PS 113 Exam 2 NAME _________________________ sec___________

Instructions
1. No additional paper is allowed. All the relevant constants and some formulas are given on the last page.
2. Show your work clearly in the space provided.
3. Make sure that your calculations are written in clear mathematical sentences and easy to follow steps.
4. Only non-programmable scientific calculators are allowed. Use of any other electronic devices will disqualify
you from taking the exam.

1. Which of the following changes can happen when the net force on an object is not zero?
A. The object speeds up.
B. The object slows down.
C. The object changes direction.
D. All of the above
E. None of the above

2. When you sit in a chair there is necessarily a reaction force to the gravitational force acting on your body.
Which of the following best describes this reaction force?
A. the force of gravity you exert on the Earth
B. the force you exert downward on the seat of the chair
C. the normal force exerted by the chair onto you
D. none of these forces

3. A 6.0-kg object undergoes an acceleration of 2.0 m/s 2. What is the magnitude of the resultant (net) force acting
on it?

4. If the speed of a particle is doubled, what happens to its kinetic energy?

A. It becomes four times larger.
B. It becomes two times larger.
C. It becomes √ 2 times larger.
D. It is unchanged.
E. It becomes half as large.

5. A ball is thrown straight up in the air. At what position is its kinetic energy a maximum? At what position is the
gravitational potential energy of the ball-Earth system a maximum? Consider only the trip up.
A. The maximum kinetic energy occurs at the top of the ball's trajectory and the maximum gravitational
potential energy occurs at the top of the ball's trajectory.
B. The maximum kinetic energy occurs at the point of release and the maximum gravitational potential
energy occurs at the point of release.
C. The maximum kinetic energy occurs at the point of release and the maximum gravitational potential
energy occurs at the top of the ball's trajectory.
D. The maximum kinetic energy occurs at the top of the ball's trajectory and the maximum gravitational
potential energy occurs at the point of release.
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6. The figure shows a force ⃗

F acting an object over a displacement of Δ ⃗x . In
which one (or ones) of the scenarios is the work done negative?

7. The figure below shows a man dragging a sled across a horizontal surface by applying a 200 N force that
makes an angle θ=10° with the horizontal. The mass of the sled and its content is 100 kg. The magnitude of the
friction force is 50 N. If the sled moves a horizontal distance of 10 m, determine
a) the work done by the force applied by the man.
b) the work done by friction.
c) the work done by the normal force.
d) the work done by gravity.
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8. An object with mass m 1=5.00 kg rests on friction less horizontal table and is connected
to a cable that passes over a pulley and is then fastened to a hanging object with mass m 2=10.0 kg , as
shown in the figure below. The system is in motion with m_1 moving to the right (m 2 moving down).

a. draw the free body diagram for both objects

b. find the acceleration of m 1 .

9. A 2.0-kg block is released from rest at A and allowed to slide down a frictionless surface and into a spring as
shown in the figure. The far end of the spring is attached to a wall, as shown. The initial height h of the block is
0.50 m above the lowest part of the slide and the spring constant k is 450 N/m.

a) What is the block’s speed when it is at a height at B?

b) The block continues to slide and compress the spring. By how much is the spring compressed when the block
comes to a temporary stop?
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10. The figure below shows a man dragging a sled across a horizontal surface by applying a 200 N force that
makes an angle θ=10° with the horizontal. The mass of the sled and its content is 100 kg. The magnitude of the
friction force is 50 N.

What is the sum of the forces along the x-axis (Horizontal direction)?
What is the acceleration of the sled?