Phys 101 Lab. MIDTERM EXAM Summer 2009 I. IDENTIFICATION/FILL-IN THE BLANKS.

S. Write your answers at the first page of your white notes. Strictly no Erasures and Tampering.(2 pts each) 1. The process of comparing a certain quantity with a standard. 2. The uncertainty between the measured value and the standard value called ____________. 3. The sum of individual readings divided by the total number of observations. 4. In the vernier caliper, correct reading of up to ______ cm can be obtained. 5. The numerical error divided the standard or accepted value expressed in percentage. 6. In analytical method, the ________________ component of a force is Fsin. 7. In the polygon method, the closing side is the _________________________. 8. In uniform motion, the object is moving at constant ____________________. 9. In uniformly accelerated motion, the object is moving at constant _____________________. 10. Newtons second law of motion states that the _________________ is proportional to the net force and inversely proportional to the mass. 11. The time rate of change of velocity. 12. The _______________ of a force will cause the rotation of a body about an axis. 13. The point where the weight of the body is considered to act. 14. The rate of doing work. 15. The energy of a body due to its motion. II. TRUE or FALSE. Write T if the statement is correct and F if false. Write your answers at the first page of the white notes. Strictly no Erasures and Tampering.(2 pts each) 1. Weight is a vector quantity. 2. Starting from rest, the velocity v of a free-falling body at any time t is given by v = gt. 3. The metric micrometer caliper can be used to measure up to 0.01 mm. 4. The triangle method is generally used to find the resultant of more than two vectors. 5. The acceleration due to gravity is approximately 9.8 cm/s2. 6. Accuracy is the nearness of the obtained value from the standard value. 7. As the mass of the body increases, the acceleration also increases. 8. In an equilibrium system, the sum of the clockwise moments must be equal to the counterclockwise moments. 9. It is possible to obtain a measurement of 10.10325 cm by using a ruler. 10. The unit kg m2/s2 can be a unit of work. III. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Write only the letters of the corresponding answers in capital letters at the first page of your white notes. Strictly no Erasures and Tampering. (2 pts each) 1. The perpendicular distance from the axis of rotation to the line of action of the force. a. moment arm c. radius b. fulcrum d. center of gravity 2. The slope of the time-velocity graph is a. displacement c. acceleration b. average velocity d. time 3. Which of the following is NOT a unit of energy? a. ftlb c. Joule

b. Ncm d. Nm/s 4. Starting from rest, the velocity of a free-falling body at any time can be obtained if a. time of travel is known c. initial velocity is known b. mass is known d. force is known 5. When a constant force is applied to an object, it will have a. constant velocity c. constant mass b. constant acceleration d. increasing acceleration 6. A body moving in uniform motion has a. constant velocity c. constant mass b. constant acceleration d. increasing acceleration 7. When a 50-N force is applied at the right of the fulcrum of a beam at a distance of 2 m, it will produce a a. clockwise moment of 50 Nm c. counterclockwise moment of 50 Nm b. clockwise moment of 100 Nm d. counterclockwise moment of 100 Nm 8. Potential energy is dependent on a. weight and velocity c. weight and acceleration b. weight and distance d. weight and height 9. The sum of potential and kinetic energies in a conservative system is a. always increasing c. constant b. always decreasing d. zero 10. Which is true about a body that moves at constant acceleration? a. Its velocity increases c. Its velocity is constant b. Its displacement is constant d. Its mass increases IV. Solve the following problems. Round off all answers to 2-decimal places. 1. A 40 grams ball is projected vertically upward with a velocity of 80 cm/sec. Calculate the maximum height reached by the ball. (2 pts.) 2. Ms. Wa weighing 400N climbed a stairway 6.5m high in 2 minutes. What is the Horsepower of Ms. Wa? (3 pts.) 3. The center of gravity of 0.15kg meter stick is located at 0.65m mark and the stick is supported at 0.95m mark. Where must be the 1.2kg object be hung in order to have in equilibrium? (5 pts.) 4. An object is dropped from a stationary plane at an altitude of 12,000 meters. How long it will take the object to hit the ground? (3 pts.) V. Complete the tables. Round off all your answers to 3 decimal places. Table 1. Metric & English System. (10 pts.) Metric Units English Units Trial Length Width Thickness Length Width Thickness 1 9.55 6.00 1.1 3.75 2.375 0.437 2 9.60 6.10 1.1 3.75 2.375 0.4375 Average cm Cm cm in in in 2 2 Area = cm Area = in 3 Volume = cm Volume = in3 2

Table 2. Relationship between Experimental Value Thickness 1inch = Area 1inch2 = Volume 1inch3 =

English & Metric( 9 pts.) Accepted Value Numerical Error 1inch = 2.54 cm 1inch2 = 6.452 cm2 1inch3 = 16.387 cm3

Percentage Error

Table 3.(11 pts.): S = 0.05 mm n = 50 L.C. = 0.01 Trial 1: MS = 18.5 & CS = 45; Trial 2: MS = 19.0 & CS = 46; Trial 1 2 Ave. Volume of steel ball= mm3 Volume of steel ball = Micrometer Caliper Diameter of steel ball (mm)

zero reading = _2_

Vernier Caliper Diameter of steel ball (cm) (mm) 1.85 1.86 mm3

Difference = ________________ %Difference = ______________%

Table 4. Relationship between force and acceleration. (12 pts.) Potential Energy Range (m) Kinetic Energy Velocity (m/s) K.E.=1/2mV %Difference

Trial

H1

P.E.=mgh(J)

1 2 3

0.485 0.536 0.585

0.10 0.15 0.20

0.39 0.50 0.55 GOOD LUCK!!!

Prepared by: Engr. Nio Blones, RME Engr. Melvin B. Tribaco, ECE, MEE