1. An iron block weighs 5 N and has a volume of 200 cm³.
What is most nearly the
density of the block?
A. 875 kg / m³
B. 988 kg / m³
C. 1250kg / m³
D. 2550kg / m³
2. If the density of a gas is 0.003 slugs/ft³, what is most nearly the specific weight.
of the gas?
A. 3N / m³
B. 5N / m³
C. 5N / m³
D. 98N / m³
3. The specific gravity of mercury relative to water is 13.55. What is most nearly the
specific weight of mercury? (The specific weight of water is 62.4lbf / ft³
A. 82.3 kN / m³
B. 102kN / m³
C. 13kN / m³
D. 151 kN / m³
4. Which of the following are NOT units of pressure?
A. kPa
B. N / cm²
C. bars
D. kg / m²
5. A cylinder weighs 150 lbf. Its cross-sectional area is 40 i * n ^ 2 When the
cylinder stands vertically on one end, approximately what pressure doos the
cylinder exert on the floor?
A. 14 kPa
B. 26 kPa
C. 63 kPa
D. 90 kPa
6. A column of water 100 cm high is most nearly equivalent to what pressure?
A. 9800 dyne/cm²
B. 0.10 bar
C. 9800 Pa
D. 0.10 atm
7. Which of the following is NOT a unit of work?
A. N-m
B. erg
C. kg-m²/s²
D. dyne
8. Which of the following is the definition of a joule?
A. a unit of power
B. a N-m
C. a kg-m/s²
D. a rate of change of energy
9. A force of 200 lbf acts on a block at an angle of 28 deg with respect to horizontal.
The block is pushed 2 ft horizontally. The work done by this force is most nearly
A. 210 J
B. 320 J
C. 480 J
D. 540 J
10. Two particles moving in the same direction collide, stick together, and continue
their motion together. Each particle has a mass of 10 g, and their respective
velocities before the collision were 10 m/s and 100 m/s. The energy of the system
after the collision is most nearly
A. 22 J
B. 30 J
C. 48 J
D. 78 J
11. Two protons, each of charge 1.6 * 10 ^ - 19 * C are 3.4mu*m apart. What is
most nearly the change in the potential of the if they are brought 63 nm closer
together?
A. 6.4 x 10 ^ - 29 J
B. 7.2 x 10 ^ - 29 J
C. 1.3 x 10 ^ - 24 J
D. 3.6 x 10 ^ - 21 J
12. If a 1/3 hp pump runs for 20 min, what is the energy used?
A. 0.060 ergs
B. 0.25 kW
C. 0.30 MJ
D. 0.11 kW.h
13. A machine repeatedly accelerates a 1 kg mass at 1 * m / s ^ 2 for 1 min. The
machine runs at 60 rpm. What is the power output of the machine?
A. 1 erg
B. 1 cal
C. 1 J
D. 1 W
14. A power of 6 kW is supplied to the motor of a crane. The motor has an efficiency
of 90%. With most nearly what constant speed docs the crane lift an 800 lbf weight?
A. 0.091 m/s
B. 0.32 m/s
C. 0.98 m/s
D. 1.5 m/s
15. Which statement is true for a fluid?
A. It cannot sustain a shear force.
B. It cannot sustain a shear force at rest.
C. It is a liquid only.a
D. It has a very regular molecular structure.
16. Which of the following is NOT a basic component of motion of a fluid element?
A. translation
B. rotation
C. angular distortion
D. twist
17. Which of the following must be satisfied by the flow of any fluid, real or ideal?
I. Newton's second law of motion
II. the continuity equation
III. the requirement of a uniform velocity distribution
IV. Newton's law of viscosity
V. the principle of conservation of energy
A. I, II, and III
B. I, II, and IV
C. I, II, and V
D. I, II, III, and IV
18. For a fluid, viscosity is defined as the constant of proportionality between shear
stress and what other variable?
A. time derivative of pressure
B. time derivative of density
C. spatial derivative of velocity
D. spatial derivative of density
19. A leak from a faucet comes out in separate drops. Which of the following is the
main cause of this phenomenon?
A. gravity
B. viscosity of the fluid
C. air resistance.
D. surface tension
20. The surface tension of water in air is approximately 0.0756 N/m. If the atmo
spheric pressure is 101 kPa (abs), what is the pressure inside a droplet 0.254 mm in
diameter?
A. 99.83 kPa (abs)
(C) 101.5 kPa (abs)
(B) 101.0 kPa (abs)
(D) 102.2 kPa (abs)
21. If the shear stress in a fluid varies linearly with the velocity gradient, which of
the following describes the fluid?
A. It is inviscid.
B. It is a perfect gas.
C. It is a Newtonian fluid.
D. It is at a constant temperature.
22. How are lines of constant pressure in a fluid related to the force field?
A. They are parallel to the force field.
B. They are perpendicular to the force field.
C. They are at a 45° angle to the force field.
D. They are perpendicular only to the force of gravity.
23. Which of the following statements about a streamline is most accurate?
A. It is a path of a fluid particle.
B. It is a line normal to the velocity vector everywhere.
C. It is fixed in space in steady flow.
D. It is defined for nonuniform flow only.
24. A drinking glass filled with a fluid of density p is quickly inverted. The top of the
glass, which becomes the bottom after the glass is inverted, is open. What is the
pressure at the closed end at point A?
A. Patm
B. Patm + pgh
C. Pat - mpgh
D. pgh
25. If air is at a pressure, p, of 135 Pa, and at a temperature, T, of 440K, what is
most nearly the specific volume, u? ( Ai * r' * s specific gas constant is R = 88.81 J /
k * gK and air can be modeled as an gas.)
A. 110m³ / kg
B. 130m³ / kg
C. 290m³ / kg
D. 300m³ / kg
26. Steam at 416 Pa and 166K has a specific volume of 0.41 (m ^ 3) / kg and a
specific enthalpy of 29.4 kJ/kg. Find the internal energy per kilogram of steam.
A. 28.5 kJ/kg
B. 29.2 kJ/kg
C. 30.2 kJ/kg
D. 30.4 kJ/kg
27. Which of the following is true for water at a reference temperature where en-
thalpy is zero?
A. Internal energy is negative.
B. Entropy is nonzero.
C. Specific volume is zero.
D. Vapor pressure is zero.
28. Which one of the following is standard temperature and pressure (STP)?
A. OK and one atmosphere pressure
B. 0°F and zero pressure
C. 32°F and zero pressure
D. 0°C and one atmosphere pressure
29. When 0.5 g of a liquid is completely evaporated and collected in a 1 L manome-
ter, the pressure is 0.25 atm and the temperature is 27 deg °C Assuming ideal gas
behavior, what is most nearly the molecular weight? The universal gas constant is R
=0.0821 L-atm/mol-K.
A. 10 g/mol
B. 12 g/mol
C 30 g/mol
D. 49 g/mol
30. Which of the following elements and compounds is reactive in its pure form?
A. sodium (Na)
B. helium (He)
C. carbon dioxide (CO2)
D. hydrochloric acid (HCI)
31. Two major types of chemical bonds are observed in chemical bonding: ionic and
covalent. Which of the following has a bond that is the least ionic in character?
A. NaCl
B. CH4
C. H2
D. H₂O
32. The temperature of 100 g of liquid water at 0 deg °C is raised by 1 deg °C The
number of calories consumed is most nearly
A. 1.2 cal
B. 4.2 cal
C. 99 cal
D. 100 cal
33. What is the strong bond between hydrogen atoms called?
A. the ionic bond
B. the metallic bond
C. ionic and metallic bonds
D. the covalent bond
34. What are van der Waals forces?
A. weak secondary bonds between atoms
B. primary bonds between atoms
C. forces between electrons and protons
D. forces not present in liquids
35. Which of the following materials is NOT a viscoelastic material?
A. plastic
B. metal
C. rubber
D. glass
36. In molecules of the same composition, what are variations of atomic arrange-
ments known as?
A. polymers
B. noncrystalline structures
C. monomers
D. isomers
37. The column shas a cross-sectional area of 13 m² What can the approximate
maximum load be if the compressive stress cannot exceed 9.6 kPA)
A. 120 kN
B. 122 kN
C. 125 kN
D. 130 kN
38. A car travels 100 km to city A in 2 h, then travels 200 km to city B in 3 h. What
is the average speed of the car for the trip?
A. 45 km/h
B. 58 km/h
C. 60 km/h
D. 66 km/h
39. The position of a particle moving along the z-axis is given by x(t) = t ^ 2 - t + 8
where is in units of meters, and t is in seconds. Find the velocity of the particle
when t =5: .
A. 9.0 m/s
B. 10 m/s
C. 11 m/s
D. 12 m/s
40. A car starts from rest and has a constant acceleration of 3m / (s ^ 2) What is
the average velocity during the first 10 s of motion?
A. 12 m/s
B. 13 m/s
C. 14 m/s
D. 15 m/s
41. A truck increases its speed uniformly from 13 km/h to 50 km/h in 25 s. What is
most nearly the acceleration of the truck?
A. 0.22 m/s²
B. 0.41 m/s²
C. 0.62 m/s²
D. 0.92 m/s²
42. A ball is dropped from a height of 60 m above ground. How long does it take to
hit the ground?
A. 1.3 s
B. 2.1 s
C. 3.5 s
D. 5.5 s
43.A man weighs himself twice in an elevator. When the elevator is at rest, he
weighs 824 N; when the elevator starts moving upward, he weighs 932 N. Most
nearly how fast is the elevator accelerating, assuming constant acceleration?
A. 0.64 m/s²
B. 1.1 m/s²
C. 1.3 m/s²
D. 9.8 m/s²
44. An automobile uses 74.6 kW to maintain a uniform speed of 96 km/h. What is
the thrust force provided by the engine?
A.0.87 kN
B. 2.8 kN
C. 3.2 kN
D. 5.6 kN
45. A lead hammer weighs 45 N. In one swing of the hammer, a nail is driven 1.5
em into a wood block. The velocity of the hammer's head at impact is 4.5 m/s. What
is most nearly the average resistance of the wood block?
A. 3090 N
B. 3100 N
C. 3920 N
D. 4090 N
