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Intermediate
Mathematical
FRQ

A helium-filled balloon is attached by a string of negligible mass to a small \(0.015 \ \text{kg}\) object that is just heavy enough to keep the balloon from rising. The total mass of the balloon, including the helium, is \(0.0050 \ \text{kg}\). The density of air is \(\rho_{\text{air}} = 1.29 \ \text{kg/m}^3\), and the density of helium is \(\rho_{\text{He}} = 0.179 \ \text{kg/m}^3\). The buoyant force on the \(0.015 \ \text{kg}\) object is small enough to be negligible.

Intermediate
Mathematical
MCQ

A system of two wheels fixed to each other is free to rotate about a frictionless axis through the common center of the wheels and perpendicular to the page. Four forces are exerted tangentially to the rims of the wheels, as shown in the figure. The magnitude of the net torque on the system about the axis is

Advanced
Mathematical
GQ

A \(2 \, \text{kg}\) object slides east at \(4 \, \text{m/s}\) and collides with a stationary \(3 \, \text{kg}\) object. After the collision, the \(2 \, \text{kg}\) object is traveling at an unknown velocity at \(15^\circ\) north of east and the \(3 \, \text{kg}\) object is traveling at \(38^\circ\) south of east. What is each object’s final velocity?

Advanced
Mathematical
GQ

A \(4 \, \text{kg}\) mass is traveling at \(10 \, \text{m/s}\) to the right when it collides elastically with a stationary \(7 \, \text{kg}\) mass. The \(7 \, \text{kg}\) mass then travels at \(2 \, \text{m/s}\) at an angle of \(22^\circ\) below the horizontal. What is the velocity of the \(4 \, \text{kg}\) mass?

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?

Intermediate
Mathematical
GQ

Wanda watches the fish in her fish tank and notices that the angelfish like to feed at the water’s surface, while the catfish feed \( 0.300 \) \( \text{m} \) below at the bottom of the tank. If the average density of the water in the tank is \( 1000\) \( \text{kg/m}^3 \), what is the absolute pressure on the catfish?

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
FRQ

A pump, submerged at the bottom of a well that is \( 35 \) \( \text{m} \) deep, is used to pump water uphill to a house that is \( 50 \) \( \text{m} \) above the top of the well, as shown to the right. The density of water is \( 1000 \) \( \text{kg/m}^3 \). All pressures are gauge pressures. Neglect the effects of friction, turbulence, and viscosity.

Beginner
Conceptual
MCQ

What is the relationship between the period \( T \) and frequency \( f \) of an object in simple harmonic motion?

Beginner
Mathematical
GQ

If I weigh \( 741 \) \( \text{N} \) on Earth at a place where \( g = 9.80 \) \( \text{m/s}^2 \) and \( 5320 \) \( \text{N} \) on the surface of another planet, what is the acceleration due to gravity on that planet?

Advanced
Mathematical
MCQ

In a lab experiment, a ball is rolled down a ramp so that it leaves the edge of the table with a horizontal velocity [katex]v[/katex]. Assume there are no frictional forces. If the table has a height [katex]h[/katex] above the ground, how far away from the edge of the table, a distance [katex]x[/katex], does the ball land?

Advanced
Mathematical
MCQ

A particle moves along the x-axis with an acceleration of \( a = 18t \), where \( a \) has units of \( \text{m/s}^2 \). If the particle at time \( t = 0 \) is at the origin with a velocity of \( -12 \, \text{m/s} \), what is its position at \( t = 4.0 \, \text{s} \)? Note this requires calculus to solve.

Intermediate
Mathematical
GQ

A wheel 31 cm in diameter accelerates uniformly from 240rpm to 360rpm in 6.8 s. How far will a point on the edge of the wheel have traveled in this time?

Intermediate
Mathematical
GQ

The driver of a car traveling at \( 30.0 \) \( \text{m/s} \) applies the brakes and undergoes a constant negative acceleration of \( 2.00 \) \( \text{m/s}^2 \). How many revolutions does each tire make before the car comes to a stop, assuming that the car does not skid and that the tires have radii of \( 0.300 \) \( \text{m} \)?

Beginner
Conceptual
MCQ

To increase the moment of inertia of a body about an axis, you must

Intermediate
Conceptual
MCQ

In a demonstration, a teacher holds the axle of a wheel that is spinning with constant angular speed. The teacher then releases the axle and the wheel begins to fall toward the ground. As the wheel falls, its angular speed remains constant. Which of the following correctly describes how the rotational kinetic energy \( K_{\text{rot}} \) of the wheel and the total kinetic energy \( K_{\text{tot}} \) of the wheel change, if at all, after the wheel is released but before it reaches the ground?

\( K_{\text{rot}} \) \( K_{\text{tot}} \)
A Constant Constant
B Constant Increasing
C Increasing Constant
D Increasing Increasing
Advanced
Mathematical
GQ

A baseball rolls off a 0.70 m high desk and strikes the floor 0.25 m away from the base of the desk. How fast was the ball rolling?

Intermediate
Conceptual
MCQ

A point \( P \) is subjected to three simultaneous forces of magnitudes \( F_A > F_B > F_C \). Point \( P \) is in equilibrium. Which of the following statements is not always true about the magnitudes of the forces?

  1. \[ F_A = F_B + F_C \]
  2. \( F_A \leq F_B + F_C \)
  3. \( F_A > F_B – F_C \)
Intermediate
Mathematical
GQ

A 2.2 kg ball on the end of a 0.35 m long string is moving in a vertical circle. At the bottom of the circle, its speed is 5.3 m/s. Find the tension in the string.

Advanced
Mathematical
FRQ

A mass is attached to the end of a spring and set into simple harmonic motion with an amplitude \( A \) on a horizontal frictionless surface. Determine the following in terms of only the variable \( A \).

Advanced
Mathematical
FRQ

One end of a spring is attached to a solid wall while the other end just reaches to the edge of a horizontal, frictionless tabletop, which is a distance \(h\) above the floor. A block of mass \(M\) is placed against the end of the spring and pushed toward the wall until the spring has been compressed a distance \(x\). The block is released and strikes the floor a horizontal distance \(D\) from the edge of the table. Air resistance is negligible. Derive expressions for the following quantities only in terms of \(M, x, D, h,\) and any constants.

Beginner
Mathematical
GQ

A spring stretches \( 8.0 \) \( \text{cm} \) when a \( 13 \) \( \text{N} \) force is applied. How far does it stretch when a \( 26 \) \( \text{N} \) force is applied?

Advanced
Mathematical
GQ

A \( 35 \) \( \text{kg} \) suitcase rests on a luggage‑loading ramp inclined \( 30.0^\circ \) above the horizontal. To keep it from sliding, a baggage‑handler pushes straight into the ramp (perpendicular to the surface) with a force of \( 45 \) \( \text{N} \). Find the coefficient of static friction \( \mu_s \) between the suitcase and the ramp.

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.

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