Physics Chapter 5

To determine the ____ of a vector, a coordinate system must be chosen.

• component

• static friction

• vector resolution

• kinetic friction

The force of ____ depends on the normal force exerted by an object when there is no motion between the two surfaces.

• static friction

• kinetic friction

• friction

• coefficient of static friction

The ____ is a force that puts an object into equilibrium.

• equilibrant

• vector resolution

• friction

• component

____ is always less than the maximum value of static friction.

• Kinetic friction

• Static friction

• Coefficient of kinetic friction

• vector resolution

The ____ is needed to calculate the force of kinetic friction.

• coefficient of kinetic friction

• coefficient of static friction

• kinetic friction

• static friction

Breaking a vector down into its components is called ____.

• vector resolution

• component

• equilibrant

• the coefficient of kinetic friction

The ____ is greater than the coefficient of kinetic friction.

• coefficient of static friction

• coefficient of kinetic friction

• friction

• vector resolution

The representation of a vector has both length and direction.

• True

• False-width

Velocity and speed are both quantities, but only speed is a vector.

• False-velocity

• True

Mass is not a vector.

• True

• False-velocity