DIGNA D.

CLAVERIA
MAT- CHEMISTRY PROF. NELSON ABANA
MAT 509 GENERAL PHYSICS
Activity 6

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

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B 1. To apply the second condition for equilibrium, the axis of rotation ____.
a. must be at the center of the body c. may be chosen anywhere
b. must be at one end d. must be at the center of gravity
C
____ 2. To compute torque, one must know ____.
a. the force magnitude c. both of these
b. the moment arm d. neither of these
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B 3. Which of the following is not a unit of torque?
a. Pound-foot c. Newton-meter
b. Kilogram-newton d. Pound-inch
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A 4. If the resultant of a set of concurrent forces is zero, the sum of the torques ____.
a. is also zero c. is not zero
b. may or may not be zero d. depends on the axis of rotation
C
____ 5. Which of the following is NOT true?
a. A torque produced by a force depends on the line of action of the force.
b. A torque is a force times its moment arm.
c. If the vector sum of torques exerted on a body is zero, the body is always in equilibrium.
d. If the line of action of a force passes through the axis of rotation, no torque is produced.
C
____ 6. If the sum of the forces on a body is zero, the body will be in equilibrium if ____.
a. all torques are counterclockwise
b. only two torques act
c. the lines of action of all forces intersect at a common point
d. all torques are clockwise
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D 7. Which of the following is not a unit of impulse?
a. Pound-second c. Pound-hour
b. Newton-second d. Newton-meter
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B 8. When the velocity of a body is doubled, ____.
a. its kinetic energy is doubled c. its acceleration is doubled
b. its momentum is doubled d. its potential energy is doubled
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B 9. If a car is to gain momentum, it must ____.
a. move rapidly c. lose inertia
b. accelerate d. lose weight
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B 10. In a completely elastic collision, which of the following quantities need not be conserved?
a. Kinetic energy c. Mass
b. Momentum d. Potential energy
B
____ 11. Eight steel balls are suspended from equal heights by threads so that they are all in contact. If two
balls are pulled away to the left and released, ____
a. one ball will leave from the right with twice the speed
b. two balls will leave from the right at approximately the same speed
 c. either (a) or (b) might apply
d. neither (a) nor (b) applies
A
____ 12. The greatest change in momentum will be produced by ____.
a. a large force acting over a long time c. a large force acting over a short time
b. a small force acting over a long time d. a small force acting over a short time
D 13. Momentum can be calculated by multiplying mass by ____.
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a. time c. impulse
b. acceleration d. velocity
D
____ 14. If no net force acts on a body, ____.
a. the momentum of the body is zero c. the body is accelerating
b. the momentum of the body is increasing d. the velocity of the body is constant
C
____ 15. Impulse can be represented by ____.
a. mv c. F∆t
b. ∆v/∆t d. none of these answers
B 16. When a golfer hits a golf ball, the force exerted by the ball on the club is ____ that exerted by the club
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on the ball.
a. greater than
b. equal to
c. The answer depends on the speed of the club.
d. less than
B
____ 17. An internal force ____ the total momentum of a system.
a. decreases
b. does not change
c. increases
C
____ 18. Two moving objects collide and move apart on paths that are 120 apart. The total momentum of the
objects after the collision is ____ the total momentum before the collision.
a. less than
b. greater than
c. equal to
A
____ 19. If two bodies meet in a partially elastic collision, the coefficient of restitution is ____.
a. greater than 0 but less than 1. c. 0.
b. 1. d. less than 0.
C
____ 20. Increasing the angular speed of a rotating body will not cause an increase in ____.
a. rotational kinetic energy c. the moment of inertia
b. angular momentum d. linear speed
B
____ 21. Which of the following would not necessarily cause angular acceleration?
a. Change in frequency c. Change in angular velocity
b. Change in angular displacement d. Change in linear speed
A
____ 22. Which of the following objects has the largest moment of inertia, assuming they all have the same
mass and the same radius?
a. A solid sphere c. A circular hoop
b. A solid disk d. A solid cylinder
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____ 23. The moment of inertia of an object depends on ____.
a. the size of the object c. the position of the axis of rotation
b. the mass of the object d. all of these answers
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A 24. For which of the following is the radius of gyration equal to its radius?
a. solid sphere rotating about any diameter
b. thin hoop rotating about the cylindrical axis
c. solid cylinder rotating about the cylindrical axis
d. thin spherical shell rotating about any diameter
C 25. An ice skater with his arms at his sides is spinning with a constant angular velocity. If he suddenly
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extends his arms, ____.
a. his angular velocity increases and his moment of inertia decreases
b. his angular velocity decreases and his moment of inertia decreases
c. his angular velocity decreases and his moment of inertia increases
d. his angular velocity increases and his moment of inertia increases