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Test - Dynamics & Statics

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 8hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the direction of tangential velocity at point B, if the ball is rotating clockwise?

a)

up

b)

right

c)

down

d)

left

e)

towards the center

2.

Centripetal acceleration always points

a)

in the direction of the object's motion

b)

in the opposite direction of the object's motion

c)

towards the center of the circle

d)

towards the outside of the circle

3.

To change the motion of an object, inertia must be overcome by a __________ acting on the object.

a)

some forces

b)

Force

c)

resultant force

d)

centrifugal force

4.

The bat flies at a speed of 0.5 m/s in circle of radius 1 m. What is its acceleration?

a)

0.25 ms-2

b)

0.25 ms-1

c)

2 ms-2

d)

2 ms-1

5.

Magnetic and Electrostatic Force are both examples of non-contact forces.

a)

True

b)

False

6.
You swing a bucket of water attached to a string in a circle above your head. What keeps the water in the bucket?
a)
Friction
b)
Centripetal Force
c)
Gravity
d)
Inertia
7.

If the radius of the string is 30 cm long and the stopper makes 5 revolutions per second, what is the tangential velocity of the stopper?

a)

9.4 m/s

b)

6.8 m/s

c)

11.7 m/s

d)

3.5 m/s

8.

What's the centripetal acceleration of an object traveling 2.3 m/s around a circle of diameter 0.6 m?

a)

17.63 m/s

b)

17.63 m/s2

c)

10 m/s2

d)

8.81 m/s2

9.
A test car moves at a constant speed around a circular track.  If the car is 48.2 m from the track's center and has a centripetal acceleration of 8.05 m/s2, what is the car's tangential speed?
a)
19.7 m/s
b)
5.99 m/s
c)
0.17 m/s
d)
388.01 m/s
10.

A concept associated with how hard is it to stop a moving object is called ______

a)

Force

b)

Momentum

c)

Velocity

d)

Inertia

11.

Objects at rest remain at rest and objects traveling at a steady rate in a straight line continue that way until a net force acts on them. This law is called:

a)

Newton's first and second law

b)

Newton's second law

c)

Newton's third law

d)

Law of inertia

e)

Law of conservation of linear momentum

12.

What is the base SI unit of impulse __________.

a)

N/s2

b)

kg m/s

c)

Ns

d)

kg/s

13.

Newton's Second Law can be expressed as

a)

a = Fm

b)

m = Fa

c)

Ft = mv-ma

d)

F = m(v-u)/t

14.

What happens when unbalanced forces act on an object at rest?

a)

the object remains at rest

b)

the object accelerates in an unpredictable direction

c)

the object begins accelerates in the direction of the net force

d)

the object begins moving opposite to the direction of net force

15.

What is Newtons 2nd law of motion?

a)

Force = Mass multiplied by velocity

b)

Weight of cocoyam = Mass of cocoyam multiplied by gravity

c)

For every action there is a equal and opposite re-action.

d)

The law of inertia

16.
Which of the following depict the speed of the blowing ball?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
17.
Calculate the mass of an object if it took 20 N to rotate it in a circle with a radius of 2 meters with a velocity of 4 m/s
a)
4.1 kg
b)
3.6 kg
c)
2.5 kg
d)
1.8 kg
18.
If F is force, k is spring constant and x is extension, Hooke's Law tells us that:
a)
F=k/x
b)
x=Fk
c)
k=Fx
d)
F=kx
19.

Spring constant is measured in

a)

N

b)

N/m

c)

m

20.

Hooke's Law fails when a material reaches its:

a)

breakdown

b)

elastic limit

c)

inelastic limit

d)

fracture stress

21.
A spring extends 1.5m under load 10N. What is its spring constant?
a)
0.15N/m
b)
10N/m
c)
6.7N/m
d)
15N/m
22.
If extension = Stretched length - original length. What is the extension of spring D.
a)
1mm
b)
2mm
c)
3mm
d)
0mm
23.

When we're talking about a pendulum, what does T stand for?

a)

Tension

b)

period

c)

length

d)

gravity

24.

As a pendulum gets longer, what happens to the period?

a)

doesn't change

b)

decreases

c)

increases

25.

Which of these does not affect the period of a pendulum?

a)

length

b)

gravity

c)

mass

26.

Batman and Robin swing from ropes attached to a large elevated platform. Suppose that they can be treated as a simple pendulum with a length of 16 m. Determine the period for one complete back and forth cycle.

a)

16 s

b)

4 s

c)

8 s

d)

6 s

27.

The initial momentum and final momentum of a closed system remains constant is the law of:

a)

Dissipation of momentum

b)

Conservation of momentum

c)

Destruction of momentum

d)

Rate of change of momentum

28.

Which statement is correct?

a)

All the forces are equal in size.

b)

The resultant force on the beam is in the opposite direction to the resultant turning effect.

c)

The resultant force on the beam is zero and the resultant turning effect on the beam is zero.

d)

The total upward force is twice the total downward force.

29.

Which beams rotate clockwise?

a)

P and Q only

b)

P and R only

c)

Q and R only

d)

P, Q and R

30.
A seesaw is unbalanced with two people of different masses sitting equal distances from the center. Which of the following will result in equilibrium?
a)
The larger person moving further away from the center.
b)
Moving the smaller person closer to the center.
c)
Moving the smaller person further from the center.
d)
Making the larger person do nothing.