BY : Akdog

Prelim Quiz 1 20/20

What is the boiling point of water at sea level?
- 100 centigrade

What is the acronym of NIST?

- National Institute of Standards and Technology 

The main advantages of the metric system is that it has many base unit for each physical
quantity.
- False
There are only two types of SI units, based and derived units.
- True
Standard unit of mass in metric system.

-gram
In practice, every three calendar years will have 365 days, and every fourth year is a “leap
year”, which has 366 days, to make up for the extra quarter day over four years.
- True
The word measurement is derived from the Greek word  ______________.
- Metron
It is made of base unit for example, density.
- derived units
Types of Si units which is the simple measurement for time, length, mass, temperature,
amount of substance, electric current, and light intensity.
- Base unit
It is decimalized system of measurement based on the metre and the gram.
- Metric system
Standard unit of length in metric system.

- None of the choices

What is the acronym of NPL?

 - National Physical Laboratory

What is Friends language name of International System of Unit

- Systeme International d' Unites
In the United States, the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), a division of United States
Department of Commerce, regulates commercial measurements.
- False
Laws to regulate measurement were originally developed to prevent fraud.
- True
A millimeter is about the thickness of a dime.
- True
standard unit of volume in metric system.
- Liter
It is the world’s most widely used system of units, both in everyday commerce and in
science.
- SI units
Freezing point of water at sea level
-  0 centigrade
It is The Internationally recognized standard metric system.
- International System of Units
Standard unit of mass in metric system
- gram
Prelim Quiz 2 20/20

25.8 lbs = ___________ grams ?

11702.68 grams

122 meter = ______________ inches ?

 4803.15 inches

180 kelvin = ____________ fahrenheit ?

none of the choices

100 inches  =  ____________ meter

2.54 meter

550 m =________ in ?

21,653.5 in

150 Fahrenheit =_______ kelvin?

338.706 kelvin

200 Fahrenheit =_______ centigrade ?

93.33 centigrade

120 centigrade = _____________ Fahrenheit ?

248 Fahrenheit 

120 lbs = _____ kg?

54.4 kg

21 yard = __________ foot ?  

63 foot

100 cm = ______ in?

39.37 in

100 m = ______ yrd ?

109.361 yrd
500 g = __________  lbs?

1.1 lbs

86.3 liter = ____________ gal ?

22.798 gal

50 kg = ____ g ?

50,000 g

68 fahrenheit = _______________ kelvin ?

293.15 kelvin

150 gram  =  _______________ kilogram ?

0.15 kg

250 kelvin = ___________ centigrade ?

none of the choices

120.5 centigrade = _______________ kelvin ?

393.65 kelvin

5.2 L = ________ gal ?

 1.37 gal
Midterm Quiz 1 20/20

Quantities that are fully described by a magnitude.

Scalars

Quantities that are fully described by both magnitude and a direction.

 vectors

Three forces act on a point: 3 N at 0°, 4 N at 90°, and 5 N at 217°. What is the net force?

1.4 N, 135 degrees

The mathematical quantities that are used to describe the motion of objects can be divided
into three categories.

False

A car starts from rest and accelerates uniformly over a time of 5.21 seconds for a distance of
110 m. Determine the acceleration of the car.

8.10 m/s2 

In triangle DEF, side e = 8 cm, f = 10 cm, and the angle at D is 60°.  Find side d.

9.17

If the polygon is closed, the resultant is a vector of zero magnitude and has no direction.
This is called the ________ vector.

Empty

The resultant and equilibrant of several sets of such known forces are determined by both
graphical and analytical methods.

Method

A race car accelerates uniformly from 18.5 m/s to 46.1 m/s in 2.47 seconds. Determine the
acceleration of the car. 

11.2 m/s2 

To find the resultant vector's magnitude, use the _________ theorem

Pythagorean
If ∠A = 89 o and ∠C = 56o, find the value of ∠B.

35

Two vectors A and B are added by drawing the arrows which represents the vector in such a
way that the initial point of B is on the terminal point of A. The resultant C = A + B, is the
vector from the initial point of A to the terminal point of B.

Polygon Method

The moment of the resultant of a system of forces with respect to any axis or point is equal
to the vector sum of the moments of the individual forces of the system with respect to the
same access or point.

True

 An airplane accelerates down a runway at 3.20 m/s2 for 32.8 s until is finally lifts off the
ground. Determine the distance traveled before takeoff.

1720 m

It is the science of describing the motion of objects using words, diagrams, numbers,
graphs, and equations

kinematics

Add the following vectors and determine the resultant. 3.0 m/s, 45 deg and 5.0 m/s, 135
deg

5.38 m/s

The vectors are translated, to a common origin.

Parallelogram Method

A feather is dropped on the moon from a height of 1.40 meters. The acceleration of gravity
on the moon is 1.67 m/s2. Determine the time for the feather to fall to the surface of the
moon.

1.29 sec

In order to add ______ quantities, one has merely to make the algebraic addition.

Scalar
The motion of objects can not be described by words

False

Midterm Quiz 2 20/25

Two students are balancing on a 10m seesaw. The seesaw is designed so that each so that
each side of the seesaw is 5m long. The students on the left weight 60kg and standing 3m
away from the center. The student on the right weighs 45kg. The seesaw is parallel to the
ground. Assume the board that makes the seesaw is massless.
 
What distance from the center should the student on the right be if they want the seesaw to
stay parallel to the ground?
4m

Torque is defined as the cross product of the lever arm distance vector and the force vector.

True

The moment of the resultant of a system of forces with respect to any axis or point is equal
to the vector sum of the moments of the individual forces of the system with respect to the
same access or point.

True

The force applied is one of the three quantities of torque acceleration.

False

A 5.0 m-long uniform beam is held in position by a cord as shown in the diagram. If the
tension in the cord is 8.0 N, what is the weight of the beam?

18 N

The angle between the two Force is scalar is one of the three quantities
of torque magnitude.

True
The sum of the clockwise moments equals sum of the anticlockwise moments when the
body is in equilibrium.

True

What is the magnitude of the sum of the two forces shown in the diagram below?

46 N

A body at rest or moving with uniform velocity will have acceleration

To satisfy first condition of equilibrium, if rightward forces are positive, leftward forces must
be:

Negative

If net force acting on body is zero then body is said to be.

In equilibrium

Suzie applies a force of 40.0 N at an angle of 60 degrees up from the horizontal to a

wooden rod using a spring scale. If she generates a torque of 73.0 N*m, how long was the
rod?

2.11 m

If the body is in equilibrium under the action of a number of the forces, then the algebraic
sum of the moments of the forces about any point is equal to one.

False

A bolt connecting the main and rear frame of a mountain bike requires of 15 N.m to tighten.
If you are capable of applying 40N of force to a wrench in any given direction, what is the
minimum length of the wrench that will result in the required torque?
0.375 m

"Sum of all forces acting on a body is zero". This condition represents equilibrium's

First condition

Equilibrium occurs when…

all of the choices 

Does a bridge anchored resting on two pillars have any torque?

Yes, but it is at equilibrium

A uniform rod of length 50cm and mass 0.2kg is placed on a fulcrum at a distance of 40cm
from the left end of the rod. At what distance from the left end of the rod should a 0.6kg
mass be hung to balance the rod?

 45 cm

The moment caused by the resultant force about some arbitrary point is equal to the sum of
the moment due to all of the component forces of the system.

True

If a body is in rest or in uniform velocity, it is said to be in

Equilibrium

You are helping your aunt move a piano on wheels from one room to another. When you
push the piano horizontally, it moves at constant speed. What can you say about the piano?

It is in equilibrium because it experiences net force opposite to the friction force

The symbol of torque is the Greek word for TAO.

False

What force is necessary to generate a 20.0 N*m torque at an angle of 50 degrees from

along a 3.00 m rod?
2 N 

Equilibrium is the tendency of a force to cause an object to rotate about an axis.

False
The length of the lever arm connecting the axis to the point of the force application is one
of the three quantities of torque magnitude.

True

Midterm 46/50 some question is in the quizzes

The SI for torque is  _______________.

N-m
What is the standard unit of force?

Newton

The magnitude of torque depends on two quantities only.

False

The term torque was introduced into English scientific literature by Lord Kevin, in 1884.

False

It is tendency of a force to cause an object to rotate abut an axis.

Torque

Varignon’s Theorem states that the sum of torques due to several forces applied to a single
point is equal to the torque due to the sum (resultant) of the forces.
True

Final Quiz 1 20/20

Two weightless bars pinned together as shown in the fig-15 from the LIST OF FIGURE in
Week-1 support a load of 35 kN. Determine the forces P and F acting respectively along bars
AB and AC that maintain equilibrium of pin A.

P = 90.14 kN, F = 64.03 kN

The three forces in the figure create a vertical resultant acting through point A. If T is known
to be 361 lb., compute the values of F and P.
NOTE: see fig-4 from the LIST OF FIGURE in week-1

F = 253.29 lb , P = 507.06 lb

The cylinders in the figure have the indicated weights and dimensions. Assuming smooth
contact surfaces, determine the reactions at A, B, C, and D on the cylinders.

NOTE : see fig-13 from the LIST OF FIGURES in Week-1 

A = 347.39 kN, B = 600 kN, C = 400.85 kN, D = 347.39 kN

The 300-lb force and the 400-lb force shown in the figure are to be held in equilibrium by a
third force F acting at an unknown angle θ with the horizontal. Determine the values of F. 
NOTE : see fig-10 from the LIST OF FIGURE in Week-1
F = 205.31 lb

The figure represents the concurrent force system acting at a joint of a bridge truss.
Determine the value of P and F to maintain equilibrium of the forces.

NOTE : see fig-9 from the LIST OF FIGURE in Week-1

P = 165.45 lb, F = 412.44 lb

________________ is defined as the forces which lies in the line of activity but do not intersect
or forms a parallel at a common point.
 Non-Concurrent Forces

One ____________ would be to resolve a pair of forces using the parallelogram or triangle
method into a resultant.

graphical method

Cords are loop around a small spacer separating two cylinders each weighing 400 lb. and
pass, as shown in the fig-12 from the LIST OF FIGURE in Week-1  over a frictionless pulley to
weights of 200 lb. and 400 lb. Determine the angle θ. 

 θ = 60 degrees
A cylinder weighing 400 lb. is held against a smooth incline by means of the weightless rod
AB in the figure. Determine the forces P and N exerted on the cylinder by the rod and the
incline.
NOTE : see fig-6 from the LIST OF FIGURE in Week-1

P = 0.9038 N , N = 418.60 lb

Determine the values of α and θ so that the forces shown in the figure will be in equilibrium.

α =46.57 degrees and θ = 28.96 degrees

Determine the resultant of the force system shown in the figure and its x and y intercepts.
NOTE: see fig-3 from the LIST OF FIGURE in WEEK-1

161.314 lb

The resultant of non-concurrent force system is defined according to _________, __________,

and ___________.

magnitude, inclination, position

The effect of a certain non-concurrent force system is defined by the following data:

summation of fx=90kN, summation of fy=-60kN, and summation of Mo=360kN counter
clockwise. Determine the point at which the resultant intersects the x-axis.
Note: see Fig 1, from the LIST OF FIGURE from week-1.
6m

If there is a great number of forces, the ___________ to this system would potentially be
simpler if the forces that are   applied to the system are easy to break into components.

algebraic solution
Determine the magnitude of P and F necessary to keep the concurrent force system in the
figure in equilibrium.
NOTE : see fig-8 from the LIST OF FIGURE in week-1

P = -133.25 N, F = 86.37 N

Since all of these forces are not entirely parallel, the position of the resultant can be
established    using the ________ or ________ methods. 

graphical, algebraic

Forces P and F acting along the bars shown in the figure maintain equilibrium of pin A.
Determine the values of P. 
NOTE : see fig-14 from the LIST OF FIGURE in Week1 
 P = -14.76 kN
In a certain non-concurrent force system it is found that summation of fx=-80lb, summation
of fy=160lb and summation Mo=480lb-ft in a counterclockwise sense. Determine the point
at which the resultant intersects the y-axis.
NOTE: see figure 2 from the LIST OF FIGURE in Week-1

6 ft

The cable and boom shown in the figure support a load of 600 lb. Determine the tensile
force T in the cable and the compressive for C in the boom.

NOTE : see fig-5 from the LIST OF FIGURE in Week-1

T = 439.24 lb , C = 537.94 lb

A 300-lb box is held at rest on a smooth plane by a force P inclined at an angle θ with the
plane as shown in the figure. If θ = 45°, determine the value of P and the normal pressure N
exerted by the plane.

NOTE : see fig 7 from the LIST OF FIGURE in Week-1

 P = 212.13 lb , N = 409.81 lb

Finals Quiz 2 20/20

In reality we are dealing with two sets of independent equations for the x and y directions
and can envision the problem as a superposition of two completely independent motions
that together are equivalent to the projectile motion.

True

The motion of a body which repeats itself at regular intervals of time or period.
periodic motion

The maximum value of the sine function.

1 or one

A shot at an initial velocity at an angle above the horizon.

Projectile

An object thrown upward with velocity will rise to a height.

trajectory height

The number of seconds it will require to make one complete vibration or one up and down
is called?

Period

 Is defined as the projection of uniform circular motion on a straight line.

simple harmonic motion

An object that is falling under the sole influence of gravity.

free falling object

It is a bob suspended from a very light string or rod.

simple pendulum

The distance of the mass below or above from the center position, or rest position.

Displacement

When the cycle in harmonic curve is repeated successively the result will be a series
of__________?

Waves

 The ______ in simple harmonic motion is proportional and opposite to the displacement.

Acceleration

When displacement is plotted against time, the result will be a _________?

harmonic curve

Once we know how long the projectile stayed in the air, finding the _____________ from the
horizontal motion is simple.
Range

Such an object will rise until its velocity is ______________.

0 or zero

All free-falling objects (on Earth) accelerate at a rate of _____________.

9.8m/s2

Free-falling objects  always encounter air resistance.

False

 The motion is repeated in the same length of time.

angular harmonic motion

It is autonomous of the body’s mass.

free fall

 When elastic bodies vibrate they produce the simplest type of periodic motion.

 simple harmonic motion or SHM

Finals50/50 Some Question is in the quizzes

520 mm = _______________ inch

20.472

350 Fahrenheit = _____________ Celsius

176.667

560 Kelvin = ______________ Celsius

286.85

Defined as the cross product of the lever arm distance vector and the force vector.

none of the choices

460 Kelvin = ____________ Fahrenheit

368.33

175 m = _______________ yrd

191.382
Prelim Exam

185 fahrenheit = __________ centigrade ?

85 centigrade

700 yard = __________ cm ? 

64,008 cm

Commonly defined as the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of one
gram of water by one degree celsius.
Calorie

280 feet = _____________ meter ?

85.344 meter

What is the acronym of BTU in pressure?

British Thermal Units

The temperature unit commonly used in USA is Centigrade.

False

At sea level, the freezing temperature of water is 32 degrees Fahrenheit and the boiling
point of water is 212 degrees Fahrenheit.

True

The pressure units commonly used in the USA include the inch of mercury and the
atmosphere (29.92 inches of mercury).
True

170 centigrade = ______________ fahrenheit ?

338 fahrenheit

One atmosphere is equivalent to 14.7 pounds per square inch.

True