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Physics Midterm Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 21mins

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Class
Date
1.

All of the following are examples of inclined planes EXCEPT -

a)

a table

b)

slide

c)

windshield

d)

pyramids

2.

The greatest amount of force is required to move the metal block up which inclined plane?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

3.

Movers needed to move a heavy box from the bottom of some stairs to the top of the stairs. They placed a ramp over the stairs and pushed the box up the ramp.


Which best explains why the movers used a ramp to move the box?

a)

a sloping ramp up which heavy loads can be raised

b)

A threshold ramp can be composed of either metal or rubber

c)

The ramp reduced the amount of

force needed to move the box.

d)

the incline of the ramps degree helps to determine the boxes speed

4.

The inclined plane makes work easier by __________________ the amount of effort that must be applied to raise or lower a load.

a)

supplying

b)

applying

c)

the force of

d)

reducing

5.

How does distance change the effort when using an inclined plane?

a)

as distance increases, effort increases

b)

as distance increases, effort decreases

c)

as effort decreases, the distance is the same

d)

as effort increases, the distance is the same

6.

For friction on an incline, what direction does Fp point?

a)

Always up the incline and parallel to the surface

b)

pulls in the middle from all directions

c)

pulls away from gravity, going up

d)

Always down the incline and parallel to the surface

7.

Rougher surfaces have ...

a)

harder fristion

b)

greater friction

c)

the least amount of friction

d)

no friction

8.

When looking at friction problems, if the net force in the x-direction on an object is zero, what can we say about its acceleration?

a)

its going up

b)

its going down

c)

its exponential

d)

its zero

9.

What direction does friction act relative to motion?

a)

goes positve

b)

goes negative

c)

opposite direction

d)

neutral

10.

Normal force is

a)

Always perpendicular to the surface

b)

Opposite to the surface

c)

Against the surface

d)

Moving away from the surface

11.

Any object thrown into space upon which the only acting force is gravity is known as

a)

gravitational object

b)

a meteor

c)

free object

d)

projectile

12.

Example of projectile is

a)

walking fast

b)

butterfly flying

c)

A baseball batted or thrown

d)

fish moving in a pond

13.

The path followed by a projectile is known as a

a)

trajectory

b)

hyperbola

c)

tangent

d)

parabola

14.

Path taken by a projectile is known as

a)

Particle motion

b)

Parabolic motion

c)

Projectile motion

d)

trajectory motion

15.

In projectile motion, the modulus of rate of change of speed.

a)

First increases then decreases

b)

First decreases then increases

c)

is zero

d)

is constant

16.

Use the picture above to choose the most accurate description of the object's motion

a)

object is speeding up in the positive direction

b)

object is slowing down in the negative direction

c)

object is slowing down in the positive direction

d)

object is speeding up in the negative direction

17.

The slope of the velocity-time graph tells us the

a)

acceleration

b)

velocity

c)

displacement

d)

direction of travel

18.

In the position vs. time graph, what type of motion does the line represent?

a)

Acceleration

b)

Constant velocity

c)

No motion

d)

Deceleration

19.

In the position vs. time graph, what type of motion does the line represent?

a)

Acceleration

b)

Deceleration

c)

Constant Velocity

d)

No motion

20.

Use the picture to choose the most accurate description of the object's motion

a)

object is moving at constant speed in the positive direction

b)

object is speeding up in the negative direction

c)

object is speeding up in the positive direction

d)

object is slowing down in the negative direction