Physics Theory : Force

Force is an external agent (push or pull) which changes or tends to change the state of rest or
uniform motion of a body, or changes its direction or shape.
There are different types of forces including frictional forces, gravitational forces, mechanical
forces, magnetic forces and electrical forces.
For instance, frictional force acts at the surface of contact of two bodies.
Force of friction always acts in the direction opposite to the direction of the applied force.
Frictional force always opposes the motion of bodies and ultimately stops them.
Force is defined as the rate of change of momentum.
∴ Force = Change in momentum / Time taken for that change

 Momentum of a body is the product of its mass and its velocity.

∴ Momentum = Mass × Velocity
Substituting the above equation into the definition of force gives
Force = Mass × (Change in velocity / Time taken for that change).
Since rate of change of velocity is acceleration, force is also defined as the product of the mass
and the acceleration.

 Newton's Second Law of Motion is the definition of force.

∴ Force = Mass × Acceleration or F = m a

 Weight of a body is the force (or pull) by which it is attracted toward the earth by gravity (or the
gravitational acceleration).
Weight is directly obtained from Force = Mass × Acceleration (F = m a) when a = g.
∴ Weight = Mass × Gravitational acceleration or W = m g
Gravitational acceleration on the earth is 9.81 m/s2 (approximately 10 m/s2).
An object will weigh more at the poles than at the equator.
This is so because an object will weigh more, the closer it is to the center of the earth.
The earth is not a perfect sphere (and is flatter at the poles and bulges at the equator).

 Newton (whose symbol is N) is the SI unit of force.

It is named afer the famous scientist, Sir Isaac Newton.
One Newton is the force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram at 1 meter/second2.
∴ 1 N = 1 kg × 1 m/s2 = 1000 g × 1 m/s2 = 1000 g m/s2 = 100 g × 10 m/s2.
So, one Newton approximately equals the force to lift vertically upwards a 100 g mass against
the gravitational acceleration (assumed about 10 m/s2).
Another commonly used unit of force is kgf (kilogram force), which is the force required to lift
vertically upward a mass of 1 kg.
1 kgf = 1000 gf = 9.81 N = 10 N (approximately).

 Scalar is a quantity that has only magnitude but no direction.

Examples of scalars are mass, density, speed and time.

 Vector is a quantity that has both magnitude and direction.

Examples of vectors are velocity, acceleration, momentum, weight and force.

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Physics Quiz 1: Forces

1. "A body continues in its state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line unless acted
upon by a force" is a statement of
A) Newton's first law of motion B) Newton's third law of motion
C) Newton's second law of motion D) Newton's law of gravitation

2. The SI unit of momentum is

A) Pa s B) kg m/s2 C) N/s D) N s

3. The resistance offered by an object to an applied force is referred to as

A) potential B) reaction C) friction D) inertia

4. The rate of change of _______ is due to forces applied.

A) displacement B) velocity C) acceleration D) momentum

5. Force is defined as
A) mass / volume B) pressure / area
C) mass × velocity D) mass × acceleration

6. One newton approximately equals the force of gravity acting on an object of 1000 grams.
A) True B) False

7. The SI unit of force is

A) joule B) dyne C) newton D) pascal

8. The gravitational force acting on an object is called its

A) mass B) weight C) momentum D) density

9. Momentum is defined as
A) mass × velocity2 B) mass × acceleration
C) mass × velocity D) force × distance

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ANSWER Physics Quiz 1 : Forces

1. "A body continues in its state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line unless acted
upon by a force" is a statement of

A) Newton's first law of motion B) Newton's third law of motion

C) Newton's second law of motion D) Newton's law of gravitation

2. The SI unit of momentum is

A) Pa s B) kg m/s2 C) N/s D) N s

The SI unit of momentum is N s (newton second). Note that the rate of change of
momentum equals force.
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 3. The resistance offered by an object to an applied force is referred to as

A) potential B) reaction C) friction D) inertia

4. The rate of change of _______ is due to forces applied.

A) displacement B) velocity C) acceleration D) momentum

Force = (change in momentum) / (time taken for that change).

5. Force is defined as

A) mass / volume B) pressure / area

C) mass × velocity D) mass × acceleration
  Force = mass × acceleration (F = m a) as per Newton's second law of motion.

6. One newton approximately equals the force of gravity acting on an object of 1000 grams.

A) True B) False
  One newton approximately equals the force of gravity acting on an object of 100 grams.
1 N = 1 kg × 1 m/s2 = 1000 g × 1 m/s2 = 1000 g m/s2 = 100 g × 10 m/s2.
The gravitational acceleration on earth is 9.8 m/s2 (approximately 10 m/s2).

7. The SI unit of force is

A) joule B) dyne C) newton D) pascal

  The SI unit for force is newton (whose symbol is N). It is named afer the
famous scientist, Isaac Newton. One newton is the force required to accelerate a mass of one
kilogram at 1 metre/second2.

8. The gravitational force acting on an object is called its

A) mass B) weight C) momentum D) density

Weight = mass × gravitational acceleration (W = m g).

It is directly obtained from Force = mass × acceleration (F = m a) when a = g.

9. Momentum is defined as

A) mass × velocity2 B) mass × acceleration

C) mass × velocity D) force × distance
  Momentum = mass × velocity, where momentum and velocity are both vector quantities.

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Force, Mass, Acceleration
1. What is the definition of mass?

A) how much something weighs B) how hard something pushes on the ground
C) resistance of an object to acceleration if it is otherwise able to freely move
D) none of the above

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2. What is the definition of force?
A) the distance that an object moves when it is pushed
B) how hard we push on something

3. What do the variable represent in the following equation?

A) force, mass, acceleration B) friction, mass, acceleration
C) force, weight, acceleration D) friction, weight, acceleration

4. The equation F=ma relates to one of Newton's Three Laws of Gravity. Which law of
gravity does it relate to?
A) Newton's First Law B) Newton's Second Law C) Newton's Thirds Law

5. Newton's second law of motion states that an unbalanced force that acts upon an object
causes it to:
A) accelerate B) not accelerate (keep the same velocity) C) have a velocity

6. The bigger the unbalanced force acting on the object, the ______ the acceleration of the
object.
A) bigger B) smaller

7. The greater the mass of the object, the greater it is will resist a change in its motion.
A) A: True B) B: False

8. If two boxes are pushed with the same amount of total force, and one weighs 1kg and
the other weighs 100kg, which one will accelerate faster?
A) 1kg box B) 100 kg box C) they will accelerate at the same rate

9. Objects which are at equilibrium will:

A) accelerate B) not accelerate

10. An object will only accelerate if there is an unbalanced force present which changes
either its speed, direction, or both speed and direction.
A) True B) False

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ANSWER :

1- C 2- B 3- A 4- B 5- A 6- A 7- A 8- A 9- B 10- A

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 Physics Theory : Motion

Motion is the term used for a body that changes its position with respect to its surroundings.
Rest is the term used for a body that does not change its position with respect to its surroundings.
Motion and rest are relative terms.
For example, a passenger sitting in a train is in motion with respect to the surroundings outside
the train (houses, trees, fields, etc.) but is at rest with respect to the surroundings inside the train
(other sitting passengers, floor and roof of the train, etc.)  

Speed is defined as the rate of change of position in terms of distance.

∴ Speed = Distance / Time
Thus, speed is simply the distance covered per unit time.
A body moving through equal distances in equal time intervals (whatsoever may be the length of
the time intervals) is moving at a constant speed.

Velocity is defined as the rate of change of position in terms of displacement.

∴ Velocity = Displacement / Time
Thus, velocity is simply the displacement per unit time.
Velocity and speed both have the unit of length/time. Their SI unit is m/s (meter/second).  

Acceleration is defined as the rate of change of velocity.

∴ Acceleration = Change in velocity / Time taken for that change
Thus, acceleration is simply the velocity change per unit time.
Acceleration has the units of length/time2. The SI unit of acceleration is m/s2.
The acceleration due to gravity on the Earth's surface is 9.81 m/s2, and decreases with increasing
distance from the surface of the Earth.
Negative acceleration is called deceleration or retardation

Scalar is a quantity with magnitude but no direction, e.g., distance, time, speed.

Vector is a quantity with magnitude as well as direction, e.g., displacement, velocity,

acceleration.
If a body moves from point A to point B and returns to point A, then the distance covered is
twice the gap between points A and B, but its displacement is zero.

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Quiz 3 : Motion.

1. Which of the following quantities is a scalar?

A) force B) acceleration C) velocity D) speed
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2. The rate of change of velocity is called
A) force B) acceleration C) momentum D) speed
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3. The rate of change of displacement is called
A) speed B) acceleration C) force D) velocity
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4. If displacement is measured in meters and time in seconds, then the units of velocity are
A) meter / second2 B) second2 / meter
C) meter / second D) second / meter
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5. If an object moves through equal distances in equal times, then it is moving at a constant
A) displacement B) velocity C) acceleration D) speed
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6. Both speed and velocity have the same units of measurement
A) True B) False
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7. A scalar is a quantity which has both magnitude and direction
A) True B) False
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8. If velocity is measured in meters per second and time in seconds, then the units of
acceleration are
A) second2 / meter B) meter / second2 C) meter / second D) second / meter
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9. Acceleration can be negative.
A) True B) False
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10. Acceleration = (change in _______) / (time taken for that change)
A) velocity B) displacement C) force D) speed
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Answer Quiz 3 : Motion.

1. Which of the following quantities is a scalar?

A) force B) acceleration C) velocity D) speed

Speed is a scalar. It is defined as distance per unit time.

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2. The rate of change of velocity is called
A) force B) acceleration C) momentum D) speed
Acceleration is defined as the rate of change of velocity. Both velocity and
acceleration are vectors.
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3. The rate of change of displacement is called
A) speed B) acceleration C) force D) velocity
Velocity is defined as the rate of change of displacement. Thus, velocity =
displacement / time. Both velocity and displacement are vectors.
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4. If displacement is measured in meters and time in seconds, then the units of velocity are
A) meter / second2 B) second2 / meter
C) meter / second D) second / meter-

Since velocity is defined as the rate of change of displacement, its units will be length /
time.
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5. If an object moves through equal distances in equal times, then it is moving at a constant
_______
A) displacement B) velocity C) acceleration D) speed

An object moving through equal distances in equal times is moving at a constant

speed because speed is defined as distance covered per unit time.
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6. Both speed and velocity have the same units of measurement
A) True B) False

Both speed and velocity have the same units of measurement (i.e., length / time).
However, speed is a scalar and is defined as distance per unit time. Velocity is a vector and is
defined as displacement per unit time (where displacement is a vector).
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7. A scalar is a quantity which has both magnitude and direction
A) True B) False
A vector is a quantity which has both magnitude and direction. A scalar is a
quantity with a magnitude but no direction.
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8. If velocity is measured in meters per second and time in seconds, then the units of
acceleration are
A) second2 / meter B) meter / second2 C) meter / second D) second / meter

Since acceleration is defined as the rate of change of velocity, its units will be
length / time2.
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9. Acceleration can be negative.
A) True B) False

Negative acceleration is called deceleration or retardation.

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10. Acceleration = (change in _______) / (time taken for that change)
A) velocity B) displacement C) force D) speed

Acceleration = (change in velocity) / (time taken for that change) because

acceleration is defined as the rate of change of velocity.
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Quiz 4. : Pressure

1. The average atmospheric pressure at sea level is 760 mm Hg. If the relative density of
mercury is 13.6, then the air pressure can support _______ m of vertical length of a
water column at sea level.
A) 10.336 B) 101396 C) 10336 D) 0.76
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2. 1 Pascal = 1 _______ m-2
A) Joule B) Erg C) Newton D) Dyne
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3. Pressure is defined as
A) mass × acceleration B) force × distance
C) mass / volume D) force / area
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4. With increase in altitude, the pressure of the atmosphere
A) decreases B) may increase or decrease
C) remains constant D) increases
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5. A _______ measures the pressure in terms of the difference in fluid levels between
the vertical arms of a glass U-tube
A) Sphygmomanometer B) Hydrometer
C) Barometer D) Manometer

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6. The SI unit of pressure is
A) Joule B) Newton C) Pascal D) Watt
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7. Which is the 'odd one out'?
A) N B) mm Hg C) Pa D) bar
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8. If the density of liquid A (carbon tetrachloride) is 1.6 g cm-3 and its height hA
= 25.0 cm, then the density of oil B of height hB = 50 cm in the U-tube is about
A) 1.25 g cm-3 B) 3.20 g cm-3 C) 0.80 g cm-3 D) 0.31 g cm-3

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9. What instrument is used for measuring atmospheric pressure?

A) Hydrometer B) Sphygmomanometer
C) Hygrometer D) Barometer
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10. One arm of a glass U-tube is open to the atmosphere, whereas the other vertical
arm is connected to a gas supply. The difference in levels of mercury (density =
13.6 g cm-3) between the vertical arms of the U-tube manometer is h = 5 cm. If
the atmospheric pressure is 760 mm Hg and the gravitational acceleration is 9.8
m s-2, then the pressure of the gas is about

A) 1.102 × 104dynes cm-2 B) 1.080 × 106dynes cm-2

C) 6.664 × 104dynes cm-2 D) 1.020 × 107dynes cm-2

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ANSWER Quiz 4 : Pressure

1. The average atmospheric pressure at sea level is 760 mm Hg. If the relative density of
mercury is 13.6, then the air pressure can support _______ m of vertical length of a
water column at sea level.
A) 10.336 B) 101396 C) 10336 D) 0.76

  P = ρ g h, where
P is the fluid pressure at a point, ρ is the density of the fluid,
gis the acceleration due to gravity, and h is the depth of the point.
If subscript w denotes water and subscript m denotes mercury, then
ρw g hw = ρm g hm
∴ hw = ρm hm / ρw

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On substituting the relative density of mercury = ρm / ρw= 13.6 and hm = 760 mm = 0.76 m,
hw = 13.6 × 0.76 m = 10.336 m.
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2. 1 Pascal = 1 _______ m-2

A) Joule B) Erg C) Newton D) Dyne

  One Pascal is defined as one Newton per square meter based on the definition of
pressure as the force per unit area.
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3. Pressure is defined as
A) mass × acceleration B) force × distance
C) mass / volume D) force / area
Pressure is defined as the force per unit area.
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4. With increase in altitude, the pressure of the atmosphere

A) decreases B) may increase or decrease
C) remains constant D) increases

  The atmosphere pressure is inversely proportional to altitude.

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5. A _______ measures the pressure in terms of the difference in fluid levels between
the vertical arms of a glass U-tube
A) Sphygmomanometer B) Hydrometer
C) Barometer D) Manometer

The instrument for measuring pressure in terms of the difference in fluid

levels between the vertical arms of a glass U-tube is a manometer.
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6. The SI unit of pressure is

A) Joule B) Newton C) Pascal D) Watt

The SI unit of pressure is Pascal (abbreviated as Pa) and is named after

the scientist Blaise Pascal
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7. Which is the 'odd one out'?

A) N B) mm Hg C) Pa D) bar
  Newton (N) is a unit of force. Pascal (Pa), bar and mm Hg are all units of pressure.

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8. If the density of liquid A (carbon tetrachloride) is 1.6 g cm-3 and its height hA
= 25.0 cm, then the density of oil B of height hB = 50 cm in the U-tube is about
A) 1.25 g cm-3 B) 3.20 g cm-3 C) 0.80 g cm-3 D) 0.31 g cm-3

  Pressure at point 'b' = Atmospheric pressure + ρB g hB

Pressure at point 'a' = Atmospheric pressure + ρA g hA
Since the pressures at point 'a' and point 'b' must be equal,
ρB hB = ρA hA
ρB × 50 = 1.6 × 25.0 or ρB = 1.6 × 25.0 / 50 = 0.80 g cm-3.
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9. What instrument is used for measuring atmospheric pressure?

A) Hydrometer B) Sphygmomanometer
C) Hygrometer D) Barometer

  A barometer is used to measure atmospheric pressure, whereas a

sphygmomanometer is used to measure blood pressure
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10. One arm of a glass U-tube is open to the atmosphere, whereas the other vertical arm is
connected to a gas supply. The difference in levels of mercury (density = 13.6 g cm-3)
between the vertical arms of the U-tube manometer is h = 5 cm. If the atmospheric
pressure is 760 mm Hg and the gravitational acceleration is 9.8 m s-2, then the
pressure of the gas is about
A) 1.102 × 104dynes cm-2 B) 1.080 × 106dynes cm-2
C) 6.664 × 104dynes cm-2 D) 1.020 × 107dynes cm-2

  Pressure of gas = Atmospheric pressure + Pressure due to difference in

mercury levels = (76 + 5) cm Hg. Pressure of gas = ρ g h = (13.6 g/cm3) (980 cm/s2)
(76 + 5) cm = 1.080 dynes cm-2

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 Force & Newton's Law

1. What is a Force?
2. Newton's First Law of Motion
3. Newton's Second Law of Motion
4. Newton's Third Law of Motion
5. Mass and Weight
6. Friction
7. Chapter 4 Quiz

Section 1. What is a Force?

Force can be defined as a push or a pull. (Technically, force is something that can accelerate
objects.) For example, when you throw a baseball, you apply a force to the ball. Force is
measured by N (Newton). A force that causes an object with a mass of 1 kg to accelerate at 1 m/s
is equivalent to 1 Newton
Section 2. Newton's First Law of Motion

 You will have to learn a new terminology here: net force. Net force is the sum of all forces
acting on an object. For example, in a tag of war, when one team is pulling the tag with a force of
100 N and the other with 80 N, the net force would be 20 N at the direction of the first team (100
N - 80 N = 20 N).

QUESTION: If both teams pull the tag with equal force, what would the net force be?
Correct Answer: 0 N

When you slide your book on floor it will stop soon. When you slide it on icy surface, it will
travel further and then stop. Galileo believed that when you slide a perfectly smooth object on a
frictionless floor the object would travel forever.

Isaac Newton developed the idea of Galileo further. He concluded that an object will remain at
rest or move with constant velocity when there is no net force acting on it. This is called
Newton's First Law of Motion, or Law of Inertia.

Section 3. Newton's Second Law of Motion

Newton's First Law deals with an object with no net force. Newton's Second Law talks about an
object that has net force. It states that when the net force acting on an object is not zero, the
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object will accelerate at the direction of the exerted force. The acceleration is directly
proportional to the net force and inversely proportional to the mass. It can be expressed in
formula

F = ma

where:

 F is the net force in N,

 m is the mass of an object in kg and
 a is its acceleration in m/s2.

From this formula, we can say that force is something that accelerates an object.

 QUESTION: How much net force is required to accelerate a 1000 kg car at 5.00 m/s2?

Correct Answer: 5000 N

QUESTION: If you apply a net force of 1 N on 200 g-book, what is the acceleration of the book?
Correct Answer: 5 m/s2

Section 4. Newton's Third Law of Motion

When you kick the wall in your room, you will probably end up hurting your foot.
Newton's Third Law of Motion can explain why: when one object applies a force on a
second object, the second object applies a force on the first that has an equal
magnitude but opposite direction. In other words, when you kick the wall, the wall kicks
you back with equal force. As a result you will get hurt. These forces are called action-
reaction forces.

Remember when you kick the wall, you exerts force on the wall. When the wall kicks you back,
it exerts force on you. Therefore, the net force on the wall is not zero and the net force on your
foot is not zero neither.

QUESTION: What is the net force on 200 g ball when it hits a wall with acceleration of 10
m/s2?
Correct Answer: 2 N

Section 5. Mass and Weight

Mass and weight are different in physics. For example, your mass doesn't change when
you go to the Moon, but your weight does. Mass shows the quantity, and weight shows the
size of gravity.

If you know your mass, you can easily find your weight because

 W = mg

where:

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  W is weight in Newton (N),
 m is mass in kg, and
 g is the acceleration of gravity in m/s2.

If your mass is 70 kg on Earth, your weight is

W=(70 kg)(9.8 m/s2) = 686 N.

Weight is measured by Newton (N).

 QUESTION: What is the mass of an object that has a weight of 115 N on the Moon? The gravity
of the Moon is 1/6 of g (which is 9.8 m/s2).

Correct Answer: 70.4 kg

Section 6. Friction

You will have to learn another vocabulary before you proceed: the normal force. The normal
force acts on any object that touches surface (either directly or indirectly). The normal force
would be applied on a ball on a table, but not on a ball in the air, for instance. It always acts
perpendicularly to the surface. The formula to calculate the normal force is

FN = - mg

where:

 FN is the normal force in Newton (N),

 m is the mass in kg, and
 g is the gravitational force in m/s2.

For example, the normal force acting on a 70 kg-person would be

FN = - (70 kg)(-9.8 m/s2) = 686N

 QUESTION: What is the normal force acting on the same person on the Moon?
Correct Answer: 114.3 N

Now, we will talk about friction.

When you slide your book on floor, it will come to stop because of the force of friction.
Friction is the force that acts between two object in contact because of action-reaction.

Force of friction can be calculated by the formula

where:

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 Ff is the force of friction in N,
 is the coefficient of friction, and
 FN is the normal force in N.

The value of depends on surface you are dealing with. The following table shows some
example of .

Surface Value of

rubber on dry ~1
asphalt

rubber on wet 0.95

asphalt

steel on steel 0.18

steel on ice 0.010

rubber on ice 0.005

For example, if you throw a 500 g book on floor where = 0.1, the force of friction would be:
Ff = = (0.1)(0.5 * 9.8) = 0.49 N

QUESTION: What is the value of if the force of friction on a 300 g book was 0.5 N?
Correct Answer: 0.17

Section 7. Chapter 4 Quiz

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Motion in Two Dimensions

Here is your chance to apply what you've learned in this chapter.

We studied motion in two dimensions. We learned how to break down two dimensional
forces into x and y directions. We also know how to generate a force from two (or more)
forces. We also dealt with forces involving gravity.

You can use the formula sheet if you need some help

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Chapter 5 Quiz

1. A dog walks 1 km due east, then 300 m north, and finally 500 m west. What is the resulting
displacement of the dog?
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2. Three students push a box. Michael pushes with a force of 200 N at 0 degree. Shannon exerts a
force of 150 N at 30 degrees, and Adam pushes with 175 N at 145 degrees. What is the
magnitude of the net force?
------------------- N
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3. A 10 kg picture is hanging on a wall by two ropes.

a. How big is the force exerted by the block above?

----------------------- N
b. Are the forces acting on the ropes A and B equal in magnitude?

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c. How big is the force acting on the rope A?
----------------------- N
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4. The roof on a house is at 10 degrees inclined. A 50 kg box is on the roof.
a. What is the magnitude of the force of gravity on the box?
------------------- N

b. What is the force of normal acting on the box?

------------------- N
c. What will the acceleration of the box be if there is no friction?
------------------- m/s2
d. If the coefficient of friction between the box and the roof is 0.15, will the box move?
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e. If so, how fast?
------------------- m/s2
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5. A 3 kg block slides down a 30 degree inclined plane with constant acceleration of 0.5 m/s2.
The block starts from rest at the top. The length of the incline is 2 m.
a. What is the velocity of the block at the bottom?
---------------------- m/s
b. What is the magnitude of the force of normal on the block?
------------------- N
c. What is the coefficient of friction between the plane and the block?
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QUIZ 5 : Physics

1. It is difficult to work on ice because of

A) Absence of friction B) absence of inertia C) less inertia D) more friction

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2. The average distance between the earth and the sun is called
A) astronomical unit B) light year C) parallactic second D) none of these
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3. Metric units system was adopted India in

A) 1947 B) 1952 C) 1956 D) 1991
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4. A rocket works on the

A) first law of motion B) second law of motion C) third law of motion D) Bernoulli
Theorem
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5. It is difficult to work on ice because of

A) Absence of friction B) absence of inertia C) less inertia D) more friction
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6. The velocity of a body at rest is always
A) unity B) negative C) infinite D) zero
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7. When the distance an object travels is directly proportional to the length of time, it is said to
travel with
A) uniform velocity B) constant speed C) constant acceleration D) zero velocity
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8. If a momentum of a body is doubled, the kinetic energy is

A) halved B) unchanged C) doubled D) increases 4 times
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9. The hot air balloon rises because it is

A) denser B) less dense C) equally dense D) gives boost to fly
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10. A piece of wood floats in water. What happens to it in alcohol?

A) Floats higher B) position doesn’t change C) Sinks D) Sinks and rises

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ANSWER QUIZ : Physics

1. It is difficult to work on ice because of

A) Absence of friction B) absence of inertia C) less inertia D) more friction
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2. The average distance between the earth and the sun is called
A) astronomical unit B) light year C) parallactic second D) none of these
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3. Metric units system was adopted India in
A) 1947 B) 1952 C) 1956 D) 1991
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4. A rocket works on the
A) first law of motion B) second law of motion C) third law of motion D) Bernoulli
Theorem
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5. It is difficult to work on ice because of
A) Absence of friction B) absence of inertia C) less inertia D) more friction
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6. The velocity of a body at rest is always
A) unity B) negative C) infinite D) zero
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7. When the distance an object travels is directly proportional to the length of time, it is said to
travel with
A) uniform velocity B) constant speed C) constant acceleration D) zero velocity
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8. If a momentum of a body is doubled, the kinetic energy is
A) halved B) unchanged C) doubled D) increases 4 times
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9. The hot air balloon rises because it is
A) denser B) less dense C) equally dense D) gives boost to fly
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10. A piece of wood floats in water. What happens to it in alcohol?
A) Floats higher B) position doesn’t change C) Sinks D) Sinks and rises

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Speed
1. Objects in motion tend to remain in motion, whereas objects at rest tend to remain at
rest. This idea is called...
1) A: acceleration 2) B: motion 3) C: inertia 4) D: velocity

2. Who was the first person to define speed?

1) A: Newton 2) B: Galileo 3) C: Aristotle 4) D: Kepler

3. What is the formula for speed?

1) A: speed = distance/time 2) B: speed = distance * time
3) C: speed = distance - time 4) D: speed = distance + time

4. Velocity is defined as...

1) A: speed and inertia 2) B: speed and direction 3) C: direction and inertia 4)

5. Any quantity that specifies a magnitude and a direction is called a _________________.

1) A: scalar 2) B: constant 3) C: vector

6. Is speed a vector?
1) A: yes 2) B: no 3) 4)

7. True or false? Velocity is a vector.

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 1) A: true 2) B: false

8. What is the speed of a car that goes 100 ft in 20 s?

1) A: 20 ft/s 2) B: 10 ft/s 3) C: 5 ft/s 4)

9. What is the speed of a cheetah that sprints 100 m in 4 s?

1) A: 25 m/s 2) C: 50 m/s 3) 4)

10. A tsunami moves 220 m in 11 s. What is its speed?

1) A: 200 m/s 2) B: 20 m/s 3) C: 22 m/s 4)

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ANSWER :

1- C 2- B 3- A 4- B 5- C 6- B 7- A 8- C 9- A 10- B

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