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Mechanics up to Intro Rotation

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rank the total energies at the three locations (A, B, and, C) from greatest to least.

a)

A > B > C

b)

C > B > A

c)

A > C > B

d)

A = B = C

2.

Rank the gravitational potential energies at the three locations (A, B, and, C) from greatest to least.

a)

A > B > C

b)

C > B > A

c)

A > C > B

d)

A = B = C

3.

Rank the gravitational kinetic energies at the three locations (A, B, and, C) from greatest to least.

a)

A > B > C

b)

C > B > A

c)

A > C > B

d)

A = B = C

4.

When force and distance are in the same direction...

a)

Negative work is done and energy increases

b)

Negative work is done and energy decreases

c)

Positive work is done and energy increases

d)

Positive work is done and energy decreases

5.

When force and distance are in opposite directions...

a)

Negative work is done and energy increases

b)

Negative work is done and energy decreases

c)

Positive work is done and energy increases

d)

Positive work is done and energy decreases

6.

When you toss a ball up in the air which of the following is true?

a)

The potential energy increases on the way up

b)

Kinetic energy increases on the way up

c)

The force of gravity does positive work on the object on the way up

d)

Impossible to tell without knowing the mass of the ball

7.

Which of the following is not considered mechanical energy?

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Electrical Energy

c)

Potential Energy

8.

If energy cannot be created or destroyed, what can it do

a)

It can only stay in the state that it is for eternity

b)

Energy can change form

9.

The conservation of energy states

a)

Energy can be lost

b)

Energy is conserved

c)

Energy can be created

10.

In order to move in a circle, what is required?

a)

A tangential force

b)

An outward force

c)

A force towards the center

d)

Nothing, objects "like" to travel in circles

11.

Which of the following is not one of Newton's 3 laws?

a)

For every action force there is an equal an opposite reaction force

b)

ΣF = ma

c)

What goes up must come down

d)

An object at rest or in motion will stay at rest or in motion

12.

What information can you get from a velocity vs time graph?

a)

Velocity from reading, displacement from slope, and acceleration from area

b)

Velocity from slope, displacement from reading, and acceleration from area

c)

Velocity from reading, displacement from area, and acceleration from slope

d)

The mass from the area, and the energy from the slope

13.

When a projectile is launched, the force of gravity is the only force acting on the object while in flight, the direction of the net force is

a)

In the direction of the object's motion

b)

Down

c)

Up and right

d)

Down and left

14.

The vertical velocity of a projectile at the apex (highest location) is...

a)

The same as the velocity it was launched at, just the opposite direction now

b)

Zero

c)

Ten and down

d)

Depends on how fast the object was launched

15.

Solve for v (5)(10)(5)(5)(10)(5) = (12)(5)(v2)(\frac{1}{2})(5)(v^2)

a)

√20

b)

5

c)

10

d)

100

16.

Select the description that best represents the motion shown in the graph

a)

Object moving backwards with a constant velocity

b)

Object moving forwards slowing down

c)

Object moving forwards with a constant velocity

d)

Object moving backwards slowing down

17.

Select the description that best represents the motion shown in the graph

a)

Object moving backwards with a constant velocity

b)

Object moving forwards speeding up

c)

Object moving forwards with a constant velocity

d)

Object moving backwards slowing down

18.

How long will it take an object 45 meters off of the ground to hit the ground if dropped from rest? (there is a shortcut formula)

a)

9 seconds

b)

4.5 seconds

c)

3 seconds

d)

45 seconds

19.

What is the kinetic energy of an object that is travelling 10 m/s and has mass of 10 kg

a)

100 Joules

b)

1000 Joules

c)

500 Joules

d)

10 Joules

20.

The gravitational potential of an 4 kg object is observed to be 80 Joules, how high off of the ground is it?

a)

8 meters

b)

4 meters

c)

2 meters

d)

1 meter

21.

As you stretch a spring, the amount of stored energy...

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

22.

Each square has a side of one unit, the solid black line indicates the path taken, what is the displacement of the object from A to B?

a)

5

b)

13

c)

20

23.

If the graph to the left shows position vs time, the acceleration is...

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Zero

24.

If the net force on an object increases, then the acceleration will .... (mass is held constant)

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Stays the same

d)

Not enough information

25.

An object in motion or at rest will maintain their present state until...

a)

Eternity

b)

Two balanced forces act on it

c)

An unbalanced force acts on it

d)

Depends on the mass

26.

For every action force, there is ...

a)

An unequal reaction force

b)

An equal and opposite reaction force

c)

A butterfly that flaps its wings in Nepal

27.

Which mass will accelerate the most?

a)

M

b)

2M

c)

4M

d)

They all accelerate the same amount

28.

Which way will M accelerate?

a)

Up

b)

Down

c)

Not enough information

d)

It doesn't accelerate

29.

What is the force of gravity on a 30 kg object?

a)

3 N

b)

30 N

c)

300 N

d)

10 N

30.

Of the forces acting on M, the mass on the left, is the force of tension greater or is the force of gravity greater?

a)

They are equal

b)

Force of Gravity

c)

Force of Tension

d)

Impossible to tell with the information provided

31.

The vertical velocity of a projectile at the apex (highest location) is...

a)

The same as the velocity it was launched at, just the opposite direction now

b)

Zero

c)

Ten and down

d)

Depends on how fast the object was launched

32.

Rank the magnitudes of change in momentum from greatest to least

a)

b)

c)

1)
2)
3)
33.

Rank the magnitude of the change in momentum of the cars from greatest to least

a)

b)

c)

1)
2)
3)
34.

Rank the impulse (change in momentum) applied to the box using the graph shown

a)

2 - 4 sec

b)

4 - 6 sec

c)

0 - 2 sec

d)

6 - 8 sec

e)

8 - 10 sec

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
35.

When the mass is released, at which locations will it be moving the fastest?

a)
  • - x max

b)

x max

c)

x = 0

d)

Some other place

36.

When the mass is released, at which locations will it the object have the greatest amount of kinetic energy?

a)
  • - x max

b)

x max

c)

x = 0

d)

Some other place

37.

When the mass is released, at which locations will it the object have the greatest acceleration?

a)
  • - x max

b)

x max

c)

x = 0

d)

Some other place

38.

When the mass is released, at which locations will it the object have the greatest elastic potential energy?

a)
  • - x max

b)

x max

c)

x = 0

d)

Some other place

39.

When the mass is released, at which locations will it the object experience the greatest magnitude of force?

a)
  • - x max

b)

x max

c)

x = 0

d)

Some other place

40.

When the mass is released, what changes would increase the period of motion?

a)
  • Increasing x max

b)

Decreasing x max

c)

Increasing the spring constant

d)

Decreasing the spring constant

e)

Increasing the mass of the object

41.

In a pendulum, which statement would give you the max height using the string and the angle measured at its amplitude

a)

L - L tan theta

b)

L - L sin theta

c)

L - L cos theta

d)

L - L cot theta

42.

If give an function v(t), what could be done to get x(t)

a)

Plug and chug

b)

take the derivative

c)

take the integral

d)

multiply by 2 and square root

43.

If give an function x(t), what could be done to get v(t)

a)

Plug and chug

b)

take the derivative

c)

take the integral

d)

multiply by 2 and square root

44.

If give an function v(t), what could be done to get a(t)

a)

Plug and chug

b)

take the derivative

c)

take the integral

d)

multiply by 2 and square root

45.

If give an function F(x) what could be done to get work

a)

Plug and chug

b)

take the derivative

c)

take the integral

d)

multiply by 2 and square root

46.

If give an function F(t) what could be done to get impulse (change in momentum)

a)

Plug and chug

b)

take the derivative

c)

take the integral

d)

multiply by 2 and square root

47.

If an oscillating object has a cosine curve for x(t), what would v(t) look like

a)

+sine

b)

-sine

c)

+cosine

d)

-cosine

e)

Linear

48.

If an oscillating object has a sine curve for x(t), what would v(t) look like

a)

+sine

b)

-sine

c)

+cosine

d)

-cosine

e)

Linear

49.

If an oscillating object has a cosine curve for a(t), what would v(t) look like

a)

+sine

b)

-sine

c)

+cosine

d)

-cosine

e)

Linear

50.

In all collisions, which is/are true

a)

momentum is conserved

b)

each object experiences an equal and opposite force

c)

the momentum one object gains is equivalent to the momentum a object loses

d)

energy is conserved

e)

Both objects experience the force for the same amount of time

51.

A solid sphere and a hollow sphere start at the top of a ramp from rest, if both are released at the same time and do no slip, which will make it to the bottom of the ramp first?

a)

Solid Sphere

b)

Hollow Sphere

c)

Tie

d)

Depends on the mass and radius of each

52.

A ring and a solid disk start at the top of a ramp from rest, if both are released at the same time and do no slip, which will make it to the bottom of the ramp first?

a)

Ring

b)

Solid Disk

c)

Tie

d)

Depends on the mass and radius of each

53.

What is the rotational equivalent to Mass

a)

Torque (τ)

b)

Moment of Inertia (Ι)

c)

Angular Displacement (Θ)

d)

Angular Speed (ω)

54.

What does ω equal in linear terms

a)

(v)(r)

b)

v(r2)

c)

v/r

d)

v/r2

55.

When attempting to make an object rotate, how should the force and radius be oriented

a)

Parallel

b)

Perpendicular

c)

Anti-parallel

d)

30⁰

56.

Rank the following from greatest to least Moments of Inertia

a)

b)

c)

1)
2)
3)
57.

Rank from greatest to least

a)

A

b)

C

c)

B

d)

D

1)
2)
3)
4)
58.

Six identical massless rods are supported by a fulcrum and are tilted at the same angle to the horizontal. A mass is suspended from the left end of the rod, and the rods are held motionless by a downward force on the right end. Each rod is marked at 1-m intervals.

Rank the vertical force (F) applied to the end of the rod

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)