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General Physics 1 Quiz 2.1

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a force?

a)

A measure of mass

b)

A push or pull exerted by an object

c)

A type of motion

d)

A type of energy

2.

Which of the following is a noncontact force?

a)

Frictional force

b)

Normal force

c)

Gravitational force

d)

Tension force

3.

What does Newton's first law of motion state?

a)

Force equals mass times acceleration

b)

An object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon

c)

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction

d)

A body at rest will remain at rest unless acted upon by an external force

4.

What is the SI unit of force?

a)

Kilogram

b)

Newton

c)

Pound

d)

Dyne

5.

What is the relationship between mass and inertia?

a)

Mass is independent of inertia

b)

Greater mass means greater inertia

c)

Inertia is a measure of weight

d)

Inertia decreases with mass

6.

What does the second law of motion describe?

a)

The relationship between force and acceleration

b)

The concept of equilibrium

c)

The behavior of noncontact forces

d)

The nature of friction

7.

What is the formula for weight?

a)

W = ma

b)

W = F/m

c)

W = mg

d)

W = m/a

8.

What is static friction?

a)

Friction that opposes motion

b)

Friction that occurs when an object is moving

c)

Friction that is always less than kinetic friction

d)

Friction that acts on a stationary object

9.

What is the angle of repose?

a)

The angle of a vertical wall

b)

The angle of a banked curve

c)

The angle at which an object starts to slide down a slope

d)

The angle of a flat surface

10.

What does the impulse-momentum theorem relate?

a)

Friction and motion

b)

Force and mass

c)

Impulse and change in momentum

d)

Acceleration and velocity

11.

What is the third law of motion?

a)

An object at rest stays at rest

b)

Force equals mass times acceleration

c)

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction

d)

An object in motion stays in motion

12.

What is the primary role of friction?

a)

To change direction

b)

To create motion

c)

To increase speed

d)

To resist motion

13.

What happens to the reading of a scale when an elevator accelerates down?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

c)

It remains the same

d)

It fluctuates

14.

What is the relationship between the coefficient of static friction and kinetic friction?

a)

They are independent of each other

b)

They are equal

c)

Static friction is greater than kinetic friction

d)

Static friction is less than kinetic friction

15.

What best defines the importance of free body diagram?

a)

Allows us to draw the representation of forces acting on an object

b)

Allows us to visualize the number, magnitude, and interactions of forces acting on an object.

c)

Allows us to identify the direction  and magnitude through using arrows.

d)

Allows us to determine external forces present on the situation.

16.

Which causes acceleration?

a)

inertia

b)

nonzero force

c)

speed

d)

velocity

17.

Which force arises from direct physical contact between two objects?

a)

field force

b)

friction

c)

fundamental force

d)

gravitational force

18.

Which principle explains why we need to wear seatbelts?

a)

impulse-momentum theorem

b)

law of inertia

c)

law of acceleration

d)

law of interaction

19.

Which refers to the tendency of an object to maintain its state of motion?

a)

acceleration

b)

force

c)

inertia

d)

velocity

20.

A 2000 kg car is accelerated uniformly from rest to a speed of 15 m/s in 10 s. What is the magnitude of the unbalanced force acting on the car?

a)

3 x 102 N

b)

3 x 103 N

c)

3 x 104 N

d)

3 x 105 N

21.

Which is always true for a body in equilibrium?

a)

It is at rest.

b)

There are no forces acting on it.

c)

It is moving at constant velocity.

d)

There is no unbalanced force acting on it.

22.

A hammer drives a nail into a piece of wood. Which describes an action-reaction pair?

a)

The hammer exerts a force on the nail; the wood exerts a force on the nail.

b)

The hammer exerts a force on the nail; the nail exerts a force on the hammer.

c)

The hammer exerts a force on the nail; the hammer exerts a force on the wood.

d)

The hammer exerts a force on the nail; the nail exerts a force on the wood.

23.

A lady stands on a weighing scale while inside an elevator that is moving upward at a constant speed. What will be the reading of the scale?

a)

zero

b)

her weight

c)

less than her weight

d)

greater than her weight

24.

A 1.50 kg falling object stops accelerating and continues to move at a constant velocity. What is the amount of the air resistance encountered by the object?

a)

less than 14.7 N

b)

between 0 and 14.7 N

c)

14.7 N

d)

greater than 14.7 N

25.

Which law tells us that the air resistance encountered by a falling object is proportional to its velocity?

a)

Stoke’s law of resistance

b)

Newton’s law of resistance

c)

terminal velocity

d)

da Vinci’s law of air resistance

26.

Which of the following does not affect the force of sliding friction?

a)

area and sliding speed

b)

nature of surface of contact

c)

materials of objects in contact with

d)

normal force pressing the surfaces together

27.

Two blocks of masses m1 and m2, respectively, are connected by a string over a light pulley as shown in the figure to the right. When m1 < m2, what will be the acceleration of the masses?

a)

(m1m2)gm1+m2\frac{\left(m_1-m_2\right)g}{m_1+m_2}

b)

(m1+m2)gm1m2\frac{\left(m_1+m_2\right)g}{m_1-m_2}

c)

(m2m1)gm1+m2\frac{\left(m_2-m_1\right)g}{m_1+m_2}

d)

m2gm1+m2\frac{m_2g}{m_1+m_2}

28.

A student pulls a 10. N block along a rough horizontal surface. The horizontal and the vertical components of the force that he applies are 4.0 N and 3.0 N, respectively. What is the normal force?

(a)  

29.

A student pulls a 10. N block along a rough horizontal surface. The horizontal and the vertical components of the force that he applies are 4.0 N and 3.0 N, respectively. If the block is in an impending motion, what is the value of the maximum static friction?

(a)  

30.

A student pulls a 10. N block along a rough horizontal surface. The horizontal and the vertical components of the force that he applies are 4.0 N and 3.0 N, respectively. What is the coefficient of static friction?

(a)  

31.

A block is sliding at a constant speed down a wooden board inclined at an angle of 23 degrees with the horizontal surface. The mass of the block is 6.5 kg. Find the coefficient of kinetic friction.

(a)  

32.

A block is sliding at a constant speed down a wooden board inclined at an angle of 23 degrees with the horizontal surface. The mass of the block is 6.5 kg. Find the kinetic friction.

(a)  

33.

A block is sliding at a constant speed down a wooden board inclined at an angle of 23 degrees with the horizontal surface. The mass of the block is 6.5 kg. Explain briefly what would happen if the board is lubricated so that friction is reduced to 75 percent.

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34.

The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of Jupiter is 254 percent times that of Earth. An object has a mass of 65 kg here on Earth. What will be its weight at the surface of Jupiter?

(a)  

35.

An object with a mass of 34 kg falls from rest to the top of a building. At one instance of its flight, it encounters an air resistance of 312 N. What is its acceleration at this instance?

(a)  

36.

An object with a mass of 34 kg falls from rest to the top of a building. At one instance of its flight, it encounters an air resistance of 312 N. What must be the value of air resistance for the object to attain its terminal velocity?

(a)  

37.

An object with a mass of 34 kg falls from rest to the top of a building. At one instance of its flight, it encounters an air resistance of 312 N. What is its terminal speed if the drag coefficient is 1.2 N(m/s)^2? Assume that air resistance is proportional to the square of velocity.

(a)  

38.

You hang Anya’s picture frame by means of a vertical string. Two strings in turn support this string, as shown in the figure. Each string makes 30 degrees with an overhead horizontal beam. Find the tension in the strings if the weight of the frame is 55 N.

(a)