5.

[5 pts] A satellite is in a circular orbit about the earth at an altitude of 160 km above the
Earths surface. What is its speed relative to the center of earth?

A. 8010 m/s
B. 1800 m/s
C. 50,000 m/s
D. 7800 m/s
E. Not enough information

Questions 6-8: A hollow sphere of mass 2.0 kg and radius

0.20 m is held in place by a string at the top of an incline.
The coefficient for kinetic friction is 0.30 and the coefficient
of static friction is 0.40. h = 2.0 m. = 35 degrees.
h

6. [5 pts] Which of the following could be the FBD for the ball?

A. B. C. D. E.

7. The rope is cut and the sphere rolls without slipping down the incline. What is its kinetic
energy at the bottom of the incline?
A. 39 J
B. 68 J
C. 22 J
D. 28 J
E. Not enough information

8. What fraction of the total kinetic energy is rotational?

A. 1/2
B. 2/5
C. 2/7
D. 1/3
E. Not enough information
12. What is the minimum force needed to raise a wheel of
mass M, radius R, over a step of height h in the figure
to the right?
A. Mg
R F
Rh R
Rh h
B. Mg
h
2Rh h 2
C. Mg
Rh
2Rh
D. Mg
Rh
E. Not enough information

Questions 13-15: In the figure to the right, A and B frictionless,

are blocks with mass 15.0 kg and 9.0 kg C massless pulley
respectively. The pulley is frictionless and massless.
A
13. Determine the minimum mass of block C that
must be placed on A to keep it from sliding if s
between A and the table is 0.30.

A. 6 kg B
B. 12 kg
C. 15 kg
D. 20 kg
E. Not enough information

14. Block C is suddenly lifted off A. What is the acceleration of block A if k between block A
and the table is 0.15?

A. 0 m/s2
B. 4.4 m/s2
C. 2.8 m/s2
D. 5.9 m/s2
E. 7.4 m/s2

15. Now assume that the pulley has a moment of inertia I > 0. The string does not slip on the
pulley. Again, block C is suddenly lifted off A. Which of the following is true?

A. The tension throughout the rope is not uniform.

B. The pulley rotates with a constant angular velocity.
C. Linear momentum off the blocks/pully system is conserved.
D. Angular momentum of the blocks/pully system is conserved.
E. Energy of the block/pully system is conserved.
Questions 16-17: A 0.10 kg ball collides elastically with a wall.
Immediately before the collision, the velocity of the ball is 10.0 m/s i .

16. Case 1: The duration of the collision is 0.010 s. What is the

impulse imparted by the wall to the ball in Case 1?

A. 1.0 N s
B. -1.0 N s
C. 2.0 N s
D. -2.0 N s
E. - 200 N s

17. Case 2: The duration of the collision is 0.020 s. How does the average force by the wall on
the ball during the Case 2 (F2) collision compare Case 1 (F1)?

A. F1=F2
B. F1= 2F2
C. 2 F 1 = F2
D. F 1 = 4 F2
E. Not enough information

18. Each of the four vectors shown at right has the same length
and points in the direction shown.
Which of the two vectors below has the largest magnitude?

A. has a larger magnitude than

B. has the same magnitude as
C. has a smaller magnitude than
D. There is not enough information to determine.
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I) Multiplechoice(18questions,5pointseach)

1. Theworldsfastestelevatorhasamaximumspeedof16.8m/s.Ittakes4stogofrom
maximumspeedtorestwithuniformacceleration.Howfardoestheelevatortravel
duringthistime?

A) 4.2m
B) 11.3m
C) 33.6m
D) 67.2m
E) 134.4m

2. Inthegraphshowntotheright,v1isthevelocityvectorfora y
particleintwodimensionalmotionattimet=0.Aconstant v1
forceactsontheparticle.Thevelocityvectorfortheparticleat
timet=1sisv2.Whichofthefollowinggraphsbest
representsthenetforcevectorontheparticleoverthetime x
intervalfromt=0tot=1s? v2

y y y y y

x x x x x

A) B) C) D) E)

3. Ashellisfiredataspeedof800m/swithanangleof29.4relativetothehorizontal.
Ignoringairresistancetherangeoftheshellis55.8km.Atwhatotheranglecouldthe
shellbefiredwiththesamespeedandhavethesamerange?

A) 14.7
B) 15.6
C) 58.8
D) 60.6
E) Thereisnootherpossibleangle

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4. Aracecarofmassmgoesaroundacircularracetrackwithradiusr.The
racetrackisbankedatanangleof.Thecoefficientofstaticfriction
betweenthetiresandthetrackiss.Theracecardrivergoesaroundthe

trackatthemaximumspeedpossiblewithoutslidingoffthetrack.
Whatisthesizeofthenormalforceontheracecar?
Side view

A) sin + ! cos
B) sin
C) cos + ! sin
D) cos ! sin
E) cos

5. Ablockslidesdownafrictionlessincline.Thepathatthe a
bottomoftheinclineisanarcofacircle.Thedirectionofthe b
netforceontheblockatthebottomofthearc(pointP)is e c

d
A) straightup
B) upandtotheright P
C) totheright
D) straightdown
E) totheleft

Usethefollowingsituationforthenexttwoproblems.

Twoboxes,labeledAandB,areconnectedbyalengthofstringstrungover
africtionlessandmasslesspulleyasshowninthediagramontheright.
BoxAisonarampwithaslopeof30degreeswithrespecttohorizontal. B
ThemassesofboxAandB,respectively,are10kgand20kg.Theboxes A
30 o
startfromrest.AfterboxBhasfallenthrough3m,itismovingat4m/s.

6. Whatisthetensioninthestring?

A) 71N
B) 90N
C) 143N
D) 196N
E) 250N

7. Howmuchenergywasdissipatedbyfrictionontheramp?

A) 54J
B) 201J
C) 227J
D) 349J
E) 496J

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8. Twoobjects,onehavingtwicethemassoftheother,are

initiallyatrest.Twoforces,onetwiceasbigastheother,act
ontheobjectsinoppositedirectionsasshownabove.Which
ofthefollowingstatementsabouttheaccelerationofthe
centerofmassofthesystemistrue?

A) a=F/Mtotheright
B) a=F/(3M)totheright
C) a=0
D) a=F/(3M)totheleft
E) a=F/Mtotheleft

Usethefollowingsituationforthenexttwoproblems.

Thefigureshowsacannonmountedonwheelsandsetsothatitwillproject
ashellatanangleof29abovethehorizontal.Withthecannoninitiallyat
restonahorizontalfrictionlesstrack,thecannonfiresa198kgprojectileat
112m/srelativetotheground.

9. Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthecannonshellsystembeforeandaftertheshell
isfired?

A) Onlymomentuminthehorizontaldirectionisconserved.
B) Onlymomentumintheverticaldirectionisconserved.
C) Onlymomentuminthehorizontalandverticaldirectionsisconserved.
D) Onlymomentuminthehorizontaldirectionandkineticenergyareconserved.
E) Onlymomentumintheverticaldirectionandkineticenergyareconserved.

10. Ifthemassofthecannonis5300kg,whatwillbetherecoilvelocityofthecannonalong
thetrackafterthefiring?

A) 2.03m/s
B) 3.58m/s
C) 3.66m/s
D) 4.18m/s
E) 20.2m/s

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11. Whenaturntablerotatingat0.75rev/sisshutoff,itcomestorestin25s.Assume
constantangularacceleration.Findthenumberofrevolutionsitmakesbeforestopping.

A) 1.8rev
B) 5.6rev
C) 9.4rev
D) 19rev
E) 59rev

12. Auniformsolidsphererollsdownaninclinewithoutslipping.Ifthelinearacceleration
ofthecenterofmassofthesphereis0.19g,thenwhatistheangletheinclinemakes
withthehorizontal?

A) 10.9
B) 15.4
C) 16.6
D) 17.7
E) 22.3

13. Astationary3.0mboardofmass6.5kgishingedatoneend.A
forceFisappliedverticallyattheotherend,andtheboard
makesa30anglewiththehorizontal.A55kgblockrestson
theboard80cmfromthehingeasshowninthefigurebelow.
WhatisthemagnitudeofF?

A) 144N
B) 176N
C) 208N
D) 522N
E) 603N

14. Twouniformdisksofidenticalmassbutdifferentradii(r
and2r)arespinningonfrictionlessbearingsatthesame
angularspeed0,butinoppositedirections.Thetwo
disksarebroughtslowlytogether.Theresultingfrictional
forcebetweenthesurfaceseventuallybringsthemtoa
commonangularvelocity.Whatisthemagnitudeoftheir
finalangularvelocity?

A) 0
B) !!0
!
C) !
0
D) 0
E) 20

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I. Please be sure to mark all answers for problems 1-27 on your scantron sheet!!

Questions 1-4: A block of mass 2.0 kg is released from rest on

an incline at a height h1=1.0 m from the top of a spring. The
incline angle is 30.0. The spring is initially at its equilibrium
length L0 = 0.20 m and has a spring constant k=2000.0 N/m.
In questions 1-2, the inclined surface is frictionless.

1. [5 pts] What is the speed of the block when it hits the top
of the spring?

A. 4.4 m/s
B. 4.6 m/s
C. 6.3 m/s
D. none of the above
E. not enough information

2. [5 pts] At the instant when the spring is compressed by d= 0.13 m, what is the speed of the
block?
A. 1.6 m/s
B. 2.3 m/s
C. 2.0 m/s
D. 0 m/s
E. Not enough information

3. [5 pts] Assume the entire incline has a coefficient of kinetic friction k=0.30. Which best
represents the free body diagram of the block when the spring is partially compressed and the
block is still moving down the ramp?

A. B. C. D. E.

4. [5 pts] Assume k=0.30. To what height h2, measured

from the top of the spring, will the block return to?
Assume the surface underneath the uncompressed spring
is frictionless.
A. 1.0 m
B. 0.59 m
C. 0.48 m
D. 0.32 m
E. Not enough information
9. [5 pts] A solid ball of radius R = 10 cm is released on a flat surface with a center-of-mass speed
10 m/s and is initially not rotating. The coefficient of kinetic friction is k=0.30. At what time t
will the ball begin to roll without slipping?

A. 0.01 s
B. 0.13 s
C. 0.97 s
D. 3.4 s
E. Not enough information

10. [5 pts] At what altitude above the Earths surface is the weight of an object with mass m given by
0.90mg?

A. Never, the weight is always mg

B. 0.054 RE
C. 0.11 RE
D. 7.1106 RE
E. Not enough information

11. [5 pts] A 70 kg man standing in the middle of a 50 kg boat at rest throws a 10 kg sandbag off the
boat in the +x direction with a velocity of 3 m/s. What is the velocity of the man and boat after
the man throws the bag? Neglect drag.
A. 0.43 m/s in the x direction
B. 0.43 m/s in the +x direction
C. 0.25 m/s in the x direction
D. 0.25 m/s in the +x direction
E. 0 m/s

12. [5 pts] In question 11, which of the following are is true?

A. Momentum is conserved
B. Kinetic energy and momentum is conserved
C. Kinetic energy is conserved
D. Mechanical energy and momentum is conserved
E. Not enough information

13. [5 pts] The system shown is released from rest. The mass of the pulley
is mp. The pulley has a frictionless bearing. The string does not slip on
the pulley. Given that m1> m2, which of the following is true?
A. T1= T2
B. m1g = T1, m2g = T2
C. T1< T2
D. T1> T2
E. None of the above
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17. [5 pts] The magnitude of the angular velocity of a rigid body rotating about a fixed axis is given
by = /t, where the angle is the angle traced by:

A. the position vector of the center of mass of the rigid body (from a specified origin).
B. the position vector of any particle on the body (from a specified origin).
C. a line perpendicular to the axis from any particle on the body.
D. a line perpendicular to the axis from the center of mass only.

18. [5 pts] The figure below shows a wheel spinning about its axis with constant angular acceleration
(about the center O of the wheel.). P is a point on its rim. The magnitude of the centripetal
acceleration of point P:

A. remains constant and non zero.

B. increases with time.
C. is zero.
D. is independent of angular acceleration.

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II. [30 pts total] Based on your experience in Lab. Mark your answer on your scantron!
A wheel is attached to a weight via a string that exerts a torque on the wheel as it falls. The x-
position of a spot on the rim is measured and is graphed as a function of time t as shown below.

x-position
t

19. [5 pts] Which graph below shows the corresponding centripetal acceleration?

ac ac ac ac ac

D. E.
A. B. C.

20. [5 pts] A hanging mass is attached to a cart on a track by a massless string. Which of the
following could affect the acceleration?
A. The length of the track.
B. The mass of the pulley.
C. The friction between the cart and the bench.
D. B and C.
E. A, B, and C.

21. [5 pts] A cart is on an inclined track as shown in the

0

90

figure to the right. A hand gives it an initial push up the 180

track as indicated by the arrow above the hand. The hand

is released and the cart moves with free motion. Once
the hand lets go, but before the cart has reached the turn
around point, which of the following statements is
correct?
A. The net force acting on the cart is negative.
B. The velocity is negative and the acceleration is negative.
C. The velocity is negative and the speed is decreasing.
D. The velocity is positive and the speed is decreasing.
E. The velocity is positive and the acceleration is negative.

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22. [5 pts] While the hand is on the cart, which of the following best represents a free body diagram
[refer to question 21 on previous page for description of system]?

Ntrack->block Ntrack->block
Ntrack->block Ntrack->block

f Nhand->block ftrack->block
ftract->block Nhand->block Nhand->block ftrack->block track->block Nhand->block
Wearth->block Wearth->block
Wearth->block Wearth->block

A.) B.) C.) D.)

23. [5 pts] A cart of mass m = 1.5 kg that includes a

0

force sensor is attached to a spring connected to 90

a backstop. The cart is pushed down the ramp (as

180

shown), held for a moment, and released. The

force sensor records the force from the spring
while the cart is moving, and the computer plots
this force F(x) as a function of position x from
the motion sensor, as shown in the figure below
to the right. If the force F(x) is shown in the graph, what is the work W done by the spring
between x1 = 44 cm and x2 = 26 cm?
A. 250 J 10

B. 130 J Run #1
8
C. 3.3 J
D. 1.3 J
Force Ch A (N)

E. 0.0 J. The force changes at a 6

constant rate therefore there is no

work done on the system. 4

24. [5 pts] Two carts of equal mass, rolling 0

10 20 30 40 50
on a level track, collide. Cart 1 has
Position Ch 1&2 (cm)
initial momentum p1i = 0.34 kg m/sec,
and Cart 2 is initially at rest. Following the collision, Cart 1 has a momentum p1f = 0.17 kg
m/sec. In the answers below, friction is assumed to be zero and the uncertainty in the momentum
of a stationary cart is zero. What type of collision has occurred?
A. An elastic collision.
B. A partially inelastic collision.
C. A completely inelastic collision
D. A super-elastic collision
E. It is impossible to determine the type of collision from the information given.

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III. The figure at right shows a potters wheel rotating about a fixed
axis in the counter-clockwise direction. Assume the wheel is
rotating at a fixed rate (no friction and no motor). Points P and
Q are at two different points on the wheel; point P is closer to
the axis than point Q.
25. [5 pts] Which of the following statements about points P
and Q is correct?
A. Point P has greater angular speed than point Q
B. Point P has smaller angular speed than point Q
C. Point P has greater linear speed than point Q
D. Point P has smaller linear speed than point Q
E. None of the above statements is correct

Suppose that the potter exerts a constant torque on the wheel such that the wheel begins to slow
down.
26. [5 pts] Which of the following best describes the direction of the net torque applied to the wheel
while it is slowing down?
A. Counter-clockwise
B. Clockwise
C. Vertically upward along the axis of rotation
D. Vertically downward along the axis of rotation
E. Too complicated to describe by a single vector since each particle has a different motion

The wheel slows down uniformly, then begins to speed up uniformly in the opposite direction.
Consider the instant t when the wheel is instantaneously at rest.
27. [5 pts] At the instant t, which of the following quantities are nonzero?
A. Angular velocity
B. Angular acceleration
C. Angular momentum
D. All of the above quantities (A, B, C) are nonzero
E. None of the above quantities (A, B, C) are nonzero

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