Review sheet # 2

Name: Date:

1. Which vector below represents the resultant of the two 6. The maximum resultant of two forces acting on an object will
displacement vectors shown? occur when the angle between the forces is

" A. 180 B. 90 C. 45 D. 0

A. % B. . C. - D. &

7. Which vector best represents the resultant of forces F~1 and F~2
2. Which is a vector quantity? acting concurrently on point P, as shown in the diagram?

A. distance B. time C. mass D. velocity

A. B.

3. When two concurrent forces of 4 newtons and 10 newtons,

respectively, act on a point, their maximum possible resultant is C. D.

A. 14 newtons B. 10 newtons

C. 6 newtons D. 4 newtons

4. A vector is a quantity that has

8. A resultant force of 10 newtons is made up of two complete
component forces acting at right angles to each other. If
A. magnitude, only the magnitude of one of the components is 6.0 newtons, the
magnitude of the other component must be
B. direction, only

C. either magnitude or direction A. 16 N B. 8.0 N C. 6.0 N D. 4 N

D. both magnitude and direction

5. What is the magnitude of the resultant of a 3.0-meter 9. Which vector best represents the resultant forces F~1 and F~2
displacement and a 4.0-meter displacement as shown in the acting concurrently on point P as shown in the diagram?
diagram?
A. B.
A. 1.0 meter B. 5.0 meters

C. 7.0 meters D. 12 meters

C. D.

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10. A resultant force of 10 newtons is made up of two component 14. Which vector shown represents the resultant of the concurrent
forces acting at right angles to each other. If the magnitude of vectors A and B in the diagram given?
one of the components is 6.0 newtons, the magnitude of the
other component must be
A.

A. 16 N B. 8.0 N C. 6.0 N D. 4 N

B.

11. Two forces (OA

~ and OB)
~ act simultaneously at point O as shown
on the diagram. The magnitude of the resultant force is closest
to

A. 8.0 N B. 11 N C.

C. 15 N D. 16 N

D.

12. Which diagram represents the vector with the largest downward
component? [Assume each vector has the same magnitude.]

A. B. 15. A student walks 3 blocks south, 4 blocks west, and 3 blocks

north. What is the displacement of the student?

A. 10 blocks east B. 10 blocks west

C. 4 blocks east D. 4 blocks west

C. D.

16. Two perpendicular forces act on an object as shown in the

diagram. What is the magnitude of the resultant force on the
object?

A. 17 N B. 13 N

C. 7.0 N D. 5.0 N

13. A person travels 6 meters north, 4 meters east, and 6 meters

south. What is the total displacement?

A. 16 m east B. 6 m north C. 6 m south D. 4 m east

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17. A student walks 1.0 kilometer due east and 1.0 kilometer due 20. Which pair of concurrent forces could produce a resultant force
south. Then she runs 2.0 kilometers due west. The magnitude having a magnitude of 10 newtons?
of the student's resultant displacement is closest to
A. 10 N, 10 N B. 10 N, 30 N
A. 0 km B. 1.4 km C. 3.4 km D. 4.0 km
C. 4.7 N, 4.7 N D. 4.7 N, 5.0 N

18. A 3.0-newton force and a 4.0-newton force act concurrently on

a point. In which diagram shown would the orientation of these
forces produce the greatest net force on the point?

A.

21. What is the total displacement of a student who walks 3 blocks

east, 2 blocks north, 1 block west, and then 2 blocks south?

A. 0 B. 2 blocks east
B. C. 2 blocks west D. 8 blocks

C.

D.
22. A 100-newton force acts on point P, as shown in the diagram.

The magnitude of the vertical component of this force is

approximately

19. Two concurrent forces have a maximum resultant of 45 newtons A. 30 N B. 50 N C. 71 N D. 87 N

and a minimum resultant of 5.0 newtons. What is the magnitude
of each of these forces?

A. 0.0 N and 45 N B. 5.0 N and 9.0 N

C. 20 N and 25 N D. 0.0 N and 50 N

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23. Base your answer to the following question on the information 28. The accompanying diagram shows a projectile moving with
and vector diagram shown. The diagram is provided for practice speed v at the top of its trajectory.
purposes only.

A 20-newton force due north and a 40-newton force due east act
concurrently on a 10-kilogram object, located at point P.

Which vector best represents the acceleration of the projectile in

the position shown?

A. B.

Using a ruler, determine the scale used in the vector diagram by C. D.

nding the number of newtons represented by each centimeter.

24. On the vector diagram, use a ruler and protractor to construct

the vector that represents the resultant force.

25. What is the magnitude of the resultant force?

26. What is the measure of the angle (in degrees) between east and
the resultant force?
29. A point charge of +3:0 10 7 coulomb is placed 2:0 10 2
meter from a second point charge of +4:0 10 7 coulomb. The
magnitude of the electrostatic force between the charges is

27. Forces F1 and F2 act concurrently on point P, as shown in the 2

diagram. A. 2.7 N B. 5:4 10 N

C. 3:0 10 10 N D. 6:0 10 12 N
The equilibrant of F1 and F2 is

A. 14 N southwest

B. 14 N southeast

C. 20 N southwest

D. 20 N southeast

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30. The accompanying vector represents the resultant of two forces 31. Two students push on a sled. One pushes with a force of
acting concurrently on an object at point P. 30. newtons east and the other exerts a force of 40. newtons
south, as shown in the topview accompanying diagram.

Which pair of vectors best represents two concurrent forces that

combine to produce this resultant force vector?

A.
Which vector best represents the resultant of these two forces?

A. B.

B.

C. C. D.

D.

32. The accompanying diagram represents a block sliding down an

incline.

Which vector best represents the frictional force acting on the

block?

A. A B. B C. C D. D

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33. A force vector was resolved into two perpendicular components, 34. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the
F1 and F2 , as shown in the accompanying diagram. information and diagram below.

A 160.-newton box sits on a 10.-meter-long

frictionless plane inclined at an angle of 30. to the
horizontal as shown. Force (F) applied to a rope attached
to the box causes the box to move with a constant speed
up the incline.

Which vector best represents the original force?

A. B.

On the diagram below, construct a vector to represent the weight

C. D. of the box. Use a metric ruler and a scale of 1.0 centimeter =
40. newtons. Begin the vector at point B and label its magnitude
in newtons.

35. In the accompanying diagram, a box is at rest on an inclined

plane.

Which vector best represents the direction of the normal force

acting on the box?

A. A B. B C. C D. D

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36. Which vector diagram represents the greatest magnitude of 38. The diagram below shows a resultant vector, R.
displacement for an object?

A. B.

Which diagram best represents a pair of component vectors, A

and B, that would combine to form resultant vector R?

C. D. A.

B.

C.

37. Forces A and B have a resultant R. Force A and resultant R are

represented in the diagram.
D.

Which vector best represents force B?

A. B.

C. D.

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39. The diagram below shows a sled and rider sliding down 40. The vector diagram below represents two forces, F1 and F2 ,
a snow-covered hill that makes an angle of 30. with the simultaneously acting on an object.
horizontal.

Which vector best represents the resultant of the two forces?

A.

Which vector best represents the direction of the normal force, B.

FN , exerted by the hill on the sled?

A. B.

C. D.

C.

D.

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41. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the 42. Which vector diagram best represents a cart slowing down as it
information and diagram below. travels to the right on a horizontal surface?

A 10.-kilogram box, sliding to the right across a rough

horizontal oor, accelerates at -2.0 meters per second2 due A.
to the force of friction.

B.
On the diagram above, draw a vector representing the net force
acting on the box. Begin the vector at point P and use a scale
of 1.0 centimeter = 5.0 newtons.

C.

D.

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43. The diagram below represents a force vector, A, and a resultant 46. Which is a vector quantity?
vector, R.
A. electric charge

B. electric eld strength

C. electric potential di erence

D. electric resistance
Which force vector B below could be added to force vector A to
produce resultant vector R ?

A. B.

C. D.

47. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the

information and vector diagram below.

A dog walks 8.0 meters due north and then

6.0 meters due east.

44. A volleyball hit into the air has an initial speed of 10. meters
per second. Which vector best represents the angle above the
horizontal that the ball should be hit to remain in the air for the
greatest amount of time?

A. B.

Using a metric ruler and the vector diagram, determine the scale
used in the diagram.

C. D.

48. Scalar is to vector as

A. speed is to velocity

B. displacement is to distance

C. displacement is to velocity

D. speed is to distance
45. Explain the di erence between a scalar and a vector quantity.

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49. A blinking light of constant period is situated on a lab cart. 53. What is the average velocity of a car that travels 30. kilometers
Which diagram best represents a photograph of the light as the due west in 0.50 hour?
cart moves with constant velocity?
A. 15 km/hr B. 60. km/hr
A.
C. 15 km/hr west D. 60. km/hr west
B.

C.

D.

50. A car travels 20 meters east in 1.0 second. The displacement of

the car at the end of this 1.0-second interval is

A. 20 m B. 20 m/s

C. 20 m east D. 20 m/s east 54. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the
information and diagram below.

A student standing on a knoll throws a snowball

horizontally 4.5 meters above the level ground toward
a smokestack 15 meters away. The snowball hits the
smokestack 0.65 second after being released. [Neglect
51. A car is driven from Bu alo to Albany and on to New York
air resistance]
City, as shown in the diagram. Compared to the magnitude of
the car's total displacement, the distance driven is

At the instant the snowball is released, the horizontal component

of its velocity is approximately

A. shorter B. longer C. the same

A. 6.9 m/s B. 9.8 m/s C. 17 m/s D. 23 m/s

52. A student walks 40 meters along a hallway that heads due north,
then turns and walks 30 meters along another hallway that
heads due east. What is the magnitude of the student's resultant
displacement?

A. 10 m B. 35 m C. 50 m D. 70 m

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55. As shown in the diagram, a painter climbs 7.3 meters up a
vertical sca old from A to B and then walks 11.0 meters from B
to C along a level platform.
57. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the
information and data table below.
A car is traveling due north at 24.0 meters per second
when the driver sees an obstruction on the highway. The
data table shows the velocity of the car at 1.0-second
intervals as it is brought to rest on the straight, level
highway.

Time Velocity
(s) (m/s)
0.0 24.0
1.0 19.0
2.0 14.0
3.0 10.0
4.0 4.0
The magnitude of the painter's total displacement while moving
from A to C is Using the information in the data table, construct a
graph on the grid, following the directions below.
A. 3.7 m B. 13.2 m C. 18.3 m D. 25.6 m

56. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the graph,

which represents the relationship between the displacement of an
object and its time of travel along a straight line.

Plot the data points for velocity versus time.

What is the magnitude of the object's total displacement after

8.0 seconds?

A. 0m B. 2m C. 8m D. 16 m

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58. 60. A cart moving across a level surface accelerates uniformly

at 1.0 meter per second2 for 2.0 seconds. What additional
information is required to determine the distance traveled by the
cart during this 2.0-second interval?

A. coe cient of friction between the cart and the surface

B. mass of the cart

C. net force acting on the cart

D. initial velocity of the cart

The accompanying map shows the route traveled by a school

bus.

What is the magnitude of the total displacement of the school

bus from the start to the end of its trip?

A. 400 m B. 500 m C. 800 m D. 1,800 m

59. Which pair of graphs represent the same motion? 61. The accompanying table lists the coe cients of kinetic friction
for four materials sliding over steel.

A. Material Coe cient of

Kinetic Friction
aluminum 0.47
brass 0.44
copper 0.36
steel 0.57
B.
A 10.-kilogram block of each of these materials is pulled
horizontally across a steel oor at constant velocity. Which
block requires the smallest applied force to keep it moving at
constant velocity?

C. A. aluminum B. brass C. copper D. steel

D.

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62. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the 63. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the
information and diagram below. information and diagram below

A ball is thrown horizontally with an initial velocity A golf ball leaves a golf club with an initial velocity
of 20.0 meters per second from the top of a tower 60.0 of 40.0 meters per second at an angle of 40. with the
meters high. horizontal.

What is the vertical component of the golf ball's initial velocity?

What is the initial vertical velocity of the ball?

A. 25.7 m/s B. 30.6 m/s C. 40.0 m/s D. 61.3 m/s

A. 0 m/s B. 9.81 m/s C. 20.0 m/s D. 60.0 m/s

64. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the

information and diagram below.

A child kicks a ball with an initial velocity of 8.5 meters per

second at an angle of 35 with the horizontal, as shown. The
ball has an initial vertical velocity of 4.9 meters per second and
a total time of ight of 1.0 second. [Neglect air resistance.]

The horizontal component of the ball's initial velocity is

approximately

A. 3.6 m/s B. 4.9 m/s C. 7.0 m/s D. 13 m/s

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65. The maximum height reached by the ball is approximately 69. A lab cart is loaded with di erent masses and moved at various
velocities. Which diagram shows the cartmass system with the
greatest inertia?
A. 1.2 m B. 2.5 m C. 4.9 m D. 8.5 m

A.

66. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the

information below.

An 8.00-kilogram ball is red horizontally from a B.

1:00 103 -kilogram cannon initially at rest. After having
been red, the momentum of the ball is 2:40 103
kilogram meters per second east. [Neglect friction.]

Identify the direction of the cannon's velocity after the ball is

red.

C.

67. During a 5.0-second interval, an object's velocity changes

from 25 meters per second east to 15 meters per second
east. Determine the magnitude and direction of the object's
acceleration.

Examples of 2-Credit Responses 2:0 m=s2 west 2:0 m=s2 east

D.

68. A projectile has an initial horizontal velocity of 15 meters per

second and an initial vertical velocity of 25 meters per second.
Determine the projectile's horizontal displacement if the total
time of ight is 5.0 seconds. [Neglect friction]

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70. Which pair of graphs represents the same motion of an object? 71. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the
information and diagram below.
A. An object was projected horizontally from a tall cli . The
diagram below represents the path of the object, neglecting
friction.

B.

C.

How does the magnitude of the horizontal component of the

object's velocity at point A compare with the magnitude of the
horizontal component of the object's velocity at point B?

D.

72. How does the magnitude of the vertical component of the

object's velocity at point A compare with the magnitude of the
vertical component of the object's velocity at point B?

73. A student on her way to school walks four blocks east, three
blocks north, and another four blocks east, as shown in the
diagram.

Compared to the distance she walks, the magnitude of her

displacement from home to school is

A. less B. greater C. the same

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74. In the diagram below, a block of mass M initially at rest on a 77. A woman with horizontal velocity v1 jumps o a dock into
frictionless horizontal surface is struck by a bullet of mass m a stationary boat. After landing in the boat, the woman and
moving with horizontal velocity v. the boat move with velocity v2 . Compared to velocity v1 ,
velocity v2 has

A. the same magnitude and the same direction

B. the same magnitude and opposite direction

C. smaller magnitude and the same direction

What is the velocity of the bullet-block system after the bullet
embeds itself in the block? D. larger magnitude and the same direction

M+v m+M
A. m B. v
M m
m+v m
C. m D. v
M m+M
78. Which graph best represents the relationship between the velocity
of an object thrown straight upward from Earth's surface and the
time that elapses while it is in the air? [Neglect friction.]

A.

75. A golf ball is propelled with an initial velocity of 60. meters per
second at 37 above the horizontal. The horizontal component
of the golf ball's initial velocity is

A. 30. m/s B. 36 m/s C. 40. m/s D. 48 m/s B.

C.
76. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the
information and diagram below.

A 10.-kilogram block is pushed across a oor by a

horizontal force of 50. newtons. The block moves from
point A to point B in 3.0 seconds.

D.
Using a scale of 1.0 centimeter = 1.0 meter, determine the
magnitude of the displacement of the block as it moves from
point A to point B.

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79. A block weighing 10.0 newtons is on a ramp inclined at 30.0 81. Which graph best represents the motion of an object in
to the horizontal. A 3.0-newton force of friction, Ff , acts on equilibrium?
the block as it is pulled up the ramp at constant velocity with
force F, which is parallel to the ramp, as shown in the diagram
A.
below.

B.

What is the magnitude of force F?

C.
A. 7.0 N B. 8.0 N C. 10. N D. 13 N

D.

80. The graph below represents the velocity of an object traveling in

a straight line as a function of time.

82. A person walks 150. meters due east and then walks 30. meters
due west. The entire trip takes the person 10. minutes.
Determine the magnitude and the direction of the person's total
displacement.

Determine the magnitude of the total displacement of the object

at the end of the rst 6.0 seconds.
83. A cart travels 4.00 meters east and then 4.00 meters north.
Determine the magnitude of the cart's resultant displacement.
[1]

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84. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the 87. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the
information below. information and diagram below.

The path of a stunt car driven horizontally o a cli is A model airplane heads due east at 1.50 meters per
represented in the diagram below. After leaving the cli , the second, while the wind blows due north at 0.70 meter per
car falls freely to point A in 0.50 second and to point B in second. The scaled diagram below represents these vector
1.00 second. quantities.

Using a ruler, determine the scale used in the vector diagram.

88. On the diagram provided below, use a protractor and a ruler

to construct a vector to represent the resultant velocity of the
airplane. Label the vector R.

Determine the magnitude of the horizontal component of the

velocity of the car at point B. [Neglect friction.]

89. Determine the magnitude of the resultant velocity.

85. Determine the magnitude of the vertical velocity of the car at
point A.

90. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the

information below.

In a drill during basketball practice, a player runs the

length of the 30-meter court and back. The player does
this three times in 60 seconds.

86. Calculate the magnitude of the vertical displacement, dy, of the

car from point A to point B. [Neglect friction.] [Show all work,
including the equation and substitution with units.]

The magnitude of the player's total displacement after running

the drill is

A. 0.0 m B. 30. m C. 60. m D. 180 m

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1. 21.
Answer: C Answer: B
2. 22.
Answer: D Answer: B
3. 23.
Answer: A Answer: 5.0 N (or equivalent)
4. 24.
Answer: D
25.
5. Answer: 45 N (or equivalent)
Answer: B
26.
6.
Answer: 27 +/- 2 (or equivalent)
Answer: D
7. 27.
Answer: C Answer: A

8. 28.
Answer: B Answer: D

9. 29.
Answer: C Answer: A

10. 30.
Answer: B Answer: D

11. 31.
Answer: B Answer: D

12. 32.
Answer: A Answer: B

13. 33.
Answer: D Answer: D
14. 34.
Answer: C Answer:
15.
Answer: D
16.
Answer: B
17.
Answer: B
18.
Answer: A
19.
Answer: C
35.
20. Answer: C
Answer: A
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36. 53.
Answer: B Answer: D
37. 54.
Answer: B Answer: D
38. 55.
Answer: A Answer: B
39. 56.
Answer: C Answer: A

40. 57.
Answer: B Answer:

41.
Answer: length of 4.0 cm ( 0.2 cm).

42.
Answer: B
43.
Answer: A
58.
44. Answer: C
Answer: A
59.
45. Answer: A
Answer: - A scalar quantity has magnitude only.
60.
A vector quantity has both magnitude
and direction. - A vector quantity has Answer: D
direction. - A scalar quantity has no 61.
direction. Answer: C
46. 62.
Answer: B Answer: A
47. 63.
Answer: 1.0 cm = 2.0 m 0.2 m Answer: A
48. 64.
Answer: A Answer: C
49. 65.
Answer: C Answer: A
50. 66.
Answer: C Answer: west opposite backward
51. 67.
Answer: B Answer: Examples of 1-Credt Responses
2:0 m=s2 east 2:0 m=s2 west
52.
Answer: C 68.
Answer: 75 m
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69. 88.
Answer: D Answer:
70.
Answer: A
71.
Answer: They are the same.

72.
Answer: Velocity (or vertical velocity) at A is
less than at B.
73.
Answer: A
74.
Answer: D
75. 89.
Answer: D Answer: 1.7 m/s
76. 90.
Answer: 8.0 m 0.2 m Answer: A
77.
Answer: C
78.
Answer: D
79.
Answer: B
80.
Answer: 50. m
81.
Answer: A
82.
Answer: 120. m east
83.
Answer: 5.66 m.
84.
Answer: 16 m/s
85.
Answer: 4.9 m/s
86.
Answer: dy = 3:7 m

87.
Answer: 1.0 cm=0.20 m/s 0.04 m/s