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Beginner
Mathematical
GQ

A centrifuge in a medical laboratory is rotating at an angular speed of \( 3600 \) \( \text{rev/min} \). When switched off, it rotates \( 50.0 \) times before coming to rest. Find the constant angular deceleration of the centrifuge.

Beginner
Mathematical
MCQ

A turntable rotates through \( 6 \) \( \text{rad} \) in \( 3 \) \( \text{s} \) as it accelerates uniformly from rest. What is its angular acceleration in \( \text{rad/s}^2 \)?

Intermediate
Mathematical
GQ

If the coefficient of static friction is \( \mu_s = 0.5 \), how much force must be applied to a spring (spring constant of \( 0.8 \) \( \text{N/m} \)) which is attached to a block of wood (mass \( 4.0 \) \( \text{kg} \)) in order to just begin to move the block?

Advanced
Mathematical
FRQ

In the diagram shown, a \(20 \, \text{N}\) force is applied to block \(B\) (\(7 \, \text{kg}\)). Block \(A\) has a mass of \(3 \, \text{kg}\). Assume frictionless conditions.

Advanced
Mathematical
FRQ

A fountain with an opening of radius \( 0.015 \) \( \text{m} \) shoots a stream of water vertically from ground level at \( 6.0 \) \( \text{m/s} \). The density of water is \( 1000 \) \( \text{kg/m}^3 \).

Intermediate
Mathematical
FRQ

Two boxes are tied together by a string and are sitting at rest on a frictionless surface. Between the two boxes is a massless compressed spring. The string trying the two boxes is then cut and the spring expands, pushing the boxes apart. The box on the left  has four times the mass of the box on the right.

Advanced
Proportional Analysis
MCQ

A \(250 \, \text{newton}\) centripetal force acts on a car moving at a constant speed in a horizontal circle. If the same force is applied, but the radius is made smaller, what happens to the speed \(v\) and the frequency \(f\) of the car?

Beginner
Conceptual
MCQ

Which of the following graphs represent an object at rest?

Beginner
Conceptual
MCQ

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

Intermediate
Conceptual
MCQ

The figure shows a truck pulling three crates across a rough road. Which of the following best describes the directions of all the horizontal forces acting on crate 2?

Intermediate
Conceptual
MCQ

 

In an experiment, an external torque is applied to the edge of a disk of radius \( 0.5 \) \( \text{m} \) such that the edge of the disk speeds up as it continues to rotate. The tangential speed as a function of time is shown for the edge of the disk. The rotational inertia of the disk is \( 0.125 \) \( \text{kg} \cdot \text{m}^2 \). Can a student use the graph and the known information to calculate the net torque exerted on the edge of the disk?

Beginner
Mathematical
MCQ

A student walks \( 3 \) \( \text{m} \) east, then \( 4 \) \( \text{m} \) west in \( 7 \) \( \text{s} \). What is their displacement and average velocity?

Beginner
Mathematical
MCQ

A miniature, solid globe with mass \( 0.25 \) \( \text{kg} \) and radius \( 0.10 \) \( \text{m} \) is spinning in place about a vertical axis with the equator horizontal, as shown. A point on the globe’s equator, represented by the dot in the figure, has a linear speed of \( 4.0 \) \( \text{m/s} \). The rotational inertia of a solid sphere of mass \( m \) and radius \( r \) is \( \tfrac{2}{5}mr^{2} \). The rotational kinetic energy of the globe is most nearly

Intermediate
Conceptual
MCQ
Experiment Initial Velocity of Cart X \( (\text{m/s}) \) Initial Velocity of Cart Y \( (\text{m/s}) \) Final Velocity of Cart X \( (\text{m/s}) \) Final Velocity of Cart Y \( (\text{m/s}) \)
\( 1 \) \( 1 \) \( 0 \) \( 0 \) \( 1 \)
\( 2 \) \( 1 \) \( -1 \) \( -1 \) \( 1 \)
\( 3 \) \( 2 \) \( 1 \) \( 1 \) \( 2 \)

A student performs several experiments in which two carts collide as they travel along a horizontal surface. Cart X and Cart Y both have a mass of \( 1 \) \( \text{kg} \). Data collected from the three experiments are shown in the table above. During which experiment does the center of mass of the system of two carts have the greatest change in its momentum?

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 \( A \).

Intermediate
Mathematical
MCQ

A linear spring of force constant \( k \) is used in a physics lab experiment. A block of mass \( m \) is attached to the spring and the resulting frequency, \( f \), of the simple harmonic oscillations is measured. Blocks of various masses are used in different trials, and in each case, the corresponding frequency is measured and recorded. If \( f^{2} \) is plotted versus \( \frac{1}{m} \), the graph will be a straight line with slope

Advanced
Conceptual
MCQ

Two uniform solid balls, one of radius \( R \) and mass \( M \), the other of radius \( 2R \) and mass \( 8M \), roll down a high incline. They start together from rest at the top of the incline. Which one will reach the bottom of the incline first?

Advanced
Mathematical
GQ

A spring launches a \(4 \, \text{kg}\) block across a frictionless horizontal surface. The block then ascends a \(30^\circ\) incline with a kinetic friction coefficient of \(\mu_k = 0.25\), stopping after \(55 \, \text{m}\) on the incline. If the spring constant is \(800 \, \text{N/m}\), find the initial compression of the spring. Disregard friction while in contact with the spring.

Intermediate
Mathematical
FRQ

Friction provides the force needed for a car to travel around a flat, circular race track. Answer the following:

Beginner
Conceptual
MCQ

What does displacement mean in the context of motion?

Intermediate
Mathematical
FRQ

An airplane is traveling \( 900. \) \( \text{km/h} \) in a direction \( 38.5^\circ \) west of north.

Beginner
Mathematical
GQ

What is the weight of a person who has a mass of \(75 \, \text{kg}\)?

Beginner
Mathematical
MCQ

The block is moving horizontally at a constant velocity. There are two applied forces on the object as shown in the image. In which direction is the friction force acting on the object?

Advanced
Mathematical
MCQ

A ball of mass m is fastened to a string. The ball swings at constant speed in a vertical circle of radius R with the other end of the string held fixed. Neglecting air resistance, what is the difference between the string’s tension at the bottom of the circle and at the top of the circle?

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