1. A 100 kg block is pushed up a plane inclined 30º above the horizontal that is 10 m long.

If the
coefficient of friction between the block and the plane is 0.1, approximately what constant force
parallel to the plane must be applied to the block to raise it from rest from the bottom to the top
of the plane in 3 seconds?
A) 0.49kN
B) 0.085kN
C) 0.22kN
D) 0.80kN
E) 0.58kN

Ans: D
Section: 5.1 Friction

2. A 50 kg block rests on a horizontal surface. The coefficient of static friction between the
block and the surface is
us= 0.50 and the kinetic
uk = 0.35. A force P of 250 N
is applied to the block as indicated in the figure. Which of the following statements is correct?

A) The block remains at rest.

B) The block begins to move with constant speed.
C) The block accelerates to the right.
D) The block does not move until P is increased above 490 N.

Ans: E
Section: 5.1 Friction
E) No conclusions can be drawn about the motion of the block from the information given.
3. A block is placed on a plane whose angle of inclination is 30º. The coefficients of static and
kinetic friction between both surfaces are both 0.2. The block
A) remains at rest on the inclined plane.
B) accelerates down the plane.
C) It moves down the plane at a constant speed.
D) climbs the plane at constant speed
E) accelerates up the plane.

Ans: B
Section: 5.1 Friction

4. A 5 kg stone is thrown onto a horizontal surface with an initial velocity of 2.0 m/s. If it stops
after traveling 20 m, the average friction force acting on the block must have been
A) 1.0N
B) 10N
C) 15N
D) 0.5N
E) 50N

Ans: D
Section: 5.1 Friction

5. Four identical blocks are moving on a surface for which the coefficient of kinetic friction of
each block is µk . The speed of each block is indicated by a vector in the figure. Which block
experiences a greater force of friction?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) The force of friction is the same in all the blocks.

Ans: E
Section: 5.1 Friction

6. A tired worker pushes a 100kg container that is on a very dense carpet. The static and kinetic
friction coefficients are 0.6 and 0.4 respectively. The worker pushes with a force of 500 N. How
much is the force of friction?
A 1000N
B 600N
C 500N
400N
D
100N
E)
Ans: C
Section: 5.1 Friction

7. A block of mass m is at rest on a plane inclined at an angle of 30º above the horizontal, as
shown in the figure. Which of the following statements about the force of friction is correct in
this case?

A) fs > mg
B) f s > mg cos 30º
C) f s = mg cos 30º
D) f s = mg sin 30º
E) None of the other answers are correct.

Ans: D
Section: 5.1 Friction

8. Two objects are sliding at the same speed on a wooden surface. The kinetic coefficient of
friction between the first object and the surface is twice that of the second object. The distance
traveled by the first object before stopping is S. The distance traveled by the second object until it
stops will be
A) impossible to determine without knowing the masses of the objects
B) 2S
C) S /2
D) Yes
E) 4S

Ans: B
Section: 5.1 Friction

9. A 10 kg block is at rest on a horizontal surface. The static friction coefficient is 0.6 and the
kinetic friction is 0.4. If a horizontal force of 40 N is applied to the block, what will be the
friction force acting on the block?
A) 20N
B) 50N
C) 40N
D) 60N
E) 10N

Ans: B
Section: 5.1 Friction
10. A worker pulls a rope that is attached to a 10 kg box located on a rough floor. The static and
dynamic friction coefficients are 0.5 and 0.3 respectively. If the pulling force is 40 N, what is the
force of friction acting on the box? A) 30N
B) 50N
C) 10N
D) 100N
E) 40N

Ans: E
Section: 5.1 Friction

11. A heavy truck and a lighter car travel at the same speed on the same road. If the coefficients
of friction between the tires and the ground are the same for both vehicles, which of them will be
able to stop in the shortest distance when its wheels lock?
A) Car
B) The truck
C) They will both stop at the same distance
D) It cannot be known without knowing the coefficient of kinetic friction.
E) You cannot know without knowing their masses.

Ans: C
Section: 5.1 Friction

12. Which of the following statements about friction is NOT true?

A) µ k is less than µ s .
B) µ k is independent of the relative speed of the surfaces in the range between 1 cm/s and
several meters per second.
C) µ k depends on the relative velocity between the surfaces starting at velocities of several
meters per second
D) Friction coefficients depend on the nature of the surfaces
E) The force of static friction depends on the contact area between the two surfaces.

Ans: E
Section: 5.1 Friction
13. A 5.5 kg object is lowered by sliding from rest down an inclined plane. The plane forms an
angle of 30º with the horizontal and is 72 m long. The coefficient of friction between the plane
and the object is 0.35. What will be the speed of the object when it reaches the bottom of the
plane?
A) 5.3m/s
B) 15m/s
C) 24m/s
D) 17m/s
E) 11m/s

Ans: D
Section: 5.1 Friction

14. A block of wood is dragged at constant speed over a rough surface by pulling it with a rope
with a force of 20 N. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the surfaces is 0.3. The friction
force is
A) impossible to determine without knowing the mass of the block
B) impossible to determine without knowing the speed of the block
C) 0.3N
D) 6N
E) 20N

15. A block of mass m is pushed in the direction shown in the figure at constant speed on a
rough surface. The friction force is equal to

A) µ k mg
B) µ k T cos e
C) µ k ( T – mg )
D) µ k T sin e
E) µ k ( mg – T sin e )

Ans: E
Section: 5.1 Friction

16. An object slides freely down an inclined plane that forms an angle of
27.5º with the horizontal. The downward acceleration is 3.64 m/s . coefficient of friction uk
2

between the plane and the object is

A) µk = 0.52
B) µk = 0.10
C) µk = 0.20
D) µk = 0.30
E) µk = 0.40
17. A mass M = 5.6 kg on a horizontal table is held by a horizontal rope that passes through a
frictionless pulley at the end of which a body of mass m = 3.4 kg hangs freely. The coefficient of
friction between M and the table is 0.28. The acceleration of M is
A) 3.7 m/s 2
B) 2.0 m/s 2
C) 2.2 m/s 2
D) 0.20 m/s 2
E) 0.49 m/s 2

Ans: B
Section: 5.1 Friction

18. An object of mass M = 250. g is at rest on a plane inclined at an angle 0 = 30º above the
horizontal. The coefficient of kinetic friction between M and the plane is µ k = 0.100. The mass
M is attached by means of a rope to another mass m = 200. g, which hangs freely as can be seen
in the figure. When mass m has fallen 30.0 cm, its velocity will be
A 83cm/s
B 48cm/s
C 160cm/s
59cm/s
D
72cm/s
E)
Ans: A
Section: 5.1 Friction

19. A mass M = 4.0 kg on a horizontal table is dragged by a rope that, passing through a pulley,
holds at the other end a freely hanging mass m = 1.9 kg. The coefficient of kinetic friction
between M and the table is µ k = 0.25. The acceleration of M is
A) 5.2 m/s 2
B) 1.5 m/s 2
C) 3.2 m/s 2
D) 4.8 m/s 2
E) 6.4 m/s 2

Ans: B
Section: 5.1 Friction

20. SI units for the friction coefficient are

A) N/m.
B) m.
C) N.
D) No.
E) It has no units.

Ans: E
Section: 5.1 Friction

21. A horizontal force F acts on a mass m resting on a horizontal surface. The acceleration of m
is a . The coefficient of kinetic friction µ k between the mass m and the surface can be calculated
as
A) µk = a / g
B) µk = ( F / mg ) – ( a / g )
C) µk = ( F / mg ) + ( a / g )
D) µk = 0
E) None of the other answers are correct.
Ans: B
Section: 5.1 Friction

22. A mass m 2 = 1.5 kg rests on a horizontal table. The friction coefficients between m 2 and the
table are µ s = 0.3 and µ k = 0.25. The mass m 2 is attached by a rope to the masses m 1 = 2.5 kg
and m 3 = 4.5 kg as shown in the figure. The masses m 1 and m 3 hang freely. The system is
initially at rest. After releasing it, the acceleration of m 2 is approximately

A) 1.9 m/s 2
B) 2.4 m/s 2
C) 3.0 m/s 2
D) zero
E) 13 m/s 2

Ans: A
Section: 5.1 Friction

23. A horizontal force F is used to push an object of mass m up an inclined plane. The angle
between the plane and the horizontal is 0 . The normal plane reaction force acting on the mass m
is
A) mg cos 0 + F cos 0
B) mg cos 0
C) mg cos 0 + F sin 0
D) mg cos 0 – F cos 0
E) impossible to determine because the coefficient of friction is unknown.
Ans: C
Section: 5.1 Friction

24. A block with a mass of 10 kg is at rest on a horizontal surface. The coefficient of static
friction between the block and the surface is 0.30, and the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.25. A
horizontal force of 20 N is applied to the block. How much is the force of friction?
A) 10N
B) 20N
C) 0.10kN
D) 30N
E) 3.0N

Ans: B
Section: 5.1 Friction

25. A block of mass m is pulled by a rope in the direction shown in the figure. The mass m
slides on the rough surface with a constant acceleration a . The friction force is worth
A) µ k mg
B) T cos e – ma
C) µ k ( T – mg )
D) µ k T sin e
E) µ k ( mg + sin e )

Ans: B
Section: 5.1 Friction

26. The system in the figure moves with constant velocity v to the right on a ramp. The system
will accelerate to the right if

A) angle B is increased
B) the angle is increased to
C) the coefficient of friction µ k for surface A is increased
D) the coefficient of friction µ k for surface B is increased
E) the normal force on block 2 is increased

Ans: A
Section: 5.1 Friction
27. A block of mass m b rests on a horizontal surface and is accelerated by a horizontal rope
passing through a frictionless pulley holding at its other end a freely hanging mass m w . The
coefficient of friction between the block and the surface is u and the tension in the rope is T. The
acceleration of the block is given by
A) ( T – m w g )/( m w + m b )
B) T /( µm b g + m b )
C) ( T – µm b )/ m b
D) ( m w g – T )/ m w
E) T / m b – µm b g

Ans: D
Section: 5.1 Friction

28. The blocks in the figure have equal masses and are made of the same materials. The speed is
the same in each figure. The total friction force exerted by the surface S on the blocks is
A) greater in figure C than in figures A or B.
B) the same in figure C as in figure A.
C) the same in figures A, B and C.
D) the same in figure A as in figure B.
E) the same in figure C as in figure B.

Ans: E
Section: 5.1 Friction

29. The free body diagram that best represents the forces acting on the student who is at rest on
the inclined plane is
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5

Ans: E
Section: 5.1 Friction

30. The free body diagram that best represents the forces acting on the student sliding down the
inclined plane is
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5

Ans: E
Section: 5.1 Friction

31. A block of mass M slides down an inclined plane that makes an angle 0 with the horizontal.
If the coefficient of static friction is
usy the kinetic
uk, the acceleration of
block is given by:
A) g sin 0 – g ■ us × cos 0
B) g cos 0 – g
■ uk × cos 0
C) g
■ u s × cos 0 – g sin 0
D) g sin 0 – g ■ uk × cos 0
E) g sin 0 – g
■ u s × cos 0 – g
u k × cos 0

Ans: A
Section: 5.1 Friction

32. A 2 kg block is placed on an inclined plane such that the upper part AB has a coefficient of
kinetic friction (
uk) of 0.70, while the lower part of the plane BC has a
coefficient of kinetic friction
u k = 0.95. The angle of inclination of the plane with
respect to the horizontal is 40º. The block is released from rest. If the distance AB is 10 m, what
distance will it slide from B until it stops?

A) 2.7m
B) 21m
C) 23m
D) 13m
E) 260m

Ans: D
Section: 5.1 Friction
33. A 6000 kg truck accelerates at 0.5 m/s 2 up a slope 5º with respect to the horizontal. If the
resistance forces formed by the friction in the wheels and the friction of the air represent 80 N for
every 1000 kg of mass of the truck, how much is the propulsion force that the engine exerts on
the truck to make it rise with that acceleration?
A) 8100N
B) 8600N
C) 8200N
D) 7700N
E) 1700N

Ans: B
Section: 5.1 Friction

34. A block of mass m = 20 kg lies on a horizontal surface; It is connected to a massless hook

by means of a light, inextensible rope passing through an ideal pulley. The friction coefficients
between the block and the surface are 0.50 (static) and 0.30 (kinetic). Above block m is a second
block of mass M = 20 kg. The friction coefficients between the blocks are 0.80 (static) and 0.60
(kinetic). How much weight must be added to the hook so that it begins to slide the block m over
the surface

A) 10kg
B) 98kg
C) 20kg

D) 16kg
E) 200kg
Ans: C
Section: 5.1 Friction

35. A block of mass m = 20 kg lies on a horizontal surface; It is connected to a massless hook

by means of a light, inextensible rope passing through an ideal pulley. The friction coefficients
between the block and the surface are 0.50 (static) and 0.30 (kinetic). If 15 kg is hung from the
hook, what will be the acceleration of the block?

A) 10 m/s
B) 4.4 m/s
C) 2.5 m/s
D) 12 m/s
E) 0

Ans: B
Section: 5.1 Friction

36. A 50 kg package is transported by a van. The coefficient of friction between the surface of
the van and the package is 0.54. If the van is traveling at 87 km/h, what is the minimum distance
in which the van must stop without the package sliding?
A) 99m
B) 1.4 × 10 3m
C) 55m
D) 1.2 × 10 2m
E) 2.8 × 10 2m
Ans: C
Section: 5.1 Friction

37. When a particle moves with uniform circular motion, its acceleration
A) Steadily increasing
B) always goes in the same direction
C) is zero
D) is constant in modulo
E) is constant in module and direction

Ans: D
Section: 5.2 Movement along a curve

38. An object that moves in uniform circular motion

A) It moves with a constant velocity vector.
B) can decrease or increase the modulus of its speed.
C) It does not experience any acceleration.
D) experiences an acceleration towards the center of curvature.
E) is not described by any of the other options.

Ans: D
Section: 5.2 Movement along a curve

39. A car taking a curve of radius R with speed V experiences centripetal acceleration at c . What
will be its acceleration when it takes another curve of radius 3 R at a speed 2 V ?
A) (2/3) a c
B) (4/3) a c
C) (2/9) a c
D) (9/2) to c
E) (3/2) to c

Ans: B
Section: 5.2 Movement along a curve
40. A particle moving in uniform circular motion has a period of 0.24 s and a speed of 4.2 m/s.
The radius of curvature of the particle's path is
A) 16cm
B) 2.6cm
C) 1.0m
D) 0.062cm
E) 1.4cm

Ans: A
Section: 5.2 Movement along a curve

41. A particle moves with uniform circular motion tracing a circle of radius 50 cm. The linear
velocity of the particle is 60 cm/s. The acceleration of the particle has a magnitude of
A) zero
B) 36 m/s 2
C) 1.8 × 10 5 cm/s 2
D) 72 cm/s 2
E) 3.6 m/s 2

Ans: D
Section: 5.2 Movement along a curve
42. A car experiences non-zero tangential and normal accelerations. For which of the following
statements would this be correct?
A) You are taking a curve at a constant speed.
B) You are taking a curve and braking.
C) It is going in a straight line at a constant speed.
D) It is going in a straight line and accelerating.
E) He is going straight and braking.

Ans: B
Section: 5.2 Movement along a curve

43. The fictitious forces

A) They are a consequence of the acceleration of a reference system.
B) They are not due to the action of other objects in the environment.
C) to observers in non-inertial systems they are as real as any other force.
D) they cannot appear in free-body diagrams with respect to an inertial reference frame.
E) are described by all the statements above.

Ans: E
Section: 5.2 Movement along a curve

44. The force ____________It is an example of fictitious force or pseudoforce.

A) gravitational
B) weak nuclear
C) Coriolis
D) centripetal
E) electric

Ans: C
Section: 5.2 Movement along a curve
45. The figure shows a top view of a ball attached to the end of a string of length R and rotating
counterclockwise. The speed of the ball is constant. If the string broke at the instant shown,
which of the numbered paths would the ball follow?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) Impossible to say with the information provided.

Ans: B
Section: 5.2 Movement along a curve
46. The figure shows a top view of a ball attached to the end of a string of length R and rotating
counterclockwise. Assuming negligible air resistance, which diagram best represents the net
force acting on the particle?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5

Ans: D
Section: 5.2 Movement along a curve

47. The figure shows a top view of a ball attached to the end of a string of length R and rotating
counterclockwise. Assuming negligible air resistance, which diagram best represents the
acceleration carried by the particle?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5

Ans: D
Section: 5.2 Movement along a curve
48. A driver takes a curve with his car at a speed of 25 m/s. The friction coefficients between
the wheels and the road are 0.70 (static) and 0.40 (kinetic). What is the minimum radius of
curvature that the curve can have without the car skidding?
A) 3.5 × 10 2m
B) 64m
C) 2.1 × 10 2m
D) 1.6 × 10 2m
E) 91m

Ans: E
Section: 5.2 Movement along a curve

49. The net force acting on an object is zero. It can definitely be concluded that the object
A) is at rest
B) moves in a straight line at constant speed
C) moves with uniform circular motion
D) moves with acceleration
E) is either at rest or moving in a straight line with constant speed

Ans: E
Section: 5.3 Drag forces

50. An object of mass m = 12.0 g falls freely through a viscous fluid. The viscous friction force
of the fluid is F = bv , where F is in Newtons, b is a constant, and v is the velocity in meters per
second. If F = 3.2 × 10 –2 N when v = 16.0 m/s, the terminal velocity of the object falling through
the fluid is
A) 0.12m/s
B) 59 m/s
C) 0.19 km/s
D) 16.0 m/s
E) None of the above is correct.

Ans: B
Section: 5.3 Drag forces
51. In the equation F = bv, F is the force on an object moving in a viscous medium, b is a
constant, and v is the velocity of the object. The SI units of the constant b are A) m/s
B) kg s
C) kg/s
D) kg m
E) m/s 2

Ans: C
Section: 5.3 Drag forces

52. When a parachutist jumps into free fall, his terminal velocity
A) It depends on its mass.
B) It depends on the orientation of your body.
C) It depends on the local value of the acceleration of gravity.
D) It depends on the density of the air.
E) is described by all the previous answers.

Ans: E
Section: 5.3 Drag forces