Quiz about Quarter 3 Exam Practice Questions

Question 1

Take out your Unit 7A packet before starting!

An object travels from the triangle straight to the square, then straight to the pentagon. What distance did the object travel?

Accepted Answer

10.797 squares

Answer

+10.797 squares

Answer

-10.797 squares

Answer

about 7 squares

Question 2

A train takes the railway track (solid line) from station A to station B and back again to station A. What distance did the train travel?

Accepted Answer

1500 km

Answer

0 km

Answer

400 km

Answer

3000 km

Question 3

What is the position of the square relative to the center of the graph paper?

Accepted Answer

(-3,+2)

Answer

(-3,2)

Answer

(2,-3)

Answer

(+2,3)

Question 4

What is the position of the pentagon relative to the circle?

Accepted Answer

(-6,+3)

Answer

(-5,-2)

Answer

(+3,-6)

Answer

(-2,-5)

Question 5

An object travels from the triangle to the square to the pentagon. What is the displacement of the object?

Accepted Answer

(-8,-6)

Answer

(0,0)

Answer

(-2,-4)

Answer

(-5,-2)

Question 6

An object travels from the triangle to the square back to the triangle. What is the displacement of the object?

Accepted Answer

(0,0)

Answer

(+3,+4)

Answer

(-3,+2)

Answer

(-6,-2)

Question 7

What does this graph indicate about the object it describes?

Accepted Answer

The object is moving away from where it started.

Answer

The object is not moving.

Answer

The object is moving toward where it started.

Answer

The object first moves away and then moves toward where it started.

Question 8

Did this object stop moving?

Accepted Answer

The object stopped moving twice.

Answer

The object never stopped moving.

Answer

The object stopped moving once.

Answer

The object stopped moving three times.

Question 9

How far did this object travel?

Accepted Answer

5 meters

Answer

3 meters

Answer

2 meters

Answer

0 meters

Question 10

Take out your Unit 7B packet before continuing!

Speed or Velocity?:

A turtle is crawling 34 cm/min.

Accepted Answer

Speed

Answer

Velocity

Answer

Neither

Answer

Both

Question 11

What is the average speed of a car that traveled a distance of 300 miles in 5.5 hours and parks 250 miles west of where it began?

Accepted Answer

55 mph

Answer

0 mph

Answer

45 mph

Answer

-55 mph

Question 12

What is the average velocity of a person who walks 4.25 miles throughout a park over 2 hours and ends up back at their parked car?

Accepted Answer

0 mph

Answer

2.125 mph

Answer

4.25 mph

Answer

-2.125 mph

Question 13

What is the average velocity of a bird that flies 1.3 miles around the sky over a period of 0.75 hours and ends up 0.75 miles south of where it began?

Accepted Answer

b. -1 mph

Answer

a. 0 mph

Answer

c. +1 mph

Answer

d. -1.73 mph

Question 14

Leadbelly sets out on a treasure hunt at 5 am. He travels along the path shown in blue. After fighting the pink ogre, he stops for brunch. He ultimately arrives at the treasure at 11 am. What was Leadbelly's AVERAGE VELOCITY during the treasure hunt?

Accepted Answer

1.83 m/h northeast

Answer

5.67 m/h northeast

Answer

1.83 m/h southwest

Answer

5.67 m/h southwest

Question 15

Leadbelly sets out on a treasure hunt at 5 am. He travels along the path shown in blue. After fighting the pink ogre, he stops for brunch. He ultimately arrives at the treasure at 11 am. What was Leadbelly's AVERAGE SPEED during the treasure hunt?

Accepted Answer

5.67 m/h

Answer

1.83 m/h

Answer

1.83 m/h northeast

Answer

5.67 m/h northeast

Question 16

According to the graph, what is the average speed of the object between 0 and 10 seconds?

Accepted Answer

c. 2.4 m/s

Answer

a. 1.4 m/s

Answer

b. -0.3 m/s

Answer

d. 0 m/s

Question 17

According to the graph, what is the instantaneous speed of the object at 3 seconds?

Accepted Answer

a. 2 m/s

Answer

b. -2 m/s

Answer

c. 6 m/s

Answer

d. 3.3 m/s

Question 18

According to the graph, what is the average velocity of the object between 0 and 10 seconds?

Accepted Answer

a. -0.4 m/s

Answer

b. -0.3 m/s

Answer

c. 2.4 m/s

Answer

d. 0 m/s

Question 19

According to the graph, what is the instantaneous velocity of the object at 6 seconds?

Accepted Answer

b. -7 m/s

Answer

a. -3 m/s

Answer

c. 3 m/s

Answer

d. 2 m/s

Question 20

Which of the objects above is moving at a constant speed?

Accepted Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

C

Answer

D

Question 21

Which of the objects above is not moving?

Accepted Answer

C

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

D

Question 22

Which of the objects above is moving toward the observer?

Accepted Answer

D

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

C

Question 23

Which of the objects below is moving the fastest?

Accepted Answer

D

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

C

Question 24

During which segment(s) of the Velocity vs. Time graph was the object moving at a constant speed (not speeding up and not slowing down)?

Accepted Answer

more than one

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

C

Question 25

During which segment(s) of the Velocity vs. Time graph was the object not moving?

Accepted Answer

C

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

more than one

Question 26

During which segment(s) of the Velocity vs. Time graph was the object moving fastest?

Accepted Answer

B

Answer

A

Answer

C

Answer

more than one

Question 27

Where should segment A be drawn on the Speed vs. Time graph?

Accepted Answer

horizontally from (0,1) to (3,1)

Answer

horizontally from (0,3) to (3,3)

Answer

diagonally from (0,0) to (3,9)

Answer

diagonally from (0,1) to (3,9)

Question 28

A car goes from 60 mph to 30 mph in 6 seconds on a straight road. The average acceleration of the car is:

Accepted Answer

-5 mi./h/s

Answer

+0.2 mi./h/s

Answer

+10 mi./h/s

Answer

+5 mi./h/s

Question 29

A person drops a golf ball into an endless hole. Without any air resistance, what can be said about the acceleration and speed of the golf ball?

Accepted Answer

The acceleration is 9.8 m/s² downward and the speed is increasing.

Answer

The acceleration is 9.8 m/s² downward and the speed is constant.

Answer

The acceleration is increasing and the speed is 9.8 m/s.

Answer

The acceleration is constant and the speed is constant.

Question 30

What is happening at point C on this velocity versus time graph? (note: the graph shown says speed, but you need to read it as velocity for this question!)

Accepted Answer

negative acceleration

Answer

positive acceleration

Answer

zero acceleration

Answer

constant position

Question 31

Which pair of motion graphs represent an object that has positive acceleration?

Accepted Answer

A

Answer

Answer

C

Answer

D

Question 32

Take out your Unit 8A packet before continuing!

Calculate the weight of a 60-kilogram person who is standing still on Earth.

Accepted Answer

-588 N

Answer

-540 N

Answer

-60 N

Answer

-6.1 N

Question 33

Calculate the mass of a parked car that weighs 18,600 newtons on Earth.

Accepted Answer

1,898 kg

Answer

18,980 kg

Answer

0.00053 kg

Answer

180,000 kg

Question 34

A 70-kilogram person travels to a planet where he weighs 1750 newtons. What is the gravitational field strength on that planet?

Accepted Answer

-25 N/kg

Answer

-120,000 N/kg

Answer

-0.040 N/kg

Answer

-690 N/kg

Question 35

Which direction should the gravitational force arrow point on a force diagram?

Accepted Answer

down

Answer

up

Answer

left

Answer

right

Question 36

What is the normal force acting on a parked car that weighs 15,500 newtons on Earth?

Accepted Answer

+15,500 N

Answer

+1,580 N

Answer

-15,500 N

Answer

+9.8 N

Question 37

Calculate the normal force acting on a 75-kilogram person who is standing still on Earth.

Accepted Answer

+735 N

Answer

75 N

Answer

+0.13 N

Answer

+85 N

Question 38

A 70-kilogram person travels to Mercury where the gravitational field strength is -3.7 N/kg. What is the value of the normal force acting on that person while they stand on that planet?

Accepted Answer

+259 N

Answer

-259 N

Answer

+3.7 N

Answer

-3.7 N

Question 39

Which direction should the normal force arrow point on a force diagram?

Accepted Answer

up

Answer

down

Answer

left

Answer

right

Question 40

Which of the following is NOT an example of an applied force?

Accepted Answer

air resistance on an object

Answer

pushing an object

Answer

pulling an object

Answer

hitting an object

Question 41

What is the unit for applied force?

Accepted Answer

newtons

Answer

kilograms

Answer

newtons per kilogram

Answer

grams

Question 42

A car stalls in the middle of the road. The driver gets out of the car and pushes it with 800 newtons of force. The car, which weighs 10,000 N, does not move. What is the value of the applied force?

Accepted Answer

+800

Answer

-10,000

Answer

-200

Answer

+200

Question 43

Bob attempts to push the box to the right. Kelly attempts to push the box to the left. What is the value of the Kelly's applied force on the box?

Accepted Answer

100 N to the left

Answer

50 N to the left

Answer

50 N to the right

Answer

150 N to the left

Answer

100 N to the right

Question 44

A toddler tries to push a chair out of his way, but he is unsuccessful because the chair is too heavy. Which force diagram best represents the situation?

Accepted Answer

Diagram C

Answer

Diagram A

Answer

Diagram B

Answer

Diagram D

Question 45

A truck tries to pull a stalled car off the road, but is unsuccessful because the car is too heavy. Which force diagram best represents the situation?

Accepted Answer

Diagram A

Answer

Diagram B

Answer

Diagram C

Answer

Diagram D

Question 46

Take out your Unit 8B packet before continuing!

As shown in the diagram with two dogs tugging on opposite ends of a rope toy, if each dog pulls with 50 newtons of force, what is the tensile force acting along the rope toy?

Accepted Answer

b. 50 N

Answer

a. 0 N

Answer

c. 100 N

Answer

d. 200 N

Question 47

As shown in the diagram with a girl sitting motionless on a swing, what is the tensile force in each rope supporting the swing and girl?

Accepted Answer

c. 245 N of tensile force along each rope

Answer

a. 0 N of tensile force along each rope

Answer

b. 122.5 N of tensile force along each rope

Answer

d. 490 N of tensile force along each rope

Question 48

As shown in the diagram with a 47-kilogram boy sitting motionless on a tire swing, what is the tensile force acting along the rope?

Accepted Answer

c. 460 N

Answer

a. 0 N

Answer

b. 47 N

Answer

d. 920 N

Question 49

Two identical springs are shown in the picture. If a 10-newton force causes the spring to expand to 10 centimeters, what amount of force would cause the spring to expand to 7.5 centimeters?

Accepted Answer

5 N

Answer

7.5 N

Answer

2.5 N

Answer

20 N

Question 50

As shown in the picture, the natural length of the spring is 10 cm. When one 10-gram weight is added to the spring it expands by 2 centimeters (x = 2 cm). How much would the spring expand (y = ?) if two 10-gram weights were added to the spring?

Accepted Answer

4 cm

Answer

2 cm

Answer

12 cm

Answer

14 cm

Question 51

How do the compression force and spring force change from picture A to picture B?

Accepted Answer

both the compression force and spring force increase

Answer

both the compression force and spring force decrease

Answer

the compression force increases and the spring force decreases

Answer

the compression force decreases and the spring force increases

Question 52

What is the net force acting on this object?

Accepted Answer

6 N to the right

Answer

0 N

Answer

6 N to the left

Answer

6 N upwards

Question 53

What is the net force acting on this object?

Accepted Answer

0 N

Answer

6 N to the left

Answer

10 N to the left

Answer

12 N toward the center

Question 54

The girl shown in the picture is sitting motionless on a swing. What is the net force on the girl?

Accepted Answer

0 newtons

Answer

+245 newtons

Answer

+490 newtons

Answer

-490 newtons

Question 55

The picture shows all of the forces acting on a windsurfer. If all forces are balanced, what is the value of force F?

Accepted Answer

-100 N

Answer

+100 N

Answer

0 N

Answer

+2,100 N

Question 56

Take out your Unit 8C packet before continuing!

Which of the following is an object in equilibrium?

Accepted Answer

A box resting on a table without moving

Answer

A box being pushed from rest to a speed of 5 cm/s

Answer

A box in free fall on Earth

Answer

A box thrown into the air

Question 57

The picture shows four forces acting on a moving airplane. Due to these forces, the airplane will:

Accepted Answer

slow down

Answer

speed up

Answer

go higher

Answer

go lower

Question 58

The picture shows four forces acting on a moving airplane. What is the value of the thrust force acting on the plane?

Accepted Answer

4500 N to the right

Answer

5500 N to the left

Answer

1000 N to the left

Answer

-1000 N

Question 59

Which statement best describes the motion of the object?

Accepted Answer

not moving

Answer

accelerating to the right

Answer

accelerating to the left

Answer

accelerating upwards

Question 60

Which statement best describes the motion of the object?

Accepted Answer

accelerating to the left

Answer

not moving

Answer

accelerating to the right

Answer

accelerating downwards

Question 61

If the net force on a moving object is zero:

Accepted Answer

the object will not change speed or direction

Answer

the object will slow down and stop

Answer

the object will change direction

Answer

the object will change speed

Question 62

The box in the diagram is being pushed to the right. Which arrow depicts the sliding friction force acting on the box?

Accepted Answer

B

Answer

A

Answer

C

Answer

D

Question 63

How can the force of friction between two surfaces be reduced?

Accepted Answer

By separating the surfaces with a fluid

Answer

By changing the motion from rolling to sliding

Answer

By making smooth surfaces rougher

Answer

By increasing the weight pulling down on one surface

Question 64

If you slide an object across the floor, which of the following would increase the magnitude of the sliding friction force?

Accepted Answer

Increasing the weight of the object

Answer

Decreasing the weight of the object

Answer

Putting water between the object and the floor

Answer

Putting an air-gap between the object and the floor

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