General Physics I

I.Multiple Choice: Choose the letter that corresponds to the correct answer. Write your answer on the space provide
______1. A basketball with a mass of 0.60 kg is accelerated with a force of 10.8 N. If resisting forces are ignored, what
is the acceleration of the basketball to the nearest m/s2?
A. 0.06 N C. 6.48 m/s2
B. 18 N D. 18 m/s2
______2. When a space shuttle was launched, the astronauts onboard experienced an acceleration of 29.0 m/s2. If
one of the astronauts had a mass of 60.0 kg, what net force in newtons did the astronaut experience?
A. 1740 m/s2 C. 2.07 N
B. 1740 N D. .48 N
______3. Which of the following best describes the velocity of an object?
A. 30 m/s C. 30 m/s East
B. 30 m East D. 30 m/s2
______4. The diagram shows a homemade car being pushed with a force of 25 N. The force causes the car to move at
a constant speed of 3 m/s. What will happen if the force is changed to 35 N?
A. The car will move at a constant speed of 13 m/s.
B. The speed of the car will not change.
C. The speed of the car will increase.
D. The speed of the car will decrease to 1 m/s.
______5. The masses of four vehicles and the net forces acting on them as
they enter a highway are recorded in the table. Which vehicle has
the greatest acceleration as it enters the highway??
A. Sedan C. SUV
B. Coupe D. Truck
______6. A roller coaster whose average speed is 32 m/s is at the top of a 72m hill and weighs 966N. At the top of the
hill the coaster car has ___________________ energy?

A. Only kinetic energy C. Mostly kinetic energy

B. Only potential energy D. Both kinetic and potential energy
______7. A 735 kg empty roller coaster is at its starting point whose distance from the ground is 150m. After a while, it
moves at point B whose distance from the ground is 120m. What is the kinetic energy of the coaster at point B?
A. 1,080,450J C. 216,090J
B. 864,360J D. 0J
______8. A kid throws a ball with a force of 70N over 1.1 meters. How much work did he do?
A. 77 joules C. 7.7 joules
B. 70 joules D. 11 joules
______9. Which of the following is TRUE about work?
A. It measures how quickly an object accelerates
B. It measures how much effort is applied over a distance.
C. It measures the change of an object's rate of speed.
D. It measures how much time it takes to move an object.

______10. A weightlifter lifts two 300 newton weights 1.5 meters off the ground. How much work has she done?
A. 600 J C. 800 J
B. 700 J D. 900J
______11. You move an 8 N object five meters in 4 seconds. How much power have you generated?
A. 7 watts C. 9 watts
B. 8 watts D. 10 watts
______12. If 68 Joules were necessary to move a 4 Newton crate, how far was the crate moved?
A. 4 m C. 6 m
B. 5 m D. 7 m
______13. A 100 N force is applied to move an object a horizontal distance of 5 meters at constant speed in 10
seconds. How much power is done?
A. 50 W C. 30 W
B. 40 W D. 20 W
______14. Work is done only if.
A. A force is applied.
B. The force applied causes the object's motion.
C. An object is in motion.
D. An object is at rest.
______15. How much power is generated by Ashley (50 kg) running up a 6 m flight of stairs in 5 seconds?
A. 60 W C. 62 W
B. 61 W D. 63 W
______16. The energy associated with motion is called?
A. Elastic Potential Energy C. Kinetic Energy
B. Gravitational Energy D. Nuclear Energy
______17. A force of 80 N is used to pull a 10-kg block at an angle of 60 degrees (shown above) to the right. If the
block moves 5 meters to the right, how much work was done on the block?
A. 100 N*m C. 300 N*m
B. 200 N*m D. 400 N*m
______18. Then you release a stretched rubber band, the rubber band has ________ energy.?
A. Elastic Potential C. Kinetic Energy
B. Gravitational Energy D. Potential Energy
______19. It consists of two vectors.
A. Dot product C. Vector product
B. Scalar quantity D. Scalar product
______20. Which of the following is the unit of power?
A. J C. m
B. kg D. W

II. Solving Problem

A.Calculate the dot product of A and B that is shown in the figure below.

B. Using the figure below find the following:

a. The x and y components of A and B
b. The scalar product of the two vectors, where = 10 and =20.
c. The θ between the two vectors.

C. Neglecting friction, determine the horizontal force needed to accelerate a 25 kg grocery cart from the rest to a
velocity of 0.455 m/s in 1.35 s. Remember the free diagram.

D. A 20 kg traveler’s bag is being pulled along the floor by a tourist with a force of 50 N. The force is applied on the
handle that forms an angle of 30 degrees with the horizontal. Neglecting friction, what is the acceleration of the bag ?
How much force is exerted by the floor on the bag if the friction is neglected.