Practice Quiz

1. 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. 17 rad/s2
b. 14 rad/s2
c. 20 rad/s2
d. 23 rad/s2
e. 13 rad/s2

b
2. A wheel rotating about a fixed axis has an angular position given by
= 3.0 2.0t3 , where is measured in radians and t in seconds. What is the
angular acceleration of the wheel at t = 2.0 s?
a. 1.0 rad/s2
b. 24 rad/s2
c. 2.0 rad/s2
d. 4.0 rad/s2
e. 3.5 rad/s2

b
3. The turntable of a record player has an angular velocity of 8.0 rad/s when it is
turned off. The turntable comes to rest 2.5 s after being turned off. Through how
many radians does the turntable rotate after being turned off? Assume constant
angular acceleration.
a. 12 rad
b. 8.0 rad
c. 10 rad
d. 16 rad
e. 6.8 rad

c
4. A wheel rotates about a fixed axis with an initial angular velocity of 20 rad/s.
During a 5.0-s interval the angular velocity decreases to 10 rad/s. Assume that
the angular acceleration is constant during the 5.0-s interval. How many radians
does the wheel turn through during the 5.0-s interval?
a. 95 rad
b. 85 rad
c. 65 rad
d. 75 rad
e. 125 rad

1
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d
6. A thin uniform rod (length = 1.2 m, mass = 2.0 kg) is pivoted about a horizontal,
frictionless pin through one end of the rod. (The moment of inertia of the rod
about this axis is ML 2/3.) The rod is released when it makes an angle of 37 with
the horizontal. What is the angular acceleration of the rod at the instant it is
released?
a. 9.8 rad/s2
b. 7.4 rad/s2
c. 8.4 rad/s2
d. 5.9 rad/s2
e. 6.5 rad/s2

a
7. A wheel rotating about a fixed axis with a constant angular acceleration of
2.0 rad/s2 starts from rest at t = 0. The wheel has a diameter of 20 cm. What is the
magnitude of the total linear acceleration of a point on the outer edge of the
wheel at t = 0.60 s?
a. 0.25 m/s2
b. 0.50 m/s2
c. 0.14 m/s2
d. 0.34 m/s2
e. 0.20 m/s2

a
8. A disk (radius = 8.0 cm) that rotates about a fixed axis starts from rest and
accelerates at a constant rate to an angular velocity of 4.0 rad/s in 2.0 s. What is
the magnitude of the total linear acceleration of a point on the rim of the disk at
the instant when the angular velocity of the disk is 1.5 rad/s?
a. 24 cm/s2
b. 16 cm/s2
c. 18 cm/s2
d. 34 cm/s2
e. 44 cm/s2

a
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10. A wheel (radius = 0.20 m) is mounted on a frictionless, horizontal axis. A light

cord wrapped around the wheel supports a 0.50-kg object, as shown in the
figure. When released from rest the object falls with a downward acceleration of
5.0 m/s2. What is the moment of inertia of the wheel?

a. 0.023 kg m2
b. 0.027 kg m2
c. 0.016 kg m2
d. 0.019 kg m2
d
11. A mass m = 4.0 kg is connected, as shown, by a light cord to a mass M = 6.0 kg,
which slides on a smooth horizontal surface. The pulley rotates about a
frictionless axle and has a radius R = 0.12 m and a moment of inertia
I = 0.090 kg m2. The cord does not slip on the pulley. What is the magnitude of
the acceleration of m?

a. 2.4 m/s2
b. 2.8 m/s2
c. 3.2 m/s2
d. 4.2 m/s2
e. 1.7 m/s2

a
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12. A wheel (radius = 0.20 m) starts from rest and rotates with a constant angular
acceleration of 2.0 rad/s2. At the instant when the angular velocity is equal to
1.2 rad/s, what is the magnitude of the total linear acceleration of a point on the
rim of the wheel?
a. 0.40 m/s2
b. 0.29 m/s2
c. 0.69 m/s2
d. 0.49 m/s2
e. 0.35 m/s2

d
13. Two particles (m1 = 0.20 kg, m2 = 0.30 kg) are positioned at the ends of a 2.0-m
long rod of negligible mass. What is the moment of inertia of this rigid body
about an axis perpendicular to the rod and through the center of mass?
a. 0.48 kg m2
b. 0.50 kg m2
c. 1.2 kg m2
d. 0.80 kg m2
e. 0.70 kg m2

a
14. Four identical particles (mass of each = 0.40 kg) are placed at the vertices of a
rectangle (2.5 m 4.0 m) and held in those positions by four light rods which
form the sides of the rectangle. What is the moment of inertia of this rigid body
about an axis that passes through the mid-points of the shorter sides and is
parallel to the longer sides?
a. 2.2 kg m2
b. 2.8 kg m2
c. 2.5 kg m2
d. 3.1 kg m2
e. 1.6 kg m2

c
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15. The rigid object shown is rotated about an axis perpendicular to the paper and
through point P. The total kinetic energy of the object as it rotates is equal to 1.4 J.
If M = 1.3 kg and L = 0.50 m, what is the angular velocity of the object? Neglect
the mass of the connecting rods and treat the masses as particles.

2M

L
2
L L
M M
P L
2

2M

a. 1.3 rad/s
b. 1.5 rad/s
c. 1.7 rad/s
d. 1.2 rad/s
e. 2.1 rad/s

c
16. Three particles, each of which has a mass of 80 g, are positioned at the vertices of
an equilateral triangle with sides of length 60 cm. The particles are connected by
rods of negligible mass. What is the moment of inertia of this rigid body about an
axis that is parallel to one side of the triangle and passes through the respective
midpoints of the other two sides?
a. 0.018 kg m2
b. 0.020 kg m2
c. 0.016 kg m2
d. 0.022 kg m2
e. 0.032 kg m2

c
17. Particles (mass of each = 0.20 kg) are placed at the 40-cm and 100-cm marks of a
meter stick of negligible mass. This rigid body is free to rotate about a frictionless
pivot at the 0-cm end. The body is released from rest in the horizontal position.
What is the initial angular acceleration of the body?
a. 12 rad/s2
b. 5.9 rad/s2
c. 8.4 rad/s2
d. 5.4 rad/s2
e. 17 rad/s2

a
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18. A wheel (radius = 12 cm) is mounted on a frictionless, horizontal axle that is

perpendicular to the wheel and passes through the center of mass of the wheel. A
light cord wrapped around the wheel supports a 0.40-kg object. If released from
rest with the string taut, the object is observed to fall with a downward
acceleration of 3.0 m/s2. What is the moment of inertia (of the wheel) about the
given axle?
a. 0.023 kg m2
b. 0.013 kg m2
c. 0.020 kg m2
d. 0.016 kg m2
e. 0.035 kg m2

b
19. A uniform rod is 2.0 m long. The rod is pivoted about a horizontal, frictionless
pin through one end. The rod is released from rest at the horizontal position.
What is the angular acceleration of the rod at the instant the rod makes an angle
of 70 with the horizontal?
a. 3.7 rad/s2
b. 1.3 rad/s2
c. 2.5 rad/s2
d. 4.9 rad/s2
e. 1.9 rad/s2

c
20. A uniform meter stick is pivoted to rotate about a horizontal axis through the
25-cm mark on the stick. The stick is released from rest in a horizontal position.
The moment of inertia of a uniform rod about an axis perpendicular to the rod
and through the center of mass of the rod is given by (1/12)ML2. Determine the
magnitude of the initial angular acceleration of the stick.
a. 17 rad/s2
b. 13 rad/s2
c. 15 rad/s2
d. 19 rad/s2
e. 23 rad/s2

a
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21. Identical particles are placed at the 50-cm and 80-cm marks on a meter stick of
negligible mass. This rigid body is then mounted so as to rotate freely about a
pivot at the 0-cm mark on the meter stick. If this body is released from rest in a
horizontal position, what is the angular speed of the meter stick as it swings
through its lowest position?
a. 4.2 rad/s
b. 5.4 rad/s
c. 4.6 rad/s
d. 5.0 rad/s
e. 1.7 rad/s

b
22. A uniform rod is 3.0 m long. The rod is pivoted about a horizontal, frictionless
pin through one end. The rod is released from rest at an angle of 27 above the
horizontal. What is the angular speed of the rod as it passes through the
horizontal position?
a. 3.0 rad/s
b. 2.8 rad/s
c. 2.1 rad/s
d. 2.5 rad/s
e. 3.4 rad/s

c
23. A nonuniform 2.0-kg rod is 2.0 m long. The rod is mounted to rotate freely about
a horizontal axis perpendicular to the rod that passes through one end of the rod.
The moment of inertia of the rod about this axis is 4.0 kg m2. The center of mass
of the rod is 1.2 m from the axis. If the rod is released from rest in the horizontal
position, what is its angular speed as it swings through the vertical position?
a. 3.4 rad/s
b. 4.4 rad/s
c. 4.3 rad/s
d. 5.8 rad/s
e. 6.8 rad/s

a
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24. The rigid body shown is rotated about an axis perpendicular to the paper and
through the point P. If M = 0.40 kg, a = 30 cm, and b = 50 cm, how much work is
required to take the body from rest to an angular speed of 5.0 rad/s? Neglect the
mass of the connecting rods and treat the masses as particles.
P
3M M

a b

a. 2.9 J
b. 2.6 J
c. 3.1 J
d. 3.4 J
e. 1.6 J

b
25. A campus bird spots a member of an opposing football team in an amusement
park. The football player is on a ride where he goes around at angular velocity
at distance R from the center. The bird flies in a horizontal circle above him. Will
a dropping the bird releases while flying directly above the persons head hit
him?
a. Yes, because it falls straight down.
b. Yes, because it maintains the acceleration of the bird as it falls.
c. No, because it falls straight down and will land behind the person.
d. Yes, because it mainatins the angular velocity of the bird as it falls.
e. No, because it maintains the tangential velocity the bird had at the instant it
started falling.

e
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26. The figure below shows a graph of angular velocity as a function of time for a car
driving around a circular track. Through how many radians does the car travel in
the first 10 minutes?
(rad/s)
10

0 t (minutes)
4 8 12 16

10

a. 30
b. 50
c. 70
d. 90
e. 100

c
27. A uniform sphere of radius R and mass M rotates freely about a horizontal axis
that is tangent to an equatorial plane of the sphere, as shown below. The moment
of inertia of the sphere about this axis is

2
a. MR 2
.
5
2
b. MR 2
.
3
5
c. MR 2
.
7
7
d. MR 2
.
5
3
e. MR 2
.
2

d
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28. The angular speed of the minute hand of a clock, in rad/s, is

1
a. .
1800
1
b. .
60
1
c. .
30
d. .
e. 120.

c
29. The angular speed of the hour hand of a clock, in rad/min, is
1
a. .
1800
1
b. .
60
1
c. .
30
d. .
e. 120.