1. Which of the following is always a whole number? 13.

A 2-m long pendulum is pulled aside then

A. Atomic mass of an isotope released. What is the period of the pendulum?
B. Mass number of an element * A. 1.4 s C. 2.8 s *
C. Atomic weight of an element B. 2.2 s D. 3.1 s
D. All of the above
14. What is the energy of emitted light with a
14
2. Solve for the number of moles that make up 350 frequency of 6.88x10 Hz? Express the answer
g of table salt, NaCl? (Na: 23 g/mol, Cl: 35.5 in eV.
g/mol) A. 2.14 eV C. 3.44 eV
A. 4 mol C. 6 mol * B. 2.85 eV * D. 3.88 eV
B. 5 mol D. 7 mol
15. The speed of light in a particular substance is
3. If you fill a 2-liter coke bottle at STP with carbon 123,000 miles/s. What is the refractive index of
dioxide, how many particles does the coke bottle this substance?
contain? A. 1.35 C. 1.81
22 22
A. 4.54x10 C. 5.37x10 * B. 1.52 * D. 2.12
22 22
B. 4.91x10 D. 6.19x10
16. Describe what will happen to the light ray
4. How many grams of oxygen are there in 2.5 traveling from one medium to a different medium
moles of Ca(NO3)2? if the second medium has a higher index of
A. 120 g C. 200 g refraction than the first medium.
B. 160 g D. 240 g * A. Light will travel in a straight line
B. Light will bend towards the normal line *
5. What is the molarity of 2.0 mol of NaCl in 0.872 L C. Line will bend away from the normal line
solution? D. Light will reflect with an angle of reflection
A. 2.3 M * C. 3.1 M equal that of the angle of incidence
B. 2.8 M D. 3.6 M
17. Which of the following is used in optical fibers?
6. How many grams of sodium chloride must you A. Total internal reflection *
add to 750g of water to make a 0.35 molal B. Scattering
solution? C. Diffraction
A. 15.36 g * C. 8.89 g D. Refraction
B. 8.11 g D. 9.42 g
18. A penny is placed 4.0 cm in front of a converging
7. What is the approximate percent composition of lens whose focal length is 15 cm. Where is the
oxygen in magnesium oxide, MgO? (Mg: 24.3 image?
g/mol) A. 4.24 cm C. – 4.24 cm
A. 30% C. 40% * B. 5.45 cm D. – 5.45 cm *
B. 35% D. 45%
19. A flea is located 3.0 cm from a convex spherical
8. What is the resultant force on a body of mass 48 mirror of radius 10 cm. Where is the image of the
2
kg when its acceleration is 6 m/s ? flea?
A.144 N C. 288 N * A. 1.9 cm C. – 1.9 cm *
B.192 N D. 312 N B. 2.4 cm D. – 2.4 cm

9. What is the upward acceleration of an elevator in 20. Mirrors _____ light rays to create different types
which a 90 kg man inside will cause a pressure of of images.
1000 N on the its floor? A. reflect * C. diffract
2 2
A. 0.7 m/s C. 1.1 m/s B. refract D. diffuse
2 2
B. 0.9 m/s D. 1.3 m/s *
21. A ____ mirror is like the side mirrors on a car that
10. What is the weight of a person on the surface of says: “Objects are closer than they appear”.
the moon is his weight on the surface of the earth A. Convex * C. Concave
is 120 lb? B. Parabolic D. Plane
A. 10 lb C. 20 lb *
B. 15 lb D. 30 lb 22. What is the radius of curvature of a plane mirror?
A. Zero
11. Find the average power necessary to raise a load B. Infinity *
of 30 kg to a height of 10 m in 60 seconds using C. Can be anywhere between zero and infinity
a pulley. D. None of the above
A. 32 W C. 44 W
B. 39 W D. 49 W * 23. What type of mirror produces an image that is
always erect, always the same height as the
12. A golf ball was hit with a velocity of 90 m/s. The object, and always virtual?
head of the golf club was in contact with the ball A. Convex
for 0.3 s. Find the average force acting on the ball B. Concave
during impact if the mass of the ball is 50 g. C. Plane *
A. 10 N C. 15 N * D. None of the above
B. 13 N D. 18 N

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24. When the distance of a object from a converging
lens equal the focal length of the lens:
A. the image is virtual, erect and smaller than
the object
B. the image is real, inverted, and larger than
the object
C. the image is real, inverted, and the same size
as the object
D. no image is formed *

25. When a converging lens of local length F is used

as a magnifying glass, the object distance must
be
A. less than F *
B. between F and 2 F
C. equal to F
D. more than 2 F

26. What type of lens is used in magnifying glasses?

A. Convex * C. Concave
B. Parabolic D. Plane

27. A 400 kN block is resting on a rough horizontal

surface for which the coefficient of friction is 0.40.
Determine the force P required to cause motion
to impend if applied to the block.
A. 140 kN C. 180 kN
B. 160 kN * D. 200 kN

28. A 600 N block rests on a 30° plane. If the

coefficient of static friction is 0.30 and the
coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.20, what is the
value of the force, P applied horizontally to keep
the block moving up the plane at constant speed?
A. 459 N C. 515 N
B. 505 N D. 527 N *

29. During the takeoff, an Airbus A380 accelerates at

4 m/s2. If it requires 30 s to reach takeoff speed,
how far does it travel before taking off?
A. 1.5 km C. 1.8 km *
B. 1.6 km D. 2.1 km

30. A car travels at the constant speed of 30 mph for

20 miles, at a speed of 40 mph for the next 20
miles, and then travels the final 20 miles at 50
mph. what is the average speed for the trip?
A. 38.2 mph * C. 42.2 mph
B. 40.0 mph D. 46.6 mph

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