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QUEST 2009-10
PRELIMINARY ROUND: PHYSICS
Write your answers in the boxes provided.1.If 100 g of ice at 0
o
C is mixed with 100 g of boiling water at 100
o
C, which of thefollowing graphs would best represent the temperature vs time of the twocomponents of the mixture?ABCDE 2. Three processes compose a thermodynamic cycle shown in the accompanying pVdiagram of an ideal gas.Process 1
→
2 takes place at constant temperature (300 K).During this process 60 J of heat enters the system.Process 2
→
3 takes place at constant volume. During this process 40 J of heat leaves the system.Process 3
→
1 is adiabatic. T
3
is 275 K.What is the change in internal energy of the system during process3
→
1?A. -40 JB. -20 JC. 0 D. +20 JE. +40 J3. B
1
, B
2
, B
3
, and B
4
are
identical
light bulbs. There are six voltmeters connected tothe circuit as shown. All voltmeters are connected so that they display positive
voltages. Assume that the voltmeters do not effect the circuit. If B
2
were to burn out,opening the circuit, which voltmeter(s) would read zero volts?A. none would read zero.B. only V
2
C. only V
3
and V
4
D. only V
3
, V
4
, and V
5
E. they would all read zero
4.
A beam of neutral hydrogen atoms in their ground state is moving into the plane of this page and passes through a region of a strong inhomogeneous magnetic field thatis directed upward in the plane of the page. After the beam passes through this field, adetector would find that it has been(A)deflected upward(B)deflected to the right(C)undeviated(D)split vertically into two beams(E)split vertically into three beams5. A plastic cylinder with a metal strip,
M
, on its surface is rotated at constant speedabout_its axis, in a uniform magnetic field. During each rotation the strip,
M
, passeslocations_
W
,_
X
,
Y
and
Z
shown below.(A)as M passes W(B)as M passes X(C)as M passes Y(D)as M passes Z
6. The cathode ray tube and transistor circuits in a conventionaltelevision rely on_transformers. What transformation of the 240VACinput voltage do these components require?
7. A block of silicon doped with boron is connected as shown in thediagram below. What is the main way in which conduction occurs inthe doped silicon block?(A)Valence band electrons move to the right.(B)Valence band electrons move to the left.(C)Conduction band electrons move to the right.(D)Conduction band electrons move to the left.
8.
A space probe,
P
, is in a stable orbit around a small, distantplanet. The probe fires a forward-facing rocket that reduces itsorbital speed by half.Which of the following best illustrates the subsequent motion of theprobe?
9.
In a particular experiment a long length of copper wire of very lowresistance is rotated by two students. The ends of the wire areconnected to a galvanometer, G, and a current is detected.
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