Section 11.2 Conservation of Energy

Practice Test
      
  1.A large chunk of ice with mass 12.0 kg falls from a roof 6.00 m above the ground. Ignoring air resistance, what is the speed of the ice when it reaches the ground?  
  a.   12.5 m/s  
  b.   7.67 m/s  
  c.   10.8 m/s  
  d.   12.1 m/s  
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  2.If the mass of the ball rolling down the ramp in Figure 11-10 were doubled, how would its speed at the bottom of the ramp be affected?  
  a.   It wouldn't change.  
  b.   It would be halved.  
  c.   It would be quadrupled.  
  d.   It would be doubled.  
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  3.A 4.5-kg rock loses 375 J of potential energy while falling to the ground. What is the rock's speed just before it strikes the ground?  
  a.   20 m/s  
  b.   18 m/s  
  c.   13 m/s  
  d.   9.1 m/s  
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  4.A collision in which kinetic energy decreases is called a(n) __________.  
  a.   mechanical collision  
  b.   energy conservation  
  c.   elastic collision  
  d.   inelastic collision  
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  5.The sum of the kinetic and gravitational potential energies of a system is called __________.  
  a.   conserved energy  
  b.   mechanical energy  
  c.   momentum  
  d.   reference energy  
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  6.A bike rider approaches a hill at a speed of 3.5 m/s. The mass of the bike and rider together is 77 kg. What is the initial kinetic energy of the system?  
  a.   1.2×103 J  
  b.   3.1×103 J  
  c.   4.7×102 J  
  d.   2.6×103 J  
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  7.The law of conservation of energy states that __________.  
  a.   the total amount of energy in any system is the sum of its kinetic and gravitational potential energies  
  b.   if a system is isolated from external forces, then the total amount of energy is constant  
  c.   the total amount of energy in any system is its mechanical energy  
  d.   in a closed, isolated system, the total amount of energy is constant  
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  8.A bike rider approaches a hill at a speed of 3.5 m/s. The mass of the bike and rider together is 77 kg. The rider coasts up the hill. Assuming that there is no friction, at what height will the bike come to rest?  
  a.   1.6 m  
  b.   0.62 m  
  c.   3.7 m  
  d.   4.1 m  
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  9.In an accident on a slippery road, a car with mass 800.0 kg, moving at 12.0 m/s, smashes into the rear end of a car with mass 1250 kg moving at 8.0 m/s in the same direction. How much kinetic energy was lost in the collision if the wrecked cars lock together?  
  a.   3.9×104 J  
  b.   4.1×104 J  
  c.   6.1×104 J  
  d.   3.9×103 J  
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  10.In Figure 11-5, estimate the vertical velocity of an orange when it hits the juggler's left hand.  
  a.   4.5 m/s  
  b.   20 m/s  
  c.   0.45 m/s  
  d.   2 m/s  
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  11.A large chunk of ice with mass 12.0 kg falls from a roof 6.00 m above the ground. Ignoring air resistance, what is the kinetic energy of the ice when it reaches the ground?  
  a.   7.06×102 J  
  b.   -7.06×103 J  
  c.   -7.06×102 J  
  d.   7.06×103 J  
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  12.If no other forms of energy besides kinetic and gravitational potential energy are present, then mechanical energy is represented by the equation __________.  
  a.   PEg = E + KE  
  b.   ME = 1/2 (KE)(PEg)2  
  c.   E = KE + PEg  
  d.   PEg = mgh  
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  13.In Figure 11-13, case 3, if vi were doubled, how would the magnitude of the final velocity be affected?  
  a.   It wouldn't change.  
  b.   It would be quadrupled.  
  c.   It would be halved.  
  d.   It would be doubled.  
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  14.In Figure 11-12, if cart D were given an initial velocity of 1 m/s to the left, what would the final velocities of each cart be?  
  a.   cart C, 2 m/s to the left; cart D, 1 m/s to the left  
  b.   cart C, 1 m/s to the left; cart D, 1 m/s to the right  
  c.   cart C, 0 m/s; cart D, 0 m/s  
  d.   cart C, 0 m/s; cart D, 2 m/s to the right  
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