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    General Physics 211/221 – Fall 20XX


    MIDTERM X
    XX, XXXX 20XX

    Name______________________________

    Student ID__________________________

    Note: this is a sample midterm – actual exam questions will vary

    Midterm exam is open book and open note. Calculators are allowed.

    Section 1: Multiple Choice


    Choose the best answer to the following questions. Click the answer next to the answer which is
    most correct. No partial credit is awarded.

    Use the following to answer questions 1–3:

    1) Which graph of v versus t best describes the motion of a particle whose velocity is
    constant and negative?
    A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5

    2) In which graph of v versus t does the particle end up closest to its starting point?
    A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5

    3) In which graph of v versus t does the particle end up farthest from its starting point?
    A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5

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    Section 1: Multiple Choice

    4) The graph shows how the position of a particle depends on time. Which choice is
    closest to the instantaneous speed of the particle at t = 3 s?
    A) 0.40 m/s B) 0.67 m/s C) 0.75 m/s D) 1.50 m/s E) 2.22 m/s

    5) Four successive displacements of 3 km, 4 km, 5 km, and 4 km are at right angles to
    each other as shown in the diagram. The magnitude of the resultant displacement is
    A) 16km B) 3km C) 1km D) 2km E) 8km

    1)

    6) An object, located at the origin when t = 0, moves along the x axis as shown in the
    diagram. At which point is the object farthest from its starting point?
    A) A B) B C) C D) D E) E

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    If 7) the speed of particle A is twice that of particle B, the distance particle B travels in a
    given interval of time as compared with particle A is
    A) twice as great. D) four times as great.
    B) half as great. E) one-fourth as great.
    C) the same.

    8) The graph shows the velocity of a particle as a function of time. In the 12 s shown,
    the particle travels
    A) 0 m. B) 1200 m. C) 640 m. D) 440 m. E) 200 m.

    9) A projectile is fired at an angle of 45º above the horizontal. If air resistance is


    neglected, the line in the graph that best represents the horizontal displacement of the
    projectile as a function of travel time is
    A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) None of these is correct.

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    Section 1: Multiple Choice

    10) If a baseball is thrown at an angle of elevation of 30º, its range in the absence of air
    resistance is less than that of one thrown at
    A) 0º B) 80º C) 20º D) 55º E) 90º

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    11) A ball is thrown horizontally from a cliff with a velocity 0. A graph of the
    acceleration of the ball versus the distance fallen could be represented by curve
    A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5

    12) A golfer drives her ball from the tee down the fairway in a high arcing shot. When
    the ball is at the highest point of its flight,
    A) its velocity and acceleration are both zero.
    B) its velocity is zero but its acceleration is nonzero.
    C) its velocity is nonzero but its acceleration is zero.
    D) its velocity and acceleration are both nonzero.
    E) Insufficient information is given to answer correctly.

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    Section 2: Free Answer


    Answer three of the four problems in this section of the exam. Please cross out the problem
    you have selected not to answer. Show all work to receive full credit. Partial credit will also be
    given. Include the formulas you use. Make sure to include units on final answer. Each problem is
    worth 15 points. Use backsides of pages if needed, but provide a “roadmap”.

    Problem 1.
    A typical automobile under hard braking loses speed at a rate of a (7.0 m/s2). A typical reaction
    time to engage the brakes is tr (0.50 s). If a car is initially traveling at a velocity v0, what is the
    stopping distance for the automobile?

    (A) Draw a diagram to help conceptualize the problem and label it with variables. Identify (and
    write down) what is known and what is unknown from the problem.

    (B) What physics approach will we use to solve this problem? Write out all useful equations
    algebraically that will help. Do not include numerical values.

    (C) You are consulted by a local school board which sets the speed limit in a school zones such
    that all cars should be able to stop in 4.0 m. What maximum speed does this imply for an
    automobile in this school zone?

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    Section 2: Free Answer

    Problem 2.
    At time t=0 a particle at rest is at a position described by:
    "⃗ = (10𝑚)*̂ +(4.0𝑚)/̂
    𝒓

    The particle experiences a constant acceleration given by


    "⃗ = (– 6.0 𝑚/𝑠2)*̂ + (4.0𝑚/𝑠2)/̂
    𝒂

    (A) Make two graphs showing (1) position and (2) acceleration vectors for this initial condition
    in 2-dimensions.

    (B) Using the information above and your graphs, find velocity and position vectors as a function
    of time t in 2-dimensions.

    (C) At a later time t = 5 seconds the particle has a new position and new velocity. Find the
    particle’s position "𝒓⃗ and its velocity 𝒗
    "⃗ at t = 5 seconds.

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    Section 2: Free Answer

    Problem 3.
    You are standing on the roof the Science Research and Teaching Center at Portland State, h = 24
    meters from street level. Standing at the edge of the roof, you throw a ball horizontally off the
    rooftop and it hits a point x = 18 meters from the base of SRTC at street level.
    In this problem we seek to determine the initial (launch) and final (landing) speeds of the ball.

    (A) Sketch of picture which sets-up this problem. Draw and label the building height, the
    trajectory of the ball, and initial & final velocities of the ball.

    (B) Identify your physical approach and write out useful equations that will help you solve for
    initial and final velocities of the ball.

    (C) What are the initial and final speeds of the ball? How long does it take the ball to hit the
    ground?

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