Description : In a collision, which of the following four quantities is always conserved? w) momentum x) kinetic energy y) torque z) moment of inertia
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- MOMENTUM
Description : Newton's second law states that the net force acting on a body is equal to the body's time rate of change of: w) acceleration x) mass y) momentum z) inertia
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- MOMENTUM
Description : You are sitting in a frictionless barber chair. The barber decides to have some fun with you, so he spins the chair. As you spin, you find that you can slow down by extending your ... increased your angular momentum y) increased your moment of inertia z) changed the direction of the momentum vector
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y --INCREASED YOUR MOMENT OF INERTIA
Description : If the resultant force acting on a body of constant mass is zero, the body's momentum is: w) increasing x) decreasing y) always zero z) constant
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- CONSTANT
Description : In the equation of a nuclear reaction, all but one of the following quantities are equal to each other on both sides of the equation. Which quantity is NOT conserved: w) the net electric charge x) the total mass-energy y) the number of protons z) the number of nucleons
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- THE NUMBER OF PROTONS
Description : When the velocity of an object is tripled, another quantity which is tripled at the same time is the object's: w) momentum x) potential energy y) kinetic energy z) mass
Description : If two different gases have the same volume, temperature, and pressure and behave like ideal gases, they will also be identical in which one of the following ways? w) average molecular velocity x) total mass y) total molecular kinetic energy z) average momentum per molecule
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- TOTAL MOLECULAR KINETIC ENERGY
Description : Lenz's law is an example of the law of conservation of one of the following. Is it conservation of: w) mass x) charge y) momentum z) energy
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- ENERGY
Description : Which of the following physical quantities changes or tends to change the state of rest or of uniform motion of a body in a straight line? (1) Momentum (2) Mass (3) Force (4) Inertia
Last Answer : (3) Force Explanation: Force is an agent which changes or tends to change the state of rest or of uniform motion of a body.
Description : Which of the following is NOT one of the fundamental quantities in physics? w) time x) length y) weight z) mass
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- WEIGHT
Description : An object in equilibrium always has zero: w) velocity x) momentum y) mass z) acceleration.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- ACCELERATION
Description : A firecracker is placed in the middle of a cluster of stationary billiard balls. The firecracker-billiard ball system sits on a frictionless surface. As the firecracker explodes, the balls scatter. What is the momentum ... to the combined speed of the balls y) equal to the mass of the balls z) zero
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- ZERO
Description : Consider a car driving around a circular bend in the road. Which of the following CANNOT be constant? w) velocity of car x) speed of car y) nonrelativistic mass of car z) angular momentum of the car about the center of the circle
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- VELOCITY OF CAR
Description : Which of the following pairs of physical quantities have the same dimensions? (1) Force and Power (2) Work and Power (3) Work and Energy (4) Momentum and Power
Last Answer : (3) Work and Energy Explanation: The term energy is used to describe the capacity of a system to do work on another system. Energy of all types (Surface Tension, Kinetic, Potential etc.) have the same dimension and unit as that of Work.
Last Answer : Work and Energy
Description : Which one of the following quantities is conserved in pair production? a) Energy b) Charge c) Linear momentum d) All
Last Answer : d) All
Description : The GeV is a unit of: w) momentum x) energy y) velocity z) time
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ENERGY
Description : Which of the following statements is TRUE about an ELASTIC collision between two particles? Is it true that: w) neither particle loses any of its kinetic energy x) neither particle loses any of ... that lost by the other z) the total kinetic energy before and after the collision remains constant
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- THE TOTAL KINETIC ENERGY BEFORE AND AFTER THE COLLISION RE
Description : In any collision, which of the following is conserved: w) kinetic energy x) velocity y) momentum z) potential energy
Description : An ice skater is rotating with her arms extended. When she pulls in her arms her rate of rotation increases. Which of the following statements dealing with the process is TRUE? w) Her moment of ... conserved. y) The skater does work when pulling in her arms. z) Angular momentum is increased.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- THE SKATER DOES WORK WHEN PULLING IN HER ARMS
Description : According to the kinetic theory, the Kelvin temperature of an ideal gas is proportional to which one of the following. Is the temperature proportional to the gas's average molecular: w) velocity x) momentum y) kinetic energy z) potential energy
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- KINETIC ENERGY
Description : The first law of thermodynamics is concerned with the conservation of w) energy x) momentum y) charge z) matter
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ENERGY
Description : An x-ray photon collides with a free electron, and the photon is scattered. During this collision there is conservation of: w) momentum but not energy x) neither momentum nor energy y) energy but not momentum z) both momentum and energy
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- BOTH MOMENTUM AND ENERGY
Description : Which of the following physical quantities has no dimension? (1) Force (2) Momentum (3) Impulse (4) Angle
Last Answer : (4) Angle Explanation: Quantities having units, but no dimensions: Plane angle, angular displacement, solid angle. These physical quantities possess units but they does not possess dimensional formulas.
Description : Which of the following quantities has the GREATEST influence on the overall efficiency of a conventional (Rankine cycle) electric generating station burning fossil fuels? w) steam temperature at the steam turbine ... pressure at the steam turbine inlet z) pounds of ash and sulfur per pound of fuel
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- STEAM TEMPERATURE AT THE STEAM TURBINE INLET
Description : Newton's first law is often referred to as which of the following? w) The law of straight-line motion. x) The law of momentum y) The law of inertia z) F = ma (Spell out M-A)
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- THE LAW OF INERTIA
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 : Which of the following will increase the ANGULAR MOMENTUM of a person spinning on a rotatable frictionless bar chair? w) moving the arms closer to the body x) moving the arms farther from the body y) ... from the body and the other arm closer to the body with spastic repetition z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- NONE OF THESE
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 : 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 : 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 : In physics, a radian per second is a unit of: w) angular displacement x) angular velocity y) angular acceleration z) angular momentum.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ANGULAR VELOCITY
Description : In Rutherford's experiment involving the deflection of alpha particles by atomic nuclei, the fact that some of the alpha particles bombarding the thin gold foil were back-scattered, led to one of the ... its nucleus z) the nucleus of a gold atom occupies nearly the entire space of the atom
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- MOST OF THE MASS OF A GOLD ATOM IS IN ITS NUCLEUS
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 minimum number of forces with unequal magnitudes whose vector sum can equal zero is: w) 1 x) 2 y) 3 z) 4
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 3
Description : Which of the following sets of 3 forces CANNOT have a vector sum of zero? w) 10, 10 and 10 Newtons x) 10, 10 and 20 Newtons y) 10, 20 and 20 Newtons z) 10, 20 and 40 Newtons
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 10, 20 AND 40 NEWTONS
Description : As defined in physics, work is: w) a scalar quantity x) always a positive quantity y) a vector quantity z) always zero
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- A SCALAR QUANTITY
Description : For an object moving in uniform circular motion, the direction of the instantaneous acceleration vector is: w) tangent to the path of motion x) equal to zero y) directed radially outward z) directed radially inward
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- DIRECTED RADIALLY INWARD
Description : If the resultant force acting on a body of constant mass is zero, the body's acceleration is: w) increasing x) decreasing y) always zero z) negative.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ALWAYS ZERO
Description : Two bodies each have a mass 'M'. If the mass of each body is doubled, the force of attraction between the two bodies is: w) twice the original force x) 1/4 the original force y) 4 times the original force z) unchanged
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 4 TIMES THE ORIGINAL FORCE
Description : If the distance between the centers of mass of two bodies is doubled, the gravitational force between the bodies will become what portion of the original force: w) double x) one half y) remain the same z) one quarter
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- ONE QUARTER
Description : Which of the following statements dealing with simple harmonic motion of a mass-spring system is TRUE? w) The acceleration is largest when the oscillating mass is instantaneously at rest. x) The ... of the motion. z) The acceleration is larger when the oscillating mass has its greatest velocity.
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- THE ACCELERATION IS LARGEST WHEN THE OSCILLATING MASS IS INSTANTANEOUSLY AT REST
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 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 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 : 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 : Two steel balls are at a distance S from one another. As the mass of ONE of the balls is doubled, the gravitational force of attraction between them is: w) quartered x) halved y) doubled z) quadrupled
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- DOUBLED
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 : If the distance between two objects, each of mass 'M', is tripled, the force of attraction between the two objects is: w) 1/2 the original force x) 1/3 the original force y) 1/9 the original force z) unchanged
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 1/9 THE ORIGINAL FORCE
Description : Which of the following is a vector quantity? (A) Energy (B) Mass (C) Momentum (D) Angle
Last Answer : (C) Momentum