2009-10 Physics 1 Quiz Practice 1

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QUESTION 1* A boat captain guides his boat across the river at an

This and the next two questions are about the following angle θ as shown. The river flows toward the east.
situation: If the speed of the boat with respect to the river, |vb/r|,
is 12 mph, the angle θ = 60° and she ends up on the
A circular saw
blade of radius 0.1
meters rotates at a
speed of 1800
revolutions per
minute.
opposite bank directly across from her starting point,
The angular
what is the speed, |vr|, of the river?
velocity ω of the
saw blade is (a)   |vr| = 6.0 mph (b)   |vr| = 7.3 mph
(a)   ω = 132.1 rad/s (b)   ω = 188.5 rad/s (c)   |vr| = 9.1 mph (d)   |vr| = 9.8 mph
(c)   ω = 207.4 rad/s (d)   ω = 289.9 rad/s (e)   |vr| = 10.6 mph
(e)   ω = 314.2 rad/s
QUESTION 5*
At a different time of the year, the captain must launch at
QUESTION 2*
an angle θ less than 60° in order to end up directly
Suppose the blade speeds up so that ω = 452 rad/s. What
opposite. At this time of year, |vr| is
is the centripetal acceleration, a, of a small tooth on the
outer edge of the saw blade? (a)   smaller than above.
(a)   a = 13310 m/s 2
(b)   a = 18273 m/s 2
(b)   the same as above.
(c)   a = 20430 m/s2 (d)   a = 25020 m/s2 (c)   larger than above.
(e)   a = 57750 m/s2
QUESTION 6**
The captain enters a race across the river where it is the
QUESTION 3*
minimum crossing time that wins (not where the boat
A single saw tooth breaks and becomes detached from
ends up). In order to win she knows the angle θ must be
the saw blade. Which of the following is true? Neglect
gravity and air resistance. (a)   θ < 90° (b)   θ = 90° (c)   θ > 90°
(a)   The saw tooth flies in a straight line at constant
speed.
(b)   The saw tooth flies in a curved path, spiraling
outwards from the saw blade.
(c)   The saw tooth stops moving the instant it
breaks off.

QUESTION 4*
This and the next two questions are about the following
situation:
QUESTION 7*
This and the next two questions are about the following
situation:
A boy wants to throw a water balloon from a roof deck

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.
If vboy = 0, what is the maximum height, h, reached by
the balloon above the street?
(a)   h = 6.8 m (b)   h = 6.3 m
(c)   h = 5.9 m (d)   h = 5.1 m
(e)   h = 4.6 m

QUESTION 8**
This time, suppose the boy gets a running start, vboy = 3
m/s toward the street. What is the speed of the balloon,
vballoon, when it hits the street?
(a)   vballoon = 9.9 m/s (b)   vballoon = 10.8 m/s
(c)   vballoon = 11.6 m/s (d)   vballoon = 12.4 m/s
(e)   vballoon = 13.8 m/s

QUESTION 9*
When the boy gets a running start the maximum height
reached by the balloon
(a)   increases. (b)   stays the same.
(c)   decreases

QUESTION 10*
A projectile is shot out at 45° with respect to the horizon
with an initial velocity of Vx = Vy = Vxy. When is the
earliest time, t, that the velocity vector makes an angle of
30° with respect to the horizontal?
(a)   t = Vxy / (g sin 30°)
(b)   t = Vxy (1 - sin30°) / g
(c)   t = Vxy tan 30° / g
(d)   t = Vxy (1 - tan 30°) / g (e)   t = Vxy / (g tan 30°)