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Forces Study Guide

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the gravitational force exerted on an object called?

a)

centripetal force

b)

friction

c)

momentum

d)

weight

2.

Which of the following best describes why projectiles move in a curved path?

a)

They have horizontal velocity and vertical acceleration.

b)

They have momentum.

c)

They have mass.

d)

They have weight.

3.

Which of the following explains why astronauts seem weightless in orbit?

a)

Earth's gravity is much less in orbit.

b)

The space shuttle is in free fall.

c)

The gravity of Earth and the Sun cancel.

d)

The centripetal force on the shuttle balances Earth's gravity.

4.

Which of the following exerts the strongest gravitational force on you?

a)

the Moon

b)

Earth

c)

the Sun

d)

this computer

5.

Which of the following is true about an object in free fall

a)

Its acceleration depends on its mass.

b)

it has no inertia.

c)

It pulls on Earth, and Earth pulls on it.

d)

Its momentum is constant.

6.

The acceleration of an object is in the same direction as which of the following?

a)

net force

b)

static friction

c)

air resistance

d)

gravity

7.

Which of the following is NOT a force?

a)

weight

b)

friction

c)

momentum

d)

air resistance

8.

The graph show the speed of a car moving in a straight line. Over which segments are the forces on the car balanced?

a)

A and C

b)

B and D

c)

C and E

d)

D only

9.

The net force on an object moving with constant speed in circular motion is in which direction?

a)

downward

b)

opposite to the object's motion

c)

toward the center of the circle

d)

in the direction of the object's velocity

10.

According to the trend in these data, which of the following values is most likely the speed of the object after falling for 6s?

a)

26.7 m/s

b)

15.1 m/s

c)

20.3 m/s

d)

0 m/s

11.

Over which of the following time intervals is the acceleration of the object the greatest?

a)

0s to 1s

b)

1s to 2s

c)

4s to 5 s

d)

The acceleration is constant

12.

Over which of the following time intervals is the force on the object the smallest?

a)

0s to 1s

b)

1s to 2s

c)

4s to 5s

d)

the force is constant

13.

Which of the following would cause the gravitational force between object A and object B to increase?

a)

Decrease the distance between them.

b)

Increase the distance between them.

c)

Decrease the mass of object A.

d)

Decrease the mass of both objects.

14.

The way in which objects exert forces on each other is described by _____.

a)

Newton's first law of motion

b)

Newton's second law of motion

c)

Newton's third law of motion

15.

_____ relates the net force exerted on an object to its mass and acceleration.

a)

Newton's 1st law of motion

b)

Newton's 2nd law of motion

c)

Newton's 3rd law of motion

16.

_____ Prevents surfaces in contact from sliding past each other.

a)

sliding friction

b)

static friction

c)

fiction

d)

weight

17.

The _____ of an object is different on other planets in the solar system

a)

air resistance

b)

mass

c)

weight

d)

pounds

18.

When an object moves in a circular path, the net force is called a(n) _____.

a)

centripetal acceleration

b)

gravity

c)

momentum

d)

Centripetal force

19.

The attractive force between two objects that depends on their masses and the distance between them is _____.

a)

gravity

b)

mass

c)

weight

d)

air resistance

20.

moving or tending to move toward a center...

a)

centripetal force

b)

centrifugal force

c)

Tangent

d)

Curvature