Chapter 4 Force and Newtons Laws of Motion

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1. Which of the following is a vector quantity?

A. volume.
B. force.
C. speed.
D. time.
E. length.

2. When a person stands on a scale, which of the following is not a force exerted on the scale.
A. a contact force due to the floor
B. a contact force due to the person's feet
C. the weight of the person
D. the weight of the scale

3. When a force is called a "normal" force, it is

A. the usual force expected given the arrangement of a system
B. a force that is perpendicular to the surface of the Earth at any given location
C. a force that is always vertical
D. a contact force perpendicular to the contact surfaces between two solid objects
E. the net force acting on a system

4. A friction force is
A. a contact force that acts parallel to the contact surfaces
B. a normal force between contact surfaces
C. is a scalar quantity since it can act in any direction along a surface
D. does not depend on the nature of the surfaces

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5. The net force on a moving object suddenly becomes zero. The object then
A. stops abruptly
B. stops during a short time interval
C. changes direction
D. continues at constant velocity
E. slows down gradually

6. A freight train consists of an engine and several identical cars on a level track. Which of the following
statements is true?
A. If the train is moving at constant speed, the engine must be pulling with a force greater than the train's weight
B. If the train is moving at constant speed, the engine's pull on the first car must exceed that car's backward pull
on the engine.
C. If the train is coasting, its inertia makes it slow down and eventually stop.
D. If the train is moving at constant speed the engine's pull must be equal to the friction

7. A space probe leaves the solar system to explore interstellar space. Once it is far from any stars, when must it
fire its rocket engines?
A. All the time, in order to keep moving
B. Only when it wants to speed up.
C. Only when it wants to slow down.
D. Only when it wants to turn
E. When it wants to speed up, slow down, or turn

8. When an object is in translational equilibrium, which of these statements is not true?

A. The vector sum of the forces acting on the object is zero
B. The object must be stationary
C. The object has a constant velocity
D. The speed of the object is a constant

9. A person weighs 146 pounds. The person's weight in newtons is?

A. 445 N
B. 500 N
C. 584 N
D. 649 N

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10. A 20 kg sack of potatoes at the corner store weighs:
A. 190 pounds
B. 150 pounds
C. 44 pounds
D. 9.0 pounds

11. If an object of mass 20 kg on earth is sent to the moon it will have a mass of:
A. 10 kg
B. 20 kg
C. 0.0 kg
D. 4.0 kg

12. A rock of weight 17.5 N is immersed in a beaker of water while suspended from a spring scale with a
reading of 9.00 N. The weight of the beaker and water together is 23.5 N. What is the magnitude of the force of
the beaker on the table?
A. 17.5 N
B. 23.5 N
C. 32.0 N
D. 41.0 N

13. A car is driving on a level highway. It is acted upon by the following forces: a downward gravitational force
of 12 kN, an upward contact force due to the road of 12 kN, another contact force due to the road of 7 kN
directed West, and a drag force due to air resistance of 5 kN directed East. What is the net force acting on the
car?
A. 7 kN East
B. 24 kN up
C. 2 kN West
D. 5 kN East
E. 2 kN East

14. A man who weighs 600 N is sitting in a chair with his feet on the floor and arms resting on the armrests. The
chair weighs 100 N. Each armrest exerts an upward force of 25.0 N on his arms and the seat exerts an upward
force of 500 N. What force does the floor exert on his feet?
A. 75 N upward
B. 500 N upward
C. 525 N upward
D. 50 N upward
E. 0 N

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15. An airplane is flying in horizontal flight at a constant velocity. The weight of the airplane is 40,000 N. The
wings produce a lift force that is perpendicular to the wings and a drag force that is parallel to the wing. The
engine produces a forward thrust force of 2,000 N. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The lift force on the airplane is zero.
B. The drag force on the airplane is zero.
C. The lift force on the airplane is 42,000 N upward.
D. The drag force on the airplane is 38,000 N downward.
E. The drag force on the airplane is 2,000 N backward.

16. To cause an object to start moving on a frictional surface requires

A. less force than is needed to keep it moving on the surface
B. the same force as is needed to keep it moving on the surface
C. more force than is needed to keep it moving on the surface
D. a force equal to the weight of the object
E. a force opposite to the normal force

17. In the figure, an airport luggage carrying train with a tractor T is pulling three luggage carts, M1, M2, and
M3 with constant velocity of 4.5 m/s. If T = 300.0 kg, M1 = 200.0 kg, M2 = 100.0 kg, and M3 = 100.0 kg and the
coefficient of kinetic friction for each is 0.4000. What is the force in the connection between the tractor T and
cart M1 ?

A. 2941 N
B. 2744 N
C. 1568 N
D. 1862 N
E. 2439 N

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18. In the figure, an airport luggage carrying train with a tractor T is pulling three luggage carts, M1, M2, and
M3 with constant velocity of 4.5 m/s. If T = 300 kg, M1 = 200 kg, M2 =100 kg, and M3 =100 kg (there is no
friction), then the force in the connection between the tractor T and cart M1 is:

A. 980 N
B. 560 N
C. 280 N
D. 140 N
E. 0.00 N

19. A sled weighs 10.0 kg. It is held in place on a frictionless 20.0 degree slope by a rope attached to a stake at
the top of the slope. Find the tension in the rope if it is parallel to the slope:
A. 47.9 N
B. 37.4 N
C. 94.1 N
D. 33.5 N
E. 23.8 N

20. A box that weighs 300N is pulled across a level surface with a constant velocity. The rope makes an angle
of 30.0 degrees above the horizontal and the tension in the rope is 100N. What is the normal force of the floor
on the box?
A. 86 N
B. 300 N
C. 50 N
D. 250 N
E. 0 N

21. A 750 N box moves at a constant velocity on a floor with a coefficient of static friction = 0.800 and
coefficient of kinetic friction = 0.600. What horizontal force is required to keep the box moving?
A. 600 N
B. 550 N
C. 500 N
D. 450 N
E. 750 N

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22. Five children are pushing on a snowball, each is pushing with a force of 10.0 N. Each is pushing at an angle
of 45º relative to his neighbor. What is the net push on the ball?
A. 0 N
B. 24.1 N
C. 27.1 N
D. 17 N
E. 50 N

23. A block is at rest on a wooden ramp. The coefficient of static friction between the block and ramp is 0.35.
What is the angle between the ramp and the horizontal direction when the box first begins to slide?
A. 17º
B. 19º
C. 29º
D. 20º
E. 22º

24. A 755 N box rests on a floor with a coefficient of kinetic friction of 0.600 and a coefficient of static friction
of 0.800. What horizontal force is required to start the box moving?
A. 755 N
B. 453 N
C. 254 N
D. 653 N
E. 604 N

25. In order to slide a 753 N box across the floor at a constant speed, you must push horizontally with a force of
452 N. What is the coefficient of kinetic friction?
A. 1.66
B. 0.600
C. 0.660
D. 0.580
E. 1.65

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26. In order to slide a 70.0 kg box across the floor at a constant speed, you must push horizontally with a force
of 351 N. What is the coefficient of kinetic friction?
A. 0.149
B. 0.584
C. 0.337
D. 0.512
E. 0.678

27. A force of 451 N is applied to 111 kg box that has a coefficient of static friction of 0.450. What is the force
of friction on the box?
A. 490 N
B. 0.00 N
C. 108 N
D. 451 N
E. 203 N

28. A 90.0 N crate of apples sits at rest on a ramp that runs from the ground to the bed of a truck. The ramp is
inclined at 20o to the ground. What is the force exerted on the crate by the ramp?
A. 86.9 N
B. 84.6 N
C. 75.8 N
D. 30.8 N
E. 38.5 N

29. Using an angle of 30º to supply the force required to slide a box along a floor with a coefficient of friction
of 0.30, which would require the least force to move it?
A. pull it with a rope
B. push it
C. either push or pull
D. not enough information to solve

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30. The diagram below represents an ideal pulley system (no mass or friction). What is the force required to lift
the 45 kg mass?

A. 442 N
B. 393 N
C. 221 N
D. 147 N

31. A tractor T is pulling a trailer M with a constant acceleration. If the forward acceleration is 1.5 m/s2 and M
= 400 kg and T = 500 kg, then the force on the tractor due to the trailer is:

A. 600 N backward
B. 450 N backward
C. 200 N forward
D. 35 N forward
E. 0

32. A tractor T is pulling two trailers, M1 and M2, with a constant acceleration. T has a mass of 200 kg, M1 has
a mass of 100 kg, and M2 has a mass of 150 kg. If the forward acceleration is 0.60 m/s2, then the horizontal
force on the tractor due to the ground is:

A. 270 N backward.
B. 270 N forward
C. 150 N backward.
D. 150 N forward
E. 90 N forward

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33. A tractor T is pulling two trailers, M1 and M2, with a constant acceleration. T has a mass of 200 kg, M1 has
a mass of 100 kg, and M2 has a mass of 150 kg. If the forward acceleration is 0.60 m/s2, then the horizontal
force on the tractor due to the attachment to M1 is:

A. 270 N backward.
B. 270 N forward
C. 150 N backward.
D. 150 N forward
E. 90 N forward

34. A tractor T is pulling two trailers, M1 and M2, with a constant acceleration. T has a mass of 200 kg, M1 has
a mass of 100 kg, and M2 has a mass of 150 kg. If the forward acceleration is 0.60 m/s2, then the horizontal
force on M2 due to the attachment to M1 is:

A. 270 N backward.
B. 270 N forward
C. 150 N backward.
D. 150 N forward
E. 90 N forward

35. The gravitational field on the surface of the earth is, (G = 6.67 x 10-11 N m2/kg2, mass of the earth is 5.98 x
1024 kg, radius of the earth is 6.38 x 106 meters)
A. 3.40 N/kg
B. 6.20 N/kg
C. 9.80 N/kg
D. 10.1 N/kg
E. 20.3 N/kg

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36. The gravitational field of the earth at a satellite of mass = 2000 kg that is orbiting about the earth at an
altitude of 5,000 km is, (The mass of the earth is 5.98 x 1024 kg, radius of the earth is 6.38 x 106 meters, G =
6.67 x 10-11 N m2/kg2.)
A. 9.55 N/kg
B. 8.43 N/kg
C. 3.08 N/kg
D. 6.33 N/kg
E. 5.28 N/kg

37. The gravitational field at the moon due to the earth is: (the mass of the earth is 5.98 x 1024 kg, the distance to
the moon is 3.85 x 108 m, G = 6.67 x 10-11 N m2/kg2 ).
A. 2.69 x 10-3 N/kg toward the earth
B. 2.69 x 10-3 N/kg away from the earth
C. 7.30 x 10-3 N/kg away from the earth
D. 7.30 x 10-3 N/kg toward the earth
E. 5.00 x 10-3 N/kg toward the earth

38. The gravitational field at the earth due to the moon is: (the mass of the moon is 7.35 x 1022 kg, the distance
to the moon is 3.85 x 108 m, G = 6.67 x 10-11 N m2/kg2 ).
A. 2.90 x 10-5 N/kg toward the moon
B. 3.31 x 10-5 N/kg away from the earth
C. 4.01 x 10-5 N/kg toward the moon
D. 5.91 x 10-5 N/kg away from the earth
E. 7.50 x 10-5 N/kg toward the moon

39. What is the gravitational force between two 5.00 kg masses that are 10.0 cm apart from center to center? (G
= 6.67 x 10-11 N m2/kg2)
A. 1.67 x 10-8 N
B. 1.67 x 10-7 N
C. 1.67 x 10-6 N
D. 1.67 x 10-5 N
E. 1.67 x 10-4 N

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40. What is the gravitational force between two nuclei, each of mass 3.20 x 10-27 kg and separated by a distance
of 10.6 x 10-11 m? (G = 6.67 x 10-11 N m2/kg2)
A. 6.08 x 10-47 N
B. 6.08 x 10-46 N
C. 6.08 x 10-45 N
D. 6.08 x 10-44 N

41. The weight of a 1.00 kg on the surface of the moon is, (G = 6.67 x 10-11 N m2/kg2, R of the moon is 1.74 x
106 m, mass of the moon is 7.35 x 1022 kg)
A. 9.82 N
B. 7.52 N
C. 1.62 N
D. 0.980 N
E. 0.540 N

42. Within a given system, the internal forces

A. are always balanced by the external forces
B. all add to zero
C. are only determined by subtracting the external forces from the net force on the system
D. determine the motion of the system
E. are measured with a gravimeter

43. Third law partners

A. are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction and act on the same object.
B. are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction and act on different objects.
C. appear in a free-body diagram for a given object.
D. always involve gravitational force as one partner.
E. act in the same direction on the same object.

44. A 120 N traffic light is located at the midpoint of a cable between two poles. The cable makes an angle of
30º to the horizontal at each pole. What is the tension in the cable?
A. 60.0 N
B. 90.0 N
C. 140 N
D. 110 N
E. 120 N

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45. A rope is connected to a scale on the left and exerts a force T1 and a rope is connected to the same scale on
the right and exerts a force T2. The scale shows a reading of Ts = 120 N. The values of T1 and T2 are,

A. T1 = 80 N, and T2 = 80 N
B. T1 = 120 N, and T2 = 120 N
C. T1 = 240 N, and T2 = 240 N
D. T1 = 80 N, and T2 = 120 N

46. One person holds a spring scale while another pulls until the scale reads 32 N. What is the force that the
person holding the scale applies?
A. 32 N
B. 16 N
C. 64 N
D. 48 N
E. 0.0 N

47. Diane (weight 255 N) is practicing on a tightrope that is 6.00 meters long and sags by 0.120 meters. When
she is in the middle of the rope what is the force on each eyebolt holding the tightrope ?

A. 1.62 x 103 N
B. 3.19 x 103 N
C. 6.38 x 103 N
D. 4.99 x 103 N

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48. Two masses are suspended by cord that passes over a pulley with negligible mass. The cord also has
negligible mass. One of the masses, m1, has a mass of 5.0 kg and the other mass, m2, has a mass of 3.0 kg. The
acceleration of m1 is:

A. 3.3 m/s2 upward

B. 3.3 m/s2 downward
C. 2.5m/s2 upward
D. 2.5 m/s2 downward
E. 1.1 m/s2 upward

49. Two masses are suspended by cord that passes over a pulley with negligible mass. The cord also has
negligible mass. One of the masses, m1, has a mass of 6.0 kg and the other mass, m2, has a mass of 4.0 kg. The
force of the cord attached to m1 is:

A. 47 N upward
B. 47 N downward
C. 33 N upward
D. 33 N downward
E. 15 N upward

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50. Two masses are suspended by cord that passes over a pulley with negligible mass. The cord also has
negligible mass. One of the masses, m1, has a mass of 7.0 kg and the other mass, m2, has a mass of 3.0 kg. The
pulley turns on a shaft through the center of the pulley and supports the pulley and all the masses. The vertical
force of the shaft on the pulley that supports the whole system is:

A. 49 N upward
B. 49 N downward
C. 82 N upward
D. 82 N downward
E. 98 N upward

51. Two masses are connected by a cord that passes over a pulley as shown in the figure. The pulley and cord
have negligible mass and m1 ( 2.0 kg ) moves on a horizontal surface without friction, m2 ( 2.0 kg ) is suspended
vertically. What is the acceleration of m1?

A. 3.9 m/s2
B. 12.0 m/s2
C. 6.0 m/s2
D. 4.9 m/s2

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52. Two masses are connected by a cord that passes over a pulley as shown in the figure. The pulley and the
cord have negligible mass and m2 (6.0 kg ) moves on a horizontal surface with a coefficient of friction of 0.5,
m1 ( 2.0 kg ) is suspended vertically. What is the acceleration of m2?

A. 0.0 m/s2
B. 3.0 m/s2
C. 1.0 m/s2
D. 2.9 m/s2

53. An 80.0 kg person is riding in an elevator that is accelerating at 2.40 m/s2 downward. The apparent weight
of the 80.0 kg person measured on a scale in the elevator is:
A. 592 N
B. 639 N
C. 784 N
D. 855 N
E. 976 N

54. An airplane is flying in horizontal flight at a constant acceleration of 2.00 m/s2. The weight of the airplane is
40,000 N. The wings produce a lift force that is perpendicular to the wings and a drag force which is parallel to
the wing is 2,000 N. The forward thrust force the engine produces is:
A. 2,800 N
B. 4,000 N
C. 7,500 N
D. 8,000 N
E. 10,200 N

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55. In the figure, an airport luggage carrying train with a tractor T is pulling three luggage carts, M1, M2, and
M3 with an acceleration of 1.2 m/s2. If T = 300 kg, M1 = 200 kg, M2 = 100 kg, and M3 = 100 kg, then the force
in the connection between cart M2 and cart M1 is:

A. 840 N
B. 480 N
C. 240 N
D. 120 N
E. 0N

56. Two masses are being pulled up a 30.0 degrees incline by a force F parallel to the incline. The acceleration
up the incline is 1.00 m/s2 and the velocity is up the incline. The force is applied to a 200 kg mass and a string
connects the 200 kg mass to a 150 kg mass. The coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.200. The tension in the string
is,
A. 2,660 N
B. 1,140 N
C. 980 N
D. 875 N
E. 633 N

57. Two masses are being pulled up a 30.0 degrees incline by a force F parallel to the incline. The acceleration
down the incline is 1.00 m/s2 and the velocity is up the incline. The force is applied to a 200 kg mass and a
string connects the 200 kg mass to a 150 kg mass. The coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.200. The tension in the
string is
A. 840 N
B. 980 N
C. 1,140 N
D. 1,530 N
E. 2,660 N

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58. Two masses are being pulled up a 30.0 degrees incline by a force F parallel to the incline. The acceleration
down the incline is 1.00 m/s2 and the velocity is down the incline. The force is applied to a 200 kg mass and a
string connects the 200 kg mass to a 150 kg mass. The coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.200. The force F is,
A. 771 N
B. 875 N
C. 1,050 N
D. 1,960 N
E. 2,330 N

59. Two masses are being pulled up a 30.0 degrees incline by a force F parallel to the incline. The acceleration
up the incline is 1.00 m/s2 and the velocity is down the incline. The force is applied to a 200 kg mass and a
string connects the 200 kg mass to a 150 kg mass. The coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.200. The force F is,
A. 2,660 N
B. 1,530 N
C. 1,470 N
D. 980 N
E. 750 N

60. Two masses are being pulled up a frictionless 30.0 degrees incline by a force F parallel to the incline. The
acceleration up the incline is 1.00 m/s2. The force is applied to a 200 kg mass and a string connects the 200 kg
mass to a 150 kg mass. The force F is,
A. 875 N
B. 980 N
C. 1,140 N
D. 1,720 N
E. 2,070 N

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61. Two masses are connected by a string which passes over a pulley with negligible mass and friction. One
mass hangs vertically and one mass slides on a frictionless 30.0 degrees incline. The vertically hanging mass is
6.00 kg and the mass on the incline is 4.00 kg. The acceleration of the 4.00 kg mass is,

A. 2.98 m/s2
B. 3.92 m/s2
C. 5.75 m/s2
D. 6.86 m/s2
E. 7.84 m/s2

62. Two masses are connected by a string which passes over a pulley with negligible mass and friction. One
mass hangs vertically and one mass slides on a frictionless horizontal surface. The vertically hanging mass is
6.00 kg and the mass on the horizontal surface is 4.00 kg. The acceleration of the 4.00 kg mass is,

A. 1.98 m/s2
B. 3.92 m/s2
C. 5.88 m/s2
D. 6.75 m/s2
E. 7.84 m/s2

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63. Two masses are connected by a string which passes over a pulley with negligible mass and friction. One
mass hangs vertically and one mass slides on a horizontal surface that has a coefficient of kinetic friction of
0.200. The vertically hanging mass is 4.00 kg and the mass on the horizontal surface is 6.00 kg. The
acceleration of the 4.00 kg mass is,

A. 1.98 m/s2
B. 3.80 m/s2
C. 4.88 m/s2
D. 6.73 m/s2
E. 7.84 m/s2

64. Two masses are connected by a string which passes over a pulley with negligible mass and friction. One
mass hangs vertically and one mass slides on a 30.0 degrees frictionless incline. The vertically hanging mass is
3.00 kg and the mass on the incline is 6.00 kg. The acceleration of the 3.00 kg mass is, (The initial velocity is
zero)

A. 7.48 m/s2
B. 6.72 m/s2
C. 2.98 m/s2
D. 1.03 m/s2
E. 0.00 m/s2

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65. Two masses are connected by a string which passes over a pulley with negligible mass and friction. One
mass hangs vertically and one mass slides on a 30.0 degrees incline. The inclined surface has a coefficient of
kinetic friction of 0.200. The vertically hanging mass is 6.00 kg and the mass on the incline is 4.00 kg. The
acceleration of the 4.00 kg mass is, (The initial velocity is zero)

A. 7.06 m/s2
B. 5.84 m/s2
C. 2.98 m/s2
D. 1.53 m/s2
E. 0.00 m/s2

66. Two masses are connected by a string which passes over a pulley with negligible mass and friction. One
mass hangs vertically and one mass slides on a 30.0 degrees incline. The inclined surface has a coefficient of
kinetic friction of 0.200. The vertically hanging mass is 4.00 kg and the mass on the incline is 6.00 kg. The
acceleration of the 4.00 kg mass is, (The initial velocity of the 6.00 kg mass is up the incline)

A. 7.16 m/s2
B. 7.88 m/s2
C. 2.98 m/s2
D. 1.53 m/s2
E. 3.90 m/s2

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67. You are standing on a bathroom scale in an elevator that is not moving and it reads 500N. The elevator then
moves downward at a constant velocity of 4.50 m/s. What does the scale read?
A. 100 N.
B. 450 N.
C. 500 N.
D. 750 N.
E. 250 N.

68. An object of mass m is hanging by a string from the roof of an elevator. The elevator is moving up at a
constant speed. What is the tension in the string?
A. greater that mg
B. less then mg
C. equal to mg
D. depends on the speed of the elevator

69. An object of mass m is hanging by a string from the roof of an elevator. The elevator is slowing down. What
is the tension in the string?
A. greater that mg
B. less then mg
C. equal to mg
D. depends on the speed of the elevator

70. An object of mass m is hanging by a string from the roof of an elevator. The elevator is increasing its
upward speed. What is the tension in the string?
A. greater that mg
B. less then mg
C. equal to mg
D. depends on the speed of the elevator

71. An object weighing 72 N is dropped from a tall building. What is the drag force on the object when it falls
at its terminal velocity?
A. zero.
B. more than 72 N.
C. less than 72 N.
D. 72 N.

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72. An object weighing 72 N is dropped from a tall building. What is the acceleration of the object when it falls
at its terminal velocity?
A. zero.
B. more than 9.8 m/s2.
C. less than 9.8 m/s2.
D. 9.8 m/s2.

73. The fundamental force that governs the motion of the planets is:
A. strong force
B. weak force
C. electromagnetic force
D. gravitational force

74. The fundamental force that binds the electrons to the nuclei to form atoms is:
A. strong force
B. weak force
C. electromagnetic force
D. gravitational force

75. The fundamental force that is the weakest of the four is:
A. strong force
B. weak force
C. electromagnetic force
D. gravitational force

76. The fundamental force that has the shortest range is:
A. strong force
B. weak force
C. electromagnetic force
D. gravitational force

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