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1104 Forces Test Review

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following represents a force?

a)

5 N

b)

5 N kg

c)

5 m/s/s

d)

5 kg m/s

2.

The inertia an object has depends on its _____.

a)

shape

b)

volume

c)

mass

d)

displacement

3.

The letter _____ is used to designate the acceleration due to gravity on earth.

a)

g

b)

F

c)

t

d)

G

4.

A 10-N force and a 30-N force act on an object in opposite directions. What is the net force on the object?

a)

20 N

b)

10 N

c)

40 N

d)

30 N

5.

An object is traveling across a horizontal surface at a constant velocity. Therefore it will have

a)

no acceleration

b)

no weight

c)

no mass

d)

no velocity

6.

Compared to its mass on Earth, the mass of an object on the Moon is

a)

not enough information

b)

the same

c)

more

d)

less

7.

An object will stay in motion or stay at rest unless a force acts on it. This is

a)

Newton's First Law

b)

Newton's Second Law

c)

Newton's Law of Gravitation

d)

Newton's Third Law

8.

If the force on a cart is doubled, what happens to the acceleration of the cart?

a)

stays the same

b)

doubles

c)

half as much

d)

4 times as much

9.

When one object exerts a force on a second object, the second object exerts an equal force on the first object but in the opposite direction. This is

a)

Newton's Third Law

b)

Newton's Law of Gravitation

c)

Newton's Second Law

d)

Newton's First Law

10.

The gravitational force, Fw or Fg, exerted on you by the Earth is usually called your ___.

a)

acceleration

b)

gravity

c)

mass

d)

weight

11.

What type of force occurs when an object is suspended by a rope or cable?

a)

tension

b)

friction

c)

applied

d)

normal

12.

The force that acts parallel when two surfaces rub together is

a)

applied

b)

normal

c)

friction

d)

tension

13.

What is the force of a surface on an object (acts perpendicular to surface)?

a)

tension

b)

applied

c)

friction

d)

normal

14.

Which of these diagrams represents the forces on an object at rest on an incline?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

The law of inertia applies to __________.

a)

both objects in motion and objects at rest.

b)

no objects.

c)

objects at rest.

d)

objects in motion.

16.

After a cannon ball is fired into space, the amount of force needed to keep it going equals __________.

a)

zero, since no force is necessary to keep it moving.

b)

the same amount of force with which it was fired.

c)

one half the force with which it was fired.

d)

twice the force with which it was fired.

17.

The mass of a dog that weighs 100 N is about __________.

a)

100 kg

b)

none of these

c)

10 kg

d)

1000 kg

18.

The acceleration produced by a net force on an object is __________.

a)

directly proportional to the magnitude of the net force.

b)

inversely proportional to the mass of the object.

c)

in the same direction as the net force.

d)

all three other options are true.

19.

An object that experiences positive acceleration has a net force that is__________.

a)

negative

b)

positive

c)

not enough information to determine

d)

zero

20.

A block is dragged at constant velocity by a force of 6 N. What is the frictional force between the block and the surface?

a)

less than 6 N

b)

need more information to say

c)

more than 6 N

d)

6 N

21.

A high school student hits a nail with a hammer. During the collision, there is a force __________.

a)

on the nail but not on the hammer.

b)

on the hammer but not on the nail.

c)

on neither the nail nor the hammer.

d)

on the nail and also on the hammer.

22.

Forces always occur __________.

a)

by themselves.

b)

in triplets.

c)

as single quantities.

d)

in pairs.

23.

A player catches a ball. Consider the action force to be the impact of the ball against the player's glove. What is the reaction to this force?

a)

friction of the ground against the player's shoes

b)

the player's grip on the glove

c)

the force the glove exerts on the ball

d)

none of the above

24.

According to Newton's third law, if you push gently on something, it will push __________.

a)

gently on you.

b)

gently on something else.

c)

on you only if you aren't moving.

d)

on something only under the right conditions.

25.

Tension refers to

a)

dynamic displacement.

b)

the force exerted by a string.

c)

terminal velocity.

d)

free fall.

26.

The static friction force is

a)

the force needed to keep an object moving at a constant velocity across a surface.

b)

equal to the net force.

c)

the minimum force required to overcome static friction and move an object.

d)

the force needed to bring an object to rest.

27.

For the following question develop a Free Body Diagram to represent the forces acting on an object

Joe pushes a crate to the left with 100N of force and Rob pushes to the right with 125 N of force. What specifically is happening to the crate?

a)

The crate is not moving.

b)

The crate is moving left at a constant speed.

c)

The crate is moving to the left and speeding up.

d)

The crate is moving to the right and speeding up.

28.

A 0.2 kg baseball is struck with a force of 100 N from a baseball bat. What will be the acceleration of the ball while it is in contact with the bat?

a)

.002 m/s/s

b)

500 m/s/s

c)

20 m/s/s

d)

5000 m/s/s

29.

A classmate is attempting to draw a free body diagram for a box being pushed across the floor at a constant speed. The image below is what they have drawn so far. Which (if any) of their forces have been drawn incorrectly?

a)

There is nothing wrong with the free body diagram.

b)

The friction force should be in the same direction as the applied force.

c)

The normal force should be larger than the force of gravity.

d)

The applied force should be the same size as the friction force.