ITT Technical Institute
Framingham, Massachusetts
Quarter 6 Electronics Physics
Instructor: Paul Burney
Name __________________________________
Newtonian Mechanics (Makeup Test)
INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer the following multiple choice questions. Circle the best
answer or fill in the bubble of your choice. Take your time. No
partial credit will be given. Good Luck!
PROBLEMS:
- Which of the numbers below has the most significant
figures?
A305.0 cm
B0.0500 cm
C1.000813 cm
D8.06 x 104
cm
- If A = 11, B = 3, and C =5, then 2(BC - A)2 - 12 =
A- 10
B0
C10
D20
- A drag racer starts from rest and accelerates to a speed of 76
m/s in 8.3 seconds. What is the acceleration of the car?
A- 4.58
m/s2
B4.58 m/s2
C9.16 m/s2
D630.8 m/s2
- Which is true for projectile motion?
AThe x velocity is always
increasing
BThe y velocity is
constant
CThe x and y velocity are
independent of each other
DThe average of the x and
y velocity is the total velocity
- A golf ball is hit at a speed of 45 m/s at an angle of 73°. It's range is:
A2.57 m
B57.8 m
C116 m
D198 m
- Which of the following is always true?
Akinetic friction is
greater than static friction
Bkinetic friction is
greater than the normal force
Ckinetic friction is less
than static friction
Dkinetic friction acts on
bodies at rest
- The Conservation of Energy equations allow us to measure the
conservation of which two energies?
APotential and Heat
BSolar and Electric
CKinetic and Potential
DWind and Kinetic
- Which of the forms below is not Newton's second
law:
AF = Dp / Dt
BF = ma
Ca = F / m
Dm = a / F
- A 0.2 kg cue ball rolling at 1.4 m/s elastically collides
directly with a 0.2 kg 9-Ball. The speed of the cue ball after
the collision is:
A0.2 kg
B-1.4 m/s
C0 m/s
D0.7 m/s
- "Weightlessness" on the space shuttle is caused by:
AAbsence of gravity
BAbsence of air
resistance
CAnti-gravity
generators
DThe relative motion of
shuttle and astronaut
