Assigment 2: MOTION IN TWO AND THREE DIMENSIONS

1. A 1.5-N ball is thrown at an angle of 30 0 above the horizontal with an initial speed of 12 m/s. At
its highest point, the net force on the ball is:
A. 9.8 N, 30 0 below horizontal
B. zero
c. 9.8 N, up
D. 9.8 N, down E.
1.5 N, down

2. Two forces are applied to a 5.0-kg object; one is 6.0 N to the north and the other is 8.0 N to the
west. The magnitude of the acceleration of the object is:
A. 0.50 m/s2
B. 2.0m/s2
C. 2.8 m/s2
D. 10m/s2 E.
50m/s2

3. Which of the following is NOT an example of accelerated motion?

A. Vertical component of projectile motion
B. Circular motion at constant speed
C. A swinging pendulum
D. Earth's motion about sun
E. Horizontal component of projectile motion

4. Two bodies are falling with negligible air resistance, side by side, above a horizontal plane. If
one of the bodies is given an additional horizontal acceleration during its descent, it:
A. strikes the plane at the same time as the other body
B. has the vertical component of its velocity altered
C. has the vertical component of its acceleration altered
D. follows a hyperbolic path
E. follows a straight line path along the resultant acceleration vector

5. The velocity of a projectile equals its initial velocity added to:

A. a constant horizontal velocity
B. a constant vertical velocity
C. a constantly increasing horizontal velocity
D. a constantly increasing downward velocity E. a constant velocity directed at the target

6. A stone thrown from the top of a tall building follows a path that is:
 A. circular
B. made of two straight line segments
C. hyperbolic
D. parabolic
E. a straight line

7. Identical guns fire identical bullets horizontally at the same speed from the same height above
level planes, one on Earth and one on the Moon. Which of the following three statements is/are
true?
I. The horizontal distance traveled by the bullet is greater for the Moon.
Il. The flight time is less for the bullet on Earth.
111. The velocity of the bullets at impact are the same.
A. III only
B. I and Il only
c. I and III only
D. 11 and 111 only
E. 1, 11, 111

8. A stone is thrown horizontally and follows the path XYZ shown. The direction of the
acceleration of the stone at point Y is:

z
horizontal

A. 1

9. A bullet shot horizontally from a gun:

A. strikes the ground much later than one dropped vertically from the same point at the same
instant
B. never strikes the ground
C. strikes the ground at approximately the same time as one dropped vertically from the same
point at the same instant
D. travels in a straight line
E. strikes the ground much sooner than one dropped from the same point at the same instant
10. A bomber flying in level flight must release its bomb before it is over the target. Neglecting air
resistance, which one of the following is NOT true?
A. The bomber will be over the target when the bomb strikes
B. The acceleration of the bomb is constant
C. The horizontal component of the velocity of the plane equals the vertical component of the
velocity of the bomb when it hits the target
D. The bomb travels in a curved path
E. The time of flight of the bomb is independent of the horizontal component of the velocity
of the plane

11. The airplane shown is in level flight at an altitude of 0.50 km and a speed of 150 km/h. At what
distance d should it release a heavy bomb to hit the target X? Take g = 10 m/s2
150 km/h

0. km
5

A. 150 m
B. 295 m
C. 420 m
D . 2550 m. j
E. 15, 000m
12. An object is shot from the back of a truck moving at 40 km/h on a straight horizontal road. The
launcher is aimed upward, perpendicular to the bed of the truck. The object falls:
A. in front of the truck
B. behind the truck
C. on the truck
D. depends on the initial speed of the object

E. depends on the value of g

13. A stone is thrown horizontally from the top of a 20-m high hill. It strikes the ground at an angle
of 45 0 . With what speed was it thrown?

A. 14 m/s B. 20 m/s
 C. 28 m/s
D. 32 m/s
E. 40 m/s

14. A stone is thrown outward from the top of a 59.4-m high cliff with an upward velocity
component of 19.5 m/s. How many seconds will the stone be in the air?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
7

E. 8

15. A large cannon is fired from ground level over level ground at an angle of 30 0 above the
horizontal. The initial speed is 980 m/s. Neglecting air resistance, the projectile will travel what
horizontal distance before striking the ground?
A. 4300m
B. 8500m
c. 43, 000m D.
85, 000m E.
170,
16. A projectile has an initial velocity at an angle above the horizontal. It reaches the highest point
P of its trajectory in a time T after launch. The highest point is a vertical distance hmax and a
horizontal distance d from the firing point and the speed of the projectile at the highest point is
v. All of the following statements are true except:

A. t= (vo cos𝜃0 )/g

B. d = VOT cos 90
C. hmax — (vo sin 90)2 /2g
D. v = vo cos 90
E. the acceleration is g (in magnitude)

17. A boy on the edge of a vertical cliff 20m high throws a stone horizontally outwards with a speed
of 20 m/s. It strikes the ground at what horizontal distance from the foot of the cliff? Use g =
10m/s2
A. 10m B. 40m
C. 50m
D. 50v6m
E. none of these
18. Which of the curves on the graph below best represents the vertical component vy of the velocity
versus the time t for a projectile fired at an angle of 45 0 above the horizontal?

A. oc
B. B. DE
c. AB
D. AE
E.
4:
19. A cannon fires a projectile as shown. The dashed line shows the trajectory in the absence of
gravity; points MNOP correspond to one second intervals. Using g = 10m/s2 , the lengths x,Y,z
are:

A. 5m, 10m, 15m

B. 5m, 20m, 45m
C. 10m, 40m, 90m
D. 10m, 20m, 30m
E. 0.2m, 0.8m, 1.8m

20. A dart is thrown horizontally toward X at 20 m/s as shown. It hits Y 0.1 s later. The distance
XY is:

A.
B.
C. 0.5 m
D. 0.1m
 E. 0.05 m
21. A projectile is fired from ground level over level ground with an initial velocity that has a
vertical component of 20 m/s and a horizontal component of 30 m/s. Using g = 10 m/s2 , the
distance between the launching to landing points is:
A. 40m
B. 60m
C. 80m
D. 120m

E. 180m

22. Why do raindrops fall with constant speed during the later stages of their descent?
A. The gravitational force is the same for all drops
B. Air resistance just balances the force of gravity
C. The drops all fall from the same height
D. The force of gravity is negligible for objects as small as raindrops
E. Gravity cannot increase the speed of a falling object to more than 9.8 m/s

23. A ball is thrown downward from the edge of a cliff with an initial speed that is greater than the
terminal speed. Initially its acceleration is:

,,,,,,,,A Downward
B. upward
C. downward and greater than g
D. downward and less than g
E. downward and equal to g
24. A ball is thrown upward into the air with a speed that is greater than terminal speed. On the way
up it slows down and, after its speed equals the terminal speed but before it gets to the top of its
trajectory:
A. its speed is constant
B. it continues to slow down
C. it speeds up
D. its motion becomes jerky

E. none of the above an

25. A ball is thrown upward into the air with a speed that is greater than terminal speed. It lands at
the place where it was thrown. During its flight the force of air resistance is the greatest:
A. just after it is thrown
B. halfway up
C. at the top of its trajectory
D. D. halfway down
E. just before it lands.
26. When a tennis ball is dropped from a great enough height in air, it reaches a terminal speed of
about 30 m/s. Take the magnitude of the drag force to be proportional to the speed of the ball.
How much time does it take after it is dropped to reach 80% of its terminal speed?
A. 0
B. 0.68 s
c. 0.83 s
D. 2.2 s
E. 4.9 s

27. Which of the following five graphs is correct for a particle moving in a circle of radius r at a
constant speed of 10m/s?

a
c

a a

28. An object moves in a circle. If the radius is doubled keeping the speed the same then the
centripetal force must be:
A. twice as great
B. half as great
C. four times as great
D. one-fourth as great
E. the same
29. An object moves in a circle. If the mass is tripled, the speed halved, and the radius unchanged,
then the centripetal force must change by a factor of:
A. 3/2 B.
3/4 C. 9/4
D. 6
E. 12
30. If a satellite moves above Earth's atmosphere in a circular orbit with constant speed, then:
A. its acceleration and velocity are always in the same direction
B. the net force on it is zero
C. its velocity is constant
D. it will fall back to Earth when its fuel is used up E. its acceleration is toward the Earth

31. An object, tied to a string, moves in a circle at constant speed on a horizontal surface as shown. The
direction of the displacement of this object, as it travels from W to X is:

x z

32. A particle moves with constant speed around the circle shown below. When it is at point A its
coordinates are c = O, y = 2m and its velocity is (4m/s) î. When it is at point B its velocity and
acceleration are:

A. —(4 m/s)j and (8 m/s2 ) î, respectively

B. (4m/s) î and —(8 m/s2) î, respectively
C. (4 m/s)j and (8 m/s2) î, respectively
D. (4 m/s) î and (2 m/s2)j, respectively
E. (4 m/s)j and 0, respectively
33. An airplane makes a gradual 90 0 turn while flying at a constant speed of 200 m/s. The process takes
20.0 seconds to complete. For this turn the magnitude of the average acceleration of the plane is:
A. zero
B. 40 m/s2
C. 20 m/s2
D. 14 m/s2
E. 10 m/s2
34. An airplane is flying north at 500 km/h. It makes a gradual 180 0 turn at constant speed, changing its
direction of travel from north through east to south. The process takes 40 s. The average acceleration
of the plane for this turn (in km/h•s) is:
A. 12.5 (north)
B. 12.5 (east)
C. 12.5 (south)
D. 25 (north)
E. 25 (south)
35. An object is moving on a circular path of radius T meters at a constant speed of 4.0 m/s. The time
required for one revolution is:
A. 2/T 2 s
B. T 2 /2s
C. T/2s
D. T 2 /4
E. 2/TS

36. A particle moves at constant speed in a circular path. The instantaneous velocity and instantaneous
acceleration vectors are:
A. both tangent to the circular path
B. both perpendicular to the circular path
C. perpendicular to each other
D. opposite to each other E. none of the above

37. A stone is tied to a string and whirled at constant speed in a horizontal circle. The speed is then doubled
without changing the length of the string. Afterward, the magnitude of the acceleration of the stone is:
A. the same
B. twice as great
C. four times as great
D. half as great
E. one-fourth as great
38. Two objects are traveling around different circular orbits with constant speed. They both have the same
acceleration but object A is traveling twice as fast as object B. The orbit radius for object A is the orbit
radius for object B.
A. one-fourth
B. one-half
C. the same as
D. twice
E. four times

39. A stone is tied to a 0.50-m string and whirled at a constant speed of 4.0 m/s in a vertical circle. Its
acceleration in m/s2 at the top of the circle is:
A. 9.8, up
B. 9.8, down
 C. 8.0, down
D. 32, up

E. 32, down

40. A stone is tied to a 0.50-m string and whirled at a constant speed of 4.0 m/s in a vertical circle. The
magnitude of its acceleration in m/s2 at the bottom of the circle is:
A. 9.8, up
B. 9.8, down
C. 8.0, up
C. 32, up
D. 32, down
41. A car rounds a 20-m radius curve at 10 m/s. The magnitude of its acceleration in m/s2 is:
A. 0
B. 0 20
c. 5 0
D. 40
E. 400

42. For a biological sample in a 1.0-m radius centrifuge to have a centripetal acceleration of 25g its speed
in m/s must be:
A. 11
B. 16
c. 50
D. 122
E. 245
43. A girl on a merry-go-round moves horizontally in a circle at constant speed. She travels one fourth of
a revolution, a distance of 25m along the circumference of the circle, in 5.0 s. The magnitude of her
acceleration is:
A. 0.31 m/s2
B. 1.3 m/s2
C. 1.6 m/s2
D. 3.9 m/s2
E. 6.3 m/s2

44. A stone is tied to the end of a string and is swung with constant speed around a horizontal circle with
a radius of 1.5 m. If it makes two complete revolutions each second, its acceleration is:
A. 0.24 m/s2
B. 2.4 m/s2
C. 24 m/s2
D. 240 m/s2
E. 2400 m/s2
45. An object is traveling around a circular orbit, speeding up as it goes. This means that:
A. the radial component of its acceleration is decreasing in magnitude
B. the radial component of its acceleration remains constant in magnitude
C. the tangential component of its acceleration is in the direction of its velocity
D. the tangential component of its acceleration is opposite its velocity in direction E. the tangential
component of its acceleration is zero

46. An object is traveling around a circular orbit, slowing down as it goes. This means that:
A. the radial component of its acceleration is increasing in magnitude
B. the radial component of its acceleration remains constant in magnitude
C. the tangential component of its acceleration is in the direction of its velocity
D. the tangential component of its acceleration is opposite its velocity in direction E. the tangential
component of its acceleration is zero

47. An object is traveling around a circular orbit with a 12m radius. At one instant its speed is 6m/s and is
increasing at 4m/s2 . At that instant the magnitude of its acceleration is:
A. 0
B. 2 m/s2
C. 3 m/s2
D. 4 m/s2
E. 5 m/s2
48. An object starts from rest and travels around a 6.0-m radius circular orbit, with its speed increasing at
the rate of 8.0 m/s2. after 0.75 s the magnitude of its acceleration is:
A. 6.0 m/s2
B. 8.0 m/s2
C. 10 m/s2
D. 12 m/s2
E. 14 m/s2

49. a stone is tied to a long string and swung in a horizontal circle. At one instant its speed is 4.5 m/s, the
radial component of its acceleration is 1.7 m/s2, and this component is increasing at the rate of 4.0m/s 3
. At that instant the tangential component of its acceleration is:

A. 0

B. 1.3 m/s2

C. 2.6 m/s2

D. 5.3 m/s2

E. 6.6 m/s2