1.

An object is moving in the positive x-direction while a net force directed along the x-axis is exerted on the object. The figure above shows the force as a function of position.

What is the net work done on the object over the distance shown?

 
 
 
 

2.

The diagram above shows a top view of a child of mass M on a circular platform of mass 2M that is rotating counter clockwise. Assume the platform rotates without

friction. Which of the following describes an action by the child that will increase the angular speed of the platform-child system and gives the correct reason why?

 
 
 
 

3. The figure above shows the forces exerted on a block that is sliding on a horizontal surface: the gravitational force of 40N,the 40N normal force exerted by the surface, and a frictional force exerted to the left. The coefficient of friction between the block and the surface is 0.20. The acceleration of the block is most nearly

 
 
 
 

4.

A student on another planet has two identical spheres, each of mass 0.6kg, attached to the ends of a rod of negligible mass. The student gives the assembly a rotation in the vertical plane and then releases it so it falls,as shown in the top figure above. Sensors record the vertical velocity of the two spheres, and the data is shown in the graph of velocity v as a function of time t. Another student wants to calculate the assembly’s angular speed and the change in the linear momentum of the center of mass of the assembly between 0 s and 0.3s. Which of the sequantities can be determined using the graph?

 
 
 
 

5.

A block of known mass hanging from an ideal spring of known spring constant is oscillating vertically. A motion detector records the position, velocity, and acceleration of the block as a function of time. Which of the following indicates the measured quantities that are sufficient to determine whether the net force exerted on the block equals the vector sum of the individual forces?

 
 
 
 

6.

Block A hangs from a light string that passes over a light pulley and is attached to Block B,which is on a level horizontal frictionless table, as shown above. Students are to determine the mass of block B from the motion of the two-block system after it is released from rest. They plan to measure the time block A takes to reach the floor. The students must also take which of the following measurements to determine the mass of block B?

 
 
 
 

7.

Two objects are released from rest at the top of ramps with the same dimensions, as shown in the figure above. The sphere rolls down one ramp without slipping. The small block slides down the other ramp without friction. Which object reaches the bottom of its ramp first, and why?

 
 
 
 

8. Two blocks, of mass m and 2m,are initially at rest on a horizontal frictionless surface. A force F is exerted individually on each block, as shown above. The graph shows how F varies with time t. Which block has the greatest average power provided to it between t=0 s and t=3s?

 
 
 
 

9.

A moon is in an elliptical orbit about a planet as shown above. At point A the moon has speed uA and is at distance RA from the planet. At point B the moon has speed uB .Which of the following explains a correct method for determining the distance of the moon from the planet at point B in terms of the given quantities?

 
 
 
 

10.

Block 1 of mass and block2 of mass m2 are sliding along the same line on a horizontal frictionless surface when they collide at time tc. The graph above shows the velocities of the blocks as a function of time.

Which block has the greater mass, and what information indicates this?

 
 
 
 

11. How does the kinetic energy of the two-block system after the collision compare with its kinetic energy before the collision,and why?

 
 
 
 

12. Which of the following is true of the motion of the center of mass of the two-block system during the time shown?

 
 
 
 

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