Chapter 11-Angular Momentum: Multiple Choice

Chapter 11—Angular Momentum
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Two vectors lying in the xy plane are given by the equations and . The value of
is
a. 19
b. 11
c. 19
d. 11
e. 10
ANS: C PTS: 2 DIF: Average
2. Two vectors lying in the xz plane are given by the equations and . The value of
is
a.
b.
c. 7
d. 7
e.
ANS: D PTS: 2 DIF: Average
3. A particle located at the position vector m has a force N acting on it. The
torque about the origin is
a. (1 )Nm
b. (5 )Nm
c. (1 )Nm
d. (5 )Nm
e. (2 + 3 )Nm
ANS: A PTS: 2 DIF: Average
4. A car of mass 1 000 kg moves with a speed of 50 m/s on a circular track of radius 100 m. What is the
magnitude of its angular momentum (in kgm2/s) relative to the center of the race track?
a. 5.0  102
b. 5.0  106
c. 2.5  104
d. 2.5  106
e. 5.0  103
ANS: B PTS: 2 DIF: Average
5. A solid cylinder of radius R = 1.0 m and mass 10 kg rotates about its axis. When its angular velocity is
10 rad/s, its angular momentum (in kgm2/s) is
a. 50.
b. 20.
c. 40.
d. 25.
e. 70.
6. A particle whose mass is 2 kg moves in the xy plane with a constant speed of 3 m/s in the x direction
along the line y = 5. What is its angular momentum (in kgm2/s) relative to the origin?
a. 30
b. 30
c. 15
d. 15
e. 45
7. A particle whose mass is 2 kg moves in the xy plane with a constant speed of 3 m/s along the direction
. What is its angular momentum (in kgm2/s) relative to the origin?
a. 0
b.
c.
d. 6
e. 6
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Easy
8. A particle whose mass is 2.0 kg moves in the xy plane with a constant speed of 3.0 m/s along the
direction . What is its angular momentum (in kgm2/s) relative to the point (0, 5.0) meters?
a. 12
b. 11
c. 13
d. 14
e. 21
ANS: E PTS: 2 DIF: Average
9. In the figure, a 1.6-kg weight swings in a vertical circle at the end of a string having negligible weight.
The string is 2 m long. If the weight is released with zero initial velocity from a horizontal position, its
angular momentum (in kgm2/s) at the lowest point of its path relative to the center of the circle is
approximately
a. 40
b. 10
c. 30
d. 20
e. 50
10. A massless rope is wrapped around a uniform cylinder that has radius R and mass M, as shown in the
figure. Initially, the unwrapped portion of the rope is vertical and the cylinder is horizontal. The linear
acceleration of the cylinder is
a. (2/3)g
b. (1/2)g
c. (1/3)g
d. (1/6)g
e. (5/6)g
11. Two blocks, m1 = 1.0 kg and m2 = 2.0 kg, are connected by a light string as shown in the figure. If the
radius of the pulley is 1.0 m and its moment of inertia is 5.0 kgm2, the acceleration of the system is
a. (1/6)g
b. (3/8)g
c. (1/8)g
d. (1/2)g
e. (5/8)g
ANS: C PTS: 3 DIF: Challenging
12. A puck on a frictionless air hockey table has a mass of 5.0 kg and is attached to a cord passing through
a hole in the surface as in the figure. The puck is revolving at a distance 2.0 m from the hole with an
angular velocity of 3.0 rad/s. The angular momentum of the puck (in kgm2/s) is
a. 80
b. 20
c. 30
d. 60
e. 50
13. A pendulum bob of mass m is set into motion in a circular path in a horizontal plane as shown in the
figure. The square of the angular momentum of the bob about the vertical axis through the point P is
a. m2 gl3 sin4 /cos 

b. m2 gl3 sin3 /cos 
c. m2 gl3 sin2 /cos 
d. m2 gl3 sin /cos 
e. m2 gl3 sin2 
ANS: A PTS: 3 DIF: Challenging
14. A puck on a frictionless air hockey table has a mass of 5.0 g and is attached to a cord passing through a
hole in the surface as in the figure. The puck is revolving at a distance 2.0 m from the hole with an
angular velocity of 3.0 rad/s. The cord is then pulled from below, shortening the radius to 1.0 m. The
new angular velocity (in rad/s) is
a. 4.0
b. 6.0
c. 12
d. 2.0
e. 8.0
15. A thin rod of mass M and length L is struck at one end by a ball of clay of mass m, moving with speed
v as shown in the figure. The ball sticks to the rod. After the collision, the angular momentum of the
clay-rod system about A, the midpoint of the rod, is
a. (m + M/3)(vL/2)
b. (m + M/12)(vL/2)
c. (m + M/6)(vL/2)
d. mvL/2
e. mvL
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Easy
16. A particle of mass m = 0.10 kg and speed v0 = 5.0 m/s collides and sticks to the end of a uniform solid
cylinder of mass M = 1.0 kg and radius R = 20 cm. If the cylinder is initially at rest and is pivoted
about a frictionless axle through its center, what is the final angular velocity (in rad/s) of the system
after the collision?
a. 8.1
b. 2.0
c. 6.1
d. 4.2
e. 10
ANS: D PTS: 3 DIF: Challenging
17. A skater extends her arms horizontally, holding a 5-kg mass in each hand. She is rotating about a
vertical axis with an angular velocity of one revolution per second. If she drops her hands to her sides,
what will the final angular velocity (in rev/s) be if her moment of inertia remains approximately
constant at 5 kgm2, and the distance of the masses from the axis changes from 1 m to 0.1 m?
a. 6
b. 3
c. 9
d. 4
e. 7
18. A merry-go-round of radius R = 2.0 m has a moment of inertia I = 250 kgm2, and is rotating at 10 rpm.
A child whose mass is 25 kg jumps onto the edge of the merry-go-round, heading directly toward the
center at 6.0 m/s. The new angular speed (in rpm) of the merry-go-round is approximately
a. 10
b. 9.2
c. 8.5
d. 7.1
e. 6.4
19. A solid sphere (radius R, mass M) rolls without slipping down an incline as shown in the figure. The
linear acceleration of its center of mass is
a. (5/7)g sin 
b. (3/5)g sin 
c. (2/3)g sin 
d. (1/2)g sin 
e. (4/5)g sin 
20. A solid cylinder rolls without slipping down an incline as shown in the figure. The linear acceleration
of its center of mass is
a. (5/7)g sin 
b. (1/2)g sin 
c. (2/3)g sin 
d. (3/5)g sin 
e. (4/5)g sin 
21. A cylindrical shell rolls without slipping down an incline as shown in the figure. The linear
acceleration of its center of mass is
a. (5/7)g sin 
b. (1/2)g sin 
c. (3/5)g sin 
d. (2/3)g sin 
e. (4/5)g sin 
22. A solid sphere, spherical shell, solid cylinder and a cylindrical shell all have the same mass m and
radius R. If they are all released from rest at the same elevation and roll without slipping, which
reaches the bottom of an inclined plane first?
a. solid sphere
b. spherical shell
c. solid cylinder
d. cylindrical shell
e. all take the same time
23. Stars originate as large bodies of slowly rotating gas. Because of gravity, these clumps of gas slowly
decrease in size. The angular velocity of a star increases as it shrinks because of
a. conservation of angular momentum
b. conservation of linear momentum
c. conservation of energy
d. the law of universal gravitation
e. conservation of mass
24. Five objects of mass m move at velocity at a distance r from an axis of rotation perpendicular to the
page through point A, as shown below. The one that has zero angular momentum about that axis is
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
25. The object shown below has mass m and velocity . The direction of its angular momentum vector
with respect to an axis perpendicular to the page through point O is
a. downwards.
b. to the right.
c. into the page.
d. up out of the page.
e. counterclockwise.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Easy
26. Two objects of mass m1 = 2m and m2 = m move around a rotation axis A in parallel circles of radii r1 =
r and r2 = 2r with equal tangential speeds. As they rotate, forces of equal magnitude are applied
opposite to their velocities to stop them. Which statement is correct?
a. m2 will stop first because it has the larger initial angular velocity.
b. m1 will stop first because it has the smaller radius.
c. m2 will stop first because the torque on it is greater.
d. m1 will stop first because it has the smaller moment of inertia.
e. Both objects will stop at the same time because the angular accelerations are equal.
27. A torque can be exerted on a body with a fixed axis of rotation

a. only by a centripetal force.
b. only by a force directed radially outwards.
c. only by a tangential force.
d. only by a force with a component directed radially outwards.
e. by any force not pointing directly toward or away from the axis of rotation.
ANS: E PTS: 1 DIF: Easy
28. Five identical cylinders are each acted on by forces of equal magnitude. Which force exerts the biggest
torque about the central axes of the cylinders?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

29. The diagram below shows five cylinders, each cylinder rotating with constant angular velocity about
its central axis. The magnitude of the tangential speed of one point of each cylinder is shown, along
with each cylinder's radius and mass. Which cylinder has the largest angular momentum?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
30. The diagram below shows five thin cylindrical shells, each shell rotating with constant angular
velocity about its central axis. The magnitude of the tangential speed of one point of each cylinder is
shown, along with each cylinder's radius and mass. Which cylindrical shell has the largest angular
momentum?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
31. The diagram below shows five 20-kg rods of the same 2.0-m length free to rotate about axes through
the rods, as indicated. Which rod experiences the greatest magnitude gravitational torque?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
32. A force is applied to a cylindrical roll of paper of radius R and mass M by pulling on the paper as
shown. The acceleration of the center of mass of the roll of paper (when it rolls without slipping) is
a.
.
b.
.
c.
.
d.
.
e.
.
33. A 0.5 kg fish, hooked as shown below, starts to swim away at a speed of 3 m/s. The angular
momentum of the fish relative to the hand holding the fishing rod is about
a.
.
b.
.
c.
.
d.
.
e.
.
Exhibit 11-1
Two blocks of masses m1 and m2 are connected by a light cord that passes over a pulley of mass M, as
shown. Block m2 slides on a frictionless horizontal surface. The blocks and pulley are initially at rest.
When m1 is released, the blocks accelerate and the pulley rotates. The total angular momentum of the
system of the two blocks and the pulley relative to the axis of rotation of the pulley is
Use this exhibit to answer the following question(s).
34. Refer to Exhibit 11-1. The total angular momentum of the system of the two blocks and the pulley
relative to the axis of rotation of the pulley is
a. the same at all times.
b. proportional to l1, the length of string from the pulley to m1.
c. proportional to l2, the length of string from the pulley to m2.
d. conserved because the Earth doesn't move.
e. proportional to the speed of the blocks.
35. Refer to Exhibit 11-1. The total angular momentum of the system of the two blocks and the pulley
relative to the axis of rotation of the pulley is
a. proportional to the radius of the pulley.
b. proportional to the speed of the blocks.
c. proportional to the length of the string.
d. to all of the above.
e. only to (a) and (b) above.
36. When an object is effectively isolated from external torques, like an ice skater twirling on the tip of
one skate, the angular momentum of the object
a. can be increased by shifting mass out away from the axis of rotation.
b. can be decreased by shifting mass out away from the axis of rotation.
c. can be increased by shifting mass in toward the axis of rotation.
d. can be decreased by shifting mass in toward the axis of rotation.
e. cannot be changed except by friction at the point of contact.
37. A hockey puck traveling at speed v on essentially frictionless ice collides elastically with one end of a
straight stick lying flat on the ice. In this collision
a. momentum is conserved.
b. angular momentum is conserved.
c. energy is conserved.
d. all of the above are conserved.
e. only momentum and angular momentum are conserved.
38. A hockey puck traveling at speed v on essentially frictionless ice collides with one end of a straight
stick lying flat on the ice and sticks to that end. In this collision
a. momentum is conserved.
b. angular momentum is conserved.
c. energy is conserved.
d. all of the above are conserved.
e. only momentum and angular momentum are conserved.
39. A space station out beyond the solar system is rotating with constant angular velocity. A spaceship
heading into the station along a diameter of the station, uses its rockets to brake, and then docks inside
the station at its center. When the spaceship docks, the angular momentum of the system consisting of
the station and ship
a. is less than the original angular momentum of the station.
b. is the same as the original angular momentum of the station.
c. is greater than the original angular momentum of the station.
d. is less than the original angular momentum of the station, but the angular velocity
increases.
e. is greater than the original angular momentum of the station, but the angular velocity
decreases.
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Easy
40. A top is set spinning so that the rotation is counterclockwise around its axis when viewed from above.
When the top is placed on a level surface it happens that its axis of rotation is not quite vertical.
Viewed from above, which way does the rotational axis of the top precess?
a. clockwise
b. counterclockwise
c. It’s random, if it starts clockwise it will continue clockwise, and vice versa, i.e., a 50%
chance either way.
d. The direction depends on the little shove given to the axis when the top is placed on the
surface.
e. In the northern hemisphere it will be clockwise, in the southern hemisphere it will be
counterclockwise.
41. A 3.0-kg particle has a position vector given by where is in meters and t is in
2
seconds. What is the angular momentum of the particle, in kgm /s, about the origin at t = 2 s?
a. 72
b. 72
c. 24
d. 24
e. 22
42. If L represents angular momentum, I represents moment of inertia, p represents linear momentum, m
represents mass, and r represents a distance, which of the following can represent kinetic energy?
a. p2/2m
b. L2/2I
c. rpI
d. all of the above
e. both (a) and (b)
PROBLEM
43. Halley's comet moves about the sun in an elliptical orbit with its closest approach to the sun being 0.59
A.U. and its furthest distance being 35 A.U. [1 Astronomical Unit (A.U.) is the Earth-sun distance.] If
the comet's speed at closest approach is 54 km/s, what is its speed when it is farthest from the sun?
ANS:
910 m/s
PTS: 2 DIF: Average
44. What is the angular momentum of the moon about the Earth? The mass of the moon is 7.35  1022 kg,
the center-to-center separation of the Earth and the moon is 3.84  105 km, and the orbital period of the
moon is 27.3 days. Ignore the small offset of the center of mass of the system from the center of the
Earth in your calculation.
ANS:
2.89  1034 kgm2/s
PTS: 2 DIF: Average
45. A regulation basketball has a 25.0-cm diameter and a mass of 0.560 kg. It may be approximated as a
thin spherical shell with a moment of inertia MR2. Starting from rest, how long will it take a
basketball to roll without slipping 4.00 m down an incline at 30.0 to the horizontal?
ANS:
1.65 s
PTS: 3 DIF: Challenging
46. A coin with a diameter 3.00 cm rolls up a 30.0 inclined plane. The coin starts out with an initial
angular speed of 60.0 rad/s and rolls in a straight line without slipping. If the moment of inertia of the
coin is MR2, how far will the coin roll up the inclined plane?
ANS:
12.4 cm
PTS: 3 DIF: Challenging

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ANS: A PTS: 2 DIF: Average

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a. m2 gl3 sin4 /cos 

ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Easy

27. A torque can be exerted on a body with a fixed axis of rotation

ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Easy

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ANS: E PTS: 1 DIF: Easy

Use this exhibit to answer the following question(s).

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