1. In doing a calculation, you end up with m/s in the numerator and m/s2 in the denominator.

What are your final units? (a) m2/ s3. (b) l /s. (c) S3/m2. (d) s. (e) m/s.
2. The number 0.0005130 has -------------------------------------------- significant figures.
(a) one, (b) three, (c) four, (d) seven, (e) eight
3. An object thrown straight up falls back to the ground. Its time of flight is T, its maximum
height is H, and its height at release is negligible. Its average speed for the entire flight is
(a) H/T, (b) 0, (c) H/ (2T), (d) 2H/T.
4. Which of the velocity-versus-time curves in Figure 1 best describes the motion of an
object with constant positive acceleration? d

Figure 1

5. A projectile is fired at 35° above the horizontal. At the highest point in its trajectory, its
speed is 200m/s. The initial velocity had a horizontal component of
(a) 0; (b) (200 m/s) cos 35°; (c) (200 m / s) sin 35°;
(d) (200 m/s)/ cos 35°; (e) 200 m/s. Neglect the effects of air resistance
6. An object is observed to be moving at constant velocity in an inertial reference frame. It
follows that:
(a) no forces act on the object, (c) the net force acting on the object is zero,
(b) a constant force acts on the object in the direction of motion,
(d) the net force acting on the object is equal and opposite to its weight..
7. An object initially has kinetic energy K. The object then moves in the opposite direction
with three times its initial speed. What is the kinetic energy now?
(a) K. (b) 3K. (c) -3K. (d) 9K. (e) -9K.
8. A metal rectangle B is connected to ground through a switch S that is initially closed
(Figure 2). While the charge +Q is near B, switch S is opened. The charge +Q is then
removed. Afterward, what is the charge state of the metal rectangle B?
(a) I t is positively charged. (b) I t is uncharged.
(c) It is negatively charged. (d) It may be any of the above depending on the
charge on B before the charge +Q was placed nearby.

Figure 2
9. A positive charge that is free to move but is at rest in an electric field E will
a. Accelerate in the direction perpendicular to E.
b. Remain at rest.
c. Accelerate in the direction opposite to E.
d. Accelerate in the same direction as E.
e. None of the above.

10. As shown in Figure 3 the field E is zero at (a) all points along the sides of the square
midway between two charges. (b) The midpoint of the square. (c) Midway between the
top two charges and midway between the bottom two charges. (d) None of the above.
 Figure 3
11. At a particular point in space, a charge Q experiences no net force. It follows that
a. There are no charges nearby.
b. If charges are nearby, they have the opposite sign of Q.
c. If charges are nearby, the total positive charge must equal the total negative
charge.
d. None of the above need be true.
12. Which of the following statements are true?
a. A positive charge experiences an attractive electrostatic force toward a nearby
neutral conductor.
b. A positive charge experiences no electrostatic force near a neutral conductor.
c. A positive charge experiences a repulsive force, away from a nearby conductor.
d. Whatever the force on a positive charge near a neutral conductor, the force on a
negative charge is then oppositely directed.
e. None of the above is correct.
13. If the voltage across a parallel-plate capacitor is doubled, its capacitance
(a) Doubles. (b) Drops by half. (c) Remains the same...

Conceptual questions
1. You measure the radius of a wheel to be 4.16 cm. If you multiply by 2 to get the
diameter, should you write the result as 8 cm or as 8.32 cm? Justify your answer.
2. Can an object have a varying speed if its velocity is constant? Can it have varying
velocity if its speed is constant? If yes, give examples in each case.
3. Explain why light bulbs almost always burn out just as they are turned on and not after
they have been on for some time.