The current standard definition for the second has been based on which of the

following?
-characteristic frequency of the light from cesium atoms

Which of the following is an example of the type of force that acts at a distance?
-all of the above

A box is to be moved across a level surface. A force of magnitude 200 N may be

applied at an angle of 30° below the horizontal to push the box or at an angle of
30° above the horizontal to pull the box, either application sufficient to overcome
friction and move the box. Which application will cause the box to have the greater
acceleration?
-the one above the horizontal

A furlong is a distance of 180 yards. A fortnight is a time period of two weeks. A

race horse is running at a speed of 7 yards per second. What is his speed in
furlongs per fortnight?
-47,040 furlongs/fortnight

As a car moves forward on a level road at constant velocity, the net force acting
on the tires is:
-zero.

A baseball leaves the bat with a speed of 44.0 m/s and an angle of 30.0° above the
horizontal. A 4.0-m high fence is located at a horizontal distance of 132 m from
the point where the ball is struck. Assuming the ball leaves the bat 1.0 m above
ground level, by how much does the ball clear the fence?
-14.4 m

A sphere is dropped from a great height and when its speed reaches 20 m/s, its
acceleration downward is 8.4 m/s2. If the drag force is proportional to the square
of the speed, what will be its acceleration downward when its speed reached 40 m/s?
-4.2 m/s2

A 2000-kg sailboat experiences an eastward force of 2000 N by the ocean tide and a
wind force against its sails with magnitude of 6000 N directed toward the northwest
(45° N of W). What is the magnitude of the resultant acceleration?
-2.4 m/s2

A ball is launched from ground level at 30 m/s at an angle of 25° above the
horizontal. How far does it go before it is at ground level again?
-70 m

A bird, accelerating from rest at a constant rate, experiences a displacement of 35

m in 15 s. What is the final velocity after 15 s?
-2.3 m/s

A baseball thrown from the outfield is released from shoulder height at an initial
velocity of 28.1 m/s at an initial angle of 30° with respect to the horizontal.
What is the maximum vertical displacement that the ball reaches during its
trajectory?
-26.9 m

Areas always have dimensions ____ while volumes always have dimensions ____.
-L2, L3

Three forces, 10.0 N, 20.0 N, and 15.0 N, are acting on a 9.23-kg object. Which of
the following forces could also be acting on the object if it is moving with
constant velocity?
-2.0 N

The coefficient of friction between a racecar's wheels and the track is 1.0. The
car starts from rest and accelerates at a constant rate for 300 m. Find the maximum
speed at the end of the race.
-69 m/s

A sled weighs 100 N. It is held in place on a frictionless 30° slope by a rope

attached to a stake at the top; the rope is parallel to the slope. What is the
normal force acting on the sled?
-87 N

Each edge of a cube has a length of 50.8 cm. What is the length of a diagonal of
the cube going through the center of the cube?
-50.8 in

A stone is thrown with an initial speed of 13.9 m/s at an angle of 54° above the
horizontal from the top of a 31 m building. If g = 9.8 m/s2 and air resistance is
negligible, then what is the speed of the rock as it hits the ground?
-27 m/s

Two baseballs are released at the same time. One is dropped from rest and the other
is given an initial horizontal velocity. Which of the following is not true? Ignore
atmospheric drag.
-The horizontal component of velocity increases at a greater rate than the vertical
component of velocity for both while they are both in the air.

Wiley Coyote has missed the elusive Road Runner once again. This time, he leaves
the edge of the cliff at 40.0 m/s horizontal velocity. If the canyon is 100 m deep,
how far from his starting point on the edge of the cliff does the coyote land?
-207 m

The maximum possible value for the coefficient of static friction is:
-a value up to but not quite 1.00.

A 4000-N weight is suspended in equilibrium by two cables. Cable 1 applies a

horizontal force to the right of the object and has a tension T1. Cable 2 applies a
force upward and to the left at an angle of 37.0° to the negative x axis and has a
tension T2. Find T2.
-6650 N

Which one of the choices below represents the preferred practice regarding
significant figures when adding the following:
-85.2940

A 4000-N weight is held suspended in equilibrium by two cables. Cable 1 applies a

horizontal force to the right of the object and has a tension T1. Cable 2 applies a
force upward and to the left at an angle of 37.0° to the negative x axis and has a
tension T2. What is the tension T1?
-5310 N

As a basketball player starts to jump for a rebound, he begins to move upward

faster and faster until he leaves the floor. During this time that he is in contact
with the floor, the force of the floor on his shoes is:
-bigger than his weight.

The prefixes which are abbreviated f, d, and T represent which of the following?
-10-15, 10-1, and 1012

If a is acceleration, v is velocity, x is position, and t is time, then which

equation is not dimensionally correct?
-v = a/t

A karate master strikes a board with an initial velocity of 16.0 m/s, decreasing to
4.0 m/s as his hand passes through the board. If the time of contact with the board
is 0.002 s, and the mass of the coordinated hand and arm is 1.0 kg, what is the
force exerted on the board?
-8,000 N

A ball is rolled horizontally off a table with an initial speed of 0.18 m/s. A
stopwatch measures the ball's trajectory time from table to the floor to be 0.30 s.
What is the height of the table? Note: g = 9.8 m/s2 and air resistance is
negligible.
-0.44 m

A crate of weight W is being pushed across a horizontal surface by a force directed

at an angle of 20° below the horizontal. What is the magnitude of the normal force
on the crate?
-It is more than W.

A plane is moving due north, directly towards its destination. Its airspeed is 200
mph. A constant breeze is blowing from west to east at 42 mph. In which direction
is the plane pointed?
-11° E of N