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Physics Chapter 2 Original Test
Physics Chapter 2 Original Test
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. A 15-N force and a 45-N force act on an object in opposite directions. What is the net force on the object?
a. 15 N
b. 30 N
c. 45 N
d. 60 N
e. none of the above
____ 2. What is the maximum resultant possible when adding a 2-N force to an 8-N force?
a. 2 N
b. 6 N
c. 8 N
d. 10 N
e. 16 N
____ 3. A 5-N force and a 30-N force act in the same direction on an object. What is the net force on the object?
a. 5 N
b. 25 N
c. 30 N
d. 35 N
e. none of the above
____ 4. What is the minimum resultant possible when adding a 5-N force to an 8-N force?
a. 5 N
b. 3 N
c. 8 N
d. 13 N
e. 40 N
____ 6. A girl whose weight is 500 N hangs from the middle of a bar supported by two vertical strands of rope. What
is the tension in each strand?
a. 0 N.
b. 250 N.
c. 500 N.
d. 750 N.
e. 1000 N.
____ 7. The weight of a person can be represented by a vector that acts
a. in a direction that depends on where the person is standing.
b. perpendicular to the ground underneath the person.
c. parallel to the ground.
d. straight down, even if the person is standing on a hill.
e. all of the above
____ 9. A barge is being pulled along a canal by two ropes that make equal angles with the direction in which the
barge points. Assuming the two pulls on the barge are equal, in what direction does the barge move?
a. It oscillates back and forth between the two banks.
b. It moves straight ahead.
c. It moves in the direction of the resultant force on it.
d. both A and B
e. both B and C
____ 10. A clothesline is stretched between two trees. A tire hangs in the middle of the line and the two halves of the
line make equal angles with the horizontal. The tension in the line is
a. half the tire’s weight.
b. is less than half the tire’s weight.
c. is more than half the tire’s weight.
____ 16. In the diagram below, which rope has more tension, or are they the same?
a. Rope A c. Same
b. Rope d. Can not be determined.
____ 17. Marci, who weighs 375 N, stands on a scaffold which weighs 420 N. If the tension in the right rope is 450N,
what is the tension in the left rope?
a. 1245 N c. 450 N
b. 405 N d. 345 N
True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false. On your answer sheet, mark A for true and B for false.
____ 18. A quantity that has both magnitude and direction is called a scalar quantity.
____ 19. A quantity that has only magnitude is called a vector quantity.
____ 20. Mass is a vector quantity.
____ 21. Objects moving at constant speed in a straight-line path are said to be in static equilibrium.
____ 22. An object in static equilibrium is in a state of no motion.
Physics Chapter 2 Test
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 2.1 Force
STA: Ph.1.g | Ph.1.i KEY: force | opposite
BLM: application
2. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 2.1 Force
STA: Ph.1.g | Ph.1.i KEY: force | resultant
BLM: application
3. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 2.1 Force
STA: Ph.1.g | Ph.1.i KEY: net force | direction
BLM: application
4. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 2.1 Force
STA: Ph.1.g | Ph.1.i KEY: force | resultant
BLM: application
5. ANS: E PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 2.2 Mechanical Equilibrium
STA: Ph.1.e | Ph.1.m KEY: equilibrium | force
BLM: comprehension
6. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 2.2 Mechanical Equilibrium
STA: Ph.1.e | Ph.1.m KEY: weight | tension
BLM: application
7. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 2.2 Mechanical Equilibrium
STA: Ph.1.e | Ph.1.m KEY: weight | vector
BLM: comprehension
8. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 2.3 Support Force
STA: Ph.1.j KEY: tension | clothesline BLM: analysis
9. ANS: E PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 2.3 Support Force
STA: Ph.1.j KEY: resultant | force BLM: application
10. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 2.3 Support Force
STA: Ph.1.j KEY: tension | clothesline BLM: application
11. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 2.3 Support Force
STA: Ph.1.j KEY: tension | rope BLM: application
12. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 2.5 Vectors
STA: Ph.1.j KEY: vector | magnitude BLM: knowledge
13. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 2.5 Vectors
STA: Ph.1.j KEY: scalar | magnitude BLM: knowledge
14. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 2.5 Vectors
STA: Ph.1.j KEY: vector | magnitude BLM: comprehension
15. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 2.4 Equilibrium for Moving Objects
KEY: equilibrium | dynamic equilibrium | static equilibrium BLM: application
16. ANS: C PTS: 1
17. ANS: A PTS: 1
18. ANS: D PTS: 1
TRUE/FALSE
19. ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 2.5 Vectors
STA: Ph.1.j KEY: scalar | magnitude BLM: knowledge
20. ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 2.5 Vectors
STA: Ph.1.j KEY: vector | magnitude BLM: knowledge
21. ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 2.5 Vectors
STA: Ph.1.j KEY: mass | vector BLM: comprehension
22. ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 2.4 Equilibrium for Moving Objects
KEY: static equilibrium | dynamic equilibrium | equilibrium BLM: knowledge
23. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 2.4 Equilibrium for Moving Objects
KEY: static equilibrium | equilibrium BLM: knowledge