Newton's Laws and Friction

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1.

2.

Date:

A car accelerates uniformly from rest to a speed

of 10 meters per second in 2 seconds. The
acceleration of the car is
A.

0.2 m/sec2

B.

C.

10 m/sec2

D. 20 m/sec2

3.

5 m/sec2

Which graph best represents the motion of an

object that was initially at rest and is accelerating
uniformly?
A.

B.

C.

D.

The diagram here shows a 1-kilogram stone being

dropped from a bridge 100 meters above a gorge.

4.

The graph shown represents the relationship

between velocity and time for a 2.0-kilogram cart
that is initially at rest and starts moving northward.

Which graph of distance traveled versus time

represents the motion of the freely falling stone?
A.

C.

B.

What is the acceleration of the cart shown at

t = 8 seconds?

D.

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A.

0 m/s2

B.

C.

20 m/s2

D.

10 m/s2
20 m/s2

5.

Which graph best represents the motion of a freely

falling body near the Earth's surface?
A.

B.

C.

D.

7.

The diagram pictured shows speed as a function

of time for four cars, A, B, C, and D, in
straight-line motion. Which car experienced the
greatest average acceleration during this 6.0-second
interval?

A.

8.

6.

A locomotive starts from rest and accelerates at

0.12 meter per second2 to a speed of 2.4 meters
per second in 20 seconds. This motion could best
be described as
A.

constant acceleration and constant velocity

B.

increasing acceleration and constant velocity

C.

constant acceleration and increasing velocity

car A

B.

car B

C.

car C

D. car D

A car is traveling at a constant speed of 14 meters

per second along a straight highway. A tree and
a speed limit sign are beside the highway. As
it passes the tree, the car starts to accelerate.
The car is accelerated uniformly at 2.0 meters
per second2 until it reaches the speed limit sign,
5.0 seconds later.

When the car reaches the sign, the car's speed is

D. increasing acceleration and increasing velocity

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A.

less than the speed limit

B.

greater than the speed limit

C.

equal to the speed limit

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9.

Which two graphs best represent the motion of an

object falling freely from rest near Earth's surface?

11.

A.

B.

The diagram shows a student applying a 10-newton

force to slide a piece of wood at constant speed
across a horizontal surface. After the wood is cut
in half, one piece is placed on top of the other, as
shown.

What is the magnitude of the force, F, required to

slide the stacked wood at constant speed across
the surface?
A.

40 N

B.

20 N

C.

10 N

D. 5.0 N

C.

D.
12.

A 6-newton force and an 8-newton force act

concurrently on a box located on a frictionless
horizontal surface. Which top-view diagram shows
the forces producing the smallest magnitude of
accleration of the box?
A.

B.
10.

A person kicks a 4.0-kilogram door with a

48-newton force causing the door to accelerate at
12 meters per second2 . What is the magnitude of
the force exerted by the door on the person?
A.

48 N

B.

24 N

C.

12 N

C.

D. 4.0 N

D.

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13.

A di erent force is applied to each of four

1-kilogram blocks to slide them across a uniform
steel surface at constant speed as shown below.
In which diagram is the coe cient of friction
between the block and steel smallest?

15.

Calculate the magnitude of the frictional force

acting on the box. [Show all work, including the
equation and substitution with units.]

16.

A car's performance is tested on various horizontal

road surfaces. The brakes are applied, causing the
rubber tires of the car to slide along the road
without rolling. The tires encounter the greatest
force of friction to stop the car on

A.

B.

C.

D.

14.

A.

dry concrete

B.

dry asphalt

C.

wet concrete

D. wet asphalt

Base your answer(s) to the following question(s)

on the information and diagram below.
A horizontal force of 8.0 newtons is used
to pull a 20.-newton wooden box moving
toward the right along a horizontal, wood
surface, as shown.

17.

Starting at point P on the diagram below, use a

metric ruler and a scale of 1.0 cm = 4.0 N to draw
a vector representing the normal force acting on
the box. Label the vector FN .

If a 65-kilogram astronaut exerts a force with a

magnitude of 50. newtons on a satellite that she
is repairing, the magnitude of the force that the
satellite exerts on her is
A.

0N

B.

50. N less than her weight

C.

50. N more than her weight

D. 50. N

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18.

The data table below lists the mass and speed of

four di erent objects.

19.

Data Table
Object Mass (kg)
A

4.0

8.0

Speed (m/s)
6.0

6.0

5.0
3.0

16.0

What additional force, when applied to the object,

will establish equilibrium?

1.5

Which object has the greatest inertia?

A.

B.

Two forces act concurrently on an object on a

horizontal, frictionless surface, as shown in the
diagram below.

C.

D. D

A.

16 N toward the right

B.

16 N toward the left

C.

4 N toward the right

D. 4 N toward the left

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20.

A 100.0-kilogram boy and a 50.0-kilogram girl, each holding a spring scale, pull against each other as shown in
the diagram below.

The graph below shows the relationship between the magnitude of the force that the boy applies on his spring scale
and time.

Which graph best represents the relationship between the magnitude of the force that the girl applies on her spring
scale and time?
A.

B.

C.

D.

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