School of Indiana Alem Bank Branch Physics Department

2 Quarter Physics Final Exam for Grade 11 Natural Science Students in 2013 E.C
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Directions: Time allowed: 90’

Print your name and write the correct answer for instructions [I] to [IV] in the space
provided via the separate answer sheet.
[I] Write the most simplified answer [7 pts] [Use g = 10 m/s2, cos600 = 0.5, sin600 = 0.87]
[1] A car (mass m1) is driving at velocity v, when it smashes into an unmoving car (mass m2), locking
bumpers. Both cars move together at the same velocity. The common velocity will be given by:
[2] A is a sphere that is traveling with a velocity of (3i + 7j) m/s and had a mass of 5 kg. It collides
with sphere B and both particles move together with a velocity of (i + 4j) m/s after the collision.
Sphere B has a mass of 4 kg. The velocity of B before the collision is:
[3] Two cars A and B are moving along a straight road in the same direction with velocities of 95 km/h
and 60 km/h, respectively. The velocity of car B relative to car A is:
[4] The man is using a force of 100 N to pull the box. He is pulling at an angle of 60° to the horizontal.
The force needed to move the box is:
[5] A bus travels 80 km due south in 2 hours. It then travels 100 km due west in 3 hours. The average
speed of the bus is:
[6] A toy rocket has a mass of 500 g at launch. The force it produces is 10 N and it is fired at an angle
of 60° to the horizontal. The initial acceleration of the rocket as a vector is:
[7] Two masses (2 kg and 4 kg) are placed at opposite ends of a mass-less rod of length 1.5 m. The
distance of the center of mass from the 4 kg mass is:
[II] Say True if the statement is correct and False otherwise [8 pts]
[8] For a constant force F, if the impulse imparted to the system is large, then the contact or impact
time is large.
[9] The centripetal acceleration is constant if the particle’s speed is constant.
[10] A ball is thrown downward (not dropped) from the top of a tower. After being released, its
downward velocity will be uniform.
[11] Acceleration is always in the direction of the displacement.
[12] When the velocity and acceleration of an object have an opposite signs, the object is speeding up
when they have opposite signs, the object is slowing down.
[13] An object is shot vertically upward. While it is rising its velocity and acceleration are both upward.
[14] In an elastic collision, there will be velocities exchange between bodies after collision if they have
equal masses .
[15] In a head-on collision, a collision in one dimension, the objects rebound on straight line paths that
coincide with the original direction of motion.
[III] Choose the best answer from the given options [20 pts]
[16] What is the necessary and sufficient condition for conservation of linear momentum?
A] The presence of more linear than nonlinear forces in the system.
B] Net force on the system is zero.
C] The presence of only non-linear forces.
D] Internal forces exceed external forces.
[17] A fun making boy swings a blinking ball tied to the end of a string in a vertical circle. If the radius
of the circle is 0.5 m, then what should be the minimum speed of the ball at the bottom of the
circle to make a complete circular motion at the top?
A] 5 m/s C]√5 m/s
B] 2 m/s D] 2√5 m/s
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[18] A 1 kg object explodes and breaks up in three pieces. One piece has a mass of 400 g and has a
velocity of (15, 10) m/s. A second piece has a mass of 200 g and has a velocity of (25, 10) m/s.
What is the velocity of the third piece?
A] (27.5, 15) m/s C] (17.5, 15) m/s
B] (20.5, 25) m/s D] (7.5, 15.5) m/s
[19] Uniform circular motion is a:
A] motion with constant velocity
B] motion with acceleration of constant magnitude
C] motion in one dimension
D] motion in which net force is constant
[20] A small car and a bus move with velocities given by Vc = (3 , -2) m/s and Vb = (-5 , -4 ) m/s
respectively according to an observer on the ground. What is the velocity of the bus according to a
car driver?
A] (-2, 6 ) m/s C] (-2 , -6 ) m/s
B] (-8, 2 ) m/s D] (-8 , -2 ) m/s
[21] The x and y coordinates of a particle at any time t is given by x = 9t + 5t2 and y = 5t + 8 where
x and y are in meters and t in seconds. The acceleration of the particle at t = 5 seconds is:
A] zero C] 10 m/s2
B] 14 m/s2 D] 20 m/s2
[22] A projectile is fired at 600 with the horizontal. At the highest point of its path, the vertical
component of its velocity is momentarily zero. What is the magnitude of its acceleration at this
point?
A] 20 m/s2 B. 10 m/s2
B] 5 m/s2 D. 0 m/s2
[23] A cart on an air track is moving at 0.5 m/s when the air is suddenly turned off. The cart comes to
rest after traveling 1 m. The experiment is repeated, but now the cart is moving at 1 m/s when the
air is turned off. How far does the cart travel before coming to rest?
A] 1 m C] 2 m
B] 3 m D] 4 m
[24] A satellite moves at a constant speed in a circular orbit about the center of the Earth at an altitude
half the radius of the Earth above its surface. If g is the gravitational acceleration at the Earth and
R its radius, then what is the speed of the satellite?
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[25] The coordinate of a particle in meters is given by x (t) = 25t – 3t3, where the time t is in seconds.
At what value t will the particle become momentarily at rest?
A] 2.87 s C] 1.67 s
B] 0.6 s D] 0.36 s.
[26] A driver moving at a constant speed of 20 m/s sees an accident up ahead and hits the brakes. If the
car accelerates at a constant rate of -5 m/s2, how far does the car go before it comes to stop?
A] 120 m C] 100 m
B (40 m) D] 20 m
[27] The planet Jupiter is about 318 times as massive as Earth, yet on its surface you would weigh only
about 2.4 times your weight on earth. Why is this happen?
A] Your mass is 132.5 times less on Jupiter.
B] You are 132.5 times more weightless there
C] Jupiter is significantly farther from the sun.
D] Jupiter’s radius is about 11.5 times the Earth’s radius. Page 2
[28] The rate of change of momentum of the raindrop can be given by F = ma + u Δm/Δt. In this
expression what does u represent?
A] The velocity of the extra mass added to the raindrop.
B] The velocity of the raindrop.
C] The velocity of the loss in mass of raindrop.
D] The rate of change of the velocity for combined system.
[29] The coordinate of a particle in meters is given by x (t) = 25t – 3t3, where the time t is in seconds.
At what value t will the particle become momentarily at rest?
A] 2.87 s C] 1.67 s
B] 0.6 s D] 0.36 s
[30] As a satellite moves in an elliptical orbit around the earth, the gravitational attraction of the earth
for the satellite:
A] is greater than the satellite’s gravitational attraction for the earth.
B] is less than the satellite’s gravitational attraction for the earth.
C] varies inversely as the square to the distance between the earth and the satellite.
D] remains constant.
[31] Starting at time t = 0, an object moves along a straight line. Its coordinate in meters is given by
x(t) = 75t − t3 , where t is in seconds. Its acceleration at t = 1 second is
A] 72 m/s2 C] 75 m/s2
B] 58 m/s2 D] 68 m/s2
[32] A ball is thrown at a velocity of 40 m/s vertically upwards. The time taken by the ball take to
reach the maximum height is:
A] 8 sec C] 4 sec
B] 2 sec D] 12 sec
[33] The momentum of an object at a given instant is independent of its:
A] inertia C] mas
B] velocity D] acceleration
[34] A 2.5 kg stone is released from rest and falls toward Earth. After 4.0 s, the magnitude of it
momentum is:
A] 100 kg·m/s C] 80kg·m/s
B] 40 kg·m/s D] 25 kg·m/s
[35] Force:
A] equals the negative integral (with respect to distance) of the potential energy function
B] is the ability to do work
C] is the rate of change of doing work
D] equals the time rate of change of momentum

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Attention!!!!!!!! → Detach the question paper from the answer sheet

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 Physics Answer Sheet for Grade 11 Students

Name: ___________________________ Section:____

I. Short Answer II. True/False III. Multiple Choice

1. ______ 8. ______ 16. ______ 26. ______

2. ______ 9. ______ 17. ______ 27. ______

3. ______ 10. ______ 18. ______ 28. ______

4. ______ 11. ______ 19. ______ 29. ______

5. ______ 12. ______ 20. ______ 30. ______

6. ______ 13. ______ 21. ______ 31. ______

7. ______ 14. ______ 22. ______ 32. ______

15. ______ 23. ______ 33. ______

24. ______ 34. ______

25. ______ 35. ______

[IV] Show all the necessary steps clearly [5 pts]

[36] A cart moving at a speed V collides with an identical stationary cart on an air track and the two
stick together after collision. What is their velocity after collision?

[37] A projectile is fired from ground level over level ground with an initial velocity that has a vertical
component of 20 m/s and a horizontal component of 30 m/s. Determine the maximum height of the
projection.

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[38] A Saturn V’s mass at liftoff was 2.80 × 106 kg, its fuel-burn rate was 1.40 × 104 kg/s, and the
exhaust velocity was 2.40 × 103 m/s. Calculate its initial acceleration.

[39] A 0.2 kg rubber ball is dropped from the window of a building. It strikes the sidewalk below
at 30 m/s and rebounds up at 20 m/s. Find the impulse on the ball during the collision.

[40] Blocks A and B are moving toward each other. A has a mass of 2.0 kg and a velocity of −50 m/s,
while B has a mass of 4.0 kg and a velocity of 25 m/s. Find their final velocities if they experience
elastic collision.

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