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Review of Concepts
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_____1. Which of the following is a correct interpretattion of the expression 𝐹𝑔 = 𝐺 ""
.

a. Gravitational field strength changes with an object’s distance from Earth.

b. Free-fall acceleration changes with an object’s distance from Earth.
c. Free-fall acceleration is independent of the falling object’s mass.
d. All of the above are correct interpretations.
_____2. What data do you need to calculate the orbital speed of a satellite?
a. mass of satellite, mass of planet, radius of orbit
b. mass of satellite, radius of planet area of orbit
c. mass of satellite and radius of orbit only
d. mass of planet and radius of orbits only
_____3. Two spheres have the same radius and equal mass. One sphere is solid, and the other is
hollow and made of a denser material. Which one has the bigger moment of inertia about
an axis through its center?
a. The solid one b. The hollow one c. Both the same
d. Neither
_____4. When both are expressed in terms of SI base units, torque has the same units as
a. Angular acceleration b. angular momentum c. force
d. energy e. Rotational inertia f. angular velocity
_____5. The SI units of angular momentum are
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d. %"
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_____6. A high diver in midair pulls her legs inward toward her chest in order to rotate faster.
Doing so changes which of these quantities: her angular momentum L, her rotational inertia
I, and her rotational kinetic energy Krot?
a. L only b. I only c. Krot only
d. L and I only e. I and Krot only f. all three
_____7. A heavy box is resting on the floor. You would like to push the box to tip it over on its
side, using the minimum force possible. Which of the arrows in the diagram shows the
correct location and direction of the force? Assume enough friction so that the box does
not slide; instead it rotates about point P.
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Questions 8-9: A uniform solid cylinder rolls without slipping down an incline. At the bottom of
the incline, the speed, of the cylinder is measured and translational and rotational kinetic energies
are calculated. A hole is drilled through the cylinder along its axis and the experiment is repeated;
at the bottom of the incline the cylinder now has speed and translational and rotational kinetic
energies Ktr and Krot.
_____8. How does the speed of the cylinder compare with its original value?
a. v’< v b. v’ = v c. v’ > v
d. Answer depends on the radius of the hole drilled.

_____9. How does the ratio of rotational to translational kinetic energy of the cylinder compare
with its original value?
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d. Answer depends on the radius of the hole drilled.

_____10. If there were a great migration of people toward the Earth’s equator, the length of the
day would
a. increase because of conservation of angular momentum

b. decrease because of conservation of angular momentum

c. decrease because of conservation of energy
d. increase because of conservation of energy
e. remain unaffected
An object is suspended vertically from an ideal spring. The spring is initially in its relaxed position.
The object is then released and oscillates about the equilibrium position. Answer choice for
Questions 11-13:
(a) The spring is relaxed
(b) The object is at the equilibrium point
(c) The spring is at its maximum extension
(d) The spring is somewhere between the equilibrium point and maximum extension

_______11. The acceleration is greatest in magnitude and is directed upward when:

_______12. The speed is greatest when:
_______13. The acceleration is zero when:
_______14. A stiff material is characterized by
a. high ultimate strength b. high breaking strength
c. high Young’s modulus d. high proportional limit
_______15. A brittle material is characterized by
a. high breaking strength and low Young’s modulus
b. low breaking strength and high Young’s modulus
c. high breaking strength and high Young’s modulus
d. low breaking strength and low Young’s modulus

_______16. A force F applied to each end of a steel wire (length L, diameter d) stretches it by 1.0
mm. How much does F stretch another steel wire, of length 2L and diameter 2d?
a. 0.50 mm b. 1.0 mm c. 2.0 mm
d. 4.0 mm e. 0.25 mm
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_______17. As you increase the force that you apply while pulling on a rope, which of the
following is NOT affected?
a. The stress on the rope. b. The strain on the rope
c. The Young’s modulus of the rope d. All of the above

_____18. A rubber band is stretched by 1.0 cm when a force of 0.35 N is applied to each end. If
instead a force of 0.70 N is applied to each end, estimate how far the rubber band will
stretch from its unstretched length:
a. 0.25 cm b. 0.5 cm c. 1.0 cm
d. 2.0 cm e. 4.0 cm

_____19. A mass-spring oscillating system undergoes SHM with maximum amplitude A. If the
amplitude is doubled, what effect will it produce on the mechanical energy of the
system?
a. The energy is increased by factor two b. The energy is increased by factor four
c. The energy is decreased by factor two d. The energy is decreased by factor four
e. It doesn’t affect the energy

_____20. A mass-spring oscillating system undergoes SHM with maximum amplitude A. If the
spring constant is doubled, what effect will it produce on the mechanical energy of the
system?
a. The energy is increased by factor two. b. The energy is increased by factor four
c. The energy is decreased by factor two d. The energy is decreased by factor four
e. It doesn’t affect the energy.
_____21. In which way is the electric force similar to the gravitational force?

a. Electric force is proportional to the mass of the object.

b. Electric force is similar in strength to gravitational force.

c. Electric force is both attractive and repulsive.
d. Electric force decreases in strength as the distance between the charges increases.
_____22. Which activity does not produce the same results as the other three?
a. sliding over a plastic-covered automobile seat.
b. walking across a woolen carpet.
c. scraping food from a metal bowl with a metal spoon.
d. brushing dry hair with a plastic comb.
_____23. By how much does the electric force between two charges change when the distance
between them is double?
a. 4 b. 2 c. ½ d. ¼

_____24. 𝑄+ = −0.10𝜇𝐶 is located at the origin. 𝑄, = +0.10𝜇𝐶 is located on the positive x axis
at 𝑥 = 1.0𝑚. Which of the following is true of the force on Q1 due to Q2.
a. It is attractive and directed in the +x direction.
b. It is attractive and directed in the -x direction.
c. It is repulsive and directed in the +x direction.
d. It is repulsive and directed in the -x direction.
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_____25. Fred the lightning bug has a mass m and a charge +q. Jane, his lightning-bug wife, has
a mass od ¾ m and a charge -2q. Because they have charges of opposite sign, they are
attracted to each other. Which is attracted more to the other, and by how much?
a. Fred, twice as much. b. Jane, twice as much
c. Fred, four times as much. d. Jane, four times as much.
e. They are attracted to each other by the same amount.
_____26. A negative point charge is in an electric field created by a positive point charge. Which
of the following is true?
a. The field points toward the posotive charge, and the force on the negative charge is in
the same direction as the field.
b. The field points toward the positive charge, and the force on the negative charge is in
the opposite direction to the field.
c. The field points away from the positive charge, and the force on the negative charge is
in the same direction as the field.
d. The field points away from the positive charge, and the force on the negative charge is
in the opposite direction to the field.
_____27. As an object acquires a positive charge, its mass usually
a. decreases b. increases c. stays the same d. becomes negative
_____28. We are usually noy aware of the electric force acting between two everyday objects
because
a. the electric force is one of the weakest force in nature.
b. the electric force is due to microscopic-sized particles such as electrons and protons.
c. the electric force is invisible.
d. most everyday objects have as many plus charges as minus charges.
_____29. To be safe during a lightning storm, it is best to be
a. in the middle of a grassy meadow. b. inside a metal car
c. next to a tall tree in a forest d. inside a wooden building
_____30. A small metal ball hangs from the ceiling by an insulating thread. The ball is attracted
to a positively charged rod held near the ball. The charge of the ball must be

a. positive b. negative c. neutral d. positive or neutral

e. negative or neutral
_____31. Which of the following statements DOES NOT describe a capacitor an electrical
device?
a. It stores charge and electrical potential energy.
b. It is manufactured in many sizes and shapes.
c. It is used to smooth out unwanted fluctuations due to power surges in electronic
circuits.
d. It allows current to pass through in any condition.
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_____32. Two capacitors X and Y of capacitances 2 F and 4 F respectively are connected in

series with a 12 battery. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

a. The effective capacitance is 6 F.

b. Capacitors have the same charge of 36 C.
c. The potential difference across the capacitor X is 8 V.
d. The potential difference across the capacitors Y is 12 V.
_____33. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about capacitance?
a. The ratio of the total charge on either plate to the potential difference between both
plates.
b. The unit is CV-1
c. A device consist two metal plates separated by insulator.
d. The unit is Farad.
_____34. As a proton moves in the direction the electric field lines...
a. it is moving from low potential to high potential and gaining electric potential energy.
b. it is moving from low potential to high potential and losing electric potential energy.
c. it is moving from high potential to low potential and gaining electric potential energy.
d. it is moving from high potential to low potential and losing electric potential energy.
_____35. A +0.2 𝜇𝐶 charge is in an electric field. What happens if that charge is replaced by a
+0.4 𝜇𝐶 charge?

a. The electric potential doubles, but the electric potential energy stays the same.
b. The electric potential stays the same, but the electric potential energy doubles.
c. Both the electric potential and electric potential energy double.
d. Both the electric potential and electric potential energy stay the same.
_____36. Two identical point charges are arranged at the corners of a square. The electric field E
and potential V at the center of the square are

a. 𝐸 = 0, 𝑉 = 0 b. 𝐸 = 0, 𝑉 ≠ 0 c. 𝐸 ≠ 0, 𝑉 ≠ 0

d. 𝐸 ≠ 0, 𝑉 = 0 e. E = V regardless of the value

_____37. If it takes an amount of work W to move two +q point charges from infinity to a
distance d apart from each other, then how much work should it take to move three +q
point charges from infinity to a distance d apart from each other?
a. 2W b. 3W c. 4W d. 6W
_____38. Which of the following statement is valid?
a. If the potential at a particular point is zero, the field at that point must be zero.
b. If the field at a particular point is zero, the potential at that point must be zero.
c. If the field throughout a particular region is constant, the potential throughout that
region must be zero.
d. If the potential throughout a particular region is constant, the fiel throughout that
region must be zero.
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_____39. Which of the following do not affect capacitance?

a. Area of the plates b. Separation of the plates
c. Material between the plates d. Charge on the plates
e. Energy stored in the capacitor
_____40. Which of the following is a vector?
a. Electric potential b. Electric potential energy
c. Electric field d. Equipotential lines

e. Capacitance
_____41. If the negative terminal of a 12 V battery is grounded, what is the potential of the
positive terminal?
a. -12 V b. +0 V c. +6 V d. +12 V
_____42. If the area of the plates of a parallel-plate capacitor is doubled while the spacing
between the plates is halved, how is the capacitance affected?
a. C is double b. C is increased by four times
c. C is decreased by ¼ d. C does not change
_____43. When a battery is connected to a lightbulb properly, current flows through the lightbulb
and makes it glow. How much current flows through the battery compared with the
lightbulb?
a. more b. No current flows through the battery
c. the same amount d. less
_____44. Which of the following statements about Ohm’s law is true ?
a. Ohm’s law relates the current through a wire to the voltage across the wire.
b. Ohm’s law holds for all materials.
c. Any material that obeys Ohm’s law does so independently of temperature.
d. Ohm’s law is a fundamental law of physics.
e. Ohm’s law is valid for superconductors.
_____45. Electrons carry energy from a battery to a lightbulb. What happens to the electrons
when they reach the lightbulb?
a. The electrons are used up. b. The electrons stay in the lightbulb.
c. The electrons are emitted as light. d. Fewer electrons leave the bulb tha enter it.
e. None of the above
_____46. When current flows through a resistor,
a. some of the charge is used up by the resistor
b. some of the current is used up by the reisitor.
c. both (a) and (b) are true
d. Neither (a) nor (b) is true
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_____47. A 10,000 Ω resistor is placed in series with a 100 Ω resistor. The current in the 10,000Ω
is 10 A. If the resistors are swapped, how much current flows through the 100 Ω resistor?
a. > 10 A b. < 10A c. 10 A
d. Need more information about the circuit.
_____48. As a capacitor is being charged in an RC circuit, the current flowing through the
resistor is
a. increasing b. decreasing c. constant d. zero
_____49. f the voltage applied to a series circuit is increased, the circuit current will:

a. Decrease b. Remain the same

c. Change the circuit resistance d. Increase
_____50. What is the most likely fault if the current in a series circuit drops to zero amps? When
tested the circuit power supply is found to be operating correctly.
a. Short circuit b. Open circuit
c. High resistance join d. Need more information about the circuit.
_____51. What is meant by the electromotive force (e.m.f.) of a cell?
a. the e.m.f. of a cell is the energy converted into electrical energy when unit charge
passes through the cell.

b. the e.m.f. of a cell is the energy transferred by the cell in driving unit charge through
the external resistance.

c. the e.m.f. of a cell is the energy transferred by the cell in driving unit charge through
the internal resistance of the cell.
d. the e.m.f. of a cell is the amount of energy needed to bring a unit positive charge from
infinity to its positive pole
_____52. The sum of the electrical currents into a point in a circuit is equal to the sum of the c
urrents out of the point. Which of the following is correct?
a. This is Kirchhoff’s first law, which results from conservation of charge.
b. This is Kirchhoff’s first law, which results from conservation of energy.
c. This is Kirchhoff’s second law, which results from conservation of charge.
d. This is Kirchhoff’s second law, which results from conservation of energy.
_____53. Which of the following is not true for resistors in series?
a. the sum of potential difference across all the resistors equal to the source of e.m.f. of
negligible internal resistance
b. the current through each resistor is the same.
c. the combined resistance is always greater than any individual resistance.
d. the potential difference across each resistor is the same.
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_____54. Which of the following is incorrect for resistor in parallel?

a. the sum of potential difference across all the resistors equal to the source of e.m.f. of
negligible internal resistance
b. the sum of current through each resistor is equal to the current supplied.
c. the combined resistance is always less than any individual resistance.
d. the potential difference across each resistor is the same.
______55. Two identical 10-V batteries and two identical 10-Ω resistors are placed in series as
show in figure 19-42. If a 10-Ω lightbulb is connected with one end connected between
the batteries and other end between the resistors, how much current will flow through
the lightbulb?
a. 0 A b. 1A c. 2 A d4A

______56. Which resistor shown in Figure 19-43 has the greatest current going through it?
Assume that all the resistors are equal.
a. R1 b. R1 and R2 c. R3 and R4
d. R5 e. All of them the same
_____57. A charged particle is moving in a uniform, constant magnetic field. Which one of the
following statements concerning the magnetic force exerted on the particle is false?
a. The magnetic force does no work on the particle.
b. The magnetic force increases the speed of the particle.
c. The magnetic force can act only on a particle in motion.
d. The magnetic force does not change the kinetic energy of the particle.
_____58. A charged particle in motion creates a (n _____.
a. electrostatic charge b. magnetic field
c. negative charge d. positive charge
_____59. What is the SI unit of magnetic field strength?
a. ohm b. tesla c. dipole d. ampere
_____60. What type of material can be made magnetic (and will later stay magnetic after being
removed from the field) when placed in an external magnetic field?
a. diamagnetic b. paramagnetic
c. nonmagnetic d. ferromagnetic
_____61. The physical laws of magnetism:
a. include the conversion of electricity.
b. include the conservation of magnetism
c. require that there be south pole for every north pole but only for magnets of certain
shapes.

d. require that there be a south pole for every north pole.

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_____62. The magnetic force on a charged particle is in the direction of its velocity if
a. it is moving in the direction of the field
b. it is moving opposite to the direction of the field
c. it is moving perpendicular to the field
d. it is moving in some other direction
e. never
_____63. A magnetic field CANNOT

a. exert a force on a charged particle

b. change the velocity of a charged particle
c. change the momentum of a charged particle
d. change the kinetic energy of a charged particle
e. change the trajectory of a charged particle
_____64. A magnetic field exerts a force on a charged particle:
a. always b. never
c. if the particle is moving across (or perpendicular) the field lines
d. if the particle is moving along (or parallel) the field lines
e. if the particle is at rest
_____65. Magnetic field lines can also be called ______ lines
a. electromagnetic b. invisible
c. flux d. quantum
_____66. When a charged particle moves parallel to the direction of a magnetic field, the particle
travels in a
a. straight line b. helical path.
c. circular path d. hysteresis loop.
_____67. As a proton moves through space, it creates
a. an electric field only.
b. a magnetic field only.
c. both an electric field and magnetic field.
d. nothing; the electric field and magnetic fields cancel each other out.
_____68. For a charged particle, a constant magnetic field can be used to change
a. only the direction of the particle’s velocity.
b. only the magnitude of the particle’s velocity.
c. both the magnitude and direction of the particle’s velocity.
d. None of the above.
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For each statement below, write true or false.

___________69. Magnetic force is the interaction when two magnets are brought close together,
can be attraction or repulsion.
___________70. The Earth is a large magnet.
___________71. The Earth's magnetic field is weakest at the north and south pole.
___________72. The three magnetic elements are iron, nickel, and cobalt.
___________73. When a bar magnet with two poles is cut in half, each half only has one pole.
___________74. A telephone uses a magnet.
___________75. When a piece of iron is not in a magnetic field, the domains point in random
directions.

___________76. In permanent magnets, the domains point in random directions.

___________77. A compass is a small magnet mounted so that it is free to turn.
___________78. Magnets do not always have two opposite magnetic poles