DP SL Physics Name: _________________________

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Forces Test 20 Date: _________________________

All multiple choice questions are worth 1 mark. Please write your answers to these questions in
the boxes provided below, using clearly-written capital letters.

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1) Identify the algebraic expression which represents the force of friction acting on a climber who
slides down a rope with an acceleration of 𝑎. Assume that downwards is a negative direction.
a) 𝑓⃑ = 𝑚𝑔 b) 𝑓⃑ = 𝑚𝑎 c) 𝑓⃑ = 𝑚(𝑔 − 𝑎) d) 𝑓⃑ = 𝑚(𝑔 + 𝑎)

2) Suppose a sky diver is falling at

terminal velocity before opening
her parachute. Identify the
directions of the diver’s velocity
and acceleration vectors after
opening the parachute, but before
reaching a new terminal velocity.

3) A lamp is suspended at rest by a cable from the ceiling. With reference to Newton’s Third Law of
⃑⃑⃑⃑ on the lamp.
motion, identify the force which is equal and opposite to 𝑊
a) Force of tension by the lamp on the cable b) Force of tension by the cable on the lamp
c) Force of gravity by the Earth on the lamp d) Force of gravity by the lamp on the Earth,

4) Identify the free-body diagram of a baseball which flying upwards through the air after having
just been hit. Ignore air resistance. ⃑⃑⃑⃑⃑⃑⃑⃑⃑
⃑⃑⃑⃑⃑⃑⃑⃑⃑ 𝐹𝑎𝑝𝑝
a) b) 𝐹 𝑎𝑝𝑝 c) d)
⃑⃑⃑⃑⃑⃑⃑⃑⃑
𝐹𝑎𝑝𝑝
⃑⃑⃑⃑⃑⃑⃑⃑⃑
𝐹𝑎𝑝𝑝

⃑⃑⃑⃑ ⃑⃑⃑⃑
𝑊
𝑊 ⃑⃑⃑⃑
𝑊 ⃑⃑⃑⃑
𝑊
5) Identify what the force of tension in the string would be,
according to the spring scale in the following diagram.

a) 0 𝑁
b) 50 𝑁
c) 100 𝑁
d) 981 𝑁
6) A snowmobile is connected to a block of mass
20.0 𝑘𝑔 by a spring which has a natural length of
1.60 𝑚 and a spring constant of 𝑘 = 450 𝑁/𝑚.
It begins at rest, then accelerates at a rate of
4.75 𝑚/𝑠 2 until reaching its maximum speed,
after which it maintains that constant speed.
Assume the box is frictionless.

a) Calculate the length of the spring while the box is accelerating. [1]

b) Calculate the length of the spring while the box is at a constant speed. [1]

c) Calculate the length of the spring while the box is at a constant speed, if it were experiencing
a force of kinetic friction of ⃑⃑⃑⃑
𝑓𝑑 = 50.0 𝑁. [1]

7) A skateboarder unwisely stands on their skateboard in the middle of a city bus. The bus begins
to accelerate forwards. An observer who is standing on the grass outside of the bus watches
the skateboarder. Describe what the observer would see during this scenario, with reference to at
least one of Newton’s Laws. *Assume there is no friction between the skateboard and the floor of the bus. [2]
8) Consider the “boxes on angled ramps” scenario
seen to the right, and assume that all
surfaces are frictionless. The masses are:
𝑚1 = 29.2 𝑘𝑔, 𝑚2 = 7.1 𝑘𝑔, and 𝑚3 = 5.9 𝑘𝑔.
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15 40o
a) Demonstrate that the system will accelerate to the right.
° ° [2]

b) Calculate the acceleration of the system of boxes. [1]

c) Calculate the tension in the string between Block 2 and Block 3. [1]
9) A box of mass 8.75 𝑘𝑔 begins at rest, then is pushed along a sheet of rough ice (𝜇𝑠 = 0.15 and
𝜇𝑑 = 0.07) with a force of 35 𝑁 [→] for 2.00 𝑠. The box is then allowed to slide until stopping.

a) Demonstrate that the box will begin to move while being pushed. [1]

b) Draw a free-body diagram the box while it is being pushed. [1]

c) Demonstrate that the box will have a velocity of 6.63 𝑚/𝑠 when the push stops. [2]

d) Calculate how far the box will slide before stopping. [2]