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Physics 3C - Warm Up

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select the appropriate FBD:


A book is at rest on a table.

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Select the appropriate FBD:


A bundle of hay, attached to a truck by a rope, is moved across the dirt to the right at a constant speed.

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

Select the appropriate FBD:


A leftward moving sledder is slowing down as she glides across a patch of loosley-packed snow.

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

What is the symbol for force?

a)

F

b)

g

c)

a

d)

N

5.

What is the unit for force?

a)

F

b)

g

c)

a

d)

N

6.

Unbalanced forces

a)

cause acceleration

b)

will make an object speed up, slow down, or change direction

c)

Keeps an object at rest

d)

is in equilibrium

7.

Acceleration due to gravity (g) is equal to

a)

9.8 ms2-9.8\ \frac{m}{s^2}

b)

100 ms100\ \frac{m}{s}

c)

98 ms98\ ms

d)

98 s2-98\ s^2

8.

Are the forces balanced or unbalanced?

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

c)

There are no forces

d)

New Balance

9.

Are the forces balanced or unbalanced?

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

c)

There are no forces

d)

New Balance

10.

Will the object experience acceleration?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

What object

11.

Is this rightward moving object speeding up or slowing down?

a)

Slowing down

b)

Speeding up

c)

It is at rest

12.

Also called the 'Law of Inertia'

a)

Newton's First Law

b)

Newton's Second Law

c)

Newton's Third Law

d)

Law of Conservation of Momentum

13.
What type of friction is not moving?
a)
static
b)
sliding
c)
fluid
d)
rolling
14.

What type of friction acts on an object that is moving?

a)

static

b)

kinetic

c)

fluxuating

d)

-9.8 m/s^2

15.
Newton's _____ Law of Motion means that for every force there is a reaction force that is equal in size, but opposite in direction.
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Third
d)
Fourth
16.

Forces always occur

a)

as single quantities

b)

in pairs

c)

by themselves