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Physics Quizizz Final 2022-2023 Q2

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A change in velocity is called

a)

Inertia

b)

Acceleration

c)

Net Force

d)

Speed

2.

You are moving a dresser that has a mass of 36kg. Its acceleration is 0.5 m/s2. What is the force being applied?

a)

72 N

b)

35.5 N

c)

1.8 N

d)

18 N

3.

Which of the following is not an acceleration?

a)

Turning your bike around a corner

b)

Applying the breaks as you approach an intersection

c)

Pedaling faster to beat a red light.

d)

Riding your bike straight down the street at a constant speed.

4.

The law of inertia applies to

a)

Objects at rest

b)

Moving objects

c)

Both

5.

One object has twice as much mass as another object. The first object also has twice as much....

a)

velocity

b)

Gravitational acceleration

c)

Energy

d)

Inertia

e)

All of the above

6.

Friction is a force that always acts

a)

Perpendicular to the object's motion

b)

Opposite to the objects motion

c)

In the same direction as the object's motion

d)

none of the above

7.

An object weighs 30N on Earth. A second object weighs 30N on the moon. Which had the greater mass?

a)

they have the same mass

b)

the one on the Earth

c)

the one the moon

d)

Not enough information to say

8.

The mass of the dog that weighs 100 N is about

a)

100kg

b)

1kg

c)

10kg

d)

1000 kg

e)

None of the above

9.

Which has more mass? A kilogram of feathers or a kilogram of iron?

a)

They have the same mass

b)

The feathers

c)

the iron

10.

Consider a ball rolling down a ramp. Its acceleration...

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Is constant

11.

The acceleration produced by a net force on an object is

a)

Inversely proportional to the mass of the object

b)

Directly proportional to the magnitude of the net force

c)

In the same direction as the net force

d)

All the above

e)

None of the above

12.

A girl pulls on a 10kg wagon with a constant force of 30N. What is the wagon's acceleration?

a)

30m/s2

b)

300m/s2

c)

10m/s2

d)

3m/s2

e)

0.3m/s2

13.

Accelerations are produced by

a)

Accelerations

b)

Velocities

c)

Forces

d)

Masses

e)

none of the above

14.

An apple weighs 1N. The net force on the apple when it is in free fall is

a)

1N

b)

9.8N

c)

0N

d)

0.1N

e)

None of the above

15.

A tennis and a steel ball the same size are dropped at the same time. Which ball has the greater force acting on it?

a)

They both have the same force acting on the them

b)

The steel ball

c)

The tennis ball

16.

A person is attracted towards the center of the Earth by a 500N gravitational force. The force with which the Earth is attracted toward the person is

a)

Very very large

b)

Very very small

c)

500N

17.

A karate chop delivers a blow of 3000N to a board that breaks. The force that acts on the hand during the feat is

a)

3000N

b)

cannot be determined

c)

Less than 300N

d)

More than 300N

18.

A balloon is able to accelerate when air is released from the balloon. The force that propels the balloon is the force

a)

Of the balloon on the air

b)

Of the air on the balloon

c)

None of the above

19.

When the air is released from a balloon the air moves in one direction and the balloon moves in another direction. Which statement does this situation best illustrates?

a)

what goes up must come down

b)

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

c)

The shape and size of an object affects the air resistance

d)

The acceleration due to Earth's gravity is 9.8m/s2

20.

Consider a ball rolling down a ramp. Its velocity...

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Is constant

21.

A typical bathroom scale measures the...

a)

Applied Force

b)

Normal Force

c)

Gravitational Force

d)

Friction Force

22.

If one object slides across a surface, what factors effect how much friction will occur

a)

The weight of the object

b)

The materials of the surface

c)

Irregularities in the surface

d)

All of the above

23.

A force that is generated by an engine is called...

a)

Applied

b)

Thrust

c)

Tension

d)

Air resistance

24.

A force that is generated by a rope or string is called...

a)

Applied

b)

Thrust

c)

Tension

d)

Air resistance

25.

A parachute uses this force to reduce the gravitational force on and object

a)

Applied

b)

Thrust

c)

Tension

d)

Air resistance

26.

In which of the following scenarios is work being done, according to the physics definition?

a)

Solving an equation

b)

lifting up a book

c)

holding a barbell above your head

d)

keeping a bike from falling as it rolls along a sidewalk

27.

The "power" of a machine measures...

a)

The work it does

b)

The force it produces

c)

The rate of doing work

d)

Its strength

28.

An object lifted 10m gains 200 J of potential energy. If the same object is lifted 20m, its potential energy gain is...

a)

Half as much

b)

The same

c)

Twice as much

d)

Four times as much

e)

More than 4 times as much

29.

It takes 60 J of work to push a large box 6 m across a floor. Assuming the push is in the same direction as the displacement, what is the magnitude of the force on the box?

a)

6 N

b)

10 N

c)

60 N

d)

360 N

e)

None of these

30.

If you do work on an object in one third of the usual time, your power output is...

a)

One third of the usual power output

b)

The same as the usual power output

c)

Three times the usual power output

d)

Impossible to predict

31.

A 5 kg mass has 100 J of potential energy with respect to the ground. Approximately how high above the ground is the mass?

a)

1 m

b)

2 m

c)

3 m

d)

4 m

e)

None of these

32.

A bow is drawn so that it has 40 J of potential energy. When released, the arrow will theoretically have a kinetic energy that is

a)

less than 40 J

b)

More than 40 J

c)

40 J

d)

Impossible to predict

33.

If you do 200 J of work in 10 seconds, your power output is...

a)

2000 W

b)

200 W

c)

20 W

d)

2 W

34.

An object at rest may also have...

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Momentum

d)

Kinetic Energy

e)

Potential Energy

35.

Mrs. Steward carries a 50 N cat 10 m across a room. Her arms exert an upward force on the cat equal to its weight. How much work is Mrs. Steward doing on the cat?

a)

500 N

b)

50 N

c)

5 N

d)

0 N

e)

None of the above

36.

When a car breaks to a stop, all its kinetic energy is converted to...

a)

Stopping Energy

b)

Potential Energy

c)

Chemical Energy

d)

Heat through friction

e)

Nuclear Energy

37.

A ball rolling down an incline plane has its maximum potential energy at...

a)

The top

b)

A quarter of the way down

c)

Half way down

d)

The bottom

e)

Impossible to predict

38.

A car moves 3 times as fast as another car. Compared to the slower car, the faster car has...

a)

3 times the kinetic energy

b)

6 times the kinetic energy

c)

9 times the kinetic energy

d)

12 times the kinetic energy

39.

A shopping cart has a mass of 40 kg is pushed 10 m with a force of 20 N. How much work is done on the cart?

a)

200 J

b)

400 J

c)

800 J

d)

8000 J

40.

A block of ice sliding down an incline has its maximum kinetic energy at...

a)

the top

b)

the bottom

c)

halfway down

d)

impossible to predict

41.

How can you increase the power output of a machine?

a)

Increase the work done

b)

Increase the force with which the work is done

c)

Decrease the time in which the work is done

d)

All of the above

42.

If you push an object a given distance, while applying four times the force, you do...

a)

Twice as much work

b)

Four times as much work

c)

Half as much work

d)

The same amount of work

43.

A 10 kg ball has a height of 2 m, while a 5 kg ball has a height of 5 m. Which ball has more potential energy?

a)

The 5 kg ball

b)

The 10 kg ball

c)

They both have the same potential energy

d)

impossible to predict

44.

Which quantity has the greatest influence on the amount of kinetic energy a large truck has while moving down the highway?

a)

It's mass

b)

It's weight

c)

It's velocity

d)

It's size

e)

None of the above

45.

How much power is required to raise a 30 kg crate a vertical distance of 6 m in a time of 4 seconds?

a)

120 W

b)

52.5 W

c)

450 W

d)

385 W

e)

525 W

46.

A ball is tied to the end of a string and swung in a circle. What force keeps the ball from flying off on a tangent?

a)

Gravity

b)

Normal

c)

Tension

d)

Friction

e)

Applied

47.

A car is traveling around a curve. What force keeps the car from sliding off on a tangent?

a)

Gravity

b)

Normal

c)

Tension

d)

Friction

e)

Applied

48.

A satellite is orbiting the Earth. What force keeps the satellite from floating off on a tangent?

a)

Gravity

b)

Normal

c)

Tension

d)

Friction

e)

Applied

49.

A person is standing on the inside wall of a rotating circular space station. What force keeps the person from floating off on a tangent?

a)

Gravity

b)

Normal

c)

Tension

d)

Friction

e)

Applied

50.

Suppose you're on a Ferris wheel at a carnival, seated 10 m from the Ferris wheels axis. If you make a complete rotation each minute, your linear speed is

a)

10 m/min

b)

62.8 m/min

c)

31.4 m/min

d)

100 m/min

e)

not enough information is given

51.

Consider a string with several rocks tied along its length at equally spaced intervals. You whirl the string overhead so that the rocks follow circular paths. Compared to a rock in the middle of the string, a rock at the outer end moves

a)

Faster

b)

slower

c)

at the same linear speed

d)

not enough information given

52.

Suppose the circumference of a bicycle wheel is 2 meters. If it rotates at 1 revolution per second when you are riding the bicycle, then your speed will be

a)

3 m/s

b)

2 m/s

c)

1 m/s

d)

3.14 m/s

e)

6.28 m/s

53.

Consider a rotating donut-shaped space habitat where living quarters are on the inside surface farthest from the axis. If the rotational speed of the habitat increases, the apparent weight of people inside

a)

Is always zero

b)

Decreases

c)

Increases

d)

Stays the same

54.

Horses that move with the fastest linear speed on a merry-go-round are located

a)

near the outside

b)

near the center

c)

anywhere, because they all move at the same speed

55.

The gravitational field best suited for humans living in an outer space colony is

a)

three-quarters g

b)

g

c)

one-half g

d)

zero

e)

one-quarter g

56.

Your weight on the surface of Planet X is 20 N. What is your weight at a distance of 2 radii from the center of Planet X?

a)

20 N

b)

10 N

c)

5 N

d)

2.5 N

57.

Your weight on the surface of Planet X is 20 N. What is your weight at a distance of 3 radii from the center of Planet X?

a)

0.625 N

b)

2.22 N

c)

2.5 N

d)

5 N

58.

Your weight on the surface of Planet X is 20 N. What would your weight be if the planet had the same size, but twice as much mass?

a)

10 N

b)

20 N

c)

5 N

d)

40 N

59.

Your weight on the surface of Planet X is 20 N. What would your weight be if the planet had the same size, but half as much mass?

a)

10 N

b)

20 N

c)

5 N

d)

40 N

60.

An object is travelling in a circle with a constant speed. The velocity vector always points...

a)

Toward the center of the circle

b)

Away from the center of the circle

c)

Tangential to the circle

d)

Upward from the plane of the circle

61.

An object is travelling in a circle with a constant speed. The acceleration vector always points...

a)

Toward the center of the circle

b)

Away from the center of the circle

c)

Tangential to the circle

d)

Upward from the plane of the circle

62.

An object is travelling in a circle with a constant speed. The force vector always points...

a)

Toward the center of the circle

b)

Away from the center of the circle

c)

Tangential to the circle

d)

Upward from the plane of the circle

63.

An object rotates in a circle. Its period is...

a)

The amount of time to spin 1 degree

b)

The number of degrees spun in 1 second

c)

The number of rotations that occur in 1 second

d)

The amount of time it takes for one rotation

64.

When near a large mass, such as a planet, a standard clock will run...

a)

faster

b)

slower

c)

the same

d)

backwards

65.

According to Einstein, gravity is caused by...

a)

atomic particles called gravitons

b)

a god like deity

c)

a force

d)

the warping of time