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Honors Physics Unit 4: Forces and the Laws of Motion

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 43mins

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Class
Date
1.

The illustration shows the forces in Newtons (N) acting on three different blocks. Which boxes will move under these conditions?

a)

Blocks 1 and 2

b)

Blocks 2 and 3

c)

Blocks 1 and 3

d)

Blocks 1,2, and 3

2.

The illustration shows the forces in Newtons (N) acting on each group. Which direction will the groups move under these conditions?

a)

To the right 2N

b)

To the left 2N

c)

To the right 22N

d)

To the left 10N

3.

The illustration shows all the forces in Newtons (N) acting on a box. The sum of all the forces acting on the truck results in a force acting on the truck

a)

to the right with a strength of 40 Newtons.

b)

to the left with a strength of 40 Newtons.

c)

to the right with a strength of 60 Newtons.

d)

to the left with a strength of 60 Newtons

4.

Students are investigating how mass affects the force needed to move an object. They attached a wooden block to a spring scale and placed a 10 g mass on top of the block and pulled it 50 cm across the table.What change(s) to their set-up would result in a larger force reading on the spring scale?

a)

Changing the mass to a larger amount.

b)

Changing the mass to a smaller amount

c)

Pulling the block 10cm across the table

d)

Using a different scale

5.

Which of the following graphs shows how the mass of an object affects the amount of force needed to move it?

a)

B

b)

A

c)

C

6.

The illustration below shows a cart different amounts of force being applied. What is the net force on the cart and in which direction is it?

a)

5 N to the right

b)

5 N to the left

c)

8 N to the right

d)

3 N to the left

7.

A diagram of forces being applied to a box by four people is illustrated below. If the net force acting on the box is 10 N to the right, what is the magnitude of the force applied by the boy pulling to the left?

a)

14N

b)

21N

c)

19N

d)

11N

8.

The illustration shows all the forces in Newtons (N) acting on a box. The sum of all the forces acting on the box results in a force acting on the box.

a)

to the right with a strength of 11 Newtons.

b)

to the left with a strength of 7 Newtons.

c)

to the left with a strength of 6 Newtons.

d)

to the right with a strength of 4 Newtons.

9.

Which of the following is the CAUSE of acceleration

a)

Speed

b)

Force

c)

Inertia

d)

Velocity

10.

What causes a moving object to change direction?

a)

Acceleration

b)

Force

c)

Velocity

d)

Inertia

11.

Which of the following forces exists between objects even in the absence of direct physical contact?

a)

Frictional Force

b)

Contact Force

c)

Fundamental Force

d)

Field Force

12.

A Newton is equivalent to which of the following quantities?

a)

kg

b)

kg m/s

c)

kg m/s2

d)

kg m2/s2

13.

The length of a force vector represents the

a)

cause of the force

b)

direction of the force

c)

magnitude of the force

d)

type of force

14.

A free-body diagram represents all of the following except

a)

the object

b)

forces as vectors

c)

forces exerted by the object

d)

forces exerted on the object

15.

In the free-body diagram shown to the right, which of the following is the gravitational force acting on the car?

a)

775 N

b)

5800 N

c)

13,690 N

d)

14,700 N

16.

Which of the following is the tendency of an object to maintain its state of motion?

a)

Acceleration

b)

Force

c)

Inertia

d)

Velocity

17.

A crate is released on a frictionless plank inclined at angle with respect to the horizontal. Which of the following relationships is true?

(Assume that the x-axis is parallel to the surface of the incline.)

a)

Fy = Fg

b)

Fx = Fy

c)

Fx = 0

d)

None of the above

18.

A car goes forward along a level road at constant velocity. The additional force needed to bring the car into equilibrium is

a)

greater than the normal force times the coefficient of static friction.

b)

equal to the normal force times the coefficient of static friction.

c)

the normal force times the coefficient of kinetic friction.

d)

zero.

19.

If a nonzero net force is acting on an object, then the object is definitely

a)

at rest

b)

being accelerated

c)

moving with a constant velocity

d)

losing mass

20.

Which statement about the acceleration of an object is correct?

a)

The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the netexternal force acting on the object and inversely proportional to themass of the object.

b)

The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the netexternal force acting on the object and directly proportional to themass of the object.

c)

The acceleration of an object is inversely proportional to the netexternal force acting on the object and inversely proportional to themass of the object.

d)

The acceleration of an object is inversely proportional to the netexternal force acting on the object and directly proportional to the mass of the object.

21.

Which are simultaneous equal but opposite forces resulting from the interaction of two objects?

a)

net external forces

b)

field forces

c)

gravitational forces

d)

action-reaction pairs

22.

Newton’s third law of motion involves the interactions of

a)

one object and one force.

b)

one object and two forces.

c)

two objects and two forces.

d)

two objects and one force.

23.

The magnitude of the gravitational force acting on an object is

a)

frictional force

b)

weight

c)

inertia

d)

mass

24.

The measure of the quantity of matter is

a)

density

b)

force

c)

weight

d)

mass

25.

A change in the gravitational force acting on an object will affect the object’s

a)

Mass

b)

Weight

c)

coefficient of static friction

d)

inertia

26.

What are the units of the coefficient of friction?

a)

N

b)

N2

c)

1/N

d)

NO UNIT

27.
Name the missing force...
a)
frictional force
b)
weight force
c)
thrust
d)
buoyant force
28.
Name the missing force...
a)
applied force
b)
weight force
c)
tension force
d)
drag
29.
Name the missing force...
a)
weight force
b)
normal force
c)
applied force
d)
frictional force
30.
What is force?
a)
A push exerted on an object
b)
A push or pull exerted on an object
c)
A pull exerted on an object
d)
Nothing
31.
The force that pulls things toward earth.
a)
Speed
b)
Gravity
32.
Force depends on
a)
Force
b)
mass
c)
acceleration
d)
mass and acceleration 
33.
The SI Unit of force is
a)
Pascal
b)
Meter/second
c)
Newton
d)
kg
34.
A box slides across a perfectly smooth floor at a constant velocity. (The phrase "perfectly smooth" suggests that there is NO friction). What forces act on the box?
a)
tension, gravity
b)
tension, gravity, normal force
c)
tension, gravity, normal force, friction
d)
gravity, normal force, friction
35.
8 N to the left , and 4 N to the right. Find the net force. Is this balanced?
a)
12 N Right;  No
b)
4 N Left;  No
c)
12 N Right;  Yes
d)
4 N Left;  Yes
36.
An object and rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted on by a force, is which one of Newton's Laws of Motion?
a)
4th Law of Motion
b)
1st Law of Motion
c)
3rd Law of Motion
d)
2nd Law of Motion
37.

When an object resists change, like a body in a turning car, it is called ________________.

a)

inertia

b)

force

c)

friction

d)

drag force

38.
For every action, thereʼs an equal and opposite reaction. *Action-Reaction*
a)
Newton's First Law
b)
Newton's Second Law
c)
Newton's Third Law
d)
force
39.
a push and/or a pull.
a)
force
b)
net force
c)
normal force
d)
drag force
40.
A force that results from two objects rubbing past each other.
a)
Gravity
b)
Friction
c)
Inertia
d)
Force
41.
The force that pulls objects towards Earth.
a)
Gravity
b)
Friction
c)
Inertia
d)
Force
42.
What is Force?
a)
A Push
b)
A Pull
c)
Jumping
d)
Either a push or pull
43.
 What is the unit called that measures force?
a)
Isaac
b)
Yee
c)
Newton
d)
kilogram
44.
The scientist who is most famous for developing the Laws of Motion is _____.
a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Stephen Hawking
c)
Sir Isaac Newton
d)
Galileo Galilei
45.
An object will accelerate in the direction of the force applied to it.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law