Honors Physics Semester Exam Review
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1. Torque is defined as:
    a) The product of force and time
    b) The product of force and mass
    c) The product of force and velocity
    d) The product of force and displacement
2. On the graph to the left , what is the acceleration of the object between t = 1 and t = 4?
    a)  0 m/s/s
    b)  6 m/s/s
    c)  2 m/s/s
    d)  4 m/s/s

3. On the graph to the left , what is the displacement between t = 4 and t = 7?
    a)  33 m
    b) 19.5 m
    c) 27 m
    d)  6 m

4. On the graph to the left, what is the acceleration between t =4 and t = 7?
    a) -3 m/s/s
    b)  19.5 m/s/s
    c)  3 m/s/s
    d)  27 m/s/s
 

5. A decathalon athlete is practicing for the hammer throw event. The athlete swings
the 18.2 kg hammer in a circular path. If the athlete's arm is 0.60 meters and it takes
him 1.3 seconds to make 1 revolution, calculate the centripetal accleration on the
hammer.
    a)  14.0 m/s/s
    b)  0.355 m/s/s
    c)  4.8 m/s/s
    d)   6.7 m/s/s

6. An object in motion will stay in motion unless an external force is applied is an
example of:
    a)Newton's 2nd Law
    b)Newton's 1st Law
    c)Newton's 3rd Law
    d)Newton's 4th Law

7.  A drag car is initially moving a 33.5 m/s. Calculate the car acceleration if he applies the brakes and comes to a complete stop in 75.2 meters.
    a)  7.46 m/s/s
    b)  - 7.46 m/s/s
    c)  - 0.222 m/s/s
    d) - 14.9 m/s/s

8. Acceleration is directly proportional to the force is an example of:
    a) Newton's 1st Law
    b)Newton's 3rd Law
    c)Newton's 2nd Law

9. What is the centripetal force on the hammer in problem #5?
    a)  6.46 N
    b)  254.8 N
    c)  87.4 N
    d)  0.5 N

10.  A racecar moves around a racetrack in 12.25 seconds. Calculate the radius of the track if he travels at 80.45 m/s
    a) 40.2 m
    b) 1.04 m
    c) 156.85 m
    d) 450 m

11. Calculate the centripetal acceleration in #10?
    a) 0.51 m/s/s
    b) 161 m/s/s
    c) 80.45 m/s/s
    d) 41.26 m/s/s

12. A 200 kg wagon is being pushed horizontally at a constant velocity. The coefficient
of friction between the pavement and the wheels of the sled is 0.6 . What is the applied
force?
    a)  1960 N
    b)  1176 N
    c)  120 N
    d)  200 N

13. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction is an example of:
    a) Newton's 2nd Law
    b) Newton's 1st Law
    c) Newton's 3rd Law

14. How far does a cyclist travel, if he starts from rest and has an acceleration of 4.3
m/s/s over a 5.5 second time period?
    a) 65 m
    b) 118.5 m
    c)  23.65 m
    d)  130 m

15. The cyclist in problem #14 has a final velocity of what after the displacement?
    a)  559 m/s
    b)  279.5 m/s
    c)  23.64 m/s
    d)  16.7 m/s

16. A projectile is launched with an initial velocity of 23.5 m/s and at an angle of 33
degrees above the horizontal.How far away will it land?
    a) 28.2 m
    b)  48.84 m
    c)  51.4 m
    d)  31.7 m

17. How high will the projectile in #16 rise?
    a)  8.36 m
    b) 17.36 m
    c)  21.1 m
    d)  28.2 m

18. A 550 kg cart is being pushed horizontally with an applied force of 1650 N. What is
the net force if the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.3 ?
    a) 1485 N
    b)  33 N
    c)  165 N
    d)  3267 N

19. Calculate the acceleration of the cart in # 18
    a) 16.67 m/s/s
    b) 3.0 m/s/s
    c) 0.06 m/s/s

20. A 500N truck collides with a 100N compact car. Compared to the force the car exerts on the truck, the truck exerts a force that:
    a) Is FIVE times greater 
    b) Is ONE-FIFTH as great
    c) Is EQUAL to the force the car exerts.

21. A man walks 35 meters north then 15 meters west. Calculate the magnitude of his resultant displacement.
    a) 50 m
    b) 38.1 m
    c) 7.1 m
    d) 20 m

22.  Calculate the direction of the man in # 21
    a) West of North
    b) 23.2 degree W of N
    c) 66.8 degrees W of N
    d) 23.2 degrees N of W

23. Acceleration is inversely proportional to the mass is an example of:
    a) Newton's 3rd Law
    b) Newton's 1st Law
    c) Newton's 2nd Law
 

24. A crane lifts a 50 kg crate using a BOOM ( lever arm) of 10 m. The crate hangs down at an angle of 40 degrees to the vertical. Calculate the torque the crate exerts on the crane.
    a) 3150 Nm
    b)  321.4 Nm
    c)  4900 Nm
    d)  3754 Nm


25.  Using the position time graph above, determine the velocity from t = 0s to t = 3 s:

  a) 10 m/s/s
    b)  45 m/s
    c)  10 m/s
    d)  90 m/s

26.  Using the position time graph above, determine the velocity from t = 3s to t = 6 s:
    a)  0 m/s
    b)  90 m/s
    c)  10 m/s
    d) 180 m/s

27.  A boy runs horizontally off of a dock at 1.7 m/s into the water below. How far away from the base of the dock did he hit the water if the dock is 2.5 m above the water?
    a) 2.4 m
    b) 0.87 m
    c) 0.7 m
    d) 1.2 m

28. Which of the following is an example of inertia?
    a) A bullet in outer space
    b) A hovercraft
    c) Coming to a stop on a bicycle without using the brakes
    d) All of the above

29. During the space shuttle launches, the shuttle accelerates as it uses up fuel. This is an
example of:
    a) Newton's 3rd Law
    b) Newton's 1st Law
    c) Hooke's Law
    d) Newton's 2nd Law

30. A football is thrown straight up into the air. The total time for it to go up AND down
is 4.6 seconds. How high did the ball rise?
    a)  104 meters
    b)  25.9 meters
    c)  23 meters
    d)  11.3 meters

31. 9.8 m/s/s is an important number in physics because:
    a) It is the average speed of falling objects
    b) It represents the force of falling objects
    c) It isn't important in physics
    d) It is the acceleration due to gravity

32.  Calculate the tension in a rope which is pulling a 35 N package UPWARD with an acceleration of 0.400 m/s/s.
    a)  36.4 N
    b)  49 N
    c)  14 N
    d)  87.5 N

33. Velocity is different from speed because
    a) It has different units
    b) It isn't different, they are the same
    c) Speed has a direction
    d) Velocity has a direction


34.  Using the acceleration time graph above, determine the velocity of the object during the interval t = 2 to t = 4 s. The increments on the y axis are ONE.
    a) 12 m/s
    b)  0 m/s
    c)  6 m/s
    d)  4 m/s

35. A falling vase has a force of 25 N. Calculate the mass of the vase.
    a) 2.55 N
    b)  2.55 Kg
    c)  2.55 meters
    d)  10 m/s/s

36. A projectile in which the direction of the vertical velocity component changes is when:
    a) Something is thrown downward
    b) Something has no upward trajectory
    c) Something is thrown straight up or at some angle upward

37. A helicopter is traveling with a velocity of 33.5 m/s and at a bearing of 35 degrees East of
South. What is the horizontal velocity of the helicopter?
    a) 19.21 m/s,S
    b)  19.21 m/s,E
    c)  27.44 m/s,E
    d)  27.44m/s,S

38. What is the vertical velocity of the helicopter in problem #37?
    a)  19.21 m/s,E
    b)  27.44 m/s,S
    c)  27.44 m/s,E
    d)  19.21 m/s,S

39. You must remember to use HALF of the time to determine how high a projectile is
when:
    a) It does not have an upward trajectory
    b) It has an upward trajectory
    c) The vertical component never changes
    d) A projectile is not shot straight up

40. To increase the FORCE DUE TO GRAVITY between a set of objects by four one must:
    a) Double one of the masses
    b) decrease the separation distance by two
    c) increase the distance between them by two
    d) Decrease the mass of BOTH objects

41. A vector must always have:
    a) Force and Time
    b) Force and Acceleration
    c) Magnitude
    d) Magnitude and Direction

42. The trajectory of a projectile has 2 components:
    a) Magnitude and Direction
    b) Horizontal and Vertical
    c) Force and Acceleration
    d) Force and Time

43.  If the centripetal force acting on an object suddenly ceases, the object will:
    a)  Stop Moving
    b)  Fly outward parallel to the radius
    c)  Move in parabolic path
    d)  Continue to move tangent to the circle due to inertis

44. A crash test dummy is inside a test car moving at 55 km/h. How fast is the dummy
moving relative to the seat he is sitting in?
    a) 22 m/s
    b)  0 km/h
    c)  55 km/h
    d)  55 m/s



45.  Suppose the BOX shown is being pulled at a constant speed. What does FRICTION equal to?
    a)  The force normal
    b)  The pulling force
    c)  The vertical component of the pulling force
    d)  The horizontal component of the pulling force


46.  In the free body diagram above, the force normal is equal to what?

    a) The weight
    b) The weight MINUS the horizontal of the pulling force
    c) The weight MINUS the vertical component of the pulling force
    d) friction

47.  Calculate the coefficient of kinetic fricton if the pulling force is 10 N and the mass of the box is 5.0 - kg. Assume it is still moving at a constant speed.
    a) 8.66
    b) 0.20
    c) 0.177 

48. The external force that Newton talks about in his first law is probably

    a) Centrifugal force
    b) Friction
    c) The Net Force
    d) Centripetal force

49. A box is sliding down a frictionless 30 degree incline, the acceleration of the box is:
    a) 8.5 m/s/s
    b) 9.8 m/s/s
    c) 4.9 m/s/s
  

50.In the vector quantity, 20 N, NE. The "20 N" represents:
    a) The direction of the vector
    b) The magnitude of the vector
    c) The horizontal component of the vector
    d)The vertical component of the vector