Physics I Content Exam Name _________________

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the
question. Write your corresponding answer for each problem in the blank space provided on the right
side of the page. Each question is worth 3 points.

1) Jan and Len throw identical rocks off a tall building at the same time. The ground near 1) _____
the building is flat. Jan throws her rock straight downward. Len throws his rock
downward and outward such that the angle between the initial velocity of the rock and
the horizon is 30°. Len throws the rock with a speed twice that of Jan's rock. If air
resistance is negligible, which rock hits the ground first?

A) Jan's rock hits first.

B) Len's rock hits first.
C) They hit at the same time.
D) It is impossible to know from the information given.

2) Is it possible for a system to have negative potential energy? 2) _____

A) Yes, as long as the total energy is positive.

B) Yes, since the choice of the zero of potential energy is arbitrary.
C) Yes, as long as the kinetic energy is positive.
D) No, because this would have no physical meaning.
E) No, because the kinetic energy of a system must equal its potential energy.

3) A 1500 kg car experiences a net force of 8500 N while constantly decelerating from 35.0 3) _____
m/s to 28.4 m/s. How far does it travel while slowing down?

A) 73.8 m B) 18.5 m C) 20.2 m D) 36.9 m

4) A string is attached to the rear-view mirror of a car. A ball is hanging at the other end of 4) _____
the string. The car is driving around in a circle, at a constant speed. Which of the
following lists gives all of the forces directly acting on the ball?

A) tension, gravity, the centripetal force, and friction

B) tension, gravity, and the centripetal force
C) tension and gravity
D) tension
5) Two unequal masses M and m (M > m) are connected by a light cord passing over a 5) _____
pulley of negligible mass, as shown in the figure. When released, the system
accelerates. Friction is negligible. Which figure below gives the correct free-body
diagrams for the two masses in the moving system?

A) B) C) D)

6) Two particles, A and B, are in uniform circular motion about a common center. The 6) _____
acceleration of particle A is 8.5 times that of particle B. The period of particle B is 2.0
times that of particle A. The ratio of the radius of the motion of particle A to that of
particle B is closest to

A) RA/RB = 2.1
B) RA/RB = 4.3
C) RA/RB = 18
D) RA/RB = 0.24
E) RA/RB = 17

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7) _____
7) A spring-loaded dart gun is used to shoot a dart straight up into the air, and the dart
reaches a maximum height of 36 meters above its point of release. The same dart is shot
up a second time from the same gun, but this time the spring is compressed only half as
far (compared to the first shot). How far up does the dart go this time? (Neglect friction
and assume the spring is ideal and massless.)

A) 72.0 m B) 9 m C) 6.0 m D) 18 m

8) Swimmers at a water park have a choice of two frictionless water slides as shown in the 8) _____
figure. Although both slides drop over the same height, h, slide 1 is straight while slide 2
is curved, dropping quickly at first and then leveling out. How does the speed v1 of a
swimmer reaching the end of slide 1 compares with v2, the speed of a swimmer
reaching the end of slide 2?

A) v1 = v2
B) v1 > v2
C) v1 < v2
D) No simple relationship exists between v1 and v2 because we do not know the
curvature of slide 2.

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9) A 0.500-kg ball traveling horizontally on a frictionless surface approaches a very
massive stone at 20.0 m/s perpendicular to wall and rebounds (resulting in movement
in the opposite direction) with 70.0% of its initial kinetic energy. What is the magnitude 9) _____
of the change in momentum of the stone?

A) 18.4 kg•m/s
B) 14.0 kg•m/s
C) 0.00 kg•m/s
D) 1.63 kg•m/s
E) 3.00 kg•m/s

10) A billiard ball traveling at 3.00 m/s collides perfectly elastically with an identical 10) _____
billiard ball initially at rest on the level table. The initially moving billiard ball deflects
30.0° from its original direction. What is the speed of the initially stationary billiard ball
after the collision?

A) 2.59 m/s
B) 2.00 m/s
C) 1.50 m/s
D) 0.750 m/s
E) 0.866 m/s

11) You want to swim straight across a river that is 76 m wide. You find that you can do 11) _____
this if you swim at an angle of 𝜃𝜃 = 28° degrees from the upstream direction at a
constant rate of 1.5 m/s relative to the water. At what rate does the river flow? The
angle theta is measured from the riverbank (directly upstream is 𝜃𝜃 = 0° while directly
across the river is 𝜃𝜃 = 90°)

A) 1.3 m/s
B) 0.70 m/s
C) 1.6 m/s
D) 1.8 m/s

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12) In the figure, determine the character of the collision. The masses of the blocks, and 12) _____
the velocities before and after are given. The collision is

A) partially inelastic.
B) perfectly elastic.
C) completely inelastic.
D) characterized by an increase in kinetic energy.
E) not possible because momentum is not conserved.

13) A baseball is thrown vertically upward and feels no air resistance. As it is rising: 13) _____

A) its momentum is not conserved, but its mechanical energy is conserved.

B) both its momentum and its kinetic energy are conserved.
C) its gravitational potential energy is not conserved, buts its
momentum is conserved.
D) both its momentum and its mechanical energy are conserved.
E) its kinetic energy is conserved, but its momentum is not conserved.

14) In the figure, point P is at rest when it is on the x-axis. The linear speed of point P
when it reaches the y-axis is closest to 14) _____

A) 0.18 m/s B) 0.24 m/s C) 0.49 m/s D) 0.35 m/s E) 0.71 m/s

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15) A figure skater during her finale can increase her rotation rate from an initial rate of 1 rev
every 2.0 s to a final rotation rate of 3.0 rev/s. If her initial moment of inertia was 4.6 kg•m^2, 15)_______
what is her final moment of inertia?

A) 0.77 kg•m^2
B) 0.51 kg•m^2
C) 0.13 kg•m^2
D) 1.53 kg•m^2
E) 3.07 kg•m^2

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16) Three objects are connected by massless wires over a massless frictionless pulley as shown in the figure.
The tension in the wire connecting the 10.0-kg and 15.0-kg objects is measured to be 133 N. a) What is the
mass M? b) if the mass M is then doubled, what would the acceleration be?

M = 49.62 kg

if mass is doubled, use atwood machine formula

to get a = 6 m/s^2

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17) In the figure, two blocks, of masses 2.00 kg and 3.00 kg, are connected by a light string that passes over
a frictionless pulley of moment of inertia 0.00400 kg • m2 and radius 5.00 cm. The kinetic coefficient of
friction for the tabletop is 0.300. The blocks are released from rest. a) Using energy methods, find the
speed of the upper block just as it has moved 0.600 m. b) Using kinematics, find the speed of the upper
block just as it has moved 0.600 m.

calculation intense & boring

could’ve done better

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Physics II Content Exam Name _________________

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one option that best completes the statement or answers the
question. Write your corresponding answer for each problem in the blank space provided on the right
side of the page. Each question is worth 3 points.

1) There are two very large parallel sheets a distance d apart with their centers directly 1) _____
opposite each other. The sheets carry equal but opposite uniform surface charge
densities. A point charge that is placed near the middle of the sheets a distance d/2
from each of them feels an electrical force F due to the sheets. If this charge is now
moved closer to one of the sheets so that it is a distance d/4 from that sheet, what
force will the point charge feel?

A) F/2 B) 2F C) F/4 D) 4F E) F

2) Electric charge is uniformly distributed inside a nonconducting sphere of radius 0.30 2) _____
m. the electric field at a point P, which is 0.50 m from the center of the sphere, is
15,000 N/C and is directed radially outward. What is the maximum magnitude of the
electric field due to this sphere?

A) 25,000 N/C
B) 30,000 N/C
C) 36,000 N/C
D) 42,000 N/C
E) 48,000 N/C

3) A very long wire carries a uniform linear charge density of 7.0 nC/m. What is the 3) _____
electric field strength 16.0 m from the center of the wire at a point on the wire's
perpendicular bisector? (𝜖𝜖0 = 8.85 × 10−12 𝐶𝐶 2 /𝑁𝑁 ∙ 𝑚𝑚2 )

A) 3.9 N/C B) 0.031 N/C C) 7.9 N/C D) 0.49 N/C

4) If the electric flux through a closed surface is zero, the electric field at points on that 4) _____
surface must be zero.

A) True B) False
 as, electric potential depends on work done in bringing the
charge from infinity to the given point.
5) Two equal positive charges are held in place at a fixed distance. If you put a third 5) _____
positive charge midway between these two charges, its electrical potential energy of
the system (relative to infinity) is zero because the electrical forces on the third charge
due to the two fixed charges just balance each other.

A) True B) False

6) Two capacitors, C1 and C2, are connected in series across a source of potential 6) _____
difference. With the potential source still connected, a dielectric is now inserted
between the plates of capacitor C1. What happens to the charge on capacitor C2?

A) The charge on C2 decreases.

B) The charge on C2 increases.
C) The charge on C2 remains the same.

7) A cone is resting on a tabletop as shown in the figure with its face horizontal. A uniform
electric field of magnitude 4550 N/C points vertically upward. How much electric flux 7) _____
passes through the sloping side surface area of the cone?

The complete surface area of a right circular cone is:

𝐴𝐴 = 𝜋𝜋𝑟𝑟 2 + 𝜋𝜋𝑟𝑟 2 �ℎ2 + 𝑟𝑟 2

A) 7.08 N m^2/C
B) 6.36 N m^2/C
C) 55.786 N m^2/C
D) 62.11 N m^2/C
8) An electron moving in the direction of the +x-axis enters a magnetic field. If the 8) _____
electron experiences a magnetic deflection in the -y direction, the direction of the
magnetic field in this region points in the direction of the

A) +z-axis
B) -z-axis
C) -x-axis
D) +y-axis
E) -y-axis

9) ____
9) The figure shows three identical lightbulbs connected to a battery having a constant
voltage across its terminals. What happens to the brightness of lightbulb 1 when
the switch S is closed?

A) The brightness will decrease momentarily then return to its previous level.
B) The brightness decreases permanently.
C) The brightness will increase momentarily then return to its previous level.
D) The brightness remains the same as before the switch is closed.
E) The brightness increases permanently.
10) A light bulb is connected in the circuit shown in the figure with the switch S open and 10) _ ____
the capacitor uncharged. The battery has no appreciable internal resistance. Which
one of the following graphs best describes the brightness B of the bulb as a function
of time t after closing the switch?

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5
11) For the circuit shown in the figure, I = 0.50 A and R = 12 Ω. What is the value of 11) _____
the emf?

assuming, “i” passes through both

branches containing 2R resistance.
Means, “2i” in main circuit.

A) 48 V B) 6.0 V C) 12 V D) 18 V E) 24 V

12) A 4.0-mF capacitor is discharged through a 4.0-kΩ resistor. How long will it take 12) _____
for the capacitor to lose half its initial stored energy?

A) 9.2 s B) 1.6 s C) 10.2 s D) 5.5 s E) 2.7 s

13) A ten-loop coil having an area of 0.23 m^2 and a very large resistance is in a 0.047 T 13) _____
uniform magnetic field oriented so that the maximum flux goes through the coil and is
then rotated so that the flux through it goes to zero in 0.34 s. What is the magnitude of
the average emf induced in the coil during the 0.34 sec?

A) 0.0032 V
B) 0.0 V
C) 0.032 V
D) 0.32 V
E) 1.38 V
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14) As shown in the figure, a wire and a 10-Ohm resistor are used to form a circuit in the
shape of a 20 cm x 20 cm square. A uniform but non-steady magnetic field is directed
into the plane of the circuit. The magnitude of the magnetic field is decreased from 1.50
T to 0.50 T in a time interval of 63 ms. The average induced current and its direction
through the resistor in this time interval are closest to

A) 63 mA, from b to a
B) 38 mA, from b to a
C) 63 mA, from a to b
D) 38 mA, from a to b
E) 95 mA, from a to b

15) A +7.00 μC point charge and a -9.00 μC point charge are placed along the x-axis at x = 15) _____
0.00 cm and x = 40.0 cm, respectively. Where must a third charge, q, be placed along
the x-axis so that it does not experience any net electric force due to the other two
charges?

A) -0.20 m
B) 2.99 m
C) -0.187 m
D) -2.99 m
E) 0.187 m
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16) How much work is required to set up this arrangement, if q= 5 and a= 15 cm, and the particles
are initially infinitely far apart and at rest.
 17) A circuit is set up as follows. a) Find the value of the resistor R1. b) Find the emf ɛ2 of the
second battery.

ɛ1 = 10V R1

I1
I2 = 0.3A
ɛ2

R2 = 5Ω

I3 = 1A R3 = 3Ω