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Forces and the Laws of Motion
CHAPTER TEST A (GENERAL)
1. c 24. 16 N
2. d Given
3. d m = 33 kg
4. c a = 0.50 m/s2
Solution
5. c
Fnet, x = Fx = max =
6. c
7. c (32 kg)(0.50 m/s2 ) = 16 N
8. b 25. 10.4 N
9. d Given
m = 1.10 kg
10. d
11. c = 15.0°
12. a g = 9.81 m/s2
13. d Solution
14. d Fnet, y = Fy = Fn Fy = 0
15. b = 180° 90° 15.0° = 75.0°
16. d
Fn = Fy = Fg sin = mg sin
17. c
18. d Fn = (1.10 kg)(9.81 m/s2 )(sin 75.0°)
19. Forces exerted by the object do not change = 10.4 N
its motion.
20. An object at rest remains at rest and an
object in motion continues in motion with
constant velocity unless it experiences a net
external force.
21. F is the vector sum of the external forces
acting on the object.
22. In most cases, air resistance increases with
increasing speed.
23. 27 N, to the right
Given
F1 = 102 N, to the right
F2 = 75 N, to the left
Solution
Fnet = F1 + F2
Fnet = F1 F2 = 102 N 75 N = 27 N
Fnet = 27 N, to the right
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_____ 8. Which of the following is the tendency of an object to maintain its state
of motion?
a. acceleration c. force
b. inertia d. velocity
_____ 9. A crate is released on a frictionless plank inclined at angle with
respect to the horizontal. Which of the following relationships is true?
(Assume that the x-axis is parallel to the surface of the incline.)
a. Fy = Fg c. Fy = Fx
b. Fx = 0 d. none of the above
_____ 10. A car goes forward along a level road at constant velocity. The
additional force needed to bring the car into equilibrium is
a. greater than the normal force times the coefficient of static friction.
b. equal to the normal force times the coefficient of static friction.
c. the normal force times the coefficient of kinetic friction.
d. zero.
_____ 11. If a nonzero net force is acting on an object, then the object is definitely
a. at rest. c. being accelerated.
b. moving with a constant velocity. d. losing mass.
_____ 12. Which statement about the acceleration of an object is correct?
a. The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net
external force acting on the object and inversely proportional to the
mass of the object.
b. The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net
external force acting on the object and directly proportional to the
mass of the object.
c. The acceleration of an object is inversely proportional to the net
external force acting on the object and inversely proportional to the
mass of the object.
d. The acceleration of an object is inversely proportional to the net
external force acting on the object and directly proportional to the
mass of the object.
_____ 13. Which are simultaneous equal but opposite forces resulting from the
interaction of two objects?
a. net external forces c. gravitational forces
b. field forces d. action-reaction pairs
_____ 14. Newton’s third law of motion involves the interactions of
a. one object and one force. c. two objects and one force.
b. one object and two forces. d. two objects and two forces.
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SHORT ANSWER
19. In a free-body diagram of an object, why are forces exerted by the object not
included in the diagram?
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20. State Newton’s first law of motion.
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21. In the equation form of Newton’s second law, F = ma, what does F
represent?
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22. What happens to air resistance when an object accelerates?
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PROBLEM
23. In a game of tug-of-war, a rope is pulled by a force of 75 N to the left and by a
force of 102 N to the right. What is the magnitude and direction of the net
horizontal force on the rope?
25. Basking in the sun, a 1.10kg lizard lies on a flat rock tilted at an angle of
15.0° with respect to the horizontal. What is the magnitude of the normal force
exerted by the rock on the lizard?
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