PHYSICS

FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS A STRATEGIC APPROACH 4/E

Chapter 4
QuickCheck Questions

RANDALL D. KNIGHT
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A particle undergoes acceleration while moving from

point 1 to point 2. Which of the choices shows the
velocity vector as the object moves away from point
2?

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A particle undergoes acceleration while moving from

point 1 to point 2. Which of the choices shows the
velocity vector as the object moves away from point
2?

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A heavy red ball is released

from rest 2.0 m above a flat,
horizontal surface. At exactly
the same instant, a yellow ball
with the same mass is fired
horizontally at 3.0 m/s. Which
ball hits the ground first?

A. The red ball hits first.

B. The yellow ball hits first.
C. They hit at the same time.

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A heavy red ball is released

from rest 2.0 m above a flat,
horizontal surface. At exactly
the same instant, a yellow ball
with the same mass is fired
horizontally at 3.0 m/s. Which
ball hits the ground first?

A. The red ball hits first.

B. The yellow ball hits first.
C. They hit at the same time.

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A 100 g ball rolls off a table and hits 2.0 m from

the base of the table. A 200 g ball rolls off the
same table with the same speed. It lands at
distance

A. 1.0 m.
B. Between 1 m and 2 m.
C. 2.0 m.
D. Between 2 m and 4 m.
E. 4.0 m.

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A 100 g ball rolls off a table and hits 2.0 m from

the base of the table. A 200 g ball rolls off the
same table with the same speed. It lands at
distance

A. 1.0 m.
B. Between 1 m and 2 m.
C. 2.0 m.
D. Between 2 m and 4 m.
E. 4.0 m.

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Projectiles 1 and 2 are launched

over level ground with the same
speed but at different angles.
Which hits the ground first?
Ignore air resistance.

A. Projectile 1 hits first.

B. Projectile 2 hits first.
C. They hit at the same time.
D. There’s not enough
information to tell.

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Projectiles 1 and 2 are launched

over level ground with the same
speed but at different angles.
Which hits the ground first?
Ignore air resistance.

A. Projectile 1 hits first.

B. Projectile 2 hits first.
C. They hit at the same time.
D. There’s not enough
information to tell.

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Projectiles 1 and 2 are launched

over level ground with different
speeds. Both reach the same
height. Which hits the ground
first? Ignore air resistance.

A. Projectile 1 hits first.

B. Projectile 2 hits first.
C. They hit at the same time.
D. There’s not enough information
to tell.

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Projectiles 1 and 2 are launched

over level ground with different
speeds. Both reach the same
height. Which hits the ground
first? Ignore air resistance.

A. Projectile 1 hits first.

B. Projectile 2 hits first.
C. They hit at the same time.
D. There’s not enough information
to tell.

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A factory conveyor belt rolls at 3 m/s. A

mouse sees a piece of cheese directly
across the belt and heads straight for
the cheese at 4 m/s. What is the
mouse’s speed relative to the factory
floor?

A. 1 m/s
B. 2 m/s
C. 3 m/s
D. 4 m/s
E. 5 m/s

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A factory conveyor belt rolls at 3 m/s. A

mouse sees a piece of cheese directly
across the belt and heads straight for
the cheese at 4 m/s. What is the
mouse’s speed relative to the factory
floor?

A. 1 m/s
B. 2 m/s
C. 3 m/s
D. 4 m/s
E. 5 m/s

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This is the angular velocity graph

of a wheel. How many
revolutions does the
wheel make in the
first 4 s?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 6
E. 8

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This is the angular velocity graph

of a wheel. How many
revolutions does the
wheel make in the
first 4 s?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 6 Δθ = area under the angular velocity curve
E. 8

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A ball rolls around a circular track with an

angular velocity of What is the period of
the motion?

A. s
B. 1 s
C. 2 s
D. s
E. s

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A ball rolls around a circular track with an

angular velocity of What is the period of
the motion?

A. s
B. 1 s
C. 2 s
D. s
E. s

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A car is traveling around a curve

at a steady 45 mph. Is the car
accelerating?

A. Yes
B. No

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A car is traveling around a curve

at a steady 45 mph. Is the car
accelerating?

A. Yes
B. No

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A car is traveling around a

curve at a steady 45 mph.
Which vector shows the
direction of the car’s
acceleration?

E. The acceleration is zero.

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A car is traveling around a

curve at a steady 45 mph.
Which vector shows the
direction of the car’s
acceleration?

E. The acceleration is zero.

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A car is slowing down as it drives over a circular hill.

Which of these is the acceleration vector at the highest

point?

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A car is slowing down as it drives over a circular hill.

Which of these is the acceleration vector at the highest

point? Acceleration of
changing speed

Acceleration of
changing direction
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Rasheed and Sofia are riding a

merry-go-round that is spinning
steadily. Sofia is twice as far from
the axis as is Rasheed. Sofia’s
angular velocity is ______
that of Rasheed.

A. half
B. the same as
C. twice
D. four times
E. We can’t say without knowing their radii.
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Rasheed and Sofia are riding a

merry-go-round that is spinning
steadily. Sofia is twice as far from
the axis as is Rasheed. Sofia’s
angular velocity is ______
that of Rasheed.

A. half
B. the same as
C. twice
D. four times
E. We can’t say without knowing their radii.
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Rasheed and Sofia are riding a

merry-go-round that is spinning
steadily. Sofia is twice as far from
the axis as is Rasheed. Sofia’s
speed is ______ that of Rasheed.

A. half
B. the same as
C. twice
D. four times
E. We can’t say without knowing their radii.

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Rasheed and Sofia are riding a

merry-go-round that is spinning
steadily. Sofia is twice as far from
the axis as is Rasheed. Sofia’s
speed is ______ that of Rasheed.

A. half
B. the same as
C. twice v  r
D. four times
E. We can’t say without knowing their radii.

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Rasheed and Sofia are riding a

merry-go-round that is spinning
steadily. Sofia is twice as far from
the axis as is Rasheed. Sofia’s
acceleration is ______ that
of Rasheed.

A. half
B. the same as
C. twice
D. four times
E. We can’t say without knowing their radii.
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Rasheed and Sofia are riding a

merry-go-round that is spinning
steadily. Sofia is twice as far from
the axis as is Rasheed. Sofia’s
acceleration is ______ that
of Rasheed.

A. half
B. the same as
v2
C. twice Centripetal acceleration a   2 r
r
D. four times
E. We can’t say without knowing their radii.
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The fan blade is slowing down.

What are the signs of ω and α?

A. ω is positive and α is positive.

B. ω is positive and α is negative.
C. ω is negative and α is positive.
D. ω is negative and α is negative.
E. ω is positive and α is zero.

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The fan blade is slowing down.

What are the signs of ω and α?

A. ω is positive and α is positive.

B. ω is positive and α is negative.
C. ω is negative and α is positive.
D. ω is negative and α is negative.
E. ω is positive and α is zero.

“Slowing down” means that ω and α have opposite signs, not

that α is negative
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Starting from rest, a wheel with constant angular

acceleration turns through an angle of 25 rad in a time t.
Through what angle will it have turned after time 2t?

A. 25 rad
B. 50 rad
C. 75 rad
D. 100 rad
E. 200 rad

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Starting from rest, a wheel with constant angular

acceleration turns through an angle of 25 rad in a time t.
Through what angle will it have turned after time 2t?

A. 25 rad
B. 50 rad
C. 75 rad
D. 100 rad   (t)2
E. 200 rad

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Starting from rest, a wheel with constant angular

acceleration spins up to 25 rpm in a time t. What will
its angular velocity be after time 2t?

A. 25 rpm
B. 50 rpm
C. 75 rpm
D. 100 rpm
E. 200 rpm

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Starting from rest, a wheel with constant angular

acceleration spins up to 25 rpm in a time t. What will
its angular velocity be after time 2t?

A. 25 rpm
B. 50 rpm   t
C. 75 rpm
D. 100 rpm
E. 200 rpm

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