1. A student walks 1.0 kilometer due east and 1.

0
kilometer due south. Then she runs 2.0 kilometers due
west. The magnitude of the student's resultant
displacement is closest to
A) 0 km
C) 3.4 km

B) 1.4 km
D) 4.0 km

Base your answers to questions 2 through 5 on the information below.

A horizontal force of 8.0 newtons is used to pull a 20.-newton wooden box moving toward the right along a
horizontal, wood surface, as shown.

2. Starting at point P on the diagram below, use a metric ruler and a scale of 1.0 cm = 4.0 N to draw a vector
representing the normal force acting on the box. Label the vector FN .

3. Determine the mass of the box.

4. Calculate the magnitude of the acceleration of the box. [Show all work, including the equation and
substitution with units.]
5. Calculate the magnitude of the frictional force acting on the box. [Show all work, including the equation and
substitution with units.]
6. A ship changes direction several times and finishes 20
miles north of its starting point. This displacement is a
vector quantity because it has
A)
B)
C)
D)

direction but no magnitude

magnitude but no direction
both magnitude and direction
neither magnitude nor direction

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7. Which diagram best represents the gravitational field

lines surrounding Earth?
A)

B)

C)

D)

13. As more force is applied to a steel box sliding on a steel

surface, the coefficent of kinetic friction will
A) decrease
C) remain the same

14. A 0.50-kilogram object moves in a horizontal circular

path with a radius of 0.25 meter at a constant speed of
4.0 meters per second. What is the magnitude of the
objects acceleration?
A) 16 m/s 2
C) 32 m/s 2

8. As the mass of a body increases, its gravitational force of

attraction on the Earth
A) decreases
C) remains the same

B) increases

B) increase

B) 64 m/s 2
D) 8.0 m/s 2

15. A 1.0-kilogram block is placed on each of four

frictionless planes inclined at different angles. On
which inclined plane will the acceleration of the block
be greatest?
A)

9. The graph below shows the weight of three objects on

planet X as a function of their mass.
B)

C)
The acceleration due to gravity on planet X is
A) 9.8 m/s 2
C) 0.17 m/s 2

B) 50. m/s 2
D) 6.0 m/s 2

D)

10. Jim wishes to push a 100. N wood crate across a wood

floor.What is the minimum horizontal force that would
be required to start the crate moving?
A) 72 N B) 42 N C) 30. N D) 100 N
11. Which person has the greatest inertia?
A)
B)
C)
D)

a 50-kg girl sprinting at 10 m/s

a 90-kg man walking at 2 m/s
a 110-kg wrestler resting on a mat
a 70-kg long-distance runner traveling at 5 m/s

12. A person walks 5.0 kilometers north, then 5.0

kilometers east. His displacement is closest to
A)
B)
C)
D)

16. A distance of 1.0 meter separates the centers of two

small charged spheres. The spheres exert gravitational
force Fg and electrostatic force Fe on each other. If the
distance between the spheres centers is increased to
3.0 meters, the gravitational force and electrostatic
force, respectively, may be represented as
A)

B)

C)

D)

10 kilometers northwest
7.1 kilometers northwest
10 kilometers northeast
7.1 kilometers northeast

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17. Which graph best represents the motion of an object in equilibrium?

A)

B)

C)

D)

18. The force required to start an object sliding across a

uniform horizontal surface is larger than the force
required to keep the object sliding at a constant
velocity. The magnitudes of the required forces are
different in these situations because the force of kinetic
friction
A) increases as the speed of the object relative to the
surface increases
B) decreases as the speed of the object relative to the
surface increases
C) is less than the force of static friction
D) is greater than the force of static friction
19. Base your answer to the following question on the
diagram below which represents a mass of 10.0
kilograms traveling at constant speed of 4. meters per
second in a horizontal circular path about point D.

The centripetal acceleration of the satellite is directed

toward point
A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

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20. Base your answer to the following question on the diagram below which shows a cart held motionless by
an external force F on a frictionless incline.

Compared to the magnitude of the external force F required to hold the cart at point C on the frictionless
surface, the magnitude of the external force F required to hold the cart at point C, if friction were present,
is
A) less

B) greater

C) the same

21. A 400-newton girl standing on a dock exerts a force of

100 newtons on a 10 000-newton sailboat as she pushes
it away from the dock. How much force does the
sailboat exert on the girl?
A) 400 N
C) 10 000 N

B) 100 N
D) 25 N

22. An 800-newton person is standing in an elevator. If the

upward force of the elevator on the person is 600
Newtons, the person is
A)
B)
C)
D)

accelerating downward
moving downward at constant speed
accelerating upward
at rest

23. Extra Credit (10 pts) A car is traveling from town A to

town B at a constant speed of 50 miles per hour, then it
goes back from town B to town A (on the same road) at
a constant speed of 30 miles per hour. What is the
average speed of the car? (Only answer with full
work/explanation will count. No partial credit)

25. A 2.0-kilogram mass weighs 10. Newtons on planet X.

The acceleration due to gravity on planet X is
approximately
A) 9.8 m/s 2
C) 5.0 m/s 2

B) 20. m/s 2
D) 0.20 m/s 2

26. A person kicks a 4.0-kilogram door with a 48-newton

force causing the door to accelerate at 12 meters per
seconds. What is the magnitude of the force exerted by
the door on the person?
A) 48 N B) 24 N C) 12 N D) 4.0 N
27. A resultant force of 10. Newtons is made up of two
component forces acting at right angles to each other. If
the magnitude of one of the components is 6.0
Newtons, the magnitude of the other component must
be
A) 16 N B) 8.0 N C) 6.0 N D) 4 N

24. As a satellite is accelerated away from the Earth by a

rocket, the satellite's mass
A) decreases
C) remains the same

B) increases

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