Worksheets9th physical science
Total questions: 71
Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins
A crane does 1000 J of work on a beam, accelerating the beam vertically upward. Neglecting, friction, it the gravitational potential energy of the beam increases by 750 J, its kinetic energy
increases by 750 J
decreases by 125 J
increases by 250 J
decreases by 250 J
An egg dropped into a box filled with foam has less chance of breaking than an egg dropped onto a tile floor because
it increases the length of time the force acts on the egg.
is decreases the distance over which the force acts on the egg.
it increases the rate of acceleration of the egg.
it decreases the mass of the egg.
A skydiver with a mass of 70 kg accelerates to Earth at a rate of 9.8 m/s2 due to gravity. What is the force on the skydiver?
79.8 Newtons
7.14 Newtons
0.14 Newtons
686.0 Newtons
The overall force on an object after all the forces are added together is called the
net force.
balanced force.
unbalanced force
centripetal force
Two billiard balls with the same mass of .16 kg are going in opposite directions and collide in an elastic collision. Billiard ball A is moving at 12 m/s and billiard ball B is moving at 10 m/s when they collide. After the collision billiard ball A travels at 10 m/s. What is the velocity of billiard ball B after the collision?
32 m/s
2 m/s
12 m/s
10 m/s
The direction of the net force acting on a object that is moving is in the direction of the
velocity.
acceleration.
mass.
speed.
Forces can be added together only if they are
unaffected by gravity.
balanced forces.
substantial.
acting on the same object.
The law of universal gravitation states that the attraction between any two objects is
directly proportional to the distance between them.
inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
inversely proportional to the masses of the objects.
directly proportional to the square of the product of the objects masses.
As a wind up toy's spring is unwound and comes to a stop, the elastic potential energy and kinetic energy are
both converted to thermal energy.
are converted to elastic potential energy.
are converted to gravitational energy
are converted to kinetic energy.
The force of gravity on a person or object on the surface of a planet is called
weight.
mass.
terminal velocity.
free fall.
The greater the mass of an object,
the easier the object starts moving.
the greater its inertia.
the more balanced it is.
the more space it takes up.
What is the kinetic energy of a tennis ball with a mass of .02 kg moving with a velocity of 40 m/s?
32 Joules
1.6 Joules
16 Joules
.4 Joules
What is the gravitational potential energy of a 33 kg rock sitting on a 250 meter cliff?
8,250 J
80,850 J
80,850 N
8,250 N
If a persons distance from the Earth increase by 2 times (twice as far away) happens to the gravitational force?
increase by 4 times
decrease by 4 times
increases by 1/4
decreases by 1/4
What has more kinetic energy, a elephant standing still or a mouse moving at 5 m/s?
the elephant
the mouse
they both have the same amount
not enough information
If a sign is hanging from two chains and is not moving, what is true about the forces acting on the chain?
There are no forces acting on the chain.
The force of gravity is greater than the tension force.
The tension force is greater than the force of gravity.
The tension force and the force of gravity are equal.
Benny pushes Betty on her skateboard with a force of 150 N. If she accelerates at 3.0 m/s^2 what is her mass?
4.5 kg
450 kg
.5 kg
50 kg
How much force is needed to accelerate a 66 kg skier at 2 m/sec2
33 N
132 J
132 N
.132 N
When a car is on cruise control on the highway, traveling at a constant speed
the forces acting on the car are balanced.
the forces acting on the car are unbalanced.
the frictional force is greater than the applied force.
the applied force is greater than the frictional force.
If mass increases and the force remains constant the acceleration
increases.
decreases.
does not change.
Which of the following is a vector quantity?
Work
Speed
Velocity
Force
Accelaration
