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Physics
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Forces in
Motion Acceleration
1-D
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2-D
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1a: What is the language of
science?
a)
English
b)
Mathematics
c)
Latin
d)
German
b) Mathematics
2.a: What is the basis for all
sciences?
a)
Earth Science
b)
Biology
c)
Chemistry
d)
Physics
d) Physics
3a: What is the SI unit of
acceleration?
a)
m/s
b)
m/s2
c)
mi/hr
d)
Mi/hr2
b)
2
m/s
4a: A graph that has a constant,
negative slope represents what type
of relationship?
a) hyperbolic
b) inverse
c) quadratic
d) linear
d) linear
5a: The degree of exactness to
which a measurement can be
reproduced is called
a) accuracy
b) precision
c) precession
d) parallax
b) precision
1b: On a graph, the x-axis is used
for
a) the dependent variable
b) the independent variable
c) distance
d) displacement
b) the independent
variable
2b: On a position-time graph, a
straight line sloping up and
towards the right indicates
a) zero speed
b) increasing speed
c) decreasing speed
d) constant speed
d) constant speed
3b: Which of the following is a
vector?
a) mass
b) speed
c) displacement
d) time
c) displacement
4b: The effect of the resultant
vector is ____the effect of the
original vectors.
a) less than
b) greater than
c) equal to
d) unable to tell
c) equal to
5b: The _____ of any point on a
position-time graph equals the
instantaneous velocity at that time.
a) slope of the tangent
b) displacement
c) vertical value
d) horizontal value
a) slope of the
tangent
1c: If a net force acts on a body, the
object will
a) accelerate
b) move at a constant velocity
c) remain at rest
d) none of these
a) accelerate
2c: As velocity increases, an object’s
displacement
a) remains the same for each time
interval
b) decreases for each time interval
c) increases for each time interval
d) cannot be determined
c) increases for
each time interval
3c: A 0.5 kg basketball is dropped
from a height of 10 meters. To
calculate its final velocity at
impact, we must know
a) its volume
b) its density
c) its diameter
d) the acceleration due to gravity
d) the acceleration
due to gravity
4c: Weight depends on
a) friction
b) acceleration due to gravity
c) velocity
d) time
b) acceleration due
to gravity
5c: The MOMENT a skydiver
jumps out of a plane
a) the only force on her is gravity
b) she accelerates at a rate of “g”
c) she is in freefall
d) all of the above
d) all of the above
1d: If you push against the wall,
the wall pushes back against you
with _____ force
a) no
b) less
c) equal
d) more
c) equal
2d: An object is in equilibrium if
a) only one force is acting on it
b) it is accelerating
c) it has no weight
d) the net force on it is zero
d) the net force on
it is zero
3d: The force exerted by any part
of a rope or string is
a) drag
b) tension
c) friction
d) gravity
b) tension
4d: Newton said that the
acceleration of an object is directly
proportional to the net force acting
on it and inversely proportional to
its mass. What law is this?
a) Newton’s 1st Law
b) Newton’s 2nd Law
c) Newton’s 3rd Law
d) The Law of Inertia
b) Newton’s
Law
nd
2
5d: The normal force is the _____
force exerted by a surface on
another object.
a) perpendicular field
b) parallel field
c) perpendicular contact
d) parallel contact
c) perpendicular
contact
1e: When adding vectors
graphically, one does all the
following steps EXCEPT
a) connect the vectors tip-to-tail
b) choose a scale
c) add the components
d) draw the resultant
c) add the
components
2e: The coefficient of kinetic friction
is ____the coefficient of static
friction.
a) less than
b) greater than
c) equal to
d) unrelated to
a) less than
3e: A correct unit for the
coefficient of friction
a) N
b) N/kg
c) kg/N
d) none
d) none
4e: The equilibrant force is ___ as the
resultant
a) same magnitude, same direction
b) same magnitude, opposite direction
c) greater in magnitude, same
direction
d) lesser in magnitude, opposite
direction
b) same magnitude,
opposite direction
5e: The force of kinetic friction
between a box sliding on a surface
depends on the _____.
a) surface area of the box
b) speed of the box
c) normal force
d) horizontal force causing the
motion
c) normal force
1f: One centimeter equals:
a) 10-3 m
b) 10-2 m
c) 102 m
d) 103 m
b)
-2
10
m
2f: An object’s velocity is how fast it
is moving and ____.
a) its initial position
b) in what direction it is moving
c) its instantaneous position
d) how far it has been
b) in what direction
it is moving
3f: The vector that represents the
sum of two or more vectors is a
_____.
a) magnitude
b) resultant
c) displacement
d) scalar
b) resultant
4f: Hayden quickly pulled a
tablecloth out from under a plate.
This is an example of:
a) Newton’s 1st Law
b) Newton’s 2nd Law
c) Newton’s 3rd Law
a) Newton’s
st
1
Law
5f: A wagon’s wheels push down on
the path while the path pushes up on
the wheels. This is an example of:
a) Newton’s 1st Law
b) Newton’s 2nd Law
c) Newton’s 3rd Law
c) Newton’s
rd
3
Law
Make your wager
What are Newton’s
three laws of
motion?
1. The law of inertia
2. F=ma
3. For every action there
is an equal and
opposite reaction.