Physics 223 - Fall 2009 - Quiz #6

Name:____________________________________

**Indicate the correct answer from the choices provided with each question. In addition, you must justify your
selection of an answer. You may show your mathematical work, provide a clear definition, or eliminate the
incorrect answers. Only partial credit will be given if a clear justification is not provided.

1) A pulley (in the form of a uniform disk (I = MpRp2)) with mass Mp and a radius Rp is attached to the ceiling
and rotates with no friction about its pivot. Mass M2 is larger than mass m1. These masses are connected by a
mass-less cord. T1, T2, and T3 are magnitudes of the tensions.
(A) The relationship between the tension T1 and (m1 g) is
1. T1 = m1 g
2. T1 > m1 g
3. T1 < m1 g
4. Not enough information is available.
(B) The relationship between the magnitudes of the acceleration is
1. a M2 > a m1
2. a M2 < a m1
3. a M2 = a m1
4. Not enough information is available.
(C) The relationship between the magnitudes of the tension T2 and T1 is
1. T2 > T1
2. T2 < T1
3. T2 = T1
4. Not enough information is available.
(D) The relationship between the magnitudes of the tension T3, T2, and T1 is
1. T1 + T2 > T3
2. T1 + T2 < T3
3. T1 + T2 = T3
4. Not enough information is available.
(E) The relations between the magnitudes of the tension T3 and m1, M2, and Mp is
1. T3 > (m1 +M2 +Mp) g
2. T3 < (m1 +M2 +Mp) g
3. T3 = (m1 +M2 +Mp) g
4. Not enough information is available.

2) A friend incorrectly says that a body cannot rotate when the net torque acting on it is zero. What is the correct
statement?
1. Once a body starts rotating the net torque is zero.
2. A body can rotate only when a non-zero net torque acts on it.
3. A body's rotation cannot change if the net torque acting on it is zero.
4. The original statement is actually correct.

3) Two rods of uniform density, length L and mass m, are shown. Rod B is pivoted about a point 1/3L in
from the top end and the other A is pivoted about its top end.

They are held horizontally and released. Which expression best describes the relationship between the
torque, t, felt by rod A (pivoted about its end) and rod B, (pivoted about a point 1/3L down from its
end)?
1. tA = tB
2. tA > tB

3. tA < tB
4. Not enough information given

4) Two spheres look identical and have the same mass. One is hollow and the other is solid. Which method
would determine which is which?
1. Roll them down an incline.
2. Drop them from the same height.
3. Weigh them on a scale.
4. None of these

5) A rod of negligible mass is pivoted at a point that is off-center, so that length L 1 is different from length L2. The
figures above show two cases in which masses are suspended from the ends of the rod. In each case the unknown
mass m is balanced by a known mass, M1 or M2, so that the rod remains horizontal. What is the value of m in
terms of the known masses?