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- 1.Accelerations are produced by
- A.
Forces
- B.
Velocities
- C.
Accelerations
- D.
Masses
- E.
None of the above
- 2.A book weighs 2 N. When held at rest in your hands, the net force on the book is
- A.
0.2 N
- B.
2 N
- C.
0 N
- D.
45 N
- E.
None of the above
- 3.An object has a constant mass. A constant force on the object produces constant
- A.
Velocity
- B.
Acceleration
- C.
Both A and B
- D.
None of the above
- 4.Statics is the study of forces in
- A.
Acceleration
- B.
Motion
- C.
Equilibrium
- D.
Space
- E.
None of the above
- 5.If you need to find the angle and you know the opposite side and the adjacent side you use the
- A.
Cosine rule
- B.
Sine rule
- C.
Tangent rule
- D.
Jedi rule
- E.
None of the above
- 6.A vector is a quantity that has
- A.
Magnitude and direction
- B.
Time and direction
- C.
Magnitude and time
- D.
All of the above
- 7.Which is the resultant vector from a 7 unit vector in the same direction as a 5 unit vector?
- A.
12 units
- B.
2 units
- C.
24 units
- D.
42 units
- E.
4 units
- 8.When forces acting on an object are balanced, which characteristic of motion is zero?
- A.
Acceleration
- B.
Displacement
- C.
Speed
- D.
Velocity
- 9.A 20 N physics textbook rests on a table. What is the force the table exerts on the textbook?
- A.
0 N
- B.
9.80 N
- C.
20.0 N
- D.
40.0 N
- 10.
- A.
It continues to accelerate.
- B.
It moves with a constant speed.
- C.
It moves with increasing speed, then the speed gradually decreases.
- D.
It gradually decreases speed.
- 11.A 45 kg object is given a net force of 500 N. What is its acceleration?
- A.
4.5 m/s/s
- B.
6.5 m/s/s
- C.
11 m/s/s
- D.
45 m/s/s
- 12.
- A.
The same magnitude and the same direction
- B.
The same magnitude but the opposite direction
- C.
A larger magnitude but the opposite direction
- D.
A smaller magnitude but the same direction
- 13.A student weighs 200 N. If he is in an elevator that is accelerating upward at 2.00 m/s/s, what will be his weight?
- A.
159 N
- B.
200 N
- C.
241 N
- D.
400 N
- 14.Wes hits a softball with a bat. What is the force exerted on the softball by the bat?
- A.
Equal in both size and direction to the force exerted onh the bat by the softball
- B.
Equal in size but opposite in direction to the force exerted on the bat by the softball
- C.
Opposite in direction but much smaller than the force exerted on the bat by the softball
- D.
Opposite in direction but much larger than the force exerted on the bat by the softball
- 15.Tyler is driving a pickup truck North on I-40 at 20 m/s. Tyler suddenly stops the truck. In which direction will Jade who is lying in the center of the frictionless truck bed move?
- A.
East
- B.
West
- C.
South
- D.
North
- 16.
- A.
0 N
- B.
140 N
- C.
670 N
- D.
990 N
- 17.At a certain distance from the center of Earth, a satellite experiences a gravitational force, F. If the mass of the satellite was doubled and placed into the same orbit, what gravitational force would the satellite have acting on it?
- A.
4F
- B.
2F
- C.
F/2
- D.
F/4
- 18.The force that is exerted by a rope or wire or any object that pulls on another is the
- A.
X
- B.
Y
- C.
Jedi
- D.
Equilibrium
- E.
Tension
- 19.A student walks 160 m in 150 s. The student stops for 30 s and then walks 210 m farther in 140 s. What is the average speed of the entire walk?
- A.
0.53 m/s
- B.
0.80 m/s
- C.
1.2 m/s
- D.
1.3 m/s
- 20.An airplane went from 120 m/s to 180 m/s in 4.0 seconds. What was its acceleration?
- A.
15 m/s/s
- B.
30 m/s/s
- C.
45 m/s/s
- D.
60 m/s/s
- 21.There is a picture of Mona Lisa hanging from Shantales' wall. If the tension force is 30 N and the angle it makes to the horizontal is 45', what is the weight of the picture?
- A.
38 N
- B.
40 N
- C.
30.9 N
- D.
42.3 N
- 22.
- A.
60 N
- B.
75 N
- C.
77 N
- D.
80 N
- 23.
- A.
Mass
- B.
Velocity
- C.
Weight
- D.
Speed
- 24.A ball is thrown straight up. What will be the instantaneous velocity at the top of its path?
- A.
2 m/s
- B.
0 m/s
- C.
5 m/s
- D.
3 m/s
- 25.A ball is thrown straight up. What will be the acceleration at the top of its path?
- A.
0 m/s/s
- B.
2 m/s/s
- C.
9.8 m/s/s
- D.
20 m/s/s
- 26.Using equations, d = 1/2gt^2 and v = gt: If a salmon swims straight upward in the water fast enough to break through the surface at a speed of 5 meters per second, how high can it jump above water?
- A.
2.25 m
- B.
1.50 m
- C.
1.25 m
- D.
.25 m
- 27.If you throw a ball straight upward at a speed of 10 m/s, how long will it take to reach zero speed?
- A.
10 s
- B.
2 s
- C.
1 s
- D.
5 s
- 28.
- A.
2 s, 5 m/s
- B.
2 s, 10 m/s
- C.
1 s, 5 m/s
- D.
2 s, 20 m/s
- 29.A car going at 30 m/s undergoes an acceleration of 2 m/s/s for 4 seconds. What is its final speed?
- A.
28 m/s
- B.
38 m/s
- C.
48 m/s
- D.
58 m/s
- 30.What are the horizontal and vertical components of a 10 unit vector that is oriented 37' above the horizontal?
- A.
5, 4
- B.
2, 3
- C.
8, 6
- D.
1, 6
- 31.What are the horizontal and vertical components of a 10 unit vector that is oriented 53' above the horizontal?
- A.
2,4
- B.
5,7
- C.
4,6
- D.
6,8
- 32.Neglecting air resistance, if you throw a ball straight up with a speed of 20 m/s, how fast will it be moving when you catch it?
- A.
10 m/s
- B.
5 m/s
- C.
20 m/s
- D.
40 m/s
- 33.
- A.
The side opposite the angle
- B.
The parallelogram
- C.
The diagonal
- D.
The vertical component
- 34.What is the weight of 2 kgs of yogurt?
- A.
41 N
- B.
21.6 N
- C.
19.6 N
- D.
25.6 N
- 35.The law of inertia pertains to
- A.
Moving objects
- B.
Objects at rest
- C.
Both
- D.
None of the above
- 36.
- A.
He feared the reaper
- B.
He feared persecution
- C.
He feared the scarlet letter
- D.
He feared the dark side
- 37.
- A.
300 km/h
- B.
1200 km/h
- C.
600 km/h
- D.
None of the above
- 38.If forces of 10 N and 15 N act in opposite directions on an object, what is the net force?
- A.
25 N
- B.
0 N
- C.
10 N
- D.
5 N
- 39.Calculate in newtons the weight of a 2000 kg elephant.
- A.
25,500 N
- B.
19,600 N
- C.
21,600 N
- D.
31,500 N
- 40.A 60 kg person whose two feet cover an area of 500 cm^2 will exert a pressure of
- A.
12 X 10^3 N/m^2
- B.
13 X 10^3 N/m^2
- C.
12 X 10^4 N/m^2
- D.
13 X 10^4 N/m^2
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