Newton's Laws Practice Unit Exam

 

1.What is the unit for force ?
    kg . m     kg . m/s      kg . m/s2     kg/m . s

2.What net force will accelerate a 2.0 kg mass at 6.0 m/s2 ?
    0.33 N     3.0 N     8.0 N      12 N

3.What is the net force acting on a 3000 kg truck traveling at a constant velocity of 10. m/s ?
    0 N      300 N     3000 N      30,000 N

4.The weight of an apple is closest to
    10-2 N     100 N     102 N      104 N

5.Two forces act on 2.0 kg block on a frictionless, horizontal surface. One force is 2.0 N to the left, and the other is
    8.0 N to the right. The acceleration of the block is
    5.0 m/s2 to the right     5.0 m/s2 to the left      3.0 m/s2 to the right     3.0 m/s2 to the left

6.As a constant unbalanced force acts on an object in the direction of motion, the objects speed
    decreases      increases      remains the same

7.If the net force applied in the direction of motion to a certain object on a frictionless surface is doubled, the acceleration
    of the object is
    halved      doubled      unchanged     quadrupled

8.A 5.0 N block with a surface area A is dragged across a horizontal wooden table an experiences a friction force of
    2.0 N. What is the friction force acting on the 5.0 N block when the surface area is increased to 2A ?
    1.0 N     2.0 N     4.0 N      10. N

9.A block with a mass of 2.00 kg rests on a horizontal table. The vertical component of the block's weight is
    0.0 N     2.00 N     9.80 N      19.6 N

10.A box rests on a plank that is inclined to the horizontal. As the angle between the plank and the horizontal increases,
    the component of the weight of the box parallel to the plank
    decreases      increases      remains the same

11.An unbalanced force of 10.0 N causes an object to accelerate at 2.0 m/s2. What is the mass of the object ?
    0.2 kg     5.0 kg     8.0 kg      20 kg

12.An unbalanced force of 10 N acts on a 20 kg mass for 5 seconds. The acceleration of the mass is
    0.5 m/s2     2 m/s2     40 m/s2      200 m/s2

13.What is the weight of a 5.00 kg mass at the Earth's surface ?
    5.00 N     14.7 N     49.0 N      147 N

14.Two 10.0 N forces act concurrently on a point at an angle of 180o to each other. The magnitude of the resultant of the
    two forces is
    0.00 N      10.0 N     18.0 N      20.0 N

15.An 800 N person is standing in an elevator. If the upward force of the elevator on the person is 600 N, the person is
    at rest     accelerating upward     accelerating downward      moving downward at a constant speed

16.Two objects of equal mass are a fixed distance apart. If the mass of each object could be tripled, the gravitational
    force between the objects would
    decrease by 1/3     decrease by 1/9     triple      increase 9 times

17.Two frictionless blocks, having masses of 8.0 kg and 2.0 kg, rest on a horizontal surface. If a force applied to the
    8.0 kg block gives it an acceleration of 5.0 m/s2, then the same force will give the 2.0 kg block an acceleration of
    1.2 m/s2     2.5 m/s2     10. m/s2      20. m/s2

18.Which two quantities are measured in the same units ?
    velocity and acceleration
    weight and force
    mass and weight
    force and mass

19.Which statement about an object in equilibrium is true ?
    The object must be at rest.
    The object must be slowing down.
    The object may be speeding up.
    The object may be in motion.

20.A table exerts a 2.0 N force on a book lying on the table. The force exerted by the book on the table is
    20. N     2.0 N     0.20 N      0 N

21.Two forces act on an object concurrently. The resultant will be greatest when the angle between the forces is
    0 degrees     60 degrees     90 degrees      180 degrees

22.If an object is traveling east with a decreasing speed, the direction of the net force acting on the object is
    north      south     east     west

23.Two point masses that are equal are separated by a distance of 1 meter. If one mass is doubled, the gravitational force
        between the two masses would be
    1/2 as great     2 times greater     1/4 as great      4 times greater

24.A 50 kg student, standing on the Earth, attracts the Earth with a force closest to
    0 N      5 N     50 N      500 N

25.If the mass of a moving object could be doubled, the inertia of the object would be
    halved      doubled      unchanged     quadrupled

26.As the vector sum of all the forces acting on an object increases, the acceleration of the object
    decreases      increases      remains the same

27.A baseball bat moving at a high velocity strikes a feather. If air resistance is neglected, compared to the force exerted
        by the bat on the feather, the force exerted by the feather on the bat will be
    smaller      larger     the same

28.A force of 100. N is applied to an object at an angle of 30o from the horizontal. What is the magnitude of the vertical
        component of this force ?
    0 N      50.0 N     86.7 N     100. N

29.A cart is uniformly accelerated from rest. The net force acting on the cart is
    decreasing      zero     constant      increasing

30.On the planet Gamma, a 4.0 kg mass experiences a gravitational force of 24 N. What is the acceleration due to gravity
        on planet Gamma ?
    0.17 m/s2     6.0 m/s2     9.8 m/s2     96 m/s2

31.If the mass of one of two particles is doubled and the distance between them is doubled, the force of gravitational   attraction between the two particles will
    decrease     increase     remain the same

32.A force of 6.0 N north and a force of 8.0 N east act concurrently on an object. The magnitude of the resultant of the two forces is
    1.3 N     2.0 N     10. N   14 N

33.A 20. N block slides over a horizontal table. If it takes a force of 5.0 N to move the block at constant velocity, what is the coefficient of kinetic friction ?
    0.10     0.25     0.50   4.0

34.Two concurrent forces have a maximum resultant of 45 N and a minimum resultant of 5.0 N. What is the magnitude of each of these forces ?
    0.0 N and 45 N     5.0 N and 9.0 N     20. N and 25 N    0.0 N and 50. N

35.Two masses of 10. kg and 1.0 kg are located 1.0 m apart. What gravitational force does each mass exert on the other ?
    10. N     0.10 N     6.7 x 10-10 N    6.7 x 10-11 N

36.A 5.0 kg block slides on a rough horizontal surface and experiences a constant friction force of 10. N. What is the coefficient of kinetic friction ?
    0.20     0.40     0.60    0.80

37.A 3.0 kg mass is traveling in a circle of 0.2 m radius with a speed of 2.0 m/s. What is the centripetal force acting on the mass ?
    10 N     20 N     60 N    80 N