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The power expended when a barbell is raised 2.0 m in 2 s is


A) 1 W.
B) 4 W.
C) 8 W.
D) dependent on the mass of the barbell.

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A 5-kg fish swimming at a speed of 1 m/s swallows an absent-minded 1-kg fish at rest. The speed of the larger fish after lunch is


A) 1/2 m/s.
B) 2/5 m/s.
C) 5/6 m/s.
D) 6/5 m/s.
E) 1 m/s.

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A freight train rolls along a track with considerable momentum. If it rolls at the same speed but has twice as much mass, its momentum is


A) zero.
B) doubled.
C) quadrupled.
D) unchanged.

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When a car is braked to a stop, its kinetic energy is transformed to


A) stopping energy.
B) potential energy.
C) energy of motion.
D) energy of rest.
E) heat.

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A moving object on which no forces are acting will continue to move with constant


A) acceleration.
B) impulse.
C) momentum.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

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A 5000-kg freight car runs into a 10,000-kg freight car at rest. They couple upon collision and move with a speed of 2 m/s. What was the initial speed of the 5000-kg car?


A) 4 m/s
B) 5 m/s
C) 6 m/s
D) 8 m/s
E) none of the above

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No work is done by gravity on a bowling ball that rolls along a bowling alley because


A) no force acts on the ball.
B) no distance is covered by the ball.
C) the force on the ball is at right angles to the ball's motion.
D) no potential energy is being converted to kinetic energy.
E) its kinetic energy remains constant.

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Consider driving into a massive concrete wall with no "give," versus having a head-on collision at the same speed with an identical car moving toward you at the same speed. It would be more damaging to hit the


A) car.
B) wall.
C) both the same

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Can an object have mechanical energy without having momentum? Momentum without having energy? Explain.

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An object can have potential energy with...

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When a rifle is fired, it recoils so both the bullet and rifle are set in motion. The rifle and bullet ideally acquire equal


A) but opposite amounts of momentum.
B) amounts of kinetic energy.
C) both A and B
D) none of the above

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A car that travels twice as fast as another when braking to a stop will skid


A) twice as far.
B) four times as far.
C) depends on the mass of the cars

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A 1-kg chunk of putty moving at 1 m/s collides with and sticks to a 5-kg bowling ball that is initially at rest. The bowling ball and putty are then set in motion with a speed of


A) 1/4 m/s.
B) 1/5 m/s.
C) 1/6 m/s.
D) none of the above
E) not enough information given

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Suppose you are at the edge of a cliff and you throw one ball downward and another upward at the same speed. Which will hit the ground faster? Does it make a difference in which direction the ball is thrown? Explain.

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In terms of conservation of energy, no m...

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A piece of putty moving with 1 unit of momentum strikes and sticks to a heavy bowling ball that is initially at rest. After the putty sticks to the ball, both move with a combined momentum of


A) less than 1 unit.
B) more than 1 unit.
C) 1 unit.
D) not enough information given

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The difference between impulse and impact force involves the


A) distance the force acts.
B) time the force acts.
C) difference between acceleration and velocity.
D) mass and its effect on resisting a change in momentum.

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In terms of momentum, why is a glass less likely to break if it falls on a carpeted floor compared with falling on a hard concrete floor?

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The carpet has more "give," which means ...

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A railroad diesel engine coasting at 10 km/h runs into a stationary flatcar. The diesel weighs four times as much as the flatcar. How fast do the cars move when they stick together upon collision?

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Momentum before collision = ma...

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The force on an apple hitting the ground depends upon


A) the speed of the apple just before it hits.
B) the time of impact with the ground.
C) whether or not the apple bounces.
D) all of the above

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A person on the edge of a roof throws a ball downward. It strikes the ground with 100 J of kinetic energy. The person throws an identical ball upward with the same initial speed, and this too falls to the ground. Neglecting air resistance, the second ball hits the ground with a kinetic energy of


A) 100 J.
B) 200 J.
C) less than 100 J.
D) more than 200 J.
E) none of the above

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You do work on a body when you lift it against gravity. How does this work relate to gravitational potential energy? If the lifted body is dropped, what becomes of this energy?

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The work you do on the lifted body may b...

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