Force and Momentum Review Quiz

To produce a change in motion, which type of force must be applied?

• a balanced force

• an unbalanced force

• a frictional force

• a gravitational force

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Any push or pull exerted on an object is called

• acceleration

• force

• momentum

• velocity

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A chandelier is suspended from the ceiling by a chain. What type of force is exerted on the chandelier by the chain?

• friction

• gravity

• tension

• normal

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As a book rests on a table, the table exerts a perpendicular force on the book. What type of force is this?

• force

• gravity

• normal

• tension

A baseball player slows down as he slides into second base. What opposing force is responsible for causing the player to slow down as the two surfaces move over each other?

• friction

• gravity

• normal

• balanced

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A skydiver accelerates toward the ground after he jumps out of a plane. Two forces are acting on him. These two forces are air resistance and

• friction

• gravity

• normal

• tension

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What is calculated by combining all the forces acting on an object?

• inertia

• net force

• unbalanced force

• balanced force

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When a pair of balanced forces acts on an object, the net force that results is

• equal to zero

• equal to size to one of the forces.

• greater in size than one of the forces.

• greater in size than both forces combined.

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A 10 N force and a 15 N force are acting from a single point in opposite directions. What additional force must be added to produce a net force 0 N?

• 5 N acting in the same direction as the 10 N force

• 5 N acting in the same direction as the 15 N force

• 10 N acting in the same direction as the 10 N force

• 25 N acting in the same direction as the 15 N force

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According to Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion, the force exerted by an object equals the mass of the object multiplied by the object’s

• acceleration

• momentum

• velocity

• weight

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