Name:______________________________Class:__________________ Date:__________________

Assessment

Chapter Test B
Teacher Notes and Answers
Forces and the Laws of Motion
CHAPTER TEST B (ADVANCED)
1. d 14. Force causes an acceleration or a change in
2. a an object’s velocity. Applying the brakes
3. c decelerates the bicycle (accelerates it in the
4. b negative direction) and causes a change in
Given the bicycle’s velocity because the bicycle
Fy = 60.0 N slows down.

= 30.0° 15. A scalar quantity has only magnitude. Force
Solution has both magnitude and direction; so, it
Fy cannot be a scalar quantity.
cos
=
F 16.
Fy 60.6 N
F= = = 70.0 N
cos
cos 30.0°
5. c
6. d
7. d
8. a
9. c
10. a
11. b
12. a
17. The natural condition for a moving object is
Given
to remain in motion once it has been set in
Fg = 1.0
102 N
motion.
 = 20.0° 18. Gravity exerts a downward force on the car
Solution that is balanced by the normal force of the

Fy = Fn  Fg, y = 0
road acting upward on the car. The car’s
Fn = Fg, y = Fg cos  = forward motion is opposed by the friction
(1.0  102 N)(cos 20.0°) = 94 N between the road and the tires and by the
resistance of the air. The sum of these
13. b
Given opposing forces is balanced by an equal and
Fg, book = 5 N opposite force exerted by the engine and
applied to the tires, where the road exerts a
μs = 0.2 reaction force that is directed forward.
Solution 19. Mass is the amount of matter in an object
Fnet =
Fx = Fapplied  Fs, max = 0 and is an inherent property of an object.
Weight is not an inherent property of an
Fapplied = Fs, max = μsFn = μsFg
object and is the magnitude of the force due
Fg = (5 N + 5 N + 5 N + 5 N + 5 N) to gravity acting on the object.
= 25 N 20. The acceleration is then zero, and the car
Fapplied = (0.2)(25 N) = 5 N moves at a constant speed.

Original content Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Additions and changes to the original content are the responsibility of the instructor.
Holt Physics 1 Chapter Tests
Name:______________________________Class:__________________ Date:__________________
21. Air resistance is a form of friction because it 25. 0.387
is a retarding force. It acts in the direction Given
opposite an object’s motion. m = 1.00  102 kg
22. 48 N ax = 0.70 m/s2
Given
= 25.0°
F = 8.0
101 N g = 9.81 m/s2
 = 53° Solution
Solution
Fx = Fx  Ff = Fnet = max

F = Ff  Fy = 0
Ff = Fx  Fnet
1
Ff = Fy = F cos  = (8.0  10 N) Fnet = max
(cos 53°) = 48 N μk Fn = μk mg cos  =
23. 1.3 m/s2, upward μk (1.00  102 kg)(9.81 m/s2 )(cos 25.0°)
Given
Fapplied, y = 277 N μk Fn = μk (8.89  102 N)

Fg = 245 N Fx = mg sin  = (1.00  102 kg)

(9.81 m/s2 )(sin 25°) = 4.14  102 N
m = 25 kg
Solution Fnet = max = (1.00  102 kg)
Fnet =
Fy = Fapplied, y  Fg = ma (0.70 m/s2 ) = 0.70  102 N
(Fapplied, y  Fg ) Fx Fnet
a= = μk =
=
m Fn Fn
(277 N  245 N) (4.14  102 N
0.70  102 N)
= 1.3 m/s2 = 0.387
(25 kg)
(8.89  102 N)
a = 1.3m/s2 , upward
24. 14 N, upward
Given
Fg, 1 = 5 N
Fg, 2 = 9 N
Fg, 3 = 16 N
Solution
Fnet, y = Fy = Fn
Fg, 1
Fg, 2 = 0
Fn = Fg, 1 + Fg, 2 = 5 N + 9 N = 14 N
Fn = 14 N, upward

Original content Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Additions and changes to the original content are the responsibility of the instructor.
Holt Physics 2 Chapter Tests
Name:______________________________Class:__________________ Date:__________________

Assessment

Forces and the Laws of Motion

Chapter Test B
MULTIPLE CHOICE
In the space provided, write the letter of the term or phrase that best completes
each statement or best answers each question.

_____ 1. Which of the following forces is an example of a contact force?

a. gravitational force c. electric force
b. magnetic force d. frictional force
_____ 2. Which of the following forces is an example of a field force?
a. gravitational force c. normal force
b. frictional force d. tension
_____ 3. In the free-body diagram shown to the right,
which of the following is the gravitational force
acting on the balloon?
a. 1520 N c. 4050 N
b. 950 N d. 5120 N
_____ 4. A late traveler rushes to catch a plane, pulling a
suitcase with a force directed 30.0° above the
horizontal. If the horizontal component of the
force on the suitcase is 60.6 N, what is the force
exerted on the handle?
a. 53.0 N c. 65.2 N
b. 70.0 N d. 95.6 N
_____ 5. A single force acts on an object. The components of this force act along
the +x-axis and the
y-axis. The single force that will bring the object
into equilibrium has components that act along the
a. +x-axis and +y-axis. c.
x-axis and +y-axis.
b. +x-axis and
y-axis. d.
x-axis and
y-axis.

_____ 6. As an object falls toward Earth,

a. the object does not exert a force on Earth.
b. the object exerts a downward force on Earth.
c. Newton’s third law does not apply.
d. the upward acceleration of Earth is negligible because of its large
mass.
_____ 7. In general, Fnet equals
a. Ff. c. Fn.
b. Fg. d. F.

Original content Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Additions and changes to the original content are the responsibility of the instructor.
Holt Physics 3 Chapter Tests
Name:______________________________Class:__________________ Date:__________________

Chapter Test B continued

_____ 8. A small force acting on a human-sized object causes

a. a small acceleration. c. a large acceleration.
b. no acceleration. d. equilibrium.
_____ 9. A hammer drives a nail into a piece of wood. Identify an action-
reaction pair in this situation.
a. The nail exerts a force on the hammer; the hammer exerts a force on
the wood.
b. The hammer exerts a force on the nail; the wood exerts a force on
the nail.
c. The hammer exerts a force on the nail; the nail exerts a force on the
hammer.
d. The hammer exerts a force on the nail; the hammer exerts a force on
the wood.
_____ 10. As a basketball player starts to jump for a rebound, the player begins to
move upward faster and faster until his shoes leave the floor. At the
moment the player begins to jump, the force of the floor on the shoes is
a. greater than the player’s weight.
b. equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the player’s weight.
c. less than the player’s weight.
d. zero.
_____ 11. The magnitude of the gravitational force acting on an object is
a. frictional force. c. inertia.
b. weight. d. mass.
_____ 12. A sled weighing 1.0
102 N is held in place on a frictionless 20.0°
slope by a rope attached to a stake at the top. The rope is parallel to the
slope. What is the normal force of the slope acting on the sled?
a. 94 N c. 37 N
b. 47 N d. 34 N
_____ 13. There are six books in a stack, and each book weighs 5 N. The
coefficient of static friction between the books is 0.2. With what
horizontal force must one push to start sliding the top five books off the
bottom one?
a. 1 N c. 3 N
b. 5 N d. 7 N

Original content Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Additions and changes to the original content are the responsibility of the instructor.
Holt Physics 4 Chapter Tests
Name:______________________________Class:__________________ Date:__________________

Chapter Test B continued

SHORT ANSWER
14. Describe how applying the brakes to stop a bicycle is an example of force.
_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________
15. Why is force not a scalar quantity?
_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________
16. Construct a free-body diagram of a car being towed.

17. What is the natural tendency of an object that is in motion?

_________________________________________________________________
18. Describe the forces acting on a car as it moves along a level highway in still
air at a constant speed.
_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________
19. Distinguish between mass and weight.
_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________
20. When a car is moving, what happens to the velocity and acceleration of the car
if the air resistance becomes equal to the force acting in the opposite direction?
_________________________________________________________________
21. Why is air resistance considered a form of friction?
_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

Original content Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Additions and changes to the original content are the responsibility of the instructor.
Holt Physics 5 Chapter Tests
Name:______________________________Class:__________________ Date:__________________

Chapter Test B continued

PROBLEM
22. A sled is pulled at a constant velocity across a horizontal snow surface. If a
force of 8.0
101 N is being applied to the sled rope at an angle of 53° to the
ground, what is the magnitude of the force of friction of the snow acting on the
sled?

23. A farmhand attaches a 25-kg bale of hay to one end of a rope passing over a
frictionless pulley connected to a beam in the hay barn. Another farmhand
then pulls down on the opposite end of the rope with a force of 277 N.
Ignoring the mass of the rope, what will be the magnitude and direction of the
bale’s acceleration if the gravitational force acting on it is 245 N?

24. A three-tiered birthday cake rests on a table. From bottom to top, the cake tiers
weigh 16 N, 9 N, and 5 N, respectively. What is the magnitude and direction
of the normal force acting on the second-tier?

25. A couch with a mass of 1.00
102 kg is placed on an adjustable ramp

connected to a truck. As one end of the ramp is raised, the couch begins to
move downward. If the couch slides down the ramp with an acceleration of
0.70 m/s2 when the ramp angle is 25.0°, what is the coefficient of kinetic
friction between the ramp and the couch? (g = 9.81 m/s2)

Original content Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Additions and changes to the original content are the responsibility of the instructor.
Holt Physics 6 Chapter Tests