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Beginner
Mathematical
GQ

You are working out on a rowing machine. Each time you pull the rowing bar toward you, it moves a distance of \(1.25 \, \text{m}\) in a time of \(0.84 \, \text{s}\). The readout on the display indicates that the average power you are producing is \(76 \, \text{W}\). What is the magnitude of the force that you exert on the handle?

Advanced
Mathematical
GQ

Find the net gravitational force on a \(2.0 \, \text{kg}\) sphere midway between a \(4.0 \, \text{kg}\) sphere and a \(7.0 \, \text{kg}\) sphere that are \(1.2 \, \text{m}\) apart.

Intermediate
Mathematical
MCQ

A windmill blade with a rotational inertia of \( 6.0 \) \( \text{kg} \cdot \text{m}^2 \) has an initial angular velocity of \( 8 \) \( \text{rad/s} \) in the clockwise direction. It is then given an angular acceleration of \( 4 \) \( \text{rad/s}^2 \) in the clockwise direction for \( 10 \) seconds. What is the change in rotational kinetic energy of the blade over this time interval?

Intermediate
Mathematical
MCQ

A soccer ball is kicked horizontally off an \( 85 \) \( \text{m} \) high cliff at a speed of \( 34 \) \( \text{m/s} \). What is the ball’s final speed when it hits the ground below?

Intermediate
Mathematical
FRQ

A \(1509 \, \text{g}\) wood block is being pulled by the force meter at a constant velocity. Using the graph above, find:

Beginner
Mathematical
GQ

A car accelerates from rest with an acceleration of \( 4.3 \, \text{m/s}^2 \) for a time of \( 6.8 \, \text{s} \). The car then slows to a stop with an acceleration of \( 5.1 \, \text{m/s}^2 \). What is the total distance traveled by the car?

Beginner
Proportional Analysis
GQ

A car rounds a curve at a steady \( 50 \) \( \text{km/h} \). If it rounds the same curve at a steady \( 70 \) \( \text{km/h} \), will its acceleration be any different?

Intermediate
Conceptual
FRQ

A box rests on the (frictionless) bed of a truck. The truck driver starts the truck and accelerates forward. The box immediately starts to slide toward the rear of the truck bed.

Intermediate
Mathematical
MCQ

A pendulum consists of a ball of mass \( m \) suspended at the end of a massless cord of length \( L \). The pendulum is drawn aside through an angle of \( 60^\circ \) with the vertical and released. At the low point of its swing, the speed of the pendulum ball is

Beginner
Mathematical
FRQ

An airliner arrives at the terminal, and the engines are shut off. The rotor of one of the engines has an initial clockwise angular velocity of \( 2000 \) \( \text{rad/s} \). The engine’s rotation slows with an angular acceleration of magnitude \( 80.0 \) \( \text{rad/s}^2 \).

Beginner
Conceptual
MCQ

In an experiment where a constant horizontal force pulls on a box across a rough floor starting from rest, what would happen to the acceleration of the box if its mass were doubled but the pulling force remained unchanged?

Intermediate
Mathematical
MCQ

A block rests on a flat plane inclined at an angle of \(30^\circ\) with respect to the horizontal. What is the minimum coefficient of friction necessary to keep the block from sliding?

Beginner
Mathematical
MCQ

A box is sliding down an incline at a constant speed of \( 2 \) \( \text{m s}^{-1} \). The angle of the incline is \( \theta \). The magnitude of the total of the opposing forces is \( 16 \) \( \text{N} \). What is the force of gravity acting on the box?

Intermediate
Mathematical
MCQ

A block of mass 3.0 kg is hung from a spring, causing it to stretch 12 cm at equilibrium. The 3.0 kg block is then taken off and the spring returns to its original height. Now a 4.0 kg block is placed on the spring and released from rest. How far will the 4.0 kg block fall before its direction is reversed?

Beginner
Conceptual
MCQ

Consider a rigid body that is rotating. Which of the following is an accurate statement?

Intermediate
Mathematical
GQ

A boat can row across a still \( 1 \, \text{km} \) wide river at a maximum speed of \( 5 \, \text{km/hr} \). If a current of \( 4 \, \text{km/hr} \) flows east as you try to directly cross the river, how long would it take?

Advanced
Conceptual
MCQ

Above is a graph of the \(distance\) vs. time for car moving along a road. According the graph, at which of the following times would the automobile have been accelerating positively?

Advanced
Conceptual
MCQ

A cart begins to move from rest on a horizontal track. Which of the following correctly indicates the magnitude of the average velocity of the cart during the interval shown and provides a valid explanation?

Hint: when solving this, its consider that the area of the acceleration vs time graph tells you the change in velocity.

Beginner
Mathematical
GQ

A spring is connected to a wall and a horizontal force of \( 80.0 \) \( \text{N} \) is applied. It stretches \( 25 \) \( \text{cm} \); what is its spring constant?

Intermediate
Mathematical
MCQ

An object of mass 2 kg is thrown vertically downwards with an initial kinetic energy of 100 J. What is the distance fallen by the object at the instant when its kinetic energy has doubled?

Beginner
Conceptual
MCQ

In which of the following cases does a car have a negative velocity and a positive acceleration? A car that is traveling in the:

Intermediate
Conceptual
MCQ

A stone is falling at a constant velocity vertically down a tube filled with oil. Which of the following statements about the energy changes of the stone during its motion are correct?

I. The gain in kinetic energy is less than the loss in gravitational potential energy.

II. The sum of kinetic and gravitational potential energy of the stone is constant.

III. The work done by the force of gravity has the same magnitude as the work done by friction.

Beginner
Conceptual
MCQ

A hockey puck glides on perfectly frictionless ice at constant velocity. Which statement is true?

Intermediate
Conceptual
GQ

A stone hangs by a fine thread from the ceiling, and a section of the same thread dangles from the bottom of the stone. If a person gives a sharp pull on the dangling thread, where is the thread likely to break: below the stone or above it? What if the person gives a slow and steady pull?

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