ENGINEERING PHYSICS

PROBLEM SET 1 – MIDTERM

Instruction. Write the letters of your answers on the space provided below. Attach a copy of
your solutions for each number. Place all the necessary solutions in a long bond paper. Box
your final answer/s in your solutions.

1. 6. 11. 16.
2. 7. 12. 17.
3. 8. 13. 18.
4. 9. 14. 19.
5. 10. 15. 20.

1. A 20 N horizontal force is applied to a 4.0 kg 8. A student lifts a weight of 10.0 N a distance of

box. The box moves a horizontal distance of 3.0 0.500 meters. The energy needed to do this work
meters. The work done by the 20 N force is: in calories is, (1 cal = 4.186 Joules):

A. 60 J. B. 80 J. C. 10 J. A. 0.570 cal. B. 0.750 cal. C. 1.19 cal.

D. 92 J. E. 65 J. D. 1.75 cal. E. 2.30 cal.

2. A 20.0 N force is applied at an angle of 40.0 9. The graph shows the force on an object as it
degrees above the horizontal to a 4.00 kg box. moves a distance x. What is the work done by
The box moves a horizontal distance of 4.00 the force when the object moves from 2.0 m to
meters. The work done by the 20.0 N force is: 8.0 m?

A. 75.0 J. B. 61.3 J. C. 50.1 J.

D. 46.3 J. E. 40.5 J.

3. A 30.00 kg box slides up a 12.00 meters long

incline at an angle of 30.00 degrees above the
horizontal. The change in gravitational potential
energy is:
A. 35 J B. 48 J C. 50 J
A. 2110 J. B. 1467 J. C. 1080 J.
D. 52 J E. 60 J
D. 1764 J. E. 760.0 J.
.
10 – 12 A 20.0 kg box slides up a 12.0 m long
4. A horizontal force is applied to a 2.0 kg box.
incline at an angle of 30.0 degrees with the
The box starts from rest moves a horizontal
horizontal. A force of 150 N is applied to the box
distance of 12.0 meters and obtains a velocity of
to pull it up the incline. The applied force makes
8.0 m/s. The change in the kinetic energy is:
an angle of 10.0 degrees to the incline.
A. 32 J. B. 48 J. C. 50 J.
10. The change in gravitational potential energy
D. 58 J. E. 64 J.
is, in Joules:
5. A 6.00 kg box slides up a 8.00 m long friction
A. 2,570. B. 2,350. C. 1,450.
incline at an angle of 30.0 degrees by a force
D. 1,180. E. zero.
50.0 N parallel to the incline. The coefficient of
kinetic friction is 0.100. The work done against
11. The work done by the applied force is, in
friction is:
Joules:
A. 22.0 J. B. 26.5 J. C. 30.3 J.
A. 1,870. B. 1,770. C. 1,500.
D. 35.2 J. E. 47.0 J.
D. 1,450. E. zero.
6. As a hiker descends a hill, the work done by
12. The work done by the normal force is, in
gravity on the hiker is:
Joules:
A. 2,352. B. 1,770. C. 1,500.
A. positive and depends on the path taken.
D. 1,450. E. zero.
B. negative and depends on the path taken.
C. positive and independent of the path taken.
13. A car has a mass of 2,000 kg and travels at
D. negative and independent of the path taken.
20.0 m/s. If the drag force is 100 N, then the
power the engine has to provide to keep moving
7. A 2000 kg car accelerates from rest to a
at constant speed is:
velocity of 20 m/s in 10 seconds. The power of
the engine during this acceleration is:
A. 2.0 kW. B. 2.9 kW. C. 3.4 kW.
D. 3.9 kW. E. 4.2 kW.
A. 50 kW. B. 40 kW. C. 30 kW.
D. 20 kW. E. 10 kW
14. A spring is stretched from 0.500 m to 0.800
m. Assume the un-stretched position is 0.00 m.
If the spring constant of the spring is 10.0 N/m,
what is the work done on the spring?

A. 1.95 J B. 2.21 J C. 2.45 J

D. 2.75 J E. 3.01 J

15. A spring-powered dart gun is un-stretched

and has a spring constant 12.0 N/m. The spring
is compressed by 8.00 cm and a 5.00 gram
projectile is placed in the gun. The velocity of the
projectile when it is shot from the gun is:

A. 1.52 m/s. B. 2.54 m/s. C. 3.92 m/s.

D. 4.24 m/s. E. 5.02 m/s.

16. A 90.0 kg person in running up the stairs at

0.500 m/s. The power needed to run up the
stairs is:

A. 441 Watts. B. 395 Watts. C. 302 Watts.

D. 275 Watts. E. 257 Watts.

17. A 75.0 kg skier slides down a 75.0 m high

slope without friction. The velocity of the skier at
the bottom of the slope is:

A. 20.6 m/s. B. 29.7 m/s. C. 38.3 m/s.

D. 40.5 m/s. E. 50.0 m/s

18. An 1800 kg car moving at 20 m/s hits an

initially uncompressed spring with a spring
constant of 2.0  106 N/m. The maximum
compression of the spring is:

A. 0.40 m. B. 0.60 m. C. 0.80 m.

D. 1.0 m. E. 1.2 m.

19. A ski lift carries passengers up a 150 m high

slope at the rate of one chair every 30.0 seconds.
If the chair will hold two passengers with a total
mass of 190 kg, then the power of the engine
that powers the ski lift is:

A. 6.96 kW.
B. 7.83 kW.
C. 8.75 kW.
D. 9.31 kW.
E. 9.90 kW.

20. A 3.00 kg mass slides down a frictionless

incline from a height of 4.00 m. A 6.00 kg mass
also slides down the frictionless incline from the
4.00 m height. The ratio of the velocity of the
3.00 kg mass at the bottom of the incline to the
velocity of the 6.00 kg mass at the bottom of the
incline is:

A. 0.500.
B. 0.710.
C. 1.00.
D. 1.41.
E. 1.50.