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UNIT 2 EXAM STUDY GUIDE

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Inertia is Newton's _______ Law of Motion.

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

2.

What keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?

a)

gravity and inertia together

b)

gravity

c)

inertia

d)

neither gravity or inertia

3.

The force that pulls things down to the surface of the Earth and keeps them from floating away into space.

a)

force

b)

gravity

c)

net force

d)

inertia

4.

Which has the MOST inertia?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

Which one has the LEAST inertia?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.
a force that opposes motion between any surfaces that are touching
a)
velocity
b)
friction
c)
inertia
d)
position
7.

A skateboard rolls down a hill, reaches the level surface and eventually comes to a stop. The fact that the skateboard ultimately stops is best explained by ________.

a)

the skateboard needs an additional unbalanced force to continue its motion

b)

the presence of an unbalanced force can cause a moving object to stop

c)

the presence of inertia causes it to stop

d)

the natural tendency of any object is to stop at some point

8.

What type of force would be present if you were to win a tug of war?

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

c)

Gravity

d)

Net Zero Force

9.

What do we called it when something is pushed or pulled?

a)

a Force

b)

movement

c)

density

d)

Speed

10.

A balanced force is when

a)

is when there is no net force.

b)

There is a lot net force,

c)

there is a small amount of net force.

d)

there is some net force.

11.

What is a Net Force?

a)

the sum of all forces that are acting on a object.

b)

The total force multiplied together.

c)

The total amount of force that is applied to the object.

12.

Which boy will have an easier time getting down the hill?

a)

Boy A , because he is experiencing less friction than boy B.

b)

Boy B, because he is experiencing more friction than boy A.

13.

What will the net force on the soccer ball be?

a)

50 N to the left

b)

50 N to the right

c)

200 N to the left

d)

200 N to the right

14.

Person on the left = 45 N

Person on the right = 32 N

What is the net force?

a)

zero N

b)

10 N

c)

77 N

d)

13 N

15.

A 5 kg object is moving with an acceleration of 2 m/s squared. What is the force of the object? (F=ma)

a)

20 N

b)

10 N

c)

2 N

d)

5 N

16.
If a 10 kilogram object accelerates suddenly at 15 m/s^2, how much force was applied to the object?
a)
150 Newtons
b)
15 Newtons
c)
150 kilograms
d)
100 kilograms
17.

If a force of 50 Newton's was applied to an object with a mass of 500 grams, what will the object's acceleration be? (HINT - UNITS!)

a)

10 m/s^2

b)

.1 m/s^2

c)

100 m/s^2

d)

1 m/s^2

18.
If an object was accelerating at 10 m/s^2, and a force of 10 newtons was required to accelerate it, what was the object's mass?
a)
1 kilogram
b)
10 kilograms
c)
2 kilograms
d)
5 kilograms
19.

What is a scalar?

a)

A quantity described by direction only

b)

A quantity described by magnitude only

c)

A quantity described by both a magnitude and a direction

d)

A quantity with a magnitude of one

e)

An empty quantity

20.

Which of the following measurements is a scalar measurement?

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Force

d)

Acceleration

e)

Momentum

21.

What is a vector?

a)

A quantity described by direction only

b)

A quantity described by magnitude only

c)

A quantity described by both a magnitude and a direction

d)

A quantity with a magnitude of one

e)

An empty quantity

22.

What symbol is typically used to draw a vector?

a)

Plus sign

b)

The letter X

c)

Box

d)

Arrow

e)

Hash tag

23.

Which of the following measurements is a vector measurement?

a)

Volume

b)

Mass

c)

Speed

d)

Temperature

e)

Velocity

24.
Name the missing force....
a)
weight force
b)
normal force
c)
frictional force
d)
tension force
25.
Name the missing force...
a)
frictional force
b)
weight force
c)
thrust
d)
buoyant force
26.

Whenever an object is moving, there is always this force opposing the motion:

a)

inertia

b)

momentum

c)

friction

d)

applied force

27.

What forces are on a leopard laying on a log?

a)

Fg & Fapp

b)

Fb & Fg

c)

Fg & FN

d)

Ff & FN

28.

Which of the following is an example of an unbalanced force?

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.
With unbalanced forces, the object will move in the direction of the _______ force.
a)
larger 
b)
smaller 
c)
equal 
30.
Calculate the net force shown in the  diagram?
a)
0N
b)
400 N
c)
600 N
d)
800 N
31.
Calculate the net force shown in the  diagram?
a)
6 N
b)
0 N
c)
3 N
d)

-6 N

32.

What does this picture represent

a)

Force,magnetism,acceleration

b)

Force, money, Apples

c)

Force, Mass, Acceleration

d)

Funny, monkeys, Arrive

33.
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
34.

Letting go of a balloon full of air is demonstrating Newton's ______ _______ ________ _________ because the air comes out of the back and the balloon moves forward.

a)

1st law of motion

b)

2nd law of motion

c)

3rd law of motion

d)

13th law of motion

35.
A horse gallops around a circular arena.  The centripetal force on the horse is ___.
a)
directed outward
b)
tension
c)
directed toward the center of the arena
d)
9.8 N
36.
Which of the following increase the centripetal force?
a)
Increasing the radius
b)
Increasing the velocity
c)
Decreasing the mass
d)
Decreasing the acceleration
37.

What's the centripetal acceleration of an object traveling 2.3 m/s around a circle of diameter 0.6 m?

a)

5 m/s2

b)

17.63 m/s2

c)

10 m/s2

d)

8.81 m/s2

38.

A toy car is following a circular path with a constant speed of v=3 m/s . If the radius of the circular path is 1 m, find The centripetal acceleration of the car

a)

30 m/s2

b)

3 m/s2

c)

9 m/s2

d)

6 m/s2

39.
Calculate the centripetal force required to make a 5 kg ball move 4 m/s in a circle with a radius of 2 m.
a)
10 N
b)
20 N
c)
30 N
d)
40  N
40.

An object traveling in uniform circular motion has a centripetal acceleration due to the change in

a)

Speed

b)

Kinetic energy

c)

Direction

d)

Mass