Applied Physics Department

College of Sciences
University of Sharjah

Course Name

Physics (1)

Course ID

1430115

Semester

Fall 2014-2015

Exam

Exam 2

Place

Date

11122/2014

Time

4:00 pm- 5:00 pm

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Instructor

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I Student's name:

Mark Assigned

12

I Section:

20

Mark Obtained

Please read the folloWing instructions carefully:

a) The exam is made up of two parts covering 6 pages:
Part 1: 12 MCQs (one point each).,
Part II: 2 Long Answer Questions (4 points each).
c) Calculators are allowed. Sharing Calculators is NOT allowed.
d) Indicate your MCQ answers clearly using a pen ,
c) Mobiles must be turned off and put away!

Version A

Part I Multiple Choice Questions

Q 1- A concrete block is pulled 7. 0 m across a frictionless surface by means of a rope. The
tension in the rope is 40 N; and the net work done on the block is 247 J. What angle does the
rope make with the horizontal?
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Q2- A block of mass M is hung by ropes as shown. The system is in equilibrium. The point 0
represents the knot, the junction of the three ropes. Which of the fo llowing statements is true
concerning the magnitudes of the thrP.P. forces in eouilibrium?
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F 12- 3

b. F2 = 2F3
F2 < F3
Fl > F3

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Q3- A 5. 0 kg cart is moving horizontally at 6. 0 m/s. In order to change its speed to 1O.Om/s, the
net work done on the cart must be:
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a. 40 J
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b. 90 J
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d. 400 J
e. 550 J
Q4- A 1 000 kg sports car accelerates from zero to 25m/sin 7.5 s. What is the average power
delivered by the automobile engine?
a. 20.8 kW
b. 30.3 kW

(041.7kW
d. 52.4 kW
QS- The figure shows two forces acting at right angles on an object. They have magnitudes
b .~ ~

F 1 = 6.3 Nand F2 = 2.1 N. What third force will cause the object to be in equilibrium
(acceleration equals zero)?
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d. 4.2 N at 108 counterclockwise from F 1

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Q6- A I 0. 0 kg mass is placed on a 25 incline and friction keeps it from sliding. The coefficient
of static friction in this case is 0.58, and the coefficient of sliding is 0.25. What is the
frictional force in this situation?.
a. 88.8 N
c:)41.4N
c. 46.2 N
d. 51.5 N

Q7- A Hooke's law spring is compressed I2.0 em from equilibrium and the potential energy
stored is 72.0 J. What is the spring constant in this case?
a. 7 500 N/m
b. 5 000 N/m
c. 1 200 N/m

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Q8- The system shown remains at rest. Each block weighs 20 N. The force of friction on the
upper block is:
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c. 16N
b=4m
d. 20N

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Q9- One end of a I. 0 m string is fixed; the other end is attached to a 2. 0 kg stone. The stone
swings in a vertical circle, passing the top point at 4 m/s. The tension force of the string at this
point is about:
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QlO- A 0.5 kg block slides along a horizontal frictionless surface at 2 m/s. It is brought to rest by
compressing a spring with spring constant 800 Nlm . The maximum spring compression is:
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Q12- For a block of mass m to slide without friction up the rise of height h shown, it must have a
minimum initial kinetic energy of:

a. gh
b. mgh/2
c. gh/2
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PART II Long Answer Questions

Problem 1:
A 0. 2 kg block initially starts with a speed of 6.0 m/s at point A on the track ABCD as shown in the figure
below. The track is frictionless except for the segment BC of length 8. 0 m where the coefficient of
kinetic friction flk is equal to 0.35.

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a.

Find the speed of the block at point B.

b. Determine the speed of the block at point C.

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Problem 2:
As shown in the figure, blocks of masses mass m 1 = 10.0 kg and m 2 = 2.0 kg are attached by
massless string over a frictionless and massless pulley. The coefficient of kinetic friction
between each mass and the surface is I-lk =0.30. The angle of the incline is 30 .
a. Draw a free-body diagram for each block.

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