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Beginner
Conceptual
MCQ

Which of the following can never be negative?

Beginner
Mathematical
MCQ

A boy and a girl are balanced on a massless seesaw. The boy has a mass of \(60 \, \text{kg}\) and the girl’s mass is \(50 \, \text{kg}\). If the boy sits \(1.5 \, \text{m}\) from the pivot point on one side of the seesaw, where must the girl sit on the other side for equilibrium?

Beginner
Conceptual
MCQ

Which of the following is a scalar quantity?

Advanced
Mathematical
MCQ

Two particles of equal mass \( m_0 \) are moving with equal speeds \( v_0 \) along paths inclined at \( 60^\circ \) to the \( x \)-axis, as shown above. They collide and stick together in a perfectly inelastic collision. Their velocity after the collision has magnitude:

Beginner
Conceptual
MCQ

Late one morning, a mosquito collides with the windshield of a speeding truck. The force of the truck on the mosquito is ____ the force of the mosquito on the truck; the resulting acceleration of the mosquito is ____ the acceleration of the truck.

Beginner
Conceptual
MCQ

A point P is at a distance \( R \) from the axis of rotation of a rigid body whose angular velocity and angular acceleration are \( \omega \) and \( \alpha \) respectively. The linear speed, centripetal acceleration, and tangential acceleration of the point can be expressed as:

Linear speed Centripetal acceleration Tangential acceleration
\( (a) \) \( R\omega \) \( R\omega^{2} \) \( R\alpha \)
\( (b) \) \( R\omega \) \( R\alpha \) \( R\omega^{2} \)
\( (c) \) \( R\omega^{2} \) \( R\alpha \) \( R\omega \)
\( (d) \) \( R\omega \) \( R\omega^{2} \) \( R\omega \)
\( (e) \) \( R\omega^{2} \) \( R\alpha \) \( R\omega^{2} \)
Intermediate
Mathematical
MCQ

A \( 0.30 \text{-kg} \) mass is suspended on a spring. In equilibrium the mass stretches the spring \( 2.0 \) \( \text{cm} \) downward. The mass is then pulled an additional distance of \( 1.0 \) \( \text{cm} \) down and released from rest. Write down its equation of motion.

Intermediate
Conceptual
MCQ

A person pulls a rope with a force \( F \) at an angle of \( 60^\circ \) to the horizontal. The rope is connected to a load over a frictionless pulley as shown in the diagram. The load is stationary. Which of the following is correct about the weight of the load and the net force exerted on the pulley by the rope?

Intermediate
Mathematical
MCQ

An object undergoing simple harmonic motion has a maximum displacement of \(6.2\) \(\text{m}\) at \(t = 0.0\) \(\text{s}\). If the angular frequency of oscillation is \(1.6\) \(\text{rad/s}\), what is the object’s displacement when \(t = 3.5\) \(\text{s}\)?

Advanced
Mathematical
GQ

A car is driving at \(25 \, \text{m/s}\) when a light turns red \(100 \, \text{m}\) ahead. The driver takes an unknown amount of time to react and hit the brakes, but manages to skid to a stop at the red light. If \(\mu_s = 0.9\) and \(\mu_k = 0.65\), what was the reaction time of the driver?

Intermediate
Proportional Analysis
FRQ

Imagine a hypothetical planet that has two moons. Moon \(\#1\) is in a circular orbit of radius \(R\) and has a mass \(M\).

Intermediate
Mathematical
FRQ

A spacecraft accelerates at a rate of \(20.0 \, \text{m/s}^2\).

Beginner
Conceptual
MCQ

A person stands on a scale in an elevator. His apparent weight will be the greatest when the elevator

Intermediate
Mathematical
GQ

A hunter aims directly at a target (on the same level) \( 170 \) \( \text{m} \) away. If the bullet leaves the gun at a speed of \( 450 \) \( \text{m/s} \), by how much will it miss the target?

Beginner
Mathematical
GQ

You drive your car north for \( 2 \) \( \text{h} \) at \( 50 \) \( \text{km/hr} \). Then for the next \( 3 \) \( \text{h} \) you drive north at \( 100 \) \( \text{km/hr} \). What was your average velocity for the \( 5 \) \( \text{h} \) drive?

Intermediate
Mathematical
GQ

The angular velocity of a rotating disk of radius \(20 \, \text{cm}\) increases from \(1 \, \text{rad/s}\) to \(3 \, \text{rad/s}\) in \(0.5 \, \text{s}\). What is the linear tangential acceleration of a point on the rim of the disk during this time interval?

Intermediate
Conceptual
GQ

You throw a ball straight upward. It leaves your hand at \( 20 \) \( \text{m/s} \) and slows at a steady rate until it stops at the peak. The ball then comes back down, speeding up steadily until it hits the ground with the same speed it left your hand. Draw the velocity vs. time graph or explain it in terms of functions.

Advanced
Conceptual
MCQ

Above is the graph of an object’s velocity as a function of time. Which of the following is true about the motion?

Beginner
Mathematical
GQ

A person stands on a scale in an elevator. If the scale reads \( 600 \, \text{N} \) when that person is riding upward at a constant velocity of \( 4 \, \text{m/s} \), what is the scale reading when the elevator is at rest? Hint: The reading on the scale is simply the normal force.

Advanced
Proportional Analysis
MCQ

A rocket of mass \( m \) is launched with kinetic energy \( K_0 \), from the surface of the Earth. How much less kinetic energy does the rocket have at an altitude of two Earth radii? Give your answer in terms of the gravitational constant \( G \), the mass of the Earth \( m_E \), the radius of the Earth \( R_E \), and the mass of the rocket?

Intermediate
Mathematical
FRQ

A train is moving to the right at \( 20 \) \( \text{m/s} \). A passenger on the train throws a ball horizontally to the left at \( 5 \) \( \text{m/s} \) (relative to the train).

Beginner
Mathematical
GQ

A hypothetical planet has a radius \( 2.0 \) times that of Earth, but has the same mass. What is the acceleration due to gravity near its surface?

Beginner
Conceptual
MCQ

A light string is attached to a massive pulley of known rotational inertia \( I_P \), as shown in the figure. A student must determine the relationship between the torque exerted on the pulley and the change in the pulley’s angular velocity when the torque is applied for \( 2.0 \) \( \text{s} \). In addition to a stopwatch to measure the time interval, what two measurements could the student make in order to determine the relationship? Select two answers.

Intermediate
Mathematical
GQ

A boat is rowed directly upriver at a speed of \(2.5 \, \text{m/s}\) relative to the water. Viewers on the shore find that it is moving at only \(0.5 \, \text{m/s}\) relative to the shore. What is the speed of the river? Is it moving with or against the boat?

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