Physics 30S Name:__________________________

Dynamics Unit Test /38

Part A: Multiple Choice and Vocabulary (12 marks)

1. A 23.0 kg mass of is accelerated at + 4.50 m/s2. What is the force acting on the
mass?

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a. 1.95 x 10 N
b. +104 N
c. + 5.11 N
d. 225.4 N

2. A 72.34 kg skater accelerates to a stop with a force of - 34 .4N. What is the

skater’s acceleration?

a. – 2.49 x 10-3 m/s

b. + 2.49 x 10-3 m/s
c. 4.75 x 10-1 m/s
d. 2.10 m/s

3. In the absence of friction, the amount of force required to keep a 6-kg object
moving with a constant velocity of 2 m/s is __ N.

a. 0.333 N
b. 2. 3 N
c. 12 N
d. No force is required to keep the object in motion.

4. If the net force acting upon an object is 0 N, then the object MUST ____.

a. be moving
b. be accelerating
c. be at rest
d. be moving with a constant speed in the same direction
e. Either c or d.

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5. An apple is thrown into the air and is moving upwards and toward the right
towards its peak. Assuming no air friction, the ball experiences a force which is
_______

a. Directed upwards and to the right.

b. Directed downward and to the right.
c. Directed downward only.
d. Directed upward only.

6. If two motionless ice skaters of different mass push each other away from one
another, the acceleration of the heavier person will be:

a. The same as that of the lighter person because of

Newton’s third law
b. Larger than that of the lighter person because of his/her
greater mass
c. Smaller than that of the lighter person because of
Newton’s third and second laws
d. It is impossible to tell given only this information.

7. Forces that act without touching an object are called

______________________________.

8. The quality of an object that makes it want to resist a change in motion is

______________________________.

9. Newton’s ______________________________ states that the acceleration of

an object is inversely proportional to its mass and directly proportional to the net
force on acting on that mass.

10. _____________________________ is defined as a force that arises when

two objects are in contact.

11. The __________________________ is always perpendicular to the contact

surface.

12. The force that keeps protons from repelling each other inside the nucleus is
referred to as the __________________________.

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Part B – Concepts and Calculations

1. A tired Mr. Vincent left his cup of Tim Hortons coffee mug on his desk this
morning. Draw a free-body diagram representing all of the forces that are
acting on the mug. (2 marks)

2. A mover is pushing a heavy box along a flat surface at a

constant speed of 1 m/s. Draw a free-body diagram of
the forces acting on the box and please label all forces.
(4 marks)

3. While running a 100m race, Justin is able to accelerate from rest to +9 m/s over
the course of the race. What is the average horizontal force that that his legs
are exerting on his body in order to accelerate his 70 kg body. (5 marks)

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4. Please draw and label all of the forces which are acting on these objects, which
are in motion. (4 marks)

a) b)

A skydiver is falling at A hesitant hamster is sliding

constant (terminal) velocity down an incline

5. Calculate the net force, as well as the acceleration of the dog in this picture. The
combined mass of the dog and skateboard is 15 kg. (6 marks)

10 N
15 N
20°
7N

10 N

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6. An object on a flat surface experiences an applied force of 12.4N West, but also
experiences a frictional force of 3.6 N East. What is the acceleration of the
object if its mass is 5.0 kg. (3 marks)

7. Sketch what a position-time (d-t graph), would look like for this object. (2 marks)

BONUS QUESTION (1 mark)

Newton developed his key principles describing motion by first looking at the work of this
famous scientist. (Please answer in the form of question).

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