WorksheetsChapter 5 Review-- PhySci
Total questions: 77
Worksheet time: 39mins
Match each of Newton’s laws to the appropriate concept: First.
force equals mass times acceleration
unbalanced forces required to produce motion
action/reaction
Match each of Newton’s laws to the appropriate concept: Second.
force equals mass times acceleration
unbalanced forces required to produce motion
action/reaction
Match each of Newton’s laws to the appropriate concept: Third.
force equals mass times acceleration
unbalanced forces required to produce motion
action/reaction
Select True or False. Complete mass-energy conversion is a good potential energy source because of the inherent instability of matter.
True
False
Select True or False. It is possible for an energy transformation to be 100% efficient under the right conditions.
True
False
Select True or False. The force doing work by electrical energy is a field force.
True
False
Select True or False. When a falling object reaches terminal velocity, its speed drops to zero since the drag caused by air resistance equals the object’s weight. Due to the balanced forces, it stops falling.
True
False
Select True or False. Air resistance is usually so small that it can be ignored.
True
False
Select True or False. An object’s mass on Jupiter will be different than its mass on Mars.
True
False
Select True or False. An 80 kg astronaut floating around in the International Space Station has almost no mass since he is in a “microgravity” environment.
True
False
Select True or False. An object’s weight on Jupiter will be different than its weight on Mars.
True
False
Select True or False. True free fall is not achievable in the earth's atmosphere.
True
False
Select True or False. When two objects are dropped from the same height at the same time, the heavier object will always hit the ground first.
True
False
Select True or False. In true free fall, a flat sheet of paper would still fall somewhat slower than a crumpled sheet.
True
False
Select True or False. The gravitational force between the sun and the earth is dependent on the square of the distance between their surfaces.
True
False
Select True or False. A microscopic organism like a protozoan can exert a gravitational force.
True
False
Select True or False. The law of universal gravitation states that gravitational force varies with the inverse of the mass of the object squared.
True
False
Select True or False. All objects exert gravitational attraction on each other; however even large objects do not exert enough gravitational pull to overcome forces, such as friction, and cause everyday objects to move toward each other.
True
False
Select True or False. Friction can positively accelerate an object.
True
False
Select True or False. An object falling through a fluid experiences no friction.
True
False
Select True or False. Static and kinetic friction are directly proportional to the force pressing the objects together.
True
False
Select True or False. Friction acts only on objects in motion.
True
False
Select True or False. A sled sliding down a hill experiences less friction than the same sled stopped at the bottom of the hill.
True
False
Select True or False. Newton’s third law applies to all objects regardless of their condition of motion.
True
False
Select True or False. The more mass an object possesses, the more inertia it possesses.
True
False
Select True or False. Even an object quite distant from the sun cannot be free from the sun’s gravitational pull.
True
False
Select True or False. Equal forces on the same object in the opposite direction are balanced.
True
False
Select True or False. When no outside forces act on a moving object, it will eventually stop moving.
True
False
Select True or False. Newton’s first law describes motion when no net forces are exerted.
True
False
Select True or False. According to Newton’s first law, only external forces acting on an object can cause it to accelerate.
True
False
Select True or False. Newton’s law of inertia applies only to moving objects.
True
False
Select True or False. Newton developed the equations describing why celestial bodies move the way that they do.
True
False
Select True or False. The forces acting on a system are balanced if and only if there is no acceleration.
True
False
Select True or False. Balanced forces cause an object, if it is in motion, to maintain its motion.
True
False
Select True or False. Field forces grow stronger with distance from the source, but contact forces do not change with distance.
True
False
Select True or False. Contact forces cause all observed changes in motion.
True
False
Select True or False. In addition to magnets, a moving electric charge can also be a source of a magnetic field.
True
False
Select True or False. Magnets are the sole source of magnetic fields.
True
False
Select True or False. The gravitational force, which acts across intergalactic distances, is the strongest of the fundamental forces.
True
False
Select True or False. Forces are vectors because they cause objects to accelerate in proportion to their magnitude.
True
False
Select True or False. The magnitude of a force is a scalar quantity.
True
False
Which object has the most inertia?
a peregrine falcon
Mount Everest
an ingot of gold
the planet Jupiter
A sled sliding down a hill experiences ______ friction.
static
kinetic
rolling
fluid
What do we call the tendency of an object in motion to continue in motion unless it is acted upon by an external force?
Newton's First Law --The Law of Inertia
Newton's Law of Momentum
Newton's Second Law-- The Law of Accelerated Motion
Newton's Third Law-- The Law of Action-Reaction
An object’s weight is directly proportional to its ______ (two possible answers).
mass
volume
density
gravitational acceleration
A rotating bicycle tire experiences ______ friction.
static
rolling
kinetic
fluid
A car parked on a hill experiences ______ friction.
static
kinetic
rolling
fluid
When you sit down in a chair, the force acting on you is exerted by ______.
gravity
the chair
the floor
air resistance
The forces acting on a system in mechanical equilibrium are all ______.
balanced
unbalanced
increasing
frictional
The tendency of matter to resist a change in motion until acted on by an external force is known as
inertia
momentum
acceleration
friction
An external force is exerted from ______ a system’s boundaries.
outside
inside
along
within
A force is a(n) ______ or a(n) ______ on a system.
push or a pull
mass or weight
action or reaction
energy or work
The SI unit of force is the
newton (N)
joule (J)
pascal (Pa)
kilogram (kg)
A mountain climber falters on a steep slope and slides down until his safety harness catches, pulling his rope taut. Why does he stop sliding?
The tension in the rope and friction provide forces that balance the component of gravity along the slope, making the net force zero.
Gravity stops acting when the rope is taut.
His mass decreases as he slides.
The slope becomes horizontal.
If all objects exert gravitational attraction on each other, why doesn't all matter clump together?
Other forces and the motion of objects counteract gravity at many scales.
Gravity is a repulsive force between most objects.
Mass is conserved, preventing clumping.
The universe has no gravity in space.
What condition must be met for true free fall to occur?
Only the force of gravity acts on the object.
The object moves upward at constant speed.
Air resistance equals the object’s weight.
The object is weightless.
Air resistance increases with increasing
weight
surface area
altitude
mass
Why are hot air balloons floating at a constant altitude not in free fall?
Forces on balloons are balanced.
The balloons are light enough that the gravitational force on them is zero.
The balloons are far enough from the earth to be unaffected by gravity.
The balloons are not subject to air resistance.
Which of the following is the result of a field force?
An apple press squeezes out apple cider.
When you jump into the air, you come back to the ground.
Girls win against boys in tug-of-war.
An airplane is jostled around because of wind shear.
Which of the following is the result of a contact force?
A tossed ball falls to the ground.
Two magnetic compass needles repel each other.
A hammer drives a nail into a piece of wood.
Your hair stands on end when you are touching a Van de Graaff generator.
Who was the first person to write about the causes of motion?
Aristotle
Archimedes
Galileo
Newton
Which of the following is the result of a contact force?
A ball thrown into the air falls down to the ground
Your hair stands on end when you are touching a Van de Graaff generator
Two magnetic compass needles repel each other
A hammer drives a nail into a piece of wood
Which of the following fundamental forces is comparatively the weakest?
the gravitational force
the electromagnetic force
the weak nuclear force
the strong nuclear force
Which of the following is the result of a field force?
an airplane is jostled around because of wind shear
an apple press squeezes out apple cider
when you jump into the air, you land on the ground
girls win against boys in tug-of-war
In which case are all the forces acting on a system balanced? (Systems are italicized)
your mom stirring a bowl of chocolate cookie dough
a baseball hit into left field
a forklift lifting a pallet
a meteorite that is falling through the earth's atmosphere reaching its terminal velocity
Which object has the most inertia?
a peregrine falcon
the planet Jupiter
Mount Everest
an ingot of gold
A wrecking ball strikes a brick wall. Which of the following would increase the force of the ball?
decreasing the thickness of the brick wall
increasing the mass of the wrecking ball
slowing down the wrecking ball
decreasing the mass of the wrecking ball
Which situation does not involve friction?
a raindrop sliding down a window
a ball rolling down a hill
a man walking on an even surface
an object free of gravitational pull
Which of the following are not directly proportional?
weight and mass
distance and gravitational attraction
speed and distance traveled
mass and gravitational attraction
Galileo tested Aristotle's theory of gravity by actual experiments dealing with __________.
balls on wooden ramps
air resistance
dropped weights
a feather and a hammer
Why are hot air balloons floating at a constant altitude not in free fall?
the balloons are light enough that the gravitational force on them is zero
the balloons are not subject to air resistance
forces on the balloons are balanced
the balloons are far enough from the earth to be unaffected by gravity
Air resistance on a falling object increases with increasing __________ of the object.
weight
altitude
surface area
mass
Which branch of physics studies phenomena under extreme conditions, such as objects moving near the speed of light?
Aristotle's physics
ancient physics
modern physics
plutonian physics
A piano suspended from a rope that goes through a pulley begins to fall. What is the largest force acting on the piano?
gravity
pulley
friction
Luke
A mountain climber falters on a steep slope and slides down until his safety harness catches, pulling his rope taut. Why does he stop sliding?
gravity stops pulling on him
the tension in the rope is greater than gravity pulling him down
his faith in the rope saved him
none of these
How can you tell when the forces acting on a system are balanced
there is no acceleration
it continues to accelerate
it stops moving
none of these
What two ever-present forces affect all motion on the earth?
the light side and the dark side
friction and gravity
squeezing and twisting
none of these
