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Quiz: Chapter 2 - Vectors

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the net force?

a)

3 N

b)

3 N, right

c)

17 N, right

d)

3 N, left

2.
Who wins the tug of war with what net force?
a)
The person on the left with 20 N
b)
The person on the left with 80 N
c)
The people on the right with 20 N
d)
The people on the right with 100 N
3.

What is the net force?

a)

20 N right

b)

0 N

c)

400 N Left

d)

40 N right

4.

What is the unit to MEASURE force?

a)

Kilogram

b)

Meter

c)

Pounds

d)

Newton

5.

A ____________ is a push or a pull on an object.

a)

friction

b)

force

c)

magnet

d)

gravity

6.
If these teams are pulling with the same amount of force what will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
7.
The sum of all forces acting on an object.
a)
Contact Force
b)
Balanced Force
c)
Unbalanced Force
d)
Net Force
8.
Calculate the Net Force. 
a)
60N, Left 
b)
40N, Right 
c)
0N
d)
60N, Right
9.
If a force causes an object to move, it's considered a(n) __________________ force.
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
c)
Massive
d)
Strong
10.

An airplane is travelling at a constant speed of 540 mph. Explain the forces at work on the plane.

a)

Unbalanced, because the plane is moving forward not backwards.

b)

Balanced, because the speed is constant.

c)

Unbalanced, because the plane is in motion.

11.
Name the missing force...
a)
tension force
b)
gravitational force
c)
normal force
d)
applied force
12.
Name the missing force...
a)
weight force
b)
normal force
c)
applied force
d)
frictional force
13.
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
14.
Which one is balanced?
a)
top
b)
bottom
c)
both
d)
neither
15.

Vector quantities can be drawn as (a)   in diagrams.

16.
Objects at rest experience ____ equilibrium. 
a)
static
b)
dynamic
17.
Objects moving at a constant speed in a straight line experience ____ equilibrium. 
a)
static
b)
dynamic
18.
The equilibrium rule, ΣF=0, applies to...
a)
vectors
b)
scalars
c)
both of these
d)
neither of these
19.
When you push down on a spring it pushed back on your hand with...
a)
a smaller amout of force
b)
the same amount of force
c)
a greater amount of force
d)
not enough information to decide
20.

Tension can be described as

a)

the force exerted by a rope.

b)

the force exerted by a string.

c)

the force exerted by a wire.

d)

All of the above.

21.
What forces are acting on a book on a table? 
a)
upward force of table
b)
downward force of gravity
c)
both of these
d)
none of these
22.
When an object is at rest on a horizontal surface we can say that...
a)
the support force is equal to the weight
b)
the support force is less than the weight
c)
the support force is greater that the weight
23.
If a desk is pushed at a constant speed across the floor, then the friction force is equal and opposite to the pushing force. 
a)
True
b)
Fasle
24.
When Nellie Newton hangs by a pair of vertical ropes, the tension in each rope will be...
a)
less than 1/2 her weght
b)
1/2 her weight
c)
more than 1/2 her weight
d)
equal to her weight
25.

A fish laying on a weighing has two forces acting on it: ——— and ———.

(a)