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Summer School Physical Science - CH 3 - Section II Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When an object moves in a circular path, it accelerates toward the center of the circle as a result of ____________.

a)

terminal velocity

b)

momentum

c)

centripetal force

d)

friction

2.

An object that is in free fall seems to be _______________.

a)

weightless

b)

slowed by air resistance

c)

speeded up by air resistance

d)

not moving

3.

The amount of gravitational force between objects depends on their ___________.

a)

frictional forces

b)

speed and direction

c)

inertia

d)

masses and the distances between them

4.

The path of a projectile is ___________.

a)

straight

b)

always vertical

c)

always horizontal

d)

curved

5.

An object attached to a string that is being swung in a clockwise circular path is shown. Assume the string breaks at point A. In which direction will the object be traveling an instant later?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

Gravity is one of ________ basic forces.

a)

two

b)

three

c)

four

d)

five

7.

A car rounding a curve is subject to __________ force.

a)

rolling

b)

static

c)

centripetal

d)

gravitational

8.

The international space station is a(n) _________ satellite.

a)

natural

b)

lunar

c)

directional

d)

artificial

9.

a force that is directed toward the center of a curved or circular path

a)

centripetal force

b)

inertia

c)

gravity

d)

net force

10.

attractive force between two objects that depends on the masses of the objects and the distance between them

a)

gravity

b)

net force

c)

weight

d)

air resistance

11.

gravitational force exerted on an object

a)

weight

b)

free fall

c)

gravity

d)

terminal velocity

12.

What states that "every object in the universe attracts every other object"?

a)

Law of Universal Gravitation

b)

Newton's First Law of Motion

c)

Law of Universal Attraction

d)

Inertia & gravity

13.
Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...
a)
mass and distance 
b)
mass and matter
c)
distance and weight 
d)
weight and mass
14.
Force of gravity is directly proportional to
a)
Mass
b)
Weight
c)
Distance
d)
Time
15.
Force of gravity is inversely proportional to
a)
Mass
b)
Weight
c)
Distance
d)
Time
16.
If I double the distance between two objects, what happens to their gravitational Force?
a)
4x bigger
b)
4x smaller
c)
2x bigger
d)
2x smaller
17.
If I double the mass of one object, but don't change anything else... WHat happens to the gravitational force between two objects?
a)
Doubles
b)
Quadruples
c)
Cut in Half
d)
4x Smaller
18.
What happens to Gravitational force if I double both of the masses but don't change their distance?
a)
doubles
b)
half as big
c)
4x bigger
d)
4x smaller
19.

This car is turning, but there’s a puddle of water in the road. Which diagram best shows how the puddle will affect the path of the car after it hits the puddle?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.
If centripetal force stopped acting on all satellites they would continue traveling in space in a constant direction and constant speed.
a)
True
b)
False