MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose one correct answer! 1.

The atoms in a solid or liquid are said to be about the same size as the atomic spacing in the solid or liquid because: (a) solids and liquids are difficult to compress. (b) atoms become much larger when they are in the gas phase. (c) atoms are in electronically excited states in the gas phase. (d) the electrons of atoms in solids and liquids are all confined inside the respective nuclei.

2. The number of gold (197 u/atom) atoms in a gold ring in the shape of a donut with a diameter of 2.0 cm and a radius of the cross-section of 2.0 mm is (estimate order of magnitude) (a) 10 .
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(b) 10 .

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(c) 10 .

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(d) 10 .

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3. The x-component of a particles velocity is sampled every 0.5 s. The data are fit with a straight line as shown in the figure to the right. Assuming the fit is a good approximation to the motion, which of the following best represents the x-component of the net force on the particle as a function of time?

4. A woman weighing 500 N stands in an elevator that is traveling upward. At a given instant the speed of 2 the elevator, as well as that of the woman, is 10 m/s and both are decreasing at the rate of 2 m/s . At that instant, the floor of the elevator exerts a force on the woman that is (a) about 400 N, pointing up. (b) 500 N, pointing up. (c) 500 N, pointing down. (d) about 600 N, pointing up.
5. A ball dropped from rest and falling vertically under the influence of gravity. The ratio of the balls velocity at 5 s to that at 4 s after being released is 1/2 (a) 25/16. (b) 5/4. (c) . (5/4) (d) 1.

6. Which of the following is not true of an object in onedimensional free-fall? (a) the velocity is always zero its highest point. (b) the velocity and acceleration are oppositely directed while moving upwards. (c) the acceleration is not zero at its highest point. (d) the average speed and average velocity are always the same because the motion is onedimensional. 7. The fundamental SI dimensions of work are -1 -2 2 -1 (a) MLT . (b) MLT . (c) ML T .
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(d) ML T .

8. A lead ball weighing 10 N falls 0.8 m from rest into a bucket of sand. The ball stops after making a crater 0.2 m deep. According to the workenergy theorem the work done by the sand on the ball in bringing it to rest is (a) -10 J. (b) -2 J. (c) 0 J. (d) -10 J. 9. One force vector has components (5 N, -3 N) and a second has components (-2 N, 2 N). These forces produce a net force with scalar components (a) (-10 N, -6 N). (b) (7 N, -5 N). (c) (-5 N, 7 N). (d) (3 N, -1 N).

10. The magnitude of the force vector with components (5 N, -5 N) is (a) 0.0. (b) 5.0. (c) 7.1. (d) 25.0 N. 11. A 2 kg mass is at x = 0 m, y = 2 m, and a 3 kg mass is at x = 2 m, y = 0 m. The x- and ycoordinates, respectively, of the center of mass of this system are (a) -6/5 m, -4/5 m. (b) -2/5 m, -2/5 m. (c) 0, 0 m. (d) -2 m, -2 m. 12. A car weighing 900 N that is heading north at 14 m/s. It makes a sharp turn and heads west at 18 m/s. During the turn, a good luck charm hanging from the rear view mirror is angled from the vertical for a total of 5 s. The magnitude of the average force on the car during this time is (a) 720 N. (b) 73 N. (c) 420 N. (d) 210 N. 13. A CD, with its information stored starting at an inner radius of 2.2 cm and out to an outer radius of 5.7 cm, that spins at 5500 rpm. If it takes 4 s to get up to speed from rest, what is the angular acceleration of the CD? 2 2 2 2 (a) 1400 rad/s . (b) 23 rad/s . (c) 144 rad/s . (d) 8600 rad/s . 14. The moment of inertia of a 20 cm uniform rod of 2.4 kg mass rotating perpendicular to its long axis about the rod center is 2 2 2 2 (a) 0.008 kg-m . (b) 0.032 kg-m . (c) 80 kg-m . (d) 4.0 kg-m .