Solutions for EP CONCEPTUAL PHYSICAL SCI.-MOD.MASTER.
Problem 1RCQ:
State the law of inertia.Problem 2RCQ:
Is inertia a property of matter or a force of some kind?Problem 3RCQ:
What concept was missing from people's minds in the 16th century when they couldn't believe Earth...Problem 4RCQ:
When a bird lets go of a branch and drops to the ground below, why doesn't the moving Earth sweep...Problem 5RCQ:
What kind of path would the planets follow if suddenly their attraction to the Sun no longer...Problem 6RCQ:
State Newton's second law.Problem 9RCQ:
If the mass of a sliding block is tripled at the same time that the net force on it is tripled, how...Problem 11RCQ:
Why doesnt a heavy object accelerate more than a light object when both are freely falling?Problem 12RCQ:
What is the net force that acts on a 10-N falling object when it encounters 4 N of air resistance?...Problem 15RCQ:
If two objects of the same size fall through air at different speeds, which encounters the greater...Problem 16RCQ:
Why does a heavy parachutist fall faster than a lighter parachutist who wears the same size...Problem 17RCQ:
Earlier in this chapter, we treated force as a push or pull; now we say it is part of an...Problem 18RCQ:
How many forces are required for a single interaction?Problem 19RCQ:
When you push against a wall with your fingers, they bend because they experience a force. Identify...Problem 20RCQ:
A boxer can hit a heavy bag with great force. Why cant he hit a sheet of tissue paper in midair with...Problem 21RCQ:
State Newtons third law.Problem 22RCQ:
Consider hitting a baseball with a bat. If we call the force of the bat against the ball the action...Problem 23RCQ:
If the force that acts on a cannonball and the force that acts on the recoiling cannon from which it...Problem 24RCQ:
Is it correct to say that action and reaction forces always act on different bodies? Defend your...Problem 25RCQ:
If body A and body B are both within a system, can forces between them affect the acceleration of...Problem 27RCQ:
Identify the force that propels a rocket into space.Problem 28RCQ:
How does a helicopter get its lifting force?Problem 29RCQ:
To what law of physics do we refer when we say you cannot touch without being touched?Problem 30RCQ:
Which of Newtons laws focuses on inertia? Which on acceleration? Which on actionreaction?Problem 35PAC:
In Chapter 1 acceleration is defined as a = vt. Show at that on an inclined plane, the acceleration...Problem 36PAC:
In this chapter we learn that the cause of acceleration is given by Newton's second law: a = Fmnm....Problem 37PAC:
Knowing that a 1-kg object weighs 10 N. confirm that the acceleration of a 1-kg stone in free fall...Problem 38PAC:
A simple rearrangement of Newton's second law gives Fnet = ma. Show that a net force of 84 N exerted...Problem 39TAS:
A Honda Civic hybrid weighs about 2900 pounds, Calculate the weight of the car in newtons and its...Problem 40TAS:
When two horizontal forces are exerted on the car in Problem 39.220 N forward and 180 N backward,...Problem 41TAS:
A 12-kg astronaut recedes from her spacecraft by activating a small propulsion unit attached to her...Problem 42TAS:
Madison pushes with a 160-N horizontal force on a 20-kg crate of coffee resting on a warehouse...Problem 43TAS:
Sophia pushes with a 40-N horizontal force on a 4.0-kg box resting on a lab bench. The box slides...Problem 44TAS:
A business jet of mass 30,000 kg takes off when the thrust for each of two engines is 30,000 N. Show...Problem 45TAS:
A rocket of mass 100,000 kg undergoes an acceleration of 2 m/s2. Show that the net force acting on...Problem 46TAS:
Calculate the horizontal force that must be applied to a 1-kg puck for it to accelerate on a...Problem 47TAS:
Leroy, who has a mass of 100 kg, is skateboarding at 9.0 m/s when he smacks into a brick wall and...Problem 48TAS:
For 3.0 s, Allison exerts a net force of 10.0 N on a 6.7-kg shopping cart that was initially at...Problem 49TAS:
The heavyweight boxing champion of the world punches a sheet of paper in midair, bringing ii from...Problem 50TAS:
Suzie Skydiver with her parachute has a mass of 50 kg. (a) Before opening her chute, what force of...Problem 51TAS:
If you stand next to a wall on a frictionless skateboard and push the wall with a force of 40 N, how...Problem 52TAS:
A force Facts in the forward direction on a cart of mass m. A friction force f opposes this motion....Problem 53TAS:
A firefighter of mass 80 leg slides down a vertical pole with an acceleration of 4 m/s2. Show that...Problem 54TAS:
A rock bands tour bus, mass M, is accelerating away from a stop sign at rate a when a piece of heavy...Problem 55TAR:
Boxes of various masses are on a friction-free level table. (a) Rank, from greatest to least, the...Problem 56TAR:
In cases A, B, and C, the crate is in equilibrium (no acceleration). Rank, from greatest to least,...Problem 57TAR:
Consider a 100-kg box of tools in the locations A, B, and C. (a) Rank, from greatest to least, the...Problem 58TAR:
Three parachutists, A, B, and C, have reached terminal velocity at the same altitude. (a) Rank their...Problem 59TAR:
The strong man is pulled in the three situations shown. Rank, from least to greatest, the amount of...Problem 60E:
The Moon travels in a nearly circular path around Earth. If somehow gravitation between Earth and...Problem 61E:
To pull a wagon across a lawn at constant velocity, you must exert a steady force. Reconcile this...Problem 62E:
Your empty hand is not hurt when it bangs lightly against a wall. Why does your hand hurt when it...Problem 63E:
Why is a massive cleaver more effective for chopping vegetables than a lighter knife of the same...Problem 64E:
Aristotle claimed that the speed of a falling object depends on its weight. We now know that all...Problem 65E:
What is the net force acting on a 1-kg ball in free fall? What is the net force if it encounters 2 N...Problem 66E:
As you leap upward from the ground, how does the force that you exert on the ground compare with...Problem 67E:
"It's not the fall that hurts you; it's the sudden stop." Translate this common saying into Newton's...Problem 68E:
For each of the following interactions, identify the action and reaction forces, (a) A hammer...Problem 69E:
You hold an apple over your head. (a) Identify all the forces acting on the apple and their reaction...Problem 70E:
What is the net force on an apple that weighs 1 N when you hold it at rest above your head? What is...Problem 71E:
Why does a cat that falls from the top of a 50-story building hit a safety net below no faster than...Problem 72E:
Free fall is motion in which gravity is the only force acting. (a) Explain why a skydiver who has...Problem 73E:
How does the weight of a falling body compare with the air resistance it encounters just before it...Problem 74E:
You tell your friend that the acceleration of a skydiver decreases as falling progresses. What is...Problem 75E:
We know that Earth pulls on the Moon. Does it follow that the Moon also pulls on Earth?Problem 76E:
A friend says that Al cannot push on the tree unless the tree pushes back on her, and another friend...Problem 77E:
Why can a boxer hit a heavy opponent harder for the same punch than she or he can hit a light...Problem 78E:
When you stand on a floor, does the floor exert an upward force against your feet? How much force...Problem 79E:
Why can you exert greater force on the pedals of a bicycle if you pull upon the handlebars?Problem 80E:
The strong man will push apart the two initially stationary freight cars of equal mass before he...Problem 81E:
Suppose two carts, one twice as massive as the other, fly apart when the compressed spring that...Problem 82E:
Two 100-N weights are attached to a spring scale as shown. Does the scale read 0 N, 100 N, or 200 N,...Problem 84E:
When the athlete holds the barbell overhead, the reaction force is the weight of the barbell on his...Problem 85E:
Consider the two forces acting on the person who stands stillnamely, the downward pull of gravity...Problem 86E:
If a Mack truck and a motorcycle have a head-on collision, upon which vehicle is the impact force...Problem 87E:
Two people of equal mass attempt a tug-of-war with a 12-m rope while standing on frictionlees ice....Problem 88E:
Suppose that one of the people in Exercise 87 has twice the mass of the other. How far does each...Problem 89E:
Which team wins in a tug-of-war: the team that pulls harder on the rope, or the team that pushes...Problem 90E:
The photo shows Steve Hewitt and his daughter Gretchen. Is Gretchen touching her dad, or is he...Problem 91E:
When your car moves along the highway at constant velocity, the net force on it is zero. Why, then,...Problem 92E:
The auto in the sketch moves forward as the brakes are applied. A bystander says that during the...Problem 93E:
A racing car travels along a straight raceway at a constant velocity of 200 km/h. What horizontal...Problem 94E:
If it were not for air resistance, would it be dangerous to go outdoors on rainy days? Defend your...Problem 95E:
When you toss a coin upward, what happens to its velocity while it is ascending? What happens to its...Problem 96DQ:
Discuss whether or not a stick of dynamite contains force. Similarly, does a fist contain forcer A...Problem 97DQ:
In an orbiting space craft, you are handed two identical closed boxes, one filled with sand and the...Problem 98DQ:
Each of the vertebrae forming your spine is separated from its neighbors by discs of elastic tissue....Problem 99DQ:
Before the time of Galileo and Newton, many learned scholars thought that a stone dropped from the...Problem 100DQ:
The opening photo in this chapter shows a favorite demonstration of author Paul Hewitt lying on his...Problem 101DQ:
Consider a ball at rest in the middle of a toy wagon. When the wagon is pulled forward, the ball...Problem 102DQ:
If youre in a car at rest that gets hit from behind, you can suffer a serious neck injury called...Problem 103DQ:
Why do you lurch forward in a bus that suddenly slows down? Why do you lurch backward when it picks...Problem 104DQ:
Suppose that youre in a moving car and the engine stops running. You step on the brakes and slow the...Problem 105DQ:
A rocket becomes progressively easier to accelerate as it travels through space. Why? (Hint: About...Problem 106DQ:
If you drop an object, its acceleration toward the ground is 10 m/s2. If you throw it down instead,...Problem 107DQ:
Can you think of a reason why the acceleration of the object thrown downward through the air in...Problem 108DQ:
You throw a ball straight upward. Compared with its initial speed when thrown, how fast does it...Problem 109DQ:
A couple of your friends say that before a falling body reaches terminal velocity, it gains speed...Problem 110DQ:
How does the terminal speed of a parachutist before opening a parachute compare to the terminal...Problem 111DQ:
How does the gravitational force on a falling body compare with the air resistance it encounters...Problem 112DQ:
If and when Galileo dropped two balls from the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, air resistance was...Problem 113DQ:
This is a scenario common to many physics students: You push a heavy car by hand. The car, in turn,...Problem 114DQ:
A fanner urges his horse to pull a wagon. The horse refuses, saying that to try would be futile, for...Problem 115DQ:
When Marie exerts a horizontal force of 200 N to slide a table across a floor at constant velocity,...Problem 116DQ:
Two equal-mass blocks are connected by a length of string. One block is placed at rest on a very...Problem 117DQ:
The bricks in this road were originally straight. Describe evidence for tires pushing the bricks in...Problem 118DQ:
Ken and Joanne are astronauts floating some distance apart in space. They are joined by a safety...Problem 119DQ:
Can a clog wag its tail without the tail in turn wagging the dog? (Consider a dog with a relatively...Problem 120DQ:
If you simultaneously drop a pair of tennis balls from the top of a building, they strike the ground...Problem 1RAT:
If gravity between the Sun and Earth suddenly vanished, Earth would continue moving in (a) a curved...Problem 2RAT:
A ball rolls down a curved ramp as shown. As its speed increases, its rate of gaining speed (a)...Problem 3RAT:
A block of ice sliding without friction down an icy flat incline gains speed, while its acceleration...Problem 4RAT:
The reason why a 10-kg rocks falls no faster than a 5-kg rock in free falls is that the (a) 10-kg...Problem 5RAT:
As mass is added to a cart pushed by a constant force, its acceleration (a) remains constant. (b)...Problem 6RAT:
The amount of air resistance that acts on a wingsuit flyer (and a flying squirrel) depends on the...Problem 7RAT:
You drop a pillow off the edge of the administration building on your campus. While the pillow is...Problem 8RAT:
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