University of the Philippines

College of Science

Physics 71
Set A
First Long Exam
1st Semester, AY 2012-2013

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Instructions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Ignore air resistance unless stated
otherwise. Use g = 9.81 sm2 as the acceleration due to gravity constant.
 

m
1. Elevator. An elevator is moving upward with a speed of 11 s . After
three seconds, mthe
 elevator is still moving upward, but with a reduced
speed of 5.0 s . What is the average acceleration of the elevator dur-
ing the 3.0 [s] interval?
m m
(a) 5.3 s2 , downward (d) 2.0 s2 , upward
m m
(b) 2.7 s2 , downward (e) 5.3 s2 , upward
m
(c) 2.0 s2 , downward
m m
2. Pana. An arrow accelerates from 60. s to 140 s in 4.0 [s]. What is
the magnitude of its average accelaration?
(a)40. sm2 (b)35 sm2 (c)20. sm2 (d)15 sm2 (e)10. sm2
         

3. Displacement. A particle travels along a curved path between two

points P and Q as shown. Which of the following quantities does not
affect the particles displacement?
(a) location of P
(b) location of Q
(c) direction from P to Q
(d) distance traveled from P to Q
(e) shortest distance between P and Q

4. S, V, and A. Which of the following statements is FALSE?

(a) The average speed is equal to the instantaneous speed if ~a = 0.
(b) The average velocity is equal to the instantaneous velocity if ~a = 0.
(c) The magnitude of the average velocity is equal to the average speed
if ~a = 0.
(d) Average speed can be used to locate the position of an object at a
given time.
(e) Average velocity can be used to calculate the displacement of an
object for a given time interval.
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5. Motion of a Particle. The velocity versus time plot of a particle mov-

ing along the x-axis is shown below. At the point indicated by the dot,
labelled as O, what can you say about the particles velocity, vx, and
acceleration, ax?

(a) vx > 0, ax = 0 (d) vx = 0, ax > 0

(b) vx < 0, ax < 0 (e) vx = 0, ax < 0
(c) vx < 0, ax > 0

6. Acceleration. An object is moving along the +x-axis, slowing down as

it goes along. Which of the following pairs corresponds to the correct
direction of the objects velocity, ~v , and acceleration, ~a?
(a) ~v : +x; ~a: +x (d) ~v : x; ~a: +x
(b) ~v : x; ~a: x (e) ~v : +x; ~a: zero
(c) ~v : +x; ~a: x

7. Bilis na! As an object moves along a line, its velocity, v, is plotted as

a function of time, t, as shown below. At which time interval does the
object have the smallest magnitude of average acceleration?
(a) t = 0 [s] to t = 1 [s]
(b) t = 1 [s] to t = 2 [s]
(c) t = 2 [s] to t = 3 [s]
(d) t = 3 [s] to t = 4 [s]
(e) t = 4 [s] to t = 5 [s]
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m
8. Speed Racer. A car is moving with
m an initial velocity of 30.0 s j and
constant acceleration of 6.00 s2 j. What is its velocity after 15.0 [s]?
m m m m m
(a)125 s j (b)120. s j (c)115 s j (d)110. s j (e)100. s j
9. Instantaneous V. Consider an object moving at a constant speed in
a straight line. Which of the following statements best describes the
magnitude of the instantaneous velocity halfway through any time in-
terval?
(a) It is less than the average velocity.
(b) It is greater than the average velocity.
(c) It is the same as the average velocity.
(d) It is half of the magnitude of the average velocity.
(e) It is twice the magnitude of the average velocity.
10. Find him. Nemo can cover a distance of 100. [m] in 15.0 [s] while swim-
ming with constant acceleration. If Nemo is initially at rest at the start-
ing point, what is his speed at the finish line?
(a)200. ms (b)100. ms (c)13.3 ms (d)6.67 ms (e)5.16 ms
         

11. Drop. Which of the following statements is ALWAYS TRUE about an

object thrown straight up?
(a) It is only in free fall on its way down.
(b) It is only in free fall on its way up.
(c) Its velocity is directed downward.
(d) Its velocity is directed upward.
(e) It is in free fall starting from the moment you let it go.
12. Empire State Building. The Empire State Building is 373 [m] tall. Ted
is at the top of the building when he accidentally drops his phone. How
long will it take for his phone to reach the ground?
(a)4.36 [s] (b)6.17 [s] (c)8.72 [s] (d)19.0 [s] (e)38.0 [s]
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13. John Carter. John Carter dropped a stone 1.00 [m] above Marss sur-
face. It hit the ground after 0.732 [s]. What is the acceleration due to
gravity near the surface of Mars?
m m m m m
(a)4.91 s2 (b)3.73 s2 (c)2.73 s2 (d)1.87 s2 (e)0.683 s2
14. Around the World. Jackie Chan left London westward to travel around
the world. He covered a total distance of 6.38 103 [km] in 80.0 days.
What was his average velocity after returning to London?
4 m 1 m
   
(a) 7.98 10 s (d) 9.23 10 s
3 m
 
(b) 4.43 10 s (e) zero
(c) 3.32 103 ms
 

15. At the top. An object is thrown with an initial velocity v~0 = v0xi+v0y j,
where v0x and v0y are both nonzero and positive. At the top of its flight,
what are the directions of its velocity, ~v , and acceleration, ~a?
(a) ~v : zero; ~a : j (d) ~v : +i; ~a : j
(b) ~v : zero; ~a : +j (e) ~v : +i; ~a : +j
(c) ~v : j; ~a: zero

16. Not curved. A ball is thrown vertically upward. The graph shows
the balls position as a function of time. Which one of the following
statements best describes the motion of the ball?
(a) The velocity of the ball is the same at points A,
B, C, D, and E.
(b) The ball is at the same distance above the ground
at points B and D.
(c) The velocity of the ball changes continuously
during its flight.
(d) The acceleration of the ball is 9.81 sm2 j at points
 

A, B, D, and E, and zero at point C.

m
(e) The acceleration of the ball is 9.81 s2 j at
points A, B, D and E, and zero at point C.
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17. Projectile. A projectile is launched horizontally from the top of a hill.

Which of the following graphs best represents the horizontal displace-
ment, x, of the projectile as a function of time, t?

18. Gun and Balls. A spring-loaded gun is aimed horizontally and used to
launch identical balls one at a time. The gun is held at a fixed height.
Let R1 and R2 be the range of ball 1 and ball 2, respectively. If the
second ball is fired at twice the speed of the first ball, how are R1 and
R2 related?
(a) R1 = R2 (c) 2R1 = R2

1 (d) 2R1 = R2
(b) R1 = R2
2 (e) R1 = 2R2

19. Shot into the air. A ball is shot from the ground into the air. Two
seconds after being projected from the ground, it is displaced 40. [m]
horizontally and 53 [m] vertically from its initial position. What is the
initial velocity of the ball?
(a) v~0 = 20. ms i 36 ms j (d) v~0 = 20. ms i + 31 ms j
       
m m m m
(b) v~0 = 20. s i + 17 s j (e) v~0 = 20. s i + 36 s j
m m
(c) v~0 = 20. s i + 22 s j
m
20. Good dog. Coming home from school, you walk m at 0.5 s . Your pet
dog runs along the same line toward you at 1.5 s . According to your
pet, at what speed are you moving toward him?
m m m m m
(a)0.5 s (b)1.0 s (c)1.5 s (d)2.0 s (e)2.5 s
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21. Relatives. m According

  mto
 a cruise ships captain, your boat is moving at
~v = 3.0 s i + 4.0 s j, while according to a stationary observer on
the shore, your boat is at rest. Assume that the seawater is still. What
is the cruise ships velocity relative to the Earth?
m m m m
(a) ~v = 3.0 s i + 4.0 s j (d) ~v = 3.0 s i + 4.0 s j
m m
(b) ~v = 3.0 s i 4.0 s j (e) zero
m m
(c) ~v = 3.0 s i 4.0 s j

22. Inert. Which of the following is an inertial frame of reference?

(a) A box in free fall
(b) A moving car on a ferris wheel
(c) A shipwreck lying at the bottom of the ocean
(d) A car driving at a constant speed around the acad oval
(e) A hawk accelerating toward earth in the act of catching a prey

23. Acceleration vector. A net force F~ = 8 [N] i 6 [N] j acts on an object

of mass 2 [kg]. What is the magnitude of its acceleration?
(a)3 sm2 (b)4 sm2 (c)5 sm2 (d)7 sm2 (e)30 sm2
         

24. First law. According to Newtons First law of motion, which of the
following statements is/are TRUE?
I. An object is at rest because no force is acting on it.
II. An object stays in a state of rest or in a state of uniform linear motion
unless acted on by a non-zero net external force.
III. An object moving with a constant velocity relative to a non-accelerating
frame of reference is in equilibrium.
(a) I only (d) I and III only
(b) II only (e) II and III only
(c) III only
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25. Two Block System. Block 1 (5.0 [kg]) rests on top of Block 2 (10. [kg]).
This two-block system rests on a horizontal frictionless surface as shown.
If there is no slipping between the two blocks and a 30. [N] force is ap-
plied to the bottom block, what is the magnitude of the acceleration of
the two-block system?
m m
(a) 1.0 s2 (d) 6.0 s2
m m
(b) 2.0 s2 (e) 15 s2
m
(c) 3.0 s2

26. Hangman. A box is on a board that is

hanging at rest while connected to the
ceiling, as shown on the right. Which
of the following best illustrates the free
body diagram of the box?

27. Untitled. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

(a) The action and reaction forces will cancel at all times.
(b) The action and reaction forces act on the same body.
(c) The action and reaction forces act on different bodies.
(d) The action force is greater in magnitude than the reaction force.
(e) The action force is perpendicular to the reaction force.
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28. Baseball. A player hits a baseball with a bat. If the force with which
the bat hits the ball is considered the action force, what is the reaction
force?
(a) Force on the ball exerted by the hand of the person who catches it
(b) Force the pitcher exerts on the ball in throwing it
(c) Force the bat exerts on the players hand
(d) Friction as the ball rolls to a stop
(e) Force the ball exerts on the bat
29. Lampara. Two identical light fixtures,
each with mass M , are suspended from
the ceiling by three cords, as shown in the
figure on the right. What is the magnitude
of the tension T1?

(a) 2M g (c) 12 M g
(b) 12 M g (d) M g
(e) 2M g
30. Gagalaw ba? Box A (mass = 5.0 [kg]) is attached to a massless rope
that passes over a frictionless pulley. The other end of the rope is at-
tached to box B (mass = 3.0 [kg]) that rests on a frictionless surface, as
shown in the figure. The system is initially held at rest. What will be
the acceleration of box B when the system is released from rest?

m m
(a) 2.5 2 i (d) 9.8 2 i
 sm   sm 
(b) 6.1 2 i (e) 9.8 s2 j
 sm 
(c) 6.1 s2
j
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31. The Block Acceleration. A 10. [kg] (left) block is connected to a

40. [kg] (right) block with an inextensible rope, as shown in the figure.
A force of 50. [N] pulls the blocks to the right on a very smooth surface.
What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the 40. [kg] block?
m m
(a) 1.0 s2 (d) 0.50 s2
m
(e) 1.3 sm2
 
(b) 2.0 s2
m
(c) 3.0 s2

32. Off the wall. A student pins a box in place against a frictionless wall
with his bare hand. What are the forces acting on the box?
I. Gravitational force II. Friction III. Normal force
(a) I only (d) I and III only
(b) II only (e) I, II, and III
(c) III only

33. Inclined. A box accelerates down a ramp that is inclined at an angle

of 27.5 above the horizontal. If the boxs acceleration along the ramp
m

is 3.65 s2 , what is the coefficient of kinetic friction between the ramp
and the object?
(a)0.101 (b)0.202 (c)0.419 (d)0.521 (e)0.940
34. Astroboy. Astroboy pushes a box with mass 15.0 [kg] across a level
floor. In order for the box to start moving, he needs to push it hori-
zontally with a 100. [N] force. What is the coefficient of static friction
between the boxs surface and the floor?
(a)0.944 (b)0.680 (c)0.472 (d)0.340 (e)0.150
35. Ipit. A 2.0 [kg] box slides down at constant ve-
locity, v, between two identical walls as shown.
What is the frictional force exerted on the box by
one of the walls?
(a) 20. [N] upward (d) 9.8 [N] downward
(b) 9.8 [N] upward (e) 20. [N] downward
(c) zero
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36. David. Two identical stones are separately attached to two different
slings. The length of Sling 1 is twice the length of Sling 2. If the slings
are to revolve uniformly in a horizontal circle on top of a smooth table
with the same period, how should their accelerations be related?
(a)a1 = a2 (b)a1 = 2a2 (c)2a1 = a2 (d)a1 = a22 (e)a21 = a2
37. You raise
 m  me up. An object undergoes uniform circular motion (speed
= 2.0 s ) around a smooth banked curve (radius = 2.0 [m]). What is
the angle of inclination of the curve when measured from the horizon-
tal?
(a)78 (b)39 (c)22 (d)12 (e)5.8
38. Sprint! A sprinter runs around a horizontal circular track m at a constant
speed with a centripetal acceleration of magnitude 3.80 s2 . The radius
of the track is 22.0 [m]. What is the period of the sprinters motion?
(a)8.72 [s] (b)15.1 [s] (c)74.1 [s] (d)76.1 [s] (e)239 [s]

39. Hangbox. A box moves along the loop as shown

in the figure on the right. Which of the following
best describes the free body diagram of the box
at the instant shown?
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40. Sliding Box. A 25 [kg] box is sliding down an

 m  it reaches point A, the
ice-covered hill. When
box is moving at 11 s . Point A is at the bottom
of a circular arc that has a radius R = 7.5 [m].
What is the magnitude of the normal force on the
box at point A?
(a) 250 [N] (d) 650 [N]
(b) 280 [N] (e) 950 [N]
(c) 450 [N]
41. Rough ramp. Consider the system shown in the figure below. The
pulley and the string are massless. The mass of box A is twice the
mass of box B. The surface of the ramp is rough, and is inclined at an
angle from the horizontal. If box B is moving at a constant velocity,
what is the coefficient of kinetic friction between box A and the ramp?

1 2 sin 2 sin
(a) (d)
2 cos cos
1 2 sin 2 + sin
(b) (e)
2 sin cos
1 + 2 sin
(c)
2 cos
42. The Bullet. A bullet is aimed at a target on the wall a distance L away
from the firing position. The bullet strikes the wall a distance y below
the mark as shown in the figure. If the distance L was half as large and
the bullet had the same initial velocity, how would y be affected ?
(a) y will be doubled.
(b) y will be halved.
(c) y wil be four times larger.
(d) y will be one fourth as large.
(e) y will not be affected.

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