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Advanced
Mathematical
GQ

A projectile is launched at an angle of \( 30^{\circ} \) and hits a vertical wall \( 40 \) \( \text{m} \) away. After bouncing back horizontally, it lands \( 15 \) \( \text{m} \) behind the launch point. How high up on the wall did the projectile strike?

Intermediate
Conceptual
GQ

An object has a mass of \(10 \, \text{kg}\). For each case below answer the questions and provide an example.

  1. If an object is moving, is it possible for the net force acting on it to be zero?
  2. If the acceleration of an object is zero, are no forces acting on it?
  3. Only one force acts on an object. Can the object have zero acceleration?
  4. Only one force acts on an object. Can it have zero velocity?
Intermediate
Mathematical
FRQ

A drinking fountain projects water at an initial angle of \( 50^ \circ \) above the horizontal, and the water reaches a maximum height of \( 0.150 \) \( \text{m} \) above the point of exit. Assume air resistance is negligible.

Intermediate
Conceptual
MCQ

A merry-go-round spins freely when Diego moves quickly to the center along a radius of the merry-go-round. As he does this, it is true to say that

Intermediate
Mathematical
MCQ

A \(15 \, \text{g}\) marble moves to the right at \(3.5 \, \text{m/s}\) and makes an elastic head-on collision with a \(22 \, \text{g}\) marble. The final velocity of the \(22 \, \text{g}\) marble is \(2.0 \, \text{m/s}\) to the right, and the final velocity of the \(15 \, \text{g}\) marble is \(5.4 \, \text{m/s}\) to the left. What was the initial velocity of the \(22 \, \text{g}\) marble?

Intermediate
Mathematical
MCQ

A plane, 220 meters high, is dropping a supply crate to an island below. It is traveling with a horizontal velocity of 150 m/s. At what horizontal distance must the plane drop the supply crate for it to land on the island? Use \( g = 9.81 \, m/s^2\).

Beginner
Conceptual
GQ

If an object is moving, is it possible for the net force acting on it to be zero? Explain.

Intermediate
Mathematical
MCQ

A \(0.10 \, \text{kg}\) ball, traveling horizontally at \(25 \, \text{m/s}\), strikes a wall and rebounds at \(19 \, \text{m/s}\). What is the magnitude of the change in the momentum of the ball during the rebound?

Advanced
Conceptual
GQ

The gravitational force that the Moon exerts on Earth is often cited as the source of the tides we witness. However, the gravitational force the Sun exerts on Earth is over \(100\) times greater than the force the Moon exerts on Earth.

Why is the force from the Moon credited for the tides, and not the force from the Sun?

Intermediate
Mathematical
MCQ
The diagram shows a horizontally oriented circular pipe of initial diameter labeled ( D ) that bends smoothly upward into an S-shape and then levels off into a horizontal section whose diameter is labeled ( 2D ). On the lower horizontal section, a point on the pipe’s centerline is marked with a solid black dot and labeled "A". A right-pointing horizontal arrow originates at point A and is labeled ( v_0 ), indicating the fluid velocity at that point. Directly above point A, a dashed horizontal reference line extends across the page. A second dashed horizontal line, parallel to the first, is drawn through a point on the upper horizontal pipe section. The vertical distance between the two dashed lines is marked by a vertical bracket with arrowheads at both ends and labeled ( H ). On the upper horizontal pipe section, a solid black dot on the centerline is labeled "B". A vertical bracket on the left side of the lower dashed line shows the pipe diameter at A labeled ( D ). A similar bracket on the right side of the upper dashed line shows the pipe diameter at B labeled ( 2D ). All pipe walls are drawn as thin parallel curves representing the interior and exterior surfaces.

Water of density \( \rho \) flows through the section of circular pipe shown in the figure. At Point A, where the diameter of the pipe is \( D \), the water has a pressure \( P_0 \) and velocity \( v_0 \). Point B is located a vertical distance \( H \) above Point A in a section of the pipe that has diameter \( 2D \).

Which of the following expressions is equal to the pressure of the water at Point B?

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 \(M\).

Advanced
Proportional Analysis
MCQ

An ice skater that is spinning in circles has an initial rotational inertia \(I_i\). You can approximate her shape to be a cylinder. She is spinning with velocity \(\omega_i\). As she extends her arms, her rotational inertia changes by a factor of \(x\) and her angular velocity changes by a factor of \(y\). Which one of the following options best describe \(x\) and \(y\)?

Intermediate
Conceptual
MCQ

Two balls are thrown off a building with the same speed, one straight up and one at a 45° angle. Which statement is true if air resistance can be ignored?

Intermediate
Mathematical
MCQ

A mass is attached to a spring of spring constant 60 N/m along a horizontal, frictionless surface. The spring is initially stretched by a force of 5.0 N and let go. It takes the mass 0.50 s to go back to its equilibrium position when it is oscillating. What is the amplitude?

Intermediate
Mathematical
FRQ

A \( 15 \) \( \text{N} \) force is pushing a \( 40 \) \( \text{N} \) block down a incline. The angle of the inline is \( \alpha = 40^{\circ} \). The coefficient of static friction between the block and the incline is \( \mu_s = 0.75 \) and the coefficient of kinetic friction is \( \mu_k = 0.65 \).

Intermediate
Mathematical
GQ

A Venturi tube has a pressure difference of \( 15\,000 \) \( \text{Pa} \). The entrance radius is \( 3 \) \( \text{cm} \), while the exit radius is \( 1 \) \( \text{cm} \). What are the entrance velocity, exit velocity, and flow rate if the fluid is gasoline \( (\rho = 700 \) \( \text{kg/m}^3 ) \)?

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
FRQ

A block of mass \(M_1\) travels horizontally with a constant speed \(v_0\) on a plateau of height \(H\) until it comes to a cliff. A toboggan of mass \(M_2\) is positioned on level ground below the cliff. The center of the toboggan is a distance \(D\) from the base of the cliff.

Advanced
Mathematical
MCQ

A theme park ride consists of a large vertical wheel of radius \( R \) that rotates counterclockwise on a horizontal axle through its center. The cars on the wheel move at a constant speed \( v \). Points \( A \) and \( D \) represent the position of a car at the highest and lowest point of the ride, respectively. While passing point \( A \), a student releases a small rock of mass \( m \), which falls to the ground without hitting anything. Which of the following best represents the kinetic energy of the rock when it is at the same height as point \( D \)?

Intermediate
Conceptual
MCQ

A golfer hits her ball in a high arcing shot. Air resistance is negligible. When the ball is at its highest point, which of the following is true?

Beginner
Mathematical
GQ

A pool cue ball, mass \(0.7 \, \text{kg}\), is traveling at \(2 \, \text{m/s}\) when it collides head-on with another ball, mass \(0.5 \, \text{kg}\), traveling in the opposite direction with a speed of \(1.2 \, \text{m/s}\). After the collision, the cue ball travels in the opposite direction at \(0.3 \, \text{m/s}\). What is the velocity of the other ball?

Beginner
Mathematical
GQ

Two students start \( 100 \) \( \text{m} \) apart.

• Student A walks to the right at \( 2 \) \( \text{m/s} \).

• Student B walks to the left at \( 3 \) \( \text{m/s} \).

At what time do the students meet, and how far has each student walked when they collide?

Advanced
Mathematical
FRQ

A javelin thrower standing at rest holds the center of the javelin behind her head, then accelerates it through a distance of \( 70 \, \text{cm} \) as she throws. She releases the \( 600 \, \text{g} \) javelin \( 2.0 \, \text{m} \) above the ground traveling at an angle of \( 30^\circ \) above the horizontal. In this throw, the javelin hits the ground \( 54 \, \text{m} \) away. Find the following:

Intermediate
Mathematical
MCQ

A car traveling to the right with a speed \( v \) brakes to a stop in a distance \( d \). What is the work done on the car by the frictional force \( F \)? (Assume that the frictional force is constant)

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