnitude of weight force while being held at its current position? 9. Ifeach of the boxes islet go, which box will have the largest speed just before hitting the floor? 4 ‘Two diferent graphs describe two different moving carts. = BiaBE ste actratontreach cacti, whateva ote aceon? mist, 1 2 condarng theta hearal fi +18 to what exch cat clacoment? dX= Om AX 2 5 3 1. Two forces act on the 25 kg box shown below. What is its acceleration? A 1.0 mis! 25N 75N 2.0 m/s? 3.0 m/s? D. 4.0 m/s? E. 10 m/s? , 2. A2.0kg cart moves at a speed of 3.0 m/s, What is its kinetic energy? A. 6.0) 9.0) 125 D. 185 E. 60) 3. Acar speeds up from 15 m/s to 35 m/s ina time of 5.0 s. What is its acceleration? A. 3.0 m/s? @ r0mjst C. 5.0 m/s? D. 7.0 m/s? E. 10 m/s? 4, A 20-kg crate slides along a horizontal surface. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the box and the surface equals 0.25. How strong is the friction force? A. 5.0N B. 20N Oson 2 100-kg couch across a carpeted floor. As the man pushes, the couch moves lof 3 ft/s. What net force acts on the box? B. c. D. The answer depends on how hard the man is pushing the couch E. The answer depends on the coefficient of friction. 8. 9. An elevator moves downward while slowing down. What is the direction of the net force that acts on the elevator? ‘A. The net force points downward The net force points upward The net force is‘zero and has no direction. D. The directton of net force cannot be determined. In the lab, a student holds a 2.0 kg object vertically upward with a string. Consider the tension force that is exerted by the string on the object. What is the force pair to this force? A. The weight force by the box on the string B. The weight force by the earth on the object C. The tension force exerted by the boy on the string The tension force exerted by the object on the string E. This force does not have a force pair. An elevator moves upward at [constant speed |What is the direction of the net force that acts on the elevator? ‘A. The net force points downward. B. The net force points upward The net force is zero and has no direction. D. The direction of net force cannot be determined. An elevator moves upward while slowing down. How does the tension force that acts on the elevator compare to the weight force that acts on the elevator? ‘A. Tension force is greater than the weight force. B. Tension force is equal to the weight force. Tension force is less than the weight force. D. This cannot be determined. 10. As you push a cart to the right, it speeds up. How does the magnitude of the normal force that you exert on the cart compare to the magnitude of the normal force that the cart exerts on you? ‘A. You push the cart harder than the cart pushes on you B, The cart pushes harder on you than you push on the cart. You push the cart equally as hard as the cart pushes on you, D. You push on the cart, but the cart doesn’t push on you. 11. A force vs. time graph below shows the force that a bat exerts on a ball. What is the change in momentum of the ball during the time shown? A. 12kg.m/s B. 18kg.m/s C. 6 kg.m/s @ 9kg.m/s nas) 12. Avelocity vs. time graph depicts the motion of a person walking back and forth along a highway. What is the total distance that person traveled during the time shown? A. Om vy (ma/s) 8. 1m 3 — c 3m 2 |__| D. 12m 1 | Om of, 1 4] 3 4 6 oo 2 { 4! | AX= Om Problem 2: A 30 kg cannon ball is shot horizontally at 23.4 m/s from the roof of a building 10 m tall and experiences negligible air resistance. A. How much impulse was delivered to the cannon ball by the cannon? D= A= "WON B, Determine the time necessary for the projectile to reach the ground below St= Wis , Sama tue te drop 1Oom (wth Ux Onis) C. Determine the horizont: the projectile lands. AX = "3am istance traveled as measured from the base of the building to where D. How much kinetic energy does the projectile have just before impact? What speed will this Comespond? A ero y i's K Eee= AK = Were E. What net force acts on after leaving the cannon and before hitting the ground? Free. fal Fuk = wey t = ‘S00 NY Problem 1: A roller coaster cart of mass 100 kg moves with a speed of 20 m/s at position A on the track shown. A ve=20m/s ‘A. Assuming this track is friction-free, and there is no appreciable air resistance, what would you predict the speed of the cart to be at point C? [6 points] Ve = 24.6 mls (25's) B. Due to friction, the cart is found to actually move slower than expected. When it reaches point C, it is found to only move at 30 m/s. How much energy must have been transformed into thermal energy? (6 points] A Ey = 15,000 “S C. Ifthe radius of curvature of the track at point C is 40 m, what is the magnitude and direction of the cart’s acceleration at this point? Use the friction case described in part B. [3 points] Ve= Zomls |a= 22.5 1/2 Zar\¢ Problem 7: A roller coaster cart has a mass of 500 kg. The car is released from rest at 54 m above the ground, At ground level. the cart encounters a loop-the-loop of radius 18 m n A. Ignoring rction and drag, predict the speedo thecartat the bottom oftheoop D2. m1 5 (33 3) B. Ignoring friction and drag, predict the speed of cart at the top of the loop? «=: I A.O MIS C. Atthe top of the loop, whats the direction and magnitude of the nét force that acts on box? 10,0000) dows - D. Going around the top of the loop, what is the direction and magnitude of the normal force that acts on the cart? 50mnN down ~ E. The cart is measured to only go 13.4 m/s around the top of the loop. How much energy must have transformed into thermal energy to account for this lower speed? 45 000 Problem &: Ignore alr resistance in this problem. A 0.5 kg ball is tossed vertically upward. It takes 1.8 seconds to reach its maximum height. If the ball was thrown from an initial height of 2.0 m above the ground, How fast wasit thrown? 18 m1 5 What total energy does the earth-ball system have? 7] J What maximum height did the ball achieve? iD. Z em How long in total will it remain in the air before hitting the ground? &° tS With what speed doesit hit the ground? EY 1G mls if when hitting the ground, it comes to an abrupt stop (without bouncing), what impulse must have been deveredtothe al? Aig rmoos> Problem 9: A 2.0kg cart descends an inclined ramp that is angled 30 degrees. Ignoring fricti ‘A. Whatis the net force and acceleration of the cart? | Ni, 5 mis? B. What is magnitude of the normal force that acts on the box? 1,2, N) C. Ifthe cartis released from rest, how fastis the cart moving after traveling for 1.55? 7.59 m1" D. Ifthe carts released from rest, how fast is the cart moving after traveling for15m? 3, m[Q £. How much work does the normal force do on the cart during those 1.5 m? 8 zevo

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