REVIEW FOR DIAGNOSTIC EXAM 1Q

AY 2012-2013

SUBJECT: PHY11
Work, Energy & Power
7. The 2 kg head of an axle strikes a tree
horizontally at 40 m/s. The blade
penetrates 0.040 m into the tree. What is
the average force exerted by the blade
on this rate?
a. 2.0 x 101 N
b. 2.0 x 103 N
c. 2.0 x 104 N
d. 4.0 x 104 N
Work, Energy & Power
30. How much work must be done to stop
a 1800-kg vehicle traveling at 30 m/s?
a. 1.80 x 104 J
b. 5.40 x 104 J
c. 5.30 x 105 J
d. 8.10 x 105 J
Work, Energy & Power
18. An object is raised above the ground
gaining a certain amount of potential
energy. If the same object is raised twice
the height in half the time, the power
output is
a. four times as much PE
b. twice as much PE
c. three times as much PE
d. the same as before
Work, Energy & Power
4. Calculate the minimum power a cyclist
who can increase his kinetic energy from
an initial value of 480 J to a final value of
2,430 J by travelling 26 m in 4.0 s.
a. 77.5 W
b. 367. 5 W
c. 727.5 W
d. 487. 5 W
Impulse & Momentum
2. A net force of 20 N acts for 1.5 s on a 4
kg object initially at rest. What is the final
kinetic energy of the object?
a. 32 J
b. 232 J
c. 442 J
d. 112 J
Impulse & Momentum
5. Which of the following best represents
the momentum of a small car traveling at
a city speed limit?
a. 1,000 kg m/s2
b. 10,000 kg m/s
c. 100,000 kg m2
d. 1,000,000 N m/s
Impulse & Momentum
20. A 0.5-kg ball is thrown horizontally
along a vertical wall at 35.0 m/s. The ball
hits the wall and rebounds horizontally at
25.0 m/s. If the ball is in contact with the
wall for 0.015 s, the average horizontal
force that the wall exerts on the ball
during impact is
a. 1.50 N
b. 2.00 N
c. 2.50 kN
d. 3.00 kN
Rotational Motion
21. At t = 0, a wheel rotating about a
fixed axis at a constant angular
acceleration has an angular velocity of
2.0 rad/s. Two seconds later it has turned
through 5.0 complete revolutions. What is
the angular acceleration of this wheel?
a. 14 rad/s2
b. 17 rad/s2
c. 20 rad/s2
d. 23 rad/s2
Rotational Motion
27. A spinning ice skater stretches out
her arms. Her moment of inertia _______
and her angular speed _______.
a. increases - increases
b. increases decreases
c. decreases-decreases
d. decreases-increases
Rotational Motion
26. A hollow cylinder of mass M and
radius R rolls down an inclined plane. A
block of mass M slides down an identical
inclined plane. If both objects are
released at the same time,
a. the cylinder will reach the bottom first.
b. both the block and the cylinder will
reach the bottom at the same time.
c. the block will reach the bottom first.
d. the cylinder will reach the bottom with
the greater kinetic energy.
Rotational Motion
28. A string is wrapped around a pulley of
radius 0.10 m and moment of inertia 0.15
kg-m2. The string is pulled with a force of
12 N. What is the magnitude of the
resulting angular acceleration of the
pulley?
a. 18 rad/s2
b. 80 rad/s2
c. 8.0 rad/s2
d. 0.13 rad/s2
Torque
9. What is the unit of torque?
a. N/m
b. N/s
c. N-m
d. Ns
Torque
29. A 35 kg uniform plank is balanced at
one end by a 55 kg student as shown.
What is the overall length of this plank?

a. 2.6 m
b. 3.3 m
c. 5.4 m
d. 6.7 m
Elasticity
22. A cable stretches by the amount x
under a certain load. If it is replaced by
a cable of the same material but half
as long and half the diameter, the
same load will stretch it by
a. x/4
b. x
c. x/2
d. 2x
Elasticity
23. The stress on the wire supporting the
load does not depend on
a. the wires length
b. the wires diameter
c. the mass of the load
d. the acceleration due to gravity
Elasticity
24. A 20-m long steel wire (1 cm2
cross-section, Y = 2 x 1011
N/m2), is subjected to a load of 25,000
N. How much will the wire stretch
under the load?
a. 0.25 cm
b. 2.50 cm
c. 12.50 cm
d. 25.00 cm
Simple Harmonic Motion
25. When a force of 20 N is applied to a
spring, it elongates 0.20 m. Determine
the period of oscillation of a 4-kg object
suspended from this spring.
a. 0.80 sec
b. 1.00 sec
c. 1.30 sec
d. 3.10 sec
Hydrostatics
10. The height of the mercury column
in a barometer is 760 mm of Hg. Find
the atmospheric pressure in Pascal.
a. 1.013 x 105 Pa
b. 2.013 x 105 Pa
c. 3.012 x 105 Pa
d. 3.021 x 105 Pa
Hydrostatics
14. Fluids at rest at the bottom of the
container is
a. under less pressure than the fluid at
the top.
b. under same pressure than the fluid at
the top.
c. under more pressure than the fluid at
the top.
d. any of the above, depending on the
circumstances.
Hydrostatics
13. A hydraulic lift has a large piston 30
cm in diameter and a small piston of 2
cm in diameter. What force is needed on
the small piston to lift a load of 1,500 kg?
a. 55 N
b. 65 N
c. 75 N
d. 85 N
Hydrostatics
12. A block of wood floats in water with 5
cm projecting above the water surface.
When placed in glycerine of specific
gravity 1.35, the block projects 7.5 cm
above the liquid. Determine its specific
gravity.
a. 0.568
b. 0.765
c. 0.658
d. 0.850
Hydrodynamics
11. How much water in m3 will escape per
minute from an open-top tank through an
opening 3 cm in diameter that is 5 m
below the water level in the tank?
a. 0.52 m3
b. 0.42 m3
c. 0.32 m3
d. 0.22 m3