1. A fortnight is a charming English measure of time equal to 2.

0 weeks (the word is a

contraction of “fourteen nights”). That is a nice amount of time in pleasant company
but perhaps a painful string a microseconds in unpleasant company. How many
microseconds are in a fortnight?
A. 1.25 × 1012 𝜇𝑠
B. 1.21 × 1012 𝜇𝑠
C. 1.23 × 1012 𝜇𝑠
D. 1.22 × 1012 𝜇𝑠
E. 1.20 × 1012 𝜇𝑠

2. Because Earth’s rotation is gradually slowing, the length of each day increases. The day
at the end of 1.0 century is 1.0 ms longer than the day at the start of the century. In 20
centuries, what us the total of the daily increases in time?
A. 3705 s
B. 3775 s
C. 7503 s
D. 7305 s
E. 7735 s

3. Earth has a mass of 5.98 × 1024 kg. The average mass of the atoms that make up Earth
is 40 u. How many atoms are there in Earth?
A. 0.9 × 1048
B. 0.9 × 1047
C. 9.0 × 1048
D. 90 × 1048
E. 900 × 1048

4. A cord is a volume of cut wood equal to a stack 8 ft long, 4 ft wide, and 4 ft high. How
many cords are in 1.0 m3?
A. 0.672 cord
B. 0.726 cord
C. 0.310 cord
D. 0.276 cord
E. 0.267 cord
5. An astronomical unit (AU) is the average distance between Earth and the Sun,
approximately 1.50 × 108 km. The speed of light is about 3.0 × 108 𝑚⁄𝑠. Express
the speed of light in astronomical units per minute.
A. 0.12 AU/min
B. 0.21 AU/min
C. 21 AU/min
D. 0.012 AU/min
E. 1.2 AU/min

6. A typical sugar cube has an edge length of 1 cm. If you had a cubical box that contained
a mole of sugar cubes, what would its edge length be? (One mole =
6.02 × 1023 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑠)
A. 8.04 × 105 m
B. 8 × 104 m
C. 8 × 105 m
D. 8.4 × 105 m
E. 8 × 102 m

7. A rock is thrown vertically upward from ground level at time t = 0. At t = 1.5 s it passes
the top of tall tower, and 1.0 s later it reaches its maximum height. What is the height
of the tower?
A. 2.6 m
B. 26 m
C. 260 m
D. 62 m
E. 6.2 m
8. A ball is shot vertically upward from the surface of another plane. A plot of y versus t
for the ball is shown in figure below, where y is the height of the ball above its starting
point and t = 0 at the instant the ball is shot. The figure’s vertical scaling is set by ys =
30.0 m. What are the magnitudes of the free-fall acceleration on the planet?

A. 9.8 m/s2
B. 10 m/s2
C. 9.9 m/s2
D. 8.0 m/s2
E. 8.8 m/s2

9. The position of a particle as it moves along a y axis is given by

y = (2.0 cm) sin (𝜋𝑡⁄4),
with t in seconds and y centimeters. What is the average velocity of the particle between
t = 0 and t = 2.0 s?
A. 0.1 cm/s
B. 10 cm/s
C. 1.0 cm/s
D. 1.0 m/s
E. 10 m/s

10. The angular acceleration of wheel is 𝛼 = 6.0𝑡 4 − 4.0𝑡 2 , with 𝛼 in radians per second-
squared and t in seconds. At time t = 0, the wheel has an angular velocity of +2.0 rad/s
and angular position +1.0 rad. What is the angular velocity (rad/s) at t = 1.0 s?
A. 29.76 rad/s2
B. 297.6 rad/s2
C. 2.976 rad/s2
D. 1.87 rad/s2
E. 187 rad/s2
11. At t = 0, a flywheel has an angular velocity of 4.7 rad/s, a constant angular acceleration
of – 0.25 rad/s2, and a reference line at 𝜃0 = 0. Through what maximum angle 𝜃𝑚𝑎𝑥
will the reference line turn in the positive direction?
A. 4.4 rad
B. 440 rad
C. 0.44 rad
D. 4.0 rad
E. 44 rad

12. A disk, initially rotating at 100 rad/s, is slowed down with a constant angular
acceleration of magnitude 4.0 rad/s2. How much time does the disk take to stop?
A. 30 s
B. 25 s
C. 3.0 s
D. 2.5 s
E. 0.3 s

13. Suppose the pulley in the figure below is suspended by a cord C. Determine the tension
in this cord after the masses are released and before one hits the ground. Ignore the
mass of the pulley and cords.

A. 34 N
B. 340 N
C. 3.40 N
D. 3400 N
E. 3.04 N
14. If mA = 13.0 kg and mB = 5.0 kg in the figure below determine the acceleration of
each block, if initially mA is at rest 1.250 m from the edge of the table.

A. 27 m/s2
B. 0.27 m/s2
C. 2.7 m/s2
D. 72 m/s2
E. 7.2 m/s2

15. Two crates, of mass 65 kg and 125 kg, are in contact and at rest on a horizontal surface
(see the figure below). A 650-N force is exerted on the 65-kg crate. If the coefficient
kinetic friction is 0.18, calculate the acceleration on the system.

A. 17 m/s2
B. 20 m/s2
C. 18 m/s2
D. 2.0 m/s2
E. 1.7 m/s2
16. A 72-kg water skier is being accelerated by a ski boat on a flat (“glassy”) lake. The
coefficient of kinetic friction between skier’s and the water surface is 0.25 (see the
figure below). What is the skier’s acceleration if the rope pulling the skier behind the
boat applies a horizontal tension force of magnitude FT = 240 N to the skier (𝜃 = 00 )?

A. 0.9 m/s2
B. 9.0 m/s2
C. 1.9 m/s2
D. 0.87 m/s2
E. 8.7 m/s2

17. In the design of a supermarket, there are to be several ramps connecting different parts
of the store. Customers will have to push grocery carts up the ramps and it is desirable
that this not be too difficult. The engineer has done a survey and found that almost no
one complains if the force required is no more than 18 N. Ignoring friction, at what
maximum angle should the ramps be built, assuming a full 25-kg cart?
A. 4.20
B. 2.40
C. 450
D. 300
E. 600

18. An elevator in a tall building is allowed to reach a maximum speed of 3.5 m/s going
down. What must the tension be in the cable to stop this elevator over a distance of 2.6
m if the elevator has a mass of 1450 kg including occupants?
A. 1.67 × 104 N
B. 1.66 × 104 N
C. 1.68 × 104 N
D. 1.60 × 104 N
E. 1.76 × 104 N

19. A fisherman in a boat is using a “10-lb test” fishing line. This means that the line can
exert a force of 45 N without breaking (1 lb = 4.45 N). How heavy a fish can the
fisherman land if he pulls the fish up vertically at constant speed?
A. 100 lb
B. 20 lb
C. 80 lb
D. 10 lb
E. 90 lb
20. A “doomsday” asteroid with a mass of 1.0 × 1010 kg is hurtling through space. Unless
the asteroid’s speed is changed by about 0.40 cm/s it will collide with Earth and cause
tremendous damage. Researchers suggest that a small “space tug” sent to the asteroid’s
surface could exert a gentle constant force of 2.5 N. For how long must this force act?
A. 18.6 days
B. 186 days
C. 1860 days
D. 1.86 day
E. 8.0 days

21. A person exerts a horizontal force of 21 N on the end of a door 96 cm wide. What is
the magnitude of the torque if the force is exerted at a 60.00 angle to the face of the
door?
A. 35 m.N
B. 3.5 m.N
C. 17.5 m.N
D. 1.75 m.N
E. 350 m.N

22. Two blocks, each of mass m = 20 kg, are attached to the ends of a massless rod which
pivots as shown in the figure below. Initially the rod is the magnitude and direction of
the net torque on this system when it is first released, if l1 = 20 cm and l2 = 10 cm.

A. 2.0 m.N , clockwise

B. 20 m.N, clockwise
C. 200 m.N, counterclockwise
D. 20 m.N, counterclockwise
E. 2.0 m.N, counterclockwise
23. Two masses, mA = 32.0 kg and mB = 38.0 kg, are connected by a rope that hangs over
a pulley (as shown in the figure below). The pulley is a uniform cylinder of radius R =
0.311 m and mass 3.1 kg. Initially mA is on the ground and mB rests 2.5 m above the
ground. If the system is released, use conservation of energy to determine the speed of
mB just before it strikes the ground. Assume the pulley bearing is frictionless.

A. 20 m/s
B. 200 m/s
C. 2.0 m/s
D. 0.2 m/s
E. 0.02 m/s

24. A ball of radius r rolls on the inside of atrack of radius R (see the figure below). If the
ball starts from rest at the vertical edge of the track, what will be its speed when it
reaches the lowest point of the track, rolling without slipping?

10
A. √ 7 𝑔(𝑅 − 𝑟)
10
B. √ 7 𝑔(𝑟 − 𝑅)
7
C. √10 𝑔(𝑅 − 𝑟)
7
D. √10 𝑔(𝑟 − 𝑅)
10
E. √ 3 𝑔(𝑅 − 𝑟)
25. An automobile engine develops a torque of 265 m.N at 3350 rpm. What is the
horsepower of the engine?
A. 1250 hp
B. 1.25 hp
C. 12.5 hp
D. 0.125 hp
E. 125 hp

26. A centrifuge rotor has a moment of inertia of 3.25 × 10−2 kg.m2. How much energy
is required to bring it from rest to 8750 rpm?
A. 1.36 × 103 J
B. 1.63 × 104 J
C. 1.36 × 105 J
D. 1.36 × 104 J
E. 1.63 × 103 J

27. Suppose a 65-kg person stands at the edge of a 5.5-m diameter merry-go-round
turntable that is mounted on frictionless bearings and has a moment of inertia of 1850
kg.m2. The turntable is at rest initially, but when the person begins running at a speed
of 4.0 m/s (with respect to the turntable) around its edge, the turntable begins to rotate
in the opposite direction. Calculate the angular velocity of the turntable.
A. – 0.13 rad/s
B. – 0.31 rad/s
C. 0.13 rad/s
D. 0.33 rad/s
E. 0.31 rad/s

28. An asteroid of mass 1.0 × 105 kg, traveling at a speed of 35 km/s relative to the Earth
at the equation tangentially, in the direction of Earth’s rotation, and is embedded there.
Use angular momentum to estimate the percent change in the angular speed of the Earth
as a result of the collision.
A. 3.2 × 10−16 %
B. 3.2 × 10−17 %
C. 3.2 × 10−18 %
D. 3.2 × 10−19 %
E. 3.2 × 10−20 %
29. A child in a boat throws a 5.30-kg package out horizontally with a speed of 10.0 m/s
(as shown in the figure below). Calculate the velocity of the boat immediately after,
assuming it was initially at rest. The mass of the child is 24.0 kg and the mass of the
boat is 35.0 kg.

A. 0.988 m/s
B. – 0.988 m/s
C. – 0.898 m/s
D. 0.898 m/s
E. 0. 998 m/s

30. A constant friction force of 25 N acts on a 60-kg skier for 15 s on level snow. What is
the skier’s change in velocity?
A. – 5.8 m/s
B. 5.8 m/s
C. – 6.0 m/s
D. – 6.25 m/s
E. 6.25 m/s

31. A 110-kg tackler moving at 2.5 m/s meets head-on (and holds on to) an 82-kg halfback
moving at 5.0 m/s. What will be their mutual speed immediately after the collision?
A. – 0.70 m/s
B. 0.70 m/s
C. -0.73 m/s
D. 0.73 m/s
E. -0.37 m/s
32. A tennis ball of mass m = 0.060 kg and speed v = 28 m/s strikes a wall at a 450 angle
and rebounds with the same at 450 (as shown figure below). What is the impulse
(magnitude and direction) given to the ball?

A. 2.4 kg.m/s, to the left

B. 2.4 kg.m/s, to the right
C. 4.2 kg.m/s, to the right
D. 4.2 kg.m/s, to the left
E. 2.1 kg.m/s, to the left

33. Rain is falling at the rate of 2.5 cm/h and accumulates in a pan. If the raindrops hit at
8.0 m/s, estimate the force on the bottom of a 1.0-m2 pan due to the impacting rain
which we assume does not rebound. Water has a mass of 1.00 × 103 kg per m3.
A. 0.56 N
B. 0.056 N
C. 5.6 N
D. 0.0056 N
E. 560 N

34. You drop a 14-g ball from a height of 1.5 m and it only bounces back to a height of
0.85 m. What was the total impulse on the ball when it hit the floor? (Ignore air
resistance)
A. 0.31 kg.m/s
B. 0.30 kg.m/s
C. 0.33 kg.m/s
D. 0.12 kg.m/s
E. 0.13 kg.m/s

35. How much work did the the movers do (horizontally) pushing a 46.0-kg crate 10.3 m
across a rough floor without acceleration, if the effective coefficient friction was 0.50?
A. 2300 J
B. 230 j
C. 23 J
D. 2.3 J
E. 0.23 J
36. The force on a particle, acting along the x axis, varies as shown in the figure below.
Determine the work done by this force to move the particle along the x axis from x =
0.0 to x = 15.0 m.
A. 210 J
B. 700 J
C. 2100 J
D. 21000 J
E. 2800 J

37. A 17000-kg jet takes off from an aircraft via catapult (as shown in the figure a). The
gasses thrust out from the jet’s engines exert a constant force of 130 kN on the jet by
the catapult is plotted in the figure b. Determine the work done on the jet: (a) by the
gases expelled by its engines during launch of the jet; and (b) by the catapult during
launch of the jet.

A. 1.1 × 107 J and 0.5 × 107 J

B. 1.1 × 107 J and 5.0 × 107 J
C. 1.0 × 107 J and 0.5 × 107 J
D. 1.5 × 107 J and 0.5 × 107 J
E. 1.1 × 107 J and 0.1 × 107 J

38. A baseball (m = 145 g) traveling 32 m/s moves a fielder’s glove backward 25 cm when
the ball is caught. What was the average force exerted by the ball on the glove?
A. 200 N
B. 250 N
C. 300 N
D. 350 N
E. 400 N

39. A spring has a spring constant k of 10.0 N/m. How much must this spring be compressed
to store 45.0 J of potential energy?
A. 1.01 m
B. 1.02 m
C. 1.03 m
D. 3.0 m
E. 3.1 m
40. You drop a ball from a height of 2.0 m, and it bounces back to an height 1.6 m. What
fraction of its initial energy is lost during the bounce?
A. 0.1
B. 0.5
C. 0.4
D. 0.3
E. 0.2