1 Suppose that an object travels from one point in space to another.

Make a comparison
between the displacement and the distance traveled.
A) The displacement is either greater than or equal to the distance traveled.
B) The displacement is always equal to the distance traveled.
C) The displacement is either less than or equal to the distance traveled.
D) The displacement can be either greater than, smaller than, or equal to the distance
traveled.

2 When is the average velocity of an object equal to the instantaneous velocity?

A) always
B) never
C) only when the velocity is constant
D) only when the velocity is increasing at a constant rate

3 An object moving in the +x axis experiences an acceleration of 2.0 m/s2. This means the object
is
A) traveling at 2.0 m in every second.
B) traveling at 2.0 m/s in every second.
C) changing its velocity by 2.0 m/s.
D) increasing its velocity by 2.0 m/s in every second.

4 Suppose that a car traveling to the East (+x direction) begins to slow down as it approaches a
traffic light. Make a statement concerning its acceleration.
A) The car is decelerating, and its acceleration is positive.
B) The car is decelerating, and its acceleration is negative.
C) The acceleration is zero.
D) A statement cannot be made using the information given.

5 Suppose that an object is moving with a constant velocity. Make a statement concerning its
acceleration.
A) The acceleration must be constantly increasing.
B) The acceleration must be constantly decreasing.
C) The acceleration must be a constant non-zero value.
D) The acceleration must be equal to zero.

6 Under what condition is average velocity equal to the average of the object's initial and final
velocity?
A) The acceleration must be constantly changing.
B) The acceleration must be constant.
C) This can only occur if there is no acceleration.
D) This is impossible.

7 Objects A and B both start at rest. They both accelerate at the same rate. However, object A
accelerates for twice the time as object B. What is the final speed of object A compared to that
of object B?
A) the same speed
B) twice as fast
C) three times as fast
D) four times as fast

8 When an object is released from rest and falls in the absence of friction, which of the following
is true concerning its motion?
A) Its acceleration is constant.
B) Its velocity is constant.
C) Neither its acceleration nor its velocity is constant.
D) Both its acceleration and its velocity are constant.

9 Suppose a ball is thrown straight up. Make a statement about the velocity and the
acceleration when the ball reaches the highest point.
A) Both its velocity and its acceleration are zero.
B) Its velocity is zero and its acceleration is not zero.
C) Its velocity is not zero and its acceleration is zero.
D) Neither its velocity nor its acceleration is zero.

10 Suppose a ball is thrown straight up. What is its acceleration just before it reaches its highest
point?
A) zero
B) slightly less than g
C) exactly g
D) slightly greater than g

11 An object moves 15.0 m north and then 11.0 m south. Find both the distance traveled and the
magnitude of the displacement vector.
A) 6.0 m, 26.0 m
B) 26.0 m, 6.0 m
C) 26.0 m, 26.0 m
D) 6.0 m, 6.0 m

12 A boat can move at 30 km/h in still water. How long will it take to move 12 km upstream in a
river flowing 6.0 km/h?
A) 20 min
B) 22 min
C) 24 min
D) 30 min

13 A runner ran the marathon (approximately 42.0 km) in 2 hours and 57 min. What is the
average speed of the runner in m/s?
A) 14.2 ˛ 103 m/s
B) 124 m/s
C) 3.95 m/s
D) 14.2 m/s

14 A car travels 90 km/h. How long does it take for it to travel 400 km?
A) 4.1 h
B) 4.2 h
C) 4.3 h
D) 4.4 h

15 If you are driving 72 km/h along a straight road and you look to the side for 4.0 s, how far do
you travel during this inattentive period?
A) 18 m
B) 20 m
C) 40 m
D) 80 m

16 A motorist travels 160 km at 80 km/h and 160 km at 100 km/h. What is the average speed of
the motorist for this trip?
A) 84 km/h
B) 89 km/h
C) 90 km/h
D) 91 km/h

17 A motorist travels for 3.0 h at 80 km/h and 2.0 h at 100 km/h. What is her average speed for
the trip?
A) 85 km/h
B) 88 km/h
C) 90 km/h
D) 92 km/h
18 An airplane increases its speed from 100 m/s to 160 m/s, at the average rate of 15 m/s2. How
much time does it take for the complete increase in speed?
A) 17 s
B) 0.058 s
C) 4.0 s
D) 0.25 s

19 A car traveling 60 km/h accelerates at the rate of 2.0 m/s2. How much time is required for the
car to reach a speed of 90 km/h?
A) 15 s
B) 30 s
C) 45 s
D) 4.2 s

20 Which of Newton's laws best explains why motorists should buckle-up?

A) the first law
B) the second law
C) the third law
D) the law of gravitation

21 In the absence of an external force, a moving object will

A) stop immediately.
B) slow down and eventually come to a stop.
C) go faster and faster.
D) move with constant velocity.

22 The acceleration of an object is inversely proportional to

A) the net force acting on it.
B) its position.
C) its velocity.
D) its mass.

23 A net force F accelerates a mass m with an acceleration a. If the same net force is applied to
mass 2m, then the acceleration will be
A) 4a.
B) 2a.
C) a/2.
D) a/4.

23 Action-reaction forces
A) sometimes act on the same object.
B) always act on the same object.
C) may be at right angles.
D) always act on different objects.

24 Action-reaction forces are

A) equal in magnitude and point in the same direction.
B) equal in magnitude but point in opposite directions.
C) unequal in magnitude but point in the same direction.
D) unequal in magnitude and point in opposite directions

25 Mass and weight

A) both measure the same thing.
B) are exactly equal.
C) are two different quantities.
D) are both measured in kilograms.

26 An example of a force which acts at a distance is

A) tension.
B) weight.
C) static friction.
D) kinetic friction.

27 Who has a greater weight to mass ratio, a person weighing 400 N or a person weighing 600
N?
A) the person weighing 400 N
B) the person weighing 600 N
C) Neither; their ratios are the same.
D) The question can't be answered; not enough information is given.

28 A 20-N weight and a 5.0-N weight are dropped simultaneously from the same height. Ignore
air resistance. Compare their accelerations.
A) The 20 N weight accelerates faster because it is heavier.
B) The 20 N weight accelerates faster because it has more inertia.
C) The 5.0 N weight accelerates faster because it has a smaller mass.
D) They both accelerate at the same rate because they have the same weight to mass ratio.

29 It's more difficult to start moving a heavy carton from rest than it is to keep pushing it with
constant velocity, because
A) the normal force is greater when the carton is at rest.
B) µs < µk.
C) initially, the normal force is not perpendicular to the applied force.
D) µk < µs.

30 An object sits on a frictionless surface. A 16-N force is applied to the object, and it
accelerates
at 2.0 m/s2. What is the mass of the object?
A) 4.0 kg
B) 8.0 kg
C) 32 kg
D) 78 N
31 A sports car of mass 1000 kg can accelerate from rest to 27 m/s in 7.0 s. What is the average
forward force on the car?
A) 2.6 ˛ 102 N
B) 3.9 ˛ 103 N
C) 2.7 ˛ 104 N
D) 1.9 ˛ 105 N

32 Starting from rest, a 4.0-kg body reaches a speed of 8.0 m/s in 2.0 s. What is the net force
acting on the body?
A) 4.0 N
B) 8.0 N
C) 16 N
D) 32 N

33 If you push a 4.0-kg mass with the same force that you push a 10-kg mass from rest,
A) the 10-kg mass accelerates 2.5 times faster than the 4.0-kg mass.
B) the 4.0-kg mass accelerates 2.5 times faster than the 10-kg mass.
C) both masses accelerate at the same rate.
D) None of the above is true.

34 What is the mass of an object that weighs 250 N on the surface of the Earth where the
acceleration due to gravity is 9.80 m/s2?
A) 250 kg
B) 24.5 kg
C) 25.5 kg
D) 2,450 kg

35 An object has a mass of 60 kg on the Earth. What is the mass of the object on the surface of
the
Moon where the acceleration due to gravity is only 1/6 of that on the Earth?
A) 6.0 kg
B) 10 kg
C) 60 kg
D) 360 kg

36 Object A weighs 40 N on Earth, and object B weighs 40 N on the Moon. The Moon's gravity
is
one sixth of Earth's. Compare the masses of the objects.
A) A has 6 times the mass of B.
B) B has 6 times the mass of A.
C) A and B have equal mass.
D) The situation as stated is impossible.

37 A stack of books rests on a level frictionless surface. A force F acts on the stack, and it
accelerates at 3.0 m/s2. A 1.0 kg book is then added to the stack. The same force is applied,
and now the stack accelerates at 2.0 m/s2. What was the mass of the original stack?
A) 1.0 kg
B) 2.0 kg
C) 3.0 kg
D) none of the above

38 A person of weight 480 N stands on a scale in an elevator. What will the scale be reading
when the elevator is accelerating downward at 4.00 m/s2?
A) 196 N
B) 284 N
C) 676 N
D) 480 N

39 A person on a scale rides in an elevator. If the mass of the person is 60.0 kg and the elevator
accelerates downward with an acceleration of 4.90 m/s2, what is the reading on the scale?
A) 147 N
B) 294 N
C) 588 N
D) 882 N
Answer: B

40 A person on a scale rides in an elevator. If the mass of the person is 60.0 kg and the elevator
accelerates upward with an acceleration of 4.90 m/s2, what is the reading on the scale?
A) 147 N
B) 294 N
C) 588 N
D) 882 N

41 A 10-kg box sitting on a horizontal surface is pulled by a 5.0-N force. A 3.0-N friction force
retards the motion. What is the acceleration of the object?
A) 0.20 m/s2
B) 0.30 m/s2
C) 0.50 m/s2
D) 5.0 m/s2

42 A horizontal force of 5.0 N accelerates a 4.0-kg mass, from rest, at a rate of 0.50 m/s2 in the
positive direction. What friction force acts on the mass?
A) 2.0 N
B) 3.0 N
C) 4.0 N
D) 5.0 N

43 During a hockey game, a puck is given an initial speed of 10 m/s. It slides 50 m on the ice
before it stops. What is the coefficient of kinetic friction between the puck and the ice?
A) 0.090
B) 0.10
C) 0.11
D) 0.12

44 What force is needed to make an object move in a circle?

A) kinetic friction
B) static friction
C) centripetal force
D) weight

45 When an object experiences uniform circular motion, the direction of the net force is
A) in the same direction as the motion of the object.
B) in the opposite direction of the motion of the object.
C) is directed toward the center of the circular path.
D) is directed away from the center of the circular path.

46 Compared to its mass on the Earth, the mass of an object on the Moon is
A) less.
B) more.
C) the same.
D) half as much.

47 The acceleration of gravity on the Moon is one-sixth what it is on Earth. An object of mass
72 kg is taken to the Moon. What is its mass there?
A) 12 kg
B) 72 kg
C) 72 N
D) 12 N
48 As a rocket moves away from the Earth's surface, the rocket's weight
A) increases.
B) decreases.
C) remains the same.
D) depends on how fast it is moving.

49 Two automobiles are 150 kilometers apart and traveling toward each other. One automobile is
moving at 60km/h and the other is moving at 40km/h mph. In how many hours will they
meet?
A. 2.5
B. 2.0
C. 1.75
D. 1.5
E. 1.25
seconds. The particle is momentarily at rest at t =

50 A car travels 40 kilometers at an average speed of 80km/h and then travels 40 kilometers at an
average speed of 40km/h. The average speed of the car for this 80-km trip is:
A. 40km/h
B. 45km/h
C. 48km/h
D. 53km/h
E. 80km/h

51 A car starts from Hither, goes 50 km in a straightline to Yon,

immediately turns around, and returns to Hither. The time for this round trip is 2
hours. The magnitude of the average velocity of the car for this round trip is:
A. 0
B. 50 km/hr
C. 100 km/hr
D. 200 km/hr
E. cannot be calculated without knowing the acceleration
52 A car starts from Hither, goes 50 km in a straight line to Yon, immediately turns around, and
returns to Hither. The time for this round trip is 2 hours. The average speed of the car for this
round trip is:
A. 0
B. 50 km/h
C. 100 km/h
D. 200 km/h
E. cannot be calculated without knowing the acceleration

53 Of the following situations, which one is impossible?

A. A body having velocity east and acceleration east
B. A body having velocity east and acceleration west
C. A body having zero velocity and non-zero acceleration
D. A body having constant acceleration and variable velocity
E. A body having constant velocity and variable acceleration

54 A car, initially at rest, travels 20 m in 4 s along a straight line with constant acceleration.
The acceleration of the car is:
A. 0.4m/s2
B. 1.3m/s2
C. 2.5m/s2
D. 4.9m/s2
E. 9.8m/s2

55 A racing car traveling with constant acceleration increases its speed from 10m/s to 50m/s over
a distance of 60m. How long does this take?
A. 2.0s
B. 4.0s
C. 5.0s
D. 8.0s
E. The time cannot be calculated since the speed is not constant
56 In SI units a force is numerically equal to the , when the force is applied to it.
A. velocity of the standard kilogram
B. speed of the standard kilogram
C. velocity of any object
D. acceleration of the standard kilogram
E. acceleration of any object

57 Which of the following quantities is NOT a vector?

A. Mass
B. Displacement
C. Weight
D. Acceleration
E. Force

58 A newton is the force:

A. of gravity on a 1kg body
B. of gravity on a 1g body
C. that gives a 1g body an acceleration of 1cm/s2
D. that gives a 1kg body an acceleration of 1m/s2
E. that gives a 1kg body an acceleration of 9.8m/s2

59 The standard 1-kg mass is attached to a compressed spring and the spring is released. If the
mass initially has an acceleration of 5.6m/s2, the force of the spring has a magnitude of:
A. 2.8N
B. 5.6N
C. 11.2N
D. 0
E. an undetermined amount

60 Acceleration is always in the direction:

A. of the displacement
 B. of the initial velocity
C. of the final velocity
D. of the net force
E. opposite to the frictional force

61 The term “mass” refers to the same physical concept as:

A. weight
B. inertia
C. force
D. acceleration
C. volume

62 The inertia of a body tends to cause the body to:

A. speed up
B. slow down
C. resist any change in its motion
D. fall toward Earth
E. decelerate due to friction

63 When a certain force is applied to the standard kilogram its acceleration is

5.0m/s2. When the same force is applied to another object its acceleration is one-fifth as much.
The mass of the object is:
A. 0.2kg
B. 0.5kg
C. 1.0kg
D. 5.0kg
E. 10kg

64 Mass differs from weight in that:

A. all objects have weight but some lack mass
B. weight is a force and mass is not
 C. the mass of an object is always more than its weight
D. mass can be expressed only in the metric system
E. there is no difference

65 The mass of a body:

A. is slightly different at different places on Earth
B. is a vector
C. is independent of the free-fall acceleration
D. is the same for all bodies of the same volume
E. can be measured most accurately on a spring scale

66 The mass and weight of a body:

A. differ by a factor of 9.8
B. are identical
C. are the same physical quantities expressed in different units
D. are both a direct measure of the inertia of the body
E. have the same ratio as that of any other body placed at that location

67.An object placed on an equal-arm balance requires 12kg to

balance it. When placed on a spring scale, the scale reads
12kg. Everything (balance, scale, set of weights and object) is now
transported to the Moon where the free-fall acceleration is one-sixth that on Earth. The new
readings of the balance and spring scale (respectively) are:
A. 12kg, 12kg
B. 2kg, 2kg
C. 12kg, 2kg
D. 2kg, 12kg
E. 12kg, 72kg

68 Two objects, one having three times the mass of the other, are dropped from the same height
in a vacuum. At the end of their fall, their velocities are equal because:
A. anything falling in vacuum has constant velocity
B. all objects reach the same terminal velocity
 C. the acceleration of the larger object is three times greater than that of the
smaller object
D. the force of gravity is the same for both objects
E. none of the above

69 A feather and a lead ball are dropped from rest in vacuum on the Moon. The acceleration of
the feather is:
A. more than that of the lead ball
B. the same as that of the lead ball
C. less than that of the lead ball
D. 9.8m/s2
E. zero since it floats in a vacuum