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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhen a ball is dropped, it falls down due to the force of _____.frictionatmospheric pressuregravityweight
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe upward force on an object falling through the air is _____.air resistanceinertiamomentumterminal velocity
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe relationship among mass, force, and acceleration is explained by _____.conservation of momentumNewton's 1st law of motionNewton's 2nd law of motionNewton's 3rd law of motion
- 4. Multiple ChoiceA 300 N force is exerted to the right on a box. The reaction force will be _____.150 N to the left150 N to the right300 N to the left600 N to the left
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhen a force is exerted on a box, an equal and opposite force is exerted by the box. The forces are called _____ force pairs.interactingcentripetalfrictionalgravitational
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe statement "to every action there is an equal and opposite reaction" is _____.the law of conservation of momentumNewton's 1st law of motionNewton's 2nd law of motionNewton's 3rd law of motion
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the value 9.8 m/s2 represent?gravityhow fast objects fall to earthacceleration due to gravityall of these answers
- 8. Multiple ChoiceInteracting forces always act on _____ objects.the samedifferentscientificliving
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhen a ball is dropped, it accelerates down due to _____.frictionatmospheric pressuregravityweight
- 10. Multiple ChoiceA person in a head-on collision who is not wearing a seat belt continues to move forward at the original speed of the car because of _____.frictioninertiagravityweight
- 11. Multiple ChoiceNewton's 1st law of motion states that an object stays at rest unless a _____ acts on it.balanced forcefrictional forcegravitational forcenet force
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following objects has the greatest inertia?baseballbowling ballpenciltoothpick
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe amount of matter in an object is called its weight.TrueFalse
- 14. Multiple ChoiceIf a hockey puck slides on a perfectly frictionless surface, it will eventually slow down because of its inertia.TrueFalse
- 15. Multiple ChoiceInertia is the reluctance an material object has to change its state of motion.TrueFalse
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe combination of all forces that act on an object is called the net force.TrueFalse
- 17. Multiple ChoiceForces that are equal and opposite in direction are called balanced forces.TrueFalse
- 18. Multiple ChoiceA force is a push or pull that one body exerts on another.TrueFalse
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe greater an object's mass, the weaker the gravitational force on it.TrueFalse
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe astronomer Copernicus was the first person to publicly state that the Earth _____.is the center of the solar systemrevolves around the sundoes not movemoves in a straight line
- 21. Multiple ChoiceGalileo found that a ball rolling down one inclined plane would roll how far up the inclined plane on the opposite side?nearly twice the height as where it originally startednearly the same height as where it originally startednearly half of its original heightabout one quarter of its original height
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe law of inertia states that an object _____.at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by an outside forcewill continue moving at the same velocity unless an outside force acts on itwill continue moving in a straight line unless an outside force acts on itall of the above
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThe law of inertia applies to _____.moving objectsobjects at restboth moving and non-moving objectsneither moving or non-moving objects
- 24. Multiple ChoiceAfter a cannonball is fired into frictionless space, the amount of force needed to keep it going equals _____.twice the force with which it was firedthe same amount of force with which it was firedone half the force with which it was firedzero, since no force is necessary to keep it going
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich has more mass, a kilogram of feathers or a kilogram of iron?the feathersthe ironneither, the masses are equalneither, they don't have any mass
- 26. Multiple ChoiceA 10 N force and a 30 N force act on an object in opposite directions. What is the net force on the object?40 N30 N20 N10 N
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following objects has the greatest inertia?baseballbowling balltoothpickpencil
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