SET-2011-12.

TEST 02

1. The negative of vector R is:

3. A particle moving at 10 m/s reverses its direction to move at 20 m/s in the

opposite direction. If its acceleration is -10 m/s 2, what is its displacement from
its original position?
(A) 10 m
(B) 15 m
(C) 20 m
(D) 30 m
(E) 50 m
4. In order to maximize the range R, the angle should be:

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

2. A constantly accelerating particle increases its velocity from 10 m/s to 20

m/s in 1 s. What is its acceleration during this time?
(A) 5 m/s2
(B) 10 m/s2
(C) 15 m/s2
(D) 20 m/s2
(E) 25 m/s2

(A) 30
(B) 45
(C) 60
(D) 90
(E) 120
5. Two objects are dropped from a height of 100 m. If one object is heavier
than the other objects, which of the following is true? (Note: Ignore air
resistance.)
(A) The heavier object will experience equal force and accelerate more
slowly.
(B) The heavier object will experience more force and accelerate more
quickly.
(C) The heavier object will experience equal force and accelerate at the same
rate.

(D) The heavier object will experience more force and accelerate at the same
rate.
(E) None of these

9. A 100 kg man dangles a 50 kg mass from the end of a rope. If he stands on

a frictionless surface and hangs the mass over a cliff with a pulley as shown in
the figure below, the tension in the rope will be: (Note: ignore any frictional
forces.)

6. A 5 kg block moves at a constant velocity of 10 m/s. What is the net force

on the block?
(A) 0 N
(B) 0.5 N
(C) 2 N
(D) 50 N
(E) 55 N
7. An object with mass m is placed on a frictionless plane inclined from the

horizontal at an angle . Which of the following represents the acceleration of

the object down the inclined plane?
(A) g sin

(B) g cos
(C) g
(D) 1/2g

(E) mg tan
8. A 2 kg block rests on an inclined plane with an angle of 30. A steadily
increasing force is applied to the block in a direction down the inclined plane
until the block begins to move. If the block begins to move when the force
reaches 7.3 N, what is the approximate coefficient of static friction between
the block and the plane?
(A) 0.1
(B) 0.6
(C) 1
(D) 2
(E) 3

(A) 250 N
(B) 333 N
(C) 500 N
(D) 667 N
(E) 768 N
10. The plane below is inclined at a 30 angle. The coefficient of kinetic
friction between the mass and the plane is 0.1. The mass is 100 kg. Once the
mass is moving, what is the minimum force F necessary to pull the mass up
the plane?

(A) 59 N
(B) 413 N
(C) 509 N
(D) 587 N
(E) 624 N

13. The block is lowered by a rope as shown. The tension T in the rope is 35
N. If the block is lowered 10 m, what is the change in kinetic energy of the
block?

11. A one meter board with a mass of 12 kg hangs by a rope as shown. A

block is hung from the left end of the board. If the board is to be balanced
level to the ground, what must be the mass of the block?

(A) 4 kg
(B) 6 kg
(C) 8 kg
(D) 12 kg
(E) 15 kg

(A) 50 J
(B) 175 J
(C) 350 J
(D) 400 J
(E) 500 J
14. If the two masses stick together after colliding, what is the final horizontal
velocity of the masses?
Two masses in space move toward each other and collide. Assume no
rotational motion occurs before or after the collision.

12. is 60, and F is 50 N. If the block is moved along the surface for 20 m,
and the surface is frictionless, how much work is done on the block?

(A) 500 J
(B) 1,000 J
(C) 50,000 J
(D) 100,000 J
(E) 150,000 J

(A) 0 m/s
(B) 5 m/s to the left
(C) 7 m/s to the left
(D) 9 m/s to the left
(E) 12 m/s to the left

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15. If the same force were applied to each of the following, the change in
momentum would be the greatest for:
(A) a 5 kg ball moving at 9 m/s
(B) a 7 kg ball moving at 7 m/s
(C) a 10 kg ball moving at 5 m/s
(D) The change in momentum would be the same for all three.
(E) a 10 kg ball moving at 4 m/s
16. If mass m is 12 kg, what is the minimum force F required to lift the mass
with lever?
The lever is one meter long and massless. The triangle represents the fulcrum.
The circle represents the point 25 cm from the right end of the lever stick.

(A) I only
(B) II only
(C)
only
(D) III
I, II,
and III
(E) II and III only
19. A diver swims in a pool that is 30 m deep. The diver swims 20 m above
the bottom. What is the Absolute pressure?
(A) 1 104 Pa
(B) 1 105 Pa
(C) 2 105 Pa
(D) 4 105 Pa
(E) 5 105 Pa
20. An ideal fluid flows through a horizontal pipe. Which of the following is
not true at the points where fluid velocity increases?

(A) 30 N
(B) 40 N
(C) 120 N
(D) 480 N
(E) 640 N

(A) the temperature decreases.

(B) the cross-sectional area of the pipe decreases.
(C) the volume flow rate increases.
(D) the pressure decreases.
(E) none of these

17. If 30 g of substance X remain from an original sample of 240 g after 300

days, what is the half-life of substance X?

21. In the pipe shown in the previous question, which of the following
decreases going from a to b?

(A) 50 days
(B) 100 days
(C) 150 days
(D) 200 days
(E) 366 days
18. Which of the following phases is capable of permanently withstanding a
force
perpendicular to its surface?
I.
II.solid
liquid

(A) pressure
(B) velocity

(C) pressure and velocity

(D) neither pressure nor flow rate
(E) None of these.
22. A lead weight is placed on a movable piston below a closed container of
mercury as shown. Which of the following does not change?

(A) density of mercury

(B) the height of the column
(C) the Youngs modulus for mercury
(D) the specific gravity of mercury
(E) all of these.
23. A wave is sent down a taught rope. Which of the following will change the
velocity of the wave?
(A) changing the frequency of the wave
(B) changing the length of the rope
(C) changing the tension in the rope
(D) changing the amplitude of the wave
(E) None of these.
24. A car travels at night at 10 m/s past a row of identical trees. Each tree is 1
m thick and 1 m from the nearest neighboring tree. A child watching the trees
go by flickers a flash light on and off at a rate of 4 times per second. If the
child can only see the trees when the flash light is on, how fast will the trees
appear to the child to pass by?
(A) 1 tree each second

(B) 4 tree each second

(C) 9 tree each second
(D) 20 tree each second
(E) 25 tree each second
25. Which of the following is true concerning the period of oscillation for any
system in simple harmonic motion?
(A) It is directly proportional to some resilient component of the system and
inversely proportional to some inertial component of the system.
(B) It is directly proportional to some inertial component of the system and
inversely proportional to some resilient component of the system.
(C) It is directly proportional to the square root of some resilient component
of the system and inversely proportional to the square root of some inertial
component of the system.
(D) It is directly proportional to the square root of some inertial component of
the system and inversely proportional to the square root of some resilient
component of the system.
(E) None of these
26. Sound moves faster on a warm day than on a cold day. The Doppler Effect
will be greater:
(A) on a warm day because the velocities of the source and observer will be
less significant compared to the velocity of sound.
(B) on a warm day because the velocities of the source and observer will be
more significant compared to the velocity of sound.
(C) on a cold day because the velocities of the source and observer will be less
significant compared to the velocity of sound.
(D) on a cold day because the velocities of the source and observer will be
more significant compared to the velocity of sound.
(E) None of these.
27. Which of the following represents the work done on q2 when moved from
its present position to a distance r from q1?

E is the electric field created by q1. V is the voltage at a given point in the field
E. Assume that the electric field created by q2 is negligible compared to E. k is
Coulombs Law constant. m1 is the mass of q1, and m2 is the mass of q2

(A) The current through the remaining resistor would increase by a factor of 2.
(B) The current through the remaining resistor would remain the same.
(C) The current through the remaining resistor would decrease by a factor of
2.
(D) The current through the remaining resistor would decrease by a factor of
4.
(E) None of these.
30. Which of the following is true concerning a charge moving through a
constant magnetic field?
(A) 0.5kq1q2/r
(B) kq1q2/r
(C) 2kq1q2/r
(D) kq1q2/r2
(E) 2kq1q2/r2
28. An ohm ( ) is a unit of:
(A) current
(B) resistance
(C) conductance
(D) electric field
(E) electric flux
29. If one of the resistors is removed, what would happen to the current
through the remaining resister?

(A) The direction of the force depends upon the angle between the velocity
and the magnetic field.
(B) The force is always perpendicular to both the velocity and the magnetic
field.
(C) The force is always perpendicular to the velocity and parallel to the
magnetic field.
(D) The force is always parallel to both the velocity and the magnetic field.
(E) None o these.