NYS Regents Physics Exam MC June 2016

When the sum of all the forces acting on a block on an inclined plane is zero, the block

• must be at rest
• must be accelerating
• may be slowing down
• may be moving at constant speed

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The greatest increase in the inertia of an object would be produced by increasing the

• mass of the object from 1.0 kg to 2.0 kg
• net force applied to the object from 1.0 N to 2.0 N
• time that a net force is applied to the object from 1.0 s to 2.0 s
• speed of the object from 1.0 m/s to 2.0 m/s

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A 100.-kilogram cart accelerates at 0.50 meter per second squared west as a horse exerts a force of 60. newtons west on the cart. What is the magnitude of the force that the cart exerts on the horse?

• 10. N
• 50. N
• 60. N
• 110 N

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Sound waves are described as

• mechanical and transverse
• mechanical and longitudinal
• electromagnetic and transverse
• electromagnetic and longitudinal

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An electrical force of 8.0 × 10^-5 newton exists between two point charges, q₁ and q₂. If the distance between the charges is doubled, the new electrical force between the charges will be

• 1.6 × 10^-4 N
• 2.0 × 10^-5 N
• 3.2 × 10^-4 N
• 4.0 × 10^-5 N

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A blue lab cart is traveling east. The magnitude of the momentum of the blue cart before the collision is 2.0 kilogram⋅meters per second, and the magnitude of the momentum of the red cart before the collision is 3.0 kilogram⋅meters per second. The magnitude of the total momentum of the two carts after the collision is

• 1.0 kg⋅m/s
• 2.0 kg⋅m/s
• 3.0 kg⋅m/s
• 5.0 kg⋅m/s

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A 65.0-kilogram astronaut weighs 638 newtons at the surface of the Earth. What is the mass of the astronaut at the surface of the Moon, where the acceleration due to gravity is 1.62 meters per second squared?

• 10.7 kg
• 65.0 kg
• 105 N
• 638 N

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The diagram represents the path of a thrown ball through the air. Which arrow best represents the direction in which friction acts on the ball at point P?

• ↗
• ↙
• ←
• ↓

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A magnetic field would be produced by a beam of

• x rays
• gamma rays
• protons
• neutrons

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The diagram represents the electric field in the region of two small charged spheres, A and B. What is the sign of the net charge on A and B?

• A is positive and B is positive.
• A is positive and B is negative.
• A is negative and B is negative.
• A is negative and B is positive.

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