1.

3 Dealing with Numbers

Two numbers, one with 4 significant figures and the other with 3 significant figures, are combined using
the math operations given below. Which operation can give a result with fewer than 3 significant figures?
Select one:
a. multiplication
b. addition
c. subtraction

d. division
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A physics class in a large lecture hall has 150 students. The total mass of the students is about ____ kg.
Select one:

a. 

b. 

c. 

d. 

e. 
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Calculate  , keeping only significant figures.

Select one:
a. 2419
b. 3000
c. 2643
d. 2600

e. 2661

1.6 Algebra and Simultaneous Equations

Note the expression: y = x2. Which statement is most consistent with this expression?
Select one:
a. y is greater than x
b. if x doubles, then y quadruples
c. if y doubles, then x quadruples

d. if x doubles, then y doubles

The ratio T/m of the prefixes M and m has what value?

Select one:
a. 1017
b. 1015
c. 1014
d. 1016

e. 1013

A ball is pushed downhill with an initial velocity of 3.0 m/s. The ball rolls down a hill with a constant
acceleration of 1.6 m/s2. The ball reaches the bottom of the hill in 6.0 s. What is the ball's velocity at the
bottom of the hill?
Select one:
a. 16 m/s
b. 13 m/s
c. 10 m/s

d. 17 m/s

A European sports car dealer claims that his product will accelerate at a constant rate from rest to a speed
of 100 km/hr in 6 s. What distance will the sports car travel during the 6 s acceleration period?
(Hint: First convert speed to m/s.)
Select one:
a. 83 m
b. 41.5 m
c. 166 m
d. 58.1 m

e. 124.5 m
A ball is thrown vertically upwards at 14.7 m/s. For its complete trip (up and back down to the starting
position), its average speed is:

Select one:
a. 3.68 m/s.
b. 14.7 m/s.
c. 7.35 m/s.
d. 11.03 m/s.

e. not given.

2.2 What is Motion?

A car is initially moving at 30 m/s east and a little while later it is moving at 10 m/s north. Which of the
following best describes the orientation of the average acceleration during this time interval?
Select one:
a. north of west
b. north of east
c. northwest

d. west

2.2 What is Motion?

A bird, accelerating from rest at a constant rate, experiences a displacement of 37 m in 11 s. What is the
average velocity?
Select one:
a. 2.5 m/s
b. 3.4 m/s
c. 1.7 m/s

d. zero

A cheetah can maintain its maximum speed of 95 km/hr for 27.0 seconds. What minimum distance must a
gazelle running 78 km/hr be ahead of the cheetah to escape?
Select one:
a. 115 m
b. 100 m
c. 96.5 m
d. 127 m

e. 63.5 m

2.4 Newton's Laws of Motion

An automobile of mass 2000 kg moving at 20 m/s is braked suddenly with a constant braking force of
10,000 N. How far does the car travel before stopping?
Select one:
a. 160 m
b. 40 m
c. 120 m

d. 80 m

2.2 What is Motion?

Arvin the Ant is on a picnic table. He travels 30 cm eastward, then 20 cm northward, and finally 15 cm
westward. What is the magnitude of Arvin's net displacement?
Select one:
a. 50 cm
b. 65 cm
c. 29 cm

d. 25 cm

2.2 What is Motion?

A 50-g ball traveling at 25.0 m/s is bounced off a brick wall and rebounds at 20.0 m/s. A high-speed
camera records this event. If the ball is in contact with the wall for 3.50 ms, what is the magnitude of the
average acceleration of the ball during this time interval?
Select one:
a. 1430 m/s2
b. 6430 m/s2
c. 714 m/s2

d. 12,900 m/s2

A Cessna aircraft has a lift-off speed of 120 km/hr. What minimum constant acceleration does this require
if the aircraft is to be airborne after a take-off run of 290 m?

Select one:
a. 2.40 m/s2
b. 1.44 m/s2
c. 0.96 m/s2
d. 1.92 m/s2

e. 3.84 m/s2

2.4 Newton's Laws of Motion

The net force on an object in the positive x direction. Consider the following statements:

i) The object can be moving in the negative x direction.

ii) The object can be speeding up.
iii) The object can be slowing down.
iv) The object can be moving in the positive y direction.

Which of the statements are true?

Select one:
a. (ii) and (iii)
b. Choose this answer if all the statements are true.
c. (iii) and (iv)

d. (i) and (ii)

A baseball is released at rest from the top of the Washington Monument. It hits the ground after falling
for 5.85 s. What was the height from which the ball was dropped? (g = 9.8 m/s2 and assume air resistance
is negligible)

Select one:
a. 1.38 × 102 m
b. 1.68 × 103 m
c. 1.88 × 102 m
d. 3.36 × 102 m

e. 1.68 × 102 m

A 50-g ball traveling at 27.0 m/s is bounced off a brick wall and rebounds at 21.0 m/s. A high-speed
camera records this event. If the ball is in contact with the wall for 3.00 ms, what is the average
acceleration of the ball during this time interval?
Select one:
a. 16,000 m/s2
b. 48 m/s2
c. 16 m/s2
d. 32,000 m/s2

e. 8,000 m/s2

2.2 What is Motion?

An object moves 10 m east in 30 s and then returns to its starting point taking an additional 70 s. If west is
chosen as the positive direction, what is the average speed of the object?
Select one:
a. -0.20 m/s
b. 0 m/s
c. 0.20 m/s

d. 0.50 m/s
Check

A bird, accelerating from rest at a constant rate, experiences a displacement of 35 m in 10 s. What is its
acceleration?
Select one:
a. 0.35 m/s2
b. 1.05 m/s2
c. 0.88 m/s2
d. 0.53 m/s2

e. 0.70 m/s2
Gwen releases a rock at rest from the top of a 50-m tower. If g = 9.8 m/s2 and air resistance is negligible,
what is the speed of the rock as it hits the ground?
Select one:
a. 56 m/s
b. 28 m/s
c. 784 m/s

d. 31 m/s

A rock is thrown straight up with an initial velocity of 24.5 m/s. What time interval elapses between the
rock's being thrown and its return to the original launch point? (Acceleration due to gravity is 9.80 m/s 2.)
Select one:
a. 4.00 s
b. 8.00 s
c. 5.00 s

d. 10.0 s

Four vectors all have the same magnitude. Vector 1 is at 30°, Vector 2 is at 135°, vector 3 is at 240°, and
Vector 4 is at 315°. Which vector has the greatest magnitude x-component and which vector has the
greatest magnitude y-component?

Select one:
a. Vector 1, Vector 2
b. Vector 3, Vector 2
c. Vector 1, Vector 3
d. Vector 2, Vector 4

e. Vector 3, Vector 4

3.3 Adding Friction to the Mix

A horizontal force of 750 N is needed to overcome the force of static friction between a level floor and a
250-kg crate. What is the acceleration of the crate if the 750-N force is maintained after the crate begins
to move and the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.16?
Select one:
a. 1.8 m/s2
b. 2.1 m/s2
c. 1.4 m/s2

d. 3.0 m/s2

3.1 Motion of a Spacecraft in Interstellar Space

When a drag strip vehicle reaches a velocity of 60 m/s, it begins a negative acceleration by releasing a
drag chute and applying its brakes. While reducing its velocity back to zero, its acceleration along a
straight line path is a constant −6.0 m/s2. What displacement does it undergo during this deceleration
period?
Select one:
a. 300 m
b. 320 m
c. 240 m

d. 120 m
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