Multiple Choice Quiz

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1 Which pair of variables defines motion?

A speed and distance

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B time and momentum

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C change of position and passage of time

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D speed and passage of time

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2 Which two fundamental properties are used to describe motion?

A mass and distance

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B length and time

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C speed and time

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D distance and speed

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3 What is a difference between an object's speed and velocity?

Speed includes direction as well as the rate of travel.
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 B Velocity includes time during which travel occurred.
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C Velocity includes the direction of travel whereas speed does not.

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D There is no difference.
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4 What feature of motion is described by acceleration?

A The rate at which speed changes.

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B How quickly final velocity is reached.

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C The rate at which velocity changes.

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D Whether motion is speeding up or slowing down.

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5 Which of the following statements correctly states Newton's first law of motion?

A Every object retains its state of rest or its state of accelerated straight-line
) motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.

B Every object retains its state of rest or its state of uniform straight-line motion
) unless acted upon by a balanced force.

C Every object retains its state of rest or its state of uniform straight-line motion
) unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.

D None of the above is correct.

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6 The term inertia means which of the following? The tendency of an object to

A maintain its mass.

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B remain in motion.
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C remain in rest or motion.

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D stop the motion of other objects.

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7 If the forces on an object are balanced, the object will

A remain at rest if initially at rest.

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B continue moving in a straight line if initially moving in a straight line.

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C both A and B
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D neither A nor B
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8 According to Newton's second law of motion, acceleration is proportional to force. That

means a larger force

A produces a smaller acceleration.

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B doesn't affect acceleration.

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 C produces a smaller mass.
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D produces a larger acceleration.

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9 Which of the following statements are true of both weight and mass?

A Weight is a force, mass is a measure of inertia.

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B Mass depends on gravity, weight does not.

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C Heavier objects weigh more than light objects.

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D Gravity is necessary to measure both weight and mass.

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1 What is the unit of weight in the metric system?

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A kilogram
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B newton
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C pound
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D meters per second squared

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1 According to Newton's second law of motion, what causes a change in the motion of an
 object? A (An)
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A decrease in inertia.
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B change in velocity.
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C net force.
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D acceleration.
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1 Which of the following indicate that an object has been subjected to an unbalanced force?
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A The object speeds up.
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B The object slows down.

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C The object changes direction.

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D Any of the above.

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1 Which of the following correctly states Newton's third law of motion? Forces occur in
3 matched pairs that are

A equal in magnitude and equal in direction.

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B opposite in magnitude and equal in direction.

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equal in magnitude and opposite in direction.

C
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D opposite in magnitude and opposite in direction.

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1 A person walking on a level surface moves forward because the forces of

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A his feet pushing forward on the ground.
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B his feet pushing backward on the ground.

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C the ground pushing forward on his feet.

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D the ground pushing backward on his feet

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1 Which statement correctly characterizes momentum, as understood in the physical

5 sciences?

A Momentum is a measure of an object's tendency to continue moving.

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B An object with a large momentum has a large mass.

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C An object with a large momentum has a large velocity.

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D The product of mass and velocity is large for an object with a large momentum.
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1 What are the metric units for momentum?

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 A kg • m/s2
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B newton
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C kg • m/s
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D newton • m
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1 In Newton's second law of motion, what is the relationship between acceleration and
7 mass? Acceleration

A is directly proportional to mass.

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B is inversely proportional to mass.

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C does not depend on mass.

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D is divided by mass.
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1 The conservation of momentum is correctly expressed by which of the following

8 statements? The total momentum of interacting objects

A always remains the same.

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B remains the same if there are no internal forces.

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remains the same if there are no external forces.

C
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 D usually remains the same.
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1 If an astronaut, freely floating in space, tries to throw away a spent fuel container that has
9 the same mass as the astronaut himself, what will happen to the astronaut?

A Nothing happens to the astronaut. He will stay where he is and the container
) will fly away at the speed given to it by the astronaut.

B The astronaut will recoil slightly but quickly stop while the container continues
) moving away at a constant speed.

C The astronaut moves away in an opposite direction just as fast as the container
) moves.

D Nothing happens to the astronaut or container. The astronaut cannot throw the
) container since he has no firm ground to stand on.

2 In order for an object to move in a circular path at a constant speed, which set of
0 conditions must be satisfied?

A A force must be applied once to start circular motion, then the object will
) continue in a circular path.

B A force must be applied continuously against the object's motion to cause it to

) turn away into a circular path.

C A force must be applied continuously at right angles to the object's motion to

) produce a circular path.

D No force need be applied since speed remains constant.

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2 According to Newton's law of gravity, force between two objects depends on the objects'
1 masses and separation according to which correct statement? The force is directly
proportional to the
 A total mass and inversely proportional to the distance of separation.
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B product of the masses and inversely proportional to the separation.

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C separation and inversely proportional to the product of the masses.

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D product of the masses and inversely proportional to the distance of separation

) squared.

2 What happens to the gravitational force between two objects if their separation is doubled?
2 The force of attraction is

A doubled.
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B the same.
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C half as much.
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D one fourth as much.

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2 How does the force of gravity on an astronaut orbiting in the space shuttle compare with
3 the force of gravity on the same astronaut when she is standing on the earth's surface?

A The force of gravity is the same both places.

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B The force of gravity is less in the space shuttle.

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There is no gravitational force in orbit because the astronaut is weightless.

C
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 D Not enough information was given to answer the question.
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2 How does an astronaut's mass while orbiting in the space shuttle compare with his mass
4 while standing on the earth's surface?

A The mass is the same in both places.

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B The astronaut's mass is less when he is in orbit.

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C The astronaut has no mass in orbit since he is weightless.

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D Not enough information was given to answer the question.

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2 The force of gravity on the moon is 1/6 as large as on the earth. How does free-fall
5 acceleration on the moon compare with free-fall acceleration on the earth? Free-fall
acceleration will be

A the same on the earth and moon.

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B 6 times larger on the moon.

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C 1/3 as large on the moon.

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D 1/6 as large on the moon.

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