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Midterm Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the net force?

a)

5000 N right

b)

4000 N right

c)

40 N left

d)

4000 N left

2.

The combination of all the forces acting on an object is called __________.

a)

Parallelogram Rule

b)

Net Force

c)

Vector Quantity

d)

All the Jedi using their abilities together

3.

A free-body diagram of a ball falling in the presence of air resistance would show:

a)

A downward arrow to represent the force due to gravity and an upward arrow to represent the force of air resistance.

b)

An upward arrow to represent the force due to gravity and a downward arrow to represent the force of air resistance.

c)

Only a downward arrow to represent the force of air resistance.

d)

Only a downward arrow to represent the force due to gravity.

4.

When does the object turn around?

a)

10 s

b)

15 s

c)

30 s

d)

40 s

5.

During which time interval is the velocity constant?

a)

0-10 s

b)

10-15 s

c)

15-30 s

d)

40-55 s

6.

What can be said about the net force on the object from 40 to 55 seconds?

a)

It has 0 net force

b)

It has a positive net force

c)

It has a negative net force

7.

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is stopped."

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

Match the description to the graph:

"The speed of the car is decreasing."

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

Segment O–A: The bus is _________________

a)

at rest

b)

returning to its original position

c)

moving forward

10.

Segment B-C: The bus is _________________

a)

at rest

b)

returning to its original position

c)

moving forward

11.

What is the net force on the box shown below?

a)

a. 10 N to the left

b)

b. 10 N to the right

c)

c. 60 N to the left

d)

d. 50 N to the right

12.

A dog runs with an initial speed of 7.5 m/s and comes to a stop in 15 seconds. What is the dog's acceleration?

a)

-7.5 m/s2

b)

-7.5 m/s2

c)

-0.5 m/s2

d)

7.5 m/s2

13.

30 m/s east. Is this a scalar or vector quantity?

a)

Scalar

b)

Vector

c)

Neither

14.

If you drop a feather and a coin at the same time in a vacuum, which will reach the bottom of the tube first?

a)

the feather

b)

they will both reach the bottom at the same time

c)

the coin

15.

What type of motion is shown by the ticker tape?

a)

Constant velocity

b)

Positive acceleration

c)

Negative acceleration

16.

What type of motion is shown by the ticker tape?

a)

Constant velocity

b)

Positive acceleration

c)

Negative acceleration

17.

Match the ticker tape to the graph.

Motion is to the right.

a)
b)
c)
18.

Which of the following graphs shows an object at rest?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

A student drops a book, a flat sheet of paper, and a balled-up piece of paper from a height of 1.5 m (IN A VACUUM, NO AIR). They use a timer to determine how long it takes each object to hit the ground. Which results are the most accurate?

a)

The balled-up and flat sheets of paper both fell faster than the physics book because they have less mass.

b)

The balled-up and flat sheets of paper both took longer than the physics book because they have less mass.

c)

The balled-up and flat sheets of paper both hit the ground at approximately the same time as the physics book.

d)

The balled-up sheet of paper hit the ground at approximately the same time as the physics book. The flat sheet took longer to fall due to air resistance.

20.

Which of the following measurements is a vector quantity?

a)

10 degrees

b)

23 m SE

c)

150 mph

d)

1200

21.

Which graphs show an object traveling at a constant, positive velocity? Be sure to check the y-axis carefully!

(Choose 2 correct answers.)

a)

Graph 1

b)

Graph 2

c)

Graph 3

d)

Graph 4

22.

Which vector model correctly describes a swimmer swimming 4 m/s East in an ocean current moving 2 m/s South?

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

Lilly is paddling her kayak at 3 m/s east in a river that has a current of 0.5 m/s west. What is her resultant velocity?

a)

2.5 m/s east

b)

3.5 m/s east

c)

2.5 m/s west

24.

A teacher walks 12 meters north down the hallway and then 5 meters west across the classroom. What is the teacher's displacement?

a)

17 meters NW

b)

7 meters NW

c)

15 meters 36.9° W of N

d)

13 meters, 22.6° W of N

25.

A student wants to increase the flight time of a marble through the air when launching it horizontally from a marble launcher. Which of the following must be changed to do so?

a)

Launch height

b)

The marble’s horizontal velocity only.

c)

The marble’s horizontal velocity and the launch height.

d)

There is nothing that can be changed to increase the flight time of the marble.

26.

What is the projectile’s vertical velocity (Vy) at point B, the top of the path?

Vx = 11 m/s

a)

Vy = 0 m/s

b)

Vy = 11 m/s

c)

Vy = -11 m/s

27.

What is the horizontal velocity (Vx) of the projectile at point B, the top of its path?

a)

Vx = 11 m/s

b)

Vx = 0 m/s

c)

Vx = 2 m/s

28.

Based on Figure 1, which of the following angles has the longest range?

a)

30 degrees

b)

60 degrees

c)

75 degrees

d)

45 degrees

29.

A 50 kg truck and a 10 kg car collide and experience equal forces. What is true about the acceleration of each vehicle?

a)

They both have zero acceleration.

b)

They have the same acceleration.

c)

The car will have a larger acceleration because it has a smaller mass.

d)

The truck will have a larger acceleration because it has a larger mass.

30.

A van is moving at a constant velocity of 10 m/s. Which of the following statements accurately describes the van?

a)

The van has no forces.

b)

The van has one force.

c)

The van has unbalanced forces.

d)

The van is in equilibrium (balanced forces).

31.

A 0.5 kg baseball is struck with a net force of 80 N from a baseball bat. What is the acceleration of the ball while it is in contact with the bat? (F = ma)

a)

0.02 m/s²

b)

160 m/s²

c)

400 m/s²

d)

3 m/s²

32.

A man is trying to push a couch across the carpet. He applies a force of 60 N to the right, and the carpet provides a frictional force of 20 N. What is the resulting net force?

a)

40 N Right

b)

40 N Left

c)

80 N Right

d)

80 N Left

33.

What can be said about the movement of the following object?

a)

The object is moving at a constant pace.

b)

The object is accelerating to the right.

c)

The object is accelerating to the left.

d)

The object has a net force of 0 N.

34.

Which statement is true when a bug hits the windshield of a car?

a)

The force of the windshield hitting the bug is much greater than the force of the bug hitting the windshield.

b)

The force of the windshield hitting the bug is much less than the force of the bug hitting the windshield.

c)

The forces of the windshield hitting the bug and the bug hitting the windshield are equal.

d)

I was on my phone or sleeping and do not remember anything.

35.

Your car crashes into a tree. You were not wearing your seatbelt and fly straight out of the windshield (WEAR YOUR SEATBELT). Which one of Newton's Laws explains why this happens?

a)

1st Law of Inertia

b)

2nd Law of Acceleration

c)

3rd Law of Action-Reaction

d)

I did not pay attention to the Google Quiz last Friday

36.

Which of these has more inertia: a 0.02 kg ball or a 10 kg box?

a)

The box because it has more mass.

b)

The ball because it has less mass.

c)

Both have the same inertia.

d)

Cannot be determined.

37.

You punch the wall, and the wall then "punches you" back with an equal and opposite force. Which of Newton's Laws describes your broken hand?

a)

1st Law

b)

2nd Law

c)

3rd Law

38.

A book weighs 10 N on Earth. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the same book on the Moon, where g = 1.67 m/s2?

a)

The book would weigh less on the Moon.

b)

The book would have less mass on the Moon.

c)

The book would have more mass on the Moon.

d)

The book would weigh more on the Moon.

39.

Mr. Bryan has a mass of 73 kg and a weight (Fw) of 715.4 N. What would his mass be on the Moon?

a)

I don't know because I'm on TikTok

b)

715.4 N

c)

31.5 kg

d)

73 kg

40.
The masses of four vehicles and the net forces acting on them as they enter a highway are recorded in the table below. Which vehicle has the greatest acceleration as it enters the highway?
a)
Sedan
b)
Coupe
c)
SUV
d)
Truck