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Semester/Academic 1 2020-2021
MIDTERM TEST year
Date 01/12/2020
Course title General physics 1
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY - VNUHCM Course ID PH1004
FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCE Duration 60 mins. Question sheet code 2001
Notes: - Can use pencils for drawing diagrams.
- SI units are used for all quantities.
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- Get g = 9.8 m/s .
- Submit the question sheet together with the answer sheet.

A) MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS (Each question is worth 0.25 point)

Question 1) (L.O.1): If a satellite moves above Earth’s atmosphere in a circular orbit with constant speed,
then:
A. its acceleration and velocity are always in the same direction.
B. its acceleration is constant.
C. the net force on it is zero.
D. its acceleration and velocity do not change in magnitude.
Question 2) (L.O.1): A force is said to be conservative if:
A. its work done on an object is dependent on the object’s path.
B. its work done on an object is independent of the object’s path.
C. its work is zero.
D. its power is a constant.
Question 3) (L.O.1): An inelastic collision is one in which:
A. momentum is not conserved but kinetic energy is conserved.
B. total mass is not conserved but momentum is conserved.
C. neither kinetic energy nor momentum is conserved.
D. momentum is conserved but kinetic energy is not conserved.
Question 4) (L.O.2): What are the x and y coordinates of the center of mass for
the uniform plate as shown if L = 10.0 cm?
A. x = -0.45 cm; y = -2.0 cm.
B. x = -0.9 cm; y = -4.0 cm.
C. x = -0.45 cm; y = +2.0 cm.
D. x = +0.9 cm; y = -4.0 cm.
Question 5) (L.O.2): A projectile is fired from the ground with an initial speed of 10 m/s directed at an
angle of 300 above the horizontal. At what horizontal distance from the firing point does it strike the
ground?
A. 8.8 m.
B. 5.1 m.
C. 5.9 m.
D. 50 m.
Question 6) (L.O.2): The position of a particle moving along an x axis is given by x  12t 2  2t 3 . At t = 3 s,
determine the particle’s speed.

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 A. 18 m/s.
B. 12 m/s.
C. 28.5 m/s.
D. 30 m/s.
Question 7) (L.O.2): A billiard ball moving at v1 = 5.00 m/s strikes a
stationary ball of the same mass. After the collision, the first ball moves at
speed v1’, at an angle of α1 = 30.0° with respect to the original line of
motion, while the second ball moves at speed v2’, at an angle of α2 =
60.0°. Find v1’ and v2’.
A. v1'  4,33 m / s; v '2  2,5 m / s .
B. v1'  2,5 m / s; v '2  4,33 m / s .
C. v1'  2,89 m / s; v'2  2,5 m / s .
D. v1'  2,5 m / s; v'2  2,89 m / s .
Question 8) (L.O.2): A one-piece cylinder is shaped as shown, with a core
section protruding from the larger drum. The cylinder is free to rotate about
the central axis shown in the drawing. A rope wrapped around the drum,
which has radius R1 = 1 m exerts a force T1 = 50 N on the object. A rope
wrapped around the core, which has radius R2 = 0.5 m, exerts a force T2 =
15 N on the object. Which way does the cylinder rotate starting from rest?
A. Counterclockwise.
B. Clockwise.
C. The cylinder does not rotate.
D. The cylinder only translates.
Question 9) (L.O.1): Which of the four graphs correctly shows the gravitational potential energy of a body
as a function of its height x relative to the reference point?

A B C D
Question 10) (L.O.2): An Earth satellite moves in a circular orbit 640 km above Earth’s surface with a
period of 98.0 min (the earth radius is 6371 km). What is the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration of
the satellite?
A. 2 m/s2.
B. 5 m/s2.
C. 8 m/s2.
D. 6 m/s2.
Question 11) (L.O.2): Acceleration of an object is always in the direction:
A. of the object’s displacement.
B. of the object’s initial velocity.
C. of the object’s final velocity.
D. of the net force on the object.
Question 12) (L.O.2): Now consider a 70-kg man standing on a spring scale in an elevator. Starting from
rest, the elevator descends with a constant acceleration of 1 m/s2. What does the spring scale register
during the motion?
A. 77 kg.
B. 70 kg.
C. 63 kg.
D. 0 kg.

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Question 13) (L.O.2): A block of mass m = 2.50 kg is pushed a distance d = 3.0 m along a frictionless
horizontal table by a constant applied force of magnitude F = 16.0 N directed at an angle θ = 30.0° below
the horizontal. Determine the work done on the block by the applied force.
A. 0 J.
B. 48 J.
C. 24 J.
D. 41.6 J.
Question 14) (L.O.2): A pendulum consists of a 4.0 kg stone swinging on a 4.0 m string of negligible
mass. The stone has a speed of 6.26 m/s when it passes its lowest point. What is the greatest angle with the
vertical that the string will reach during the stone’s motion?
A. 300.
B. 450.
C. 600.
D. 900.
Question 15) (L.O.2): A 2.0-kg block is initially at rest on a horizontal surface. A horizontal force F1 = 6.0
N and a vertical force F2 = 9.0 N are then applied to the block. The coefficients of friction for the block and
surface are µs = 0.40 and µk = 0.25. Determine the magnitude of the frictional force acting on the block.
A. 2.65 N.
B. 6 N.
C. 6.6 N.
D. 3.6 N.
Question 16 (L.O.2): A person walks first at a constant speed of 30 km/h along a straight line from point A
to point B and then back along the line from B to A at a constant speed of 20 km/h. What is her average
speed over the entire trip?
A. 0 km/h.
B. 24 km/h.
C. 25 km/h.
D. 26 km/h.
Question 17) (L.O.2): A baseball is hit so that it travels straight upward after being struck by the bat. A fan
observes that it takes 5.00 s for the ball to reach its maximum height. Find the height it reaches.
A. 49 m.
B. 122.5 m.
C. 245 m.
D. 367.5 m.
Question 18) (L.O.1): Which one of the following statements is true?
A. The center of mass of an object must lie within the object.
B. All the mass of an object is actually concentrated at its center of mass.
C. The center of mass of an object cannot move if there is zero net force on the object.
D. The center of mass of a uniform cylinder must lie on its axis of symmetry.
Question 19) (L.O.1): The sum of the kinetic and potential energies of a system of objects is conserved:
A. when no external force acts on the system.
B. when no internal force acts on the system.
C. when no non-conservative force acts on the system.
D. when no conservative force acts on the system.
Question 20) (L.O.2): A man stands on a platform that is rotating (without friction) with an angular
speed of 1.2 rev/s; his arms are outstretched and he holds a brick in each hand. The rotational inertia of the
system consisting of the man, bricks, and platform about the central vertical axis of the platform is 6.0
kg.m2. If by moving the bricks the man decreases the rotational inertia of the system to 3.0 kg.m 2, what is
the resulting angular speed of the platform?
A. 0.6 rad/s.
B. 0.6 rev/s.
C. 2.4 rad/s.

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 D. 2.4 rev/s.

B. PROBLEMS
Question 1) (L.O.2): A 3.5 kg block is pushed along a horizontal floor by a
force F = 20 N at an angle θ = 30° with the horizontal as shown. The
coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the floor is 0.25.
a) Draw the free-body diagram. (1 point)
b) Determine the block’s acceleration. (1 point) F
Question 2) (L.O.2): The two blocks of mass m1 = 5 kg and m2 =
2 kg are connected by a massless string over a pulley in the shape M, R
of a solid disk having radius 10 cm and mass M = 2 kg. The rope
is not stretchable and θ = 30.0°. Neglecting friction between m2
m2
and the incline, g = 10 m/s2.
m1
a) Draw the free-body diagram. (1 point)
b) Find the angular acceleration of the pulley. (1 point)
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c) Find the tension in the string. (1 point)

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