PHYSICS FOR ENGINEERS
An art piece is initially moving
SEATWORK No. 1 – Reviewer
1. The box. A force F is applied on box 1 such that box
2 does not fall. Let f1on2 and n1on2 be the frictional
and normal force of box 1 on box 2, respectively.
Which of the following is the correct free body
diagram for box 2 if all surfaces are rough?
Answer:
2. Pusher. Box B is on top of box A, as shown in the
figure. A force F is exerted on box A, causing the
entire system to move to the right. What will be the
direction of the frictional force on B?
Answer: To the right
3. Hila! A massive block was pulled at an angle of 30°
in a horizontal rough surface by a force of
magnitude F enough for the block to move. If we set
the +x-axis at the right, which of the following
statements is true about the forces acting on the
block?
Answer: The direction of the frictional force
experienced by the block is to the left.
4. Sabet. If the tension on the horizontal string is 35.0
N, what is the mass of the hanging object as shown
in the figure?
Answer: 6.18 kg
5. Break Time. The wheels of an automobile are
locked as it slides to a stop from an initial speed of
30.0 m/s. If the coefficient kinetic friction is 0.20
and the road is horizontal, how long does it take the
car to stop?
Answer: 15.3 s
6. Tilting in the name of. A box is at rest on top of a
table. In the name of physics, you slowly tilt the
table to make the box slide. The coefficient of static
friction the box and the table is 0.20. At what angle
from the horizontal should the table be titled for the
box to slide?
Answer: 11 degrees
7. The Art of War.
along a horizontal frictionless surface. Warren
applied a force on the art piece which results into a
decrease in its kinetic energy. Which of the
following is TRUE about the force applied by
Warren?
Answer: It has a component that is opposite
direction as the displacement.
8. Buhat. A physics student lifted two identical
blocks. Block A is lifted for 5.0 s while block B is
lifted for 3.0 s, both covering the same distance. If
the work done on each box is 25 J, which of the
following statement/s about the blocks is/are
TRUE?
I. The power output of block A is greater than
that of block B.
II. The change in kinetic energy of each block
is the same.
III. The average velocity of block A is less than
that of block B.
Answer: III only
9. Ice King. Gunther froze Ice King into a block of
ice. The block then slides along a mountain slope
inclined by 60.0° from horizontal. If the coefficient
of kinetic friction between the ice block and
mountain slope is 0.010, what is the work done by
friction as the block of ice descends a distance of
46.2 m along the slope?
Answer: -227 J
10. Atlas. Block A (mA = 2 kg) is initially at rest on top
of block B as shown. Atlas moves block B from rest
by applying a constant horizontal force on it. Block
A remains at rest on top of block B due to the
frictional force f of block B on block A. How much
work was done by f on block A after block A gained
a kinetic energy of 10 J?
Answer: 10 J
11. Bombs Away! A box full of explosives with a
combined mass of 20.0 kg is pushed a distance of
0.400 m against a vertical spring. Once released, it
reaches a maximum height of 3.00 m from its
release point. What is the value of the spring
constant k?
Answer: 7.36 kN/m
12. Eggs of Deceit. Two identical eggs are dropped
from the same height; one on hard concrete and the
other on a soft pillow. Both eggs ended up at rest.
Which of the following quantities is larger for the
egg-pillow system?
Answer: time it takes for the egg to come to
rest
13. Banggaan. Which of the following statements are
ALWAYS TRUE about the objects in a system that
has undergone completely inelastic collision?
I. The total momentum is conserved.
II. The total kinetic energy is conserved.
III. The velocities are the same after collision.
Answer: I and III only
14. Bromance. On a very muddy American football
field, a 95.0-kg linebacker tackles a 120-kg
halfback. Right before the collision, the linebacker
is moving at 8.00 m/s east and the halfback is
moving at 4.00 m/s west. If these two players move
together right after collision, what is their final
kinetic energy?
Answer: 182 J
15. Colliding Marbles. A 0.10-kg marble A, initially
moving to the right at 2.0 m/s, collides and sticks
with another moving marble B of mass 0.30 kg. If
both marbles move to the left at 4.0 m/s after
collision, what is the initial momentum of marble
B?
Answer: 1.8 kgm/s to the left
PHYSICS FOR ENGINEERS
SEATWORK No. 2 – Reviewer
1. A water hose has an inner radius of 0.025 m and it's
connected to a faucet with an inner radius of 0.01m.
At the hose, water is flowing at 1.0 m/s. What is the
speed of water at the faucet assuming that the hose
and the faucet are at the same elevation?
Answer: 6.25 m/s
2. A traveling wave passes a point of observation. At
this point, the time between successive crests is 0.2
s. Which of the following is true?
Answer: The frequency is 5 Hz.
3. An organ pipe open at both ends has a fundamental
frequency of 400 Hz. If one end of this pipe is now
closed, the fundamental frequency will be?
Answer: 200 Hz
4. A 20,000 N car is on the larger platform of a
hydraulic lift with a radius of 5.0 m. If the smaller
platform of the hydraulic lift has a radius of 0.5 m,
what is the minimum force that must be applied
perpendicularly to the smaller platform to lift the
car?
Answer: 200 N
5. A 200-g block of lead and a 200-g block of copper
are completely under water. Each is suspended by a
thread just above the bottom of an aquarium filled
with water. Which of the following is true?
Answer: The buoyant force is greater on the
copper than on the lead.
6. Which of the following statement is TRUE:
I. The acceleration is always opposite in
direction with displacement
II. The total energy is constant in time
III. y=Aekxcoswt satisfying wave equation
Answer: I, II, and III
7. A string fixed at both ends resonates at a
fundamental frequency of 180 Hz. Which of the
following will reduce the fundamental frequency to
90 Hz?
Answer: Keep the tension fixed and double
the length.
8. At one point in a pipe, water flows at a speed v1.
What is the difference between the pressure at that
point and a second point that is h meters below and
where the cross sectional area is twice that of the
first?
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Answer: − 𝟖 𝐩(𝟑𝐯𝟏𝟐 + 𝟖𝐠𝐡)
9. The oscillation of a spring block with mass of 5 kg
is described by the equation y=0.10m cos(2t). What
is the spring constant k?
Answer: 197 N/m
10. What volume of Styrofoam would have the same
mass as 10 m³ of seawater? (pseawater = 1.03 x 103
kg/m³)
Answer: 10.3 m3
11. A rock is thrown into a swimming pool filled with
water of uniform temperature. Which of the
following statements is true?
Answer: The buoyant force on the rock
increases as it sinks.
12. An object on the end of a spring is set into
oscillation by giving it an initial velocity while it is
in equilibrium position. In the first trial, the initial
velocity is v0 and second it is 4v0. In the second trial:
Answer: both the amplitude and the
maximum acceleration are four times as great
13. A block of mass M hanging on a spring with a
spring constant k has simple harmonic motion with
a period T. If the mass of the block becomes 3M, the
period of oscillation becomes
Answer: 𝐓√𝟑
14. It is impossible for two particles, each executing
simple harmonic motion, to remain in phase with
each other if they have different:
Answer: Periods
15. Consider the two simple pendulums. Pendulum
1(SP1) has a mass of 0.1 kg and length of 0.1 m.
Pendulum 2(SP2) has a mass of 1.0 kg and length
of 1.0 m. Which of the following statements is
TRUE if both pendulums are made to oscillate in
simple harmonic motion?
Answer: SP1 has a shorter period of
oscillation than SP2 because it has a shorter
length.
16. A man enters a tall tower, needing to know its
height. He notes that a long pendulum extends from
the ceiling almost to the floor and that its period is
10.0 s. How tall is the tower?
Answer: 24.85 m
17. A woman gets out of a burning building and
screams with a frequency of 360 Hz. She runs with
a speed of 3 m/s toward a paramedic stationed 10.0
m from the building. What is the apparent frequency
of the scream heard by the paramedic? Assume
Var=340 m/s
Answer: 372 Hz
18. A wave is described by the equation y = 10 cos(3
πx-wt), which of the following is true?
Answer: The wave is traveling to the positive
x direction
19. A submarine is designed for depths to 1500 m. What
is the maximum pressure difference between the
submarine's interior maintained at normal
atmospheric pressure and the surrounding?
Answer: 𝟏. 𝟓 × 𝟏𝟎𝟕 𝐏𝐚
20. A 5.0 m long string has a mass of 0.05 kg and is
under a tension of 25 N. What is the speed of a wave
in this string?
Answer: 50 m/s
21. When the tension on a piano wire is increased,
which of the following occurs?
Answer: Its wavelength remains at the same
while its frequency increases
22. A 0.25 kg block oscillates on the end of the spring
constant of 200 N/m. If the system has an energy of
6.0 J, then the maximum speed of the block is:
Answer: 6.9 m/s
23. A 20-cm3 block of lead and a 20-cm³ block of
copper are completely under water. Each is
suspended by a thread just above the bottom of an
aquarium filled with water. Which of the following
is true?
Answer: The buoyant force is the same on
both blocks.
24. Standing Waves result from the superposition of
two waves of:
Answer: the same amplitude and frequency
and opposite directions of propagation.
25. Which is true about the volume flow rate and speed
of the fluid flowing in the tube on the right?
Answer: Volume flow rate is same at all
point; speed is greatest at point D
26. A 50.0-g object connected to a spring with a force
constant of 35.0 N/m oscillates on a horizontal,
frictionless surface with an amplitude of 4.00 cm.
Find the speed of the object when the position is
2.00 cm.
Answer: 0.92 m/s
27. Due to an obstruction, the radius of an artery is
reduced to 1/2 of its unobstructed value. Which of
the following statements is TRUE concerning the
blood flow speed v, and the pressure P, in the
obstructed region compared to the unobstructed
region? Assume the blood as an ideal fluid.
Answer: v is increased and P is decreased in
the obstructed region
28. If the period of a pendulum 70 cm long is 1.68 s,
what is the value of g at the location of the
pendulum?
Answer: 9.79 m/s2
29. An object attached to a spring has simple harmonic
motion with an amplitude of 4.0 cm. When the
object is 2.0 cm from the equilibrium position, what
fraction of its total energy is potential energy?
Answer: 1/4
30. A ball with a mass of 1.5 kg is floating in water.
What is the magnitude of the buoyant force acting
on the ball?
Answer: 15.0 N