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Physics 71 – First Long Exam Samplex | A.Y. 2018-2019

Instructions: Choose the letter of the best 6. Which graph represents a particle with an
answer to each of the following questions. initial velocity that has the same direction as
its constant acceleration?
1. A Campbell’s tomato soup has a density of
1.05 𝑔/𝑐𝑚3 . How many grams (g) of soup
are in 5.00 × 10−2 𝑚3 of soup?

A. 525 𝑔 C. 52, 500 𝑔

B. 5,250 𝑔 D. 525,000 𝑔

2. The relationship between three quantities
𝑥, 𝑦, and 𝑧 is given by 𝑥 = 𝑦 2 /𝑧. If the
dimension of 𝑦 is [𝐿]/[𝑇] and the dimesion of
𝑧 is [𝐿], which of the following choices is the
correct dimension of 𝑥?
7. A physicist decided to track his motion for
analysis. His motion detector showed the
following position-time graph. What is his
average velocity from 𝑡 = 0.0𝑠 to 𝑡 = 1.5𝑠?

A. [𝐿] C. [𝐿]/[𝑇]
B. [𝑇] D.[𝐿]/[𝑇 2 ]

3. A dog is initially located at position (1.0

[m], 2.0 [m]) of the map. The dog then ran
directly towards (3.0 [m], 2.0 [m]) before
ending in (3.0 [m], 4.0 [m]). What is the total A. zero C. 0.50 m/s
distance traveled by the dog? B. 1.0 m/s D. 0.75 m/s

A. 7.0 [m] C. 2.8 [m] 8. It took Molly an hour to walk to the mall
B. 4.0 [m] D. 2.0 [m] from her house and back. The distance from
her house to the mall is 4 [km]. Which of the
4. The displacement of a particle from the following statements is FALSE?
origin is given by 50.0 m, 30.0° North of East.
If 𝑖̂ points East and 𝑗̂ points North, what is the A. Displacement is zero.
expression for this displacement in B. Distance is zero.
component form? C. Average velocity is zero.
D. Speed is 8 [km/h].
A. 25.0 m 𝑖̂ + 43.3 m 𝑗̂ C. 7.71 m 𝑖̂ – 49.4 m 𝑗̂
B. 43.3 m 𝑖̂ + 25.0 m 𝑗̂ D. -49.4 m 𝑖̂ +7.71 m 𝑗̂ 9. During a 3.0-s time interval, the velocity of
𝑚
an object was changed from 𝑣⃗𝑖 = −2.0 𝑖̂ to
5. V is looking for a way back to 𝑚
𝑠
headquarters. From his initial position, 𝑣⃗𝑓 = −1.0 𝑖̂ . Which of the following is
𝑠
headquarters is 3.0 [km] directly north. He true about the motion of the object?
then decides to walk 1.0 [km] eastward.
What is the location of the headquarters A. It has a negative acceleration and is
with respect to his new position? slowing down.
B. It has a negative acceleration and is
A. 18° North of West C. 18° East of North speeding up.
B. 72° North of West D. 72° East of North C. It has a positive acceleration and is
slowing down.
D. It has a positive acceleration and is
speeding up.

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10. The position as a function of time of a 15. A typical person can handle up to five
particle moving along the 𝑥-axis is described times the value of the acceleration due to
by the equation 𝑥(𝑡) = 5.00[𝑚] − gravity before losing consciousness. What is
𝑚 𝑚 2
3.00 [ ] 𝑡 + 2.00 [ 2 ] 𝑡 . What is the the minimum time for a bus to reach the
𝑠 𝑠
speed of 250 m/s from rest without the
particle’s velocity at 𝑡 = 5.00 𝑠?
passengers passing out?
A. 17.0 m/s C. 7.00 m/s
A. 2.55 s C. 10.2 s
B. 40.0 m/s D. -3.00 m/s
B. 5.10 s D. 25.5 s
11. Swiper is running along a straight line
16. A truck accelerates from rest at 2.50 𝑚/
with a constant acceleration. He covers a
𝑠 2 for 25.0 s, after which its speed is held
distance of 70.0 m in 8.00s. If he started from
constant for the next 25.0s. How far did the
rest, what will be his speed passing through
truck travel during the entire trip?
the 70.0-m mark?
A. 781 m C. 2340 m
A. 35.0 m/s C. 8.80 m/s
B. 1560 m D. 62.5 m
B. 17.5 m/s D. 4.80 m/s
17. A boy hits a football so that the ball leaves
12. Photos of objects were taken at equal
the ground at point (0,0) with a velocity of
time intervals. Which of the following best
25.0 [m/s], 40.0° above the ground. What is
corresponds to an object that is freely falling
the horizontal and the vertical position
from a certain height above the ground?
(𝑥, 𝑦) of the ball after 2.00 [s]?

A. (38.3 [m], 12.5 [m])

B. (18.7 [m], 38.3 [m])
C. (18.7 [m], 19.6 [m])
D. (38.3 [m], 32.1[m])

18. A happy Physics 71 student kicked a ball

13. A ball was thrown upward with an initial
velocity 𝑢 and reaches a maximum height ℎ
as measured from the juggler’s hands. At
what fraction of the maximum height was
the speed of the ball half of its initial speed?
hard, making it fall off an edge of a cliff. Right
𝑚
at the edge, the ball’s velocity is 5.00 [ ] in
𝑠
the horizontal direction as shown in the
figure. How far is the ball away from the cliff
(𝑑) after it has fallen for 0.800 [𝑠]?

3 1 1 1
A. B. C. D.
4 2 4 16

14. Three balls are thrown from a height of

10 m from the ground. Ball A is released from
rest. Ball B is thrown vertically upward with
𝑚
a speed of 3 [ ]. Ball C is thrown vertically
𝑠
𝑚
downwards with a speed of 3[ ]. Which of
𝑠
A. 6.25 [m] D. 3.14 [m]
the balls will reach the ground with the
B. 5.08 [m] E. 2.48 [m]
greatest speed?
C. 4.00 [m]
A. Ball A D. Balls B and C
B. Ball B E. Balls A, B, and C
C. Ball C

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19. For the penalty kick, Lionel Messi was
assigned to kick the football which was on
the ground, a horizontal distance of 11.0 [m]
away from the goal. Messi hit the ball at a
𝑚
speed of 11.0 [ ], 45° above the horizontal.
𝑠
What was the height of the ball when it is at
the goal?
A. 0.000 [m] D. 7.77 [m]
B. 0.396 [m] E. 11.0 [m]
C. 1.19 [m]
20. Which of the following is always true
about the acceleration of a body in a
projectile motion?
A. It is tangent to the projectile’s trajectory.
B. It is directed downward.
C. It is directed upward.
D. It is zero.
21. A projectile is launched at an angle 𝜃
above the horizontal. Ignoring air resistance,
at what point in the projectile’s trajectory is
the speed lowest?
22. Educbot moves with constant speed
while riding a merry-go-round with a radius
of 6.00 m, making a complete circle in 5.00 s.
What is Educbot’s acceleration?
A. 9.47 m/𝑠 2 C. 3.02 m/𝑠 2
B. 47.4 m/𝑠 2 D. 4.74 m/𝑠 2
23. A swimmer heads north across the river
at a speed of 5 m/s relative to the water with
current flowing in the West of North
direction. An observer on land sees the
swimmer with a velocity of 37.7 m/s headed
23° West of North. What is the magnitude
and direction of the current?
A. 33.0 m/s, 26° from the vertical
B. 44.0 m/s, 64° from the vertical
C. 33.0 m/s, 64° from the vertical
D. 44.0 m/s, 26° from the vertical
24. An object with constant speed 𝑣 is
moving in a circular path with radius𝑅. If the
radius of the path is doubled, what should be
its speed to maintain the same acceleration?
1 1
A. 𝑣 C. 𝑣
√2 2
B. 2𝑣 D. √2𝑣
25. Which of the following object/s can be
used as an inertial reference frame?
A. A freely falling rock
B. A runner who is speeding up
C. A stationary inclined plane
D. A slingshot under uniform circular motion
E. Both A and B
26. A cart initially at rest, is pulled to the
right along a rough horizontal surface.
Which is the correct free-body diagram of
the cart?
27. What is the weight of a 1.0 kg pack of
apple?
A. 1.0 kg
B. 1.0 N
C. 9.8 kg
D. 9.8 N
28. A particle’s motion in 𝑥 − 𝑦 plane is
described by a velocity and acceleration
vector in such a way that the acceleration has
some component parallel and perpendicular
to the velocity vector. What does the
perpendicular component of acceleration
do to the velocity vector of the particle?
A. Decreases the speed
B. Changes the direction
C. Increases the speed
D. Both A and B
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29. Consider the block of mass 𝑚 speed with which the car can safely
accelerating on the rough ramp with a negotiate the unbanked curve?
magnitude of 𝑎 as shown in the figure. Which
of the following is the reaction force of the A. 10.7 [m/s] C. 26.8 [m/s]
weight of the block? B. 12.0 [m/s] D. 60.0 [m/s]

34. An 8.00-kg crate at the top of a 1.50-m

long frictionless ramp slides down from rest,
reaching a speed of 3.50 m/s at the bottom.
What is the angle between the ramp and the
horizontal?

A. 24.6° C. 65.4°
B. 2.98° D. 87.0°

35. A 10.0-kg block resting on a horizontal

A. Its mass times its acceleration
B. Frictional force by the wedge to the block
C. Normal force by the wedge to the block
D. Force exerted by the block on the Earth
30. Ella, with mass 50.0 kg, is standing inside
an elevator going up. The normal force of the
floor on Ella is 755 N. What is the magnitude
of her upward acceleration?
A. 5.30 m/𝑠 2 C. 77.0 m/𝑠 2
B. 15.1 m/𝑠 2 D. 265 m/𝑠 2
31. Shahara is observing her minion on top
of a block that slides with constant speed
along a straight line. If Shahara is at rest,
which of the following is ALWAYS TRUE?
floor is pulled by a horizontal force with
magnitude of 70.0 N. What is the coefficient
of static friction between the block and the
floor if the block is on the verge of moving?
A. zero C. 0.416
B. 0.143 D. 0.714
36. A pendulum bob moves in a horizontal
circle such that the string makes an angle of
30° about the vertical. If the radius of the
horizontal circle is 0.30 [m], what is the
tangential speed of the bob?

A. No force is acting on the minion.

B. A constant non-zero net force acts on the
minion.
C. A zero net force acts on the minion.
D. The net force acting on Shahara is
opposite the direction of minion’s motion.

32. You exerted a horizontal 5.00-N push to

a 2.50-kg object initially at rest on a A. 1.3 [m/s] C. 2.3 [m/s]
frictionless horizontal surface. What is the B. 1.6 [m/s] D. 2.9 [m/s]
velocity of the object when it has traversed a
distance of 3.00 m?

A. 2.45 m/s C. 12.0 m/s

B. 6.00 m/s D. 3.46 m/s

33. Dom’s car enters a horizontal, curved

roadbed of radius 73.4 [m]. The coefficient of
static friction between the tires and the
roadbed is 0.20. What is the maximum

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37. A 1.00 [N] ball, suspended from the

ceiling by massless wires, is in static
equilibrium as shown in the figure. What is
the magnitude of the tensional force 𝑇1 ?

A. 0.732 [N] C. 2.73 [N]

B. 0.897 [N] D. 3.35 [N]

38. An adventurous cockroach lies on the tip

of a 0.400-m blade of a ceiling fan. If the fan References
rotates with a period of 0.300 s, what is the
centripetal acceleration of the cockroach? These are compiled questions from previous
samplexes of the National Institute of
A. 502 m/𝑠 2 C. 20.9 m/𝑠 2 Physics particularly during the semesters
B. 175 m/𝑠 2 D. 8.37 m/𝑠 2 1011A, 1415A, 1415B, 1516A, and 1516B.

39. Block A (𝑚𝐴 = 3.0 [𝑘𝑔]) is on the verge

of motion on a tabletop. It is connected by a
horizontal cord passing over a light,
frictionless pulley to a hanging block B
(𝑚𝐵 = 1.5 [𝑘𝑔]). The coefficient of kinetic
friction between block A and the tabletop is
0.20 and the blocks were released from rest.
What is the speed of each block after it
moved 0.030 [m]?

A. 0.050 [m/s] C. 0.34 [m/s]

B. 0.11 [m/s] D. 1.80 [m/s]

40. Goyo sits on top of a flat table. Which of

the following forces comprise an action-
reaction pair?

A. The weight of Goyo and the normal force

on Goyo
B. The weight of Goyo and the weight of the
table
C. The weight of Goyo and the force of Goyo
on earth
D. The force of the table on Goyo and the
normal force on Goyo

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