Exam 116A _ 02 1/29/09 Name___________________________________ MULTIPLE CHOICE.

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1)

Which of the following is an accurate statement ?

1)

_______ A)

Ris It opa i t ssi s ang p t th o i ro s nug gh th ae tip vof eth ce t ve oct r or do aes bno ot uch t an ge ath ne ve act xor.

sible to add a scalar quantit y to a vector.

The magnitude of a vector is independent of the coordinate system used. D)

Even though two vectors have unequal magnitudes, it is possible that their vector sum is zero. E)

The magnitude of a vector can be zero even though one of its components is not zero. 2)

Two vectors are given as follows: = -2 - 7 +2

= -5 -2 -3

The angle between vectors and , in degrees, is closest to:

2)

_______ A)

67

B)

50

C)

113

D)

90

E) 1 3 Figure 1.2 Three vectors are given as shown.

In Fig. 1.2, the magnitud e and direction of the vector product are closest to:

3)

_______ A)

3ct 2 1ed 6 , on , th d de i pl r an ee

irected out of the plane

31, directed out of the plane D)

31, directed into E)

the plane

26, directed into 4)

the plane

An airplane undergoe s the following displacem ents: First, it flies in a direction 30 east of north. Next, it flies due south. Finally, it flies 30 north of west. Using analytical methods, determine how far the airplane ends up from its starting point.

4)

_______ A)

75 7 9.1 km 7k .m

82.3 km D)

75.9 km E)

80.7 km 5)

A train starts from rest and accelerate s uniformly, until it has traveled 5.4 km and acquired a velocity of The train then moves at a constant velocity of for 400 s. The train then decelerat es uniformly at until it is brought to a halt. The distance traveled by the train during decelerati on, in km, is closest to:

5)

_______ A)

6.3

B)

6.7

C)

7.0

D)

7.4

E) 6 .

A racquetba ll strikes a wall with a speed of 30 m/s and rebounds with a speed of The collision takes What is the average accelerati on of the ball during collision?

6)

_______ A)

zro 2 00 m/ e

1300 m/ D)

1500 m/ E)

2800 m/ Figure 2.2

7)

Figure 2.2 shows the graph of the position x as a function of time for an object moving in the straight line (the x-axis). Which of the following graphs best describes the xcomponen t of the velocity as a function of time for this object?

7)

_______ A)

D)

E)

Situation 2.2 A rock is projected upward from the surface of the moon, at time t = 0.0 s, with a velocity of acceleration due to gravity at the surface of the moon is 8)

The

In Situation 2.2, the time when the rock is ascending at a height of 180 m is closest to:

8)

_______ A)

23 s

B)

12 s

C)

30 s

D)

8s

E) 1 7 s

On the earth, when an astronaut throws a 0.250-kg stone vertically upward, it returns to his hand 8.00 s later. On planet X he finds that, under the same circumstance s, the stone returns to his hand in 16.0 s. In both cases, he throws the stone with the same initial velocity and it feels negligible air resistance. The acceleration due to gravity on planet X (in terms of g) is closest to:

9)

_______ A)

g/2

B)

2g

C)

g/

D)

E) g / 10)

The xand ycoordinat es of a particle in motion, as functions of time t, are given by: x= 7t + 6 y = 12t - 5 At the instant the xcomponen t of velocity is equal to zero, the ycomponen t of the accelerati on is closest to:

10)

______ A)

1 m/ 0 00 8s2 . m/s2

6.0 m/s2

D)

-30 m/s2

E)

-18 m/s2 Situation 3.1 A hiker throws a stone from the upper edge of a vertical cliff. The stones initial velocity is 25.0 m/s directed at 40.0 with the face of the cliff, as shown in Fig. 3.1. The stone hits the ground 3.75 s after being thrown and feels no appreciable air resistance as it falls. Figure 3.1

11)

In Situation 3.1, the height of the cliff is closest to:

11)

______ A)

7.8 1 63 m 1m

129 m D)

60.3 m E)

141 m Figure 3.2

12)

A projectile is fired from the origin (at y = 0 m) as shown in the figure. The initial velocity componen ts are and The projectile reaches maximum height at point P, then it falls and strikes the ground at point Q. In Fig. 3.2, the ycoordinat e of point P is closest to:

12)

______ A)

10 4 ,180 8m 9 m

98,000 m D)

370 m E)

49,000 m 13)

A satellite orbits the earth a distance of 1.50 m above the planet's surface and takes 4.89 hours for each revolution about the earth. The earth's radius is 6.38 . The accelerati on of this satellite is closest to:

13)

______ A)

11 2 72 m/ . m/ . 9

0.813 m/ D)

9.80 m/ E)

0.0690 m/ 14)

Which of the following is an accurate statement ?

14)

______ A)

A rot A a l ati ll rotatin l ng p g disk pdis o have ok i the i hav n same ne t angula t the s r s sa o velocit me n y. oline nar spe aed.

All points on a D)

rotating disk experience the same radial acceleration.

All points on a car tire have zero acceleration if the car is moving with constant linear velocity. E)

The vector sum of the tangential 15)

acceleration and the centripetal acceleration can be zero for a point on a rotating disk.

Two particles, A and B, are in uniform circular motion about a common center with the same radial accelerati on. Particle A moves in a circle of 8.9 m radius with a periods of Particle B moves with a speed of The period of the motion of particle B is closest to:

15)

______ A)

0.90 s

B)

0.96 s

C)

0.84 s

D)

1.1 s

E) 1 .

1 )

C 2 )

A 3

E ) 4 )

B 5

D ) 6 )

E 7

D ) 8 )

D 9

A ) 1 0

C 11)

E 12)

A 13)

B 14)

B 15)