KUE Phys 2033 Home Test
KUE Phys 2033 Home Test
KUE Phys 2033 Home Test
2. Which of the following quantities are vectors? More than one answer is possible
A. Mass B. Displacement C. Weight D. Acceleration E. Force
3. Two objects, one having three times the mass of the other, are dropped from the same
height in a vacuum. At the end of their fall,
A. their velocities are equal
B. both objects reach the same terminal velocity under any condition
C. the acceleration of the larger object is three times greater than that of the smaller
object
D. the force of gravity is the same for both objects E. none of the above
4. A book rests on a table, exerting a downward force on the table. The reaction to this
force is:
A. the force of Earth on the book B. the force of the table on the book
C. the force of Earth on the table D. the force of the book on Earth
5. The speed of a 4.0-N hockey puck, sliding across a level ice surface, decreases at the rate
of 0.61m/s2. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the puck and ice is:
A. 0.062 B. 0.41 C. 0.62 D. 1.2
6. A horizontal force of at least 200N is required to start moving a 800-N crate initially at
rest on a horizontal floor. The coefficient of static friction is:
A. 0.25 B. 0.125 C. 0.50 D. 4.00
7. A block of mass m is pulled at constant velocity along a rough horizontal floor by an
applied force T as shown. The magnitude of the frictional force is:
A. T cos θ B. T sin θ C. zero D. mg E. mg cos θ
8. The system shown remains at rest. Each block weighs 20 N. The force of friction on the upper
block is: A. 4N B. 8N C. 12N D. 16N
9. Which of the following is NOT a correct unit for work?
A. B. ft·lb C. watt D .Newton·meter
10. A boy holds a 40-N weight at arm’s length for 10 s. His arm is 1.5m above the ground.
The work done by the force of the boy on the weight while he is holding it is:
A. 0 B. 6.1J C. 40 J D. 60 J
11. A 2-kg object is moving at 3m/s. A 4-N force is applied in the direction of motion and
the object has traveled an additional 5m distance. The work done by this force is:
A. 12 J B. 15 J C. 18 J D. 20 J
12. A 1-kg block is lifted vertically 1m by a boy. The work done by the boy is about:
A. 1 ft · lb B. 1 J C. 10 J D. 0.1J
13. A man pulls a 100-N crate up a frictionless 30◦ slope 5m high, as shown. Assuming that the
crate moves at constant speed, the work done by the man is:
A. −500 J B. −250 J C. 500J D. 250 J
14. A 800kg car is traveling at 12m/s along a horizontal road when the brakes are applied.
The car skids to a stop in 4.0 s. How much kinetic energy does the car lose in this time?
A. 5.8 × 104 J B. 9 × 104 J C. 1.2 × 105 J D. 5.8 × 105 J
15. A 5.0-kg cart is moving horizontally at 6.0m/s. In order to change its speed to 10.0m/s,
the net work done on the cart must be:
A. 40 J B. 90 J C. 160 J D. 400 J
16. A 2-kg block is attached to a horizontal ideal spring with a spring constant of 200N/m.
When the spring has its equilibrium length the block is given a speed of 5m/s. What is
the maximum elongation of the spring?
A. 0 B. 0.05m C. 5m D. 10m
17. At time t = 0 a 2-kg particle has a velocity of (4m/s)i− (3m/s)j. At t = 3 s its velocity is
(2m/s)i+ (3m/s)j. During this time the work done on it was:
A. 4 J B. −4J C. −12 J D. −40 J
18. A 50-N force is the only force on a 2-kg object that starts from rest. When the force has
been acting for 2 s the rate at which it is doing work is:
A. 75W B. 100W C. 1000W D. 2500W
19. A force on a particle is conservative if:
A. its work equals the change in the kinetic energy of the particle
B. it obeys Newton’s second law
C. it obeys Newton’s third law
D. its work depends on the end points of every motion, not on the path between
20. The weight of an object on the moon is one-sixth of its weight on Earth. The ratio of the
kinetic energy of a body on Earth moving with speed V to that of the same body moving
with speed V on the moon is: