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Hooke's law, Friction, and Heat Transfer Ch. 5-3, 5-4 and 24

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The coefficient of kinetic friction between a floor and a box made of wood is

 μ\mu  =.12  . How far does the box slide if it has an initial speed of Vi= 5.0 m/s?

a)

43 m

b)

12 m

c)

11 m

d)

19 m

e)

32 m

2.

Andrew determines that he needs to apply a minimum of 18 N of force to make his heaviest textbook slide on a wooden table. If the book weights 6.0 kg, what is the coefficient of static friction between these two objects?

a)

0.31

b)

0.15

c)

0.67

d)

0.33

e)

0.10

3.

A 24 N wooden box is on the floor. How much force does it take to make the box slide if the coefficient of static friction

 μ\mu  =0.14  ?

a)

3.4 N

b)

0.0 N

c)

24 N

d)

86 N

e)

170 N

4.

If a boat sails north, in what direction will the friction force be?

a)

south

b)

west

c)

east

d)

down

e)

north

5.

What type of friction describes the tendency for objects to stick together until a certain force is applied?

a)

static friction

b)

sliding friction

c)

viscous friction

d)

kinetic friction

e)

rolling friction

6.

a 2.9 kg box is moving at 9.5 m/s on a frictionless plane. When will it stop?

a)

12 s

b)

28 s

c)

0.31 s

d)

never

e)

3.3 s

7.

What is the force of sliding friction between a block and the ground if the coefficient of kinetic friction is

 μ\mu  =0.11  . and the block weights 16N?

a)

28 N

b)

150 N

c)

0.19 N

d)

1.8 N

e)

16 N

8.

What is the other name for sliding friction?

a)

static friction

b)

kinetic friction

c)

rolling friction

d)

air resistance

9.

Which of the following types of friction will have the smallest coefficients?

a)

static friction

b)

kinetic friction

c)

rolling friction

d)

air resistance

10.

In rolling friction, larger wheels produce _______ friction than smaller wheels if you have the same coefficient.

a)

less

b)

more

11.

Convection

a)

involves electromagnetic radiation.

b)

decreases when the contact area increases.

c)

is the movement of heat through the motion of matter.

d)

cannot be forced.

12.

You have two identical containers, each holding 400 mL of water at 12 degrees celcius. You also have two identical rocks, except that Rock A is at 59 degrees celsius and Rock B is at 89 degrees Celsius. (The rocks have the same masses, compositions, sizes, and shapes.) You put one rock into each of the water cups at the same time. Which one of the following statements is true?

a)

Rock B will lose thermal energy faster than Rock A.

b)

Rock A will gain thermal energy faster than Rock B.

c)

Rock A will lose thermal energy faster than Rock B.

d)

Rock B will cause the water to boil, but Rock A will not.

e)

Rock B will gain thermal energy faster than Rock A.

13.

What is the defining characteristic of a perfect blackbody?

a)

It reflects all radiation incident on it.

b)

It absorbs all radiation incident on it.

c)

It has a surface temperature of absolute zero.

d)

It has a surface that reflects 50% of light evenly across all frequencies.

e)

It looks black in ordinary white light.

14.

Which of the following processes requires a physical medium (a solid, liquid, or gas) to transfer thermal energy from one object to another?

I. Conduction

II. Convection

III. Ratiation

a)

I and III only

b)

I, II, and III

c)

I and II only

d)

I only

e)

II and III only

15.

Two objects in thermal contact with each other can be said to be in thermal equilibrium if

a)

they have identical temperatures.

b)

they have identical specific heats.

c)

they have identical masses.

d)

they contain identical amounts of thermal energy.

e)

It depends on the exact identities of the objects.

16.

A 160 g rock at 10 degrees Celsius is completely immersed in 930 g of water at 60 degrees Celsius. Which one of the following statements is true right after the rock goes in?

a)

The rock and the water give each other thermal energy, but the rock gives more than it gets.

b)

The rock and the water give each other thermal energy, but the water gives more than it gets.

c)

The water gives the rock thermal energy and gets no thermal energy in return.

d)

The rock and water do not give each other any thermal energy.

e)

The rock gives the water thermal energy and gets no thermal energy in return.

17.

Think back to our heat transfer lab. In the conductivity section we looked at different materials to see how well they conducted heat. Which of the following materials was the best conductor.

a)

plastic

b)

copper

c)

aluminum

d)

zinc

18.

Think back to our heat transfer lab. We had two stations on convection. A hotter fluid will ______ because it is _____ dense , a colder fluid will ______ because it is _______ dense. It is these differences in density that will cause convection currents.

a)

sink, less, rise, more

b)

rise, more, sink, less

c)

rise, less, sink, more

d)

sink, more, rise, less

19.

A(n) __________ is a material that transfer heat well. A(n )__________ is a material that does allow heat to transfer easily.

a)

insulation, conductivity

b)

conductivity, insulation

c)

insulator, conductor

d)

conductor, insulator

20.

Think back to the radiation station of our lab. Why did the black sand get hotter than the white sand?

a)

The black sand reflects more wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation, thus making it hotter.

b)

The black sand absorbs more wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation, thus making it hotter.

c)

The white sand absorbs more wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation, thus making it cooler.

21.

There is more than one form of heat transfer. Choose all that apply. ( On a test you will have to list them.)

a)

radiation

b)

conduction

c)

convection

22.

Think back to our lab. In the station on convection currents in a gas, the hot air was _______________ and the cold air in the current was _______________.

a)

deoxygenated, oxygenated

b)

oxygenated, deoxygenated

23.
A spring with k=53 N/m is compressed 50 cm.  An object of mass 4 kg is attached to one end of the compressed spring.  What is the acceleration of the object at the moment the spring is released?  
a)
.078 m/s/s
b)
6.6 m/s/s
c)
13 m/s/s
d)
1.3 X 10^5 m/s/s
24.
A spring has a spring constant of 230 N/m.  How far is the spring compressed if 125 N of force are used?
a)
.54 m
b)
0.0014 m
c)
5.0 m
d)
0.45 m
25.
A force of 470 N is applied to stretch a spring which has a spring constant, k=980 N/m.  How much does the spring stretch past its free length?
a)
0.214 m
b)
.48 m
c)
0.427 m
d)
5.17 X 10^5 m
26.

What force should be applied to compress a spring by 0.013 m if its spring constant is k = 1900 N/m?

a)

1880 N

b)

24.7 N

c)

1900 N

d)

19.5 N

27.
Which of the following is a true statement regarding springs?
a)
The higher the value of the spring constant, the stiffer the spring.  
b)
In Hooke's law, the force exerted by the spring acts in the same direction as displacement.  
c)
Springs are designed to provide unpredictable variations in force.  
d)
The force exerted by a spring has a quadratic relationship with the displacement form equilibrium.  
28.
Which of the following springs is the stiffest?
a)
A spring that requires a froce of 2000 N to compress it by 6.8 m.
b)
A spring that requires a force of 4000 N to stretch it by 9.0 m. 
c)
A spring that requires a force of 8000 N to compress it by 45 m.  
d)
A spring that requires a force of 4800 N to stretch it by 14 m.
29.
A force of F=750 N is applied to extend a spring.  What is the displacement x of the spring if its spring constant is k= 540 N/m?
a)
0.96 m
b)
0.93 M
c)
1.4 m
d)
1.1 m
30.
A net force of 430 N acts to stretch an extension spring.  How far will the spring stretch if its spring constant is 500 N/m?
a)
.860
b)
0.307 m
c)
1.63 m
d)
0.614 m
31.
A 35,000 N Car is supported by 4 springs.  If each spring is deflected by 0.040 m what is the spring constant? 
a)
160,000 N /m
b)
220,000 N/m
c)
630,000 N/m
d)
120,000 N/m
32.
What Quantity can you calculate from the graph and give the magnitude of that quantity.  
a)
distance 4.5 m
b)
Force 15 N
c)
spring constant 20 N/m
d)
spring constant 200 N/m