EOC Physics Sample Items Goal 2
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1.
2.
Ignoring friction with the air, at what
angle relative to the horizontal would
a projectile travel the greatest
horizontal distance?
A
15°
B
30°
C
45°
D
60°
A person throws a rock horizontally
out of a window of a building with a
speed of 10.0 m/s. The window is
30.0 m above the ground. How far
from the building will the rock strike
the ground?
A
17.5 m
B
24.7 m
C
30.6 m
D
61.2 m
3.
A golf ball is hit and leaves the tee.
Neglecting air friction, what
relationship exists between the
vertical component of the ball’s
velocity immediately after it is hit and
the ball’s velocity immediately before
it lands?
A
equal in magnitude; opposite in
direction
B
equal in magnitude; same
direction
C
Final velocity will be greater than
original velocity.
D
Original velocity will be greater
than final velocity.
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4.
Several students in a physics lab set up an apparatus shown in the diagram below. M1 is a
0.0500-kg mass attached to a cord threaded through a glass tube holder and spun in a
circular path nearly parallel to the floor.
0.0500 kg
1.00 m
M1
M2
What is the mass of M2 required to maintain a speed of 12.6 m/s and radius of 1.00 m?
Neglect friction.
5.
A
0.40 kg
B
0.81 kg
C
1.2 kg
D
1.6 kg
A cannon fires a 5.00-kg projectile at a velocity of 200. m/s at an angle of 30.0° as shown
below.
What is the maximum height the projectile reaches?
A
510. m
B
1,020 m
C
1,770 m
D
3,530 m
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6.
7.
A soccer player kicks a ball into the
air toward the goal. Which statement
best describes the vertical component
of the ball’s acceleration?
8.
A boat crosses a 500-meter wide river.
The boat can maintain a maximum
speed of 5 m/s, and the speed of the
water in the river is 2 m/s. What is
the fastest time the boat can go from
one side of the river to the other?
A
Acceleration increases then
decreases.
A
250 s
B
Acceleration decreases then
increases.
B
167 s
C
Acceleration increases.
C
109 s
D
Acceleration remains constant.
D
100 s
If a ball is thrown horizontally at the
same time another ball is dropped
from the same height, how do their
flight times compare?
A
The horizontally thrown ball’s
time is greater.
B
The horizontally thrown ball’s
time is less.
9.
A 50.0-N block is resting on an
inclined plane.
30°
C
Both times are the same.
What is the normal force on the block?
D
The horizontally thrown ball’s
time is sometimes greater and
sometimes less.
A
50.0 N
B
43.3 N
C
28.9 N
D
25.0 N
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10.
Mass M is attached to a string and swung in a horizontal circular path around point C as
shown below.
R
S
C
X
Q
M
If the string breaks when the mass is at point X, which of the following describes the path
the mass will take?
11.
A
a straight line toward C
B
a straight line toward Q
C
a straight line toward R
D
a curved path toward S
A 2.0 ¥ 103 -kg car rounds a curve with a radius of 100 m at a velocity of 25 m/s. What
frictional force between the tires and the road must exist in order to keep the car on
the road?
A
5.0 ¥ 103 N
B
7.5 ¥ 103 N
C
1.0 ¥ 104 N
D
1.3 ¥ 104 N
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12.
An object is moving in a circular path
at a constant speed. Which of the
following statements is true about the
object?
A
B
It is accelerating toward the
center of the circle.
It is accelerating along a path
tangent to the circle.
C
It is accelerating along a path
directed away from the circle.
D
It is accelerating along a path
that follows the curvature of the
circle.
13.
An object moving in a horizontal circle
with a radius of 2.80 m completes each
lap in 3.00 s. What is the acceleration
of the object?
A
12.3 m/s2 inward
B
12.3 m/s2 outward
C
36.8 m/s2 inward
D
36.8 m/s2 outward
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Answers to EOC Physics Sample Items
Goal 2
1.
Objective 2.01
Evaluate the measurement of two-dimensional motion (projectile and circular) in a
defined frame of reference.
Thinking Skill: Generating
Correct Answer:
C
2.
Objective 2.01
Evaluate the measurement of two-dimensional motion (projectile and circular) in a
defined frame of reference.
Thinking Skill: Applying
Correct Answer:
B
3.
Objective 2.01
Evaluate the measurement of two-dimensional motion (projectile and circular) in a
defined frame of reference.
Thinking Skill: Integrating
Correct Answer:
A
4.
Objective 2.01
Evaluate the measurement of two-dimensional motion (projectile and circular) in a
defined frame of reference.
Thinking Skill: Applying
Correct Answer:
B
5.
Objective 2.01
Evaluate the measurement of two-dimensional motion (projectile and circular) in a
defined frame of reference.
Thinking Skill: Applying
Correct Answer:
A
6.
Objective 2.01
Evaluate the measurement of two-dimensional motion (projectile and circular) in a
defined frame of reference.
Thinking Skill: Integrating
Correct Answer:
D
7.
Objective 2.02
Assess the two dimensional motion of objects by using their component vectors.
Thinking Skill: Analyzing
Correct Answer:
C
8.
Objective 2.02
Assess the two dimensional motion of objects by using their component vectors.
Thinking Skill: Analyzing
Correct Answer:
D
9.
Objective 2.02
Assess the two dimensional motion of objects by using their component vectors.
Thinking Skill: Applying
Correct Answer:
B
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Answers to EOC Physics Sample Items
Goal 2
10 .
11 .
12 .
13 .
Objective 2.04
Analyze and evaluate uniform circular motion.
Thinking Skill: Analyzing
Correct Answer:
C
Objective 2.04
Analyze and evaluate uniform circular motion.
Thinking Skill: Analyzing
Correct Answer:
D
Objective 2.04
Analyze and evaluate uniform circular motion.
Thinking Skill: Analyzing
Correct Answer:
A
Objective 2.04
Analyze and evaluate uniform circular motion.
Thinking Skill: Applying
Correct Answer:
A
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