BAED-PHYC2121 General Physics 1

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Started on Sunday, 22 January 2023, 6:36 PM

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Convert 17 m to cm:

a.
170 cm

b.
0.017 cm

c.
0.17 cm

d.
1,700 cm
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Which of these is the most accurate statement about kinetic energy in a collision between
two objects?

a.
Kinetic energy is only conserved if the colliding objects stick together.

b.
Kinetic energy is only conserved if the collision is elastic.

c.
Kinetic energy is only conserved if the collision is inelastic.

d.
Kinetic energy is always conserved
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How many significant figures are there in 1008 grams?

a.
4
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2

c.
3

d.
1
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Scott drives a Jeep 12 km east, then 4 km north, then finally 3 km west. He traveled a total
distance of:

a.
10 km

b.
13 km

c.
19 km

d.
5 km
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The energy possessed by a body due to its position is called its

a.
chemical energy

b.
kinetic energy

c.
potential energy

d.
heat energy
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The Moon's gravity is 1/6 of the Earth's gravity. The mass of a bowling ball on the Earth
would be ____ its mass on the Moon.

a.
1/36 of
 b.
equal to

c.
36 times

d.
6 times
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As a spinning ice skater moves her arms out away from her body,

a.
her angular momentum increases, due to conservation of rotational speed.

b.
her rotational speed increases, due to conservation of angular momentum.

c.
her rotational speed decreases, due to conservation of angular momentum.

d.
her angular momentum decreases, due to conservation of rotational speed.
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Whether you slam on the brakes or apply a steady, moderate pressure to the brake pedal,
the ____ required to bring your car to a stop will be the same.

a.
distance

b.
impulse

c.
time

d.
distance
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How many significant figures are there in 0.0054 grams?

a.
4

b.
 3

c.
2

d.
1
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A skydiver weighing 500 newtons jumps from an airplane at a height of 2000 meters. At
the start of the jump, the skydiver's potential energy is ____ joules relative to the ground.

a.
1,000,000

b.
2500

c.
100,000

d.
1500
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What is the acronym to help you remember the ratios to use in trigonometry?

a.
SHOCHATOA

b.
SOHCAHTOA

c.
RIGHTANG

d.
SAHCOHTOA
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When angular momentum is conserved, rotational speed

a.
decreases if the mass moves closer to the axis of rotation.

b.
may increase, but can never decrease.
 c.
must be constant.

d.
increases if the mass moves closer to the axis of rotation.
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An elastic collision is one in which

a.
both of the two colliding objects are made of a rubbery material.

b.
no lasting deformation of either object occurs.

c.
lasting deformation occurs for both of the colliding objects.

d.
lasting deformation occurs for one of the two colliding objects.
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According to Newton’s first law of motion, a moving object that is not acted on by an
unbalanced force will

a.
change its momentum.

b.
accelerate.

c.
eventually come to a stop.

d.
remain in motion.
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The work done against gravity in moving a box with a mass of 20 kilograms through a
height of 5 meters is

a.
100 joules.
 b.
1000 joules.

c.
100 newtons.

d.
1000 newtons.
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Torque is the product of

a.
force and velocity.

b.
lever arm and force.

c.
mass and radius.

d.
rotational inertia and velocity.
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Work is equal to the product of

a.
force and distance.

b.
velocity and time

c.
force and time.

d.
mass and velocity.
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A ping-pong ball rolls forward 6 meters, and bounces backward 3 meters. It traveled a
total distance of:

a.
6 meters

b.
 8 meters

c.
3 meters

d.
9 meters
B) 6

B) 6

B) 6

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When measuring the volume of soda in a large bottle, what unit of measure should be
used?

a.
mL

b.
kL
 c.
L

d.
GALLONS
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The physical quantities used in displacement both direction and magnitude are called as:

a.
S.I

b.
vectors

c.
C.G.S

d.
scalars
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The distance between two fixed point is ____.

a.
Length

b.
Volume

c.
Area

d.
Foot
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A car traveling at 60 km/hr passes a truck going 30 km/hr. If the truck has twice the mass
of the car, which of the following is true?

a.
The car and the truck have the same momentum and the same kinetic energy.

b.
 The car has the same momentum and four times as much kinetic energy as the truck.

c.
The car has the same momentum and twice as much kinetic energy as the truck.

d.
The car has the same kinetic energy and twice as much momentum as the truck.
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A heavy block is suspended from a vertical spring. The elastic potential energy is stored in
the spring is 2 J. What is the spring constant if the elongation of the spring is 10 cm?

a.
300 N/m

b.
400 N/m

c.
200 N/m

d.
100 N/m
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How would you write -5.6 x 10^-3 in standard form?

a.
0.0056

b.
-5,600

c.
-0.0056

d.
0.00056
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Which of these is the most accurate statement about momentum in a collision between
two objects?

a.
Momentum is only conserved if the collision is elastic.

b.
 Momentum is only conserved if the colliding objects bounce apart.

c.
Momentum is never conserved.

d.
Momentum is always conserved.
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_____ is the rate at which work is done.

a.
Impulse

b.
Power

c.
Kinetic energy

d.
Momentum
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Impulse is equal to the change in ____ of the object on which the impulse acts.

a.
acceleration

b.
velocity

c.
momentum

d.
force
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An unbalanced external torque acting on an object will cause a change in the object's

a.
potential energy.

b.
mass.
 c.
angular momentum.

d.
linear momentum.
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When you run up two flights of stairs instead of walking up them, you feel more tired
because

a.
your power output is greater when you run than when you walk.

b.
a running person has more inertia than a walking person.

c.
the gravitational acceleration is greater on a running person than on a walking person.

d.
the gravitational force is greater on a running person than on a walking person.
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The energy use in solar cookers, solar distillation plants, solar power plants is known as

a.
nuclear energy

b.
thermal energy

c.
solar energy
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If an object moves along a straight path it is said to be _____ motion.

a.
linear

b.
one-dimensional

c.
two-dimensional
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Both A and B
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Round off 333 to the nearest hundred

a.
300

b.
400

c.
350

d.
330
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 A skydiver weighing 500 newtons jumps from an airplane at a height of 2000 meters. If
there is no air resistance, the skydiver's kinetic energy will equal his potential energy
relative to the ground when he is at a height of ____ meters.

a.
1500

b.
1000

c.
500

d.
2000
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The rule of scientific notation is to write all exponents with a base of ____.

a.
10

b.
100

c.
50
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5
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An airplane increases its speed at the average rate of 15 m/s2. How much time does it
take to increase its speed from 100 m/s to 160 m/s?

a.
0.058 s

b.
17 s

c.
0.25 s

d.
4.0 s
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 An impulse of 100 N-s is applied to an object. If this same impulse is delivered over a
shorter time interval,

a.
the momentum transferred will be decreased.

b.
the acceleration involved will be decreased.

c.
the momentum transferred will be increased.

d.
the force involved will be increased.
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During a game of dodgeball, Marina runs 2.45 meters forward to grab a dodgeball, then
runs 1.25 meters backward to avoid a opponent's dodgeball. Her displacement would be:

a.
1.2 meters backwards

b.
1.2 meters forwards

c.
3.7 meters backwards
 d.
3.7 meters forwards
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A motorbike engine can develop a power of 90000 W in order to keep a constant velocity
of 30 m/s. What is the pushing force?

a.
300000 N

b.
3000 N

c.
30000 N

d.
300 N
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 A 60-kg grandfather and his 20-kg granddaughter are balanced on a seesaw. If the
granddaughter is sitting 3 meters from the pivot point, the grandfather must be sitting
____ from it.

a.
3 meters

b.
18 meters

c.
1 meters

d.
9 meters
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A train traveled a distance of 180 kilometers in 5 hours. Its average speed was ____ km/hr.

a.
90

b.
60

c.
36
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30
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The total momentum before a collision is equal to the total momentum after the collision.

a.
This is not true for any collisions.

b.
This is true only for collisions between objects moving in the same direction.

c.
This is true for elastic collisions but not for inelastic collisions.

d.
This is true for any collision.
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 A car is traveling north at 17.7 m/s. After 12 s its velocity is 14.1 m/s in the same direction.
Find the magnitude and direction of the car's average acceleration.

a.
0.30 m/s2, south

b.
0.30 m/s2, north

c.
2.7 m/s2, north

d.
2.7 m/s2, south
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A doorknob is normally placed near the edge of the door opposite the hinges. This is
because

a.
the door would look funny with the knob in any other position.

b.
that is where the door's rotational inertia will be lowest.

c.
a force at this position will produce a maximum torque.
 d.
a force at this position will produce a minimum torque.
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What is known as the change in position of an object?

a.
Speed

b.
Acceleration

c.
Displacement

d.
Velocity
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How many significant figures are there in 0.0054 grams?
 a.
Metric

b.
Emperical

c.
Standard

d.
Science
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A moving car possesses

a.
heat energy

b.
sound energy

c.
mechanical energy

d.
chemical energy
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How would you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?

a.
.5 x 10^3

b.
5 x 10^4

c.
50 x 10^5

d.
5 x 10^3
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Angular momentum is the product of

a.
acceleration and time.
 b.
linear momentum and angle.

c.
rotational inertia and rotational velocity.

d.
mass and velocity.
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The work done against gravity in moving a box with a mass of 3 kilograms through a
horizontal distance of 5 meters is

a.
150 newtons.

b.
15 newtons.

c.
150 joules.

d.
0 joules.
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What happens to the total energy of a moving object if all the applied forces are
conserved?

a.
It decreases

b.
It remains constant

c.
It increases

d.
The velocity is required to answer this question
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