Physics 2204 Unit 2 Review

(June 2013)
10. What are the horizontal and vertical components of the force shown?
Horizontal Vertical
(A) 19 N [right] 41 N [up]
(B) 19 N [up] 41 N [right]
(C) 41 N [right] 19 N [up]
(D) 41 N [up] 19 N [right]

11. A coin is balanced on a card as shown in the diagram. When the card is quickly pulled
away, the coin stays on the finger. Which of Newton’s Laws best explains the situation?
(A) Newton’s First Law
(B) Newton’s Second Law
(C) Newton’s Third Law
(D) Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation

12. What is the weight of a person having a mass of 49 kg on Earth?

(A) 5.0 N (B) 49 N (C) 480 N (D) 490 N

13. A boat exerts a force on the water. What is the reaction force?
(A) The force that Earth exerts on the boat.
(B) The force that gravity exerts on the boat.
(C) The force that resistance exerts on the boat.
(D) The force that water exerts on the boat.

14. The object shown is dragged at a constant velocity with a force of 4.0 N. What is the
coefficient of kinetic friction, :k?
(A) 0.25
(B) 0.50
(C) 1.0
(D) 2.0

15. What is the acceleration of the system (assume there is no friction)?

(A) 0.25 m/s2
(B) 2.5 m/s2
(C) 4.9 m/s2
(D) 25 m/s2

16. A 2.0 kg object accelerates at 3.0 m/s2 [E]. What is the net force acting on the object?
(A) 0.67 N [E] (B) 1.5 N [E] (C) 6.0 N [E] (D) 9.8 N [E]

17. What is the change in velocity for a 0.40 kg football that experiences a change in
momentum of 6.0 kg•m/s [right]?
(A) 0.067 m/s [right] (B) 2.4 m/s [right] (C) 6.0 m/s [right] (D) 15 m/s [right]

18. A child and a scooter have a total mass of 24 kg. The child starts from rest and pushes on
the ground for 0.40 s. The final speed of the child and scooter is 3.0 m/s. What is the
magnitude of the applied force?
(A) 3.2 N (B) 29 N (C) 72 N (D) 180 N

19. How long does a tennis racquet contact a ball if an impulse of 3.9 N•s is created by an
85-N force?
(A) 0.046 s (B) 0.46 s (C) 22 s (D) 330 s

20. A stationary 75 kg astronaut tosses a 25 kg toolkit away at a velocity of 12 m/s [right].

What is the velocity of the astronaut immediately after throwing the toolkit?
(A) 4.0 m/s [left] (B) 4.0 m/s [right] (C) 36 m/s [left] (D) 36 m/s [right]

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10. Which describes an object where the net force is zero?
(A) an airplane coming to a stop (C) a baseball thrown vertically into the air
(B) a ball accelerating down an incline (D) a lab cart being pulled at a constant rate

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11. What is the net force acting on the block?
(A) 4.5 N [E]
(B) 4.5 N [W]
(C) 6.7 N [E]
(D) 6.7 N [W]

12. What is the magnitude of the vertical component of the 2.0 x 102 N applied force shown?
(A) 1.3 x 102 N
(B) 1.5 x 102 N
(C) 1.7 x 102 N
(D) 2.0 x 102 N

13. What is the weight of a 15.0 kg dog?

(A) 1.47 N (B) 9.80 N (C) 15.0 N (D) 147 N

14. A force of 22 N is pulling two carts to the right on a frictionless surface. If both carts have
the same mass, what is the tension, T, in the string connecting m1 and m2?
(A) 0 N
(B) 11 N
(C) 22 N
(D) 44 N

15. You stop your car suddenly and your Physics textbook slides off the back seat. Which of
Newton’s Laws best explains why this happens?
(A) Newton’s 1st Law of Motion (C) Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion
(B) Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion (D) Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation

16. A 23 kg cart is being pulled by a horizontal force. The coefficient of kinetic friction between
the cart and the surface is 0.14. What is the force of kinetic friction acting on the cart?
(A) 3.2 N
(B) 32 N
(C) 160 N
(D) 230 N

17. What happens to the gravitational force of attraction between two objects if the mass of
one of the objects doubles?
(A) decreases by a factor of 2 (C) increases by a factor of 2
(B) decreases by a factor of 4 (D) increases by a factor of 4

18. If the impulse on a 55 g golf ball is 2.2 NCs, what is the change in momentum of the golf
ball?
(A) 0.040 kgCm/s (B) 2.2 kgCm/s (C) 25 kgCm/s (D) 120 kgCm/s

19. What is the mass of a shopping cart moving at a velocity of 2.60 m/s [W] if its momentum
is 35.1 kgCm/s [W]?
(A) 2.60 kg (B) 10.4 kg (C) 13.5 kg (D) 91.3 kg

20. The graph below shows the frictional force versus normal force in an experiment. What is
the coefficient of kinetic friction?
(A) 0
(B) 0.2
(C) 2
(D) 5

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10. What is the magnitude of the net force on mass,
(A) 11 N
(B) 15 N
(C) 14 N
(D) 44 N

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11. What is the weight of a 45 kg person on earth?
(A) 4.8 N (B) 45 N (C) 44 N (D) 440 N

12. Force FA causes an object to move with a constant speed over a rough surface as shown.
How does the force of friction ff compare to FA ?
(A) ff = FA
(B) ff > FA
(C) ff < FA
(D) ff = 0

13. What are the units for impulse?

(A) N • kg (B) N • m (C) N • m/s2 (D) N • s

14. Which of Newton’s Laws explains why a plate stays on the table when a table cloth is
quickly pulled from beneath it?
(A) Newton’s First Law (C) Newton’s Third Law
(B) Newton’s Second Law (D) Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation

15. What is the magnitude of the acceleration when a 1.25 kg dynamics cart experiences a net
force of 5.0 N?
(A) 0.25 m/s2 (B) 3.8 m/s2 (C) 4.0 m/s2 (D) 6.3 m/s2
16. Two masses are connected by a string over a frictionless pulley as shown. What is
the acceleration of the system of masses?
(A) 4.4 m/s2
(B) 6.5 m/s2
(C) 7.4 m/s2
(D) 4.8 m/s2

17. Three spring scales are connected and a 60 N force is applied to scale #3. What would be
the reading on scale # 2?
(A) 20 N
(B) 30 N
(C) 40 N
(D) 60 N

18. What is the horizontal component of the force shown?

(A) 74 N [E]
(B) 74 N [W]
(C) 130 N [E]
(D) 130 N [W]

19. A 16.5 kg mass and a 25.0 kg mass experience a gravitational force of attraction of
1.36 x 10–7 N. What is the distance between the centres of their masses?
(A) 0.202 m (B) 0.450 m (C) 2.22 m (D) 4.44 m

20. Which object has the greatest momentum?

(A) 1.0 kg mass moving at 6.0 m/s (C) 5.0 kg mass moving at 2.0 m/s
(B) 2.0 kg mass moving at 4.0 m/s (D) 7.0 kg mass moving at 1.0 m/s

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42. (a) The diagram below shows a boy pulling his younger brother on a sled.
(i) Draw and label a free-body diagram of the sled. (2%)
(ii) What is the net force along the ground? (2%)

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42. (b) A 2.5 kg block and a 3.5 kg block are connected by a rope over a
frictionless as pulley. The 3.5 kg block moves down as shown.

(i) Calculate the magnitude of the acceleration of the system of blocks. (2%)

(ii) Calculate the magnitude of the tension in the connecting rope. (2%)

42. (c) A 100.00 kg person on top of a mountain experiences a gravitational force of 978.00 N.
Given that the mass of the Earth is .5.9736 x 1024 kg, and Earth’s radius is . 6.3781 x 106 m,
calculate the height of the mountain.

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42. (a) Two Physics students are fighting over a Wii controller. One pulls with a force of
4.0 × 102 N [W], while the other pulls with a force of 3.0 × 102 [E 50/ N]. Calculate the net force
exerted on the controller. (4%)

42. (b) A 65 kg athlete is running at a constant velocity of 3.50 m/s [E] when he jumps on a
stationary 12 kg sled. If friction is ignored, with what velocity does the athlete and sled move?
(4%)

42. (c) A 7.0 kg cart is being accelerated at 3.0 m/s2 by a hanging mass in a frictionless
system. Calculate the value of the hanging mass. (3%)

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42. a) A 65 kg hockey player is standing on the ice wearing her skates and holding her 15 kg
hockey bag. She then throws the hockey bag to the right at 5.0 m/s. Assuming there is no
friction, calculate the hockey player’s velocity immediately after throwing the bag. (4%)

42. b) A ship is being towed by two tugboats. Tugboat 1 exerts a force of

2.7 x 103 N [E 20.0o N] and tugboat 2 exerts a force of 2.7 x 103 N [E 20.0o S]. Calculate the
net force exerted by the tugboats on the ship. (4%)

42. c) A dynamics cart is connected to a 0.20 kg hanging mass by a massless string over a
frictionless pulley. The force of friction between the cart and the table is 0.36 N.
i) Calculate the magnitude of the acceleration of the
system when the 0.20 kg mass is released. (2%)

ii) Calculate the tension in the string when the 0.20

kg mass is released. (2%)

d) A 1200 kg car is travelling along a highway where the posted speed limit is 25 m/s. The
driver fully applies the brakes and comes to a stop, leaving a skid mark 83 m long. The
coefficient of friction between the tires and the road is 0.45. Using physics, determine if the
driver was speeding before she slammed on her brakes. (4%)

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