Bahir Dar University, Department of Physics

General Physics (Phys 1011)

Work sheet 1
Contributed by: Andargie G. , A
Abiy T. , Meseret L., Mekdes M. and Fresenay.M
esenay.M

Useful constants: g = 9. 8 m/s2 .

Part I: Choose the best answer(s) from the given alternatives

1. A stone that is dropped freely from rest traveled half the total height in the last second. With what Velocity will it
strike the ground?

A) 34 m/s B) 44 m/s C) 47 m/s D) 5.7 m/s E) None

2. Which of the curves on the graph below best represents the vertical component of the
rojectile fired at an angle of 45o above the horizontal?
velocity versus the time for a projectile

A) OC B) DE C) AB D) AE E) AF

3. A bullet is dropped from the same heig

height when another bullet is fired horizontally. They will hit the ground:
ground

A) One after the other B) Simultaneously C) Depends on the observer D) None of the above

4. Coin I is thrown upward from the top of a 100

100-m
m tower with a speed of 15 m/s. Coin II is dropped from the top of
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the tower 2.0 s later. Assume g is 10 m/s . How far below the top of the tower does coin I pass coin II?

A) 1.6 m B) 16 m C) 20 m D) 80 m E) 96 m

80.0kg man in it is 1.0x103 kg. This elevator moving upward

5. The total mass of an elevator with a 80
with a speed of 8.0 m/s,
s, is brought to rest over a distance of 20
20.0 m.
(I) the tension in the cables supporting the elevator
A) 4100 N B) 6272 N C) 8200 N D) 784 N E) None

(II) The force exerted on the man by the elevator floor.

A) 112 N B) 656 N C) 328 N D) 224 N E) None

6. A block is pulled across a horizontal surface as shown. The mass of the block is 55.0 kg. The block is travelling at
a constant velocity. What is the calculated force of friction acting on the block?

A) 0 N B) 4 N C) 15 N D) 20 N E) 25 N

7. A wooden block slides down a 45° inclined plane in twice the time it takes to slide down a frictionless 45°
inclined plane. What is the coefficient of kinetic friction between block and inclined plane?
A) 0.25 B) 0.5 C) 0.6 D) 0.75 E) None

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8. Consider the following statements about the blocks shown in the diagram that are being pushed by a constant
force on a frictionless table

i. All blocks move with the same acceleration

ii. The net force on each block is the same.

Which of these statements are/is correct

A) i only B) ii only C) Both i and ii D) Neither i nor ii

9. Which of the following is true about the force of gravity between two objects?

A) It increases linearly with the masses, but decreases linearly with their separation.
B) It increases linearly with the masses, but decreases with the square of their separation.
C) It increases with the cube of their masses, but decreases linearly with their separation.
D) It decreases linearly with the masses, and decreases linearly with their separation.
E) It decreases linearly with the masses, but increases with the square of their separation.

10. If our planet Earth were orbiting the Sun in an orbit four times as big as its current orbit, how many times
longer would it take it to go around the Sun than it does now?
A) 4 B) 8 C) 16 D)24
11. A bullet is fired from a rifle. If the rifle recoils freely, then the kinetic energy of the rifle is

A) Less than that of the bullet B) More than that of the bullet
C) Same as that of the bullet D) Equal or less than that of the bullet
12. If a projectile thrown vertically upward rises to a height of 500.0m, what is the range and the
velocity it was thrown?
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A) 0 m & 9.9 B) 0 m & 99 C) 0 m & 9.8x10 D) 9.9 m & 9.9 𝑚/𝑠

13. Which one of the following is not true about declaration?

A) The magnitude of the velocity is decreasing. B) The velocity and acceleration point in opposite
directions. C) The acceleration is necessarily negative. D) all

14. A 50.0 kg wooden block is placed on a concrete floor. If the coefficient of friction between the
surfaces is 0.600, what is the magnitude of the minimum horizontal force needed to set the block in
motion?
A) 490 N B) 24 N C) 750 N D) 294 N

15. Assume vector A has a magnitude A = 7.0 unit and makes an angle of 40
degree with the x axis. Vector B = 8.0 unit and makes an angle of 30 degree
with the x axis as shown in the figure. What is the magnitude and direction of
vector C = A + B.
o o o
A) 15.0 and 34.6 B) 10.0 and 30 C) 12.0 and 43.6 D) 11.0 and 24.6o
16. The orbital path of a satellite is shown in the sketch. In which marked positions A
through D does the satellite have the greatest KE ?
A) at A B) at B C) at C D) at D

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Part II: Short Answer (Write your answer without showing steps with proper significant and decimal digits)

1. The position of an object is related to time by x = t3- 6t2- 15t + 40.. Where x in meter. Find
a) The Displacement between the time interval from t = 4 to t = 6 seconds
b) the time at which the velocity will be zero.
c) The instantaneous velocity and acceleration as functions of time

2. Vector A has x and y components of -8.70 cm and 15.0 cm, respectively; vector B has x and y components of 13.2
cm and -6.60 cm, respectively. If A - B +3C= 0, what are the components of C?

3. A sailor in a small sailboat encounters shifting winds. She sails 2.00Km east, then 3.5 Km 45 o S of E, and then an
additional distance in an unknown direction. Her final position is 5.80 Km directly east of the starting point. Find
the magnitude and direction of the third leg of the journey using component method.

4. Two stones are dropped from the edge of a 60

60-m cliff, the second stone 1 .6 s after the first. How far below the
top of the cliff
ff is the second stone when the separation between the two stones is 36 m?

5. A footballer kicks a football so that it leaves

the ground at an angle of 30° with a velocity
of 30 m/s. The ball is aimed directly at an
opposing player 90 m away who, the
moment the ball is kicked, starts to run
forward to catch the ball (see Figure to the
right). At what speed must he run to just
catch the ball?

6. With what horizontal velocity must a satellite be projected at 800 km above the surface of the earth
ea so that it will
have a circular orbit about the Earth? Assume Earth’s
arth’s radius 6400 km. What will be the period of rotation?

7. The period of a satellite in circular orbit of radius 12000 km around a planet is 3 hours. Obtain the period of a
satellite in circular orbit of radius 48000 km around the same planet.

8. A man pulls a block weighing 10 kg up to a distance of 10 meter on a horizontal rough surface (coefficient of
kinetic function = 0.20) at a constant speed. Calculate the work done bby
y the man if the pull exerted by him makes
an angle of 30° with the horizontal.

Problems for assignment.(8 students in a group) to be submitted after Mid Exam.

1. Determine the percentage of kinetic energy lost by a small ball when it makes an elastic head-on
hea collision with
stationary bigger ball. The mass of the bigger ball is 12 times bigger than the mass of the small ball.

2. A block weighing 400 kg rests on a horizontal surface and supports on top of it,
another block of weight 100 kg as shown. The block W2 is attached to a vertical wall
by a string 6 m long. Find the magnitude of the horizontal force P applied to the
lower block as shown in figure that shall be necessary so that slipping of W 2 occurs.

3. A sphere of mass m,, moving with velocity V,, enters a hanging bag of sand and stops. If the mass of the
bag is M and it is raised by height h, express the Velocity of the sphere (V) in terms of m, M and h.
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