Physics250APracticeTest

Choosetheanswerthebestanswersthequestionorthatbestcompletesthesentence.

1) Thepositionofanobjectisgivenby
x=at3-bt2+ct,wherea=4.1m/s3 ,

5) Thefollowingfourforcesactona4.00kg
object:

b=2.2m/s2 ,c=1.7m/s,andxandtareinSI
units.Whatistheinstantaneousaccelerationof
theobjectwhent=0.7s?
A) 13m/s2
B) -13m/s 2
C) 4.6m/s2

F 1 =300Neast
F 2 =700Nnorth
F 3 =500Nwest

D) 2.9m/s2

F 4 =600Nsouth
Whatistheaccelerationoftheobject?
A) 224Ninadirection63.4northofwest
B) 2100Ninadirection26.6northofwest
C) 300Ninadirection26.6northofwest
D) 224Ninadirection26.6northofwest
E) 300Ninadirection63.4northofwest

2) Arunnermaintainsconstantaccelerationafter
startingfromrestassherunsadistanceof60.0
m.Therunnersspeedattheendofthe60.0m
is9.00m/s.Howmuchtimedidittakethe
runnertocompletethe60.0mdistance?
A) 13.3s
B) 6.67s
C) 15.0s
D) 10.2s
E) 9.80s

6) A60.0-kgpersonridesinanelevatorwhile
standingonascale.Thescalereads400N.
Theaccelerationoftheelevatorisclosestto
A) zero.
B) 6.67m/s2 upward.

3) Ahockeypuckslidesofftheedgeofatable
withaninitialvelocityof28.0m/s.and
experiencesnoairresistance.Theheightofthe
tabletopabovethegroundis2.00m.Whatis
theanglebelowthehorizontalofthevelocity
ofthepuckjustbeforeithitstheground?
A) 31.8
B) 72.6
C) 77.2
D) 12.6
E) 12.8

C) 9.80m/s2 downward.
D) 6.67m/s2 downward.
E) 3.13m/s2 downward.
7) Thefigureshowstwoforcesactingatright
anglesonanobject.TheyhavemagnitudesF1
=6.3NandF2 =2.1N.Whatthirdforcewill
causetheobjecttobeinequilibrium
(accelerationequalszero)?

4) Aplanehasaneastwardheadingataspeedof
156m/s(relativetotheair).A20.0m/swindis
blowingsouthwardwhiletheplaneisflying.
Thevelocityoftheplanerelativetotheground
is
A) 157m/satanangle7.31southofeast.
B) 157m/satanangle7.31eastofsouth.
C) 157m/satanangle7.36southofeast.
D) 155m/satanangle7.36southofeast.
E) 155m/satanangle7.36eastofsouth.

A) 6.6Nat162counterclockwisefrom F 1
B) 4.2Nat162counterclockwisefrom F 1
C) 6.6Nat108counterclockwisefrom F 1
D) 4.2Nat108counterclockwisefrom F 1

8) A1500-kgcaracceleratesfrom0to25m/sin
7.0swithnegligiblefrictionandairresistance.
Whatistheaveragepowerdeliveredbythe
engine?(1hp=746W)
A) 90hp
B) 60hp
C) 80hp
D) 50hp
E) 70hp

14) A1000-kgcarmovingat10m/sbrakestoa
stopin5s.Theaveragebrakingforceis
A) 1000N.
B) 2000N.
C) 3000N.
D) 4000N.
E) 5000N.
15) InaperfectlyELASTICcollisionbetweentwo
perfectlyrigidobjects
A) themomentumofeachobjectis
conserved.
B) thekineticenergyofeachobjectis
conserved.
C) boththemomentumandthekinetic
energyofthesystemareconserved.
D) thekineticenergyofthesystemis
conserved,butthemomentumofthe
systemisnotconserved.

9) Ablockslidesdownafrictionlessinclined
ramp.Iftherampangleis17.0anditslength
is30.0m,findthespeedoftheblockasit
reachesthebottomoftheramp,assumingit
startedslidingfromrestatthetop.
A) 9.26m/s
B) 172m/s
C) 24.0m/s
D) 13.1m/s
10) Aspring-loadeddartgunisusedtoshoota
dartstraightupintotheair,andthedart
reachesamaximumheightof24metersabove
itspointofrelease.Thesamedartisshotupa
secondtimefromthesamegun,butthistime
thespringiscompressedonlyhalfasfar
(comparedtothefirstshot).Howfarupdoes
thedartgothistime?(Neglectfrictionand
assumethespringisidealandmassless.)
A) 6.0m
B) 12m
C) 3.0m
D) 48m

16) Inthefigure,a60-cmlengthofuniformwire,
of60gmassandnegligiblethickness,isbent
intoarighttriangle.Thexandycoordinates
ofthecenterofmass,incm,areclosestto

11) Acraneliftsa425kgsteelbeamverticallya
distanceof117m.Howmuchworkdoesthe
cranedoonthebeamifthebeamaccelerates
upwardat1.8m/s2 ?Neglectfrictionalforces.
A) 4.0105 J
C) 3.4105J

A) (8,3).
B) (8,5).
C) (9,4).
D) (10,3).
E) (10,5).

B) 5.8105 J
D) 4.9105J

17) Amachinistturnsthepowerontoagrinding
wheel,whichisatrestattimet=0.00s.The
wheelacceleratesuniformlyfor10sand
reachestheoperatingangularvelocityof
25rad/s.Thewheelisrunatthatangular
velocityfor37sandthenpowerisshutoff.
Thewheeldeceleratesuniformlyat1.5rad/s2

12) Aspringstretchesby21.0cmwhena135N
objectisattached.Whatistheweightofafish
thatwouldstretchthespringby31cm?
A) 199N
B) 279N
C) 145N
D) 91.0N
13) ApotentialenergyfunctionisgivenbyU(x)=
(3.00J)x+(1.00J/m 2 )x 3 .Whatistheforce

untilthewheelstops.Inthissituation,thetime
intervalofangulardeceleration(slowing
down)isclosestto:
A) 17 s
B) 15 s
C) 19 s
D) 21 s
E) 23 s

functionF(x)thatisassociatedwiththis
potentialenergyfunction?

18) A10.0-kgrodhasavaryinglineardensitythat
issymmetricaboutthemidpointoftherod.
Themomentofinertiaaboutanaxis
perpendiculartotherodthatpassesthrough
therod30.0cmfromitsmidpointis5.00kg
m 2 .Whatisthemomentofinertiaaboutan

21) Asmallboyplacesarockunderthemiddleof
aofalongwoodplank,sitsnearoneendand
hismothersitsneartheoppositeend.To
balanceeachother,
A) themothershouldmovefurtheraway
fromtheboy.
B) theboyshouldmoveclosertohis
mother.
C) bothshouldmoveclosertotheendsof
theplank.
D) bothshouldmoveclosertothemiddleof
theplank.
E) Noneoftheabovechoiceswouldwork.

axisperpendiculartotherodthatpasses
throughtherod20.0cmfromitsmidpoint?
A) 7.50kgm 2
B) 4.50kgm 2
C) 5.10kgm 2
D) 4.90kgm 2
E) Answerdependsonwhetherthenew
axisisonthesamesideofthemidpoint
asthe30.0cmdistantaxisorifitsonthe
oppositesideofthemidpoint.

22) Howmuchforceactsononesurfaceofa
rectangularbedroomwallthatis2.20mby
3.20mwhenatmosphericpressureis
1.00105 N/m2 ?

19) Inanexperiment,astudentbringsupthe
rotationalspeedofapieceoflaboratory
apparatusto30.0rpm.Shethenallowsthe
apparatustoslowdownuniformlyonitsown,
andcounts240revolutionsbeforethe
apparatuscomestoastop.Themomentof
inertiaoftheapparatusisknowntobe0.0850
kgm 2 .Whatisthemagnitudeoftheretarding

A) 3.52105 N
B) 1.78105 N
C) 1.45105 N
D) 6.88104 N
E) 7.04105 N
23) Inasectionofhorizontalpipewithadiameter
of3.00cmthepressureis5.21kPaandwateris
flowingwithaspeedof1.50m/s.Thepipe
narrowsto2.50cm.Whatisthepressureinthe
narrowerregionifwaterbehaveslikeanideal
fluidofdensity1000kg/m3 ?

torqueontheapparatus?
A) 0.0425Nm
B) 0.159Nm
C) 0.0787Nm
D) 0.000278Nm
E) 0.0000136Nm

A) 4.00kPa
B) 7.50kPa
C) 5.82kPa
D) 6.42kPa
E) 4.61kPa

20) Whenatwirlingiceskaterbringsherarms
inward,herrotationalspeed
A) increases.
B) decreases.
C) remainsthesame.

24) Waterflowingthroughapipesuddenlycomes
toasectionofpipewherethepipediameter
decreasesto86%ofitspreviousvalue.Ifthe
speedofthewaterinthelargersectionofthe
pipewas36m/s,whatisitsspeedinthis
smallersection?
A) 49 m/s
B) 42 m/s
C) 31 m/s
D) 27 m/s

30) Amassof0.150kgisattachedtoaspringwith
aforceconstantof3.58N/mandundergoes
simpleharmonicoscillations.Whatisthe
periodoftheoscillations?
A) 2.57s
B) 0.527s
C) 0.263s
D) 1.14s
E) 1.29s

25) Ascalefromwhicharockissuspendedreads
5Nwhentherockisoutofwaterand3N
whentherockissubmerged.Thedensityof
therockis
A) thedensityofwater.
B) 1.5timesthedensityofwater.
C) 2.5timesthedensityofwater.
D) 3.5timesthedensityofwater.
26) A13000Nvehicleistobeliftedbya25cm
diameterhydraulicpiston.Whatforceneeds
tobeappliedtoa5.0cmdiameterpistonto
accomplishthis?
A) 260N
B) 520N
C) 2600N
D) 5200N
E) 13000N

31) Whatisthemaximumkineticenergyofa
2.00-kgmassmovingwithsimpleharmonic
motionwithanamplitude5.00cmandperiod
0.300s?
A) 1.10J
B) 0.444J
C) 0.222J
D) 0.174J
E) 0.0278J

27) Thegravitationalaccelerationonaplanets
surfaceis16.00m/s2 .Whatisthegravitational

32) Asimplependulumoflength2.00misusedto
measuretheaccelerationofgravityatthe
surfaceofadistantplanet.Iftheperiodof
suchapendulumis7.00s,whatisthe
accelerationofgravity?
A) 7.89m/s2

accelerationatdistanceofoneplanetdiameter
abovethesurfaceoftheplanet?
A) 5.33m/s2
B) 1.78m/s2
C) 1.60m/s2

B) 6.78m/s2
C) 1.61m/s2

D) 4.00m/s2
E) 8.00m/s2

D) 0.513m/s2
E) 17.8m/s2

28) ThemassoftheMoonis7.41022kgandits
meanradiusis1.75103 km.Whatisthe
accelerationduetogravityatthesurfaceofthe
Moon?
A) 2.8106 m/s2
B) 9.8m/s2
C) 4.9m/s2
D) 1.6m/s2
E) 0.80m/s2
29) NeptunecirclestheSunatadistanceof4.50
1012monceevery164years.Saturncirclesthe
Sunatadistanceof1.431012m.Whatisthe
orbitalperiodofSaturn?
A) 304years
B) 121years
C) 109years
D) 88.6years
E) 29.4years

AnswerKey
Testname:2012CUMULATIVEPRACTICETEST

1) A
2) A
3) D
4) A
5) D
6) E
7) A
8) A
9) D
10) A
11) B
12) A
13) F(x)=-3.00N-(3.00N/m2 )x 2
14) B
15) C
16) D
17) A
18) B
19) D
20) A
21) E
22) E
23) A
24) A
25) C
26) B
27) B
28) D
29) E
30) E
31) A
32) C