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WorksheetsAP Physics Unit 2 Part II
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 52mins
Which of the following increases the gravitational force between two objects?
Increasing the distance between them
Decreasing the mass of one object
Decreasing the distance between them
Increasing the speed of one object
If the mass of one object is doubled, how does the gravitational force change?
It is halved
It doubles
It quadruples
It remains the same
Two planets of equal mass orbit each other. If the distance between them triples, the gravitational force between them becomes:
One-ninth
One-third
One-sixth
Three times
A satellite orbits Earth at a constant height. What happens to the gravitational force acting on it if its mass is doubled?
It remains constant
It halves
It doubles
It quadruples
If the radius of Earth were doubled but its mass remained the same, the gravitational acceleration on its surface would be:
Halved
Doubled
Quartered
Unchanged
The gravitational force between two objects is 100 N. If the distance between them is halved, the new gravitational force is:
25 N
50 N
200 N
400 N
A person’s weight on Earth is 600 N. What would their weight be on a planet with the same mass as Earth but twice the radius?
150 N
300 N
600 N
1200 N
Which force must be overcome to start an object sliding on a surface?
Static friction
Kinetic friction
Normal force
Centripetal force
If a 50 N force is applied to a box but it does not move, the force of static friction is:
Greater than 50 N
Equal to 50 N
Less than 50 N
Dependent on the surface area
The coefficient of kinetic friction is always:
Equal to static friction
Greater than static friction
Less than or equal to static friction
Independent of the materials involved
A 10 kg box slides down a frictionless ramp at 30°. The normal force on the box is:
Equal to the weight
Equal to the weight times sin(30°)
Equal to the weight times cos(30°)
Zero
If a 500 N box slides at constant speed across a surface with μ_k = 0.2, the force of kinetic friction is:
100 N
500 N
400 N
50 N
The direction of the frictional force on a sliding object is:
In the direction of motion
Opposite to the direction of motion
Perpendicular to the surface
Parallel to the normal force
On an inclined plane, the force of friction depends on:
Hooke’s Law states that the force exerted by a spring is proportional to:
Its length
Its displacement from equilibrium
Its spring constant
The square of its displacement
If a spring is stretched to twice its displacement, the force it exerts will:
Double
Quadruple
Remain constant
Halve
A spring has a constant of 200 N/m. What is the force required to stretch it by 0.1 m?
20 N
200 N
2 N
0.2 N
The negative sign in Hooke’s Law represents:
The compression of the spring
The restoring nature of the spring force
The potential energy stored
The displacement direction
If a spring stores 5 J of potential energy when stretched by 0.5 m, its spring constant is:
20 N/m
40 N/m
10 N/m
50 N/m
The centripetal force on an object in circular motion is always directed:
Outward
Tangentially
Toward the center
Opposite the velocity
Which of the following quantities remains constant for uniform circular motion?
Velocity
Acceleration
Speed
The formula for centripetal acceleration is:
ac= v^2/rac=v2/r
ac = r/v^2ac=r/v2
ac= F/mac=F/m
ac= mv^2/rac=m :v2/r
A car rounds a curve of radius 50 m at 20 m/s. The centripetal force needed is (mass = 1000 kg):
400 N
8000 N
200 N
20000 N
If the radius of a circle doubles while the speed remains constant, the centripetal acceleration:
Doubles
Halves
Quadruples
Reduces to one-fourth
In circular motion, the velocity vector of the object is:
Directed toward the center of the circle
Tangent to the path of motion
Opposite to the acceleration vector
Equal to the centripetal force vector
The net force acting on an object in uniform circular motion is:
Zero
Tangential to the motion
Equal to the centripetal force
Opposite to the acceleration
If a car’s speed doubles while rounding a curve, the required centripetal force:
Stays the same
Halves
Doubles
Quadruples
The period of an object in circular motion is:
The time it takes to travel halfway around the circle
The time it takes to complete one revolution
A ball on a string is swung in a vertical circle. At the top of the circle, the tension in the string is:
Maximum
Minimum
Equal to the ball’s weight
Zero
A child whirls a toy plane in a horizontal circle at constant speed. If the radius is reduced by half, the centripetal force will:
Double
Halve
Quadruple
Stay the same
A satellite is in orbit around Earth. Its centripetal force is provided by:
Air resistance
The satellite’s propulsion system
Gravity
The normal force
An object moves in a circular path at constant speed. The direction of the net force acting on it is:
Tangent to the path
Away from the center
Toward the center
Along the motion
A race car rounds a curve at constant speed. Which statement is true?
Its velocity is constant
Its acceleration is zero
It has a centripetal acceleration
The net force is outward
A conical pendulum swings in a horizontal circle. The tension in the string provides:
The centripetal force only
The gravitational force only
Both centripetal and gravitational components
No force
If a car travels around a circular track of radius 100 m at a constant speed of 30 m/s, the centripetal acceleration is:
3 m/s²
9 m/s²
If an object moves in a circular path and its speed doubles, the required centripetal acceleration:
Stays the same
Halves
Doubles
Quadruples
A rollercoaster at the top of a loop experiences a normal force. This force acts:
Toward the center of the loop
Opposite the weight
Tangent to the loop
Parallel to the velocity
The unit for centripetal force is:
kg·m/s
N
m/s²
N·m
For a car to safely navigate a curve, the frictional force between the tires and the road must equal:
The gravitational force
The centripetal force
The tangential force
The car’s weight
The value of Universal Gravitational constant is
6.673X10-11 Nm-2kg2
6.673X10-11 Nm2kg2
6.673X10-11 Nm2 kg-2
6.673 x10-11 N m-2 kg-2
A man standing on a scale in an elevator notices that the scale reads 40 newtons greater than his normal weight. Which type of movement of the elevator could cause this greater-than-normal reading?
accelerating upward
accelerating downward
moving upward at a constant speed
moving downward at a constant speed
A block of mass m is being slid at constant speed across a horizontal concrete floor by a force parallel to the floor. Which pair of quantities could be used to determine the coefficient of kinetic friction for the block on the concrete?
Mass and speed of block
Mass and normal force on the block
Friction force and speed of the block
Friction force and normal force on the block
Normal force and speed of the block
Vectors in two dimensions are ___________
Opposite
Equal
Dependent
Independent
Two objects are released at the same time. One object is dropped in the vertical direction and one is launched horizontally into projectile motion. Which object hits the ground first?
Both hit the ground at the same time
The object dropped hits the ground first
The object launched horizontally hits the ground first
Unable to determine without further information
A soccer ball is kicked and follows the path as shown. At which point is the vertical acceleration equal to - 9.80 s2m ?
X
Y
Both X and Y
Neither X nor Y
Two identical balls, X and Y, are projected horizontally from the edge of a cliff. The path of each ball is shown in the picture. Which of the following statements are false?
They have the same initial horizontal speed
They have the same vertical acceleration
They have the same initial vertical velocity
They take the same amount of time to reach the water
A rock is thrown in the air as shown in the picture. If it takes 5 seconds to reach point D, how long will take the rock to reach the ground from point D?
2.5 s
5 s
10 s
1 s
Based on the picture, how would you find the vertical component of the soccer ball's velocity?
20 sm×sin(30°)
20 sm×cos(30°)
20 sm×tan(30°)
20 sm
When vectors form a right angle, we can find the resultant vector by using:
The quadratic equation
Addition
The Pythagorean Theorem
Subtraction
A care package is dropped from a plane. Which of the paths shown in the picture will the package take?
A
B
C
D
E
A penny is dropped from a building that is 125 m high. The penny is initially at rest. Approximately how long does it take the penny to hit the ground?
3 s
5 s
10 s
15 s
20 s
As the angle of the incline increases, what happens to the normal force?
The normal force increases
The normal force decreases
The normal force is not affected by the incline
The normal force is only dependent on the force due to gravity
Given the FBD, which of the following must be true?
The frictional force must be accelerating the system to the left.
The box must be accelerating to the right.
The box must be moving to the right.
The FBD is incorrectly drawn. This situation isn't possible
If there is no friction, then the acceleration would be equal to
mg
sin(θ)mg
g
sin(θ)g
Three forces of equal magnitude act on the box shown. One force is upward, one downward, and one rightward. Which of the following statements must be true based on this information? Select two answers.
The box must have a rightward component of velocity.
The box has no vertical component of velocity.
The acceleration of the box is directed to the right.
The velocity of the box is changing with time.
