CALCULUS BASED PHYSICS BY JAYSON LUCENA

standard unit of volume in metric system.

Select one:
a. centiliter
b. kiloliter
c. milliliter

d. liter

What is Friends language name of International System of Unit

Select one:
a. Systeme International d' Unites
b. Systeme d' Unites
c. None of the choices

d. International Systeme

It is The Internationally recognized standard metric system.

Select one:
a. None of the choices
b. Metric System
c. English System

d. International System Unit

Types of Si units which is the simple measurement for time, length,

mass, temperature, amount of substance, electric current, and light intensity.
Select one:
a. None of the choices
b. derived units
c. Base unit

d. Metric unit

It is made of base unit for example, density.

Select one:
a. Base units
b. derived units
 c. None of the choices

d. Metric units

Standard unit of length in metric system.

Select one:
a. centimeter
b. decimeter
c. None of the choices

d. kilometer

It is decimalized system of measurement based on the metre and the gram.

Select one:
a. Metric system
b. None of the choices
c. English system

d. Si units

Freezing point of water at sea level

Select one:
a. 0 centigrade
b. 100 centigrade
c. 112 centigrade

d. 50 centigrade

Standard unit of mass in metric system.

Select one:
a. decigram
b. milligram
c. centigram

d. gram
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550 m =________ in ?
Select one:
 a. 23.6535 in
b. 21.6535 in
c. 21,653.5 in

d. 23,653.5 in

100 cm = ______ in?

Select one:
a. 38 in
b. 37.39 in
c. 39.37 in

d. 35 in

5.2 L = ________ gal ?

Select one:
a. 52.13 gal
b. 3.71 gal
c. 2.53 gal

d. 1.37 gal

100 m = ______ yrd ?

Select one:
a. 361.109 yrd
b. 109.361 yrd
c. 190.361 yrd

d. 111.36 yrd

150 Fahrenheit =_______ kelvin?

Select one:
a. 33.87 kelvin
b. 87.33 kelvin
c. 706.38 kelvin

d. 338.706 kelvin

120 centigrade = _____________ Fahrenheit ?

Select one:
a. 244 Fahrenheit 
b. 248 Fahrenheit 
c. 482 Fahrenheit 

d. 842 Fahrenheit 

200 Fahrenheit =_______ centigrade ?

Select one:
a. 33.39 centigrade
b. 93.33 centigrade
c. 39.33 centigrade

d. 33.33 centigrade

50 kg = ____ g ?
Select one:
a. 50,000 g
b. 40,000 g
c. 51,000 g

d. 52,000 g

500 g = __________  lbs?

Select one:
a. 9.1 lbs
b. 1.1 lbs
c. 11.1 lbs

d. 10.1 lbs

120 lbs = _____ kg?

Select one:
a. 53.54 kg
b. 45.45 kg
c. 54.4 kg

d. 40.40 kg
The boiling point of water is 212 Fahrenheit.
Select one:
True

False

Laws to regulate measurement were originally developed to prevent fraud.

Select one:
True

False

300 g = _____________kg
Select one:
a. 0.3
b. 0.4
c. 0.1

d. 0.2

Modern revised form of metric system and worlds most widely used system of units
Select one:
a. Metric System of units
b. International System of Units
c. None of the choices

d. English System of Units

520 mm = _______________ inch

Select one:
a. 20.472
b. 27.420
c. 24.720

d. 22.470
What is the SI units for temperature.
Select one:
a. fahrenheit
b. kelvin
c. rankine

d. Celsius

30 ml =_____________tsp
Select one:
a. 8.606
b. 6.086
c. 6.680

d. 6.860

The SI units for time is minute.

Select one:
True

False

61.3 L = ____________gal
Select one:
a. 16.194
b. 19.164
c. 20.19

d. 14.16

100 Fahrenheit = ____________ Kelvin

Select one:
a. 312.098
b. 318.109
c. 310.928

d. 390.128

It is a decimalized system of measurement based on the metre and the gram.

Select one:
a. metric system
b. english system
c. none of the choices

d. solar system

The main advantage of the metric system is that it has a single base unit of each
physical quantity.
Select one:
True

False

130 km = _________________mile
Select one:
a. 78.77
b. 85.77
c. 80.778 

d. 77.80

300 ml = __________ cup 

Select one:
a. 1.268 
b. 2.168
c. 0.1268

d. 3.268

What is the standard unit of length in the metric system.

Select one:
a. metro
b. centimeter
c. kilometer

d. meter 

600 kg = ______________ lbs

Select one:
a. 1377.22
b. 1322.77 
c. 1722.30

d. 1422.77

175 m = _______________ yrd

Select one:
a. 191.382 
b. 195.382
c. 193.182

d. 198.132

The standard unit of mass in the metric system is kilogram.

Select one:
True 

False

In United Kingdom, the National Laboratory, regulates commercial measurement.

Select one:
True
False 

75 cm =______________inch
Select one:
a. 52.2976
b. 25.9526
c. 22.9526

d. 29.5276 

75 kg =____________lbs
Select one:
a. 160.347
 b. 167.534
c. 165.347 

d. 163.547

The temperature unit commonly used in USA is Fahrenheit.

Select one:
True 

False

Base units is the only type of SI units.

Select one:
True

False 

The word measurement is derived from the Greek word metre.

Select one:
True 

False

560 Kelvin = ______________ Celsius

Select one:
a. 256.88
b. 286.85 
c. 288.65

d. 200.85

In practice, every four years calendars will have 365 days, to make up for extra day
over four years.
Select one:
True 

False
50 Celsius = ____________ Fahrenheit
Select one:
a. 123
b. 121
c. 122 

d. 120

Since 1860s, the international system of units is the internationally recognized

standard metric system.
Select one:
True 

False

460 Kelvin = ____________ Fahrenheit

Select one:
a. 333.86
b. 368.33 
c. 300.33

d. 386.33

350 Fahrenheit = _____________ Celsius

Select one:
a. 17.67
b. 176.667 
c. 160.76

d. 167.66

Two vectors A and B are added by drawing the arrows which represents the vector in

such a way that the initial point of B is on the terminal point of A. The resultant C =
A + B, is the vector from the initial point of A to the terminal point of B.
Select one:

a. Trigonometric Method

b.  Head-to-Tail Method
 c. Parallelogram Method

d.  Polygon Method

If ∠A = 89 o and ∠C = 56o, find the value of ∠B.

Select one:
a. 45
b. 35
c. 55

d. 25

In order to add ______ quantities, one has merely to make the algebraic addition.
Select one:
a. magnitude
b. Vector
c. Resultants

d. Scalar

In triangle DEF, side e = 8 cm, f = 10 cm, and the angle at D is 60°.  Find side d.
Select one:
a. 9.17
b. 7.21
c. 8.57

d. 8.24

The resultant and equilibrant of several sets of such known forces are determined by
both graphical and analytical methods.
Select one:
a. method
b. none of the choices
c. theory

d. object
It is the science of describing the motion of objects using words, diagrams, numbers,
graphs, and equations
Select one:

a. none of the choices

b. dynamics

c. statics

d. kinematics

The motion of objects can not be described by words

Select one:
True

False

Quantities that are fully described by a magnitude.

Select one:

a. vectors

b. scalars 

c. none of the choices

d. direction

The moment of the resultant of a system of forces with respect to any axis or point is
equal to the vector sum of the moments of the individual forces of the system with
respect to the same access or point.
Select one:
True 

False
Quantities that are fully described by both magnitude and a direction.
Select one:

a. scalars

b. vectors 
 c. acceleration

d. velocity

If the polygon is closed, the resultant is a vector of zero magnitude and has no
direction. This is called the ________ vector.

Select one:
a. both A and B
b. none of the choices 
c. empty

d. full

The vectors are translated, to a common origin.

Select one:

a. Polygon Method

b. Parallelogram Method 

c. Trigonometric Method

d. Sine and Cosine Method

Three forces act on a point: 3 N at 0°, 4 N at 90°, and 5 N at 217°. What is the net
force?

Select one:

a. 2.1 N, 125 degrees

b. 1.4 N, 135 degrees 

c. 1.4 N, 125 degrees

d. 2.1 N, 135 degrees

To find the resultant vector's magnitude, use the _________ theorem
Select one:
a. Pythagorean 
b. Polygon
c. Trigonometric

d. Parallelogram

Add the following vectors and determine the resultant. 3.0 m/s, 45 deg and 5.0 m/s,
135 deg
Select one:

a. 4.38 m/s

b. 5.38 m/s 

c. 3.38 m/s

d. 6.38 m/s

2nd
If net force acting on body is zero then body is said to be.
Select one:

a. Imbalanced

b. none of the choices 

c. not in equilibrium

d. In equilibrium

"Sum of all forces acting on a body is zero". This condition represents equilibrium's

Select one:

a. Second condition 

b. Fourth condition

c. Third condition
 d. First condition

If a body is in rest or in uniform velocity, it is said to be in

Select one:

a. Rest

b. Constant force

c. Equilibrium

d. Uniform motion 

To satisfy first condition of equilibrium, if rightward forces are positive, leftward

forces must be:
Select one:

a. negative 

b. halved

c. doubled

d. positive

A body at rest or moving with uniform velocity will have acceleration

Select one:
a. min
b. max
c. 0 

d. 1

Does a bridge anchored resting on two pillars have any torque?

Select one:

a. Yes, but it will soon break because of the torque

b. No, it isn't moving

 c. No, Bridge can't have torque

d. Yes, but it is at equilibrium 

Equilibrium occurs when…
Select one:

a. the net force on the object is zero.

b. all the forces acting on an object are balanced.

c. all of the choices 

d. the sum of the upward forces equals the sum of the downward forces.
You are helping your aunt move a piano on wheels from one room to another. When
you push the piano horizontally, it moves at constant speed. What can you say about
the piano? 
Select one:

a. 
It is in equilibrium because it experiences net force opposite to the friction force

b. 
It is in static equilibrium.

c. 
It is in equilibrium because it doesn’t experience a friction force.

d. 
It is in dynamic equilibrium. 

A 5.0 m-long uniform beam is held in position by a cord as shown in the diagram. If
the tension in the cord is 8.0 N, what is the weight of the beam?
Select one:
a. 18 N 
b. 9.6 N
c. 8.0 N

d. 4.8 N

What is the magnitude of the sum of the two forces shown in the diagram below?
Select one:

a. 46 N
b. 142 N
c. 102 N 

d. 137 N

Varignon’s Theorem states that the sum of torques due to several forces applied to a
single point is equal to the torque due to the sum (resultant) of the forces.

Select one:

True

False

What is the standard unit of force?

Select one:
a. Grams
b. None of the choices
c. Newton

d. Joules

Defined as the cross product of the lever arm distance vector and the force vector.
Select one:

a. equilibrium

b. acceleration

c. velocity

d. none of the choices

The term torque was introduced into English scientific literature by Lord Kevin, in
1884.
Select one:

True
 False

It is tendency of a force to cause an object to rotate abut an axis.

Select one:

a. Vectors

b. Torque

c. Equilibrium

d. Resultant

The magnitude of torque depends on two quantities only.

Select one:

True

False

The SI for torque is  _______________.

Select one:

a. Meter

b. N⋅m

c. Newton

d. kg*m/s

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A box is to be moved across a level surface. A force of magnitude 200 N may be applied at an
angle of 30° below the horizontal to push the box or at an angle of 30° above the horizontal to
pull the box, either application sufficient to overcome friction and move the box. Which
application will cause the box to have the greater acceleration?

Select one:
a. more information is needed
b. the one above the horizontal 
Correct

c. the one below the horizontal

d. both give equal acceleration

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A physics student is riding on a train traveling north. Having read about inertia, the student
performs an experiment with a golf ball. He reaches over the aisle and drops the ball from
rest. Instead of hitting the floor directly below the student's hand, it hits to the north, i.e.,
forward of that position. Which of the following might be the cause for this to happen?

Select one:
a. The train is slowing down. 
Correct

b. The train is speeding up.

c. The train is moving at constant velocity.
d. Whatever the cause, it cannot be any of the answers given.

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A block is launched up an incline plane. After going up the plane, it slides back down to its
starting position. The coefficient of friction between the block and the plane is 0.3. The time
for the trip up the plane:

Select one:
a. is the same as the time for the trip down.
b. is more than the time for the trip down.
c. is less than the time for the trip down. 
Correct

d. cannot be found without knowing the angle of inclination.

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4.4 Further Applications of Newton's Laws

A 12-kg mass is placed on a 25.0° incline, and friction keeps it from sliding. The coefficient
of static friction in this case is 0.580, and the coefficient of sliding friction is 0.520. What is
the frictional force in this situation?

Select one:
a. 49.7 N 
Correct

b. 61.2 N
c. 55.4 N
d. 107 N

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4.2 Projectile Motion

A projectile is fired over a horizontal surface at an angle of elevation of 70°. Neglecting air
resistance, what are possible angles in flight between the acceleration vector and the velocity
vector?

Select one:
a. 90° and 15°
b. 120° and 70° 
Correct

c. 170° and 40°
d. none of the above

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A box slides up an incline with an angle of elevation θ. When the box reaches its maximum
distance up the incline it stops and does not slide down the incline due to friction. What is the
minimum value of the coefficient of static friction for this to occur?

Select one:
a. μs = cosθ
b. μs = tanθ 
Correct

c. μs = sinθ
d. μs = 1

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A cart of weight 25 N is accelerated across a level surface at 0.15 m/s2. What net force acts on
the wagon? (g = 9.8 m/s2)

Select one:
a. 3.8 N
b. 36.75 N
c. 17.01 N
d. 0.38 N 
Correct

e. 166.7 N

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As a car moves forward on a level road at constant velocity, the net force acting on the tires
is:

Select one:
a. greater than the normal force times the coefficient of static friction.
b. zero. 
Correct

c. the normal force times the coefficient of kinetic friction.

d. equal to the normal force times the coefficient of static friction.

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4.1 Statics

A 100-kg box is placed on a ramp. As one end of the ramp is raised, the box begins to move
downward just as the angle of inclination reaches 25°. What is the coefficient of static friction
between box and ramp?

Select one:
a. 0.47
b. 0.95
c. 0.15 
Incorrect

d. 0.27

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4.4 Further Applications of Newton's Laws

A 9.0-kg hanging weight is connected by a string over a pulley to a 5.0-kg block sliding on a
flat table. If the coefficient of sliding friction is 0.10, find the tension in the string.

Select one:
a. 38 N 
Incorrect

b. 24 N
c. 35 N
d. 19 N

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1.3 Dealing with Numbers

Modern electroplaters can cover a surface area of 55.0 m 2 with one troy ounce of gold
(volume = 1.611 cm3). What is the thickness of the electroplated gold?

Select one:
a. 2.93 × 10−8 m 
Correct

b. 1.83 × 10−6 m
c. 3.64 × 10−7 m
d. 1.46 × 10−9 m

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4.2 Projectile Motion

A ball is rolled horizontally off a table with an initial speed of 0.18 m/s. A stopwatch
measures the ball's trajectory time from table to the floor to be 0.30 s. What is the height of
the table? Note: g = 9.8 m/s2 and air resistance is negligible.

Select one:
a. 0.11 m
b. 0.33 m
c. 0.44 m 
Correct

d. 0.22 m

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4.3 A First Look at Reference Frames and Relative Velocity

A plane is moving due north, directly towards its destination. Its airspeed is 200 mph. A
constant breeze is blowing from west to east at 60 mph. At what rate is the plane moving
north?

Select one:
a. 198 mph
b. 196 mph 
Correct

c. 180 mph
d. 191 mph

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4.2 Projectile Motion

A helicopter is traveling at 54 m/s at a constant altitude of 100 m over a level field. If a wheel
falls off the helicopter, with what speed will it hit the ground? Note: g = 9.8 m/s2 and air
resistance is negligible.

Select one:
a. 50 m/s
b. 60 m/s
c. 40 m/s
d. 70 m/s 
Correct

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Three identical 5.0-kg cubes are placed on a horizontal frictionless surface in contact with one
another. The cubes are lined up from left to right and a 25-N force is applied to the left side of
the left cube causing all three cubes to accelerate to the right. If the cubes are each subject to a
frictional force of 5.0 N, what is the magnitude of the force exerted on the right cube by the
middle cube in this case?

Select one:
a. 15 N
b. 25 N
c. none of the choices
d. 10 N 
Correct

e. 5.0 N

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Find the resultant of the following two vectors: i) 60 units due east and ii) 100 units 45° north
of west.

Select one:
a. 100 units 45° north of west
b. 72 units 79° north of west 
Correct

c. 149 units 11° north of west

d. 72 units 36° north of west
e. 72 units 101° north of west

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4.1 Statics

A 200-N crate rests on a ramp; the maximum angle just before it slips is 21° with the
horizontal. What is the coefficient of static friction between crate and ramp surfaces?

Select one:
a. 0.11
b. 0.47
c. 0.38 
Correct

d. 0.21

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4.4 Further Applications of Newton's Laws

An Olympic skier moving at 22.0 m/s down a 30.0° slope encounters a region of wet snow, of
coefficient of friction µk = 0.740. How far down the slope does she go before stopping?

Select one:
a. 175 m 
Correct

b. 119 m
c. 145 m
d. 199 m

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Vector    is 3.0 units in length and points along the positive x axis; vector    is 5.0
units in length and points along a direction 150° from the positive x axis. What is the direction
of their sum with respect to the positive x axis?

Select one:
a. 118° 
Correct

b. 13°
c. 103°
d. 62°

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A karate master strikes a board with an initial velocity of 16.0 m/s, decreasing to 4.0 m/s as
his hand passes through the board. If the time of contact with the board is 0.002 s, and the
mass of the coordinated hand and arm is 1.0 kg, what is the force exerted on the board?

Select one:
a. 0.04 N
b. 10,000 N
c. 8,000 N
d. 6,000 N 
Correct

e. 0.024 N

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1.4 Physical Quantities and Units of Measure

A furlong is a distance of 220 yards. A fortnight is a time period of two weeks. A horse is
running at a speed of 4.00 yards per second. What is his speed in furlongs per fortnight?

Select one:
a. 22,000 furlongs/fortnight 
Correct

b. 11,000 furlongs/fortnight
c. 4980 furlongs/fortnight
d. 2200 furlongs/fortnight

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4.4 Further Applications of Newton's Laws

A 10-kg mass and a 6.0-kg mass are connected by a light string over a massless, frictionless
pulley. If g = 9.8 m/s2, what is the acceleration of the system when released?

Select one:
a. 9.8 m/s2
b. 7.8 m/s2
c. 2.5 m/s2 
Correct

d. 6.5 m/s2

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3.4 Free Fall

A baseball is released at rest from the top of the Washington Monument. It hits the ground
after falling for 5.0 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. 2.1 × 102 m
b. 1.5 × 102 m
c. 1.8 × 102 m
d. 1.2 × 102 m 
Correct

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3.4 Free Fall

A water rocket, launched from the ground, rises vertically with acceleration of 20 m/s 2 for 1.0
s when it runs out of "fuel." Disregarding air resistance, how high will the rocket rise?

Select one:
a. 30 m 
Correct

b. 102 m
c. 61 m
d. 15 m

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It is late and Carlos is sliding down a rope from his third floor window to meet his friend
Juan. As he slides down the rope faster and faster, he becomes frightened and grabs harder on
the rope, increasing the tension in the rope. As soon as the upward tension in the rope
becomes equal to his weight:

Select one:
a. the rope must break.
b. Carlos will stop.
c. Carlos will slow down.
d. Carlos will continue down at a constant velocity. 
Correct

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2.2 What is Motion?

A v-t graph is drawn for a ball moving in one direction. The graph starts at the origin and
at t = 6 s the acceleration of the ball is zero. We know that at t = 6 s,

Select one:
a. the slope of the curve is non-zero.
b. the curve is at v = 0, t = 0.
c. the curve is not crossing the time axis.
d. the velocity of the ball is not changing. 
Correct

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For which of the values below is x > x7?

Select one:
a. x = 1.0
b. x = -2.0 
Correct

c. x = 2.0
d. x = 4.0
e. x = 0

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Two blocks of masses 24 kg and 9 kg are connected together by a light string and rest on a
frictionless level surface. Attached to the 9-kg mass is another light string, which a person
uses to pull both blocks horizontally. If the two-block system accelerates at 0.6 m/s2 what is
the tension in the connecting string between the blocks?

Select one:
a. 14.4 N 
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b. 5.4 N
c. 9 N
d. 19.8 N
e. 40 N

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If the displacement of an object, x, is related to velocity, v, according to the relation x = Av,

the constant, A, has the dimension of which of the following?

Select one:
a. area
b. acceleration
c. time 
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d. length

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Modern electroplaters can cover a surface area of 60.0 m2 with one troy ounce of gold
(volume = 1.611 cm3). What is the thickness of the electroplated gold?

Select one:
a. None of the above
b. 2.69 × 10−8 m 
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c. 1.35 × 10−9 m
d. 5.38 × 10−7 m
e. 1.79 × 10−6 m
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3.1 Motion of a Spacecraft in Interstellar Space

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 
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c. 80 m
d. 120 m

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1.3 Dealing with Numbers

The basic function of an automobile's carburetor is to atomize the gasoline and mix it with air
to promote rapid combustion. Assume that 40 cm3 of gasoline is atomized into N spherical
droplets. Each droplet has a radius of 2.0 × 10−5 m. Find the total surface area of
these N spherical droplets.

Select one:
a. 2800 cm2
b. 24,000 cm2
c. 60,000 cm2 
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d. 20,000 cm2

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4.3 A First Look at Reference Frames and Relative Velocity

A boat moves at 11.0 m/s relative to the water. If the boat is in a river where the current is
2.00 m/s, how long does it take the boat to make a complete round trip of 1000 m upstream
followed by a 1000 m trip downstream?

Select one:
a. 222 s
b. 205 s
c. 208 s
d. 188 s 
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4.1 Statics

A trapeze artist, with swing, weighs 700 N; he is momentarily held to one side by his partner
so that the swing ropes make an angle of 30.0° with the vertical. In such a condition of static
equilibrium, what is the horizontal force being applied by the partner?

Select one:
a. 404 N 
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b. 924 N
c. 233 N
d. 808 N

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A baseball thrown from the outfield is released from shoulder height at an initial velocity of
28.1 m/s at an initial angle of 30° with respect to the horizontal. What is the maximum
vertical displacement that the ball reaches during its trajectory?

Select one:
a. 20.1 m
b. 30.2 m
c. 13.4 m
d. 26.9 m
e. 10.1 m 
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4.3 A First Look at Reference Frames and Relative Velocity

Plane A is flying at 600 mph in the northeast direction relative to the Earth. Plane B is flying
at 500 mph in the north direction relative to the Earth. What is the speed of Plane B as
observed from Plane A?

Select one:
a. 900 mph
b. 100 mph
c. 357 mph
d. 431 mph 
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1.4 Physical Quantities and Units of Measure

The current standard definition for the second has been based on which of the following?

Select one:
a. Greenwich Civil Time
b. average solar day
c. sidereal day
d. characteristic frequency of the light from cesium atoms  
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3.3 Adding Friction to the Mix

There are six books in a stack, each with a weight of 3.0 N. The coefficient of friction
between all the books is 0.20 as is the coefficient between the table and the bottom book.
What horizontal push must I just exceed on the next to bottom book to start sliding the top
five books off the bottom one?

Select one:
a. 7.0 N
b. 3.0 N 
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c. 1.0 N
d. 5.0 N

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4.4 Further Applications of Newton's Laws

A 250-kg crate is placed on an adjustable inclined plane. If the crate slides down the incline
with an acceleration of 0.25 m/s2 when the incline angle is 25°, then what should the incline
angle be for the crate to slide down the plane at constant speed? Note: g = 9.8 m/s2.

Select one:
a. 24° 
Correct

b. 29°
c. 12°
d. 21°

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Two blocks are at rest on a horizontal frictionless surface with a compressed spring between
them. The 7.0-kg block accelerates when the string holding the system in compression is cut
and the 14-kg box accelerates in the opposite direction. What is the magnitude of the force
from the expanding spring on the 14-kg box when the 7.0-kg box is undergoing an
acceleration of 6.0 m/s2?

Select one:
a. 0 N
b. 84 N
c. 126 N
d. 21 N
e. 42 N 
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Which of the following is an example of the type of force that acts at a distance?

Select one:
a. all of the above 
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b. magnetic
c. electrical
d. gravitational

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The distance to the Andromeda Galaxy is estimated at about 2 × 106 light years. A light year
is the distance traveled by light in one year; if the speed of light is 3 × 108 m/s, about how far
is it from our galaxy to Andromeda? (1 year = 3.15 × 107 s)

Select one:
a. 6 × 1012 m
b. 1 × 1018 m
c. 2 × 1022 m 
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d. 10 × 1015 m

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4.3 A First Look at Reference Frames and Relative Velocity

A river flows due east at 2.0 m/s. A boat crosses the 300 m-wide river by maintaining a
constant velocity of 10 m/s due north relative to the water. If no correction is made for the
current, how far downstream does the boat move by the time it reaches the far shore?
Select one:
a. 60 m 
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b. 90 m
c. 6 m
d. 30 m

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Which point is nearest the y axis?

Select one:
a. (−5, 3)
b. (−3, 4) 
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c. (4, 5)
d. (5, −2)

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4.4 Further Applications of Newton's Laws

A 2000-kg sailboat experiences an eastward force of 2000 N by the ocean tide and a wind
force against its sails with magnitude of 6000 N directed toward the northwest (45° N of W).
What is the magnitude of the resultant acceleration?
Select one:
a. 1.5 m/s2
b. 2.2 m/s2
c. 2.4 m/s2 
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d. 3.0 m/s2

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What condition must apply to a system's state of motion for it to be regarded as an inertial
frame of reference?

Select one:
a. in constant acceleration
b. in increasing acceleration
c. in constant velocity 
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d. in decreasing velocity

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4.4 Further Applications of Newton's Laws

A 12.0-kg mass is placed on a 25.0° incline and friction keeps it from sliding. The coefficient
of static friction in this case is 0.580, and the coefficient of sliding friction is 0.520. The mass
is given a shove causing it to slide down the incline. What is the frictional force while the
mass is sliding?
Select one:
a. 55.4 N 
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b. 61.2 N
c. 49.7 N
d. 107 N

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On planet Z, the standard unit of length is the foose. Ann the Astronaut is 5.80 feet tall on
earth. She lands on planet Z and is measured to be 86 foosi tall. Her partner Rachael is 89
foosi tall. How tall is Rachael on Earth?

Select one:
a. 5.7 feet
b. 5.80 feet
c. 6.5 feet
d. 6.2 feet
e. 6 feet 
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A block of mass 6.00 kg rests on a horizontal surface where the coefficient of kinetic friction
between the two is 0.400. A string attached to the block is pulled horizontally, resulting in a
3-m/s2 acceleration by the block. Find the tension in the string. (g = 9.80 m/s2)

Select one:
a. 23.52 N
b. 18 N
c. 41.52 N 
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d. -5.52 N
e. 6.00 N

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4.3 A First Look at Reference Frames and Relative Velocity

A jet airliner moving at 600 mph due east moves into a region where the wind is blowing at
120 mph in a direction 30.0° north of east. What is the new speed and direction of the
aircraft?

Select one:
a. 706 mph, 4.87° N of E 
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b. 588 mph, 4.87° N of E

c. 620 mph, 5.67° N of E
d. 706 mph, 5.67° N of E

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The coefficient of static friction between the tires of a car and the street is μs = 0.64. Of the
following, what is the steepest inclination angle of a street on which a car can be parked (with
wheels locked) without slipping?
Select one:
a. 38° 
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b. 30°
c. 28°
d. 43°
e. 33°

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When NASA was communicating with astronauts on the moon, the time from sending on the
Earth to receiving on the moon was 1.28 s. Find the distance from Earth to the moon. (The
speed of radio waves is 3.00 × 108 m/s.)

Select one:
a. 480 000 km
b. 768 000 km
c. 384 000 km 
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d. 240 000 km

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Which one of the choices below represents the preferred practice regarding significant figures

when adding the following:  ?

Select one:
a. 85.294
b. 85.29
c. 85 
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d. 85.3
e. 85.2940

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Rita accelerates a 0.45-kg ball from rest to 8.0 m/s during the 0.15 s in which her foot is in
contact with the ball. What average force does she apply to the ball during the kick?

Select one:
a. 54 N
b. 24 N 
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c. 3 N
d. 27 N
e. 119 N

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The statement by Newton that "for every action there is an opposite but equal reaction" is
regarded as which of his laws of motion?

Select one:
a. third 
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b. fourth
c. first
d. second

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A baseball batter hits an incoming 45-m/s fastball. The ball leaves the bat at 50 m/s after a
ball-on-bat contact time of 0.050 s. What is the force exerted on the 0.10-kg baseball?

Select one:
a. 100 N
b. 10 N
c. 90 N
d. 190 N 
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e. 48 N

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A crate of weight W is being pushed across a horizontal surface by a force directed at an

angle of 20° below the horizontal. What is the magnitude of the normal force on the crate?

Select one:
a. It equals W.
b. It is less than W.
c. It is more than W. 
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d. None of the above since the coefficient of kinetic friction is not given.

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Two blocks, joined by a string, have masses of 8.0 and 9.0 kg. They rest on a frictionless
horizontal surface. A 2nd string, attached only to the 9.0-kg block, has horizontal force =
30 N applied to it. Both blocks accelerate. Find the tension in the string between the blocks.

Select one:
a. 64 N
b. 14 N 
Correct

c. 240 N
d. 2 N
e. 16 N

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Assume when using a meter stick measuring can be done so that the last significant figure is
in the tenth of a millimeter digit. If you are measuring an object with length between 6 and 7
cm, how many significant figures will result if you only use the part of the meter stick
between the 1-cm and 9-cm positions?

Select one:
a. more than 5
b. 5
c. 4
d. 2
e. 3 
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A ball of relatively low density is thrown upwards. Because of air resistance the acceleration
while traveling upwards is −10.8 m/s2. On its trip downward the resistance is in the opposite
direction, and the resulting acceleration is −8.8 m/s2. When the ball reaches the level from
which it was thrown, how does its speed compare to that with which it was thrown?

Select one:
a. It is greater than the original speed upward.
b. It is the same as the original speed upward.
c. It is less than the original speed upward. 
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d. Without knowing the original speed, this problem cannot be solved.