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SUBJECT: PHY11
Rotational Motion
21. At t = 0, a wheel rotating about a fixed axis at a
constant angular acceleration has an angular
velocity of 2.0 rad/s. Two seconds later it has
turned through 5.0 complete revolutions. What is
the angular acceleration of this wheel?
a. 14 rad/s2
b. 17 rad/s2
c. 20 rad/s2
d. 23 rad/s2
Rotational Motion
27. A spinning ice skater stretches out her arms.
Her moment of inertia _______ and her angular
speed _______.
a. increases - increases
b. increases decreases
c. decreases-decreases
d. decreases-increases
Rotational Motion
26. A hollow cylinder of mass M and radius R rolls
down an inclined plane. A block of mass M slides
down an identical inclined plane. If both objects are
released at the same time,
a. the cylinder will reach the bottom first.
b. both the block and the cylinder will reach the
bottom at the same time.
c. the block will reach the bottom first.
d. the cylinder will reach the bottom with the
greater kinetic energy.
Rotational Motion
28. A string is wrapped around a pulley of radius
0.10 m and moment of inertia 0.15 kg-m2. The
string is pulled with a force of 12 N. What is the
magnitude of the resulting angular acceleration of
the pulley?
a. 18 rad/s2
b. 80 rad/s2
c. 8.0 rad/s2
d. 0.13 rad/s2
Torque
9. What is the unit of torque?
a.
b.
c.
d.
N/m
N/s
N-m
Ns
Torque
29. A 35 kg uniform plank is balanced at one end by
a 55 kg student as shown. What is the overall
length of this plank?
a.
b.
c.
d.
2.6 m
3.3 m
5.4 m
6.7 m
Elasticity
22. A cable stretches by the amount x under a
Elasticity
23. The stress on the wire supporting the load does
not depend on
a. the wires length
b. the wires diameter
c. the mass of the load
d. the acceleration due to gravity
Elasticity
24. A 20-m long steel wire (1 cm2 cross-section,
Hydrostatics
10. The height of the mercury column in a
Hydrostatics
14. Fluids at rest at the bottom of the container is
a. under less pressure than the fluid at the top.
b. under same pressure than the fluid at the top.
c. under more pressure than the fluid at the top.
d. any of the above, depending on the
circumstances.
Hydrostatics
13. A hydraulic lift has a large piston 30 cm in
diameter and a small piston of 2 cm in diameter.
What force is needed on the small piston to lift a
load of 1,500 kg?
a. 55 N
b. 65 N
c. 75 N
d. 85 N
Hydrostatics
12. A block of wood floats in water with 5 cm
projecting above the water surface. When placed
in glycerine of specific gravity 1.35, the block
projects 7.5 cm above the liquid. Determine its
specific gravity.
a. 0.568
b. 0.765
c. 0.658
d. 0.850
Hydrodynamics
11. How much water in m3 will escape per minute
from an open-top tank through an opening 3 cm in
diameter that is 5 m below the water level in the
tank?
a. 0.52 m3
b. 0.42 m3
c. 0.32 m3
d. 0.22 m3