Physics 1321 - Fall 2020 Practice Exam 2

1) Work: Find the net work done by friction on the body of a snake slithering in a complete circle of
3.93 m radius. The coefficient of friction between the ground and the snake is 0.25, and the snake's
weight is 54.0 N.
A) 0 J B) -670 J C) -3300 J D) -330 J

2) Workdone by variable forces: A force F = bx3 acts in the x direction, where the value of b is 3.7
N/m3. How much work is done by this force in moving an object from x = 0.00 m to x = 2.6 m?
A) 50 J B) 42 J C) 13 J D) 57 J

3) Work done by variable forces: In the figure, two identical springs have unstretched lengths of 0.25 m
and spring constants of 300 N/m. The springs are attached to a small cube and stretched to a length L
of 0.36 m as in Figure A. An external force P pulls the cube a distance D = 0.020 m to the right and
holds it there. (See Figure B.) The work done by the external force P in pulling the cube 0.020 m is
closest to

A) 0.80 J. B) 0.060 J. C) 6.0 J. D) 0.12 J. E) 12 J.

4) Power: A child pulls on a wagon with a horizontal force of 75 N. If the wagon moves horizontally a
total of 42 m in 3.0 min, what is the average power generated by the child?
A) 22 W B) 27 W C) 24 W D) 18 W

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5) Energy conservation with conservative forces: A 2.0 g bead slides along a frictionless wire, as shown
in the figure. At point A, the bead is moving to the right but with negligible speed.

(a) What is the potential energy of the bead at point A?

(b) What is the kinetic energy of the bead at point B?
(c) What is the speed of the bead at point B?
(d) What is the speed of the bead at point C?

6) Energy conservation with conservative forces: A spring-loaded dart gun is used to shoot a dart straight
up into the air, and the dart reaches a maximum height of 24 meters above its point of release. The
same dart is shot up a second time from the same gun, but this time the spring is compressed only half
as far (compared to the first shot). How far up does the dart go this time? (Neglect friction and assume
the spring is ideal and massless.)
A) 3.0 m B) 6.0 m C) 12 m D) 48 m

7) Force andpotential energy: A force on an object is given by F(x) = (-4.00 N/m)x + ( 2.00 N/m3)x3.
What is the change in potential energy in moving from x = 1.00 m to x = 2.00 m?
A) 12.0 J B) -1.50 J C) 1.50 J D) -10.0 J E) 10.0 J

8) Energy conservation with nonconservative forces: In the figure, a block of mass m is moving along
the horizontal frictionless surface with a speed of 5.70 m/s. If the slope is 11.0° and the coefficient of
kinetic friction between the block and the incline is 0.260, how far does the block travel up the
incline?

9) Elastic collisionsin one dimension: A 2.3-kg object traveling at 6.1 m/s collides head-on with a 3.5-kg
object traveling in the opposite direction at 4.8 m/s. If the collision is perfectly elastic, what is the final
speed of the 2.3-kg object?
A) 0.48 m/s B) 3.8 m/s C) 4.3 m/s D) 7.1 m/s E) 6.6 m/s

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10) Explosions in two dimensions: A plate falls vertically to the floor and breaks up into three pieces,
which slide along the floor. Immediately after the impact, a 320-g piece moves along the x-axis with a
speed of 2.00 m/s and a 355-g piece moves along the y-axis with a speed of 1.50 m/s. The third piece
has a mass of 100 g. In what direction does the third piece move? You can neglect any horizontal
forces during the crash.
A) 39.8° from the x-axis
B) 36.9° from the x-axis
C) 216.9° from the x-axis
D) 219.8° from the x-axis
E) 39.9° from the x-axis

11) Center of mass: In the figure, four point masses are placed as shown. The x and y coordinates of the
center of mass are closest to

A) (2.2 m, 2.6 m).

B) (2.3 m, 2.6 m).
C) (2.3 m, 2.8 m).
D) (2.2 m, 2.7 m).
E) (2.3 m, 2.7 m).

12) Rotational kinematics with constant angular acceleration: A 3.45-kg centrifuge takes 100 s to spin up
from rest to its final angular speed with constant angular acceleration. A point located 8.00 cm from
the axis of rotation of the centrifuge moves with a speed of 150 m/s when the centrifuge is at full
speed.
(a) What is the angular acceleration (in rad/s2) of the centrifuge as it spins up?
(b) How many revolutions does the centrifuge make as it goes from rest to its final angular speed?

13) Rotational kinematics with constant angular acceleration: A 1.25-kg ball begins rolling from rest with
constant angular acceleration down a hill. If it takes 3.60 s for it to make the first complete revolution,
how long will it take to make the next complete revolution?

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14) Moment of inertia: A slender uniform rod 100.00 cm long is used as a meter stick. Two parallel axes
that are perpendicular to the rod are considered. The first axis passes through the 50-cm mark and the
second axis passes through the 30-cm mark. What is the ratio of the moment of inertia through the
second axis to the moment of inertia through the first axis?
A) I2/I1 = 1.7 B) I2/I1 = 2.3 C) I2/I1 = 1.5 D) I2/I1 = 1.9 E) I2/I1 = 2.1

15) Rotational kinetic energy: In the figure, two blocks, of masses 2.00 kg and 3.00 kg, are connected by a
light string that passes over a frictionless pulley of moment of inertia 0.00400 kg · m2 and radius 5.00
cm. The coefficient of friction for the tabletop is 0.300. The blocks are released from rest. Using
energy methods, find the speed of the upper block just as it has moved 0.600 m.

A) 1.22 m/s B) 5.44 m/s C) 3.19 m/s D) 1.40 m/s E) 1.95 m/s

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Answer Key
Testname: PRACTICEEXAM2

1) D
2) B
3) D
4) D
5) (a) 2.0 × 10-2 J (b) 2.0 × 10-2 J (c) 4.4 m/s (d) 2.0 m/s
6) B
7) B
8) 3.72 m
9) D
10) D
11) C
12) (a) 18.8 rad/s2 (b) 1.49 × 104 revolutions
13) 1.49 s
14) C
15) D