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AP Physics C

Dynamics

Multiple Choice www.njctl.org

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1 After firing a cannon ball, the cannon moves in the opposite direction from the ball. This an example of: A Newton’s First Law B Newton’s Second Law C Newton’s Third Law D Newton’s Law of Gravitation E None of the above

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2 In the absence of an external force a moving object will A slow down and come to a stop B speed up C move with a constant speed in a straight line D turn to the right E turn to the left

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3 A loaded truck collides with a car causing a large amount of damage to the car. Which of the following is true about the collision? A The force on the truck is greater than the force on the car. B The force on the car is greater than the force on the truck C The force on the truck is the same in magnitude as the force

• n the car

D During the collision, the truck has a greater displacement than the car E During the collision, the truck has a greater acceleration than the car

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4 An object is thrown straight up. How do we compare the net force

• n the object to its weight when it is at the highest point in the

path? A It is greater than the weight B is slightly less than the weight C is zero D It is equal to the weight E It can’t be determined

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5 An elevator car weighs 5500 N. If the car accelerates upwards at a rate of 4.0 m/s2, what is the tension in the support cable lifting the car? Use g = 10 m/s2. A 1600 N B 3300 N C 4400 N D 7700 N E 8700 N

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6 Which of the following diagrams best represents the gravitational force W, the frictional force f, and the normal force N that act on the block sliding down the inclined plane as shown above? A B C D E

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7 A block with a mass m = 5 kg slides down an inclined plane with an angle θ = 37°. The block maintains a constant acceleration a = 5.6 m/s2. (sin37° = 0.6, cos37° = 0.8). The coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the inclined surface is 0.05. What is the normal force on the block? A 50 N B 40 N C 30 N D 20 N E 10 N

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8 A block with a mass m = 5 kg slides down an inclined plane with an angle θ = 37°. The block maintains a constant acceleration a = 5.6 m/s2. (sin37° = 0.6, cos37° = 0.8). The coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the inclined surface is 0.05. What is the friction force between the block and inclined plane? A 2 N B 5 N C 6 N D 30 N E 40 N

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9 The coefficient of static friction between the block and the inclined plane is 0.4 and θ=250. The block is placed on the inclined plane. The block will: A not move B start moving down the incline and then stop before it reaches the bottom of the incline C start moving down the incline and continue to increase its velocity D start moving and increase its acceleration until it reaches the bottom of the incline E start moving and then its acceleration will decrease

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10 A system of two blocks is accelerated by an applied force of magnitude F on the frictionless horizontal surface. The tension in the string between the blocks is: A 3 F B 5 F C 3/8 F D 1/3 F E 1/5 F

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11 A student pulls a wooden box along a rough horizontal floor at constant speed by means of a force P as shown to the right. Which

• f the following must be true?

A P > f and N < W B P > f and N = W C P = f and N > W D P = f and N = W E P < f and N = W

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12 As shown below, a boy pushes a sled of mass m across a rough horizontal surface by applying a force of magnitude F directed at an angle θ. The normal force on the sled is: A mg B mg sinθ C mg cosθ D mg + F sinθ E mg – F sinθ

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13 A block of mass m is pulled along a horizontal surface at constant speed v by a force Fapp , which acts at an angle of θ with the

• horizontal. The normal force exerted on the block by the surface is:

A mg - Fapp cosθ B mg - Fapp sinθ C mg D mg + Fapp sinθ E mg + Fapp cosθ

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14 An ideal spring obeys Hooke's law, F = -kx. A mass of 0.30 kg hung vertically from this spring stretches the spring 0.015 meter. The value of the spring constant is nearly A 150 N/m B 200 N/m C 300 N/m D 250 N/m E 350 N/m

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15 A block with a mass m is placed on the top of an identical block m and the system of two blocks is at rest on a rough horizontal surface as shown below. The top block is tied to the wall. The coefficient of static friction between all surfaces is µs. What maximum value does force F reach before the lower block starts sliding to the left? A 3 µsmg B 2 µsmg C 4 µsmg D ½ µsmg E ¼ µsmg

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16 Three blocks connected with each other by two light strings. The blocks have different masses m2 > m3 >m1. The heaviest of three blocks is placed on a frictionless table. The system of three blocks is released from rest. What is the acceleration of block m2? A (m2 - m3 - m1)g/(m1 + m2 + m3) B (m1 - m3 - m2)g/(m1 + m2 + m3) C (m3 - m1)g/(m1 + m2 + m3) D (m3 - m2- m1)g/(m1 + m2 + m3) E (m1 - m3)g/(m1 + m2 + m3)

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17 A lamp of mass m is suspended from two cables of unequal length as shown to the right. Which of the following is true about the tensions T1 and T2 in the cables? A T1 > T2 B T1 = T2 C T2 > T1 D T1 - T2 = mg E T1 + T2 = mg

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18 A ball of mass m is suspended from two massless strings of an equal length as shown below. The tension force in each string is: A ½ mgcosθ B 2mgcosθ C mgcosθ D mg/(cosθ ) E mg/(2cosθ )

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19 A ball moves horizontally with an initial velocity vo, as shown

• above. It is then struck by a tennis racket. After leaving the racket,

the ball moves with a velocity v. Which of the following vectors best represents the direction of the average force that the racket exerts

• n the ball?

A B C D E

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20 A marble of mass m moves along a path with a speed defined by the function v = bt2 + c, where t is time and b and c are constants. What is the magnitude F of the net force on the particle at time t = t1? A B C D E

bt1 2 + c

3mbt1 + 2c mbt1 mbt1 + c 2mbt1

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21 The position as a function of time of a moving object is given by the formula x = 2t3 - 3t2 + 4t. At what time the net force on the object is zero? A 0.5 s B 1.0 s C 1.5 s D 1.8 s E 2.2 s

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22 The velocity as a function of time of a moving

• bject is shown by the graph. Which of the

following graphs best represents the magnitude of the net force exerted on the

• bject as a function of time?

A B C D E

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23 A box of 50 kg is pulled up from rest by a cable. The tension force in the cable is 600 N. What is the box’s velocity after it covers vertical distance of 16 m? A 4 m/s B 8 m/s C 12 m/s D 16 m/s E 20 m/s

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24 An Atwood machine is presented by the diagram. What is the magnitude of the acceleration of 0.5 kg block? A 6 m/s2 B 4 m/s2 C 2 m/s2 D 1 m/s2 E 0.5 m/s2

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25 A 12 kg sphere is supported by two ropes AB and BC. What is the tension force in rope BC? A 120 N B 160 N C 180 N D 200 N E 240 N

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26 A 12 kg sphere is supported by two ropes AB and BC. What is the tension force in rope AB? A 120 N B 160 N C 180 N D 200 N E 240 N

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27 A small sphere is attached to a light string that can move in a vertical circle. The sphere is released from point 1 and describes a semicircle when it reaches point 2. What are the directions of the acceleration vector at point 1 and point 2? Point 1 Point 2 A Downward Upward B Downward To the right C Upward Upward D To the right Upward E To the right Downward

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28 A particle moves along a curved path from point 1 to point 2. Which

• f the following diagrams indicates a possible combination of the

net force, acceleration and velocity of the particle? A B C D E

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29 A 12 kg block is suspended from two light, identical springs. When the block is in equilibrium the springs stretch by 30 cm. What is the spring constant of each spring? A 50 N/m B 100 N/m C 120 N/m D 160 N/m E 200 N/m

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30 What minimum force is required to move 10 kg block up the inclined plane with an angle of 37 ° above the horizontal? The coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the inclined surface is 0.2. A 76 N B 54 N C 42 N D 36 N E 28 N

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32 In the physics lab, a student performs an experiment with a double- sided spring gun. When the spring is compressed and then released it can fire two rubber balls m1 and m2 at the same time. From this experiment the student was able to measure only the acceleration of each ball a1 and a2. Based on this information, which of the following can be determined? A m1 and m2 only B Spring force F only C Spring Force F, m

1 and m2

D Ratio of m1 and m2 only E Ratio of m1 and m2, and spring force F only

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33 A block of mass m moves with acceleration, a, down a frictionless inclined plane that makes an angle Ɵ with the horizontal. Which of the following expressions about the normal force on the block is correct? A Fn = mg B Fn = mg sinƟ C Fn = mg cosƟ D Fn = ma E Fn = mg tanƟ

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34 A block of mass m moves with acceleration, a, down a frictionless inclined plane that makes an angle Ɵ with the horizontal. Which of the following expressions about the acceleration of the block is correct? A a = g B a = g sinƟ C a = g cosƟ D a = 2g E a = g tanƟ

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35 A block slides at a constant velocity down the inclined plane that makes an angle Ɵ with the horizontal. Which of the following expressions represents the coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the inclined surface? A tanƟ B sinƟ C cosƟ D 1/tanƟ E 1/sinƟ

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36 An object of mass 1 kg starts from rest and moves along a straight

• line. The velocity as a function of time is given v = 3t2 + 2t. What is

the instantaneous force on the object at time t = 3 s? A 10 N B 20 N C 30 N D 40 N E 50 N

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37 A 10 kg box is pushed with an initial velocity of 4 m/s on a horizontal surface. The box moves 8 m before it comes to a complete stop. What is the coefficient of kinetic friction between the box and the surface? A 0.30 B 0.20 C 0.10 D 0.05 E 0.02

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38 A 10 kg block is place on top of the 20 kg block as shown. The system of two blocks can move on a horizontal frictionless surface. The coefficient of static friction between the blocks is 0.6. If a horizontal 150 N force is applied to the 20 kg block and the top block doesn’t slide on the bottom block, what is the acceleration of the system? A 1 m/s2 B 3 m/s2 C 5 m/s2 D 7 m/s2 E 9 m/s2

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39 A 10 kg block is place on top of the 20 kg block as shown. The system of two block can move on a horizontal frictionless surface. The coefficient of static friction between the blocks is 0.6. If a horizontal 150 N force is applied to the 20 kg block and the top block doesn’t slide on the bottom block, what is the magnitude of the horizontal force that the 10 kg block exerts on the 20 kg block? A 10 N B 20 N C 30 N D 50 N E 60 N

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40 A block is given an initial velocity vo when it is at the bottom of a rough inclined

• plane. Which of the following is true about

the block as it moves? A It has the same acceleration as it moves up and down the plane B It has greater acceleration as it moves up the plane and less acceleration as it moves down the plane C It has greater acceleration as it moves down the plane and less acceleration as it moves up the plane D It has a varying acceleration as it moves up and down the plane E It has a constant velocity as it moves up and down the plane

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