BILIRAN PROVINCE STATE UNIVERSITY

PHYSICS FOR ENGINEERS (LECTURE)

QUIZ No. 1

NEWTON’S LAW OF MOTION AND RECTILINEAR MOTION

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I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. What is the value of the Universal constant of gravitation?

A. 6.673x10^(-11)m^3/kg.s^2 C. 6.673x10^(11)m^3/kg.s^2
B. 9.80665 m/s^2 D. 9.80665 s^2/m

2. The tidal waves on sea is mainly due to

A. Gravitational effect of Moon on Earth
B. Gravitational effect of Sun on Earth
C. Gravitational effect of Earth on Moon
D. All of the mentioned

3. Displacement of a body is a ___________ quantity.

A. scalar C. scalar and vector
B. vector D. none of the mentioned

4. A train covers 60 miles between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. How fast was it
going at 3 p.m.?
A. 60 mph C. 40 mph
B. 30 mph D. 50 mph

5. A particle moves in a straight line. Its position is defined by the

equation x = 6t^2 – t^3 where t is in seconds and x is in meters. The
maximum velocity of the particle during its motion will be
A. 12 m/s C. 24 m/s
B. 6 m/s D. 48 m/s

6. A particle remains at rest or continues to move with uniform

velocity (in a straight line with a constant speed) if there is
unbalanced force acting upon it. This is stated in
A. Newton’s Third Law of Motion
B. Newton’s Second Law of Motion
C. Newton’s First Law of Motion
D. None of the above

7. It is the quantitative measure of the inertia or resistance to

change in motion of a body.
A. Mass C. Weight
B. Force D. Acceleration

8. The gravitational between the two objects is F. If the masses of

both objects are ¼ of their original masses without changing distance
between them, then the gravitational force will become.
A. F/4 C. F/12
B. F/8 D. F/16

9. It states that all physical relations must be dimensionally

homogenous.
A. Principle of Physical Homogeneity
B. Principle of Dimensional Homogeneity
C. Either A and B.
D. None of the above

10. Geometric region occupied by bodies

A. Fabric of Space-time
B. Space
C. Time
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D. All of the above

II. Problem Solving. Solve for the following problems. Show your
solution in proper order.

1. The velocity of a particle is given by v = 25t^2 – 80t – 200.

Evaluate the velocity when the acceleration is zero.

2. The position of a particle is given by S = 2t^3 – 30t^2 + 100t –

50, where s is in meters and t is in seconds. Determine the time at
which the velocity is zero.

3. A car travels along a horizontal curved road that has a radius of

600m. If the speed is uniformly increased at a rate of 2000km/h^2,
determine the magnitude of the acceleration at the instant the speed
of the car is 60km/h.

4. The acceleration of a particle is given by a = 2t – 10 where a is

in meters per second squared and t is in seconds. Determine the
velocity and displacement as functions of time. The initial
displacement at t = 0 is s0 = -4m, and the initial velocity is v 0 =
3m/s.

5. A sprinter reaches his maximum speed vmax in 2.5 seconds from rest
with constant acceleration. He then maintains that speed and finishes
the 100 yards in the overall time of 9.6 seconds. Determine his
maximum speed vmax.

6. State the Newton’s Law of motion.

7. For the 1500 kg rock, determine (a) its weight in Newton, (b) mass
in slugs, and (c) its weight in pound-force.

8. A 40N force is applied to a 20 kg block resting on a frictionless

table. Find the acceleration. Referring to item no. 4, place the 20 kg
mass (with no external force applied) on frictionless 50 degrees
incline plane. What is the acceleration of the mass?
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