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Chapter 2 TEST PREP

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Forces that are equal in size but opposite in direction are
.
a. net forces
c. balanced forces
b. frictional forces
d. inertial forces
2. When an object is pulled or stretched, the force being put on the object is called
a. gravity
c. centripetal
b. compression
d. tension
3. A student sees a motionless ball resting on a table. Which of the following best describes the forces acting on
the ball?
a. Air resistance is holding the ball in place by opposing static friction.
b. The table is creating a downward force that holds the ball in place.
c. Gravity is creating a downward force that is equal to the force of the table pushing up.
d. Forces cannot be acting on the ball because it is not moving.

Figure 2
4. Refer to Figure 2 (above). Which pair of force vectors represents an object that is accelerating to the right?
a. pair D
c. pair B
b. pair C
d. pair A
5. Refer to Figure 2 (above). Which pair of force vectors represents an object that is falling?
a. pair D
c. pair B
b. pair C
d. pair A
6. Refer to Figure 2 (above). Which pair of force vectors represents balanced forces?
a. pair B
c. pair D
b. pair A
d. pair C
7. Which statement best describes how the mass of an object affects the amount of force needed to move the
object?
a. There is no relationship between mass and force.
b. The mass of an object is equal to the force needed to move it.
c. Less force is needed to move larger masses.
d. Larger masses require more force to move.

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8. The force you have to overcome to start an object moving is
.
a. sliding friction
c. static friction
b. rolling friction
d. air resistance
9. The unit of force is
a. the newton
b. the joule

.
c.
d.

m/s
the hertz

Figure 1
10. Figure 1(above) shows the path of a ball that was thrown up into the air. At which point in the path of the ball
are all the forces on the ball balanced?
a. point 1
c. point 3
b. point 2
d. point 4
11. Unbalanced forces cause
a. change in motion.
b. negative force.

c.
d.

no change in motion.
frustration.

12. A centripetal force holds the planets of the solar system in orbit about the Sun. This force is the result of
a.
b.

vectors.
acceleration.

c.
d.

gravity.
velocity.

13. As distance between two objects increases what happens to the gravitational pull between the objects?
a. It stays the same
c. It increases
b. It decreases
d. It disappears
14. The force that opposes tension or compression force is called
a. vertical force.
c. oppositional force.
b. negative force.
d. elastic force.
15. If you have force vectors 10N -----> and 15N -----> acting on an object, what is the overall force on the
object?
a. 5N <----c. 5N ----->
b. 25N <----d. 25N----->

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Figure 4
16. Figure 4 (above) shows a ball and the forces acting on it. Which pair of terms best predicts how the ball
should be moving?
a. to the left and down
c. to the right and down
b. to the left and up
d. to the right and up
17. A student has a set of masses to use in an experiment about force. Which of the following masses would
require the least amount of force to be lifted from the lab table?
a. 25-g mass
c. 5-g mass
b. 1-g mass
d. 100-g mass
18. Whenever a body is in motion, there is always
a. inertia
b. gravity

c.
d.

to oppose the motion.

friction
acceleration

19. What is an objects tendency to resist any change in motion?

a. Inertia
c. Stubborness
b. Force
d. Gravity
20. What is net force?
a. A push or pull.
b.

c.

The force a net has.

d.

A combination of all forces acting on an

object.
The force of gravity.

21. When two surfaces are in contact and sliding past one another what type of force is opposing that motion?
a. Static friction
c. Positive friction
b. Rolling friction
d. Sliding friction
22. Inertia is a measure of the
a. acceleration
b. mass

of an object.
c.
d.

constant speed
gravity

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Figure 5
23. In which diagram in Figure 5 (above) is the book most likely to be moving horizontally?
a. diagram A
c. diagram C
b. diagram D
d. diagram B
24. The force that keeps the Moon in orbit around the Earth is
a. Gravity
c. Tension
b. Friction
d. Vertical force
25. According to the Law of Universal Gravitation, as the mass of an object increases, what happens to the
objects gravitational pull?
a. It decreases
c. It increases
b. It does not change.
d. It disappears
26. What is a force?
a. A push.
b. A pull.

c.
d.

A sideways movement.
Both A and B

27. When two birds are pulling on a worm and the worm moves toward the first bird, you know that the forces
are
.
a. action-reaction
c. balanced
b. long-range
d. unbalanced
28. You throw a ball into the air. As the ball leaves your hand, the force(s) acting on it is/are
a. gravity and your hand
c. balanced
b. your hand
d. gravity