Name: AP Physics C Unit 5 Forces 1 Mock Test
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Multiple Choice
1) A heavily loaded freight train moves with a constant velocity. What
is the relationship between the net force on the first car (F1) and the
net force on the last car (F2)?
A. F1 > F2
B. F1 = F2
C. F1 < F2
D. Unable to determine
2) A 1000 kg elevator is rising and its speed is increasing with an
acceleration of 3 m/s 2 . Wh at is the resulting tension in the vertical
cable that is lifting the elevator? (g = 9.8 m/s 2 )
A. 12800 N
B. 6800 N
C. 9800 N
D. 1000 N
3) A 2000 kg car experiences a constant braking force of 10,000 N,
and comes to be a stop in 6 sec. What would be the distance traveled
by the car in coming to rest?
A. 90 m
B. 180 m
C. 300 m
D. None of these
E. 60 m
4) Three blocks, X, Y, Z sit left to right on a frictionless table, butted
up against each other. Their masses are m X , m Y , and m Z . A force F is
exerted on X, pushing it to the right. What is the net acceleration of
the
blocks?
A. F/(m X + m Z ) Y Z
F X
B. F/(m Y + m Z )
C. F/m X
D. F/( m X +m Y +m Z )
5) In problem #4 What is the magnitude of the force exerted by Y on
X?
A. (m Y /m X )F
B. 0
C. F
D. F (m X ) /(m X + m Y + m Z )
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E. F(m Y +m Z )/(m X + m Y + m Z )
6) A 7.5 kg object hangs at one end of a rope that is attached to a
support on a railroad boxcar. When the car accelerates to the right,
the rope makes an angle of 28 degrees with the vertical . The
acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s 2 .
The acceleration of the car is
A. 2.5 m/s 2
B. 5.2 m/s 2
C. 4.2 m/s 2
D. 2.4 m/s 2
E. 6.2 m/s 2
7) Consider a force of 12 mg pulling three blocks connected by
inextensible strings (which can be considered massless) in the vertical
directi on, where the masses are a multiple of a given mass m. The
acceleration a of this system of blocks.
A. (0.5) g
B. (0.25) g
C. (1/7) g
D. (1/15) g
8) In problem # 7, Find the tension T2 in the rope between the masses
6m and 2m in terms of the force F in the vertical direction.
A. T2 = (1/4) F
B. T2 = (1/3) F
C. T2 = (1/8) F
D. T2 =(1/7)F
9) A 3.0 kg object experiences an acceleration of (-3.0i – 4.0j) m/s 2 .
What is the magnitude of the net force acting on the object?
A. 5.0 N
B. 15.0 N
C. 3.0 N
D. 225.0 N
E. 75.0
10) A student who weighs 900 N stands on a scale in an elevator at the
Corning Tower at the Empire State Plaza while the elevator is
ascending. The scale reads 1100 N at the present time. What is the
motion of the elevator?
Name: AP Physics C Unit 5 Forces 1 Mock Test
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A. It is accelerating downward.
B. It is moving with a constant speed.
C. It is moving with a constant velocity.
D. It is accelerating upward.
E. Cannot be determined from the information given.
11) Three forces act on a pole to hold it upright. Force A is (23i – 54j)
N,
Force B is (-31i – 76j) N, and force C is (8i + 130j) N. Is the pole in
equilibrium?
A. Yes, the net force is zero.
B. No, the net force is zero.
C. Yes, the net force is (-8i – 130j) N.
D. No, the net force is a value greater than zero.
E. No, the pole must be moving at a constant velocity in order to
be in equilibrium.
12) Co nsider a man standing on a scale in an elevator. When the
elevator stays at rest, the scale reads S 0 . Suppose the elevator now
accelerates downward at a constant rate of ( 1/ 5) g, what is the scale
reading S d during the downward motion? g is the magnitude of the
gravitational acceleration.
A. S d = (4 / 5 ) S 0
B. S d = (1 / 5 ) S 0
C. The scale reading is increasing with time
D. S d = 2S 0
E. S d = (1/ 6 ) S 0
13) An elevator is pulled up by a cable with a force of 65,000 N. The
upward acceleration of the elevator is 1.8 m/s/s. What is the mass of
the elevator?
A. 1.8 kg.
B. 1700 kg.
C. 54880 kg.
D. 5600 kg.
E. 36111 kg.
14) Yo u are driving down the road when a fruit fly gets splattered on
your windshield. Which of the following is correct?
A. The fruit fly experienced a greater force than the windshield.
B. The windshield experienced a greater force than the fruit fly.
C. Each experienced t he same force.
D. Each experienced the same acceleration.
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E. Both A and D.
F. Both C and D.
15). Solve for the mass of block M2 below. The pulley is frictionless. M1
= 6 kg, and M2 accelerates upward at 2.9 m/s 2
A. 3.2 kg.
B. 4.8 kg.
C. 6.6 kg.
D. 9.8 kg.
E. 11.0 kg.
16). Solve for the tension in the rope in the above problem.
A. 41.4 N.
B. 28.5 N.
C. 76.2 N.
D. 58.6 N.
E. 107.8 N
17). At time t = 0, constant begins to act on a rock moving through
deep space in the + x direction. (a) For time t > 0, which are possible
functions x(t ) for the rock’s position:
(1) x = 14t 2 - 3, (2) x = 4t - 3, (3) x = - 4 t 2 + 6t - 3?
A. (3) and (1)
B. (2) only
C. (1) only
D. (3) only
18). Two blocks are on either side of a frictionless wedge as shown
below. The mass of block I is 10.0 kg. What is the closest value of
mass of block II in order for the blocks to remain at rest
A. 7.5 Kg
B. 5.8 Kg
C. 9.8 Kg
D. 4.3 Kg
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FREE RESPONSE QUESTIONS ( 24 points)
1) Mr. Tinker Lab has set up a lecture demonstration in which a
250g cart can roll along a level, 2.00 m long track while its
velocity is measured with a motion detector. First,
Mr. Lab simply gives the cart a push and measures its velocity as
it slides down the track. Then as the figure below shows he
attaches a string to the cart and uses a falling weight to pull the
cart. Answer the questions that follow.
Time (s) Sliding Pulled
Velocity Velocity
(m/s) (m/s)
0.00 1.20 0.00
0.25 1.17 0.36
0.50 1.15 0.80
0.75 1.12 1.21
1.00 1.08 1.52
1.25 1.04 1.93
1.50 1.02 2.33
(a) Draw the Free Body Diagram of (i) Sliding cart after pushing
(ii) Cart when pulled by the weight. ( 2 pts)
(b) Plot the Velocity- time graphs for the 2 cases on the same
graph. Clearly Label (4pts)
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(c) Find the acceleration of the cart in the 2 cases using the
graph. (2 points)
(d) What is the value of Frictional Force (do not worry about what
kind) exerted by the table on the cart? (2 pts)
(e) What is the value of Tension on the string? (2 pts)
2) Let’s consider a coaster having 10 identical cars with total
mass M and massless interc onnections. Figure (a) shows the coaster
just after the first car has begun its descent along a frictionless slope
with an angle θ. Figure (b) shows the coaster just before the last car
begins its descent. ( Points 2,2,4,4)
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a) Draw the free body diagram for the first car in (a)
b) Draw the free body diagram for the last car in (b)
c) What is the acceleration of the coaster in (a)
Name: AP Physics C Unit 5 Forces 1 Mock Test
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d) What is the tension in the cable between 5 t h and 6 t h
cars in (b) if the slope θ is 60 o and mass of each
car is 100 Kg .( Take g= 10 m/s 2 )