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Mechanics Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 2hrs 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Force is directly related to acceleration.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

A positive acceleration ALWAYS causes an object to speed up.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

A negative acceleration ALWAYS causes an object to slow down.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

A larger change in time will result in a smaller force.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

A larger change in time will result in a larger force.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The slope of a position v. time graph is...

a)

velocity

b)

acceleration

c)

seconds

d)

meters

7.

The slope of a velocity v. time graph is...

a)

velocity

b)

acceleration

c)

meters per second

d)

meters

8.

You walk 10 meters to math class in 20 seconds. Your velocity is...

a)

2 m/s

b)

0.5 m/s

c)

200 m/s

d)

5 m/s

9.

Change in velocity over a given period of time is...

a)

position

b)

motion

c)

speed

d)

acceleration

10.

On a distance vs. time graph, the steeper the slope...

a)

the slower the speed

b)

the faster the speed

c)

less acceleration

d)

greater acceleration

11.

The rate at which velocity changes is called...

a)

motion

b)

average speed

c)

instantaneous speed

d)

acceleration

12.

What are the units for acceleration?

a)

m/s

b)

m

c)

m/s2

d)

s

13.

What are the units for velocity?

a)

Km

b)

s

c)

m/s

d)

m/s2

14.

Acceleration of an object happens when things...

a)

slow down

b)

go faster

c)

both

15.

The graph represents

a)

no motion

b)

constant velocity

c)

positive acceleration

d)

negative acceleration

16.

The graph represents

a)

no motion

b)

constant velocity

c)

positive acceleration

d)

negative acceleration

17.

The graph respresents

a)

No motion

b)

constant Velocity

c)

positive acceleration

d)

negative acceleration

18.
"For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
19.
Force = Mass x Acceleration
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
20.
"An object in motion (or at rest) will to stay in motion (or at rest) until an outside force acts upon it."
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
21.

The tendency of a moving object to resist changes in its motion is...

a)

momentum

b)

force

c)

acceleration

d)

velocity

22.

Which of the following is the units for momentum?

a)

kg*m/sec/sec

b)

kg*m/sec

c)

m/sec/sec

d)

m/sec

23.

A Newton is a unit of...

a)

force

b)

inertia

c)

acceleration

d)

velocity

24.

When a heavy football player and a light one run into each other, who exerts more force?

a)

The heavy one

b)

The light one

c)

They are equal

25.

What is Newton's First Law?

a)

F=ma

b)

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction

c)

An object at rest stays at rest, an object in motion stays in motion.

d)

Friction

26.
If a ball of cheese is fired into frictionless space, the amount of force needed to keep it going equals
a)
twice the force with which it was fired
b)
the same amount of force with which it was fired
c)
1/2 the force with which it was fired
d)
zero, since no force is requires to keep it moving. 
27.
What is the speed of an object that travels 20 meters in 4 seconds?
a)
80 m/s
b)
0.2 m/s
c)
5 m/s
d)
24 m/s
28.

The momentum of an object depends upon the object's ___________ and _____________.

a)

size and shape

b)

mass and acceleration

c)

mass and veloctiy

d)

mass and energy

29.
The equation to calculate momentum is
a)
p=mv
b)
p=1/2mv2
c)
p=mgh
d)
p=mg
30.
Which has more momentum: a car stopped at a red light or a bike moving at 15 mph?
a)
car
b)
bike
c)
they are equal
d)
cannot determine using the info provided
31.

What is the momentum of 1000 kg car moving at 20 m/s?

a)

20000 N

b)

20000 J

c)

20000 kg * m/s

d)

10000 kg * m/s

32.

A runner has a momentum of 720 kg*m/s and is traveling at a velocity of 5 m/s. What is his mass?

a)

14.4 kg

b)

1400 kg

c)

144 kg

d)

360 kg

33.

A 2 kg cart has a momentum of 10 kg*m/s. What is its velocity?

a)

22 m/s

b)

.2 m/s

c)

5.0 m/s

d)

20 m/s

34.

An object with a mass of 2000 kg at rest has what momentum?

a)

2000 kg*m/sec

b)

0 kg*m/sec

c)

2000 kg

d)

2000 m/sec

35.
A 0.250 kg cart moving at 0.500 m/s has how much momentum?
a)
0.5 kg*m/s
b)
.125 kg*m/s
c)
12.5 kg*m/s
d)
10 kg*m/s
36.

A 2.5 kg ball moving at 5 m/s collides with a 2.5 kg stationary ball in a perfectly elastic collision. What is the velocity of the second ball after the collision (assuming the first one is now stopped)?

a)

5 m/s

b)

2.5 m/s

c)

10 m/s

d)

7.5 m/s

37.

A 9300 kg railroad car traveling at a velocity of 5 m/s strikes a second boxcar that weighs 5000 kg at rest. The two cars stick together. At what speed will the railroad and boxcar move afterwards?

a)

18.6 m/s

b)

3.25 m/s

c)

7.5 m/s

d)

1.86 m/s

38.
A .030 kg bullet is fired from a gun with a speed of 350 m/s. If the gun has a mass of 0.9 kg, What is the recoil speed of the gun?
a)
11.7 m/s
b)
9.0 m/s
c)
10.5 m/s
d)
10 m/s
39.
A 9 kg blob moving at 5 m/s collides and sticks to a second blob with a mass of 5 kg. If the two bobs stick together, what will the velocity of the two blobs move at?
a)
3.57 m/s
b)
3.2 m/s
c)
10.0  m/s
d)
9.0  m/s
40.
When the speed of an object is doubled, its momentum
a)
remains unchanged in accord with the conservation of momentum.
b)
doubles
c)
quadruples
d)
decreases
41.
Heather noticed a collision outside the coffee shop where two cars collided and stuck together.  What type of collision did she observe?
a)
Elastic
b)
Explosive
c)
 Inelastic
42.

While playing pool, Emma notices that the pool balls bounce apart. What type of collision is this?

a)

Elastic

b)

Inelastic

c)

Explosive

43.

This graph shows...

a)

an object stopped.

b)

an object slowing down.

c)

an object speeding up.

d)

an object moving at constant speed.

44.

This graph shows...

a)

an object stopped.

b)

an object speeding up.

c)

an object slowing down.

d)

an object moving at constant speed.

45.

This graph shows...

a)

an object speeding up.

b)

an object stopped.

c)

an object turning around

d)

an object slowing down.