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Q: For an extended body, its center of mass
has zero acceleration if the vector sum of all
external forces acting on it is zero.
A: First condition for equilibrium
Q: A body in equilibrium, the sum of torques
due to all external forces acting on the body
must be zero.
A: Second condition for equilibrium
Q: A rigid body that is at rest, no translation and
no rotation.
A: Static equilibrium
Q: A load that has an intensity of load
distribution that is a constant value
A: Uniformly distributed load
Q: A support that cannot create a reaction to
a moment, but will resist a normal and
parallel force.
A: Pin support (or hinge)
Q: A support that can only create a reaction
normal to the surface being supported
A: Roller support
Q: The numerical ratio of displacement to
distance is:
A: Equal to or less than one
Q: If va is the velocity of object A and vb is
the velocity of object B, what is the
relative velocity of A with respect to B?
A: va – vb
Q: The numerical ratio of average velocity to
average speed is:
A: Equal to or less than 1

Q: When will center of gravity be identical to the
center of mass?
A: They are identical when the acceleration due
to gravity,g, is the same at all points on a
body
Q: It refers to the type of energy that is
measure of the possibility for work to be
done.
A: Potential energy
Q: A force that has a two-way conversion
between kinetic energy and potential energy
A: Conservative force
Q: Express 1 J in English units.
A: 1 J = 0.7376 ft-lb (or 1 ft-lb = 1.356 J)
Q: Work is the ____ product of force and
displacement
A: dot (scalar)
Q: What is the escape velocity of the Earth?
A: 11.2 km/s
Q: It refers to the velocity at which the sum of
the object’s kinetic energy and gravitational
potential energy is equal to zero
A: Escape velocity
Q: It is a type of collision when the maximum
amount of kinetic energy of the system is
lost, and as a result the colliding particles
stick together after collision.
A: Perfectly inelastic collision
Q: What is the coefficient of restitution of a
perfectly inelastic collision?
A: 0
Q: It is the science that deals wit the action
of forces on bodies, the forces being so
arranged that they are in equilibrium.
A: Statics
Q: It states that if a force acts at any point of
a rigid body, it may be considered to act
at any other point in its line of action
provided that the point is rigidly
connected with the body.
A: Principle of Transmissibility
Q: The single force and associated torque
obtained by combining a system of forces
and torques acting on a rigid body.
A: Resultant force
Q: It refers to the force occurring at the
supports of a structure.
A: Reaction force
Q: It is a type of beam supported only on one
end. The beam transfers the load to the
support where it has a moment, horizontal
and vertical reactions.
A: Cantilever
Q: It is a type of beam that has pinned
support at one end and roller support at
Q: A system is in translational equilibrium if Q: A particle moves along a straight line
the sum of all ____ is zero. path. After some time it comes to rest.
A: forces The motion with an acceleration whose
direction with respect to the direction of
Q: A system is in rotational equilibrium if the displacement is:
sum of all ______ is zero. A: Negative throughout the motion
A: external torque
Q: The term mass refers to the same physical
Q: If the mass of an object is determined by concept as ____.
the Law of Acceleration, m = F/a, then it A: inertia
is called ____.
A: inertial mass Q: The inertia of a body tends to cause the
body to _____.
A: resist any change in its motion
Q: If the mass of an object is determined by
the gravitational force exerted on it by
Q: The mass of a body is ____ of the free-fall
another body, then it is called _____. acceleration.
A: gravitational mass A: independent
Q: What are the Conservation Laws in Q: Acceleration is always in the direction of
Particle Dynamics? _____.
A: (1) If the total force is zero, the linear A: the net force
momentum is conserved; (2) If the total
external torque is zero, the angular Q: For a thin uniform wire that is bent into a
momentum is conserved; (3) If the forces semicircle with radius R, what is the
acting on a particle are conserved, then distance of the center of mass from the
the total mechanical energy of the particle diameter of the semicircle?
is conserved 2R
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π
Q: The gradient or slope at a point of a
velocity-time graph is equal to the _____
Q: For a semicircular disc with radius R,
at that point.
what is the distance of the center of mass
A: acceleration
from the diameter of the disc?
Q: The slope of a velocity-time graph for 4R
A:
motion with uniform velocity is equal to: 3π
A: Zero
Q: For a solid hemisphere with radius R,
Q: The slope of the velocity-time graph for what is the distance of the center of mass
retarded motion is: of the solid from the center of the base of
A: Negative the hemisphere?
3R
Q: What is the area under the v-t graph? A:
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A: Displacement
Q: Where is the center of mass of a solid
Q: What is the area under the a-t graph?
cone of height h?
A: Velocity
3h
A: from the vertex of the cone
Q: An object that is moving at constant velocity 4
in an inertial frame must have _____.
A: zero net force on it Q: Give an equation that can solve for the
time of flight of a parabolic projectile
Q: If the distance covered by a particle is motion in which the initial and final
zero, what can we say about its positions are of the same elevation.
displacement?
2v sinθ
A: It must be zero. A: T = o
g
Q: If the displacement of a particle is zero,
then what can we say about its distance Q: For a parabolic projectile, what is the
covered? formula of the range of projectile?
A: It may or may not be zero. v 2 sin2θ
A: R = o
g
Q: Which of the following (displacement,
distance, speed) can be zero when the
Q: For a parabolic projectile, what is the
particle is in motion for some time?
formula to solve for the maximum height
A: Displacement
of the projectile?
(v )
2
Q: The location of a particle has changed. sinθ
What can we say about the displacement A: ymax = o

the other end. 2g

and distance covered by the particle?
A: Simple supported beam A: Both cannot be zero.
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Q: Give an equation that can solve for the Q: What is the coefficient of restitution for Q: In Statics, it is an equation that relates the
angle of the velocity (at any given partially elastic collisions? magnitudes of three coplanar, concurrent
moment) of a parabolic projectile motion A: between 0 to 1 and non-collinear forces, which keeps an
in which the initial and final positions are object in static equilibrium, with the angles
of the same elevation. Q: What is the coefficient of restitution for directly opposite to the corresponding
perfectly elastic collision? forces.
v sinθ − gt
A: α = tan−1 o A: 1 Excel Review Center A: Lami’s Theorem
v o cosθ
Q: In Physics, it can be used to determine the
Q: What is the coefficient of restitution for
Q: What is the equation that describes the moment of inertia of a rigid object that lies
totally inelastic collisions?
velocity of a projectile at any given time entirely within a plane, about an axis
A: 0
after launching? perpendicular to the plane, given the
moments of inertia of the object about two
A: v = g2t 2 − 2v ogt sinθ + v o2 Q: It refers to a device that is used for perpendicular axes lying within the plane.
measuring the velocity of a bullet. A: Perpendicular axis theorem
A: Ballistic Pendulum
Q: What is the moment of inertia of a thin rod
of length L through an axis that is Q: In Physics, it can be used to determine the
Q: The bodies stick together in the course of mass moment of inertia or the second
perpendicular to the length at one end?
collision and are unable to separate out: moment of area of a rigid body about any
1 A: Inelastic collision axis, given the body’s moment of inertia
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Q: Collisions that fall in between perfectly center of gravity and the perpendicular
Q: What is the moment of inertia of a solid elastic collisions and totally inelastic distance between the axes.
sphere? collisions. A: Parallel Axis Theorem (or Steiner’s
A: Partially elastic collisions Theorem)
2
A: mr 2
5 Q: A particle moves in a circular path with
Q: Coefficient of restitution defines the
degrees of inelasticity in collisions. It is constant speed. What is the nature of its
Q: What is the moment of inertia of a thin acceleration?
solved by:
hollow sphere? A: Its direction changes
relative velocity of separation
2 A: −
A: mr 2 relative velocity of approach
3 Q: For motion in a curved path with constant
acceleration, the ratio of the magnitude of
Q: What is the moment of inertia of a thin Q: A moving body makes a completely the displacement to the distance covered
circular disc? inelastic collision with a stationary body of is:
equal mass at rest. How much of the A: Less than 1
1
A: mr 2 original kinetic energy was lost?
2 A: Half of the initial KE was lost. Q: The displacement of a particle is
proportional to the cube of time. Then the
Q: What is the moment of inertia of a right Q: If linear momentum is mv, what is the magnitude of its acceleration:
cone with base radius r through the axis formula of rotational or angular A: Increases with time
of the cone? momentum?
3 2 A: Iω where I is the moment of inertia) Q: Two stones of different masses are
A: mr dropped simultaneously from the top of a
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Q: If impulse is the product of force and time, building:
Q: What is the moment of inertia of a circular what is its analogue in rotational motion? A: Both stones reach the ground
cylinder of length L and radius R through A: torque x time simultaneously
the center perpendicular to axis?
Q: If work is force x distance, what is its Q: For satellites and planets with circular
⎛ R2 L2 ⎞ analogue in rotational motion? orbits, what is the orbital velocity?
A: m ⎜ +
⎝ 4 12 ⎟⎠ A: torque x angular displacement A: v o = GM / r or gr

Q: What is the moment of inertia of a thin rod Q: Express Newton’s Second Law for
Translational motion. Q: For satellites and planets with circular
of length L through an axis perpendicular orbits, what is the escape velocity?
to the length? A: Fnet = ma
A: v e = 2v o = 2GM / r
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A: mL2 Q: Express Newton’s Second Law for
12 rotational motion. Q: For satellites and planets with circular
A: τnet = Iα orbits, what is their period?
Q: What is the moment of inertia of thin hoop
through the center perpendicular to the A: T = 2π r 3 / GM
plane of the ring? Q: Express Work for rotational motion.
A: mr 2 A: W = τθ Q: For planets with circular orbits, what is
their period around the sun if the mass of
Q: What is the moment of inertia of thin hoop Q: Express Power for rotational motion. the planet is no longer negligible in
through the center along the diameter? A: P = τω comparison with the sun’s mass?
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A: mr 2 A: T = 2π r 3 / G (M + m)
Q: A net torque applied to a rigid body always
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tends to produce _____.
A: Angular acceleration Q: “All planets move in an elliptical path, with
Q: What is the moment of inertia of a thin the sun as one of the focus.” This
rectangular sheet of sides a and b Q: In Mechanics, it states that the point of statement refers to ______.
through the center parallel to side b? application of a force can be moved A: Kepler’s First Law
A:
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m a2( ) anywhere along its line of action without
changing the external reaction forces on a Q: “A line drawn from the sun to the planet
rigid body. sweeps out equal areas in equal times.”
Q: What is the moment of inertia of a thin A: Principle of Transmissibility This statement refers to _____.
rectangular sheet though the center A: Kepler’s Second Law
Q: In Mechanics, it states that the moment of a
perpendicular to the sheet?
resultant of two concurrent forces about any
Q: What is the relationship between
A:
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(
m a2 + b2 ) point is equal to the algebraic sum of the
moments of its components about the same
acceleration due to gravity g, and the
point. Universal Gravitational Constant, G?
Q: What refers to the type of collision where A: Varignon’s Theorem GM
A: g = 2
the total kinetic energy is conserved? r
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Q: For a planet in an elliptical orbit, what is Q: An object that is undergoing simple Q: Two projectiles are in flight at the same time.
the orbital velocity around the sun? harmonic motion has varying _____ The acceleration of one relative to the other
throughout its cycle. is ____.
⎛ 2 1⎞
A: v 2 = GM⎜ − ⎟ where r is the distance of A: acceleration A: zero
⎝ r a⎠
the planet from the center of the sun and Q: An object that is undergoing simple Q: A stone is tied to a string and whirled at
a is the semi-major axis harmonic motion has an acceleration that constant speed in a horizontal circle. The
______ at the ends of its path. speed is then doubled without changing the
Q: The ______ of the planetary motion refers A: is changing in sign length of the string. Afterward, the
to the maximum distance that the orbiting magnitude of the acceleration of the stone is
Q: In simple harmonic motion, the magnitude of _____.
body has with the parent body.
the acceleration is greatest when ______ is A: four times as great
A: aphelion (apogee)
maximum.
A: displacement Q: Two objects are traveling around different
Q: The ______ of the planetary motion refers circular orbits with constant speed. They
to the minimum distance that the orbiting Q: In simple harmonic motion, the displacement both have the same acceleration but object
body has with the parent body is maximum when _____ is zero. A is traveling twice as fast as object B. The
A: perihelion (perigee) A: velocity orbit radius for object A is ___ the orbit
radius for object B.
Q: What is the eccentricity of the orbit if it is Q: It is impossible for two particles in SHM to A: four times
elliptical in nature? remain in phase with each other if they have
A: between 0 and 1 different _____. Q: A feather and a lead ball are dropped from
A: periods rest in vacuum on the Moon. The
Q: What is the frequency of oscillation of a acceleration of the feather is ____ that of the
mass-spring system? Q: The acceleration of a particle in SHM leads lead ball.
the velocity by what phase? A: the same
1 k
A: f = π
2π m A: rad Q: If you are standing on a weighing scale
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inside an elevator, when will this scale have
Q: What is the total energy of a spring the maximum reading?
Q: In SHM, the restoring force must be
oscillator? proportional to the ______. A: If it is moving downward with decreasing
1 A: displacement speed or moving upward with increasing
A: E = mA 2ω 2
2 speed (in both cases, acceleration is
Q: An object of mass m, oscillating on the end upwards)
Q: What is the period of a seconds of a spring with constant k, has amplitude A.
What is its maximum speed? Q: Why do raindrops fall with constant speed
pendulum?
A: 2 seconds k during the later stages of their descent?
A: A
m A: Air resistance just balances the force of
Q: For vibrating strings, what is the gravity
frequency of vibration? Q: If the length of a simple pendulum is
Q: A ball is thrown downward from the edge of
N T doubled is doubled, what will happen to its
A: f = where N = 1,2,3.. and for the a cliff with an initial speed that is three times
period?
2L µ the terminal speed. Initially, its acceleration
A: it will increase by a factor of 2 is _____.
fundamental or first harmonic, N = 1
A: upward and greater than g
Q: The amplitude of oscillation of a simple
Q: What is the velocity of transverse waves
pendulum is increase from 1 degree to 4 Q: A ball is thrown upward into the air with a
in cables or strings in which the elastic speed that is greater than terminal speed.
degrees. The maximum acceleration
properties of the material are changes by a factor of ___. On the way up, it slows down and after its
disregarded? A: 4 speed equals the terminal speed but before
T it gets to the top of its trajectory, ________.
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Q: It is the rate of change of position with time. A: it continues to slow down
µ
A: Velocity Q: Uniform circular motion is the direct
Q: What is the speed of longitudinal waves in consequence of a force of ___________.
wires or bars? Q: A simple pendulum is suspended from the A: constant magnitude that is always directed
Modulus of Elasticity ceiling of an elevator. The elevator is toward the same fixed point (centripetal
A: v = accelerating upwards with acceleration a. force)
density
The period of this pendulum with length L is:
Q: An object moving in a circle at constant
Q: What is the Mach number when a plane L
A: 2π Excel Review Center speed has an acceleration that _____.
travels with a speed that is twice the g+a A: has a constant magnitude
speed of sound?
A: 2 Q: A particle moves at constant speed in a Q: If a satellite moves above the Earth’s
circular path. The instantaneous velocity and atmosphere in a circular orbit with constant
Q: If an object flies with supersonic speed instantaneous acceleration vectors are speed, then __________.
(speed greater than that of sound), ______. A: its acceleration is towards the Earth
______ is emitted. A: perpendicular to each other
A: a shock wave Q: An object moves in a circle at constant
Q: What is the period of a particle moving in a speed. The work done by the centripetal
circular path of radius r with velocity v? force is zero because ______.
Q: If one sound is 6 dB higher than another,
2πr A: the centripetal force is perpendicular to the
what is the ratio of their intensities? A: velocity
A: 4 v
Q: What is the mechanical advantage of simple
Q: An oscillatory motion must be simple Q: A stone thrown from the top of a tall building machines?
harmonic if the ____ varies sinusoidally with follows a path that is _____. A: the ratio of the force exerted by the machine
time. A: parabolic to the force applied to it
A: acceleration
Q: A bullet shot horizontally from a gun strikes Q: In raising an object to a given height by
Q: In simple harmonic motion, the magnitude of the ground ___________ as one dropped means of an inclined plane, as compared
the acceleration is _____ to the vertically from the same point and the same with raising the object vertically, there is
displacement. instant. reduction in _____.
A: proportional A: the same time A: force required

Q: A particle oscillating in simple harmonic
motion is in equilibrium at _________
because the acceleration is zero there.
A: the center of its path
Q: The velocity of a projectile equals its initial Q: The amount of work required to stop a
velocity added to ______. moving object is equal to ______.
A: a constantly increasing downward velocity A: the kinetic energy of the object
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Q: A baseball player catches a ball of mass m
that is moving toward him with speed v.
While bringing the ball to rest, his hand
moves back a distance d. Assuming
constant deceleration, the horizontal force
exerted on the ball by his hand is _____.
mv 2
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Q: A particle starts from rest and is acted on by
a net force that does work at a rate that is
proportional to the time t. The speed of the
particle is proportional to ____.
A: t frictionless pulley. Assuming that the
Q: A body at rest in a system is capable of
doing work if:
A: it is free to move in such a way as to
decrease the potential energy of the system.
Q: A force on a particle is considered
conservative if:
A: its work depends on the end points of every
motion, not on the path between
Q: A block of mass m is initially moving to the
right on a horizontal frictionless surface at a
speed v. It then compresses a spring with
constant k. At the instant when the kinetic
energy of the block is equal to the potential
energy o the spring, the spring is
compressed a distance of _____.
m applied to the block m1. Find the force of
A: v
2k
Q: A ball of mass m at one end of a string of
length L rotates in a vertical circle just fast
enough to prevent the string from going
slack at the top of the circle. The speed of
the ball at the bottom of the circle is ____.
A: 7gL
Q: A block slides across a rough horizontal
tabletop. The work done by friction changes
which energy of the block?
A: kinetic and thermal energy, not potential
energy
Q: When a particle suffers a head-on elastic
collision with another particle, initially at rest,
the greatest fraction of kinetic energy is
transferred if:
A: the incident and the target particle have the
same mass
Q: An elastic collision is one in which the _____
is/are conserved.
A: kinetic energy and momentum
Q: An inelastic collision is one in which _____
is/are conserved.
A: only the momentum
Q: The law of conservation of momentum
applied to a system of colliding objects only
if _______.
A: the net external impulse is zero
Q: A rifle of mass M is initially at rest but is free
to recoil. It fires a bullet of mass m and
velocity v. After firing, the velocity of the rifle
is ____.
mv
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Q: The distance between the center of
carbon and oxygen atoms in CO
molecules is 1.13 angstrom. Where is the
center of mass of the molecule relative to
the carbon atom?
A: 0.646 angstrom
Q: The momentum of an object at a given
instant is independent of its ____.
A: acceleration
Q: Three blocks of mass m1, m2 and m3 are
interconnected by cords and are pulled by
a constant force F on a frictionless
horizontal table: What is their common
acceleration a?
F
A: a =
m1+ m2 + m3
Q: A uniform chain of length L lies on a table.
If the coefficient of friction is µ, what is the
maximum length of the part of the chain
hanging over the table such that the chain
does not slide?
µL
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µ +1
Q: A body is thrown vertically upward in air.
When air resistance is taken into account,
the time of ascent and descent are t1 and
t2 respectively. What is their relationship
to each other?
A: t1 > t2
Q: A boy standing near the edge of the top of
a building throws two balls A and B. The
ball A is thrown vertically upwards and B
is thrown vertically downwards with the
same speed. The ball A hits the ground
with a speed vA and the ball B hits the
ground with a speed vB. Describe their
relationship.
A: vA = vB
Q: A particle moves in a straight line with
retardation proportional to its
displacement. Its loss of kinetic energy for
any displacement x is proportional to:
A: x2
Q: A truck and a car moving with the same
KE are brought to rest by the application
of brakes which provides equal retarding
force. Which of them will come to rest in
shorter distance?
A: Both will travel the same distance before
coming to rest.
Q: A particle starts moving from the position
of rest under a constant acceleration. It
travels a distance x in the first 10
seconds, a distance y in the next 10
seconds. What is the relationship of x and
y?
A: y = 3x
Q: The velocity of a body depends on time
according to the equation v = 20 + 0.1t2.
The body is undergoing:
A: Non-uniform acceleration
Q: A body covers 26, 28, 30, 32 meters in
the 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th seconds,
respectively. The body starts:
A: with an initial velocity and moves with
uniform acceleration
Q: A stone thrown upward with a speed u
from the top of the tower reaches the
ground with velocity 3u. The height of the
tower is:
A: 4u2/g
Q: The distances traveled by a body falling
freely from rest in first, second and third
seconds are in the ratio:
A: 1:3:5
Q: A particle starts from rest with uniform
acceleration a and its velocity after n
seconds is v. The displacement of the
body in the last two seconds is:
2v(n − 1)
A:
n
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Q: A block of mass M on a rough horizontal
table is driven by another block of mass
m connected by a thread passing over a
frictionless pulley. Assuming that the
coefficient of friction between the mass M
and the table is µ, find the acceleration of
the masses.
A: a =
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Q: A block of mass M on a rough horizontal
table is driven by another block of mass
m connected by a thread passing over a
coefficient of friction between the mass M
and the table is µ, find the tension in the
thread.
Mm
A: T =
M+ m
(
1+ µ g )
Q: A block of mass m1 sits on a block of
mass m2, which rests on a smooth table.
If the coefficient of friction between the
blocks is µ, find the maximum force that
can be applied to m2 so that m1 may not
slide.
A: Fmax = (m1+ m2) µg
Q: Two blocks m1 and m2 are in contact on
a frictionless table. A horizontal force F is
contact Fc between the blocks.
m2F
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m1 + m2
Q: A box of weight mg is dragged with a
force F at an angle θ above the
horizontal. Find the force exerted by the
floor on the box.
A: N = mg − Fsinθ
Q: One pound force is equivalent to
A: 4.45N
Q: A box of weight mg is dragged with a
force F at an angle θ above the
horizontal. Find the acceleration of the
box is the coefficient of friction with the
floor is µ.
F
A: a =
m
(
cosθ + µ sinθ − µg )
Q: From an elevated point A, a stone is
projected vertically upward. When the
stone reaches a distance h before A, its
velocity is double of what it was at a
height h above A. What is the greatest
height obtained by the stone above A?
A: 5h/3
Q: An elevator of height h ascends with
constant acceleration a. When it crosses
a platform, it has acquired a velocity u. At
this instant a bolt drops from the top of
the elevator. Find the time for the bolt to
hit the floor of the elevator.
2h
A: t =
g+a
Q: A particle of mass m with initial velocity u
makes an elastic collision with a particle
of mass M initially at rest. After the
collision, the particles have equal and
opposite velocities. Find the ratio M/m.
A: 3
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