PPHYM112-FINAL-20_21Spring

Exam Version: A

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Question #: 1

Consider a basketball player shooting a ball at the basket. After

the ball leaves his hand (see figure), the force on the ball is:
(Ignore air resistance)
A. upwards and constant
B. upwards and decreasing
C. downwards and constant
D. downwards and decreasing
E. tangent to the path of the ball

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Question #: 2
Two students (Julia and Ahmed) are pushing on a 200 N crate in opposite directions with force FJ = 200 N to the
right and FA = 180 N to the left respectively (see Figure). The crate moves with a constant velocity to the right (in
the same direction that Julia is pushing) with a kinetic friction force fk acting on the crate from the floor. Which one
of the diagrams below the figure (labeled A, B, C, D and E) gives correctly the free body diagram on the crate?

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
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Question #: 3
An object of mass 1.85 kg hangs from three joined strings as shown in Figure. If T2 = 21.6 N, and α = 33.0º, find
T1.

A. 18.1 N
B. 15.2 N
C. 9.87 N
D. 11.8 N
E. 21.6 N

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Question #: 4
An object is moving with constant velocity. Which of the following statements CANNOT be true?

A. There are no forces acting on the object

B. The net force acting on the object is zero
C. This object is said to be in translational equilibrium
D. The object has zero acceleration
E. There is only one force acting on the object

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Question #: 5
For the three objects whose free body diagrams are shown in Figure, the arrows indicate forces drawn to SCALE
and act in the directions shown. Which of the following statements is true?
Hint: Look at the equilibrium of x-direction (ΣFx=0) and y-direction (ΣFy=0) separately by counting the grids and
require both conditions to be satisfied for equilibrium.

A. Only Objects P and R are in equilibrium.

B. Only Objects Q and R are in equilibrium.
C. Only R is in equilibrium
D. All three objects (P, Q and R) are in
equilibrium.
E. All three objects (P, Q and R) are NOT in
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Question #: 6
You are traveling on an elevator standing on a weighing scale kept on the elevator floor. At an instant when the
elevator is moving with an increasing speed, the scale reads 700 N. Which one of the following forces have an
equal magnitude of 700 N at that instant?

A. The force of the Earth acting on the elevator.

B. Your weight
C. The force of you acting on the Earth.
D. The force of the elevator acting on the Earth
E. The normal force of the scale acting on you.

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Question #: 7
You are traveling on an elevator standing on a weighing scale kept on the elevator floor. At an instant when the
elevator is moving with a constant speed, the scale reads 500 N. Which one of the following forces have an equal
magnitude of 500 N at that instant?

A. The normal force of the scale acting on you.

B. Your weight
C. The force of you acting on the Earth.
D. All of these
E. None of these

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Question #: 8
A box of mass m = 11 kg is pulled along a rough table at a constant acceleration of a = 1.4 m/s2 with an external
force Fext = 32 N at an angle θ= 34º above the horizontal (see the figure). Find the friction force f.

A. 2.5 N
B. 11 N
C. 15 N
D. 17 N
E. 89 N
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Question #: 9
A block of mass m1 is placed on a level frictionless surface and is attached by a light string to a hanging block of
mass m2. The string passes over a massless frictionless pulley. The system is first held in place by holding mass
m1 and then released from rest. If the blocks move with an acceleration of magintude a = 3.27 m/s2 with tension in
the string T = 39.2 N, the masses are:
(a) m1 = 1 kg
(b) m2 = 2 kg
Use g = 9.80 m/s2.

1.
2.

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Question #: 10

Four masses m1= 7.6 g, m2= 8.0 g, m3= 2.4 g and m4 = 3.4 g placed along the x-axis (coordinates in cm) as shown
in the figure.
xcm (x coordinate of the center of mass) of this configuration in centimeters is: 1 cm.

1.

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Question #: 11
While driving along the highway Sara experiences a head-on collision with a fat lovebug that smashed onto her
windshield - SPLAT! Which of the following is exerted on
or happening on both the bug and the car windshield with
equal magnitude, as the collision is occuring? Ignore any
unbalanced forces for the system of lovebug+car in the very
short duration of this collision.

A. Force of impact
B. Impulse
C. Change in Momentum.
D. All of these
E. None of these.
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Question #: 12
The impulse experienced by a body is equivalent to its change in:

A. the force applied on the body.

B. the kinetic energy.
C. the momentum
D. velocity.
E. None of the above choices are valid

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Question #: 13
A squid which was at rest initially, ejects a bolus of water of mass 0.50 kg in the direction toward the predator with
a speed of 3.6 m/s in order to escape from the predator . The squid has a mass of 1.60 kg with its water cavity
empty.
The resulting speed of the squid is: 1 m/s.

1.

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Question #: 14

In the figure, a given force F is applied to a rod in several different ways. In which case is the magnitude of the
torque due to F about the pivot P greatest?

A. 3
B. 4
C. 1
D. 2
E. 5
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Question #: 15
igure shows five location of the fulcrum along a red bar upon which five forces of any magnitude (blue arrows) act.
Which of the five cases cannot be in rotational equilibrium?

A. (a)
B. (b)
C. (c)
D. (d)
E. (e)

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Question #: 16
A bar of length L = 1.00 m is lying on a table with points A, B, C and D marked along its length as shown in the
figure. A force F of magnitude 11.0 N is apllied on the bar at the point B.
In the figure, x1 = 31.0 cm, x2 = 24.0 cm and x3 = 18.4 cm.
Find the torque acting on the bar due to this force about a perpendicular axis passing through point C.
(a) sign: 1 Take counterclockwise torque (out of the screen) as positive and clockwise torque (into the
screen) as negative.
(b) magnitude in the units of N·m : 2 N·m.

1.
2.
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Question #: 17

Which expression describes rotational equilibrium?

A. Στ= 0
B. m a = const.
C. a = const.
D. ΣF = 0
E. ΣF = const.

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Question #: 18

The head is pivoted on the vertebral column, defining the fulcrum (the green triangle in the figure). The weight of
the forehead (w = 53 N) pulls the head down in front of the fulcrum, while the upper branch of the trapezius muscle
with tension T pulls the forehead up. To develop a mechanical model of the head, we simplify it as a bar (red line).
If the head is held stationary with ℓ1 = 1.4 cm, ℓ2┴= 2.2 cm, α= 5.1º, find the tension T.

A. 84 N
B. 937 N
C. 78 N
D. 53 N
E. 81 N
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Question #: 19
ou are pushing a grass mower with a 140 N force over a distance of 20.0 m. The force is continuously acting on the
grass mower at an angle of 40.0° with respect to the direction of motion. Find the work done by your force.
(a) sign: 1
(b) value (without sign): 2 J.

1.
2.

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Question #: 20
In a problem using energy considerations to solve for the speed of a ball thrown from the top of a building when it
strikes the ground below, where must the potential energy have its zero value?

A. It must be slightly below ground level so the potential energy is always positive.
B. It must be in the middle
C. It doesn't matter since only differences in potential energy matter in solutions.
D. It must be at the ground level where the ball hits.
E. It mus be at the level from where the ball is thrown.

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Question #: 21
Which other quantity, if any, is measured by the same unit as kinetic energy?

A. Power is measured by the same unit as kinetic energy.

B. Work is measured by the same unit as kinetic energy.
C. Impulse is measured by the same unit as kinetic energy.
D. Force is measured by the same unit as kinetic energy.
E. Kinetic energy is measured by a different unit than other quantities.
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Question #: 22
Sarah pushes a 3.0 kg box from the bottom (A) to the top (B) of a small hill of height h = 9.5 m. The distance
traveled by the box along the hill is s = 22.0 m and the magnitude of the displacement of the box is d = 19.0 m (see
the figure). What potential energy change does the box experience?

A. 323 J
B. 484 J
C. 559 J
D. 647 J
E. 279 J

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Question #: 23
Clinical instrument called spirometer measures the _______ of gas in a person's lungs

A. volume
B. temperature
C. pressure
D. diffusion
E. flow rate

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Question #: 24
A diver observes an air bubble of volume 1.00 cm3 rising from the bottom of a lake (where the absolute pressure is
2.40 atm) to the surface (where the pressure is 1.00 atm). The temperature is 4.80 degrees celsius at the bottom, and
22.0 degrees celsius at the surface. The volume of the bubble as it reaches the surface and comes to the same
temperature at the surface is: 1 cm3.
Note that the temperature is not constant for this process.

1.
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Question #: 25
In the equation pV = nRT,

A. R is the resistance of the system.

B. T is measured in degrees Celsius.
C. R has different values for different gases.
D. V is the velocity of the flowing gas
E. n is the number of moles of gas.

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Question #: 26
The internal energy of an ideal gas

A. depends on the volume of the gas.

B. does not depend on how many moles of gas are in the system
C. depends on the pressure of the gas
D. depends on the temperature of the gas, and not on pressure or volume
E. More than one of the above are true

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Question #: 27
When a gas compresses, the work done on the gas

A. is positive
B. is negative
C. is zero
D. is positive only if the temperature remains constant.
E. is positive only if the pressure remains constant.
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Question #: 28
A fixed mass of gas initially occupies a volume V1 = 2.40 L at pressure P1 = 4.20 atm. The system is expanded from
its initial volume to final volume V2 = 5.00 L at pressure P2 = 1.00 atm along path AB. Find the work done ON the
gas along path AB.
(a) sign: 1
(b) value in Joule without sign : 2 J
(1 atm = 101.3 kPa).

1.
2.

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Question #: 29
A thermodynamic system undergoes a process in which its internal energy increases by 4500 J. In the process, 6000
J of energy enters the system as heat. Find the work done on the gas.
(a) sign: 1
(b) value without the sign: 2 J.

1.
2.

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Question #: 30
For a closed system taken through a cyclic process, which of the following statements is FALSE?

A. Change in internal energy is zero

B. If heat added to the system is positive, the work done on the system is negative
C. If heat added to the system is negative, the work done on the system is positive.
D. If the system is an ideal gas, the temperature returns to the intial value at the end of the cycle.
E. Work done on the system is always positive
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Question #: 31
A fixed mass of gas initially occupies a volume of V1 = 2.00 L at
pressure P1 = 103 kPa. It undergoes an isobaric change to a
volume of V2 = 4.00 L (path (i) ), followed by isochoric change to
a pressure of P2 = 216 kPa (path (ii)). The system is then brought
back to its initial state (ΔU = 0) along path (iii). Find the net heat
transferred to the system in this cyclic process.
(a) sign: 1
(b) value in Joules without the sign: 2 J.

1.
2.

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Question #: 32
Two small identically charged balls are a certain distance apart. The vectors in the figure show the magnitude and
direction of the electrostatic force on each ball due to the other one. Suppose that the charge on the left ball is now
doubled (represented by two plus signs). Which vector diagram below best represents the forces that now act on
each of the two balls?

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.
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Question #: 33
The combination of two separated point charges of opposite sign but equal magnitude is called an electric:

A. monopole.
B. bipole
C. quadrapole.
D. dipole.
E. magnapole.

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Question #: 34
An example of electric dipole in life sciences is:

A. water molecule
B. nerve membrane
C. ions in salt crystals
D. blood cells
E. oxygen gas

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Question #: 35
Nerve membranes in human body is best modeled as a system of

A. hydration shell
B. stationary point charge
C. electric dipole
D. charged parallel plate
E. none of the above

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Question #: 36
A negative point charge Q = –1.01 C is placed at the origin of an x-axis. Find the magnitude of the electric field due
to this charge at x = 5.00 m. Use k = 8.99 × 109 N·m2/C2.
(a) magnitude: 1 × 108 N/m
(b) directed along 2 .

1.
2.
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Question #: 37
Three charges are placed at the corners of a square as shown in the figure. The direction of the electric field at the
center of the square

A. is shown by arrow P
B. is shown by arrow R
C. is shown by arrow Q
D. is shown by arrow S
E. is shown by an arrow not listed above

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Question #: 38
At which position between parallel oppositely charged plates is the electric potential energy of a positive point
charge at maximum?

A. at the surface of the negatively charged plate.

B. halfway between the plates.
C. There is more than one position of maximum energy.
D. at the surface of the positively charged plate.
E. potential energy is the same everywhere inside the plate.
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Question #: 39
In the five processes shown in the figure, a probe charge (small positive or negative charge indicated) is moving in
the direction of the arrow shown in the vicinity of an arrangement of stationary charges (either a stationary point
charge, depicted as a large circle with its charge indicated, or a pair of charged plates). In which case is the potential
energy does not change during the displacement?

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E

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Question #: 40
A potential difference of 92 mV exists between the inner and the outer surfaces of a membrane of a cell. The inner
surface is negative relative to the outer surface. How much work is required to eject a positive potassium ion (K+)
from the interior of the cell?
Potassium ion carries single positive elementary charge (q = e = 1.6 ×10–19 C) and the work done will be equal to
the change in the electric potential energy, ΔEel).

A. 1.47 × 10–20 J
B. 1.47 × 10–17 J
C. 1.74 ×10–18 J
D. 1.74 ×10–21 J
E. 1.35 ×10–15 J
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Question #: 41
How does the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor change when its plates are moved closer to half their initial
distance, and a slab of material with dielectric constant κ= 2 is placed between the plates to replace air?

A. It is halved
B. It is increased to four times the original value
C. It is reduced to one-quarter the original value
D. It remains unchanged
E. It doubles

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Question #: 42
When a current flows through a metal wire, the moving charges are

A. only electrons
B. only protons
C. both protons and electrons
D. postive metal ions
E. negative metal ions

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Question #: 43
If a quantity you calculated has units of Ω·m what is that quantity?

A. potential
B. resistivitiy
C. resistance
D. capacitance
E. charge

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Question #: 44
The length of a certain wire is kept same while its radius is doubled. What is the new resistance of this wire?

A. It is reduced by a factor of 2
B. It is increased by a factor of 4
C. It is reduced by a factor of 8
D. It is increased by a factor of 2
E. It is reduced by a factor of 4
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Question #: 45
A copper wire of length 50 m and radius 1.0 mm, has a potential of 3.0 V applied across its ends. Resisitivity of
Copper = 1.7 × 10–8 Ω·m. Current through this wire in Amperes is 1 A.

1.