PHYSICS REVIEW EXAM 5

2 Joanie is standing in front of the Singapore Flyer, the world’s tallest Ferris wheel,
holding her pinhole camera.

What characteristics will the image of the Ferris wheel have if Joanie is
walking away from her current location?

A) The image is inverted and decreasing in size

B) The image is inverted and increasing in size
C) The image is upright and decreasing in size
D) The image is upright and increasing in size

3 An object is positioned in front of a plane mirror, as illustrated below.

Which of the following illustrates the orientation of the image?

A) C)

B) D)
5 Where would the object be located to produce the follow image?

A)
O

B)
O

C)
O

D)
O

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6 Geneviève is walking through a haunted house at the amusement park. While she
is in one of the rooms, four monsters enter the room behind her. The room is
equipped with two mirrors, as illustrated below.

Geneviève

1
3

Which monster(s) can Genevieve see in both mirrors?

A) 2 only
B) 2 and 3
C) 1, 2 and 3
D) 2, 3 and 4
7 Two forces, F1 and F2 , are simultaneously applied to the same object. The angle
between the two forces is 40.0°. A third force is applied to the object, in order to
maintain it in equilibrium.

F1 = 40.0 N F2 = 70.0 N
40.0°

What force is needed to keep the object in equilibrium?

A) C)

F3 = 110 N F3 = 110 N

B) D)

F3 = 104 N F3 = 104 N
8 Which spring has the greatest spring constant?

A) A 1.25 Kg mass extends a spring 40 cm

B) A 1.00 Kg mass extends a spring 35 cm
C) A 0.950 Kg mass extends a spring 30 cm
D) A 0.765 Kg mass extends a spring 25 cm

10 Which of the following graphs demonstrates an object that could be

accelerating uniformily?

A) d (m)
C) a
(m/s)2

t (sec) t (sec)

B) v (m/s)
D) d (m)

t (sec) t (sec)
11 Which of the graphs below has the greatest displacement?

A) Velocity vs Time
C) Velocity vs Time
15 15

10 10

5 5
v (m/s)

v (m/s)
0 0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 t (s) 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 t (s)
-5 -5

-10 -10

-15 -15

B) Velocity vs Time
D) Velocity vs Time
15
15

10 10

5 5
v (m/s)
v (m/s)

0 0
40 t (s)
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 t (s) 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

-5 -5

-10 -10

-15 -15
12 Serge is pulling his son Daniel in a
wagon.

Given that all other variables remain

constant, which of the following will
allow Serge to increase his work?

A) Decrease the amount of time that he pulls the wagon

B) Decrease the distance that he pulls the wagon
C) Increase the angle between the wagon handle and ground
D) Increase the force used to pull the wagon

13 A snowboarder is travelling down a hill.

Which of the following statements is correct for this situation

(ignore friction)?

A) The acceleration due to gravity is greater at the top of the hill than it is at
the bottom.
B) The gravitational potential energy is greater at the top of the hill than it is
at the bottom of the hill.
C) The kinetic energy is greater at the top of the hill than it is at the bottom
of the hill.
D) Total mechanical energy is greater at the top of the hill than it is at the
bottom of the hill.
14 Patricia and Sandra are testing their
fingertip reaction times. In order to do
so, while one holds a ruler vertically Girl holding
the ruler
still, the other places her thumb and
index finger surrounding the ruler at the
zero mark as shown (right) but without
touching it.
Without notice, the person holding the ruler
releases it and the other must grasp the ruler
before it slips completely through her finger
and thumb (without moving her arm). Once
0 cm mark
the ruler is grasped, the displacement is Girl being
measured from the 0 cm mark on the ruler. tested

When Patricia tested her reaction time, she was careful to start the test at the 0 cm
mark, but Sandra was neglectful and started at the 1.5 cm mark.

Each girl has two trials and the results are shown in the table.

Trial Final position on ruler (cm) Final position on ruler (cm)

for Patricia for Sandra
1 26.8 29.4
2 21.3 23.5

What is each girl’s average fingertip reaction time?

A) Patricia’s average fingertip reaction time is 0.22 seconds.

Sandra’s average fingertip reaction time is 0.23 seconds.
B) Patricia’s average fingertip reaction time is 0.22 seconds.
Sandra’s average fingertip reaction time is 0.24 seconds.
C) Patricia’s average fingertip reaction time is 0.23 seconds.
Sandra’s average fingertip reaction time is 0.22 seconds.
D) Patricia’s average fingertip reaction time is 0.24 seconds.
Sandra’s average fingertip reaction time is 0.22 seconds.
15 On the way back from the park, John is pulling his younger brother who is sitting
on a sled. John pulls the sled with a force of 300.0 N at an angle of 35° with the
horizontal. He pulls his brother over a distance of 180.0 m at a constant speed of
1.5 m/s.

F = 300.0 N

35°

What power does John develop while he pulls his brother?

A) 2.6 ´ 102 W C) 4.4 ´ 102 W

B) 3.7 ´ 102 W D) 4.5 ´ 102 W

16 Draw the image of the object of a converging lens, using a ray diagram.

The diagram below is drawn to scale.

F 2F

2F F
O
18 Your task is to identify an unknown semi-circular gem. A beam of red light in air
was directed at the gem, and the angles of incidence and refraction were measured
from an optical disk.

q2

gem

optical disk
q1
red light
Here are the results of the experiment:

sin q2 versus sin q1

0,4
0,35
0,3
0,25
sin q2

0,2
0,15
0,1
0,05
0
0 0,1 0,2 0,3 0,4 0,5 0,6
sin q1

What type of gem are you analyzing? Refer to table 1 (below) to help you
make your choice.

Table 1: Index of refraction of gems

Type of gem Index of refraction
Amethyst 1.532 - 1.554
Emerald 1.560 - 1.605
Tourmaline (Blue) 1.61 - 1.64
Sapphire 1.757 - 1.779
Diamond 2.417
19 Myriam and Martine were given a converging lens with an unknown focal length.
After placing an object 30 cm in front of the lens, an inverted image was produced
20.0 cm from the lens. Students were the asked to produce an image on a screen by
moving the lens. The lens must be placed within the 60.0 cm separating the object
from the image.

At what distance from the lens must the object be placed?

20 A strap is placed underneath a 182 kg refrigerator. Two people pull on each side of
the strap in order to balance the refrigerator above the floor. The angle between the
strap and the horizontal is 40.0° on both sides.

What force does each person need to exert on the strap to hold the
refrigerator up?
Refrigerator

40.0° 40.0°
Horizontal

21 Harold and Kumar are on road trip. Kumar is driving at a constant speed while
Harold is asleep. Suddenly, Kumar sees a moose ahead and hits the brakes
abruptly. Luckily, the moose was saved. Harold is furious with Kumar for driving
too fast. Kumar states that he was not going faster than the 90.0 km/h limit. Harold
applies his knowledge of physics and measures the skid marks left by the tires on
the road and looks up the maximum deceleration capacity of the car in the owner’s
manual. The skid marks measure 13 m and the maximum deceleration capacity is
24 m/s2.

How fast, in km/h, was Kumar travelling before he hit the brakes?
22 As a physics lab exam, the students were given the task of determining the
frictional forces acting on the system. The data collected resulted in an acceleration
of 5.0 m/s2 on a 1.2 kg mass when a 2.0 kg mass was used to accelerate the system.

a = 5.0 m/s2
m = 1.2 kg

m = 2.0 kg

What is the total value of the frictional forces acting on the system.

24 A small rocket is fired vertically upwards, from the ground, with initial velocity
80.0 m/s and an acceleration of 2.0 m/s2 until it reaches an altitude of 1000.0 m. At
that point, the engines fail and the rocket goes into free-fall.

How long was the rocket in the air? Neglect air resistance

25 A track is made of two different materials. The section of the track from point A to
point B has a rough surface. The section of the track from point B to point C is
frictionless. A 1.0 kg mass initially at rest is released from point A. Point A is 50.0
cm above the ground. The distance between point A and point B is 80.0 cm. The
force of friction between the 1.0 kg mass and the ramp is 2.0 N. At point B, the 1.0
kg mass collides with a 3.0 kg mass. No energy is lost during the collision, and the
1.0 kg comes to a stop. The 3.0 kg mass moves towards point C.

A m = 1.0 kg C

50 cm m = 3.0 kg
80 cm h=?

Ff = 2.0 N Frictionless
B

What height above the ground will the 3.0 kg object reach?
 ANSWERS

2 A

3 A

5 B

6 B

7 B

8 C

10 D

11 A

12 D

13 B

14 A

15 B
16 Example of an appropriate and complete solution

I
F 2F

2F F
O

18 Example of an appropriate and complete solution

The value of n (index of refraction of the gem) is the inverse of the slope of the sin θ2 Vs.
Sin θ1 graph.

Calculating the slope of the line of best fit:

D sin θ 2 y2 - y1
=
D sin θ1 x2 - x1
0.29 - 0.24
=
0.50 - 0.42
0.05
=
0.08
= 0.6

Calculating the index of refraction of each gem:

1
n2 sapphire = =1.6
0 .6

Answer: The type of gem is a sapphire.

19 Example of an appropriate and complete solution

Focal length
1 1 1
= +
f di do
1 1 1
= +
f 30.0 20.0
f = 12.0 cm

1 1 1
= +
f di do
1 1 1
= +
12.0 x x - 60.0
1 60.0 - x + x
=
12.0 x(60.0 - x )
720 = 60.0 x - x 2
x 2 - 60 x + 720 = 0
60.0 ± 60.0 2 - 4(1) (720)
x=
2(1)
x = 43.4 cm (smaller image)
x = 16.6 cm (larger image)

Answer: The object is placed 43.4 cm from the lens.

20 Example of an appropriate and complete solution

FR = (182 kg)(9.8 m/s2)

FR = 1783.6 N

Fy = 2F sin 40.00

2F sin 40.00 = 1783.6

F = 1387.4

Answer: Each person needs to exert a force of 1.39 ´ 103 N.

21 Example of an appropriate and complete solution

The speed limit is 90.0 km/h or 25.0 m/s.

v2 = 0 m/s (since the car came to a stop)

a = -24 m/s2
Δd = 13 m (the length of the skid marks)
v1 = ? (the initial constant speed of the car)

vf2 = vi2 + 2aΔd

0 = v12+ 2 (-24)(13)
v12 = 624
v1 = 24.98 or 25 m/s

To convert m/s to km/h, multiply by 3600 and divide by 1000.

Answer: Kumar was travelling at 90 km/h.

22 Example of an appropriate and complete solution

Ff = 3.6 N

Fapplied = ma
= 2.0(9.8)
= 19.6 N

Fnet = ma
= 3.2(5)
= 16 N

Ffriction = Fapplied - Fnet

Ffriction = 19.6 – 16
Ffriction = 3.6 N

Answer: The total friction force was 3.6 N.

24 Example of an appropriate and complete solution

The first part of the problem is the motion with a constant acceleration of 2.0 m/s2, an initial
velocity of 80.0 m/s and a displacement of 1000.0 m. To find the time it took the rocket to reach
a height of 1000 m apply the following:

1 1
Dd = 80Dt + 4.0Dt 2 1000.0 = 80.0Dt + 4.0Dt 2 2Dt 2 + 80.0Dt - 1000.0 = 0
2 2

- b ± b 2 - 4ac
Then, apply the quadratic equation:
2a

The solution of this equation is 11 s. So, after 11 seconds the engines failed. The velocity at this
moment of time was:

v2 = v1 + aDt v2 = 80 + 2(11) v2 = 102 m/s

After this moment of time we have free fall motion.

The initial velocity is 102 m/s pointing upward, the acceleration is -9.8 m/s2 and the initial height
of the rocket is 1000 m.

To find the time when the rocket hits the ground we need to use:
1
Dd = 102Dt + (-9.8)Dt 2
2

When the rocket hits the ground the displacement is –1000.0 m.

Then:

1
- 1000.0 = 102Dt + (-9.8)Dt 2 - 4.9Dt 2 + 102Dt + 1000.0 = 0
2

- b ± b 2 - 4ac
Apply the quadratic equation again:
2a

- 102 ± 1022 - 4(-4.9)(1000.0)

Dt = Dt = -7.3 OR Dt = 28
2(-4.9)

From this equation we can find time: 28 s.

Now we can find the entire time the rocket was above ground:
11 + 28 = 39 s

Answer: The rocket was 39 seconds above ground.

25 Example of an appropriate and complete solution

For the 1.0 kg mass

Eatb = mgh - Wf
( )
Eatb = (1.0kg ) 9.8 sm2 (0.5 m ) - (2.0 N )(0.80 m )
Eatb = 3.3 J

The initial Energy of the 3.0 kg mass is 3.3 J.

Ek = Ep
Ek = mgh
Ek
h=
mg
3.3 J
h=
(
(3.0 kg ) 9.8 sm2 )
h = 0.11 m

Answer: The 3 kg object will reach a height of 11 cm above the ground.