WEEK 17

PERFORMANCE TASK 2 COMPILATION

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Entropy is a measure of the ____ of a system.

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a. internal energy
b. disorder
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c. heat
d. temperature
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On an average diet, the consumption of 12 liters of oxygen releases how much energy? (4.3 kcal are
released per liter of oxygen consumed.)

Select one:
a. 43 kJ
b. 50 kJ
c. 216 kJ
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d. 5,000 kJ
e. 431 kJ
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Equal wavelength waves of amplitude 0.25 m and 0.19 m interfere with one another. What is the resulting
minimum amplitude that can result?

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a. 0.19 m
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b. −0.44 m
c. 0 m
d. 0.06 m
e. 0.22 m
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Suppose a 0.9-kg mass on a spring that has been compressed 0.9 m has elastic potential energy of 1.5 J.
How much further must the spring be compressed to triple the elastic potential energy?
Select one:
a. 2.46 m
b. 1.8 m
c. 1.56 m
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d. 2.7 m
e. 0.66 m
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A large spring requires a force of 100 N to compress it only 0.010 m. What is the spring constant of the
spring?

Select one:
a. 99 N/m
b. 10 N/m
c. 1 N/m
d. 10,000 N/m
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e. 5,000 N/m
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A simple pendulum of length 1.46 m has a mass of 160 g attached. It is drawn back 34° and then released.
What is the maximum speed of the mass?
Select one:
a. 0.27 m/s
b. 1.83 m/s
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c. 1.29 m/s
d. 2.94 m/s
e. 4.03 m/s
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When gasoline is burned, it gives off 43,000 J/g of heat energy. If an automobile uses 12.6 kg of gasoline
per hour with an efficiency of 23%, what is the average horsepower output of the engine? (1 hp = 746 W)

Select one:
a. 46 hp
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b. 37 hp
c. 110 hp
d. 56 hp
e. 28 hp
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The surface of the Sun is at approximately 5 700 K and the temperature of the Earth's surface is about 290
K. What total entropy change occurs when 920 J of heat energy is transferred from the Sun to the Earth?
Select one:
a. 5.17 J/K
b. 3.17 J/K
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c. 0.16 J/K
d. 3.01 J/K
e. 3.33 J/K
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The adiabatic index of a gas is given by which of the following?

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a. CP − CV
b. CP /CV
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c. CV /CP
d. CP + CV
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The volume of an ideal gas changes from 0.35 to 0.56 m3 although its pressure remains constant at 56,000
Pa. What work is done on the system by its environment?

Select one:
a. -11,760 J
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b. 19,600 J
c. -19,600 J
d. -31,360 J
e. 11,760 J

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13.1 Sound Is a Longitudinal Wave

A series of ocean waves, 2.5 m between crests, move past at 2.0 waves/s. Find their speed.
Select one:
a. 8.0 m/s
b. 5.0 m/s
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c. 2.5 m/s
d. 10 m/s
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I attach a 3.7-kg block to a spring that obeys Hooke's Law and supply 16 J of energy to stretch the spring.
I release the block; it oscillates with period 0.3 s. The amplitude is:

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a. 20 cm.
b. 10 cm.
c. 14 cm.
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d. 64 cm.
e. 7 cm.
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The oxygen molecule (O2) may be regarded as two masses connected by a spring. In vibrational motion,
each oxygen atom alternately approaches, then moves away from the center of mass of the system. If each
oxygen atom of mass m = 2.67 × 10−26 kg has a vibrational energy of 1.6 × 10−21 J and the effective spring
constant is 50 N/m, then what is the amplitude of oscillation of each oxygen atom?

Select one:
a. 1.1 × 10−11 m
b. 5.7 × 10−12 m
c. 3.2 × 10−11 m
d. 1.6 × 10−11 m
e. 8 × 10−12 m
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13.5 Reflection and Scattering of Sound

13.6 The Doppler Effect

You stand by the railroad tracks as a train passes by. You hear a 950-Hz frequency when the train
approaches, which changes to 820 Hz as it goes away. How fast is the train moving? The speed of sound
in air is 340 m/s.
Select one:
a. 20.0 m/s
b. 14.0 m/s
c. 25.0 m/s
d. 37.8 m/s
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A pound of body fat has an energy content of about 4,100 kcal. If a 1,100-kg automobile had an
equivalent amount of translational kinetic energy, how fast would it be moving? (0.447 m/s = 1 mph,
1 kcal = 4 186 J)

Select one:
a. 75 mph
b. 395 mph
c. 198 mph
d. 106 mph
e. 279 mph
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Material 1 has Young's modulus Y1 and density ρ1, material 2 has Young's modulus Y2 and density ρ , and
2

material 3 has Young's modulus Y3 and density ρ3. If Y1 > Y2 > Y3 and if ρ1 < ρ2 < ρ3, which material has the
highest speed of sound?
Select one:
a. material 1
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b. material 3
c. They could all have equal speeds of sound.
d. material 2
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Triple the mass per unit length of a guitar string will result in changing the wave speed in the string by
what factor?

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a. 1.00 (i.e., no change)
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b. 1.73
c. 0.58
d. 3.46
e. 3.00
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A mass on a spring vibrates in simple harmonic motion at a frequency of 4.2 Hz and an amplitude of 8.4
cm. If a timer is started when its displacement is a maximum (hence x = 8.4 cm when t = 0), what is the
displacement of the mass when t = 3.3 s?

Select one:
a. 0.054 m
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b. -0.064 m
c. 0.107 m
d. -0.101 m
e. zero
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If a radio wave has speed 3.61 × 108 m/s and frequency 94.1 MHz, what is its wavelength?

Select one:
a. 4.9 m
b. 2.8 m
c. 3.84 m
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d. 7.59 m
e. 1.92 m
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A 5-mol ideal gas system undergoes an adiabatic free expansion (a rapid expansion into a vacuum), going
from an initial volume of 20 L to a final volume of 40 L. How much work is done on the system during
this adiabatic free expansion?

Select one:
a. −20 J
b. zero
c. +20 J
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d. +100 J
e. −100 J

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13.4 Beats

A vibrating guitar string emits a tone simultaneously with one from a 500-Hz tuning fork. If a beat
frequency of 4 Hz results, what is the frequency of vibration of the string?
Select one:
a. 496 Hz
b. Either choice B or C is valid.
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c. 504 Hz
d. 2500 Hz
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12.3 Examples of Waves

A string is strung horizontally with a fixed tension. A wave of frequency 100 Hz is sent along the string,
and it has a wave speed of 100 m/s. Then a second wave, one of frequency 200 Hz, is sent along the
string. What is the wave speed of the second wave?
Select one:
a. 50.0 m/s
b. 70.7 m/s
c. 25.0 m/s
d. 100 m/s
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The superposition principle has to do with which of the following?

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a. effects of waves at great distances
b. relativistic wave behavior
c. how displacements of interacting waves add together
d. the ability of some waves to move very far
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Which of the following increases the internal energy of a solid metal rod?
Select one:
a. throwing it through the air
b. raising it to a greater height
c. having the rod conduct heat
d. having the rod absorb heat
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A heat engine exhausts 3,700 J of heat while performing 1,700 J of useful work. What is the efficiency of
the engine?

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a. 31%
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b. 84%
c. 69%
d. 16%
e. 50%
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For a mass suspended on a spring in the vertical direction, the time for one complete oscillation will
depend on:
Select one:
a. the maximum speed of the oscillating mass.
b. the distance the mass was originally pulled down.
c. the value for g (the acceleration due to gravity).
d. the time doesn't depend on any of the above.
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12.3 Examples of Waves

Transverse waves travel with a speed of 283 m/s along a taut copper wire that has a diameter of 1.50 mm.
What is the tension in the wire? (The density of copper is 8.93 g/cm 3.)
Select one:
a. 315 N
b. 1890 N
c. 1260 N
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d. 631 N
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A chamber that can be filled with different gases has placed in it a source of sound that in air produces a
frequency of 200 Hz and a microphone to pick up the sound for frequency analysis. First the chamber is
filled with helium (speed of sound 1 000 m/s at room conditions), then the helium is replaced with oxygen
(speed of sound 330 m/s at room conditions), and then finally the helium is replaced with carbon dioxide
(speed of sound 269 m/s at room conditions). In which gas is the highest frequency of sound found by the
microphone during this experiment?
Select one:
a. They all have the same frequency of sound.
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b. helium
c. carbon dioxide
d. oxygen
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13.1 Sound Is a Longitudinal Wave

A sound wave coming from a tuba has a wavelength of 0.674 m and travels to your ears at a speed of 345
m/s. What is the frequency of the sound you hear?
Select one:
a. 1/230 Hz
b. 1/517 Hz
c. 230 Hz
d. 512 Hz
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13.1 Sound Is a Longitudinal Wave

The density of a certain solid is 7.2 × 103 kg/m3, and its Young's modulus is 8.0 × 1010 N/m2. What is the
speed of sound in this material?
Select one:
a. 3300 m/s
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b. 1.1 × 107 m/s

c. 5900 m/s
d. 3700 m/s

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13.5 Reflection and Scattering of Sound

13.6 The Doppler Effect

While standing at a crosswalk, you hear a frequency of 540 Hz from an approaching police car. After the
police car passes, its frequency is 480 Hz. What is the speed of the police car? (speed of sound = 340 m/s)
Select one:
a. 26.2 m/s
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b. 17.4 m/s
c. 13.1 m/s
d. 20.0 m/s
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A mass-spring system on a horizontal frictionless surface is set in simple harmonic motion with amplitude
A. The mass is then doubled and the system is again set into simple harmonic motion with the same
amplitude. Which of the following is true about the total mechanical energy of the system due to doubling
the mass?
Select one:
a. It has not changed.
b. It has halved.
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c. It has quadrupled.
d. It has doubled.
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A turbine takes in 2,100-K steam and exhausts the steam at a temperature of 200 K. What is the maximum
theoretical efficiency of this system?

Select one:
a. 67%
b. 61%
c. 90%
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d. 74%
e. 82%
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If the speed of a wave on a violin string is 400 m/s, what will be the speed of the wave if the tension in
the string is halved?
Select one:
a. 280 m/s
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b. 100 m/s
c. 570 m/s
d. 200 m/s
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A quantity of monatomic ideal gas expands adiabatically from a volume of 2.2 liters to 7 liters. If the
initial pressure is P0, what is the final pressure?

Select one:
a. 6.36 P0
b. 3.18 P0
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c. 0.15 P0
d. 0.29 P0
e. 6.88 P0
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On a PV diagram, 2 curves are plotted, both starting at the same point and both ending at the same final
increased volume. One curve is for an isothermal process; the other is for an adiabatic process. What does
the area between these two curves represent?
Select one:
a. W done by the adiabatic process.
b. ΔU for the isothermal process.
c. Neither Q, W, nor ΔU for either of the processes is represented.
d. Q absorbed by the isothermal process.
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The SI base units for spring constant are which of the following?
Select one:
a. kg/m2
b. kg⋅s2
c. kg/s2
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d. kg⋅m2
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A 0.36-kg block rests on a frictionless level surface and is attached to a horizontally aligned spring with a
spring constant of 48 N/m. The block is initially displaced 5 cm from the equilibrium point and then
released to set up a simple harmonic motion. A frictional force of 0.3 N exists between the block and
surface. What is the speed of the block when it passes through the equilibrium point after being released
from the 5-cm displacement point?

Select one:
a. 2 m/s
b. 0.5 m/s
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c. 0.25 m/s
d. 0.71 m/s
e. 0.35 m/s
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A mass of 0.32 kg, hanging from a spring with a spring constant of 78 N/m, is set into an up-and-down
simple harmonic motion. What is the speed of the mass when moving through the equilibrium point? The
starting displacement from equilibrium is 0.19 m.

Select one:
a. zero
b. 3.5 m/s
c. 4.2 m/s
d. 0.6 m/s
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e. 3 m/s
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By what factor must one change the weight suspended vertically from a spring coil in order to two times
its period of simple harmonic motion?

Select one:
a. 0.5
b. 1.0
c. 1/4
d. 2.0
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e. 4.0
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12.8 Standing Waves

The lowest A on a piano has a frequency of 27.5 Hz. If the tension in the 2.0-m long string is 151 N and
one-half wavelength occupies the string, what is the mass of the string?
Select one:
a. 37 g
b. 50 g
c. 25 g
d. 100 g
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If a long spring with spring constant k is cut into 4 equal lengths, what is the spring constant of each of
the 4 shorter springs?

Select one:
a. It is k/16.
b. It is k + 4.
c. It is k/4.
d. It is 4k.
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e. It is still k.
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At the dice factory, sets of novelty dice are created where a side with 7 dots replaces the single dot side.
The sides then range from 2 to 7 instead of the usually 1 to 6. Using such dice for a game of craps, what
will be the most probable roll?
Select one:
a. 8
b. 7, this change in dots results in the same most probable value.
c. 7.5
d. 9
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12.3 Examples of Waves

A wave travels in a string at 60 m/s. A second string of 40% greater linear density has the same tension
applied as in the first string. What will be the resulting wave speed in the second string?
Select one:
a. 51 m/s
b. 55 m/s
c. also 60 m/s
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d. 72 m/s
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13.5 Reflection and Scattering of Sound

13.6 The Doppler Effect

A sound source of frequency 1000 Hz moves at 40.0 m/s toward a listener who is at rest. What is the
apparent frequency heard by the listener? (speed of sound = 340 m/s)
Select one:
a. 853 Hz
b. 1170 Hz
c. 1130 Hz
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d. 872 Hz
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Which of the following ranges corresponds to the shortest wavelengths?

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a. ultrasonic
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b. All have the same wavelengths.

c. audible
d. infrasonic
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Which one of the following quantities is at a maximum when an object in simple harmonic motion is at its
maximum displacement?
Select one:
a. speed
b. kinetic energy
c. frequency
d. acceleration
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12.2 Describing Waves

A traveling wave train has wavelength 1.0 m and speed 20 m/s. Find the wave frequency.
Select one:
a. 40 Hz
b. 10 Hz
c. 20 Hz
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d. 0.025 Hz
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An electrical generating plant operates at a boiler temperature of 223°C and exhausts the unused heat into
a nearby river at 20°C. If the generating plant has a power output of 890 megawatts (MW) and if the
actual efficiency is 3/4 the theoretical efficiency, how much heat per second must be delivered to the
boiler? (0°C = 273 K)

Select one:
a. 2,899 MW
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b. 4,349 MW
c. 2,175 MW
d. 8,698 MW
e. 1,713 MW
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In the first law of thermodynamics, , W is positive when

Select one:
a. the work is being done on the environment by the system, and the temperature of the system goes up.
b. the work is being done on the system by the environment, and the temperature of the system goes up.
c. the work is being done on the environment by the system.
d. the work is being done on the system by the environment.
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