Forces and Motion Review

A force can be described as...

• A pull

• A push

• A push or pull

• None of these

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What is the net force of the box shown below?

• 80 N to the left

• 80 N to the right

• 160 N to the right

• 120 N to the left

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A test paper is sitting at rest on your desk. Which of the following statements best describes this situation? 

• There are no forces acting on your paper.  

• Your paper pushes the desk only.  

• The desk pushes your paper only.  

• The forces acting on the paper are balanced.  

A property of matter that describes an objects resistance to change in motion.

• Mass

• Gravity

• Inertia

• Force

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Which has more inertia?

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You inflate a balloon and let it go in class. The air comes out and pushes the balloon forward around the room. This is best explained by...

• Newton's 1st Law

• Newton's 2nd Law

• Newton's 3rd Law

• None of these

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You kick a soccer ball and it lands in the field in front of you. It rolls for a few seconds and eventually comes to a stop. The soccer balls rolls to a stop because...

• of motion

• Gravity, because gravity is a push force.

• of the presence of friction

• It has more mass than the blades of grass.

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What is the net force on the box shown? 

• 180 N to the left

• 70 N right

• 130 N to the left

• 130 N to the right

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An apple is falling and is pulled down by the Earth. The earth is pulled up toward the object. Why doesn’t the Earth move? 

• Only the Earth has gravity.  

• The Earth has a very large mass and a small acceleration.  

• The Earth has a very small mass and a large acceleration.  

• Air resistance gets in the way.  

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Which will hit the ground first?

• Tennis ball, then wiffle ball, then eight-ball

• Wiffle ball, then eight-ball, then tennis ball

• Eight-ball, then wiffle ball, then tennis ball

• Eight-ball, tennis ball, then wiffle ball

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