Physics 6 Pm Day II: Everything Pre-Comp Review

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1. You push a cart to the right with a force of 14 Newtons, and friction opposes your push with
a 2 Newton force to the left. What is the net force on the cart?
a. 16 Newtons to the right
b. 28 Newtons to the right
c. 7 Newtons to the right
d. 12 Newtons to the right
e. 12 Newtons to the left

2. Which of the following relationships results from Newton’s second law of motion?
a. The acceleration of an object is inversely proportional to the net force acting on it.
b. The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to its mass.
c. The acceleration of an object is inversely proportional to its mass.
d. The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the time interval.

3. What is the net force on an object being pushed with 30 N of force that has 4 N of friction?
a. -26 N b. 26 N c. 30 N d. -30 N e. 34 N

4. In which situation is the net force on the object zero?

a. A runner speeds up as she starts a race.
b. A car slows down as it approaches a stop sign.
c. A bicyclist travels at a constant speed around a curve in the road.
d. A shopping cart is pushed down a straight level aisle at constant speed.

5. What causes an object to resist changes in motion?

a. friction
b. inertia
c. kinetic energy
d. momentum

6. In the diagram at right, the drag force on the parachute is the same size as the
gravitational force. As a result of the forces shown, the parachutist may be
moving
a. Downward with decreasing speed
b. Downward at constant speed
c. Upward with decreasing speed
d. Upward while speeding up

7. Which of Newton’s law has action reaction pairs?

a. 1st law of motion
b. 2nd law of motion
c. 3rd law of motion
d. law of universal gravitation
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8. The best example of an object with unbalanced forces acting on it is

a. A dog sitting still for a treat.
b. A cat running at constant velocity along a fence.
c. A runner speeding up at the start of a race.
d. An airplane moving at 300 m/s through straight North.

9. A block is set on a ramp but does not slide down. The force preventing the block from
sliding is called
a. Kinetic friction
b. Momentum
c. Inertia
d. Static friction

10. While at baseball practice, you see your friend hit the ball with a force of 150 Newtons using
a bat. Which best describes the force that the ball exerts on the baseball bat?
a. The ball exerts a force of more than 150 Newtons on the baseball bat.
b. The ball exerts a force of exactly 150 Newtons on the baseball bat.
c. The ball exerts a force of less than 150 Newtons on the baseball bat.
d. The ball does not exert a force on the baseball bat.

11. In an experiment a student measures 15 ML of water. She could also have written this value
as:
a. 15 megaliters
b. 15 milliliters
c. 15 microliters
d. 15 magmaliters

12. If a physicist reports a measurement in Newtons, she may be measuring an object's

a. Length
b. Mass
c. Volume
d. weight
e. speed

13. Choose the prefix that would describe the largest quantity:
a. micro
b. deka
c. milli
d. deci
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14. Which list below correctly puts these amounts in order from largest to smallest?
milligram
microgram
megagram
gram
centigram
picogram
dekagram
a. milligram, microgram, megagram, gram, centigram, picogram, dekagram
b. megagram, gram, milligram, picogram, microgram, centigram, dekagram
c. megagram, dekagram, gram, centigram, milligram, microgram, picogram
d. dekagram, megagram, gram, milligram, centigram, picogram, microgram

15. What is the average speed of a bullet that travels 1200 m in 1.5 sec?
a. 1200 m/s
b. 800 m/s
c. 1800 m/s
d. 600 m/s

16. The velocity of an object can change by:

a. changing its speed while going in a straight line
b. changing its direction while maintaining a constant speed
c. changing speed and direction at the same time
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

17. A person in soccer game runs 80 meters north in 10 seconds. Calculate the person’s velocity.
a. 0.125 m/s North
b. 0.125 m/s South
c. 8 m/s North
d. 8 m/s South

18. A person finishes a race a slows down from their top velocity of 8 m/s to 3 m/s over a time of
2 seconds. What is the runner’s acceleration?
a. - 2.5 m/s2
b. +2.5 m/s2
c. - 4.0 m/s2
d. +4.0 m/s2

19. A 15 kg scanner is moved from the earth to the moon. If the acceleration due to gravity on
the moon is 1.6 m/s2, what is the mass of the object on the moon?
a. 9.375 kg
b. 15 kg
c. 24 kg
d. 32.4 kg
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20. A rifle fires a bullet. Which statement is true?

a. The force the rifle exerts on the bullet is weaker than the force the bullet exerts on the
rifle
b. The force the rifle exerts on the bullet is stronger than the force the bullet exerts on the
rifle
c. The force the rifle exerts on the bullet is equal in strength to the force the bullet exerts on
the rifle.
d. The force the rifle exerts on the bullet is not related to the force the bullet exerts on the
rifle.

21. Which of the following is true about friction?

a. Kinetic friction is always greater than static friction.
b. Friction always opposes motion
c. Friction only needs one object
d. Friction always remains constant between the same two surfaces.

22. The best example of an object with balanced forces is a

a. car increasing speed.
b. bus parked in a garage.
c. ball kicked along a flat surface.
d. roller coaster slowing down on an incline
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23. A box is sliding across the floor. The rubbing force on the box by the floor is called
a. Static friction
b. Kinetic friction
c. Kinetic energy
d. Normal force

24. Which of the following is the best example of normal force?

a. The Earth pulls a cat downward as it walks along the floor.
b. The floor pushes up on a cat as it walks along the floor.
c. The cat pulls on a string with its paw.
d. The cat rubs its fur on the leg of its owner.

25. How much net force is required to accelerate a 12 kg object at a rate of 6 m/s 2?
a. 2 N
b. 72 N
c. 0.5 N
d. 36 N

26. Newton’s first law states that force causes:

a. Motion
b. A reaction
c. Acceleration
d. Mass

27. Which of the following relationships results from Newton’s second law of motion?
a. The acceleration of an object is inversely proportional to the net force acting on it.
b. The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to its mass.
c. The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on it.
d. The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the time interval.

28. The correct metric unit to measure velocity is the:

a. m/s/s
b. m/s
c. s/m
d. m2/s

29. TRUE (T) or FALSE (F): Inertia is a vector, not a scalar.

30. TRUE (T) or FALSE (F): If an object is accelerating, the net force acting on it can be zero.