Republic of the Philippines

DAVAO DEL SUR STATE COLLEGE

Matti, Digos City, Davao del Sur

SCI 601 (MECHANICS)

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Test I: Identification (2 points each).

1. The scientific study of life.
2. The Si unit for TIME.
3. The Si unit for mass Density.
4. A major category for physics that deals with microscopic phenomena (Special relativity,
quantum Mechanics)
5. 5.01 x 10-3is what in standard notation?
6. The magnitude for the free fall objects acceleration is?
7. g is known as what ? in terms of free fall motion.
8. Free fall motion does have a horizontal acceleration. True or false?
9. What is the direction for the acceleration due to gravity in the free falling motion?
10. What is value of the initial velocity in the free falling motion?
11. Are quantities that are fully describe by a magnitude.
12. It is a Vector quantity that refers to “to how far out of place an object is”, it is the
object’s overall change in position.
13. It is a scalar quantity the refers to “how fast an object is moving”
14. A vector quantity that is defined as the rate at which an object changes its velocity.
15. What is the formula for getting the vertical displacement in free falling objects.
16. It is the motion of an object thrown (projected) into the air.
17. The path in the Projectile motion is called what?
18. What is the formula for getting the Horizontal displacement in the projectile motion?
19. In getting the Initial horizontal velocity in projectile motion, with a initial velocity given what
formula must be used?
20.Give one of the 4 kinematic equation formula.

Test II. Multiple Choice.(2points each)

1. The resistance of an object to change its state of motion.
a. inertia b. friction c. gravity d. acceleration

2. Imagine a place in the cosmos far from all gravitational and frictional influences. Suppose that you visit that place (just
suppose) and throw a rock. The rock will…
a. continue in motion b. gradually stop c. projected downward d. upward because no gravity

3. Tendency of an object to resist acceleration.

a. inertia b. friction c. gravity d. acceleration

4. Is a force that is applied to and object by a person or another object.

a. Applied Force b. Normal Force c. Push d. Pull

5. Is a Push or Pull upon an object resulting from the objects interaction with another object.
a. Force b. Field c. Gravity d. Friction
6. What Law of motion that states “FOR EVERY ACTION, THERE IS AN EQUAL AND OPPOSITE REACTION”?
a. 3rd Law b. 2nd law c. 1st Law d. Statement not Complete

7. Is the Force exerted by a surface as an object moves across it or makes an effort to move across it.
a. Friction b. Normal force c. Pull d. Gravity

8. He invented Calculus and universal law of gravitation and laws of motions.

a. Sir Isaac Newton b. Sir Isac Newton c. Sir Fried Gauss d. Sir Ivan Perin

9. Many people are familiar with the fact that a rifle recoils when fired. This recoil is the result of action
reaction force pairs. A gunpowder explosion creates hot gases that expand outward allowing the rifle to
push forward on the bullet. Consistent with Newton's third law of motion, the bullet pushes backwards
upon the rifle. The acceleration of the recoiling rifle is ...
a. Smaller that the acceleration of the bullet
b. Greater than the acceleration of the bullet
c. the same size as the acceleration
d. cannot be determined

10. For years, space travel was believed to be impossible because there was nothing that rockets could
push off of in space in order to provide the propulsion necessary to accelerate. This inability of a rocket
to provide propulsion is because ...
a. nonsense! Rockets do accelerate in space and have been able to do so for a long time.
b. space is void of air so the rockets have nothing to push off of.
c. gravity is absent in space.
d. space is void of air and so there is no air resistance in space.

11. Luke Autbeloe drops a pile of roof shingles from the top of a roof located 8.52 meters above
the ground. Determine the time required for the shingles to reach the ground.
a. 1.32 s b. 1.739 s c. 1.23 s d. 1.22 s

12. Rex Things throws his mother's crystal vase vertically upwards with an initial velocity of 26.2 m/s.
Determine the height to which the vase will rise above its initial height.
a. 35 m b. 53m c. 29 m d. 13 m

13. A plane has a takeoff speed of 88.3 m/s and requires 1365 m to reach that speed. Determine the
acceleration of the plane and the time required to reach this speed.
a. a = 2.86 m/s/s and t = 30. 8 s
b. a = 2.85 m/s/s and t = 30. 7 s
c. a = 2.87 m/s/s and t = 30. 8 s
d. a = 2.86 m/s/s and t = 30. 7 s

14. A dragster accelerates to a speed of 112 m/s over a distance of 398 m. Determine the acceleration
(assume uniform) of the dragster.
a. a = 15.8 m/s/s b. a = 15.7 m/s/s c. a = 15.9 m/s/s d. a = 15.6 m/s/s

15. With what speed in miles/hr (1 m/s = 2.23 mi/hr) must an object be thrown to reach a height of 91.5
m (equivalent to one football field)? Assume negligible air resistance.
a. vi = 94.4 mi/hr b. vi = 94.5 mi/hr c. vi = 94.3 mi/hr d. vi = 94.6 mi/hr
16-19. A baseball is thrown straight upward on the Moon with an initial speed of 35 m/s. Compute the maximum
height reached by the ball,
a. 380 m b. 38 m c. 3.8 m d. 0.38 m
17. (refer to number 16) What is the time taken to reach that height
a. 22 s b. 20 s c. 21 s d. 23 s

18. (refer to number 16) what will be its velocity 30 s after it is thrown
a. -13 m/s b. 13 m/s c. 13.1 m/s d. -13.1 m/s

19. . (refer to number 16)the time when the ball’s height is 100 m.
a. 3.1 s b. 41 s c. 31 s d. 4.1 s

20. A ball is thrown from the top of one building toward a tall building 50 m away. The initial velocity of the ball is
20 m/s—40° above horizontal. How far above or below its original level will the ball strike the opposite wall? a.
10.3 m b. 1.03 m c. 10.2 m d. 1.02 m

21. A force of 100 N makes an angle of θ with the x-axis and has a scalar y-component of 30 N. Find both the scalar
x-component of the force and the angle θ. (Remember that the number 100 N has three significant figures,
whereas 30 N has only two.)
a. 95 N b. 30 N c. 17.46 N d. 17 N

22. A 20.0 kg object that can move freely is subjected to a resultant force of 45.0 N in the –x-direction. Find the
acceleration of the object.
a. -2.25 m/s2 b. 2.25 m/s2 c. -22.5 m/s2 d. 22.5 m/s2

23. The object in Fig. 3-7(a) weighs 50 N and is supported by a cord. Find the tension in the cord.

a.
50 N b. -50 N c. 5.0 N d. -5.0 N
24. A horizontal force of 140 N is needed to pull a 60.0-kg box across a horizontal floor at constant speed. What is
the coefficient of friction between floor and box? Determine it to three significant figures even though that’s quite
unrealistic.
a. 33.4 J
b. 34.4 J
c. 33.4 kJ
d. 33.4 kJ
25. The only force acting on a 5.0-kg object has components Fx = 20 N and Fy = 30 N. Find the acceleration of the
object.
a. 7.2 m/s2 b. 6 m/s2 c. 4 m/s2 d. 5 m/s2

26 A constant force acts on a 5.0 kg object and reduces its velocity from 7.0 m/s to 3.0 m/s in a time of 3.0 s.
Determine the force.
a. -6.7 N b. 6.7 N c. 1.33 N d. 3 N

27. An 8000-kg engine pulls a 40 000-kg train along a level track and gives it an acceleration a1 = 1.20 m/s 2 . What
acceleration (a2 ) would the engine give to a 16 000-kg train? Ignore friction.
a. 2.4 m/s2 b. -2.4 m/s2 c. 24 m/s2 d. -24 m/s2

28.

a. 1.5 m/s2 b. -1.5 m/s2 c.15 m/s2 d. -15 m/s2

29. A 20-kg box sits on an incline as
illustrated in Fig. 3-17. The coefficient of
kinetic friction between box and incline is
0.30. Find the acceleration of the box down
the incline.

a. 2.4 m/s2
b. -2.4 m/s2
c. 24 m/s2
d. -24 m/s2

30. In Fig. 3-21, the coefficient of kinetic friction

between block-A and the table is 0.20. Also, mA =
25 kg, and mB = 15 kg. How far will object-B drop
in the first 3.0 s after the system is released?

a. 11 m
b. 1.1 m
c. 11.1 m
d. 1.11 m