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Circular Motion/Gravity
1. When a particle moves in a circle with constant speed, its acceleration is
A) constantly increasing.
D) constant in magnitude.
B) constant in direction.
E) constant in magnitude and direction.
C) zero.
Answer: D
2.
An object traveling in a circle at constant speed
A) is moving with constant velocity.
B) may be slowing down or picking up speed.
C) experiences no acceleration.
D) experiences an acceleration toward the center of the circle.
E) is described by none of the above statements.
Answer: D
3.
A car going around a curve of radius R at a speed V experiences a centripetal acceleration ac. What is its acceleration if it goes
around a curve of radius 3R at a speed of 2V?
A) (2/3)ac B) (4/3)ac C) (2/9)ac D) (9/2)ac E) (3/2)ac
Answer: B
4.
A car experiences both a centripetal and a tangential acceleration. For which of the following would this be true?
A) It is going around a curve at a constant speed.
B) It is going around a curve and slowing down.
C) It is going along a straight road at a constant speed.
D) It is going along a straight road and increasing its speed.
E) It is going along a straight road and decreasing its speed.
Answer: B
5.
The figure shows a top view of a ball on the end of a string traveling counterclockwise in a circular path. The speed of the
ball is constant. If the string should break at the instant shown, the path that the ball would follow is
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) impossible to tell from the given information.
Answer: B
6.
The figure shows a top view of a ball on the end of a string traveling counterclockwise in a circular path. Assume that air
resistance is negligible. The free-body diagram that best represents the net force acting on the ball is
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5
Answer: D
7.
The figure shows a top view of a ball on the end of a string traveling counterclockwise in a circular path. Assume that air
resistance is negligible. The free-body diagram that best represents the acceleration of the ball is
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5
Answer: D
8.
If the mass of a satellite is doubled while the radius of its orbit remains constant, the speed of the satellite is
A) increased by a factor of 8.
D) reduced by a factor of 8.
B) increased by a factor of 2.
E) reduced by a factor of 2.
C) not changed.
Answer: C
9.
Of the satellites shown revolving around the earth, the one with the greatest speed is
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5
Answer: C
10. If the mass of a planet is doubled while its radius and the radius of orbit of its moon remain constant, the speed of the moon is
A) increased by a factor of
B) increased by a factor of 2.
C) not changed.
Answer: A
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D) reduced by a factor of
E) reduced by a factor of 2.
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11. A woman whose weight on earth is 500 N is lifted to a height of two earth radii above the surface of the earth. Her weight
A) decreases to one-half of the original amount.
B) decreases to one-quarter of the original amount.
C) decreases to one-fifth of the original amount.
D) decreases to one-third of the original amount.
E) decreases to one-ninth of the original amount.
Answer: E
12. The acceleration due to gravity at the surface of the earth is g. The radius of the earth is RE. The distance from the center of the
earth to a point where the acceleration due to gravity is g/9 is
A) RE B) 9RE C) RE/3 D) 3RE E) None of these is correct.
Answer: D
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13. At the surface of the moon, the acceleration due to the gravity of the moon is a . At a distance from the center of the moon equal
to three times the radius of the moon, the acceleration due to the gravity of the moon is
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A) 9 a B) a /3 C) a /4 D) a /9 E) 27 a
Answer: D
14. Suppose a planet exists that has half the mass of earth and half its radius. On the surface of that planet, the acceleration due to
gravity is
A) twice that on earth.
D) one-fourth that on earth.
B) the same as that on earth.
E) none of these.
C) half that on earth.
Answer: A
15. You need an expression for the acceleration of the moon toward the earth. If the mass of the earth is Me, the mass of the moon
Mm, the separation of the earth and moon r, and the appropriate gravitational constant is G, the correct expression for the moon's
acceleration is
A) GMeMm/r2 B) GMeMm2/r2 C) GMm/r2 D) GMe/r2 E) GMe/r2Mm
Answer: D
16. The acceleration due to gravity in the vicinity of the earth
A) varies directly with the distance from the center of the earth.
B) is a constant that is independent of altitude.
C) varies inversely with the distance from the center of the earth.
D) varies inversely with the square of the distance from the center of the earth.
E) is described by none of these.
Answer: D
17. If a planet has a mass twice that of the earth and a radius four times that of the earth, the ratio of the acceleration due to gravity on
the planet to that on the earth is
A) 1/8 B) 1/2 C) 1/16 D) 2/1 E) 12/1
Answer: A
18. When two masses are a distance R apart, each exerts a force of magnitude F on the other. When the distance between them is
changed to 4R, the force is changed to
A) 16F B) 4F C) F/2 D) F/4 E) F/16
Answer: E
19. According to Newton's law of universal gravitation, if the distance between two bodies is tripled, the gravitational force between
them is
A) unchanged.
D) reduced to 1/3 its previous value.
B) halved.
E) None of these is correct.
C) doubled.
Answer: E
20. The radius R of a stable, circular orbit for a satellite of mass m and velocity v about a planet of mass M is given by
A) R = Gv/M B) R = Gv/mM C) R = GmM/v D) R = GM/mv E) R = GM/v2
Answer: E
Simple Harmonic Motion
21. When an object is oscillating in simple harmonic motion in the vertical direction, its maximum speed occurs when the object
A) is at its highest point.
B) is at its lowest point.
C) is at the equilibrium point.
D) has the maximum net force exerted on it.
E) has a position equal to its amplitude.
Answer: C
22. A mass m hanging on a spring with a spring constant k has simple harmonic motion with a period T. If the mass is doubled to 2m,
the period of oscillation
A) increases by a factor of 2.
B) decreases by a factor of 2.
D) decreases by a factor of
E) is not affected.
C) increases by a factor of
Answer: C
23. If F is the force, x the displacement, and k a particular constant, for simple harmonic motion we must have
A) F = –k/x2
D) F = –kx2
B) F = k/x
E) None of these is correct.
2
1/2
C) F = (k/x )
Answer: E
24. A mass m hanging on a spring with a spring constant k executes simple harmonic motion with a period T. If the same mass is
hung from a spring with a spring constant of 2k, the period of oscillation
A) increases by a factor of 2.
B) decreases by a factor of 2.
D) decreases by a factor of
E) is not affected.
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C) increases by a factor of
.
Answer: D
25. You want a mass that, when hung on the end of a spring, oscillates with a period of 1 s. If the spring has a spring constant of 10
N/m, the mass should be
A) 10 kg
D) 10/(42) kg
B)
E) None of these is correct.
C) 42(10) kg
Answer: D
26. Any body moving with simple harmonic motion is being acted on by a force that is
A) constant.
B) proportional to a sine or cosine function of the displacement.
C) proportional to the inverse square of the displacement.
D) directly proportional to the displacement.
E) proportional to the square of the displacement.
Answer: D
27.
The top graph represents the variation of displacement with time for a particle executing simple harmonic motion. Which
curve in the bottom graph represents the variation of acceleration with time for the same particle?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) None of these is correct.
Answer: B
28. A body moving in simple harmonic motion has maximum acceleration when it has
A) maximum velocity.
D) minimum kinetic energy.
B) maximum kinetic energy.
E) zero displacement.
C) minimum potential energy.
Answer: D
29. The displacement in simple harmonic motion is a maximum when the
A) acceleration is zero.
D) kinetic energy is a maximum.
B) velocity is a maximum.
E) potential energy is a minimum.
C) velocity is zero.
Answer: C
30. In simple harmonic motion, the magnitude of the acceleration of a body is always directly proportional to its
A) displacement. B) velocity. C) mass. D) potential energy. E) kinetic energy.
Answer: A
31. A system consists of a mass vibrating on the end of a spring. The total mechanical energy of this system
A) varies as a sine or cosine function.
B) is constant only when the mass is at maximum displacement.
C) is a maximum when the mass is at its equilibrium position only.
D) is constant, regardless of the displacement of the mass from the equilibrium position.
E) is always equal to the square of the amplitude.
Answer: D
32.
A body on a spring is vibrating in simple harmonic motion about an equilibrium position indicated by the dashed line. The
figure that shows the body with maximum acceleration is
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5
Answer: D
33. A body of mass M suspended from a spring oscillates with a period T. If the mass of the spring can be neglected, a body of mass
2M, suspended from the same spring, oscillates with a period of
A) T/2 B)
Answer: D
C) T
D)
E) 2T
34.
A mass of 2.00 kg suspended from a spring 100 cm long is pulled down 4.00 cm from its equilibrium position and released.
The amplitude of vibration of the resulting simple harmonic motion is
A) 4.00 cm B) 2.00 cm C) 8.00 cm D) 1.04 cm E) 1.02 cm
Answer: A
35. If the length of a simple pendulum with a period T is reduced to half of its original value, the new period T is approximately
A) 0.5T B) 0.7T C) T (unchanged) D) 1.4T E) 2T
Answer: B
36. To double the period of a pendulum, the length
A) must be increased by a factor of 2.
B) must be decreased by a factor of 2.
C) must be increased by a factor of
Answer: D
D) must be increased by a factor of 4.
E) need not be affected.
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37. A clock keeps accurate time when the length of its simple pendulum is L. If the length of the pendulum is increased a small
amount, which of the following is true?
A) The clock will run slow.
B) The clock will run fast.
C) The clock will continue to keep accurate time.
D) The answer cannot be determined without knowing the final length of the pendulum.
E) The answer cannot be determined without knowing the percentage increase in the length of the pendulum.
Answer: A
38. You have landed your spaceship on the moon and want to determine the acceleration due to gravity using a simple pendulum of
length 1.0 m. If the period of this pendulum is 5.0 s, what is the value of g on the moon?
A) 1.3 m/s2 B) 1.6 m/s2 C) 0.80 m/s2 D) 0.63 m/s2 E) 2.4 m/s2
Answer: B
39. A simple pendulum on the earth has a period T. The period of this pendulum could be decreased by
A) increasing the mass of the pendulum bob.
B) taking the pendulum to the moon.
C) taking the pendulum to the planet Jupiter (MJupiter = 315MEarth).
D) decreasing the mass of the pendulum bob.
E) increasing the length of the wire supporting the pendulum.
Answer: C
Waves
40. A particle is subject to a wave motion. Its maximum distance from the equilibrium is called its
A) amplitude B) displacement C) phase D) wavelength E) period
Answer: A
41. In which of the following is the speed of sound greatest?
A) air B) water C) a vacuum D) wood E) steel
Answer: E
42. A string under tension carries transverse waves traveling at speed v. If the same string is under four times the tension, what is the
wave speed?
A) v B) 2v C) v/2 D) 4v E) v/4
Answer: B
43. A string under tension carries a transverse wave traveling at speed v. If the tension in the string is halved, what is the wave speed?
A) The wave speed is unchanged.
B) The wave speed is halved.
C) The wave speed is quadrupled.
D) The wave speed decreases to about 0.71 v.
E) The wave speed increases by about 41%.
Answer: D
44. A traveling wave passes a point of observation. At this point, the time between successive crests is 0.2 s. Which of the following
statements can be justified?
A) The wavelength is 5 m.
B) The frequency is 5 Hz.
C) The velocity of propagation is 5 m/s.
D) The wavelength is 0.2 m.
E) There is not enough information to justify any of these statements.
Answer: B
45.
The figure represents a string of length L, fixed at both ends, vibrating in several harmonics. The 4th harmonic is shown in
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5
Answer: D
46.
The figure represents a tube of length L, vibrating in several harmonics. The 3rd harmonic is shown in
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5
Answer: 2
47. The fundamental frequency of a vibrating string is f1. If the tension in the string is doubled, the fundamental frequency becomes
A) f1/2 B)
Answer: D
C) f1
D)
E) 2f1
48. The fundamental frequency of a vibrating string is f1. If the tension in the string is quadrupled while the linear density is held
constant, the fundamental frequency becomes
A) f1 B) 1.2f1 C) 1.5f1 D) 1.7f1 E) 2f1
Answer: E
49.
The figure shows several modes of vibration of a string fixed at both ends. The mode of vibration that represents the fifth
harmonic is
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) None of these is correct.
Answer: E
50.
Of the sound sources shown, that which is vibrating with its first harmonic is
A) the whistle.
D) the vibrating rod.
B) the organ pipe.
E) None of these is correct.
C) the vibrating string.
Answer: E
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Of the sound sources shown, that which is vibrating with its first harmonic is the
A) whistle.
D) vibrating rod.
B) organ pipe.
E) vibrating spring.
C) vibrating string.
Answer: A
51. A string fixed at both ends is vibrating in a standing wave. There are three nodes between the ends of the string, not including
those on the ends. The string is vibrating at a frequency that is its
A) fundamental.
D) fourth harmonic.
B) second harmonic.
E) fifth harmonic.
C) third harmonic.
Answer: D
52. On a standing-wave pattern, the distance between two consecutive nodes is d. The wavelength is
A) d/2 B) d C) 3d/2 D) 2d E) 4d
Answer: D
53. In a pipe that is open at one end and closed at the other and that has a fundamental frequency of 256 Hz, which of the following
frequencies cannot be produced?
A) 768 Hz
D) 19.7 kHz
B) 1.28 kHz
E) All of these can be produced.
C) 5.12 kHz
Answer: C
54. The fundamental frequency of a pipe that has one end closed is 256 Hz. When both ends of the same pipe are opened, the
fundamental frequency is
A) 64.0 Hz B) 128 Hz C) 256 Hz D) 512 Hz E) 1.02 kHz
Answer: D
55. A 1.00 m string fixed at both ends vibrates in its fundamental mode at 440 Hz. What is the speed of the waves on this string?
A) 220 m/s B) 440 m/s C) 660 m/s D) 880 m/s E) 1.10 km/s
Answer: D
Electrostatics/Fields
56. .
Electric charges of the same sign
A) also have the same magnitude.
B) attract each other.
C) repel each other.
Ans: C
57.
58. .
Electric charges of the opposite sign
A) also have the same magnitude.
B) attract each other.
C) exert no force on each other.
Ans: B
D)
E)
exert no force on each other.
None of these is correct.
D)
E)
repel each other.
None of these is correct.
Two small spheres attract one another electrostatically. This can occur for a variety of reasons. Which of
the following statements must be true?
A) At least one sphere is charged.
D) Both have the same charge.
B) Neither is charged.
E) None of these is correct.
C) Both are charged.
Ans: A
59. .
Two small spheres repel one another electrostatically. Which of the following statements must be true?
A) Both have the same charge.
D) At least one sphere is charged.
B) Neither is charged.
E) They are oppositely charged.
C) Both are charged.
Ans: A
60.
If you bring a positively charged insulator near two uncharged metallic spheres that are in contact and
then separate the spheres, the sphere on the right will have
A) no net charge.
D) either a positive or negative charge.
B) a positive charge.
E) None of these is correct.
C) a negative charge.
Ans: B
61.
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62. .
Ans:
63.
Ans:
The force between two very small charged bodies is found to be F. If the distance between them is
doubled without altering their charges, the force between them becomes
A) F/2 B) 2F C) F/4 D) 4F E) 1/F2
C
The force between two very small charged bodies is found to be F. If the distance between them is tripled
without altering their charges, the force between them becomes
A) 9F B) 3F C) F/3 D) F/9 E) 1/F3
D
A proton is moving north in an electric field that points vertically outward. The electric force on the
proton is
A) zero. B) upward. C) downward. D) to the west. E) to the east.
B
64. .
An electron is moving horizontally east in an electric field that points vertically upward. The electric
force on the proton is
A) zero. B) upward. C) downward. D) to the west. E) to the east.
Ans: C
65.
A positive charge that is in an electric field E experiences a force that is
A) perpendicular to E .
D) in the same direction as E .
B) zero because the speed is zero.
E) None of these is correct.
C) in the direction opposite to E .
Ans:
66.
D
Two charges of the same magnitude and sign are placed a certain distance apart. There is only one point
in space near them where the electric field is zero. Which, if any, of the following statements about that
point is true?
A) It cannot be on the line joining the charges.
B) It must be on the line joining the charges and between the charges.
C) It must be on the line joining the charges but not between the charges.
D) Its position depends on the size of the charges.
E) None of these is correct.
Ans: B
67.
Two point charges of unknown magnitude and sign are a distance d apart. If the electric field strength is
zero at a point between them on the line joining them, you can conclude that
A) the charges are equal in magnitude but opposite in sign.
B) the charges are equal in magnitude and have the same sign.
C) the charges are not necessarily equal in magnitude but have opposite signs.
D) the charges are not necessarily equal in magnitude but have the same sign.
E) There is not enough information to say anything specific about the charges.
Ans: D
DC Circuits
68.
The energy stored in a capacitor is directly proportional to
A) the voltage across the capacitor.
B) the charge on the capacitor.
C) the reciprocal of the charge on the capacitor.
D) the square of the voltage across the capacitor.
E) None of these is correct.
Ans: D
69.
The charge on each capacitor in a set of capacitors in parallel is
A) directly proportional to its capacitance.
B) inversely proportional to its capacitance.
C) independent of its capacitance.
D) the same.
E) None of these is correct.
Ans: A
70.
The voltage across each capacitor in a set of capacitors in parallel is
A) directly proportional to its capacitance.
B) inversely proportional to its capacitance.
C) independent of its capacitance.
D) the same.
E) None of these is correct.
Ans: D
71.
The charge on each capacitor in a set of capacitors in series is
A) directly proportional to its capacitance.
B) inversely proportional to its capacitance.
C) independent of its capacitance.
D) the same.
E) None of these is correct.
Ans: D
72.
The voltage across each capacitor in a set of capacitors in series is
A) directly proportional to its capacitance.
B) inversely proportional to its capacitance.
C) independent of its capacitance.
D) the same.
E) None of these is correct.
Ans: B
73.
The equivalent capacitance of three capacitors in series is
A) the sum of their capacitances.
B) the sum of the reciprocals of their capacitances.
C) always greater than the larger of their capacitances.
D) always less than the smaller of the capacitances.
E) described by none of the above.
Ans: D
74.
The equivalent capacitance of two capacitors in parallel is
A) the sum of the reciprocals of their capacitances.
B) the reciprocal of the sum of the reciprocals of their capacitances.
C) always greater than the larger of their capacitances.
D) always less than the smaller of the two capacitances.
E) described by none of the above.
Ans: C
75.
The equivalent capacitance of three capacitors in parallel is
A) the sum of the reciprocals of their capacitances.
B) the reciprocal of the sum of the reciprocals of their capacitances.
C) always greater than the larger of their capacitances.
D) always less than the smaller of the two capacitances.
E) described by none of the above.
Ans: C
76. .
An electric dipole consists of a positive charge separated from a negative charge of the
same magnitude by a small distance. Which, if any, of the diagrams best represents
the electric field lines around an electric dipole?
A) 1 B) 2
Ans: D
77.
C) 3
D) 4
E) None of these is correct.
In the figure, the direction of the electric field at a point equidistant from two equally
charged bodies A and B is indicated by a vector. The direction of the vector indicates
that
A) both A and B are positive.
D) B is positive and A is negative.
B) both A and B are negative.
E) B is negative and A is neutral.
C) A is positive and B is negative.
Ans: C
78.
In a uniform electric field a proton has
A) a constant velocity in the direction of the field.
B) a constant velocity in a direction opposite to that of the field.
C) an approximately constant acceleration the direction of the field.
D) an approximately constant acceleration in a direction opposite to that of the field.
E) an approximately constant acceleration in a direction at right angles to the field.
Ans: C
79. .
In a parallel circuit,
A) the current is the same in every branch.
B) the voltage is the sum of those in all branches.
C) the voltage is the same for each element of the parallel circuit.
D) the heat generated is the same in all branches.
E) the resistance is the sum of the resistances of the branches.
Ans: C
80.
When two identical resistors are connected in parallel, the equivalent resistance, compared with that of the
same two resistors connected in series, is
A) exactly the same.
D) four times as great.
B) twice as great.
E) one-fourth as much.
C) one-half as much.
Ans: E
81.
If three resistors in the various configurations shown are placed in a
simple circuit, the configuration in which all three resistors carry the
same current is
A) 1 B) 2
Ans: C
82.
A) I1 = I2
Ans: A
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
The circuit in the figure contains a cell of voltage E and four resistors connected as
shown. Let the currents in these resistances be designated by I1, I2, I3, I4, respectively.
Which of the following equations is correct?
B) I2 = I3 C) I3 = I4 D) I1 = I4 E) I1 = I2 + I3
Magnetism
83. .
If the magnetic field vector is directed toward the north and a positively charged particle is moving
toward the east, what is the direction of the magnetic force on the particle?
A) out B) west C) south D) down E) east
Ans: A
84.
The magnetic force on a charged particle
A) depends on the sign of the charge on the particle.
B) depends on the velocity of the particle.
C) depends on the magnetic field at the particle's instantaneous position.
D) is at right angles to both the velocity and the direction of the magnetic field.
E) is described by all of these.
Ans: E
85.
An electron moving with velocity v enters a region where there is a uniform magnetic
field B. As the electron moves through this region, it is
A) deflected in the positive y direction.
B) deflected in the positive z direction.
C) deflected in the negative y direction.
Ans: D
D)
E)
deflected in the negative z direction.
undeviated in its motion.
86.
The radius of curvature of the path of a charged particle moving perpendicular to a magnetic field is given
by
A) qE/m B) Bm/(qv) C) Bv/(qm) D) mv/(qB) E) Bq/(mv)
Ans: D
87.
A small positively charged body is moving horizontally and westward. If it enters a uniform horizontal
magnetic field that is directed from north to south, the body is deflected
A) outward.
D) toward the south.
B) inward.
E) not at all.
C) toward the north.
Ans: A
88.
A uniform magnetic field is parallel to and in the direction of the positive z axis.
For an electron to enter this field and not be deflected by the field, the electron
must be traveling in which direction?
A) any direction as long as it is in the xy plane.
B) any direction as long as it is in the xz plane.
C) along the positive x axis.
D) along the positive y axis.
E) along the positive z axis.
Ans: E
Optics
89.
The technical name for the type of image formed by a single plane mirror is
A) a real image.
D) a focal image.
B) an inverted image.
E) a virtual image.
C) an enlarged image.
Ans: E
90.
When an object is closer to a convex mirror than the mirror's focal point, the
A) magnification is less than one.
B) image distance is greater than the object distance.
C) magnification is equal to one.
D) image is real.
E) image is inverted.
Ans: A
91.
When an object is closer to a concave mirror than the mirror's focal point, the
A) magnification is less than one.
B) image distance is greater than the object distance.
C) magnification is equal to one.
D) image distance is negative.
E) image is inverted.
Ans: D
92.
When an object is farther from a convex mirror than the mirror's focal point, the
A) magnification is less than one.
B) image distance is greater than the object distance.
C) magnification is equal to one.
D) image is real.
E) image is inverted.
Ans: A
93.
When an object is farther from a concave mirror than twice the mirror's focal length, the
A) magnification is less than one.
B) image is inverted.
C) image distance is less than the object distance.
D) image is real.
E) All of these are correct.
Ans: E
94.
A concave spherical mirror can produce which one of the following types of images?
A) virtual, inverted, and magnified
D) magnified, upright, and virtual
B) real, upright, and magnified
E) diminished, real, and upright
C) diminished, upright, and virtual
Ans: D
95.
The image of an object located 10 cm from a concave spherical mirror of radius 10 cm is
A) real, inverted, and magnified.
D) virtual, upright, and magnified.
B) real, inverted, and diminished.
E) virtual, upright, and diminished.
C) real, inverted, and the same size.
Ans: C
96.
The image of an object, placed in front of a spherical convex mirror as shown,
forms between
A) O and V and is magnified.
B) V and F and is magnified.
C) V and F and is diminished.
Ans: C
97.
D)
E)
F and C and is diminished.
F and C and is magnified.
An object is located 3 cm from the surface of a silvered spherical glass Christmas tree
ornament that is 3 cm in diameter. The image forms at
A) 1 B) 2
Ans: C
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
98.
An object is placed between 2f and infinity in front of a concave mirror of focal length f. The image is
located
A) behind the mirror, between 2f and the mirror.
B) behind the mirror, between 2f and infinity.
C) in front of the mirror, between the mirror and f.
D) in front of the mirror, between f and the center of curvature.
E) in front of the mirror, between the center of curvature and infinity.
Ans: D
99.
An object is 10 cm from a concave spherical mirror whose radius is 10 cm. The image is
A) real, inverted, and magnified.
D) virtual, upright, and magnified.
B) real, inverted, and diminished.
E) virtual, upright, and diminished.
C) real, inverted, and the same size.
Ans C
100.
When a real object is placed just inside the focal point F of a diverging lens, the
image is
A) virtual, upright, and diminished.
B) real, inverted, and enlarged.
C) real, inverted, and diminished.
Ans: A
D)
E)
virtual, upright, and enlarged.
virtual, inverted, and diminished.
101. .
To project an image onto a screen using a lens,
A) the lens must be diverging and the object must be farther from the lens than the second focal point.
B) the lens must be converging and the object must be between the first focal point and the lens.
C) the lens must be diverging and the image must be farther from the lens than the second focal point.
D) the lens must be converging and the object must be farther from the lens than the first focal point.
E) the lens must be diverging and the object must be between the first focal point and the lens.
Ans: D
102.
A converging lens and a screen are so arranged that an image of the sun falls on the screen. The distance
from the lens to the screen is
A) the focal length.
B) the object distance.
C) the magnifying power.
D) one-half the radius of curvature of one of the lens faces.
E) the average radius of curvature of the two lens faces.
Ans: A
103.
A concave (diverging) lens can produce an image that is
A) virtual, inverted, and magnified.
D)
B) real, upright, and magnified.
E)
C) diminished, upright, and virtual.
Ans: C
104.
magnified, upright, and virtual.
diminished, real, and upright.
The image of the object formed by the diverging lens is located at point
A) 1 B) 2
Ans: B
C) 3
D) 4
105.
E) 5
The image produced by the converging lens is at point
A) 1 B) 2
Ans: E
C) 3
106.
D) 4
E) 5
When the ray in the diagram is continued through the diverging lens, it
passes through point
A) 1 B) 2
Ans: B
C) 3
107.
D) 4
E) 5
One ray is shown as it leaves an object placed before a positive lens. If this ray
were continued to show its path through the lens, it would pass through point
A) 1 B) 2
Ans: B
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5