2nd Exam Multiple Choice Questions

1. Given the figure below, we note that m1 is moving down and m2 is sliding up along the inclined plane. The surface
. The work done
has coefficient of kinetic friction k . The work done by the gravitational force on m1 is
, while the work done by frictional force on m2 is
.
by the normal force on m2 is

a. negative, negative, negative.

c. positive, negative, negative.

b. positive, zero, negative.

d. negative, zero, negative.

2. A worker pushes a wheelbarrow 5.0 m along a level surface, exerting a horizontal force 50.0 N. If a frictional force
of 43 N acts on the wheelbarrow in a direction opposite
to that of the worker, what is the net work done on the
wheelbarrow?
a. 250
J

b. 215
J

c. 35 J

d. 15 J

c. The velocity is unchanged

d. The speed is unchanged
e. none of these.
8. A 40.0 N crate starting at rest slides down a rough 6.00
m long ramp inclined at 30.0 angle. The magnitude between the force of friction between the crate and the ramp
is 6.0 N. What is the speed of the crate at the bottom of
the incline?

e. 45 J

3. A skier leaves a ski jump at 15.0 m/s at some angle At

what speed is he travelling at his maximum height of 4.5 m
above the level of the end of the ski jump?
a. 11.7 m/s

c. 12.2 m/s

e. positive, negative, zero

a. 1.60
m/s

b. 3.32
m/s

c. 4.5
m/s

d. 6.42
m/s

e. 7.75
m/s

e. 17.4 m/s

9. Alex and John are loading identical cabinets onto a

truck. Alex lifts his cabinet straight up, while John slides
4. The work required to accelerate an object on a friction- his cabinet up a rough ramp to the truck. Which of the
following statements is correct?
less surface from speed v to speed 2v is:
b. 16.3 m/s

d. 8.55 m/s

a. Equal to work required to accelerate from 0 to v.

a. Alex and John do the same amount of work.

b. Twice the work required to accelerate from 0 to v

b. Alex does more work than John

c. Half the work required to accelerate from 0 to v

c. John does more work than Alex.

d. Thrice the work required to accelerate from 0 to v

d. None of these is true because the frictional force is

unknown

e. A quarter of the work required to accelerate from 0 to

v

e. None of these is true becaues the angle of incline is

unknown.

5. An athlete jumping vertically on a trampoline leaves

the surface with velocity of 8.5 m/s upward. What is the 10.
maximum height reached?
a. 13
m

b. 2.3
m

c. 3.7
m

d. 0.27
m

a. equally divided between the kinetic and potential energy.

e. 26
m

b. either all kinetic energy or all potential energy, at any

one instant.

6. A certain truck has twice the mass of a car. Both are

moving at the same speed. If the kinetic energy of the truck
is K, what is the kinetic energy of the car.
a. K/4

b. K/2

c. 0.71
K

d. K

The total mechanical energy of a system is

.

c. is less than the sum of the kinetic energy and potential

energy.

e. 2K

d. is constant only if conservative forces acts.

e. is greater than the sum of the kinetic and potential
energy.

7. If the network done on a particle is zero, which of the

following must be true?
a. The velocity is zero
b. The velocity is decreased
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11. Manuel went up a flight a of stairs at a constant speed moving, increasing its speed to 12.8 m/s. What magnitude
of v. Suppose, Manuel went up the same flight of stairs of impulse was delivered by the soccer player?
with twice his initial speed. Which among the following
statement is true?
a. 2.45 kg m/s
c. 5.61 kg m/s
e. 9.79 kg m/s
b. 4.32 kg m/s

a. The work done by Manuel increases, while the power

exerted also increases.

17. A 57.0 g tennis ball is travelling straight at a player

21.0 m/s. The player volleys the ball straight back at 25.0
m/s. If the ball remain in contact with the racket for 0.060
seconds. What average force acts on the ball?

b. The work done by Manuel remains the same, while

the power exerted also increases.
c. The work done by Manuel decreases, while the power
exerted also increases.

a. 22.6
N

d. The work done by Manuel remains the same, while

the power exerted also remains the same.

12. The power required to raise 3.50 kg of water is 15 W.

By how much time would 3.50 kg of water be pumped at a
height of 5.2 m?
c. 2.29 s

b. 0.82 s

d. 11.89 s

e. 178.36 s

a. v

c. v/3

b. 0.5 v

d. 2v

a. 2E

b. II

c. III

b. 1.42
N

c. 1.78
N

d. IV

d. 0.36
N

d. 72.1
N

e. 102
N

e. none
these.

of

b. E

c. E/2

d. E/4

e. E/8

20. In a game of billiards, a red billiard ball is travelling in the positive x direction with speed v, and the cue
ball (same mass as red ball) is travelling in the negative
x-direction with speed 3v when the balls collide head on
elastically. Which of the following is true regarding their
velocities after collision (neglect any effect of spin)?
a. red ball: -v; cue ball 3v

14. A 0.145 kg baseball is dropped from a tree 13.0 m above

the ground. Just before it hits the ground, it has a speed of
8.0 m/s. What is the average force of air resistance acting
on it?
a. 1.06
N

c. 43.7
N

19. A small china bowl of energy E is sliding a frictionless

countertop when a server, with perfect timing, places rice
on the bowl as it passes him. If the bowl and rice have the
same mass. What is the kinetic energy thereafter?

13. Which pair of force and velocity will have the minimum
amount of power done?

a. I

b. 32.5
N

18. A car of mass m travelling at speed v crashes into a

rear of a truck of mass 2m that is at rest and in neutral at
an intersection. If the collision is perfectly inelastic, what
is the speed of the combined car and truck after collision?

e. The work done by Manuel decreases, while the power

exerted remains the same.

a. 0.084 s

d. 7.08 kg m/s

b. red ball: v; cue ball 2v

c. red ball: -3v; cue ball v
d. red ball: v; cue ball 3v

e. 0.18
N

e. cannot be determined
21. A 0.10 kg object moving initially with velocity of 0.20
m/s eastward makes an elastic collision with 0.15 kg object
at rest. What is the final velocity of the 0.10 kg object after
collision?

15. A particle can slide along a track with elevated ends

and a flat central part as shown. The flat part has length
L = 40cm, the curved portion of the track are frictionless, but for the flat part the coefficient of kinetic friction
is k = 0.30. The box is released from height h = L/2.
How far from the left edge of the flat part does the particle
finally stop?

a. 0.16 m/s east

d. 0.040 m/s west

b. 0.16 m/s west

c. 0.040 m/s east

e. none of these.

22. A 0.004 kg bullet is fired into a 0.200 kg block of wood

at rest on a horizontal surface. After impact the block with
the embedded bullet slides 8.00 m before coming to rest. If
the coefficient of friction is 0.400, what is the speed of the
bullet before impact?
a. 6.67 cm

c. 26.67 cm

b. 13.33 cm

d. 33.33 cm

e. 40.00 cm

16. A soccer player runs behind a 0.450 kg soccer ball travelling at 3.20 m/s and kicks it at the same direction it is
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a. 96 m/s

c. 286 m/s

b. 112 m/s

d. 404 m/s

e. 812 m/s

23. The kinetic energy of a rocket is increased by a fac- the figure below. Which best describes the direction of m1
tor of 8, while its mass is reduced by half with the burning after the explosion?
of fuel. By what factor is the magnitude of momentum
p2
)
changed. (Use KE = 2m
a. 2

b. 4

c. 8

d. 16

e. 1

24. If two particles have equal momenta, are their kinetic

energies equal?
a. yes, always
b. no, never
c. no, except when masses are equal
d. yes, if both their masses and direction of motion are
equal.
e. no, unless they move perpendicular to each other.
25. Given the figure as shown. Mass m suddenly exploded
into three masses, the direction of m2 and m3 are shown in