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Book 2B Unit 11
Section 11.6
Free-body diagrams
(p. 195)

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1 The photo below shows a man playing tennis. Three forces related to the tennis
ball are shown.

force acting on ball by racket

force acting on racket by ball

weight

David is going to draw a free-body diagram of the tennis ball. Which of the
following forces should he include in the diagram?
(1) Weight
(2) Force acting on ball by racket
(3) Force acting on racket by ball
A (1) and (2) only
B (1) and (3) only
C (2) and (3) only
D (1), (2) and (3)

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2 The photo below shows a dog sitting on the ground.

Which of the following is the free-body diagram of the dog?

force on dog by ground

weight weight

weight force on dog by ground

weight
force on dog by ground

force on ground by dog

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3 The diagram below shows the free-body diagram of a basketball in the air.

weight

Which of the following statements about the movement of the basketball is

correct?
A The basketball is at rest.
B The basketball is moving upwards at a constant speed.
C The basketball is moving downwards at a constant speed.
D The basketball is moving downwards with an increasing speed.

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Answers
1 A
2 B
3 D

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