Test Bank for College Physics, 2nd Edition: Randall D.

Knight

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College Physics, 2e (Knight)
Chapter 7 Rotational Motion

7.1 Quantitative

1) A child is sitting on the outer edge of a merry-go-round that is 18 m in diameter. If the merry-
go-round makes 4.9 rev/min, what is the velocity of the child in m/s?
A) 4.6 m/s
B) 9.2 m/s
C) 0.7 m/s
D) 3.2 m/s
Answer: A
Var: 50+

2) Through what angle in degrees does a 33 rpm record turn in 0.32 s?

A) 63°
B) 35°
C) 46°
D) 74°
Answer: A
Var: 26

3) An electrical motor spins at a constant 2695.0 rpm. If the armature radius is 7.165 cm, what is
the acceleration of the edge of the rotor?
A) 5707 m/s2
B) 281.6 m/s2
C) 572,400 m/s2
D) 28.20 m/s2
Answer: A
Var: 50+

4) At time t = 0 s, a wheel has an angular displacement of zero radians and an angular velocity of
+28 rad/s. The wheel has a constant acceleration of -0.51 rad/s2. In this situation, the time t, at
which the wheel comes to a mandatory halt, is closest to:
A) 130 s
B) 120 s
C) 96 s
D) 78 s
E) 55 s
Answer: A
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5) A wheel accelerates from rest to 59 rad/s at a rate of 74 rad/s2. Through what angle (in
radians) did the wheel turn while accelerating?
A) 24 rad
B) 19 rad
C) 48 rad
D) 30 rad
Answer: A
Var: 50+

6) A 95 N force exerted at the end of a 0.50 m long torque wrench gives rise to a torque of
15 N · m. What is the angle (assumed to be less than 90°) between the wrench handle and the
direction of the applied force?
A) 18°
B) 14°
C) 22°
D) 25°
Answer: A
Var: 50+

7) A 0.18 m radius pulley is free to rotate about a horizontal axis. A 4.2 kg mass and a 8.0 kg
mass are attached by a massless string, which is hung over the pulley. If the string does not slip,
calculate the magnitude of the net torque on the pulley about its rotational axis.
A) 6.7 N ∙ m
B) 5.5 N ∙ m
C) 7.6 N ∙ m
D) 9.5 N ∙ m
Answer: A
Var: 46

8) A machinist turns the power on to a grinding wheel, at rest, at time t = 0 s. The wheel
accelerates uniformly for 10 s and reaches the operating angular velocity of 38 rad/s. The wheel
is run at that angular velocity for 30 s and then power is shut off. The wheel slows down
uniformly at 2.1 rad/s2 until the wheel stops. In this situation, the angular acceleration of the
wheel between t = 0 s and t = 10 s is closest to:
A) 3.8 rad/s2
B) 4.6 rad/s2
C) 5.3 rad/s2
D) 6.1 rad/s2
E) 6.8 rad/s2
Answer: A
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9) A torque of 12 N ∙ m is applied to a solid, uniform disk of radius 0.50 m. If the disk
accelerates at 5.7 rad/s2, what is the mass of the disk?
A) 17 kg
B) 13 kg
C) 8.5 kg
D) 4.3 kg
Answer: A
Var: 50+

10) A particular motor can provide a maximum of 110.0 N · m of torque. Assuming that all of
this torque is used to accelerate a solid, uniform flywheel of mass 10.0 kg and radius 3.00 m,
how long will it take for the flywheel to accelerate from rest to 6.04 rad/s?
A) 2.47 s
B) 2.10 s
C) 2.99 s
D) 3.24 s
Answer: A
Var: 50+

11) A machinist turns the power on to a grinding wheel, at rest, at time t = 0 s. The wheel
accelerates uniformly for 10 s and reaches the operating angular velocity of 96 rad/s. The wheel
is run at that angular velocity for 40 s and then power is shut off. The wheel slows down
uniformly at 1.5 rad/s2 until the wheel stops. In this situation, the time interval of deceleration is
closest to:
A) 64 s
B) 62 s
C) 66 s
D) 68 s
E) 70 s
Answer: A
Var: 50+

12) A machinist turns the power on to a grinding wheel, at rest, at time t = 0 s. The wheel
accelerates uniformly for 10 s and reaches the operating angular velocity of 29 rad/s. The wheel
is run at that angular velocity for 27 s and then power is shut off. The wheel slows down
uniformly at 2.7 rad/s2 until the wheel stops. In this situation, the average angular velocity in the
time interval from t = 0 s to t = 25 s is closest to:
A) 17 rad/s
B) 15 rad/s
C) 13 rad/s
D) 11 rad/s
E) 8.7 rad/s
Answer: A
Var: 50+

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13) A solid, uniform sphere of mass 2.0 kg and radius 1.7 m rolls without slipping down an
inclined plane of height 7.0 m. What is the angular velocity of the sphere at the bottom of the
inclined plane?
A) 5.8 rad/s
B) 9.9 rad/s
C) 11.0 rad/s
D) 7.0 rad/s
Answer: A
Var: 50+

14) A solid disk of radius 1.60 m and mass 2.30 kg rolls without slipping to the bottom of an
inclined plane. If the angular velocity of the disk is 5.35 rad/s at the bottom, what is the height of
the inclined plane?
A) 5.61 m
B) 4.21 m
C) 4.94 m
D) 6.73 m
Answer: A
Var: 50+

15) The table shows the masses and the coordinates x and y of a set of three point masses in the
x-y plane. The masses are interconnected by light struts, forming a rigid body. The moment of
inertia of the rigid body, through the center of mass and perpendicular to the x-y plane, is closest
to:
A) 3000 kg ∙ m2
B) 3200 kg ∙ m2
C) 3400 kg ∙ m2
D) 3600 kg ∙ m2
E) 3800 kg ∙ m2
Answer: E
Var: 1

16) A potter's wheel (a solid, uniform disk) of mass 7.0 kg and radius 0.65 m spins about its
central axis. A 2.1 kg lump of clay is dropped onto the wheel at a distance 0.41 m from the axis.
Calculate the rotational inertia of the system.
A) 1.8 kg ∙ m2
B) 1.5 kg ∙ m2
C) 0.40 kg ∙ m2
D) 2.5 kg ∙ m2
Answer: A
Var: 31
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17) A bicycle heading west at 2.0 m/s turns 90.0° to the left in 10.0 s. The final velocity of the
bicycle after the turn is 4.2 m/s to the south. Find the direction of the wheel's average angular
acceleration. Express your answer as an angle relative to east.
A) 25° south of east
B) 25° north of east
C) 65° north of east
D) 65° south of east
Answer: A
Var: 46

18) A force in the +y direction applied at the point x = 2.3 m, y = 1.4 m gives rise to a torque of
71 N · m about the origin. Find the magnitude of the force.
A) 31 N
B) 51 N
C) 71 N
D) 87 N
Answer: A
Var: 46

19) A solid disk of radius 1.60 m and mass 2.30 kg rolls without slipping to the bottom of an
inclined plane. If the angular velocity of the disk is 4.27 rad/s at the bottom, what is the height of
the inclined plane?
A) 3.57 m
B) 2.68 m
C) 3.14 m
D) 4.28 m
Answer: A
Var: 50+

20) A force of 17 N is applied to the end of a 0.63 m long torque wrench at an angle 45° from a
line joining the pivot point to the handle. What is the magnitude of the torque generated about
the pivot point?
A) 7.6 N∙m
B) 10.7 N∙m
C) 12.0 N∙m
D) 9.7 N∙m
Answer: A
Var: 12

21) A force of 16.88 N is applied tangentially to a wheel of radius 0.340 m and gives rise to an
angular acceleration of 1.20 rad/s2. Calculate the rotational inertia of the wheel.
A) 4.78 kg ∙ m2
B) 3.59 kg ∙ m2
C) 5.98 kg ∙ m2
D) 7.17 kg ∙ m2
Answer: A
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22) A light triangular plate OAB is in a horizontal plane. Three forces, F1 = 2 N, F2 = 4 N, and
F3 = 7 N, act on the plate, which is pivoted about a vertical axis through point O. In the figure,
consider the counterclockwise sense as positive. The sum of the torques about the vertical axis
through point O, acting on the plate due to forces F1, F2, and F3, is closest to:
A) 2.2 N ∙ m
B) 2.6 N ∙ m
C) -2.2 N ∙ m
D) -2.6 N ∙ m
E) zero
Answer: A
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23) A rectangular sign h = 20.0 cm high and w = 11.0 cm wide loses three of its four support
bolts and rotates into the position as shown, with P1 directly over P3. It is supported by P2,
which is so tight it holds the sign from further rotation. Find the gravitational torque about P2, if
the mass of the sign is 5.0 kg.

A) 4.7 Nm
B) 2.6 Nm
C) 0.27 Nm
D) 0.48 Nm
Answer: A
Var: 50+

24) A particular motor can provide a maximum of 110.0 N · m of torque. Assuming that all of
this torque is used to accelerate a solid, uniform flywheel of mass 10.0 kg and radius 3.00 m,
how long will it take for the flywheel to accelerate from rest to 8.13 rad/s?
A) 3.33 s
B) 2.83 s
C) 4.03 s
D) 4.36 s
Answer: A
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25) In the figure, a mass of 35.30 kg is attached to a light string that is wrapped around a
cylindrical spool of radius 10 cm and moment of inertia 4.00 kg · m2. The spool is suspended
from the ceiling, and the mass is then released from rest a distance 3.50 m above the floor. How
long does it take to reach the floor?
A) 2.97 s
B) 2.85 s
C) 0.892 s
D) 4.18 s
E) 5.89 s
Answer: A
Var: 50+

26) At time t = 0 s, a wheel has an angular displacement of zero radians and an angular velocity
of +14 rad/s. The wheel has a constant acceleration of -0.41 rad/s2. In this situation, the time at
which the angular displacement is + 88 rad and decreasing is closest to:
A) 61 s
B) 34 s
C) 7 s
D) 6 s
E) 74 s
Answer: A
Var: 50+

7.2 True/False

1) There must be equal amounts of mass on either side of the center of mass.
Answer: FALSE
Var: 1

2) If you deform an object, you do not change its mass but you may change its moment of inertia
and the location of its center of mass.
Answer: TRUE
Var: 1

3) If a spinning object has a negative angular acceleration, it must be slowing down.

Answer: FALSE
Var: 1

4) If two objects have the same moment of inertia, they must have the same mass.
Answer: FALSE
Var: 1
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5) A cylinder and a sphere, both solid and uniform and having the same mass and diameter, roll
without slipping down the same ramp starting from rest. Both of them will reach the ground at
the same time.
Answer: FALSE
Var: 1

7.3 Conceptual

1) A small mass is placed on a record turntable that is rotating at 45 rpm. The linear acceleration
of the mass is
A) directed perpendicular to the line joining the mass and the center of rotation.
B) independent (in magnitude) of the position of the mass on the turntable.
C) greater the closer the mass is to the center.
D) greater the farther the mass is from the center.
E) zero.
Answer: D
Var: 1

2) In the figure are scale drawings of four objects, each of the same mass and uniform thickness.
Which has the greatest moment of inertia when rotated about an axis perpendicular to the plane
of the drawing? In each case the axis passes through point P.
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) The moment of inertia is the same for all of these objects.
Answer: B
Var: 1

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3) In the figure, a given force F is applied to a rod in several different ways. In which case is the
torque due to F about the pivot P greatest?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
Answer: A
Var: 1

4) A disk and a sphere are released simultaneously at the top of an inclined plane. They roll
down without slipping. Which will reach the bottom first?
A) the one of smallest diameter
B) the one of greatest mass
C) the disk
D) the sphere
E) They will reach the bottom at the same time.
Answer: D
Var: 1

5) A tire is rolling along a road, without slipping, with a velocity v. A piece of tape is attached to
the tire. When the tape is opposite the road (at the top of the tire), it's velocity with respect to the
road is
A) 2 v.
B) v.
C) 1.5 v.
D) The velocity depends on the radius of the tire.
Answer: A
Var: 1

6) A tall tree and a short tree (both having the same width and mass density) are cut at the base at
the same time, and begin tipping over. Which tree hits the ground first?
A) the small tree
B) the tall tree
C) They hit at the same time.
Answer: A
Var: 1

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