AP Physics 1 pre-assessment

As the angle of the incline increases, what happens to the normal force?

• The normal force increases

• The normal force decreases

• The normal force is not affected by the incline

• The normal force is only dependent on the force due to gravity

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The Earth pulls downward on a pingpong ball with a force  of 1N. If this is the "action" force, what is the "reaction" force?

• The ground exerts a force of 1N on the ping pong ball
• The ping pong ball exerts a force of 1 N on the Earth
• The ping pong ball pushes down on the earth with a force of 1N
• The is no reaction force when a gravitational force is involved

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Given the FBD, which of the following must be true?

• The frictional force must be accelerating the system to the left.

• The box must be accelerating to the right.

• The box must be moving to the right.

• The FBD is incorrectly drawn. This situation isn't possible

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Which of the following is true about the system shown?

• The system is not accelerating.
• The tension between m₂ and m₁ is less than the tension between m₂ and m₃
• The acceleration of the system only depends on m₃
• None of the other answers are true

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Which of the following statements is true about the image above?

• The accelerations of the blocks will vary according to their mass

• The net force acting on each block is the same

• The blocks will experience the same acceleration

• The 3m box will eat the 2m and the m boxes

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Sam is hover boarding down they hall at a constant velocity. Assuming there is friction, which of the following must be true?

• The force applied by the board must be greater than the frictional force

• The frictional force must equal the force applied by the board

• The force applied must equal zero

• There is not enough information

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If there is no friction, then the acceleration would be equal to

• mg

• sin(θ)mg

• g

• sin(θ)g

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A man standing on a scale in an elevator notices that the scale reads 40 newtons greater than his normal weight. Which type of movement of the elevator could cause this greater-than-normal reading?

• accelerating upward

• accelerating downward

• moving upward at a constant speed

• moving downward at a constant speed

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A car travels up a hill at constant speed. Which of the following diagrams best represents the forces acting on the car at this instant?

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Three forces of equal magnitude act on the box shown. One force is upward, one downward, and one rightward. Which of the following statements must be true based on this information? Select two answers.

• The box must have a rightward component of velocity.

• The box has no vertical component of velocity.

• The acceleration of the box is directed to the right.

• The velocity of the box is changing with time.

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