Physics Homework Syllabus

September 21, 2018

Inertia Lab

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5.1 Homework: Read Section 5.1, then do the 5.1 homework

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5.2 Homework: Read Section 5.2, then do the 5.2 homework

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5.3 Homework: Read Section 5.3, then do the 5.3 homework

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Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion Lab (Lab 2B)

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5.4 Homework: Read Section 5.4, then do the 5.4 homework

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Chapter 5 Reading Quiz: on Jupiter

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Friction Practice Problems

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Friction Lab (Lab 5B)

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Physics Test Chapter 5 will take place on Wednesday, October 3rd or

Thursday, October 4th.
means that you need to show your work for this problem to get full credit.

Section 5.1 Homework

1. What other units make up a Newton?

2. Explain what “net force” means for a particular object.

3. When an object is at terminal speed, it is in equilibrium. What are the forces acting on the
object to create this equilibrium?

4. If a 81 kg astronaut moves from Earth (g = 9.8 m/s²) to Mars (g = 3.7 m/s²) how much does
her mass change? How much does her weight change?

5. As you sit on a chair, gravity exerts a downward force on you.

a.) What other force acts on you while you sit still in the chair?
b.) What is the direction of this other force?
c.) How does the strength of this other force compare to the strength of gravity?

6. Consider the following four forces:

F1  60.0 newtons east
F2  50.0 newtons east
F3  75.0 newtons west
F4  40.0 newtons west
Which two forces would combine together to create (a) the smallest net force, and (b) the largest
net force? Remember that direction matters.

7. You are dragging a heavy bag of trash to the trashcan. Draw a free-body diagram showing all
of the forces acting on the bag; make sure to label all forces (what causes the force?).

8. A 2.5 kg bag of flour is sitting on the ground. Find (a) the weight of the bag and (b) the
normal force acting on the bag.

 9. What is the normal force between a 6 kg puppet and the floor if the puppet is attached to a
string that applies 28 N of force upward?

 10. Two chains are used to raise a small boat (mass of 110 kg). If one chain lifts with a force
of 600 N, what is the force of the other chain?
Section 5.2 Homework

1. Which of Newton’s three laws of motion best applies to each statement?

a. A 120 lb student sat on a stool, and the stool applied a 120 lb normal force to the student.
b. The spacecraft cruised toward the North Star at a constant 500 m/s.
c. Now that the moving van was full, its driver had to apply more force to reach highway
speed before the on-ramp ended.

2. If you are driving a car and quickly step on the brakes, explain why your body will seem to be
“pushed” forward; use Newton’s First Law of Motion as part of your explanation.

3. The cube in the free body diagram below represents an object moving with a constant velocity
of 10 m/s. Sketch in any forces that may be missing.

4. An object with a weight of 10 N is moving upward with a speed of 25 m/s. If all of the forces
acting on the object cancel out, how will the object move next?

5. You and a friend are sitting across from each other on chairs with wheels. You push off each
other and move in opposite directions.
a.) Is the force that you feel equal to the force that your friend feels, weaker than the
force your friend feels, or stronger than the force your friend feels?
b.) If your mass is less than your friend’s mass, who moves off faster?

6. A car has a mass of 2,125 kg. How much force is required to stop the car in 4.0 seconds from
a speed of 20 m/s?

7. A 10 N net force is applied to an object, which then accelerates at 4 m/s2. What is the mass of
the object?

 8. An airplane has a mass of 3.1�104 kg and takes off under the influence of a constant net
force of 3.7 �104 N (from the engines). What is the net force that acts on the 80-kg pilot during
takeoff? (Hint: the airplane and the pilot must have the same acceleration.)

 9. A 15-g bullet is fired from a rifle. It takes 2.50 �10-3 s for the bullet to travel the length of
the barrel, and it exits the barrel with a speed of 736 m/s (it started from rest when the trigger
was pulled). Assuming that the acceleration of the bullet is constant, find the average net force
exerted on the bullet.

10. A 500-gram puck and a 250-gram puck collide on a frictionless air table. During the
collision, the 250-gram puck undergoes an acceleration of 4.0 m/s².
a) How strong is the force that act on the 250-gram puck?
b) How strong is the force that act on the 500-gram puck?
c) What is the acceleration of the 500-gram puck?
Section 5.3 Homework

1. If the deflection of a spring is doubled, then how much does the force change?

2. Which of the four patterns (from the posters) does the spring force follow?

3. What does the slope of a force vs. deflection graph tell you about a spring?

 4. A certain spring has k = 2,000 N/m. How much does the spring deflect under a force of
81 N?

 5. (2 points) A spring is hanging from the ceiling. A 12 kg mass hangs from the spring.
a) What is the force of gravity acting on the mass?
b) What is the force of the spring acting on the mass?
c) What is the deflection of the spring if k = 120 N/m?

 6. A spring has a spring constant of 115 N/m. What force does the spring exert on you if you
stretch it a distance of 0.7 m?

 7. If you stretch a spring a distance of 3 cm, it exerts a force of -50 N on your hand. What
force will it exert if you stretch it a distance of 8 cm?

 8. What is the required spring constant for a vertical spring to support a mass of 10 kg while
stretching only 1.0 cm?

 9. A car is pulling a 92 kg trailer, which is connected to it by a spring. The spring constant is

2300 N/m. The car accelerates at 0.30 m/s 2 . By how much does the spring stretch?
Section 5.4 Homework

1. If an object is moving to the right, in which direction does the friction act?

2. What is the difference between static friction and sliding (kinetic) friction?

3. If you put oil between two surfaces that are sliding across each other, does that increase or
decrease the coefficient of friction? Why?

4. You exert a 65 N force to the right on a 300 N box but it does not move. Draw a free-body
diagram for the box. Label all the forces and state their strengths.

5. If the friction force is 450 N when the coefficient of friction is 0.3, what is the normal force?

6. A 25 kg block is at rest on a table. A horizontal force of 75 N is needed to start the block

moving, and a horizontal force of 60 N is needed to keep it moving. Find a) the coefficient of
static friction and b) the coefficient of kinetic friction.

 7. (2 points) A skater with an initial speed of 6.8 m/s is gliding across the ice. Air resistance
is negligible. The coefficient of sliding (kinetic) friction between the ice and skate blades is
0.100.
a.) Find the deceleration caused by kinetic friction.
b.) How much time will it take for the skater to come to rest?

 8. (2 points) A 90 kg baseball player slides into second base. The coefficient of kinetic
friction between the player and the ground is 0.61.
a.) What is the magnitude of the frictional force?
b.) If the player comes to rest after 1.2 seconds, what was his initial speed?