1.

A tow truck towing a car moves at a constant velocity along a rough level straight road
as shown.

tow truck
car
cable

What will happen to the car if the cable breaks suddenly?

A It moves with a constant velocity due to inertia.

B It slows down to a stop due to friction.

C It moves in the opposite direction due to friction.

D It stops immediately due to friction.

2. A light spring balance fixed to a wall is pulled by a force F as shown. If the spring balance
reads 2 N, what is F?

spring balance
wall
F

A 0

B 1N

C 2N

D 3N

3. Which of the following statements about force is incorrect?

A Force is a vector quantity.

B The unit of force is N.

C Forces always exist in pairs.

D An object must be in contact with another object in order to exert a force on it.
 4. Arrange the following objects in descending order of inertia.

(1) A truck of mass 1500 kg travelling at 40 m s –1

(2) A bullet of mass 100 g moving at 100 m s–1

(3) A stationary bowling ball of mass 6 kg

A (1)  (2)  (3)

B (1)  (3)  (2)

C (2)  (1)  (3)

D (3)  (1)  (2)

5. A student pushes a trolley of mass 3 kg and it accelerates from rest to 6 m s –1 in

3 s along a straight line. What are the magnitudes of the acceleration of the trolley and
the net force provided to the trolley?

Acceleration / m s2 Net force / N

A 2 18
B 2 6
C 4 12
D 4 6

6. A man stands in a lift which is accelerating downwards at 0.5 m s 2. How does he feel?

A He feels as if he is in a stationary lift.

B He feels a loss in weight.

C He feels a gain in weight.

D He feels weightless.

7. A man of mass 70 kg is riding a wakeboard. A force of 100 N pulls him forwards and the
friction acting on him by the water is 60 N. What is the magnitude of his acceleration?
A 0.57 m s–2

B 0.86 m s–2

C 1.43 m s–2

D 2.29 m s–2

8. A man hits a volleyball with a force F. Which of the following is an action-and-reaction

pair?

A The weight of the volleyball and force F

B Force F and the fluid resistance acting on the volleyball

C The weight of the volleyball and the normal reaction acting by air on the volleyball

D Force F and the force acting by the volleyball on the man’s hand

9. Which of the following phenomena can be explained by inertia?

A A passenger in an MTR train tends to move backwards when the train speeds up.

B A coin and a piece of paper fall with the same acceleration in a vacuum.

C An object reaches the terminal speed after falling in air for a period of time.

D A man weighs less on the Moon than on the Earth.

10. As shown below, two forces of magnitudes 5 N and 2 N act on a block. The block
remains stationary on the inclined plane. What is the net force acting on the block?
5N

2N

A 0

B 2N

C 3N

D 7N