Question: 1

A horizontal spring-block oscillator is in motion when a second block of equal mass falls on top
of the oscillating block. If the two blocks stick together, what effect will this have on the
amplitude of the oscillations?
 A. It will increase the amplitude.
 B. It will decrease the amplitude.
 C. It will have no effect.
 D. It would depend on where the original block was in its cycle when the second block fell.

Question: 2

The graphs above show the changes in speed for two different blocks. The left graph shows the
speed over time of Block 1, which has a mass of m1, and the right graph shows the speed of
Block 2, which has a mass of 2m1. While speeding up, they both had to overcome some
frictional force, f. Which of the two blocks had more power provided to it?
 A. Block 1
 B. Block 2
 C. They had equal power provided.
 D. It depends on the ratio of m/f.

Question: 3
If the force of gravity between the Moon and the Earth were to stop, which statement best
describes the resulting motion of the moon?
 A. It would continue rotating on its axis, and it would revolve around the Earth as usual.
 B. It would continue rotating on its axis, but it would stop revolving around the Earth.
 C. It would stop rotating on its axis, but it would revolve around the Earth as usual.
 D. It would stop rotating on its axis, and it would stop revolving around the Earth.
 Question: 4
The weight of a box on the Earth is 80 N. What is the weight of the box on the moon if the
moon has 1/80th the mass and 1/4th the radius of the Earth?
 A. 1 N
 B. 10 N
 C. 16 N
 D. 20 N

Question: 5
A ball of mass is attached to a string connected to the ceiling, forming a pendulum. When the
string is raised to an angle of 50 degrees below the horizontal (the ceiling) and released, the ball
swings back and forth with a period of 0.4 s. Which of the following changes to the pendulum
would decrease the period of the pendulum?
 A. Increasing the mass of the ball
 B. Decreasing the length of the string
 C. Decreasing the angle of the string from the horizontal when released
 D. Decreasing the mass of the ball

Question: 6
Three light bulbs, each with a resistance of R, are connected in parallel to a battery in a simple
circuit. If the middle bulb goes out, then
 A. the other bulbs will also go out.
 B. the bulbs will stay on, and the current will increase.
 C. the bulbs will stay on, and the current will remain the same.
 D. the bulbs will stay on, and the current will decrease.
 Question: 7

The figure above shows a plane diagram. The figure shows four point charges arranged at the
corners of a square with point B as its center. A positive charge would experience no net force if
it were placed at which of the three points shown in the figure?
 A. A only
 B. B only
 C. C only
 D. A, B, or C

Question: 8
A beam of monochromatic light entering a glass window pane from the air will experience a
change in
 A. frequency and wavelength
 B. frequency and speed
 C. speed and wavelength
 D. speed only
 Question: 9

If the rod in the figure above is uniform and has mass m, what is the tension in the supporting
string? The rod is free to rotate about point P.

 A. mg sin θ
 B. mg sin θ

 C. mg cos θ

 D. mg

Question: 10
An ideal battery of constant voltage V supplies current to a circuit that has total resistance R. If
R is doubled, what will happen to the total power dissipated by the circuit?
 A. It will double.
 B. It will quadruple.
 C. It will be halved.
 D. It will remain the same.
 Question: 11
Which of the following force diagrams could represent the forces acting on a block that slides to
the right while slowing down?

 A.

 B.

 C.

 D.
 Question: 12
Standing waves are produced by a 100-Hz generator in a string of fixed length. The tension in
the string is increased until a new set of standing waves is produced. Will the wavelength of the
new standing waves be greater than or less than the wavelength of the original standing
waves?
 A. Less, because the tension in the string varies directly with the wave speed, which varies
inversely with the wavelength.
 B. Greater, because the tension in the string varies directly with the wave speed, which
varies inversely with the wavelength.
 C. Greater, because the tension in the string varies directly with the wave speed, which
varies directly with the wavelength.
 D. Less, because the tension in the string varies directly with the wave speed, which varies
directly with the wavelength.

Question: 13
Two electrically charged balls are separated by a short distance, producing a force of 50 μN
between them. Keeping the charge of each ball the same, the mass of one of the balls but not
the other is doubled. What is the new electric force between the balls?
 A. 50 μN
 B. 100 μN
 C. 200 μN
 D. 400 μN

Question: 14

A block of mass m is attached to a spring of force constant k. The mass is stretched a

distance Afrom equilibrium and released from rest. At a distance x from the equilibrium
position, which of the following represents the kinetic energy of the block?

 A.

 B.

 C.

 D.
 Question: 15

A man stands with his hands to his sides on a frictionless platform that is rotating. Which of the
following could change the angular momentum of the man-platform system?
 A. The man catches a baseball thrown to him by a friend.
 B. The man thrusts his arms out away from his body
 C. The man thrusts his arms out away from his body, and then quickly brings his arms back
to his side again.
 D. The man jumps straight up in the air and lands back on the platform.

Question: 16
The distance between the centers of two objects is d. Each object has identical mass m and
identical charge –q. Choose all of the correct statements about the similarities and differences
between the electric and gravitational force between the two objects. Select two answers.
 A. Both the electric and the gravitational force depend inversely on the square of the
distance d.
 B. Just as the gravitational force depends on the sum of the two masses m and m, the
electric force depends on the sum of the two charges –q and –q.
 C. For any measureable m and q in the laboratory, the electric force is many orders of
magnitude larger than the gravitational force.
 D. Both the electric and gravitational forces are attractive.

Question: 17

Which placement of voltmeters will allow for determination of the voltage across resistor R2 in
the circuit diagrammed in the preceding figure? Select two answers.

 A.
 B.

 C.

 D.

Question: 18
A student of mass 50 kg stands on a scale in an elevator. The scale reads 800 N. Which of the
following could describe how the elevator is moving? Select two answers.
 A. Moving downward and slowing down
 B. Moving downward and speeding up
 C. Moving upward and speeding up
 D. Moving upward and slowing down

Question: 19
A 1-m-long pipe is closed at one end. The speed of sound in the pipe is 300 m/s. Which of the
following frequencies will resonate in the pipe? Select two answers.
 A. 75 Hz
 B. 150 Hz
 C. 225 Hz
 D. 300 Hz
 Question: 20

The device shown in the preceding figure consists of two wheels connected by a thick axle. A
force can be applied to the axle by pulling a rope at several positions along the axle. Assuming
the spool does not slip on the table, which of the pictured applied forces would cause rotation
to the right of the device’s wheels? Select two answers.

 A. F1
 B. F2
 C. F3
 D. F4