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Conceptual Physics
Chapter 5 Study Guide: Newton's 2nd Law of Motion - Force & Acceleration
True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false. Write the letter of your response on the line provided.
____ 1. Objects accelerate in the direction in which a net force is applied.
____ 2. The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on it.
____ 3. A fluid can be either a liquid or gas.
____ 4. Pressure is defined as the force one object exerts on an area.
____ 5. The speed of an object dropped in air will continue to increase until it reaches a terminal velocity.
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. Write the letter of your response on the line provided.
____ 6. The acceleration produced by a net force on an object is _____.
a. / directly proportional to the magnitude of the net forceb. / in the opposite direction as the net force
c. / directly proportional to the mass of the object
d. / all of the above
____ 7. If the force acting on a shopping cart quadruples, what happens to the cart’s acceleration?
a. / it quadruples / c. / it is cut in halfb. / it doubles / d. / it gets squared
____ 8. A girl whose weight is 400 N hangs from a bar supported by two strands of rope. What is the tension in each strand.
a. / 400 N / c. / 200 Nb. / 300 N / d. / 100 N
____ 9. The unit of pressure is _____.
a. / the Newton / c. / kilogramsb. / meters per second squared / d. / Pascals
____ 10. Which of the following would exert the least amount of pressure on the ground?
a. / A woman standing in running shoes / c. / a woman standing in high heelsb. / A woman sitting on the ground / d. / a woman standing on skis
____ 11. A tennis ball and a solid steel ball of the same size are dropped at the same time. In the absence of air resistance, which ball has the greater acceleration?
a. / the steel ball / b. / neither / c. / the tennis ball____ 12. A tennis ball and a solid steel ball of the same size are dropped at the same time. In the absence of air resistance, which ball has the greater force acting on it?
a. / the steel ball / b. / neither / c. / the tennis ball____ 13. Taking air resistance into consideration, a skydiver’s velocity _____ and his acceleration decreases.
a. / increases / c. / remains constantb. / decreases / d. / is zero
____ 14. Suppose the force of friction on a sliding object is 25 N. The force needed to maintain a constant velocity is _____.
a. / 0 N / c. / less than 25 Nb. / 25 N / d. / more than 25 N
____ 15. A 20 N object encounters 4 N of air resistance. The magnitude of the net force on the object is _____.
a. / 0 N / c. / 16 Nb. / 24 N / d. / 20.4 N
____ 16. A sports car has a mass of 1,500 kg and accelerates at 5 m/s2. What is the magnitude of the force acting on the sports car?
a. / 300 N / c. / 2250 Nb. / 1500 N / d. / 7500 N
____ 17. A tow truck exerts a force of 2000 N on a car, accelerating at 1 m/s2. What is the mass of the car?
a. / 667 kg / c. / 2000 kgb. / 1000 kg / d. / 8000 kg
____ 18. You pull horizontal on a 50 kg crate with a force of 450 N and the friction force on the crate is 250 N. The acceleration of the crate is _____.
a. / 2 m/s2 / c. / 9 m/s2b. / 4 m/s2 / d. / 14 m/s2
____ 19. How much force is needed to accelerate a 4 kg physics book at 2 m/s2?
a. / 0 N / c. / 0.5 Nb. / 2.0 N / d. / 8.0 N
____ 20. A 6 N falling object encounters 6 N or air resistance. The magnitude of the net force on the object is _____.
a. / 0 N / c. / 12 Nb. / 6 N / d. / 8.5 N
Numeric Response
Respond to each of the following problems in the space provided. Make sure your numerical responses includes both a number and a unit.
21. You push with 35 N of force on a 5 kg box across a frictionless surface. What is the block’s acceleration?
22. You push with 150 N of force on a 25 kg box across a frictionless surface. What is the block’s acceleration?
23. A water balloon dropped from a balcony speeds up from 0 m/s to 29.4 m/s during the first 3 s of free fall. What is the acceleration of the water balloon?
24. A force of 1000 N is exerted over an area of 250 m2. Calculate the pressure exerted on this space.
25. A force of 350 N is exerted over an area of 15 m2. Calculate the pressure exerted on this space.