Momentum, Works and

Power
Quiz 2023
1. A student picks a box off the floor and puts it on the table. Let the total work done by the
student be W. One can conclude;
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D) nothing about the sign of W.
2. An object of mass 2.0 kg. moves in a uniform circular motion on the horizontal frictionless
table. The radius of a circle is 0.75 m and the centripetal force is 10.0N. (a) The work done
by this force when the object moves through one-half of a complete revolution?
(A) 0 J
(B) 10.0 J
(C) 3.75 J
(D) 7.5¶ J
3. An object of mass 2.0 kg. moves in a uniform circular motion on the
horizontal frictionless table. The radius of a circle is 0.75 m and the
centripetal force is 10.0N. (a) The work done by this force when the
object moves through one complete revolution?
(A) 0 J
(B) 20.0 J
(C) 7.5 J
(D) 15¶ J
4. Which of the following quantities are independent of the choice of
inertial frame?
(A) Velocity
(B) Acceleration
(C) Force
(D) Work
5. Nava guns on the battles ships are sometimes rated in energy units of ton-feet.
What (approximately) is this in metric units (MKS)?
(A) 3 x 10^1 J
(B) 3 x 10^3 J
(C) 3 x 10^2 J
(D) 3 x 10^4 J
6. An engine with constant power output drives an automobile. When the auto
approaches a hill the driver shifts from high to low gear. The driver does this
(A) To increase the force pushing the car forward
(B) To increase the power output from the tires
(C) Both (A) and (B) are correct
(D) Neither (A) and (B) are correct
7. The work exerted by a special compression device is given by for x
is the maximum possible compression and is a constant.
a. The forced required to compressed the device a distance
A. B. C.
D. E.
b. The work required to compressed the device a distance
A. B. C.
D. E.
8. A particle has a constant Kinetic Energy K. Which of the following
quantities must also be a constant?
A. Position B. Speed
C. Velocity D. Momentum
9. A 0.20-kg puck slides acr0ss a frictionless floor with a speed of 10
m/s. The puck strikes a soft wall and stops.
a. The Magnitude of the impulse on the puck is
A. 0-kg m/s B. 1-kg m/s
C. 2-kg m/s D. 4-kg m/s
b. The net Work done on the puck is
A. -20 J B. -10 J
C. 0 J D. 20 J
10. A 0.20-kg puck slides acr0ss a frictionless floor with a speed of 10
m/s. The puck strikes the wall and bounces off with the speed of 10
m/s in the opposite direction.
a. The magnitude of the impulse on the puck is
A. 0-kg m/s B. 1-kg m/s
C. 2-kg m/s D. 4-kg m/s
b. The net Work done on the puck is
A. -20 J B. -10 J
C. 0 J D. 20 J
11. Two cars at a stop light. When the light turns green the car of mass
begins to moves with acceleration the car of mass 2 begins to
moves in the same direction with acceleration Which car engine
delivers the most power?
A. The car of mass B. The car of mass
C. The power s the same for both the cars
12. Which of the following objects has the larger momentum?
A. A bullet fired from a rifle.
B. A football quarter back running at a top speed.
C. A horse walking at about 2 miles/hour
D. An elephant standing still
13. A 2-kg ball moving straight down strikes the floor at 8m/s. It
rebounds upward at 6 m/s. What is the magnitude of the change in
momentum of the ball?
A. 2 -kg.m/s B. 4 –kg.m/s
C. 14 –kg.m/s D. 24 –kg.m/s
14. An object is moving in a circle at a constant v. The magnitude of the
rate of change of the momentum of the object.
A. is zero B. is proportional to
C. is proportional to v2D. is proportional to v3
15. If the net force is acting on a body is constant, what can we
conclude about its momentum?
A. The magnitude and/or the direction of p may change.
B. The magnitude of p remain fixed, but it direction may change.
C. The direction of p remains fixed, but its magnitude may change.
D. p remains fixed in both magnitude and direction.
16. An object is moving in a circle at a constant speed v form time to time tf the object moves
halfway around the circle. The magnitude of the impulse due to the net force on the object during
the time interval
A. is zero B. is proportional to
C. is proportional to v2 D. is proportional to v3
17. If J is the impulse of a particular force, what is ?
A. The momentum B. The change in momentum
C. The force D. The change in force
18. A variable force acts on an object from to tf. The impulse of the force is zero. One can
conclude that
A.
B.
C. possibly
D. possibly
18. A small car travelling along the road at a high speed loses control.
The driver has a choice-collide with the solid concrete wall or with an
oncoming fully loaded 10-ton truck, also moving at a high speed. Which
choice results in the more serious collision? Assume in both cases that
the small car is at rest after collision?
A. The collision with the truck
B. The collision with the concrete wall
C. The collision would be equal serious, since the same impulse is
imported to the car in either case
D. more information is needed to assess the collisions.
19. Riot police often use rubber bullets instead of lead bullets. Assume
that neither bullets penetrates the skin , both have the same mass, time
of contact, and initial speed. The difference is that the lead bullets
“stick” while the rubber bullets bounce off. Which “hurts” more?
A. The lead bullet
B. The rubber Bullet
C. The bullet hurt the same amount
D. It depends on where you get hit.