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MFT Samp Questions Physics
MFT Samp Questions Physics
SAMPLE QUESTIONS
The following questions illustrate the range of the test in terms of the abilities measured, the disciplines covered, and the
difficulty of the questions posed. They should not, however, be considered representative of the entire scope of the test
in either content or difficulty. An answer key follows the questions.
3. Two planets of masses m and M, respectively,
have a center-to-center separation of R. At what
distance from the center of the planet of mass M
do the gravitational forces of the planets cancel
each other?
(A)
(B)
1.
0.67 v0
0.87 v0
v0
1.15 v0
1.73 v0
(D)
m
R
M
FG1 +
H
(C) 1
1
2
1
(E)
2
IJ
K
m
R
M
(E)
1+
m
M
1
W
2
2
(B)
W
3
(A)
(A) 2
(B)
(C)
F m IR
H MK
F1 + m I R
H MK
(C)
(D)
3
W
2
(D)
(E) 3 W
y (t ) = A sin wt +
p
,
2
1 J
1
J
2
1
(D)
J
8
(C)
(E) 0
6.
20 N
26 N
31 N
40 N
62 N
7.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
Lx
Ly
L cos
0.60 L cos
0.60 L cos
0.64 L cos
0.78 L cos
0.60 L sin
0.60 L sin
L sin
0.64 L sin
0.78 L sin
R
from the center of the sphere is
3
at a point
9.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
Q
12 pe 0 R 2
Q
8 pe 0 R 2
Q
6 pe 0 R 2
Q
4 pe 0 R 2
3Q
4 pe 0 R 2
(A) 1 mV
(B) 2 mV
(C) 4 mV
(D) 8 mV
(E) 16 mV
positive y-axis
negative y-axis
positive z-axis
negative z-axis
negative x-axis
30
11
30
(C)
10
30
(D)
11
30
(E)
10
(B)
3m
3m
6m
6m
12 m
Frequency
2 Hz
4 Hz
2 Hz
3 Hz
2 Hz
quadrupled
doubled
unchanged
halved
quartered
Oxygen (Z = 8)
Fluorine (Z = 9)
Neon (Z = 10)
Sodium (Z = 11)
Magnesium (Z = 12)
(A) 125 nm
(B) 250 nm
(C) 400 nm
(D) 800 nm
(E) 1,800 nm
Re(a) = Im(a)
Re(a) = - Im(a)
Re(a) = 0
Im(a) = 0
H = a
FG 0 1IJ , s
H 1 0K
FG 0 -iIJ , s = FG 1 0 IJ
Hi 0K
H 0 -1K
z
27. Given the Pauli spin matrices shown above and the
operators defined by s + s x + is y and
correct?
(A) 1, 0
(B) 1, 0
(C) 2, 1, 0
(D) 2, 1, 0
3 1
(E)
,
2 2
(A) s + =
0 0
(B) s +
sx =
equal to zero
equal to the energy in magnitude
always equal to Lz
a unit vector
a constant of the motion
(C)
(D)
(E)
(A) 50
(B) 70
(C) 90
(D) 100
(E) 110
2
(D) 0.64 m/s
(E) L =
1 2
1
1
m x + m2 x2 2 - kx12 - kx2 2
2 1 1
2
2
1 2
1
m x + m2 x2 2 - k ( x2 - x1 )2
2 1 1
2
1 2
1
m1 x1 + m2 x2 2 + k ( x2 - x1 )2
2
2
1 2
1
1
2
m x + m2 x2 + kx12 + kx2 2
2 1 1
2
2
1 m1m2
1
( x - x1 )2 + k ( x2 - x1 )2
2 m1 + m2 2
2
220
220
224
224
228
Atomic Number
82
86
82
88
91
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
34. Which of the following gives the distance in lightyears to Andromeda (M31), the spiral galaxy
nearest to the Milky Way?
0
(A) 2 10
2
(B) 2 10
4
(C) 2 10
(D) 2 10
8
(E) 2 10
(A) 2 x sin 3 x 4 1
(
2 x cos (3 x
)
(
)
1) 12 x sin (3 x 1)
(
sin (3 x
) (
(D) x 2 sin 3 x 4 1 3 x 4 1
(E) x
1 cos 3 x 1 12 x 3
Answer Key
1. D
19. C
2. B
20. D
3. E
21. D
4. B
22. B
5. D
23. D
6. C
24. A
7. C
25. E
8. B
26. E
9. E
27. C
10. A
28. C
11. A
29. D
12. B
30. B
13. B
31. B
14. C
32. E
15. B
33. C
16. C
34. D
17. B
35. C
18. D
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