Physics Midterm

What is the strongest of the four fundamental forces?

• Strong Nuclear

• Weak Nuclear

• Gravitational

• Electromagnetic

In what direction is the motion of friction represented?

• Same as motion

• Opposite to motion

• Perpendicular to motion

• Sine of motion

What is the product of mass and velocity?

• Kinetic energy

• Momentum

• Impact

• Impulse

What is the rate of doing work?

• Energy

• Power

• Efficiency

• Advantage

What is the attraction of molecules to other molecules and the walls of the container that causes a resistance in flow?

• Laminar

• Viscocity

• Friction

• Adhesion

What is the energy an object acquires when it is exposed to a force?

• Kinetic

• Potential

• Translational

• Circular

What is motion about an internal axis?

• Circular

• Angular

• Rotary

• Gyroscopic

In what type of collision is kinetic energy conserved?

• Completely inelastic

• inelastic

• elastic

• plastic

What is the rate of change in angular displacement called?

• Angular acceleration

• Angular velocity

• Angular momentum

• Centripetal acceleration

What is the heavy spinning disk used by many machines to conserve angular momentum?

• Gyroscope

• Flywheel

• Gyrowheel

• Inertial body