Physics 20 Name: ________________________________

Unit B – Dynamics
Review

PART A: MACHINE SCORED RESPONSES

1. Three forces act on a mass: 120 N, north; 410 N, south; and 180 N, north. The net force on the
mass is
A. 110 N, south
B. 110 N, north
C. 710 N, south
D. 710 N, north

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2. The force acts on a mass: F 1 and 37.0 N, left. The net force experienced by the mass is 16.8 N,
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left. Determine F 1 .
A. 20.2 N, left
B. 20.2 N, right
C. 53.8 N, left
D. 53.8 N, right

Use the following information to answer questions 3 and 4.

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An object experiences three forces: 19.0 N, east; 28.0 N, south, and F 3 . F 3 is the equilibrant,
which is the force that when added to the other two forces, the overall net force of the system
is zero.
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3. The magnitude of F 3 is
A. 9.00 N
B. 20.6 N
C. 33.8 N
D. 47.0 N

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4. Which of the following best represents the direction of F 3 ?
A. B. C. D.
5. A 1.20 × 103 kg car accelerates uniformly from 5.0 m/s, east to 12.0 m/s, east. During this
acceleration, the car travels 94 m. The net force acting on the car is
A. 4.5 × 101 N, west
B. 4.5 × 101 N, east
C. 7.6 × 102 N, west
D. 7.6 × 102 N, east

Use the following information to answer questions 6 and 7.

A 4000 N car is travelling at a constant horizontal velocity of 80.0 km/h, forward. The
propulsive (forward) force on the car is 1450 N while the force of friction is 620 N.

6. The magnitude of the force of air resistance on the car would be

A. 8.30 × 102 N
B. 2.07 × 103 N
C. 3.17 × 103 N
D. 6.07 × 103 N

7. The distance travelled by the car in 3.10 minutes is

A. 6.88 × 101 m
B. 2.48 × 102 m
C. 4.13 × 103 m
D. 1.49 × 104 m

8. When a net force F acts on a mass M, its acceleration is 12.0 m/s². If the mass M is doubled (× 2)
and the net force F is tripled (× 3), the new acceleration of the mass is
A. 2.0 m/s2
B. 8.0 m/s2
C. 18.0 m/s2
D. 72.0 m/s2

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 Use the following information to answer questions 9 and 10.
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A 16.0 kg mass experiences two forces: 240 N, west and F 2 . The acceleration of the mass is
10.0 m/s2, east.
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9. The value of F 2 is
A. 80.0 N, west
B. 80.0 N, east
C. 400 N, west
D. 400 N, east

10. If the mass has an initial velocity of 6.00 m/s, west, then the magnitude of its displacement after
3.20 s is
A. 32.0 m
B. 35.2 m
C. 70.4 m
D. 73.6 m

Use the following information to answer questions 11 and 12.

A 65.0 kg boy and a 53.0 kg girl are on level, frictionless ice. The boy then pushes the girl
with a force of 200 N, right. At the same time, the girl pushes the boy with a force of 250 N,
left.

11. The magnitude of the girl’s acceleration is

A. 0.943 m/s2
B. 3.78 m/s2
C. 4.72 m/s2
D. 8.49 m/s2

12. Which of the following rows is true about the boy?

Row Magnitude of Net Force Experienced Magnitude of Acceleration

A. Same as that on the girl Same as that on the girl
B. Same as that on the girl Different than that on the girl
C. Different than that on the girl Same as that on the girl
D. Different than that on the girl Different than that on the girl

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13. A 580 N swimmer pushes backwards on the water with a force of 140 N. The reaction force is
the water pushing
A. up on the swimmer with 580 N of force
B. down on the swimmer with 580 N of force
C. backwards on the swimmer with 140 N of force
D. forwards on the swimmer with 140 N of force

Use the following information to answer question 14 and numerical response question 1.
Atwood’s Pulley

14. The magnitude of the acceleration of the Atwood’s pulley shown is

A. 1.82 m/s2
B. 3.07 m/s2
C. 4.46 m/s2
D. 9.81 m/s2

NUMERICAL RESPONSE 1
The magnitude of the force of tension in the cable is __________ N.

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15. A 29.0 kg object has an upwards force applied on it of 86.0 N. The acceleration of the object is
A. 2.97 m/s2, downwards
B. 2.97 m/s2, upwards
C. 6.84 m/s2, downwards
D. 6.84 m/s2, upwards

16. A 15.0 N object is accelerating upward at 3.80 m/s2. The magnitudes of the net force and the
applied force, respectively, are
A. 5.81 N and 9.19 N
B. 5.81 N and 20.8 N
C. 57.0 N and 42.0 N
D. 57.0 N and 72.0 N

17. A 78.0 kg person is standing on a scale in an elevator. If the reading on the scale is 900 N, the
magnitude of the elevator’s acceleration is
A. 1.15 m/s2
B. 1.73 m/s2
C. 2.13 m/s2
D. 2.87 m/s2

18. An elevator with a mass of 900 kg is accelerating downward at 1.30 m/s 2. The magnitude of the
force of tension in the cable is
A. 1.17 × 103 N
B. 8.83 × 103 N
C. 7.66 × 103 N
D. 1.00 × 104 N

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 Use the following information to answer numerical response questions 2 and 3.
A Fletcher’s trolley apparatus is shown below.

NUMERICAL RESPONSE 2
If the coefficient of friction between the tabletop and the 2.5 kg mass is 0.45, the magnitude of
the acceleration of each mass is __________ m/s2.

NUMERICAL RESPONSE 3
The magnitude of the force of tension in the cable is __________ N.

19. A 24.0 kg crate is being pushed forward with a force F. If the coefficient of friction between the
crate and the level ground is 0.800 and the cart is accelerating forward at 4.10 m/s 2, then the
force F is
A. 90.0 N
B. 98.4 N
C. 188 N
D. 287 N

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20. A 2.40 kg mass is dragged forward at a constant speed of 1.90 m/s. If the applied force is 13.6 N,
then the coefficient of friction between the mass and level ground is
A. 0.540
B. 0.578
C. 0.721
D. 0.771

Use the following information to answer numerical response question 4.

A car is travelling 85.0 km/h, east when the driver suddenly slams on the brakes. The force of
friction between the car tires and the road is 1.8 × 104 N. The mass of the car is 1500 kg.

NUMERICAL RESPONSE 4
The distance travelled by the car before coming to a stop is __________ m.

21. Only two forces act on an 8.3 kg mass: 27 N, south and 46 N, east. The acceleration of the mass
is
A. 6.4 m/s2, 30° south of east
B. 6.4 m/s2, 60° south of east
C. 8.8 m/s2, 30° south of east
D. 8.8 m/s2, 60° south of east

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 Use the following information to answer questions 22 and 23.
Applied Force at an Angle

22. The magnitude of the normal force on this crate is

A. 92.1 N
B. 251 N
C. 343 N
D. 435 N

23. The magnitude of the force of friction Ff is

A. 24.2 N
B. 165 N
C. 257 N
D. 353 N

24. The magnitude of the acceleration of an object that is sliding down a 28° incline if there is no
friction present is
A. 9.4 m/s2
B. 8.7 m/s2
C. 4.6 m/s2
D. 2.7 m/s2

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 Use the following information to answer questions 25 and 26.
A 44.0 kg box is being pushed up a 13.0° incline at a constant speed of 6.80 m/s. The force of
friction on the box is 200 N.

25. The applied force (parallel to the slope) pushing the box up the slope is
A. 592 N
B. 405 N
C. 381 N
D. 297 N

26. The coefficient of friction between the box and slope is

A. 0.328
B. 0.476
C. 0.562
D. 0.719

27. The gravitational force of attraction between two masses that are 7.50 m apart is 4.30 × 10 –7 N. If
one of the masses is 900 kg, then the other mass is
A. 53.7 kg
B. 186 kg
C. 248 kg
D. 403 kg

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28. The gravitational force of attraction between two masses is F. If both of the masses are tripled (×
3) and the distance between the masses is doubled (× 2), then the new force of attraction between
the masses is
3
A. F
4
9
B. F
4
3
C. F
2
9
D. F
2

29. Planet A has a gravitational field strength of 4.0 N/kg. Which of the following are true about the
conditions of this planet when compared to Earth’s surface?

Row Weight of a Mass Time to Fall 2.0 m

A. smaller shorter
B. smaller longer
C. bigger shorter
D. bigger longer

NUMERICAL RESPONSE 5
The gravitational field strength for an unknown planet with a mass of 6.28 × 10 26 kg and a radius
of 1.57 × 108 m is __________ N/kg.

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30. How far from the centre of an 8.10 × 1024 kg planet would the gravitational field strength be 1.70
N/kg?
A. 1.78 × 107 m
B. 3.18 × 107 m
C. 5.61 × 107 m
D. 9.90 × 107 m

Use the following information to answer numerical response question 6.

On Earth, an astronaut has a weight of 835 N. As part of their next mission, they are voyaging
to an unknown planet in the Universe whose gravitational field strength is 52.7 N/kg.

NUMERICAL RESPONSE 6
The weight of the astronaut on the unknown planet, expressed in scientific notation, is a.bc × 10d
N.

The values of a, b, c, and d are _____, _____, _____, and _____.

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 PART B: WRITTEN RESPONSE

1. A 2500 N rocket needs to accelerate from rest to a speed of 1300 km/h in 9.00 s. Determine the
lift force from the thrusters assuming air resistance is negligible.

Use the following information to answer written response question 2.

Two crates, connected by a massless cable, are being dragged across a frictionless surface.

2. Determine the
a. acceleration of the system.
b. magnitude of the force of tension in the cable.

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 Use the following information to answer written response question 3.
A 600 kg sign is suspended by two massless cables. The magnitude of the force of tension in
cable 1 is 1.80 kN.

3. Determine the
a. magnitude of the force of tension in cable 2.
b. angle θ.

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 Use the following information to answer written response question 4.
A 41.0 kg box is being pushed to the left by a force at an angle. The box accelerates to the left
at 2.90 m/s2.

4. Determine the
a. force of friction.
b. coefficient of friction.

5. A monkey is hanging from a branch. It then lets go and falls to the ground.
Explain the following stages of its motion using Newton’s laws (be certain to
describe the relationship between the forces). You may assume no air
resistance.
 Stage 1: Hanging on the tree.
 Stage 2: Falling to the ground.
 Stage 3: Hitting the ground and coming to rest.

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6. When two equal masses are located 43.0 mm apart, they experience a gravitational force of
attraction of 7.17 µN. Determine the mass of each object.

Use the following information to answer written response question 7.

An astronaut is on a different planet that has a radius of 5500 km. She performs an experiment
where she throws an object straight up into the air with a speed of 11 m/s. The object reaches a
maximum height of 7.2 m above the release point.

7. Determine the
a. magnitude of the acceleration due to gravity on this planet.
b. mass of the planet.

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 Use the following information to answer written response question 8.
Three masses are shown below.

8. Determine the net gravitational force on m3.

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 Use the following information to answer written response question 9.
Consider the three masses arranged as shown.

9. Determine the net gravitational force on m2.

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 Use the following information to answer written response question 10.
Consider the following arrangement shown.

m1 = 3.5 × 107 kg

1.6 × 103 m
P · 3.5 × 103 m
m2 = 4.0 × 107 kg

10. Determine the net gravitational field at P.

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Answers
Multiple Choice
1. A 7. C 13. D 19. D 25. D
2. B 8. C 14. A 20. B 26. B
3. C 9. D 15. C 21. A 27. D
4. C 10. A 16. B 22. B 28. B
5. D 11. D 17. B 23. A 29. B
6. A 12. B 18. C 24. C 30. A

Numerical Response
1. 128 3. 27 5. 1.70
2. 6.3 4. 23.2 6. 4493

Written Response
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1. F thrust = 1.27 × 104 N, upwards
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2. a. a = 2.71 m/s2, left
b. FT = 440 N
3. a. FT2 = 6.16 kN
b. θ= 73.0°
4. a. F f = 196 N, right
b. µk = 0.352
5. Stage 1: The force of the tree holding up the monkey is balanced by the force of gravity so
the monkey remains at rest (Newton’s first law).
Stage 2: Only the force of gravity acts on the monkey, so by Newton’s second law, the
monkey will undergo freefall (a = g).
Stage 3: When the monkey hits the ground, the ground will apply a force upwards on it equal
in magnitude to the force the monkey exerted on the ground (Newton’s third law). This
reaction force of the ground will be greater than the force of gravity, which means the net
acceleration is upwards on the monkey, causing it to come to rest (Newton’s second law).
6. m1 = m2 = 14.1 kg
7. a. a = 8.4 m/s2
b. m = 3.8 × 1024 kg
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8. F = 7.93 × 10–7 N, left
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9. F = 0.486 N, 66.6° south of east (23.4° east of south)
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10. g = 9.4 × 10–10 N, 77° north of east (13° east of north)

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