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OpenStax College Physics Chapter 4 Conceptual Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Objects move only when force is exerted.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The acceleration of an object is inversely proportional to the net force acting on it.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Air resistance is caused by friction between the air and an object moving through the air.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The speed of an object dropped in air will continue to increase without limit until it strikes the ground.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The acceleration produced by a net force on an object is

a)

directly proportional to the magnitude of the net force.

b)

in the same direction as the net force

c)

inversely proportional to the mass of an object

d)

all of the above

6.

If the force acting on a cart doubles, what happens to the cart's acceleration?

a)

it quadruples

b)

it doubles

c)

it halves

d)

it quarters

7.

A girl whose weight is 200 N hangs from a bar supported by two strands of rope. What is the tension from each strand?

a)

400N

b)

300N

c)

200N

d)

100N

8.

A tennis ball and a solid steel the same size are dropped at the same time. Which ball has the greater force acting on it?

a)

the tennis ball

b)

the steel ball

c)

they both have the same force acting on them

9.

A tennis ball and a solid steel ball the same size are dropped at the same time. IN the absence of air resistance, which ball has the greater acceleration?

a)

the tennis ball

b)

the steel ball

c)

nonsense! they both have the same acceleration

10.

As he falls from a high-flying stationary helicopter, Bronco's velocity increases and his acceleration

a)

decreases.

b)

remains the same.

c)

increases.

11.

Which relationship below accurately describes the relationship between mass and acceleration?

a)

acceleration ~ mass

b)

acceleration ~ mass x mass

c)

acceleration ~ 1/mass

d)

acceleration ~ 1/2 mass

12.

What properties to forces have that allow them to be vectors?

a)

speed

b)

magnitude

c)

direction

d)

acceleration

13.

Weight is an intrinsic, unchanging property of a body

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Which statement is correct?

a)

Net force causes motion

b)

Net force causes change in motion

15.

A system can have a nonzero velocity while the net external force on it is zero

a)

true

b)

false