Description : Carlos is pulling a 40 kilogram cart with a horizontal force of 100 newtons. The force of friction on the cart is 20 newtons. The acceleration of the cart is: w) 2 meters per second squared x) 2.5 meters per second squared y) 20 meters per second squared z) 200 meters per second squared
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- 2 METERS PER SECOND SQUARED
Description : A two-stage rocket attains a velocity of 3,000 meters per second when it drops the first stage and ignites the second. It consumes 1 kilogram of fuel per second and its exhaust speed is 2,000 meters per second. ... ? w) 2,000 Newtons x) 3,000 Newtons y) 2,000 Newton-seconds z) 3,000 Newton-seconds
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- 2,000 NEWTONS
Description : A 50 kilogram ice skater glides across the ice in a straight line at 7 meters per second. If she bends down and scoops up a 20 kilogram child standing on the ice, what will be the final speed of the skater ... w) 1 meter per second x) 3 meters per second y) 5 meters per second z) 7 meters per second
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 5 METERS PER SECOND
Description : An impulse of 10 kilogram-meter per second acting on an object whose mass is 5 kilogram will cause a change in the objects velocity of: w) 0.5 meters per second x) 2 meters per second y) 10 meters per second z) 50 meters per second
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 2 METERS PER SECOND
Description : What is the DeBroglie wavelength of a 1,200 kilogram corvette traveling at a rate of 25 meters per second? Planck's constant is equal to 6.62 x 10-34 Joule-seconds. w) 5.3 x 10-32 meters x) 5.9 x 10-34 meters y) 2.1 x 10-38 meters z) 1.6 x 10-40 meters
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 2.1 x 10-38 METERS
Description : When a 2 kilogram mass is suspended from a spring, the spring stretches 4 cm. The force constant of the spring is approximately:+ w) .5 newtons per meter x) 5 newtons per meter y) 50 newtons per meter z) 500 newtons per meter
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 500 NEWTONS PER METER
Description : A spring with a force constant of 100 Newtons per meter is loaded with a mass of 1.0 kilogram. The period of vibration of this system is: w) .03 seconds x) .06 seconds y) .31 seconds z) .63 seconds
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- .63 SECONDS
Description : What is the hydrostatic pressure at the bottom of a pool 6 meters deep? w) 60,000 Newtons per meter squared x) 6,000 Newtons per meter squared y) 600 Newtons per meter squared z) 60 Newtons per meter squared
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- 60,000 NEWTONS PER METER SQUARED
Description : A 500 kilogram car moving at 20 meters per second strikes a stone wall and is brought to a halt in 0.1 second. The average force of the car on the wall during impact is: w) 10 Newtons x) 1000 Newtons y) 10,000 Newtons z) 100,000 Newtons
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 100,000 NEWTONS
Description : A car with a mass of 1000 kilogram is moving at a speed of 10 meters per second. The kinetic energy of the car is: w) 100 Joules x) 5000 Joules y) 10,000 Joules z) 50,000 Joules
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 50,000 JOULES
Description : A girl throws a 0.1 kilogram ball at a wall. The ball hits the wall perpendicularly with a velocity of 5 meters per second and then bounces straight back with a velocity of 4 meters per second. The ... .4 kilogram-meters per second y) 0.5 kilogram-meters per second z) 0.9 kilogram-meters per second
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 0.9 KILOGRAM-METERS PER SECOND
Description : As a 10 kilogram mass on the end of a spring passes through its equilibrium position, the kinetic energy of the mass is 20 joules. The speed of the mass is: w) 2.0 meters per second x) 4.0 meters per second y) 5.0 meters per second z) 6.3 meters per second
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- 2.0 METERS PER SECOND
Description : A 10 kilogram mass rests on a horizontal frictionless surface. A horizontal force of 5 Newtons is applied to the mass. After the force has been applied for 1 second, the velocity of the mass is: w) 0 meters per second x) 0.5 meters per second y) 5 meters per second z) 50 meters per second
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 0.5 METERS PER SECOND
Description : An object with a mass of 5 kilograms is a distance of 5 meters above the surface of the earth. If the acceleration due to gravity is 10 meters per second squared, the potential energy of the object relative to the ... is: w) 10 joules x) 20 joules y) 100 joules z) 250 joules e) none of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 250 JOULES
Description : A car traveling at a constant velocity of 20 meters per second passes a second car which is initially at rest. The car which was at rest starts accelerating at 10 meters per second squared the instant it is passed ... car. They will meet again in: w) 2 seconds x) 4 seconds y) 6 seconds z) 8 seconds
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 4 SECONDS
Description : The acceleration due to gravity on the moon is 1.6 meters per second squared. If a pendulum is whose length is 6.4 meters is placed on the moon, its period will be: w) 1.57 seconds x) 3.14 seconds y) 12.56 seconds z) 25.12 seconds
Last Answer : not real
Description : In physics, a radian per second squared is a unit of: w) angular displacement x) angular velocity y) angular acceleration z) angular momentum.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ANGULAR ACCELERATION
Description : An object is projected vertically upward near the surface of the earth. At the very top of its path, the object's velocity is zero, and its acceleration is: w) 0 x) 9.8 meters per second squared DOWNWARD y) 9.8 meters per second squared UPWARD z) depends on the mass of the object
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 9.8 METERS PER SECOND SQUARED DOWNWARD
Description : If a sled has a constant acceleration of 2 meters per second squared and starts from rest, the distance in meters that it will have covered after 5 seconds is: w) 10 meters x) 20 meters y) 25 meters z) 50 meters
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 25 METERS
Description : A 2 kilogram mass accelerates at 5 meters per second squared for 3 seconds. What impulse has acted on the mass?
Last Answer : ANSWER: 30 NEWTON-SECONDS or 30 KILOGRAM-METERS PER SECOND
Description : When a slingshot exerts a 10 Newton force on a rock, the rock accelerates at 50 meters per second squared. What force is required to accelerate the rock to 150 meters per second squared?
Last Answer : ANSWER: 30 NEWTONS
Description : What is the name for the metric unit of pressure defined as 1 Newton per meter squared?
Last Answer : ANSWER: PASCAL
Description : The SI unit of pressure is the: w) Torr x) dyne per centimeter squared y) atmosphere z) pascal
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- PASCAL
Description : Ten coulombs of charge are placed on a solid copper sphere. Once the charge has come to rest, the ELECTRIC POTENTIAL inside the sphere is found to be: w) zero x) uniform inside the sphere and ... the sphere y) smaller than the electric potential outside the sphere z) varying as one over r squared
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- UNIFORM INSIDE THE SPHERE AND EQUAL TO THE ELECTRIC POTENTIAL ON THE SURFACE OF THE SPHERE
Description : Five coulombs of charge are placed on a thin-walled conducting shell. Once the charge has come to rest, the electric potential inside the hollow conducting shell is found to be: w) zero x) uniform ... sphere y) smaller than the electric potential outside the sphere z) varying as one over r squared.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- UNIFORM INSIDE THE SPHERE AND EQUAL TO THE ELECTRIC OTENT
Description : Which of the following is NOT an SI unit of measure? w) watt x) newton y) joule z) erg e) second
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- ERG
Description : A 45 kilogram bicyclist on a 5 kilogram bicycle rides down a 50 meter high hill with her brakes partially on. Her speed at the bottom of the hill is 10 meters per second. How many kilojoules of heat were dissipated by the cyclist's brakes?
Last Answer : ANSWER: 22.5 KILOJOULES or 22.0 KILOJOULES (based on 9.8 m/s2)
Description : An 8 kilogram mass resting on a frictionless horizontal surface is attached to a spring with a force constant of 50 Newtons per meter. If the velocity of the mass through the equilibrium position is 5 meters per second, what is the mass's maximum displacement from equilibrium?
Last Answer : ANSWER: 2 METERS
Description : The unit of power in S.I. units is (A) Newton meter (B) Watt (C) Joule (D) Kilogram meter/sec
Last Answer : (B) Watt
Description : The unit of work or energy in S.I. units is (A) Newton (B) Pascal (C) Kilogram meter (D) Joule
Last Answer : (D) Joule
Description : Susan pushes against a 100 kilogram rock with a force of 5 Newtons, but the rock doesn't move. The force the rock exerts on Susan is w) 0 Newtons x) 5 Newtons y) 20 Newtons z) 100 Newtons
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 5 NEWTONS
Description : A man picks up a 50 kilogram block and carries it up a flight of stairs 10 meters high. He then carries the block back down the stairs and places the block in its original position. What is the NET work done on the block? w) 1,000 joules x) 750 joules y) 500 joules z) 0 joules
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 0 JOULES
Description : A 5 kilogram mass is lifted at constant velocity from a shop floor by a rope that passes through a pulley attached to the shop's ceiling. Neglecting the mass of the rope and friction in the pulley, what is the approximate tension in the rope? w) 100 newtons x) 50 newtons y) 25 newtons z) 5 newtons
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 50 NEWTONS
Description : The radiator of a room contains 10 kilogram of water. If the water gives off 50,000 calories of heat to the room, the drop in temperature of the water is: w) 1 degree Celsius x) 2 degrees Celsius y) 5 degrees Celsius z) 10 degrees Celsius
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 5 DEGREES CELSIUS
Description : A 10 kilogram object falls from a cliff 100 meters high. At the midpoint of its fall its total energy is: w) 2450 Joules x) 4900 Joules y) 10,000 Joules z) 20,000 Joules
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 10,000 JOULES
Description : A 10 kilogram ball falls from a height of 5 meters and rebounds from the floor to a height of 3 meters. The energy lost by the ball is: w) 20 joules x) 98 joules y) 196 joules z) 294 joules
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 196 JOULES
Description : A worker lifts a 10 kilogram block a vertical height of 2 meters. The work he does on the block is: w) 5 Joules x) 20 Joules y) 49 Joules z) 200 Joules
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 200 JOULES
Description : Which of the following concentration expressions is defined as the number of moles of solute per kilogram of solvent: w) molarity x) molality y) normality z) equivalents
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- MOLALITY
Description : The electric field of a point charge varies: w) linearly with distance and inversely with charge x) linearly with distance and inversely with charge squared y) linearly with charge and inversely with distance squared z) linearly with charge and inversely with distance
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- LINEARLY WITH CHARGE AND INVERSELY WITH DISTANCE
Description : Ten coulombs of positive charge are placed on an irregularly-shaped, solid piece of copper. Once the charge has stopped moving, the electric field inside the copper is: w) zero x) changes as one ... squared y) becomes smaller as you approach the center z) becomes larger as you approach the center
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ZERO
Description : A constant potential difference is applied across the plates of a parallel-plate capacitor. Neglecting any edge effects, the electric field inside the capacitor is: w) constant x) varying as one over r squared y) decreasing as one moves from the positive to the negative plate z) zero
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- CONSTANT
Description : For a parallel-plate capacitor with plate area "A" and plate separation "d", the capacitance is proportional to which of the following? w) A divided by d squared x) A times d y) A divided by d z) d divided by A
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- A DIVIDED BY D
Description : For an infinite sheet of positive charge, the electric field lines: w) run parallel to the sheet of charge x) are perpendicular to the sheet of charge and point in toward the sheet y) are perpendicular to the sheet of charge and point away from the sheet z) fall off as one over r squared
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ARE PERPENDICULAR TO THE SHEET OF CHARGE AND POINT AWAY
Description : Ten Coulombs of charge flowing through a wire per second is equal to: w) 100 Amperes x) 10 Ampere y) 1 Amperes z) 0.1 Amperes
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 10 AMPERES
Description : One curie is equal to: w) the square root of the binding energy x) the energy of an alpha-particle y) 3.7 x 1010 disintegrations per second z) mc2
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 3.7 x 1010 DISINTEGRATIONS PER SECOND
Description : A block of metal which weighs 60 newtons in air and 40 newtons under water has a density, in kilograms per meter cubed, of: w) 1000 x) 3000 y) 5000 z) 7000
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 3000
Description : The first reflecting telescope was built by: w) Galileo x) Copernicus y) Tycho Brahe z) Isaac Newton
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- ISAAC NEWTON
Description : The gravitational constant for the universe was measured by which of the following? w) Kepler x) Einstein y) Newton z) Cavendish
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- CAVENDISH
Description : The value of G, the universal gravitational constant, was measured experimentally by: w) Newton x) Cavendish y) Copernicus z) Kepler
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- CAVENDISH
Description : Which of the following best completes the statement: The calorie is the amount of heat needed to raise: w) 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius x) 1 gram of water 1 degree Rankin y) 1 kilogram of water 1 degree Celsius z) 1 kilogram of water 1 degree Kelvin
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- 1 GRAM OF WATER 1 DEGREE CELSIUS