Description : A satellite is observed to move in a circle about the earth at a constant speed. This means that the force acting upon it is: w) zero x) parallel to the direction of the satellite ... velocity y) perpendicular to the direction of the satellite's instantaneous velocity z) none of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- PERPENDICULAR TO THE INSTANTANEOUS DIRECTION OF THE SATTELITE’S VELOCITY
Description : The non-relativistic mass of an object w) must be the same as its weight x) depends on where you measure it y) does not change with increasing velocity z) is greatest at the poles
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- DOES NOT CHANGE WITH INCREASING VELOCITY
Description : For a body to be in equilibrium, which of the following conditions must exist? w) no forces may be acting on the body. x) the body must be accelerating. y) the velocity of the body must be zero. z) the sum of the forces acting on the body must be equal to zero.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- THE SUM OF THE FORCES ACTING ON THE BODY MUST BE EQUAL TO ZERO.
Description : A satellite of mass "M" is in orbit around the earth. If a second satellite of mass "2M" is to be placed in the same orbit, the second satellite must have a velocity which is: w) half ... first satellite y) twice the velocity of the first satellite z) four times the velocity of the first satellite
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- THE SAME AS THE VELOCITY OF THE FIRST SATELLITE
Description : The greatest induced EMF will occur in a straight wire moving at constant speed through a uniform magnetic field when the angle between the direction of the wire's motion and the direction of the magnetic field is w) 0 degrees x) 30 degrees y) 60 degrees z) 90 degrees
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 90 DEGREES
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 : 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 crack of a bullwhip results from the bullwhip's tip: w) approaching the speed of sound x) exceeding the speed of sound y) moving with constant velocity z) none of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- EXCEEDING THE SPEED OF SOUND
Description : The air around a high pressure area circulates: w) clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere x) counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere y) clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere z) in either direction regardless of hemisphere
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- CLOCKWISE IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
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 : 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 : 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 : A ball is thrown horizontally from the top of a cliff. Assuming no air resistance, the acceleration of the ball while it is in flight is: w) in the vertical direction only x) in the horizontal direction only y) in the vertical and horizontal directions z) zero.
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- IN THE VERTICAL DIRECTION ONLY
Description : When a charge moves through an electric circuit in the direction of an electric force it does one of the following four things. Does it: w) lose potential energy and gain kinetic energy x) ... lose kinetic energy y) lose both potential and kinetic energy z) gain both potential and kinetic energy
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- LOSE POTENTIAL ENERGY AND GAIN KINETIC ENERGY
Description : A proton and an alpha particle pass through the gap of a strong magnet. If both particles have the same initial velocity, how many times greater will the defection of the proton be relative to the deflection of the alpha particle? Will it be: w) the same x) 2 times y) 4 times z) 8 times
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 2 TIMES
Description : The idea that we CANNOT know both the position and velocity of a subatomic particle at the same time was formulated by: w) Einstein x) Heisenberg y) Fermi z) Schroedinger
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- HEISENBERG
Description : The principle that energy may be converted from one form to another but it cannot be either created or destroyed is: w) First Law of Thermodynamics. x) Second Law of Thermodynamics. y) Third Law of Thermodynamics. z) Principle of photoelectricity.
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- FIRST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS.
Description : The work done by a friction force is: w) always positive x) always negative y) always zero z) either positive or negative depending upon the situation.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ALWAYS NEGATIVE
Description : The magnetic field produced by a long straight wire carrying a current points: w) in the direction of the current x) toward the wire y) away from the wire z) circles around the wire
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- CIRCLES AROUND THE WIRE
Description : An ELECTRON moving horizontally along the +x axis enters a region of space with a horizontal uniform magnetic field pointing in the +y direction. The electron will be deflected: w) -y direction x) +y direction y) -z direction z) +z direction
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- -Z DIRECTION
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 : A capacitor and a coil are connected in series. The capacitor is charged and allowed to discharge through the coil. The current that will then flow through the capacitor-coil combination will do ... but diminish steadily to zero z) oscillate at high frequency at first but then at slower frequency
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- OSCILLATE BUT DIMINISH STEADILY TO ZERO
Description : Two hockey pucks, of unequal mass and connected by a spring of negligible mass, rest on a horizontal frictionless surface. The spring is released, and the pucks move apart. The center of mass of ... the direction of the greater mass y) remain stationary z) move in the direction of the smaller mass
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- REMAIN STATIONARY
Description : The force on a charged particle moving parallel to magnetic field lines is: w) in the direction of the field x) zero y) perpendicular to the field z) in the opposite direction of the field
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ZERO
Description : A beam of white light is passed through a diffraction grating and the resulting spectrum is allowed to fall on a screen. Which one of the following is the color of light that undergoes the greatest deviation from its original direction. Is it: w) red x) yellow y) blue z) violet
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- RED
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 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 : An object in equilibrium always has zero: w) velocity x) momentum y) mass z) acceleration.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- ACCELERATION
Description : The statement, "In regions where fluid velocity is smaller, the pressure is higher, and vice versa", is known as the principle of: w) Pascal x) Bernoulli y) Torricelli z) Archimedes
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- BERNOULLI
Description : An automobile needs an antenna for its radio to play properly because: w) the automobile's tires insulate it from the ground. x) the automobile's body acts as a Faraday cage. y) when the ... signal appears changed with respect to when it is at rest. z) the transmitter also uses an antenna.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- THE AUTOMOBILE'S BODY ACTS AS A FARADAY CAGE.
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 : 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 : 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 : In the mass spectrograph, two positively charged ions having the same velocity pass through a slit and enter a uniform magnetic field at right angles to their initial velocities. The ions will NOT be ... charges and their masses are equal z) the ratios of their charges to their masses are equal
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- THE RATIOS OF THEIR CHARGES TO THEIR MASSES ARE EQUAL
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 : 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 : In an elastic collision, the RELATIVE velocities of separation of the two bodies after impact compared with the relative velocity of approach before impact is: w) always greater x) always smaller y) always the same z) first greater, then smaller
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ALWAYS THE SAME
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 : The angle between the velocity and acceleration of a body is: w) never 90 degrees x) never 180 degrees y) sometimes 180 degrees z) never 0 degrees
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- SOMETIMES 180 DEGREES
Description : A pendulum which is suspended from the ceiling of a railroad car is observed to hang at an angle of 10 degrees to the left of vertical. Which of the following answers could explain this phenomena? w ... is moving with constant velocity to the right. z) The railroad car is accelerating to the right.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- THE RAILROAD CAR IS ACCELERATING TO THE RIGHT.
Description : In any collision, which of the following is conserved: w) kinetic energy x) velocity y) momentum z) potential energy
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- MOMENTUM
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 : The GeV is a unit of: w) momentum x) energy y) velocity z) time
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ENERGY
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 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
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- MOMENTUM
Description : The kinetic energy of a stone falling near the earth's surface through a vacuum increases with the: w) square root of its velocity x) cube root of its velocity y) square of its velocity z) cube of its velocity
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- SQUARE OF ITS VELOCITY
Description : When a liquid moves through a pipe having a varying diameter, the pressure against the inside walls of the pipe will be: w) the same throughout x) lowest where the diameter is smallest y) lowest where the diameter is largest z) lowest where the velocity of flow is lowest
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- LOWEST WHERE THE DIAMETER IS SMALLEST
Description : In simple harmonic motion, the acceleration is: w) constant x) proportional to the distance from the central position y) greatest when the velocity is greatest z) none of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- PROPORTIONAL TO THE DISTANCE FROM THE CENTRAL POSITION
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 : 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