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Intermediate
Mathematical
GQ

A block starts from rest at the top of a \(50^\circ\) incline. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the incline is \(0.4\). If the block reaches a velocity of \(7 \, \text{m/s}\) at the bottom of the incline, what is the length of the incline?

Intermediate
Mathematical
GQ

In \(3.0 \, \text{minutes}\), a ski lift raises \(10\) skiers at constant speed to a height of \(85 \, \text{m}\). The ski lift is \(55^\circ\) above the horizontal and the average mass of each skier is \(67.5 \, \text{kg}\). What is the average power provided by the tension in the cable pulling the lift?

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 toy car moves off the edge of a table that is \(1.25 \, \text{m}\) high. If the car lands \(0.40 \,\text{m}\) from the base of the table…

Beginner
Proportional Analysis
MCQ

The figure above shows a portion of a conduit for water, one with rectangular cross sections. If the flow speed at the top is \( v \), what is the flow speed at the bottom?

Intermediate
Conceptual
MCQ

A block of weight \( W \) is floating in water, and one-third of the block is above the surface of the water. Which of the following correctly describes the magnitude \( F \) of the force that the block exerts on the water and explains why \( F \) has that value?

Advanced
Mathematical
GQ

Find the escape speed from a planet of mass \(6.89 \times 10^{25} \, \text{kg}\) and radius \(6.2 \times 10^{6} \, \text{m}\).

Advanced
Mathematical
FRQ

An airplane with a speed of \( 97.5 \, \text{m/s} \) is climbing upward at an angle of \( 50.0^\circ \) with respect to the horizontal. When the plane’s altitude is \( 732 \, \text{m} \), the pilot releases a package.

Intermediate
Mathematical
GQ

The maximum acceleration a pilot can withstand without blacking out is about \( 7.0 \) \( g \). In an endurance test for a jet plane’s pilot, what is the maximum speed he can tolerate if he is spun in a horizontal circle of diameter \( 85 \) \( \text{m} \)?

Advanced
Conceptual
FRQ

In the laboratory, you are given a cylindrical beaker containing a fluid and you are asked to determine the density \( \rho \) of the fluid. You are to use a spring of negligible mass and unknown spring constant \( k \) that is attached to a vertical stand.

Intermediate
Conceptual
MCQ

A constant force of strength \( 20 \) \( \text{N} \) acts on an object of mass \( 3 \) \( \text{kg} \) as it moves a distance of \( 4 \) \( \text{m} \). If this force is applied perpendicular to the \( 4 \) \( \text{m} \) displacement, the work done by the force is equal to:

Beginner
Mathematical
GQ

A spring with spring constant \( k = 2.3 \) \( \text{N/m} \) is attached to an object of mass \( 10 \) \( \text{kg} \). If the object is hung from the ceiling by this spring, how much would the spring be stretched?

Advanced
Conceptual
MCQ

Two blocks are on a horizontal, frictionless surface. Block \( A \) is moving with an initial velocity of \( v_0 \) toward block \( B \), which is stationary. The two blocks collide, stick together, and move off with a velocity of \( \frac{v_0}{3} \). Which block, if either, has the greater mass?

Beginner
Conceptual
GQ

Why is more fuel required for a spacecraft to travel from the Earth to the Moon than to return from the Moon to the Earth?

Advanced
Mathematical
MCQ

A bullet moving with an initial speed of \( v_o \) strikes and embeds itself in a block of wood which is suspended by a string, causing the bullet and block to rise to a maximum height \( h \). Which of the following statements is true of the collision.

Intermediate
Mathematical
FRQ

A baseball is seen to pass upward by a window with a vertical speed of \( 14 \) \( \text{m/s} \). If the ball was thrown by a person \( 18 \) \( \text{m} \) below on the street, determine the following.

Intermediate
Mathematical
GQ

The International Space Station travels at \( 7660 \, \text{m/s} \). Find the average velocity of the space station if it takes \( 90 \, \text{minutes} \) to make one full orbit around Earth.

Advanced
Mathematical
MCQ
Wagon Wheel Structure Moment of Inertia Wheel Mass Wheel Radius
Wagon \(A\) Solid disk \[\frac{1}{2} M R^2\] \[ 0.5 \, \text{kg} \] \[ 0.1 \, \text{m} \]
Wagon \(B\) Solid disk \[\frac{1}{2} M R^2\] \[ 0.2 \, \text{kg} \] \[ 0.1 \, \text{m} \]
Wagon \(C\) Hollow hoop \[M R^2\] \[ 0.1 \, \text{kg} \] \[ 0.1 \, \text{m} \]

Three wagons have identical total mass (including their wheels) and each has four wheels. However, the wheels on each wagon have different designs with varying mass distributions and radii as shown in a reference chart. When accelerating each wagon from a standstill to \( 10 \) \( \text{m/s} \), which wagon requires the most energy input?

Intermediate
Mathematical
GQ

A horizontal spring with spring constant 162 N/m is compressed 50 cm and used to launch a 3 kg box across a frictionless, horizontal surface. After the box travels some distance, the surface becomes rough. The coefficient of kinetic friction of the box on the rough surface is 0.2. Find the total distance the box travels before stopping.

Beginner
Mathematical
MCQ

Old-fashioned clocks and watches have an hour hand, a minute hand and a second hand. What is the angular frequency of the second hand?

Intermediate
Mathematical
FRQ

A 0.2 kg object is attached to a horizontal spring undergoes SHM with the total energy of 0.4 J. The kinetic energy as a function of position presented by the graph.

Intermediate
Mathematical
FRQ

A \(10 \, \text{kg}\) box is pushed to the right by an unknown force at an angle of \(25^\circ\) below the horizontal while a friction force of \(50 \, \text{N}\) acts on the box as well. The box accelerates from rest and travels a distance of \(4 \, \text{m}\) where it is moving at \(3 \, \text{m/s}\).

Intermediate
Mathematical
FRQ

A traffic light hangs from a pole as shown in the diagram. The uniform aluminum pole AB is of length \( 7.20 \) \( \text{m} \) and has a mass of \( 12.0 \) \( \text{kg} \). The mass of the traffic light is \( 21.5 \) \( \text{kg} \). The point C is located \( 3.80 \) \( \text{m} \) vertically above the pivot A. A massless horizontal cable CD is attached at C and connects to the pole at point D, where the pole makes an angle of \( 37^{\circ} \) with the cable.

Advanced
Mathematical
MCQ

A boy of mass \( m \) and a girl of mass \( 2m \) are initially at rest at the center of a frozen pond. They push each other so that she slides to the left at speed \( v \) across the frictionless ice surface and he slides to the right. What is the total work done by the children?

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