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1. A certain radioactive isotope was found to have an initial amount

of 100 grams. Assuming that its half-life is 5000 years, how long
will the original amount be reduced to of its value?
*A. 10000
B. 50000
C. 2500
D. 150000
2. A spaceship moving away from the Earth with speed of 0.9c fires
a rocket space probe in the same direction as its motion, with
speed 0.7c relative to the spaceship. What is the probes speed
relative to the Earth?
A. 0.20c

B. 0.80c

*C. 0.98c

D. 1.6c

3. What is the rest energy of an electron whose rest mass is 9.11 x

10^-31 kg?
*A. 0.512 MeV

B. 0.987 MeV

C. 0.345 MeV

D. 0.675 MeV

4. Two bodies each having a mass of 450 milligrams are separate in

space a distance of 10 km apart. What is the force exerted on
each other due to gravitation
A. 3.15 x 10^-25 N

B. 2.14 x 10^-25 N

C. 4.12 x 10^-25 N

*D. 1.35 x 10^25 N

5. What is the force of attraction between the earth and the moon?
Mass of earth = 5.97 x 10^24 kg, mass of moon = 7.35 x 10^22
kg, distance between earth and moon = 3.83 x 10^8 m.
*A. 2 x 10^20 N B. 4 x 10^20 N C. 1 x 10^20 N D. 5 x 10^20
N
6. For a sound speed of 350 m/s, what would be the wavelength of
500 Hz sound?
A. 2 cm

B. 3.5 cm

C. 5 cm

*D. 7 cm

7. An apple can provide a person about 20 kJ of work. To what height

can a 50-kg man climb if he eats one apple?
A. 36.8 m
*B. 40.8 m
C. 42.6 m

D. 38.6 m

8. A police car has a 1000 Hz siren. It is travelling at 35 m/s on a day

when the speed of sound through air is 350 m/s. the car
approaches and passes an observer who is standing along the
roadside. What change of frequency does the observer hear?
A. 81 Hz
B. 111 Hz
*C. 202 Hz
D. 1111 Hz
9. Using a wheel and axle, 500 N load can be raised by a force of 60
N applied on the rim of the wheel. What is the efficiency of the
machine if the radii of the wheel and axle are 80 cm and 50 cm,
respectively?
A. 50 %

*B. 52 %

C. 54 %

D. 56 %

10. What is the speed of sound if the temperature is 10 degrees

Celsius?
A. 331 m/s

B. 337 m/s

C. 343 m/s

D. 3x 10^8
m/s

11. If the speed of sound is 350 m/s and the wavelength is 10 cm,
what is the frequency?
A. 35 Hz
B. 1750 Hz

*C. 3500 Hz

D. 35000 Hz

12. The intensity of one sound is 5 times the intensity of the

second. What is the difference in the intensity level?
A. 0.7 dB
B. 5 dB
*C. 7 dB
D. 10 dB
13. If the effective spring constant of a 2000 kg older car (with

poor shocks) is 60 kN/m, what is the period of its vibration after

hitting a bump?
A. 0.15 s
B. 0.5 s

*C. 1.15 s

D. 2.0 s

14. A stretched cord has a fundamental frequency of 144 Hz, a

length of .9 m, and a mass of 2 g. what is the tension of the cord?

A. 29 N

B. 79 N

*C. 149 N

D. Not enough
information given

15. The string has a wave speed of 200 m/s and a mass per length
ratio of 1.2 g/m, what is the tension?
A. 48000 N
*B. 48 N
C. 240 N

D. 24 N

16. An object is being pulled along the ground by a 75 N force

directed 28 above the horizontal. How much work does the force
do in pulling the object to a distance of 8 meters?
A. 250 J
B. 380 J
C. 420 J
*D. 530 J
17. As a 10 kg mass on the end of a spring passes through its
equilibrium position, the kinetic energy of the mass is 20 J. The
speed of the mass is:
*A. 2.0 meters per

B. 4.0 meters per

C. 5.0 meters per

D. 6.3 meters per

second

second

second

second

18. A converging thin lens has a focal length of 27 cm. An object is

placed 9 cm from the lens. How far from the lens is the image of
this object formed?
*A. 13.5 cm
B. 27 cm

C. 4.5 cm

D. 28 cm

19. The focal length of a concave spherical mirror is equal to 1 m.

What is the radius of curvature of this mirror?
A. 3 m
B. 4 m
C. 1 m

*D. 2 m

20. A spring constant with a force constant of 100 N/m is loaded

with a mass of 1.0 kg. The period of vibration of this system is:
A. 0.03 seconds
B. 0.06
C. 0.31
*D. 0.63
seconds

seconds

seconds

21. A cord of fixed length and uniform density, when held between
two fixed points under tension T, vibrates with a fundamental
frequency f. If the tension is doubled, the fundamental frequency
is?
A. 2f

*B. 0.707f

C. f

D. f/2

22. A 1.0-meter stick moves with speed of 0.8c relative to an

observer. If the stick is aligned parallel to the direction of motion,
its observed length is most nearly?
*A. 0.6 m
B. 0.8 m
C. 1.0 m

D. 1.25 m

23. If 10 joules of energy are required to move 5 coulombs of

charge between two points, the potential difference between the
two points is equal to how many volts?
A. 2 V
B. 50 V
C. 15 V

D. 5 V

24. A point P is 0.5 meter from a point of charge of 5.0 x 10^-8

coulomb. The electrical potential at point P is most nearly
A. 2.5 x 10 ^-8 V B. 2.5 x 10 ^1 C. 9.0 x 10 ^2 D. none of the
V

above

25. A 50 millimeter focal length camera lens photographs a 4

meter tall tree at a distance of 20 meters. How tall is the image of
the tree?

A. 10 mm

B. 20 mm

C. 30 mm

D. 60 mm

26. In changing from an energy state of -1.51 eV to -3.40 eV, an

atom emits a photon whose energy is:
A.1.51 eV
B. 1.89 eV
C. 3.40 eV

*D. 4.91 eV

27. When a mass is attached to a spring, the period of oscillation is

approximately 2.0 seconds. When the mass attached to the
spring is doubled, the period of oscillation is most nearly
A. 0.5 s
B. 1.0 s
C. 1.4 s
*D. 2.8 s
28. If the illumination reaching your eyeball at 10 meters from a
small light bulb is expressed as x, express the illumination which
would reach your eyeball at 20 meters?
A. x/4
B. x/2
C. x

D. 2x

29. A 0.25 hp motor is used to lift a load at the rate of 5 cm/s. How
great a load can it lift at this constant speed?
A. 381 kg
B. 350 kg
C. 421 kg

D.400 kg

30. How much energy is consumed if a 100 Watt light bulb is

operated for 10 minutes?
A. 10 kJ
B. 20 kJ

C. 30 kJ

D. 60 kJ

31. Two steel balls are at a distance S from one another. As the
mass of one of the balls is doubled, the gravitational force of
attraction between them is:
A. quartered
B. halved

C. doubled

D. quadrupled

32. If the distance between the earth and moon were halved, the
force of the attraction between them would be:

A. one fourth as

B. one half as

C. twice as

D. four times

great

great

great

as great

33. What is the frequency of the second harmonic of a 2 meter

long stretched wire if the wave speed is 171.5 m/s?
A. 42.88
B. 85.75
C. 128.63
D. 171.5
34. A wave that travels along the frequency the boundary between
two different media.
A. Plane Wave
B. Temperature C. Surface
Wave

Wave

D. Internal
Wave

35. When the white light is passed through a prism, the different
lights are bent to varying degrees and dispersed into different
colors. Which color bends the least?
A. Blue
B. Violet
C. Red

D. Orange

36. The formation of rainbow in the sky is due to _____.

A. diffraction
B. reflection
C. refraction
D. diffusion
37. _____ is the farthest distance a body in elliptic orbit about a
mass makes.
A. Aphelion

B. Apogee

C. Apoapsis

38. What color has the longest wavelength?

A. Yellow
B. Orange
C. Red

D. Periapsis

D. Violet

39. What constant describe the relationship between temperature

and kinetic energy for molecules of ideal gas?
A. Plancks
B. Balmers
C. Reynolds

D. Boltzmanns

constant

constant

Constant

constant

40. Faradays constant is the product of the absolute value of the

charge on an electron and ______.
A. Avogadros
B. Boltzmanns C. De Broglies

D. Plancks

constant

constant

constant

constant

41. The intensity level of one sound is 5 dB above another one. The
ratio of the intensity of the first to the second is ____.
A. 1.6/1
B. 3.2/1
C. 5/1
D. 10/1
42. What is the effective spring constant of a 10 kg, 1.5 m simple
pendulum?
A. 6.5 N

B. 98 N

C. 9.8 N

D. 65 N

43. Of the following choices, approximately how many times

greater is the mass of a proton than the mass of an electron?
A. 200
B. 2000
C. 20,000
D. 200,000
44. Suppose the power of a prescription lens is 4 diopters. What is
the focal length of the lens?
A. 4 cm
B. 16 cm

C. 25 cm

D. 100 cm

45. If an object is placed 8 cm in front of a converging lens with a

focal length of 2 cm, the magnification is ____.
A. -3
B. -0.33
C. 0.33

D. 3

46. A point P is 0.50 meter from a point charge of 5.0 x 10^-8

coulomb. The intensity of the electric field at point P is most
nearly
A. 2.5 x 10^-8

B. 2.5 x 10^1

C. 9.0 x 10^2

D. 1.8 x 10^3

N/C

N/C

N/C

N/C

47. The magnetic pressure of a 0.5 Tesla field is about one

atmosphere. What is the pressure of a 4 Tesla field?
A. 64 atm
B. 32 atm
C. 16 atm
D. 8 atm
48. An organ pipe which is open at both ends resonates at its
frequency at its fundamental frequency. Neglecting any end
effects, what wavelength is formed by this pipe in this mode of
vibration if the pipe is 2 meters long?
A. 2 meters
B. 4 meters
C. 6 meters

D. 8 meters

49. What is the speed of sound in neon gas at temperature if 18 C

considering that the molecular mass of this gas is 20.18 g/mol?
Neon is monoatomic, use cp/cv = 1.67
A. 321.7 m/s
B. 478.6 m/s
C. 447.5 m/s

D. 543.7 m/s

50. The focal length of a concave mirror is 2 meters. An object is

positioned 8 meters in front of the mirror. Where is the image of
this object formed?
A. 1.33 m behind B. 1.33 m in
the mirror

C. 2.67 m

front the mirror behind the

mirror

D. 2.67 m in
front the mirror