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Universal Gravitational Kepler’s Three Laws
1. The Earth has a mass of 5.972 x 1024 kg and the Moon has a mass of 7.348 x 1024 kg. 6. A geostationary orbit is a circular orbit directly above the Earth’s equator
The distance between them is 3.844 x 108 m. What is the force of gravity between approximately 36,000 km above the ground. Any point on the equator plane
the Earth and the Moon? revolves about the Earth in the same direction and with the same period as the
a. 1.89124097 𝑥 1022 𝑁 c. 2.89124097 𝑥 1022 𝑁 Earth’s rotation. The period of the satellite is one day or approximately 24 hours.
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b. 1.98210479 𝑥 10 𝑁 d. 2.98210479 𝑥 1022 𝑁 Use Me = 5.9742 x 1024 kg and Re = 6,371 km. Find the velocity of the satellite in
orbit.
Situation 1: A man decided to do experiments on how gravitational acceleration
a. 3217.634528 𝑚/𝑠 c. 3127.512562 𝑚/𝑠
changes with respect to his location. Suppose the radius of the earth is
6,371 km. b. 3065.662511 𝑚/𝑠 d. 3067.663598 𝑚/𝑠
7. Human-made satellites typically orbits at heights of 400 miles from the surface of
2. Calculate the gravitational acceleration when he is 13,500 m above the surface of the Earth (about 640 kilometers, or 6.4 x 105 meters) and Re = 6,371 km. What is
the earth. the velocity of such a satellite?
a. 10.7686 𝑚/𝑠 2 c. 9.7686 𝑚/𝑠 2 a. 7541.402252 𝑚/𝑠 c. 7341.402252 𝑚/𝑠
b. 7.7686 𝑚/𝑠 2 d. 8.7686 𝑚/𝑠 2 b. 7451.402252 𝑚/𝑠 d. 7431.402252 𝑚/𝑠
3. Calculate the gravitational acceleration when he is 50,000 m below the surface of 8. Two objects A and B do circular motion with constant tangential speeds. Object A
the earth. has mass 2m and radius R and object B has mass 3m and radius 2R. If the
a. 9.133 𝑚/𝑠 2 c. 9.833 𝑚/𝑠 2 centripetal forces of these objects are the same, find the ratio of the tangential
b. 9.433 𝑚/𝑠 2 d. 9.733 𝑚/𝑠 2 speed of these objects.
a. √5/2 c. √3/3
Coulomb’s Law b. √5/3 d. √3/2
4. The force between two identical charges separated by 1.2 cm is equal to 100 N. 9. A car makes a turn on a curve of having radius 10m. If the car does not slide, find
What is the magnitude of the two charges? the tangential velocity of it. (Coefficient of friction between the road and the tires
a. 1.1626 𝑥 10−6 𝐶 c. 1.3636 𝑥 10−6 𝐶 of the car is 0.21)
b. 1.2656 𝑥 10−6 𝐶 d. 1.0646 𝑥 10−6 𝐶 a. 4.5388 𝑚/𝑠 c. 5.5388 𝑚/𝑠
5. Two neutrally charged bodies are separated by 2 cm. Electrons are removed from b. 4.3588 𝑚/𝑠 d. 5.3588 𝑚/𝑠
one body and placed on the second body until a force of 1.13 x 10-6 N is generated 10. Galileo is often credited with the early discovery of four of Jupiter’s many moons.
between them. How many electrons were transferred between the bodies? (Charge The moons orbiting Jupiter follow the same laws of motion as the planets orbiting
of a single electron, e = 1.62 x 10-19 C) the sun. One of the moons is called Io – its distance from Jupiter’s center is 4.2 units
a. 1,384,121,953 c. 1,884,721,453 and it orbits Jupiter in 1.8 Earth-days. Another moon is called Ganymede; it is 10.7
b. 1,184,221,853 d. 1,794,131,913 units from the Jupiter’s center. Make a prediction of the period of Ganymede using
Kepler’s law of harmonies.
a. 7.8914 𝐸𝑎𝑟𝑡ℎ − 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠 c. 7.8194 𝐸𝑎𝑟𝑡ℎ − 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠
b. 7.3194 𝐸𝑎𝑟𝑡ℎ − 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠 d. 8.8194 𝐸𝑎𝑟𝑡ℎ − 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠
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11. Suppose a small planet is discovered that is 14 times as far from the sun as the 15. Determine the period with which the ball will vibrate back and forth.
Earth’s distance is from the sun. Predict the orbital period of such a planet. a. 1.105 𝑠 c. 1.905 𝑠
a. 62.3832 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 c. 32.3832 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 b. 1.805 𝑠 d. 1.405 𝑠
b. 52.3832 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 d. 42.3832 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠
12. The average orbital distance of Mars is 1.6 times the average orbital distance of the Situation 3: A 50-g mass vibrates in SHM at the end of a spring. The amplitude of the
motion is 12 cm, and the period is 1.70 s.
Earth. Knowing that the Earth orbits the sun in approximately 365 days, use Kepler’s
16. Find the frequency.
law of harmonies to predict the time for Mars to orbit the sun.
a. 0.888 𝐻𝑧 c. 0.588 𝐻𝑧
a. 788.7031 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠 c. 738.7081 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠
b. 0.388 𝐻𝑧 d. 0.088 𝐻𝑧
b. 748.1011 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠 d. 748.0081 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠
17. Find the spring constant.
a. 0.233 𝑁/𝑚 c. 0.113 𝑁/𝑚
Simple Harmonic Motion and Springs
b. 0.483 𝑁/𝑚 d. 0.683 𝑁/𝑚
13. When a 500-g mass is hung at the end of a vertical spring, the spring stretches 40
18. Determine the maximum speed of the mass.
cm. What is the spring constant of the spring?
a. 0.4435 𝑚/𝑠 c. 0.2411 𝑚/𝑠
a. 13.2325 𝑁/𝑚 c. 11.1625 𝑁/𝑚
b. 0.1485 𝑚/𝑠 d. 0.6311 𝑚/𝑠
b. 10.2675 𝑁/𝑚 d. 12.2625 𝑁/𝑚
19. Determine the maximum absolute acceleration of the mass.
Situation 2: As shown in the figure, a long-light piece of spring steel is clamped at its a. 1.4322 𝑚⁄𝑠 2 c. 1.8372 𝑚⁄𝑠 2
lower end and a 2.0 kg ball is fastened to its top end. A horizontal force of b. 1.6392 𝑚⁄𝑠 2 d. 1.1312 𝑚⁄𝑠 2
8.0 N is required to displace the ball 20 cm to one side as shown. Assume 20. Determine the speed when the displacement if 6.0 cm.
the system to undergo SHM when release. a. 0.0241 𝑚/𝑠 c. 0.3341 𝑚/𝑠
b. 0.8811 𝑚/𝑠 d. 0.3841 𝑚/𝑠
21. Determine the acceleration when x = 6.0 cm.
a. −0.4396 𝑚⁄𝑠 2 c. −0.8196 𝑚⁄𝑠 2
b. −0.2296 𝑚⁄𝑠 2 d. −0.1176 𝑚⁄𝑠 2

Sound
22. An explosion occurs at a distance of 6.00 km from a person. How long after the
explosion, does the person hear it? Assume the temperature is 14.0 ˚C.
a. 17.671 𝑠 c. 16.771 𝑠
14. Find the spring constant. b. 11.671 𝑠 d. 17.071 𝑠
a. 40 𝑁/𝑚 c. 50 𝑁/𝑚
b. 30 𝑁/𝑚 d. 70 𝑁/𝑚
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23. Compute the speed of sound in a monatomic ideal gas at 27.0 ˚C. Use M = 20.18 30. A copper container of mass 500 g contains 1 liter of water at 280˚K. Calculate the
kg/kmol. quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of the water and container to
a. 434.565 𝑚/𝑠 c. 443.485 𝑚/𝑠 boiling point. Assume that there are no heat losses.
b. 414.135 𝑚/𝑠 d. 454.435 𝑚/𝑠 a. 428.62275 𝐾𝐽 c. 508.73315 𝐾𝐽
-8 2
24. A sound has an intensity of 3.00 x 10 W/m . What is the sound level in dB? b. 408.46275 𝐾𝐽 d. 478.67543 𝐾𝐽
a. 34.1712 𝑑𝐵 c. 54.6132 𝑑𝐵
b. 44.7712 𝑑𝐵 d. 54.6321 𝑑𝐵 Refraction of Light
25. A tuning fork oscillates at 284 Hz in air. Compute the wavelength of the tone 31. The speed of light in water is (3/4)c. Determine the refractive index of water.
emitted at 25 ˚C. a. 3.3333 c. 4.3333
a. 3.2912 𝑚 c. 1.2192 𝑚 b. 2.3333 d. 1.3333
b. 1.1912 𝑚 d. 2.1292 𝑚 32. A glass plate is 0.60 cm thick and has a refractive index of 1.55. How long does it
26. An organ pipe whose length is held constant resonates at a frequency of 224.0 Hz take for a pulse of light incident normally to pass through the plate?
when the air temperature is 15 ˚C. What will be its resonant frequency when the air a. 3.5023 𝑥 10−11 𝑠 c. 3.9921 𝑥 10−11 𝑠
temperature is 24 ˚C? b. 3.1021 𝑥 10−11 𝑠 d. 3.7221 𝑥 10−11 𝑠
a. 227.615 𝐻𝑧 c. 127.634 𝐻𝑧 33. The wavelength of light in glass (n=1.5) is λ = 450 nm. What is the wavelength of
b. 277.115 𝐻𝑧 d. 237.609 𝐻𝑧 this light in diamond (n=2.42)?
27. An uncomfortably loud sound might have an intensity of 0.54 W/m 2. Find the a. 288.2566 nm c. 278.9256 nm
maximum displacement of the molecules of air in a sound wave if its frequency is b. 378.8656 nm d. 318.9746 nm
800 Hz. Take the density of air to be 1.29 kg/m3 and the speed of sound to be 340 34. Light strikes an air water boundary with an angle of incidence of 30˚. Calculate the
m/s. refracted light ray in water.
a. 10.1361 𝜇𝑚 c. 8.8271 𝜇𝑚 a. 22.082° c. 32.082°
b. 10.6431 𝜇𝑚 d. 9.8721 𝜇𝑚 b. 12.082° d. 2.082°
35. A layer of oil (n =1.45) floats on water (n=1.33). A ray of light shines onto the oil
Heat Capacity with an incidence angle of 40˚. Find the angle the ray makes in the water.
28. Calculate the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 11 kg of water
from 10˚C to 100˚C. Assume the specific heat capacity of water is 4200 J/(kg˚C).
a. 4.158𝑀𝐽 c. 4.981𝑀𝐽
b. 3.158𝑀𝐽 d. 3.981𝑀𝐽
29. A block of cast iron having a mass of 8 kg cools from a temperature of 130˚C to
40˚C. How much energy is lost by the cast iron? Assume the heat capacity of iron is
500J/(kg ˚C)? a. 28.901° c. 18.901°
a. −341.212822 𝐵𝑇𝑈 c. −311.523652 𝐵𝑇𝑈 b. 38.901° d. 8.901°
b. −314.534222 𝐵𝑇𝑈 d. −361.264327 𝐵𝑇𝑈
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36. The refractive index of diamond is 2.42. What is the critical angle for light passing 40. A train starts from rest at station A and accelerates at 0.5 m/s2 for 60 s. Afterwards
from diamond to air? it travels with a constant velocity for 15 mins. It then decelerates at 1 m/s2 until it is
a. 34.5321° c. 14.5225° brought to rest at station B. Determine the distance between the stations.
b. 24.4075° d. 44.7345° a. 26,150 𝑚 c. 18,850 𝑚
b. 28,550 𝑚 d. 28,350 𝑚
Kinematics 41. A ball is dropped from a building 100 m high. If the mass of the ball is 10 g, after
what time will the ball strike the ground?
Situation 4: A freight train travels at 𝑣 = 60(1 − 𝑒 −𝑡 )𝑓𝑡/𝑠, where t is the elapsed time in a. 4.515 𝑠 c. 5.515 𝑠
seconds.
b. 4.115 𝑠 d. 6.115 𝑠

Situation 5: A projectile is fired upward to the right on top of a 50-m high building with
a velocity of 200 m/s at an angle of 60 degrees with the horizontal. Wind is
blowing to left at 5 m/s.
37. Determine the distance traveled in three seconds. 42. Find the maximum height from the ground that the projectile can reach.
a. 122.987 𝑓𝑡 c. 132.537 𝑓𝑡 a. 1479.332 𝑚 c. 1579.052 𝑚
b. 112.127 𝑓𝑡 d. 111.931 𝑓𝑡 b. 1129.652 𝑚 d. 1779.152 𝑚
38. Determine the acceleration in three seconds. 43. Calculate the time when the projectile reaches its highest point.
a. 2.347 𝑚/𝑠 2 c. 3.187 𝑚/𝑠 2 a. 7.556 𝑠 c. 27.536 𝑠
2
b. 4.187 𝑚/𝑠 d. 2.987 𝑚/𝑠 2 b. 13.521 𝑠 d. 17.656 𝑠
39. The acceleration of a rocket travelling upward is given by: 44. Determine the horizontal distance of the object from the building to its highest
𝑎 = (6 + 0.02𝑠) 𝑚/𝑠 2 , where s is in meters. Determine the velocity needed for the point.
rocket to reach an altitude of s = 100 m from rest. a. 1765.6 𝑚 c. 2765.6 𝑚
b. 1675.6 𝑚 d. 2675.6 𝑚
45. Solve the vertical component of the velocity as the projectile hits the ground.
a. 126.056 𝑚/𝑠 c. 176.014 𝑚/𝑠
b. 186.014 𝑚/𝑠 d. 116.054 𝑚/𝑠

a. 27.557 𝑚/𝑠 c. 47.637 𝑚/𝑠

b. 37.417 𝑚/𝑠 d. 17.462 𝑚/𝑠
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Situation 6: A golf ball is struck with a velocity of 80 ft/s as shown.

46. Determine the time of flight from A to B.

a. 3.5678 c. 3.1618
b. 3.6688 d. 4.5668
47. Determine the speed at which it strikes the ground at B.
a. 67.387 𝑚/𝑠 c. 69.521 𝑚/𝑠
b. 77.887 𝑚/𝑠 d. 57.323 𝑚/𝑠