Review Set 1

Questions for REVIEW

Phys 1L03

1. How many significant figures should be written in the sum of 7.56 mm + 549.165 mm + 20.048 mm + 9702.0098 mm Ans: 10278.78 (7 sig.figs.)

2. A thunderstorm drops 7.0 cm of rain on city that covers an area of 32 km by 45 km. Estimate the number of raindrops that fell during the storm. You may assume the diameter of a raindrop to be 2 mm. Ans: 10 16 3. An object is thrown vertically upward. Which of the following statements is true? a. b. c. d. e. Its velocity changes non uniformly Its max height is independent of the initial velocity. Its velocity changes with constant rate. Its travel time upward is slightly greater than its travel time downwards The velocity on returning to its starting point is the same as its initial velocity.

Ans: c

4. A graph of x versus t (position vs. time) for a particle in straight-line motion is shown below. The average acceleration of the particle between t = 1.5 s and t = 6.5 s is:

aaveg = [(v2-v1)/(t2 t1)] v1 is the slop of first line between t = 0 to t = 2s, and v2 is the slop of line between t = 6s to t = 8 s. Ans: + 0.40

5. An equation v = (F/c) indicates relation between a resistance force and velocity. F has dimension ML/T2, and v has a dimension L/T. The dimension of c is: Ans: M/L 6. Which of the following objects is DEFINITELY NOT in mechanical equilibrium? a. b. c. d. Ans: b A car being towed up a hill at a constant rate. A heavy rock thrown out a second-storey window. A painting hung on a wall. A truck skidding along an icy road.

7. An automobile that is towing a trailer is accelerating on a level road. The force that the automobile exerts on the trailer is: a. equal to the force the trailer exerts on the automobile. b. greater than the force the trailer exerts on the automobile. c. equal to force the trailer exerts on the road. d. equal to force the road exerts on the trailer. Ans: a 8. When a horse pulls a wagon, the force that causes the horse to move forward is the force: a. he exerts on the wagon. b. the wagon exerts on him. c. he exerts on the ground. d. the ground exerts on him. Ans: d 9. A car round a bend on a flat road at a constant speed. The car a. is accelerated by the normal force. b. is accelerated by the frictional force. c. is accelerated by the gravitational force. d. is accelerated by another force, which is -----------. e. is not accelerating. Ans: b 10. A ball is in free fall. Its acceleration is: a. b. c. d. e. Ans: a 11. The figure shows two 2.5 kg blocks connected by a rope. The entire assembly is accelerated upward at 7.4 m/s2. a. Assume that the rope has negligible mass. i. What is the tension at the rope? b. Assume that the rope has a mass of 450 g. i. What is the tension at the bottom end of the rope, near block B? ii. What is the tension at the top end of the rope, near block A? Ans. 43 N, 43 N, 51 N downward during both ascent and decent downward during ascent and upward during decent upward during ascent and downward during decent upward during both ascent and decent downward at all times except at the top, when it is zero

12. A picture hangs on the wall suspended by two strings, as shown. The tension in string 1 is 1.7 N. The tension in string 2 is Ans:8.5x10-1 N

13. The mass of the block in the drawing is 9.000 kg . The coefficient of static friction between the block and the vertical wall is 0.560 . If the force F prevents the block from sliding down the wall, the free body diagram of the block is:

14. In the graph of displacement versus time below, a. the velocity is positive and constant. b. the velocity is positive and increasing. c. the velocity is negative and increasing. d. the velocity is negative and constant. e. the velocity is negative and decreasing. Answer: b 15. A ball is thrown off a cliff into a lake with an initial speed of 14.7 m/s downward. If the cliff is 88.2 m above the water, how long does it take the ball to hit the water? Assume no air resistance. Answer: 3.0 s