11 th grade midexam

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1.

The particles in figure above are connected by a very light rod whose moment of inertia can be
neglected. Moment of inertia of the system about the y axis is...

a. 4600 kg.m2 c. 6600 kg.m2

b. 5600 kg.m2 d. 7600 kg.m2

____ 2. Find the x- and y-coordinates of the center of mass of a 4.00-ft by 8.00-ft uniform sheet of plywood
with the upper right quadrant removed as shown in figure.

a. c.
ft ft

b. d.
ft ft

____ 3. Calculate the translational speed of a cylinder when it reaches the foot of an incline 6 m high. Assume
it starts from rest and rolls without slipping. ( )

a. c.
b. d.

____ 4. A dancer stands on a slippery ice floor and rotates in its place as shown.
 At first the dancer turned around crossing both hands on her chest (figure A). Then the dancer turns
around while stretching both hands (picture B). The statements in the table below which is true
regarding the two conditions of the dancer above are ...

Moment of inertia (I) Angular momentum (L)

A. IA = IB LA < LB
B. IA > IB LA = LB
C. IA > IB LA > LB
D. IA < IB LA < LB
E. IA < IB LA = LB

a. D c. E
b. B d. C

____ 5. An object that can float in water, salt water and in oil (whose ) experiences a
buoyant force that is...
a. different because volumme immersed in every liquid is different.
b. the same when it is floating in salt water,water or in oil.
c. greater when it is floating in salt water than when floating in oil or water.
d. greater when it is floating in water than when floating in oil or salt water.
____ 6. The diagram shows two egg-shapped objects X and Y. Objects X and Y each have a piece of lead embedded
within, in the positions shown.

Which of the following correctly describes the types of equilibrium for objects X and Y ?
Object X Object Y
a. stable unstable
b. stable neutral
c. unstable stable
d. unstable neutral
____ 7. The Figure shows an angler holding a stiff fishing rod (of negligible mass) in horizontal position to support a
fish of mass 2 kg.

Calculate the force F needed to keep the rod in the horizontal position ! (take )
a. 30 N c. 60 N
b. 90 N d. 120 N
____ 8. A minimum moment of 125 Nm is required to open a door.

What is the minimum distance X between the handle and the hinges if the force used to pull the door open is
to be less than 50 N ?
a. 0,25 m c. 2,50 m
b. 0,50 m d. 5,00 m
____ 9. The figure below shows a uniform beam pivoted at its midpoint. An object of 60 N is placed 30 cm to the left
of the midpoint of the beam.

The beam will be balanced by a force of ....

a. 30 N downwards, applied 60 cm to the right of its midpoint
b. 30 N upward, applied 60 cm to the right ot its midpoint
c. 60 N downwards, applied 30 cm to the left ot its midpoint
d. 90 N upwards, applied 20 cm to the right ot its midpoint
____ 10. An ice skater is spinning about a vertical axis with arms fully extended. If the arms are pulled in closer to the
body, in which of the following ways are the angular momentum and kinetic energy of the skater affected?

Angular Momentum Kinetic Energy

(A) Increases Increases
(B) Increases Remains Constant
(C) Remains Constant Increases
(D) Remains Constant Remains Constant

a. A c. C
b. B d. D

____ 11.

The rigid body shown in the diagram above consists of a vertical support post and two horizontal crossbars
with spheres attached. The masses of the spheres and the lengths of the crossbars are indicated in the diagram.
The body rotates about a vertical axis along the support post with constant angular speed ?. If the masses of
the support post and the crossbars are negligible, what is the ratio of the angular momentum of the two upper
spheres to that of the two lower spheres?

a. 2/1 c. 1/4
b. 1/2 d. 1/8
____ 12. When a certain weight is suspended from a long uniform wire, its length increases by one cm. If the same
weight is suspended from another wire of the same material and length but having a diameter half of the first
one then the increase in length will be

a. 0.5 cm c. 4 cm
b. 2 cm d. 8 cm

____ 13. The Young's modulus of a wire of length L and radius r is Y ( ). If the length and radius are reduced to
L/2 and r/2, then its Young's modulus will be

a. Y/2 c. 2Y
b. Y d. 4Y
____ 14. A spring obeys hooke’s law. A force of 2.0 N extends by 0.30 m. A 6.0 N force will extend the spring by
 a. 0.10 m c. 0.60 m
b. 0.30 m d. 0.90 m
____ 15. A spring stretches 4 cm when a mass of 200 g is hung on the end. Two similar springs are hung side by side
with 400 g attached as shown below.

How much does each spring stretch?

a. 16 cm c. 2 cm
b. 1 cm d. 4 cm

____ 16. For a hoop of mass M and radius R that is rolling without slipping, which is larger, its translational
kinetic energy or its rotational kinetic energy?

a. Translational kinetic energy is larger c. Both are the same size

b. Rotational kinetic energy is larger d. The answer depends on the radius

____ 17. Vehicles are made heavy at base in order to

a. decrease center of gravity c. decrease weight

b. increase center of gravity d. increase weight
____ 18. A 7m- long beam of negligible mass is hanged horizontally and is supported at each end by vertical cables. A
person of unknown weight is sitting on it somewhere between the cables. The tension in the left cable is 300
N, and that in the right cable is 400 N. How far is the person sitting from the left cable?

a. 3 m c. 7 m
b. 4 m d. 6 m

____ 19. The solid dot shown in figure is a pivot point. The board can rotate about the pivot. Which force shown
exerts the largest magnitude torque on the board?
 a. a c. c
b. b d. d

____ 20. Consider a force applied to a beam as shown in figure. The length of the beam is
and , so that and . Of the following expressions, which ones give the correct
torque produced by the force around point P?

a. 80 N and (80 N)(5.0 m)

b. (80 N)(5.0 m) and (80 N)(4.0 m).
c. (80 N)(5.0 m)(sin 37o) and (80 N)(3.0 m).
d. (80 N)(4.0 m) and 80 N
____ 21. A sphere is acted upon by various forces, all of the same magnitude. Which system of forces provides a
resultant torque but zero resultant force on the sphere?
a. c.

b. d.

____ 22. Weight of a metal bar in water is 0.42 N and in air is 0.48 N, its density would be

a. 8000 kg m c. 6000 kg m
b. 5000 kg m d. 7000 kg m

____ 23. The diagram shows a manometer filled with water connected to a gas supply. What is the pressure of the gas ?
 a. 8 cm of water more than atmospheric pressure
b. 8 cm of water less than atmospheric pressure
c. 12 cm of water more than atmospheric pressure
d. 12 cm of water less than atmospheric pressure
____ 24. The diagram shows a simple mercury barometer. The height of the mercury from barometer. The height of the
mercury colums is h.

1. Evaporation of mercury from the mercury reservoir

2. Changes in the gravitational field strength
3. Replacing mercury with water
Which of the following will cause h to change ?
a. 1, 2 and 3 c. 2 and 3
b. 1 and 3 d. 3
____ 25. U pipe is filled with two different liquids like the picture.

If the density of fluids are , and the the height of is ....

a. 5 cm c. 7 cm d. 8 cm
b. 6 cm
Essay

26. A homogeneous solid object floats on water with 80 percent of its volume below the surface. The same
object when placed in a second liquid floats on that liquid with 75 percent of its volume below the
surface. Determine the density of the object

27. A uniform sphere of mass M and radius R is free to rotate about a horizontal axis through its center
. A string is wrapped around the sphere and is attached to an object of mass m as shown in
figure. Find (a) the acceleration of the object and (b) the tension in the string.

28. Look at the following figure.

Calculate the total moment inertia with respect to to the vertical axis ...

29. The figure shows a T-shaped portion cut from a plane sheet of uniform thickness (lamina) having areal
density of 1 kgm . Imagine the T to be made of the horizontal rectangular portion of sides 3 m and 1 m and
the vertical rectangular portion of sides 2 m and 1 m. Neglect the thickness of the sheet. What is the
coordinate of center of mass of t shaped portion cut?
30. A 90-N board 12 m long rests on two supports, each 1 m from the end of the board. A 360-N block is
placed on the board 3 m from one end as shown in figure.

Find the force exerted by “A support” on the board.

11 th grade midexam
Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ANS: B

PTS: 1
2. ANS: A PTS: 1
3. ANS: C PTS: 1
4. ANS: C PTS: 1
5. ANS: B PTS: 1
6. ANS: C PTS: 1
7. ANS: D

PTS: 1
8. ANS: C

PTS: 1
9. ANS: A PTS: 1
10. ANS: C PTS: 1
11. ANS: D PTS: 1
12. ANS: C PTS: 1
13. ANS: B PTS: 1
14. ANS: D PTS: 1
15. ANS: D PTS: 1
16. ANS: C
 PTS: 1
17. ANS: A PTS: 1
18. ANS: B PTS: 1
19. ANS: C PTS: 1
20. ANS: C PTS: 1
21. ANS: D PTS: 1
22. ANS: A PTS: 1
23. ANS: A PTS: 1
24. ANS: C PTS: 1
25. ANS: D

PTS: 1

ESSAY

26. ANS:
answer

PTS: 1
27. ANS:
 PTS: 1
28. ANS:

PTS: 1
29. ANS:
x = (m1x1+ m2 x2)/ (m1+ m2) = (3×0.5 + 2×0.5)/(3+2)
Or, x = 0.5 m
y = (m1y1+ m2 y2)/ (m1+ m2 ) = [3×0.5 + 2×(–1)]/(3+2)
Or, y = – 0.1 m.

PTS: 1
30. ANS:

PTS: 1