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Question 1 5.3 Newton's Law of Gravitation

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N. The radius of the planet is 4.0 × 106 m. What free fall acceleration will the 0.50 kg object experience when at the
surface of Planet X?

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a. 48 m/s2

b. 16 m/s2

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Question 2 A 55-N crate is pulled up a 4-m inclined plane by a worker at constant velocity. If the plane is inclined at an angle of
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a. 58 N
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b. 232 N
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d. 33 N

e. 8 N
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5.3 Newton's Law of Gravitation

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liquid sulfur to heights of 60 km above the surface of this moon. If the value of g on Io is 2.0 m/s2, estimate the
speed with which the liquid sulfur left the volcano.

Select one:
a. 490 m/s

b. 970 m/s

c. 120 m/s

d. 240 m/s

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Question 4 A Hooke's law spring is compressed 15.0 cm from equilibrium and the potential energy stored is 72.0 J. What is the
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a. 3200 N/m

b. 1 N/m

c. 64 N/m

d. No answer is correct.

e. 6400 N/m

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Question 5 A 15.0-kg box starts at rest and slides 4.5 m down a ramp inclined at an angle of 10° with the horizontal. If there is
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e. 88.2 m/s
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Question 6
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5.1 Uniform Circular Motion

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road and tires to prevent the car from slipping? (g = 9.8 m/s2)
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a. 17 m/s

b. 23 m/s
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d. 27 m/s
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Question 7 A 1.00-kg ball has zero kinetic and potential energy. Ernie drops the ball into a 10.0-m-deep well. Just before the
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a. −98 J.

b. 98 J.

c. - 196 J.

d. zero.

e. 196 J.

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Question 8 5.1 Uniform Circular Motion

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Marked out of A ventilation fan has blades 0.50 m long rotating at 20 rpm. What is the centripetal acceleration of a point on the
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outer tip of a blade?

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a. 2.2 m/s2

b. 0.55 m/s2

c. 1.1 m/s2

d. 3.3 m/s2

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Question 9 A 1,500-kg automobile moving at 23 m/s has the brakes applied with a deceleration of 8.0 m/s2. How far does the
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e. 33 m
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Question 10
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A block is projected with speed v across a horizontal surface and slides to a stop due to friction. The same block is
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a. In both cases the decrease in mechanical energy was the same.
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b. The case on the inclined surface had the least decrease in total mechanical energy.

c. The case on the horizontal surface had the least decrease in total mechanical energy.
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d. This problem cannot be solved since it was not indicated whether the horizontal surface and the incline both
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