Phvsics Midterm Examination

Multiple Choice (Wrjte the coniplete answer)

1. Which of the following units could be associated with a vector quantity?

a). km I s2 01. trgis c). hours d). ir,'.

2- The minimum number of unequatforces whose vector surn can equal zero is
a). 1 b).2 c).3 d).4
3. The magnitude of the resultant of two forces is a minimum when the anqle between them is
a).0 b).45o c),90o d). 1800

4. An engine hlock is supported by a rope hoist attached to an overhead beam. When the block
is pulled to one side by a horizontal force exerted by another rope, the tension in the rope
hoist
a). is tess than before b). is unchanged
c). is greater than-before di. maybe any of the above, depending on the
magnitude of the horizontal force
5. Fred vrralks I
km north and then 6 km in a dinsction 3Oonorth of east. His resultant
displacement from his starting point is
a). 1:l km b). 12 km c). 13 km d). 14 km

6. The resultant of 4-N force acting upward and a 3-N force acting horizontally is
a). 1N b).sN c).7N d) 12N
7. An airplane travels at 100 mito the north and then 200 mito the east. The displacement of
the airprlane from its starting point is approximately
a). 100 mi b). 200 mi c). 220 mi d). 300 mi

8. Two forces of 10 N each act on an object. The angle between forces is 1200'The magnitude
bf their resulfant is ,

a). 10 N b). 14 N c). 17 N d).20 N

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L An escalator has a velociby of 3.0 mjs at an angle of 600 abc,rre the horizontal. The vertical
component of its velocity is 1

a). 1.5 m/s b). 1.8 mls c). 2.6 m/s d). 3.5 m/s

10. The following forces act on an objecl: 10 N to the north, 20 N to the southeast and S N to the
west. The magnitude of their resultant is
a).5N b). 10 N c). 13 N d).23 N

1,1. As an airplane climbs,

a). its ma*s increases b). ifs mass deereases
c). its weight increases d). its weight decreases

12.The weight of an objecl

a). is the quantity of matter it contains
b). refer to its inertia
c). is basicafty the same quantity as its mass but expressed in different units
d). is the force with which it is attracted to.the earth

13. When a horse pulls a wagon, the force that causes the horse to move forward is the force
a). he exerts on the wagon
b). the wagon exerts on him
c). he exerts on the ground
d). the ground exerts on him

14: The action and reaction of forces referred to in Newton's third law of motion
a) act on the sama obiects
b). aot on different . objects
c). need not to be equal on magnitUde and need not have the same line of action
d). musf be equal in magnitude but need not have the same line of action