Physics 1 2012-13 Quiz Practice 1

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QUESTION 1* If the speed of the boat with respect to the river, |vb/r|, is
This and the next two questions are about the 12 mph, the angle θ = 60° and she ends up on the
following opposite bank directly across from her starting point,
situation: what is the speed, |vr|, of the river?
(a) |vr| = 6.0 mph (b) |vr| = 7.3 mph
A circular saw
blade of radius 0.1
meters rotates at a
speed of 1800
revolutions per
minute.
The angular (c) |vr| = 9.1 mph (d) |vr| = 9.8 mph
velocity ω of the (e) |vr| = 10.6 mph
saw blade is
(a) ω = 132.1 rad/s (b) ω = 188.5 rad/s QUESTION 5*
At a different time of the year, the captain must launch at
(c) ω = 207.4 rad/s (d) ω = 289.9 rad/s
an angle θ less than 60° in order to end up directly
(e) ω = 314.2 rad/s opposite. At this time of year, |vr| is
(a) smaller than above.
QUESTION 2*
Suppose the blade speeds up so that ω = 452 rad/s. What (b) the same as above.
is the centripetal acceleration, a, of a small tooth on the (c) larger than above.
outer edge of the saw blade?
(a) a = 13310 m/s2 (b) a = 18273 m/s2 QUESTION 6**
The captain enters a race across the river where it is the
(c) a = 204 30 m/s2 (d) a = 25020 m/s2
minimum crossing time that wins (not where the boat
(e) a = 57750 m/s2

ends up). In order to win she knows the angle θ must be

QUESTION 3* (a) θ < 90° (b) θ = 90° (c) θ > 90°
A single saw tooth breaks and becomes detached from
the saw blade. Which of the following is true? Neglect
gravity and air resistance. QUESTION 7*
(a) The saw tooth flies in a straight line at constant This and the next two questions are about the
speed. following situation:
(b) The saw tooth flies in a curved path, spiraling A boy wants to throw a water balloon from a roof deck
outwards from the saw blade. and hit the far side of the street below. He throws the ball
at 5 m/s at an angle of 45° to the horizontal.
(c) The saw tooth stops moving the instant it breaks If vboy = 0, what is the maximum height, h, reached by
off. the balloon above the street?
(a) h = 6.8 m (b) h = 6.3 m
QUESTION 4* (c) h = 5.9 m (d) h = 5.1 m
This and the next two questions are about the (e) h = 4.6 m
following situation:
A boat captain guides his boat across the river at an QUESTION 8**
angle θ as shown. The river flows toward the east.
This time, suppose the boy gets a running start, vboy = 3
m/s toward the street. What is the speed of the balloon, QUESTION 10*
vballoon, when it hits the street? A projectile is shot out at 45° with respect to the horizon
(a) vballoon = 9.9 m/s (b) vballoon = 10.8 m/s with an initial velocity of Vx = Vy = Vxy. When is the
earliest time, t, that the velocity vector makes an angle of
(c) vballoon = 11.6 m/s (d) vballoon = 12.4 m/s 30° with respect to the horizontal?
(e) vballoon = 13.8 m/s (a) t = Vxy / (g sin 30°)

QUESTION 9* (b) t = Vxy (1 - sin30°) / g

When the boy gets a running start the maximum (c) t = Vxy tan 30° / g
height reached by the balloon (d) t = Vxy (1 - tan 30°) / g
(a) increases. (b) stays the same. (e) t = Vxy / (g tan 30°)
(c) decreases