Description : A train locomotive whose mass is 1 x 106 kilograms is traveling EAST at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour. A NORTHERLY wind is applying a force of 100 Newtons on the locomotive. How much work is the wind doing ... 10 meters it travels? w) 0 joules x) 1,000 joules y) 10,000 joules z) 100,000 joules
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- 0 JOULES
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 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 is moving along a straight horizontal road at a speed of 20 meters per second. The brakes are applied and a constant force of 5000 Newtons decelerates the car to a stop in 10 seconds. The mass of the car is: w) 1250 kilograms x) 2500 kilograms y) 5000 kilograms z) 10,000 kilograms
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 2500 KILOGRAMS
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 : 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 : The speed at which a wave propagates down a string is 300 meters per second. If the frequency of this wave is 150 Hertz, what is the wavelength of this wave?
Last Answer : ANSWER: 2 METERS
Description : The tectonic plates on which India and the adjacen portion of Asia ride are colliding at a rate of: w) 1-10 millimeters per year x) 1-10 centimeters per year y) 1-10 meters per year z) 1-10 decimeters per year
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 1-10 CENTIMETERS PER YEAR
Description : The speed of sound (at sea level) in air is: w) 340 meters per second x) 400 meters per second y) 500 meters per second z) 760 kilometers per second
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- 340 METERS PER SECOND
Description : If viewed on an oscilloscope, the loudness of a sound wave would be associated with the wave's: w) frequency x) wavelength y) velocity z) amplitude
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- AMPLITUDE
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 : When light is traveling through a vacuum, what is the product of the light's wavelength and frequency equal to? w) speed of light x) Plank's constant y) momentum z) wave number
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- SPEED OF LIGHT
Description : What is a typical wavelength of an AM radio wave? w) 3000 meters x) 300 meters y) 30 meters z) 3 meters
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 300 METERS
Description : A wave and its reflection produce a standing wave with the distance from NODE to nearest ANTINODE of 4 meters. The wavelength of this wave is: w) 4 meters x) 8 meters y) 12 meters z) 16 meters
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 16 METERS
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 : 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 : 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 : An organ pipe which is open at both ends resonates at its fundamental frequency. Neglecting any end effects, what wavelength is formed by this pipe in this mode of vibration if the pipe is 2 meters long? w) 2 meters x) 4 meters y) 6 meters z) 8 meters.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 4 METERS
Description : A wave with a wavelength of 40 meters and a height of 2 meters will NOT be refracted in water with a depth of more than: w) 1 meter x) 2 meters y) 10 meters z) 20 meters
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 20 METERS
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 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 10,000-watt motor operates an elevator weighing 5000 newtons. Assuming no frictional losses, how high is the elevator raised in 10 seconds. Is it raised: w) 2 meters x) 20 meters y) 50 meters z) 100 meters
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 20 METERS
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 : A child weighing 50 Newtons is on a swing. He goes from a minimum height of 0.2 meters to a maximum height of 1.5 meters. His maximum speed is closest to: w) 3 meters per second x) 5 meters per second y) 7 meters per second z) 9 meters per second
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 5 METERS PER SECOND
Description : The inverse of wavelength is referred to as: w) wave number x) frequency y) velocity z) momentum
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- WAVE NUMBER
Description : To develop the correct mathematical description of the distribution of radiated energy of a blackbody with respect to wavelength for a given temperature, Planck found it necessary to assume that the molecular ... units or quanta y) radiant energy in a continuous form z) none of the above.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- RADIANT ENERGY IN DISCRETE UNITS OR QUANTA
Description : A typical microwave oven produces microwave radiation with a wavelength of: w) 3 meters x) 3 x 10-2 meters (read: 3 times 10 to the minus 2 meters) y) 3 x 10 -6 meters (read: 3 times 10 to the minus 6 meters) z) 3 x 10-9 meters (read: 3 times 10 to the minus 9 meters)
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 3 x 10-2 METERS
Description : As the temperature of the air increases from 0 degrees C to 20 degrees C, the wavelength of a sound made by a tuning fork of fixed frequency does which of the following? Does the wavelength w) increase x) decrease y) remain the same z) increase up to a maximum, then remain constant
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- INCREASE
Description : What is the WAVELENGTH of the carrier wave, in meters, of a radio station which is broadcasting at a frequency of 100 megahertz?
Last Answer : ANSWER: 3 METERS
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 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 : 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 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 : The speed of light in vacuum "C" divided by the Index of Refraction "N" gives the: w) frequency of the light x) speed of the light in the medium y) energy of the light z) wavelength of the light
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- SPEED OF THE LIGHT IN THE MEDIUM
Description : Consider a source computer(S) transmitting a file of size 106 bits to a destination computer (D)over a network of two routers (R1 and R2) and three links(L1, L2, and L3). L1connects S to R1; L2 connects R1 to ... file from S to D? a. 1005 ms b. 1010 ms c. 3000 ms d. 3003 ms Answer: Option(a)
Last Answer : a. 1005 ms
Description : A ball is thrown upwards with an initial velocity of 5 meters per second. How many seconds will it take to reach maximum height? w) 0.5 seconds x) 1 second y) 1.5 seconds z) 2 seconds
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- 0.5 SECONDS
Description : A bullet is fired with a muzzle velocity of 1000 meters per second from a rifle clamped to a window 4.9 meters above ground level. Neglecting air resistance, the horizontal distance from the rifle at which the bullet will strike the ground is w) 4.9 meters x) 500 meters y) 1000 meters z) 4900 meters
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 1000 METERS
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 : 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 : 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 round viewing window with a 20 centimeter diameter is installed in a tank at the Shedd Aquarium. It is 5 meters below the water surface. The force on the window is approximately: w) 1,500 Newtons x) 10,000 Newtons y) 25,000 Newtons z) 50,000 Newtons
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- 1,500 NEWTONS
Description : If the first ionization energy of magnesium is 176 kilocalories per mole, one would expect the second ionization energy t be approximately: w) 350 kilocalories per mole x) 1,760 kilocalories per mole y) 200 kilocalories per mole z) 20 kilocalories per mole
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- 350 KILOCALORIES PER MOLE
Description : A radio station is broadcasting at 3750 khz (kilohertz). This station would be found in which radio band? w) 20 meter x) 40 meter y) 80 meter z) 160 meter
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 80 METER
Description : Your Minolta camera has a 50 millimeter lens. The 50 millimeters is the lens' w) diameter x) focal length y) magnification z) aperture
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- FOCAL LENGTH
Description : A standing wave is formed on a tightly stretched string. The distance between a node and an antinode is: w) 1/8 wavelength x) 1/4 wavelength y) 1/2 wavelength z) 1 wavelength
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 1/4 WAVELENGTH
Description : The time needed for a net force of 10 newtons to change the velocity of a 5 kilograms mass by 3 meters/second is: w) 1.5 seconds x) 6 seconds y) 16.7 seconds z) 150 seconds
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- 1.5 SECONDS
Description : The frequency of a wave is 50 Hertz and its wavelength is 25 meters. What is the velocity of this wave?
Last Answer : ANSWER: 1250 METERS/SECOND
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 : A flywheel rotating at 5 revolutions per second is brought to rest by a constant torque in 10 seconds. How many revolutions does the flywheel make while coming to a stop? w) 25 x) 50 y) 75 z) 100
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- 25
Description : Two bodies of equal mass are moving in circular paths at equal speed. The first body moves in a circle whose radius is twice as great as that of the second. The ratio of the centripetal or radial acceleration of the first body to that of the second is: w) 1 to 4 x) 1 to 3 y) 1 to 2 z) 1 to 1
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 1 TO 2