REVIEW FOR DIAGNOSTIC EXAM 1Q AY 2012-2013

SUBJECT: PHY11

Work, Energy & Power

7. The 2 kg head of an axle strikes a tree
horizontally at 40 m/s. The blade penetrates 0.040
m into the tree. What is the average force exerted
by the blade on this rate?
a. 2.0 x 101 N
b. 2.0 x 103 N
c. 2.0 x 104 N
d. 4.0 x 104 N

Work, Energy & Power

30. How much work must be done to stop a 1800kg vehicle traveling at 30 m/s?
a. 1.80 x 104 J
b. 5.40 x 104 J
c. 5.30 x 105 J
d. 8.10 x 105 J

Work, Energy & Power

18. An object is raised above the ground gaining a
certain amount of potential energy. If the same
object is raised twice the height in half the time,
the power output is
a. four times as much PE
b. twice as much PE
c. three times as much PE
d. the same as before

Work, Energy & Power

4. Calculate the minimum power a cyclist who can
increase his kinetic energy from an initial value of
480 J to a final value of 2,430 J by travelling 26 m in
4.0 s.
a. 77.5 W
b. 367. 5 W
c. 727.5 W
d. 487. 5 W

Impulse & Momentum

2. A net force of 20 N acts for 1.5 s on a 4 kg object
initially at rest. What is the final kinetic energy of
the object?
a. 32 J
b. 232 J
c. 442 J
d. 112 J

Impulse & Momentum

5. Which of the following best represents the
momentum of a small car traveling at a city speed
limit?
a. 1,000 kg m/s2
b. 10,000 kg m/s
c. 100,000 kg m2
d. 1,000,000 N m/s

Impulse & Momentum

20. A 0.5-kg ball is thrown horizontally along a
vertical wall at 35.0 m/s. The ball hits the wall and
rebounds horizontally at 25.0 m/s. If the ball is in
contact with the wall for 0.015 s, the average
horizontal force that the wall exerts on the ball
during impact is
a. 1.50 N
b. 2.00 N
c. 2.50 kN
d. 3.00 kN

Rotational Motion
21. At t = 0, a wheel rotating about a fixed axis at a
constant angular acceleration has an angular
velocity of 2.0 rad/s. Two seconds later it has
turned through 5.0 complete revolutions. What is
the angular acceleration of this wheel?
a. 14 rad/s2
b. 17 rad/s2
c. 20 rad/s2
d. 23 rad/s2

Rotational Motion
27. A spinning ice skater stretches out her arms.
Her moment of inertia _______ and her angular
speed _______.
a. increases - increases
b. increases decreases
c. decreases-decreases
d. decreases-increases

Rotational Motion
26. A hollow cylinder of mass M and radius R rolls
down an inclined plane. A block of mass M slides
down an identical inclined plane. If both objects are
released at the same time,
a. the cylinder will reach the bottom first.
b. both the block and the cylinder will reach the
bottom at the same time.
c. the block will reach the bottom first.
d. the cylinder will reach the bottom with the
greater kinetic energy.

Rotational Motion
28. A string is wrapped around a pulley of radius
0.10 m and moment of inertia 0.15 kg-m2. The
string is pulled with a force of 12 N. What is the
magnitude of the resulting angular acceleration of
the pulley?
a. 18 rad/s2
b. 80 rad/s2
c. 8.0 rad/s2
d. 0.13 rad/s2

Torque
9. What is the unit of torque?

a.
b.
c.
d.

N/m
N/s
N-m
Ns

Torque
29. A 35 kg uniform plank is balanced at one end by
a 55 kg student as shown. What is the overall
length of this plank?

a.
b.
c.
d.

2.6 m
3.3 m
5.4 m
6.7 m

Elasticity
22. A cable stretches by the amount x under a

certain load. If it is replaced by a cable of the

same material but half as long and half the
diameter, the same load will stretch it by
a. x/4
b. x
c. x/2
d. 2x

Elasticity
23. The stress on the wire supporting the load does
not depend on
a. the wires length
b. the wires diameter
c. the mass of the load
d. the acceleration due to gravity

Elasticity
24. A 20-m long steel wire (1 cm2 cross-section,

Y = 2 x 1011 N/m2), is subjected to a load of

25,000 N. How much will the wire stretch under
the load?
a. 0.25 cm
b. 2.50 cm
c. 12.50 cm
d. 25.00 cm

Simple Harmonic Motion

25. When a force of 20 N is applied to a spring, it
elongates 0.20 m. Determine the period of
oscillation of a 4-kg object suspended from this
spring.
a. 0.80 sec
b. 1.00 sec
c. 1.30 sec
d. 3.10 sec

Hydrostatics
10. The height of the mercury column in a

barometer is 760 mm of Hg. Find the

atmospheric pressure in Pascal.
a. 1.013 x 105 Pa
b. 2.013 x 105 Pa
c. 3.012 x 105 Pa
d. 3.021 x 105 Pa

Hydrostatics
14. Fluids at rest at the bottom of the container is
a. under less pressure than the fluid at the top.
b. under same pressure than the fluid at the top.
c. under more pressure than the fluid at the top.
d. any of the above, depending on the
circumstances.

Hydrostatics
13. A hydraulic lift has a large piston 30 cm in
diameter and a small piston of 2 cm in diameter.
What force is needed on the small piston to lift a
load of 1,500 kg?
a. 55 N
b. 65 N
c. 75 N
d. 85 N

Hydrostatics
12. A block of wood floats in water with 5 cm
projecting above the water surface. When placed
in glycerine of specific gravity 1.35, the block
projects 7.5 cm above the liquid. Determine its
specific gravity.
a. 0.568
b. 0.765
c. 0.658
d. 0.850

Hydrodynamics
11. How much water in m3 will escape per minute
from an open-top tank through an opening 3 cm in
diameter that is 5 m below the water level in the
tank?
a. 0.52 m3
b. 0.42 m3
c. 0.32 m3
d. 0.22 m3