MESH INTERNATIONAL: MECHANICS CT 1 (OLP - GCE)

1) An automobile is at rest on a level road. Which of the following is false?

a) No forces act on the car.
b) The resultant force on the car is zero.
c) The normal force is equal to the weight of the car.
2) The car in problem 1) will remain at rest until:
a) a forward force of any magnitude is applied.
b) a forward force greater than the weight is applied.
c) a forward force greater than the friction force is applied.
3) The acceleration of an object is:
a) directly proportional to the unbalanced force and mass.
b) directly proportional to the unbalanced force and inversely proportional to the mass.
c) inversely proportional to the unbalanced force and directly proportional to the mass.
4) The MKS unit of force is _________________ and the MKS unit of mass is _______________.
5) A newton is equivalent to one:
a) kg m /s
b) kg m2/s
c) kg m/s2
d) kg m2/s2
6) The force that actually accelerates an automobile forward is:
a) the force applied to the car by the motor.
b) the force applied to the road by the wheels
c) the force applied to the wheels by the driver.
d) the force applied to the wheels by the road.
7) The direction of the force in the previous problem is:
a) forward
b) backwards
c) upward
d) downward

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8) A 1.0 kg physics book weighs:
a) 1.0 kg
b) 10 kg
c) 1.0 N
d) 10 N
9) How much force is required to give a 2000 kg car an acceleration of 3.0 m/s2 ?
a) 2000 N
b) 58800 N
c) 667 N
d) 6000 N
10) The same force is applied for the same amount of time to a 2000 kg car and a 4000 kg truck, both
initially at rest.
a) The car travels twice as far as the truck.
b) The car travels four times as far as the truck.
c) The truck travels twice as far as the car.
d) Both travel the same distance.
11) If you were to travel to a different planet:
a) your weight and mass would both change.
b) your weight and mass would not change.
c) your weight would change but your mass would not change.
d) your weight would not change but your mass would change.
12) An unhappy individual is trying to slide a 100 kg desk across a wood floor. He pushes with a force
of 800 N but the desk does not move. One can conclude that the force of friction is:
a) more than 800 N.
b) more than 1000 N.
c) exactly 800 N.
d) exactly 1000 N.
13) kg m/s2 is a valid unit for
a) mass.
b) weight.
c) acceleration.
d) velocity.

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14) A net force of 5000 N gives a certain acceleration to a 2000 kg car. How much net force is
required to give the same acceleration to a 4000 kg truck?
a) 4000 N
b) 2000 N
c) 2500 N
d) 0000 N
15) A package is sliding down with a constant velocity down a ramp which is inclined at an angle to
the horizontal. It can be concluded that its acceleration:
a) is 9.8 m/s2.
b) is 4.9 m/s2.
c) depends on the mass.
d) is none of the above.
16) A car is travelling at a constant speed of 25 m/s.
a) The applied force must be equal to the weight of the car.
b) The applied force must be greater than the air resistance.
c) The applied force must be greater than the weight of the car.
d) The applied force must be equal to the air resistance.
17) The force of gravity acting on an object is called its
a) weight.
b) mass.
c) acceleration.
18) When you stand on a scale with both feet it reads 80 kg. If you stand on one foot it will read
a) 80 kg.
b) less than 80 kg.
c) more than 80 kg.
19) The scale in problem 8 is reading your
a) weight.
b) mass.
20) John weighs 100 N on Earth and Mary weighs 100 N on the Moon.
a) Johns mass is greater than Marys.
b) Marys mass is greater than Johns.
c) John and Mary have the same mass.
d) John and Mary have the same weight on Earth.
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21)
F

You are sliding two boxes across the floor by applying force F to box A as shown above. The force that
box A exerts on box B is
a) equal to F.
b) greater than F.
c) less than F.
d) none of the above
22) The same force is applied to the same object on Earth and on the Moon. The acceleration is
a) greater on the Earth.
b) greater on the Moon.
c) the same in both places.
d) none of the above
23) John weighs 100 N on Earth and Mary weighs 100 N on the Moon.
a) John is a child and Mary is an adult.
b) Mary is a child and John is an adult.
c) John and Mary are both children.
d) John and Mary are both adults.
24) A 10 kg box is hanging from two massless scales as shown below.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

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Scale A reads 10 kg and scale B reads zero.

Scale A reads zero and scale B reads 10 kg.
Scales A and B may have different readings but the sum must be 10 kg.
Scales A and B each read 5 kg.
Scales A and B each read 10 kg.

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25)

A mass of 8 kg accelerates at a 5 m/s2. What force is acting upon it?

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26) (a) What is the acceleration of a mass of 24 kg when a force of 6 N acts upon it?
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(b) What would be the acceleration of the same object if a force of 30 N acts upon it?
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27) A force of 4 N acts on an object of mass 0.5 kg that is initially at rest
(a) Calculate the acceleration of the object.
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(b) What velocity will this object reach if the force acts on it for 10 seconds?
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28) A small trolley of mass 2.5kg is accelerated from rest by a force of 20 N. The force acts
continuously for 4 seconds.
(a) Calculate the acceleration of the trolley.
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(b) What velocity will the trolley reach after 4 seconds?
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29) Here is the manufacturers data about a family car:
Mass of car = 800 kg
Car can accelerate from 0 to 30 m/s in 12 seconds
(i) Calculate the cars acceleration based on the manufactures specification
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(ii) Calculate the force needed to produce this acceleration

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The manufacturer claims that this car has a top speed of 144 km/hr (40 m/s).
(iii) How long would it take the car to reach this speed if it maintained its maximum acceleration.
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(iv) Explain why the car cant exceed this speed.
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(Kinetic energy = 1/2mv2)

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