Summer

Assignment
1. In the absence of air resistance, a ball of mass m is tossed upward to reach a height of 20 m. At the 10-m position, half way up, the net force on the ball is A. 2mg. B. mg. C. mg/2. D. mg/4.

2. When you drop a ball it accelerates downward at 9.8 m/s2. If you instead throw it downward, then its acceleration immediately after leaving your hand, assuming no air resistance, is A. B. C. D. 9.8 m/s2. more than 9.8 m/s2. less than 9.8 m/s2. Cannot say, unless the speed of throw is given.

3. A heavy rock and a light rock in free fall (zero air resistance) have the same acceleration. The reason the heavy rock doesnt have a greater acceleration is that the A. force due to gravity is the same on each. B. air resistance is always zero in free fall. C. inertia of both rocks is the same. D. ratio of force to mass is the same. E. None of these. 4. Relative to the ground, an airplane gains speed when it encounters wind from behind, and loses speed when it encounters wind head on. When it encounters wind at a right angle to the direction it is pointing, its speed relative to the ground below A. C. increases. decreases. B. D. is the same as if there were no wind. Need more information.

5. A karate chop delivers a force of 3000 N to a board that breaks. The force that the board exerts on the hand during this event is A. C. less than 3000 N. 3000 N. B. D. greater than 3000 N. Need more information.

6. A math book and a physics book are tied together with a length of string. With the string taut, one book is pushed off the edge of a table. As it falls, the other book is dragged horizontally across the table surface. With no friction, acceleration of the books is A. zero. B. g/2. C. g. D. a value between zero and g. E. a value that could be greater than g. 7. Consider a ball rolling down an inclined plane. The normal force on the ball (the force perpendicular to the plane). A. C. is mg. may be greater or less than mg. B. D. is greater than mg, always. is less than mg, always.

8. The fact that the Moon always shows its same face to Earth is evidence that the Moon rotates about its axis about once per A. a day. B. month. C. year. D. None of these, for the moon does not rotate about an axis.

9. The Moon is most responsible for Earths tides. Which pulls more strongly on the Earth and its oceans? A. Moon. B. Sun. C. Both about equally.

10. A spacecraft on its way from Earth to the Moon is pulled equally by Earth and Moon when it is A. closer to the Earths surface. B. closer to the Moons surface. C. half way from Earth to Moon. D. At no point, since Earth always pulls more strongly. 11. The surface of Planet Earth loses energy to outer space due mostly to A. conduction. B. convection. C. radiation. D. radioactivity.

12. To view your full-face image in a steamy mirror, compared to the height of your face, the minimum height of the patch to wipe away is A. one-quarter. B. one-half. C. the same. D. dependent on your distance from the mirror. 13. Light reflecting from a smooth surface undergoes a change in A. frequency. B. speed. C. wavelength. D. All of these. E. None of these. 14. Which of these changes when light refracts in passing from one medium to another? A. Speed. B. Wavelength. C. Both of these. D. Neither of these.

15. When white light passes through a prism, green light is bent more than A. blue light. B. violet light. C. red light. D. Two of these choices are correct. E. None of these choices is correct. 16. An insect is climbing up a 30m vertical wall. Starting from the bottom, the insect climbs up 3m during the day and slips down 2m during the night. In how many days will the insect reach the top of the wall? A. C. E. 31 days. 29 days. 27 days. B. D. F. 30 days. 28 days. Never.

17. A person travels from city A to city B with a speed of 40km/h and returns with an average speed of 60km/h. What is his average round trip speed? A. C. E. 100km/h. 20km/h. 0km/h. B. D. F. 50km/h. 10km/h. None of these.

18. There are three light switches in a room. Two of them do nothing, and the third is the switch for a desk lamp in another room. You are allowed to turn the three switches on and off as you like. You can only enter the room with the desk lamp only once, and you are able to tell which of the three switches is connected to the lamp. Explain how can you do this?

19. A metal rod AB is bent into a shape as shown. If the rod is heated uniformly what will happen to the space between the ends? Explain your answer.

20. When baking a cake in an oven, you can touch the top of the cake to see if it springs back and is cooked. However if you touch the metal pan you will receive a burn. What can you say about the temperature of the cake and the pan? Why dont you burn your fingers when you touch the surface of the cake? 21. Which encounters a greater force of air resistance, a falling elephant or a feather? 22. A student holds a book stationary against a wall. Friction on the book by the wall will act in what direction? Explain your answer. 23. Would observers sitting on the moon see the Earth rise and set just like we can observe the moon rise and set from Earth? Explain your answer.