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Instruction: Select the correct answer for each of the following 15. Frequency f of monochromatic yellow light which has a wavelength
questions. λ of 589 nm in vacuum is nearest to:
A. 295,000 GHz C. 510,000 GHz*
NOTE: Whenever you come across a caret (^) sign, it means B. 589,000 GHz D. 710,000 GHz
exponentiation.
16. The velocity of sound in air at sea level is about 1100 ft/s. If a
1. Compute the gravitational attraction between two masses 10kg person hears a clap of thunder 3 s after seeing a lightning flash,
and 1 kg located 1 m apart. how far away was the lightning?
A. 6.7 x10^-10 N* C. 6.7 x10^-11 N A. 3,300 ft* C. 33,000 ft
B. 6.7 x10^-12 N D. 6.7 x10^-13 N B. 30,300 ft D. 3,330 ft

2. What is the critical angle, in degree, of incidence for a ray of light 17. The velocity of light is 3x108 m/s. How long does it take light to
passing form glass into water? Assume n=1.50 for glass and reach the earth from the sun, which is 1.5x1011 m away?
n=1.33 for water. A. 5 1/2 min. C. 7 2/3 min.
A. 28.40 deg C. 62.46 deg* B. 8 1/3 min.* D. 9 3/4 min.
B. 32.78 deg D. 51.92 deg
18. What is the gravitational force a 1-ton lead sphere exerts on
3. A ray of light is incident on a plane surface separating two another identical sphere 10 ft away?
transparent substances of indices 1.60 and 1.40. the angle of A. 1.3x10-6 lb* C. 2.5x10-5 lb
incidence is 30 deg and the ray originates in the medium of higher B. 3.1x10-6 lb D. 4.5x10-5 lb
index. Compute the angel of refraction.
A. 40 deg C. 30 deg 19. Find the gravitational force the earth exerts on the moon. The
B. 25 deg D. 35 deg* earth’s mass is 5.98x1024 kg, the moon’s mass is 7.36x1022 kg,
and the moon’s orbit is an average of 3.84x108 m in radius.
4. How far is the object from the image formed by converging lens of A. 2.99x1020N C. 3.11x1020 N
focal length 50 cm, if the real image formed is 1.5 times larger than B. 19.9x1020 N D. 1.99x1020 N*
the object?
A. 298.43 C. 198.45 20. Find the gravitational force the earth exerts on the moon. The
B. 208.33* D. 290.87 earth’s mass is 5.98x1024 kg, the moon’s mass is 7.36x1022 kg,
and the moon’s orbit is an average of 3.84x108 m in radius.
5. What is the principle behind fiber optics? Determine the orbital velocity of the moon on the assumption that
A. reflection* C. refraction its orbit is circular.
B. diffraction D. dispersion A. 2.19x102m/s C. 1.02x103 m/s*
B. 3.9x104 m/s D. 1.9x103 m/s
6. Pluto travels from its perihelion to aphelion. What is the work done
by gravity on Pluto? 21. Find the gravitational force the earth exerts on the moon. The
A. zero* C. positive earth’s mass is 5.98x1024 kg, the moon’s mass is 7.36x1022 kg,
B. negative D. undetermined and the moon’s orbit is an average of 3.84x108 m in radius. How
long does it take the moon to complete an orbit around the earth?
7. A simple pendulum consists of a 100 slug mass attached to a A. 25.4 days C. 27.3 days*
weightless cord, 1.5 ft long. If the mass is moved laterally such that B. 24.5 days D. 365 days
h = 2 inches, and then is released, what is the maximum tension in
the cord, T? 22. Find the acceleration of gravity at an altitude of 1000 km.
A. 1.97 kip C. 3.58 kip A. 6.3 m/s2 C. 9.8 m/s2
B. 3.94 kip* D. 5.90 kip B. 7.3 m/s2* D. 5.2 m/s2

8. What is the critical angle between carbon disulphide and air? (The 23. A girl weighs 128 lb on the earth’s surface. What would she weigh
index of refraction for Carbon Disulfide is 1.643.) at a height above the earth’s surface of one earth radius?
A. 31.3 deg C. 33.1 deg A. 44 lb C. 32 lb*
B. 34.7 deg D. 37.4 deg* B. 25 lb D. 56 lb

9. A converging lens with 50 cm focal length forms a real image is 2.5 24. A girl weighs 128 lb on the earth’s surface. What would be her
times larger than the objects. How far is the object from the image? mass at a height above the earth’s surface of one earth radius?
A. 3.5 m C. 2.5 m * A. 4 slugs* C. 1 slug
B.1.5 m D. 4.5 m B. 5 slugs D. 2 slugs

10. A wave has a frequency of 2.0 hz and a velocity of 3.0 m/s. The 25. A satellite in a geostationary orbit circles the earth with a period of
distance covered by the wave in 5.0 s is exatly 1 day, so it stays above a particular place all the time. Find
A. 30 m C. 15 m* the altitude of this geostationary orbit.
B. 7.5 m D. 6.0 m A. 25,600 km C. 53,900 km
B. 16,800 km D. 35,900 km*
11. A whistle of frequency 538 Hz moves in a circle of radius 71.2 cm
at an angular speed of 14.7 rad/s. What is the highest frequency 26. The radius of the earth is 6.4x106 m, g=9.8 m/s2 at the earth’s
heard by a listener a long distance away at rest with respect to the surface, and G=6.67x10-11 N-m2/kg2. From these figures find the
center of the circle? mass of the earth.
A. 543 Hz C. 522 Hz A. 6.10x1024 kg C. 6.01x1024 kg
B. 554 Hz* D. 569 Hz B. 6.20x1024 kg D. 6.02x1024 kg*

12. A metal string under tension of 88.2 N has a length of 50 cm and 27. The moon’s mass is 7.36x1022 kg and its radius is 1.74x106 m.
mass of 0.50 gram. Determine the frequency in the second Find the acceleration of gravity at the surface of the moon.
overtone. A. 1.6 m/s2* C. 8.91 m/s2
A. 891 Hz * C. 987 Hz B. 1.8 m/s2 D. 9.81 m/s2
B. 790 Hz D. 670 Hz
28. How much would a 735 N man weight on the moon?
13. A force of 120N has a rectangular component of 84N acting along a A. 150 N C. 120 N*
B. 735 N D. 125 N
line making an angle of 20 deg counterclockwise from the positive x
axis. What angle does the 120N force make with the positive x-axis? 29. Find the velocity an artificial satellite must have in order to pursue
A. 50.5 deg C. 43.7 deg a circular orbit around the earth just above the surface.
B. 65.6 deg* D. 52.5 deg A. 8.9x103 m/s C. 7.9x103 m/s*
B. 9.7x103 m/s D. 6.7x103 m/s
14. At what frequency in cycles/sec does an observer hear a 1000
cycles/sec tone if both source and observer are each moving 30. Find the velocity an artificial satellite must have to pursue a stable
towards each other at 88 ft/s? Sound velocity is 1100 ft/s in air. orbit just above the moon’s surface.
A. 852 C. 926 A. 1.9x103 m/s C. 3.9x103 m/s
B. 1080 D. 1174* B. 1.7x103 m/s* D. 2.7x103 m/s

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31. Approximately 4x109 kg of matter is converted into energy in the

sun each second. What is the power output of the sun? 45. A 1000lb weight is suspended form a wooden boom which has a
A. 4.7x1036 W C. 5.6x1025 W weight of 200lb. The boom is supported by a cable in one end
B. 3.6x1026 W* D. 6.3x1027 W
inclined 40 deg with the boom. Determine the force exerted by the
32. How much mass is converted into energy per day in a nuclear boom on the wall.
power plant operated at a level of 100 megawatts? A. 1314 lb* C. 1275 lb
A. 9.6x10-5 kg* C. 7.8x10-4 kg B. 1954 lb D. 1893 lb
B. 5.9x10-7 kg D. 3.5x10-6 kg
46. A cable weighing 0.40kg/m and 800m long is to be suspended with
33. A box is dragged across the floor by a force of 75 N at 28 degrees sag of 80m. Determine the span.
above the horizontal. If the box travels 8 meters across the floor,
A. 650.2 m C. 493.2 m
how much work was exerted?
A. 250 J C. 420 J B. 392.0 m D. 778.5 m*
B. 530 J * D. No work done
47. A man weighing 800N lowers himself with a rope over a horizontal
34. A lamp is suspended from high ceiling with its cord 12 ft long. Find circular limb of a tree. If μ=0.5, find the force which the man must
its period of oscillation. exert on the rope to let himself go up slowly.
A. 2.34 sec C. 3.58 sec A. 125N C. 166N*
B. 3.85 sec * D. 2.43 sec
B. 195N D. 184N
35. If one gram of matter could be converted entirely into energy, what
would be the value of energy produced at $0.01 per kWhr. 48. A 40N box is suspended from two ropes which each makes a 45 deg
A. $420,000 C. $310,000 angle with the vertical. What is the tension in each rope?
B. $150,000 D. $250,000 * A. 36N C. 37N
B. 35N D. 38N*
36. If your distance between you and your lover were halved, the force
of attraction between the two of you would be
A. ¼ as great C. 4 times as great * 49. A man carries a bar 12ft long which has two loads, one of 40lbs and
B. ½ as great D. 2 times as great the other of 60lbs, hung from its ends. The bar is uniform and weighs
30lbs. At what distance from the 60-lb weight should the man hold
up the bar to keep it horizontal?
37. A siren with frequency 1000 Hz is coming from a car moving at 35 A. 4.3 ft C. 5.1 ft*
m/s when the speed of sound is 350 m/s. The car is approaching B. 3.6 ft D. 6.3 ft
you. What change in frequency do you hear?
A. 202 Hz * C. 909.09 Hz
B. 1111 Hz D. None of the above * 50. A 35 kg child is on a swing supported by two ropes. A baby sitter is
holding the swing back so that the ropes make an angle of 25 deg
38. What height relative to Earth’s surface will your weight be half as with the vertical. How much is the tension in each rope?
much as to that when you are on the ground? REarth = 3960 miles A. 170N C. 190N*
A. 5420 miles C. 2370 miles B. 180N D. 200N
B. 3610 miles D. 1640 miles *
51. A 5-m ladder leans against a wall at a point 4m above the ground.
39. A man weighing 800 N on Earth travels to another planet with
twice the mass and twice the radius of Earth. His weight on this The ladder is uniform and has a mass of 12kg. Assuming the wall is
other planet is most nearly _____. frictionless and the ground is not, calculate the horizontal
A. 400 N * C. 1131 N component of the force exerted by the ground on the ladder.
B. 800 N D. 566 N A. 25N C. 35N*
B. 30N D. 40N
40. A car is traveling at a constant speed in a tunnel, up a 1 percent
grade. If the car and passenger weigh 3100 lb, what tractive force 52. What is the maximum deflection, in cm, pof a simple-supported steel
must the engine supply to overcome the component of the beam , 6-m long with a 50-cm cross-section if it has a 2000N load
gravitational force on the car along the bottom of the tunnel? at the midpoint?
A. 30 lb C. 32 lb A. 3.67 C. 5.39
B. 31 lb* D. 34 lb B. 8.23* D. 5.92
53. The coefficient of kinetic friction between a 20-kg block and the
41. A telephone pole is supported by a guy wire that exerts a pull of 200 floor is 0.40. How much work does the friction do on the box if it
lb on the top of the pole. If the angle between the wire and the pole travels a total of 8m across the floor at constant speed?
is 50 deg, what are the horizontal and vertical components of the A. 839 J C. 209 J
pull on the pole? B. 628 J* D. 397 J
A. 150 lb, 126lb C. 152 lb, 128 lb
54. A 5-kg mass was raised by 3m. By how much does its potential
B. 151 lb, 127 lb D. 153 lb, 129 lb* energy has changed?
A. 194 J C. 184 J
42. The maximum allowable tension in a cable is 3000 lbs. A sag of no B. 147J* D. 287 J
more than 10 ft is to be allowed under a load of 100 lb per horizontal
foot. How long should the cable be? 55. A rifle bullet, traveling at 350 m/s, strikes a concrete wall which it
A. 48.3 ft C. 41.6 ft* penetrates to a depth of 0.05m. The mass of the bullet is 4g.
Assuming a constant retarding force, what force does the tree
B. 45.4 ft D. 47.2 ft
exert on the bullet?
A. 20N C. 49N
43. A body weighing 350lb rests on a plane inclined 30 deg with the B. 37 N D. 28N*
horizontal. The angle of static friction between the body and the
plane is 15 deg. What horizontal force P is necessary to hold the 56. A racer jumps from a canyon of width 10m. To do this, he drives
body from sliding down the plane? his motorcycle up an incline sloped at an angle of 20 degs. What is
A. 90.1 lb C. 96.2 lb the minimum velocity necessary for the racer to avoid being
smashed in the canyon?
B. 93.4 lb* D. 90.2 lb A. 12.3 m/s* C. 14.2 m/s
B. 11.7 m/s D. 17.3 m/s
44. A 0.8-kN load hangs form the end of a horizontal boom 2m long
hinged to a vertical mast. A rope 2.5m long joins the end of the boom 57. A stone is thrown from top of a 200 m building with an initial
with a point on the mast above the hinge. Determine the tension in velocity of 150m/s at angle of 30° with the horizontal line.
the rope. Neglect the weight of the boom. Neglecting the air resistance, determine the maximum height
above the ground reached by the stone.
A. 1.33kN* C. 2.45kN
A. 487 m* C. 287 m
B. 3.33 kN D. 3.78 kN

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B. 87 m D. 2289 m 70. An empty truck whose mass is 2000 kg has a maximum

acceleration of 1 m/s2. What will its maximum acceleration be
58. A railway gun, initially at rest, whose mass is 70,000 kg fires a 500-
when it carries a load of 1000 kg?
kg artillery shell at an angle of 45° and with a muzzle velocity of
A. 2/3 m/s2* C. 2/5 m/s2
200 m/sec. Calculate the recoil velocity of the gun.
B. 3/4 m/s2 D. 1/4 m/s2
A. 1.43 m/s C. 1.00 m/s*
B. 19,796 m/s D. 3.41 m/s
71. A 60-g tennis ball approaches a racket at 15 m/s, is in contact with
the racket for 0.005s, and then rebounds at 20 m/s. Find the
59. If the acceleration due to gravity at the surface of the Earth is g,
average force the racket exerted on the ball?
what is the acceleration due to gravity at the surface of Neptune?
A. 420 lb C. 94 lb*
Neptune’s mass is 17 times that of Earth, and ist radius is 3.5
B. 240 N D. 204 N
times that of Earth.
A. 206 g C. 721 g
72. A weight of 50 lb and another of 30 lb are suspended by a rope on
B. 4.86 g D. 500 g
either side of a frictionless pulley. What is the acceleration of each
weight?
Solution:
A. 8 ft/s2* C. 10 ft/s2
g = GMp / r2
B. 6 ft/s2 D. 12 ft/s2
convert to ratio & proportion: 1-Earth, 2-Neptune
g2 / g1 = (M2/M1) x (r1/r2)^2
73. How much force is needed to bring a 3,200-lb car from rest to a
g2 / g = (17/1) x (1/3.5)^2
velocity of 44ft/s in 8 s?
g2/g = 1.39
A. 100 lb C. 550 lb*
g2 = 1.39g
B. 250 lb D. 350 lb
In fact, g at Neptune is 11 m/s2, so compared to Earth’s 9.81 m/s2,
it is around 1.12 x
74. A ball is whirled in a horizontal circle 1.5 ft in radius at a rate of one
revolution every 2 s. Find the ball’s centipetal acceleration?
60. Two cars, A and B, are travelling along the same route. Car A is
A. 17.4 ft/s2 C. 14.7 ft/s2*
travelling at 4.5 m/s and has a mass of 1150 kg. Car B is travelling
B. 10.7 ft/s2 D. 12.4 ft/s2
at 6.7 m/s and has a mass of 1300 kg. If car B gently bumps into
car A and their bumpers lock together, what will be their common
75. How much centripetal force is needed to keep a 0.5-kg stone
velocity?
moving in a horizontal circle of radius 1 m at a velocity of 4 m/s?
A. 0 C 5.67 m/s.*
A. 5 N C. 8N*
B. 5.53 m/s D 5.60 m/s.
B. 4 N D. 10 N
61. A ball has a radius of 1.25 in. and a weight of 0.05 lbs. Find the
76. A centripetal force of 1 N is used to keep a 0.1-kg yo-yo moving in
mass moment of inertia about the center of gravity.
a horizontal circle of radius 0.7 m. What is the yo-yo’s velocity?
A. 0.00971 ft-lb-sec2 C. 0.0000674 ft-lb-sec2 *
A. 1.6 m/s C. 3.7 m/s
B. 0.000971 ft-lb-sec2 D. 1.398 ft-lb-sec2
B. 2.4 m/s D. 2.6 m/s*
62. An object is placed 3 feet from the center of a horizontally rotating
77. What is the mss of a 160-lb man?
platforms. The coefficient of friction is 0.30. The object will begin to
A. 5 lbm C. 16.3 lbm
slide off when the platform speed is nearest to:
B. 5 slugs* D. 5 kg
A. 12 rpm C. 17 rpm *
B. 22 rpm D. 26 rpm
78. A tensile test is performed on a brass specimen 10 mm in diameter
using a gage length of 50 mm. When the tensile load P reaches a
63. A 10” diameter pulley is belt driven with a net torque of 250 ft - lbs.
value of 20 kN, the distance between the gage marks has increased
The ratio of tensions in the tight to slack sides of the belt is 4 to 1.
by 0.122 mm. If the diameter decreases by 0.00830 mm, what is
What is the maximum tension in the belt?
Poisson's ratio?
A. 250 lbs. C. 83 lbs.
A. 0.19 C. 0.29
B. 800 lbs. * D. 500 lbs.
B. 0.00119 D. 0.34*
64. A projectile launched at 2000 ft/sec from A impacts at the same
79. Determine the maximum horsepower a solid steel shaft 2.25 in. in
elevation at B. Assume no in-flight propulsion and no aerodynamic
diameter can transmit at 250 rpm if the working stress in shear is
drag. Horizontal distance in miles between A and B is nearest to:
11,000 lb/sq. in.
A. 7.9 C. 15.9
A. 89 hp C. 98 hp *
B. 10.2 D. 20.3*
B. 109 hp D. 190 hp
65. An airplane whose air velocity is 400 mi/h has a tail wind of 120
80. A square steel bar 50 mm on a side and 1 m long is subject to an
mi/h. How long will it take the airplane to cover 1000 mi relative to
axial tensile force of 250 kN. Determine the decrease in the lateral
the ground?
dimension due to this load. Consider E = 200 GPa and µ = 0.3.
A. 2.6 h C. 3.1 h
A. 0.0057 mm C. 0.0075 mm *
B. 1.9 h* D. 4.2 h
B. 0.0065 mm D. 0.0067 mm
66. An airplane must have a velocity of 50 m/s in order to take off.
81. Determine the elongation in a helical steel spring composed of 20
What must the airplane’s acceleration be if it is to take off from a
turns of 20 mm diameter wire on a man radius of 80 mm when the
runway 500 m long?
spring is supporting a load of 2 kN. Use G = 83 GPa.
A. 2.5 m/s2* C. 1.5 m/s2
A. 94.8 mm C. 98.7 mm*
B. 3.5 m/s2 D. 4.5 m/s2
B. 89.6 mm D. 86.8 mm
67. A ball is dropped from a window 64 ft above the ground. How long
82. A surveyor’s steel tape with a cross-sectional area of 2.5 sq. mm.
does it take to reach the ground?
must be stretched with a pull of 70 N when in use. If the modulus of
A. 1.4 s C. 2 s*
elasticity of the steel is 207 GPa. What is the total elongation in the
B. 3.1 s D. 5 s
30 m tape?
A. 4.06 mm * C. 6.40 mm
68. A man in a closed elevator cab with no floor indicator does not
B. 3.02 mm D. 2.30 mm
know whether the cab is stationary, moving upward at constant
velcity, or moving downward at constant velocity. To try to find out,
83. What property of a metal describes the onset of plastic deformation
he drops a coin from a height of 6 ft and times its fall with a
in a tensile test?
stopwatch. What would he find in each case?
A. tensile strength C. elongation
A. 0.61 s* C. 0.51 s
B. yield strength* D. reduction in area
B. 0.4 1 s D. 0.71 s
84. A shear stress that acts on an objects affects its
69. A 60 kg woman is in an elevator cab whose upward acceleration is
A. Length C. Width
2 m/s2. What force does she exert on the floor of the cab?
B. Volume D. Shape *
A. 808 N C. 508 N
B. 708 N* D. 480 N
85. A steel tube having an outer diameter of 50 mm is used to transmit
25 kW when turning at 2700 rev/min. Determine the inner diameter
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A. 56.4 mm C. 54.6 mm B. 55 N-cm D. 83 GN-inch

B. 43.9 mm D. 49.3 mm *

86. The moment diagram for a simply-supported beam with a load at the
midpoint is a
A. Triangle * C. Parabola
B. Trapezoid D. Rectangle

87. A steel rod of circular cross-section is to carry a tensile load of

30,000 lbs. The allowable working stress in shear for the rod is 8,000
psi. Find the required diameter for the rod.
A. 1.093 in C. 3.09 in
B. 2.185 in* D. 1.545 in

88. Determine the torque that can be applied to a 1-in diameter circular
shaft if the shearing stress is not to exceed 8000 psi.
A. 1364 lb-in C. 1472 lb-in
B. 1950 lb-in D. 1570 lb-in*

89. Two steel plates are joined by using four-10 mm rivets. What is the
minimum force that can be applied at these plates without exceeding
an allowable shearing stress of 125 MPa?
A. 9.82 kN * C. 39.27 kN
B. 78.54 kN D. 92.63 kN

90. A 100ft long aluminum bar is subjected to a tensile stress of 25000

psi. Find the elongation if E=10x10^6 psi.
A. 0.15 in C. 0.25 in*
B. 0.35 in D. 0.45 in

91. A steel wire 10m long hanging vertically supports a tensile load of
2000N. Neglecting the weight of the wire, determine the required
diameter if the stress is not to exceed 140MPa and the total
elongation is not to exceed 5mm. Use E=200GPa.
A. 4.38 mm C. 3.56 mm
B. 5.05 mm* D. 2.86 mm

92. A side of a square bar is 2 in and is loaded by a tension of 12 kips.

Determine the normal stress in ksi of the bar.
A. 2 C. 6
B. 4 D. 3*

93. Calculate the strain for a change in length of 0.038 cm and a length
of 1.9m.
A. 0.00043 C. 0.00056
B. 0.00038 D. 0.00020*

94. A copper column of annular cross-section has an outer diameter of

15ft and is subjected to a force f 45 kips. The allowable compressive
stress is 300 lb/ft2. What should be the wall thickness?
A. 3.78 ft C. 2.98 ft
B. 7.27 ft D. 4.59 ft*

95. Determine the modulus of resilience (kJ/cu m) for stainless steel if

E=190GPa and normal stress is 520MPa.
A. 644 C. 863
B. 712* D. 458

96. Definition of Strain:

A. Force of friction C. Force per unit volume
B. Force per unit length D. Deformation per unit length*

97. What force is required to punch a 0.75-inch circular hole length

through a piece of 5/8-inch thick steel plate? The ultimate shear
strength is 42 ksi
A. 65,250 lbs C. 88,250 lbs
B. 62,850 lbs D. 61,850 lbs*

98. A steel rod having a cross-sectional area of 300 mm2 and a length
of 150 m is suspended vertically from one end. It supports a load
of 20 kN at the lower end. If the unit mass of steel is 7850 kg/m3
and E = 200 GPa. Find the elongation of the rod.
A. 53.44 mm C. 45.33 mm
B. 54.33 mm* D. 34.55 mm

99. A sealed tank contains 27 C at a pressure of 2 atm. If the

temperature increases to 100 C the pressure inside the tank will
be…
A. 2.49 atm* C. 1.49 Pa
B. 3.49 atm D. 5.49 Pa

100. A flanged bolt coupling consists of eight steel 20-mm diameter bolts
spaced evenly around a bolt circle 300 mm in diameter. Determine
the torque capacity of the coupling if the allowable shearing stress
in the bolts is 40 MN/m2.
A. 5.75 MN-mm C. 15.08 kN-m*

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