PHYSICS 125 Practice exam #4 Chapters 11,12 Name: __________________________ Date: _____________ 1. The density of mercury is 1.

36 104 kg/m3. What is the mass of a 2.16 104-m3 sample of mercury? A) 0.0343 kg B) 0.002 94 kg C) 2.94 kg D) 5.44 kg E) 6.29 kg 2. Within a certain type of star called a neutron star, the material at the center has a mass density of 1.0 1018 kg/m3. If a tiny sphere of this material of radius 1.0 105 m were somehow transported to the surface of the earth, what would be the weight of this sphere? A) 1000 N B) 4200 N C) 4.1 104 N D) 7.0 104 N E) 3.8 109 N 3. A child wants to pump up a bicycle tire so that its pressure is 1.2 105 Pa above that of atmospheric pressure. If the child uses a pump with a circular piston 0.035 m in diameter, what force must the child exert? A) 120 N B) 89 N C) 76 N D) 54 N E) 240 N

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Use the following to answer questions 4-5: An in-ground swimming pool has the dimensions shown in the drawing. It is filled with water to a uniform depth of 3.00 m. The density of water = 1.00 103 kg/m3.

4. What is the total pressure exerted on the bottom of the swimming pool? A) 2.94 104 Pa B) 1.31 105 Pa C) 1.80 105 Pa D) 1.97 105 Pa E) 2.49 105 Pa 5. What is the total force exerted on the bottom of the swimming pool? A) 2.40 107 N B) 5.40 107 N C) 3.92 107 N D) 7.50 107 N E) 8.40 107 N 6. A balloon inflated with helium gas (density = 0.2 kg/m3) has a volume of 6 103 m3. If the density of air is 1.3 kg/m3, what is the buoyant force exerted on the balloon? A) 0.01 N B) 0.08 N C) 0.8 N D) 1.3 N E) 7.8 N

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7. Water flows through a pipe of diameter 8.0 cm with a speed of 10.0 m/s. It then enters a smaller pipe of diameter 3.0 cm. What is the speed of the water as it flows through the smaller pipe? A) 1.4 m/s B) 2.8 m/s C) 27 m/s D) 54 m/s E) 71 m/s 8. A horizontal piping system that delivers a constant flow of water is constructed from pipes with different diameters as shown in the figure. At which of the labeled points is the water in the pipe under the greatest pressure? The drawing is a view from above the pipe.

A) B) C) D) E)

A B C D E

9. Oil ( = 925 kg/m3) is flowing through a pipeline at a constant speed when it encounters a vertical bend in the pipe raising it 4.0 m. The cross sectional area of the pipe does not change. What is the difference in pressure (PB PA) in the portions of the pipe before and after the rise?

A) B) C) D) E)

+2.4 104 Pa 3.6 104 Pa +5.1 105 Pa 7.2 105 Pa 1.8 103 Pa

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10. A large vat is continually filled with a viscous liquid that flows from two equally long, cylindrical pipes, labeled A and B, onto a conveyer belt as shown in the drawing. The diameter of pipe B is 1.75 times larger than that of pipe A. What is the ratio of the average volume flow rate of the liquid exiting pipe B to that of the liquid exiting pipe A?

A) B) C) D) E)

1.87 3.06 1.32 9.38 4.33

11. Absolute zero on the Celsius temperature scale is 273.15 C. What is absolute zero on the Fahrenheit temperature scale? A) 331.67 F B) 363.67 F C) 395.67 F D) 427.67 F E) 459.67 F 12. The coefficient of linear expansion of steel is 12 106/C. A railroad track is made of individual rails of steel 1.0 km in length. By what length would these rails change between a cold day when the temperature is 10 C and a hot day at 30 C? A) 0.62 cm B) 24 cm C) 48 cm D) 480 cm E) 620 cm

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13. The coefficient of volumetric expansion for gold is 4.20 105/C. The density of gold is 19 300 kg/m3 at 0.0 C. What is the density of gold at 1050 C? A) 20 200 kg/ m3 B) 19 300 kg/m3 C) 19 000 kg/m3 D) 18 800 kg/m3 E) 18 500 kg/m3 14. Two spheres, labeled A and B, have identical masses, but are made of different substances. The specific heat capacity of sphere A is 645 J/(kg C) and that of sphere B is 240 J/(kg C). The spheres are initially at 21 C; and the same quantity of heat is added to each sphere. If the final temperature of sphere A is 74 C, what is the approximate final temperature of sphere B? A) 160 C B) 140 C C) 110 C D) 53 C E) 39 C 15. A 0.30-kg lead ball is heated to 90.0 C and dropped into an ideal calorimeter containing 0.50 kg of water initially at 20.0 C. What is the final equilibrium temperature of the lead ball? The specific heat capacity of lead is 128 J/(kg C); and the specific heat of water is 4186 J/(kg C). A) 84.8 C B) 20.8 C C) 21.3 C D) 27.8 C E) 32.1 C 16. A 2.0-g sample of steam at 100 C loses 1140 calories of heat. What is the resulting temperature of the sample? A) 60 C B) 70 C C) 80 C D) 96 C E) 99 C

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17. A 4.0-g sample of ice at 0.0 C falls through a distance of 30.0 m and undergoes a completely inelastic collision with the earth. If all of the mechanical energy is absorbed by the ice, how much of it melts? A) 2.9 103 g B) 3.3 103 g C) 7.6 103 g D) 1.8 102 g E) 2.1 102 g 18. Using the data in the table, determine how many calories are needed to change 100 g of solid X at 10 C to a vapor at 210 C. Thermodynamic Constants for Substance X heat of fusion 40 cal/g heat of vaporization 150.0 cal/g melting point 10.0 C boiling point 210.0 C specific heat capacity (liquid X ) 0.500 cal/(g - C) A) 4000 cal B) 10 000 cal C) 15 000 cal D) 29 000 cal E) 39 000 cal Use the following to answer questions 19-20: A 0.0500-kg lead bullet of volume 5.00 106 m3 at 20.0 C hits a block that is made of an ideal thermal insulator and comes to rest at its center. At that time, the temperature of the bullet is 327 C. Use the following information for lead: = 2.0 105/C coefficient of linear expansion: specific heat capacity: c = 128 J/(kg C) latent heat of fusion: Lf = 23 200 J/kg melting point: Tmelt = 327 C

19. How much heat was needed to raise the bullet to its final temperature? A) 963 J B) 1960 J C) 3640 J D) 3880 J E) 4440 J

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20. What additional heat would be needed to melt the bullet? A) 420 J B) 628 J C) 837 J D) 1160 J E) 2010 J

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Answer Key
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. C C A B C B E A B D E C E A C B B D B D

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