Forces Review

1. What is the minimum horizontal force needed to start 5. In the diagram below, a box is on a frictionless
a 300. kilogram steel block on a steel table in motion? horizontal surface with forces F1 and F2 acting shown.
A) 5.70 N B) 7.40 N
C) 1710 N D) 2220 N
2. A different force is applied to each of four 1-kilogram
blocks to slide them across a uniform steel surface at If the magnitude of F1 is greater than the magnitude of
constant speed as shown below. In which diagram is F2 , then the box is
the coefficient of friction between the block and steel A) moving at constant speed in the direction of F1
smallest? B) moving at constant speed in the direction of F2
A) C) accelerating in the direction of F1
D) accelerating in the direction of F2
6. When Earth and the Moon are separated by a distance
B)
of 3.84 × 108 meters, the magnitude of the
gravitational force of attraction between them is
2.0 × 1020 newtons. What would be the magnitude of
C) this gravitational force of attraction if Earth and the
Moon were separated by a distance of 1.92 × 108
meters?
D) A) 5.0 × 10 19 N B) 2.0 × 10 20 N
C) 4.0 × 10 20 N D) 8.0 × 10 20 N

3. An unbalanced force is applied to a mass, producing

an acceleration. If the same unbalanced force is
applied to a mass one-half as large, the resulting
acceleration will be
A) the same B) twice as great
C) one-half as great D) four times as great
4. As an astronaut travels from the surface of Earth to a
position that is four times as far away from the center
of Earth, the astronaut’s
A) mass decreases
B) mass remains the same
C) weight increases
D) weight remains the same
7. The diagram below represents the forces acting on a skydiver with his parachute.

The total mass of the skydiver with his parachute is 85.0 kilograms. If the magnitude of the
gravitational force is 834 newtons, and the magnitude of the force of air friction is 652 newtons, the
acceleration of the skydiver at the time shown is
A) 2.14 m/s 2 up B) 2.14 m/s 2 down
C) 7.67 m/s 2 up D) 9.81 m/s 2 down
8. The diagram below represents a box sliding down an 9. Base your answer to the following question on the
incline at constant velocity. information and diagram below.

A roller coaster cart starts from rest and

accelerates, due to gravity, down a track. The cart
starts at a height that enables it to complete a loop
in the track. [Neglect friction.]

Which arrow represents the direction of the frictional

force acting on the box?
A) A B) B C) C D) D
The magnitude of the centripetal force keeping the
cart in circular motion would be greatest at point
A) A B) B C) C D) D
10. An object weighs 200. Newtons at a distance of 14. Four forces act concurrently on a block on a
100. kilometers above the center of a small uniform horizontal surface as shown in the diagram below.
planet. How much will the object weigh 200.
kilometers above the planet's center?
A) 400. N B) 100. N
C) 50.0 N D) 25.0 N
11. An object is traveling in a horizontal, circular path at
a constant speed. If the radius of the path were
doubled while the speed remained constant, the
centripetal acceleration would be
A) quartered B) doubled
C) halved D) quadrupled
12. Which graph best represents the relationship As a result of these forces, the block
between the mass (m) of a satellite launched from
A) moves at constant speed to the right
Earth and the satellite's distance (r) away from
Earth? B) moves at constant speed to the left
C) accelerate to the right
A) B) D) accelerate to the left
15. Base your answer to the following question on the
information and diagram below.

C) D) A 1200-kilogram car traveling at a constant speed of

9.0 meters per second turns at an intersection. The
car follows a horizontal circular path with a radius of
25 meters to point P.

13. A rock is thrown straight up into the air. At the

highest point of the rock's path, the magnitude of the
net force acting on the rock is
A) less than the magnitude of the rock's weight,
but greater than zero
B) greater than the magnitude of the rock's weight
C) the same as the magnitude of the rock's
weight
D) zero

The magnitude of the centripetal force acting on the

car as it travels around the circular path is
approximately
A) 1.1 × 10 4 N B) 1.2 × 10 4 N
C) 3.9 × 10 3 N D) 4.3 × 10 2 N
16. Which diagram best represents the gravitational field 19. Base your answer to the following question on the
lines surrounding Earth? information and diagram below.
A) B)
The diagram shows the top view of a
-kilogram student at point A on an amusement
park ride. The ride spins the student in a
horizontal circle of radius meters, at a
constant speed of meters per second. The
C) D) floor is lowered and the student remains against
the wall without falling to the floor.

17. A ball having mass m is struck by a bat having mass

9 m. Compared to the magnitude of the force exerted
by the bat on the ball, the magnitude of the force
exerted by the ball on the bat is
A) less B) greater
C) the same
Which vector best represents the direction of the
18. A 1.0-kilogram block is placed on each of four centripetal acceleration of the student at point A.
frictionless planes inclined at different angles. On
which inclined plane will the acceleration of the A) B)
block be greatest?
A) C) D)

B)

C)

D)
20. A stone on the end of a string is whirled clockwise at 23. What is the centripetal acceleration of a ball
constant speed in a horizontal circle as shown in the traveling at 6.0 meters per second in a circle whose
diagram below. radius is 9.0 meters?
A) 0.66 m/s 2 B) 1.5 m/s 2
C) 15 m/s 2 D) 4.0 m/s 2
24. On a small planet, an astronaut uses a vertical force
of 175 newtons to lift an 87.5-kilogram boulder at
constant velocity to a height of 0.350 meter above
the planet’s surface. What is the magnitude of the
gravitational field strength on the surface of the
planet?
A) 0.500 N/kg B) 2.00 N/kg
C) 9.81 N/kg D) 61.3 N/kg
25. The diagram shows two bowling balls, A and B,
each having a mass of 7.00 kilograms, placed 2.00
meters apart.

Which pair of arrows best represents the directions

of the stone's velocity, v, and acceleration, a, at the
position shown?
A) B)
What is the magnitude of the gravitational force
exerted by ball A on ball B?
C) D)
A) 8.17 × 10 –9 N B) 1.63 × 10 –9 N
C) 8.17 × 10 –10 N D) 1.17 × 10 –10 N
21. A child is riding on a merry-go-round. As the speed
of the merry-go-round is doubled, the magnitude of
the centripetal force acting on the child
A) remains the same B) is doubled
C) is halved D) is quadrupled
22. The data table below lists the mass and speed of four
different objects.

Which object has the greatest inertia

A) A B) B C) C D) D
26. The diagram below shows a 5.00-kilogram block at Base your answers to questions 28 and 29 on the
rest on a horizontal, frictionless table. diagram below which shows a 2.0-kilogram cart
traveling at a constant speed in a horizontal circle of
radius 3.0 meters. The magnitude of the centripetal
force of the cart is 24 Newtons.

Which diagram best represents the force exerted on

the block by the table?
A) B)

28. What is the speed of the cart?

A) 6.0 m/s B) 16 m/s
C) 36 m/s D) 4.0 m/s
C) D)
29. In the position shown, the acceleration of the cart is
A) 8.0 m/s 2 directed toward point A
B) 8.0 m/s 2 directed toward point D
C) 12 m/s 2 directed toward point A
D) 12 m/s 2 directed toward point D
27. Two forces are applied to a 2.0-kilogram block on a
frictionless horizontal surface, as shown in the
diagram below.

The acceleration of the block is

A) 1.5 m/s 2 to the right
B) 2.5 m/s 2 to the left
C) 2.5 m/s 2 to the right
D) 4.0 m/s 2 to the left
30. Which graph best represents the relationship
between the magnitude of the centripetal
acceleration and the speed of an object moving in a
circle of constant radius?
A)

B)

C)

D)

31. The magnitude of the acceleration due to gravity on

the surface of planet A is twice as great as on the
surface of planet B. What is the ratio of the weight of
mass X on the surface of planet A to its weight on
the surface of planet B?
A) 1:2 B) 2:1 C) 1:4 D) 4:1
32. A 65.0-kilogram astronaut weighs 638 newtons at
the surface of Earth. What is the mass of the
astronaut at the surface of the Moon, where the
acceleration due to gravity is 1.62 meters per second
squared?
A) 10.7 kg B) 65.0 kg
C) 105 N D) 638 N
 Base your answers to questions 33 and 34 on the information and diagram below.

Spacecraft S is traveling from planet P1 toward planet P2 At the position shown, the magnitude of the
gravitational force of planet P1 on the spacecraft is equal to the magnitude of the gravitational force of
planet P2 on the spacecraft.

33. If distance X is greater than distance Y, then the mass of P1 must be

A) less than the mass of P2 B) greater than the mass of P2
C) equal to the mass of P2
34. As the spacecraft moves from the position shown toward planet P2 , the ratio of the gravitational force
of P2 on the spacecraft to the gravitational force of P1 on the spacecraft will
A) decrease B) increase
C) remain the same

35. Two forces, F1 and F2, are applied to a block on a 36. A car rounds a horizontal curve of constant radius at
frictionless, horizontal surface as shown below. a constant speed. Which diagram best represents the
directions of both the car's velocity, v, and
acceleration, a?
A) B)
If the magnitude of the block's acceleration is 2.0
meters per second2, what is the mass of the block?
A) 1 kg B) 5 kg C) 6 kg D) 7 kg
C) D)
 Base your answers to questions 37 and 38 on the diagram below which shows a cart held motionless
by an external force F on a frictionless incline.

37. 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
38. If the cart were allowed to move from point C to point A, the gravitational potential energy of the cart
would
A) decrease B) increase
C) remain the same

39. A series of unbalanced forces was applied to each of 40. A 0.50-kilogram object moves in a horizontal
two blocks, A and B. The graphs below show the circular path with a radius of 0.25 meter at a
relationship between unbalanced force and constant speed of 4.0 meters per second. What is the
acceleration for each block. magnitude of the object’s acceleration?
A) 8.0 m/s 2 B) 16 m/s 2
C) 32 m/s 2 D) 64 m/s 2
41. A man weighing 800 Newtons is standing on a chair.
In order to support the man, the chair is exerting a
force of
A) less than 800 N B) greater than 800 N
C) 800 N

Compared to the mass of block A, the mass of block 42. Sand is often placed on an icy road because the sand
B is A) decreases the coefficient of friction between
A) the same B) twice as great the tires of a car and the road
C) half as great D) four times as great B) increases the coefficient of friction between
the tires of a car and the road
C) decreases the gravitational force on a car
D) increases the normal force of a car on the road
43. The graph below represents the relationship between
gravitational force and mass for objects near the
surface of Earth.

The slope of the graph represents the

A) acceleration due to gravity
B) universal gravitational constant
C) momentum of objects
D) weight of objects
Base your answers to questions 44 through 46 on the diagram below which represents a 4.0 10 2
-kilogram satellite, S, in a circular orbit at an altitude of 5.0 10 6 meters. The orbital speed of the
satellite is 6.0 10 3 meters per second and the radius of the Earth, R, is 6.4 106 meters.

44. If the altitude of the satellite decreased, its centripetal acceleration would
A) decrease B) increase
C) remain the same
45. The weight of the satellite on the Earth's surface would be
A) 560 N B) 980 N C) 1,900 N D) 3,900 N
46. The centripetal acceleration of the satellite is closest to
A) 9.8 m/s 2 B) 4.9 m/s 2 C) 3.2 m/s 2 D) 1.6 m/s 2
47. The magnitude of an unbalanced force applied to a
4.0-kilogram crate is 10. newtons. If the magnitude
of this applied unbalanced force is doubled, the
inertia of the crate is
A) halved B) unchanged
C) doubled D) quadrupled
48. Which situation represents a person in equilibrium?
A) a child gaining speed while sliding down a slide
B) a woman accelerating upward in an elevator
C) a man standing still on a bathroom scale
D) a teenager driving around a corner in his car
49. Two forces are applied to a 2.0-kilogram block on a
frictionless horizontal surface, as shown in the
diagram below.

The acceleration of the block is

A) 5.0 m/s 2 to the right
B) 5.0 m/s 2 to the left
C) 3.0 m/s 2 to the right
D) 3.0 m/s 2 to the left
50. The diagram below represents a box shown sliding
down an inclined plane. Toward which point will the
force of friction on the box be directed?

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
51. As represented in the diagram below, an object of mass m, located on the surface of the Moon, is
attracted to the Moon with a gravitational force, F.

An object of mass 2m, at an altitude equal to the Moon's radius, r, above the surface of the Moon, is
attracted to the Moon with a gravitational force of
A) F B) 2F C) F/2 D) F/4
52. A 60.-kilogram adult and a 30.-kilogram child are Base your answers to questions 54 and 55 on
passengers on a rotor ride at an amusement park. the diagram below which represents a mass of 10.0
When the rotating hollow cylinder reaches a certain kilograms traveling at constant speed of 4. meters per
constant speed, v, the floor moves downward. Both second in a horizontal circular path about point D.
passengers stay "pinned" against the wall of the
rotor, as shown in the diagram below.

54. What is the magnitude of the centripetal

acceleration?
The magnitude of the frictional force between the
adult and the wall of the spinning rotor is F. What is A) 1 m/s 2 B) 10 m/s 2
the magnitude of the frictional force between the C) 40 m/s 2 D) 4 m/s 2
child and the wall of the spinning rotor? 55. If the 10.-kilogram mass is replaced with a greater
A) F B) 2F C) F/2 D) F/4 mass, the centripetal acceleration will

53. Earth's mass is approximately 81 times the mass of A) decrease B) increase

the Moon. If Earth exerts a gravitational force of C) remain the same
magnitude F on the Moon, the magnitude of the
gravitational force of the Moon on Earth is
A) F B) C) 9F D) 81F
56. The diagram below shows a granite block being slid 58. What is the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration
at constant speed across a horizontal concrete floor of the passenger?
by a force parallel to the floor.
A) 1.0 m/s 2 B) 2.0 × 10 3 m/s 2
C) 5.0 × 10 2 m/s 2 D) 10. m/s 2

Which pair of quantities could be used to determine

the coefficient of friction for the granite on the
concrete?
A) mass and speed of the block
B) mass and normal force on the block
C) frictional force and speed of the block
D) frictional force and normal force on the
block
Base your answers to questions 57 and 58 on the
diagram and information below.

At an amusement park, a passenger whose

mass is 50. kilograms rides in a cage. The cage
has a constant speed of 10. meters per second in a
vertical circular path of radius R, equal to 10.
meters.

57. What is the direction of the centripetal acceleration

of the passenger at the instant the cage reaches the
highest point in the circle?
A) to the left B) to the right
C) up D) down
 Base your answers to questions 59 through 62 on the information below:

A 10.-kilogram object, starting from rest, slides down a frictionless incline with a constant
acceleration of 2.0 m/sec2 for four seconds.
59. To produce this acceleration, what is the force on the object?
A) 10. N B) 2.0 x 10 1 N C) 5.0 N D) 2.0 x 10 2 N
60. During the 4.0 seconds, the object moves a total distance of
A) 32 m B) 16 m C) 8.0 m D) 4.0 m
61. Which graph below best represents the relationship between acceleration (a) and time (t) for the
object?
A) B) C) D)

62. What is the approximate weight of the object?

A) 1 N B) 10 N C) 100 N D) 1,000 N
63. In the diagram below, S is a point on a car tire 65. A race car travels around a flat circular track at
rotating at a constant rate. constant speed. The net force on the car acts
A) perpendicular to the car's velocity and
toward the center of the circle
B) perpendicular to the car's velocity and away
from the center of the circle
Which graph best represents the magnitude of the C) parallel to the car's velocity and in the same
centripetal acceleration of point S as a function of direction as the velocity
time? D) parallel to the car's velocity and in the opposite
direction as the velocity
A)
66. If the magnitude of the gravitational force of Earth
on the Moon is F, the magnitude of the gravitational
force of the Moon on Earth is
A) smaller than F B) larger than F
B) C) equal to F
67. In which situation is the net force on the object equal
to zero?
A) a satellite moving at constant speed around
Earth in a circular orbit
C) B) an automobile braking to a stop
C) a bicycle moving at constant speed on a
straight, level road
D) a pitched baseball being hit by a bat
68. The diagram below shows a 5.0-kilogram bucket of
D) water being swung in a horizontal circle of
0.70-meter radius at a constant speed of 2.0 meters
per second.

64. A 50.0-kilogram object in outer space is attracted to

a nearby planet with a net force of 400. Newtons.
What is the magnitude of the object's acceleration?
A) 8.00 m/s 2 B) 9.81 m/s 2
C) 78.4 m/s 2 D) 2,000 m/s 2

The magnitude of the centripetal force on the bucket

of water is approximately
A) 5.7 N B) 14 N
C) 29 N D) 200 N
69. Which object is in equilibrium?
A) Earth orbiting the Sun
B) a thrown baseball at its highest point above the
ground
C) a car moving at a constant speed in a
straight line
D) a bicycle skidding to a stop in a straight line
70. A 2.0-kilogram body is initially traveling at a
velocity of 40. meters per second east. If a constant
force of 10. newtons due east is applied to the body
for 5.0 seconds, the final speed of the body is
A) 15 m/s B) 25 m/s
C) 65 m/s D) 130 m/s
71. The diagram below shows the elliptical orbit of a
comet around the Sun

The magnitude of the centripetal acceleration of the

comet is greatest at point
A) A B) B C) C D) D
72. What is the magnitude of the force needed to keep a
60.-newton rubber block moving across level, dry
asphalt in a straight line at a constant speed of 2.0
meters per second?
A) 40. N B) 51 N
C) 60. N D) 120 N
73. Which object has the greatest inertia?
A) a 0.010-kg bullet traveling at 90. m/s
B) a 30.-kg child traveling at 10. m/s on her bike
C) a 490-kg elephant walking with a speed of 1.0
m/s
D) a 1500-kg car at rest in a parking lot
74. Which graph best represents the motion of an object in equilibrium?
A) B)

C) D)

75. If a 30-Newton force is required to accelerate a 78. Gravitational force exists between point objects
2-kilogram object at 10 meters per second 2, over a and separated by distance . If the mass of is
level floor, then the magnitude of the frictional force doubled and distance is tripled, what is the new
acting on the object is gravitational force between and ?
A) 0 N B) 10 N C) 20 N D) 30 N A)
76. Which statement describes the gravitational force
B)
and the electrostatic force between two charged
particles? C)
A) The gravitational force may be either attractive D)
or repulsive, whereas the electrostatic force
must be attractive. 79. An 80-kilogram skier slides on waxed skis along a
B) The gravitational force must be attractive, horizontal surface of snow at constant velocity while
whereas the electrostatic force may be either pushing with his poles. What is the horizontal force
attractive or repulsive. pushing him forward?
C) Both forces may be either attractive or
repulsive A) 0.05 N B) 0.4 N
D) Both forces must be attractive. C) 40 N D) 4N

77. A person weighing 785 newtons on the surface of 80. An 8.0-newton wooden block slides across a
Earth would weigh 298 newtons on the surface of horizontal wooden floor at constant velocity. What is
Mars. What is the magnitude of the gravitational the magnitude of the force of kinetic friction
field strength on the surface of Mars? between the block and the floor?

A) 2.63 N/kg B) 3.72 N/kg A) 2.4 N B) 3.4 N C) 8.0 N D) 27 N

C) 6.09 N/kg D) 9.81 N/kg 81. A test booklet is sitting at rest on a desk. Compared
to the magnitude of the force of the booklet on the
desk, the magnitude of the force of the desk on the
booklet is
A) less B) greater
C) the same
82. Three forces act on a box on an inclined plane as 87. A high school physics student is sitting in a seat
shown in the diagram below. [Vectors are not drawn reading this question. The magnitude of the force
to scale.] with which the seat is pushing up on the student to
support him is closest to
A) 0 N B) 60 N
C) 600 N D) 6,000 N
88. The diagram below shows a student applying a
10.-newton force to slide a piece of wood at constant
speed across a horizontal surface. After the wood is
cut in half, one piece is placed on top of the other, as
shown.

If the box is at rest, the net force acting on it is equal

to
A) the weight B) the normal force What is the magnitude of the force, F, required to
C) friction D) zero slide the stacked wood at constant speed across the
surface?
83. The magnitude of the centripetal force acting on an
object traveling in a horizontal, circular path will A) 40 N B) 20 N C) 10 N D) 5.0 N
decrease if the
89. The diagram below represents a block sliding down
A) radius of the path is increased an incline.
B) mass of the object is increased
C) direction of motion of the object is reversed
D) speed of the object is increased
84. Two objects of equal mass are a fixed distance apart.
If the mass of each object could be tripled, the
gravitational force between the objects would
Which vector best represents the frictional force
A) decrease by one-third acting on the block?
B) triple
A) A B) B C) C D) D
C) decrease by one-ninth
D) increase 9 times 90. As a meteor moves from a distance of 16 Earth radii
to a distance of 2 Earth radii from the center of
85. What is the magnitude of the gravitational force of Earth, the magnitude of the gravitational force
attraction between two 0.425-kilogram soccer between the meteor and Earth becomes
balls when the distance between their centers is
0.500 meter? A) as great B) 8 times as great
C) 64 times as great D) 4 times as great
A) B)
C) D)
86. What is the magnitude of the gravitational force
between an electron and a proton separated by a
distance of 1.0 × 10–10 meter?
A) 1.0 × 10 –47 N B) 1.5 × 10 –46 N
C) 1.0 × 10 –37 N D) 1.5 × 10 –36 N
91. A satellite is moving at constant speed in a circular 93. Which graph represents the relationship between the
orbit about the Earth, as shown in the diagram magnitude of the gravitational force exerted by Earth
below. on a spacecraft and the distance between the center
of the spacecraft and center of Earth? [Assume
constant mass for the spacecraft.]
A)

The net force acting on the satellite is directed

toward point
A) A B) B C) C D) D
92. A book weighing 20. Newtons slides at constant B)
velocity down a ramp inclined 30.° to the horizontal
as shown in the diagram below.

C)

What is the force of friction between the book and

the ramp?
A) 10. N up the ramp
B) 17 N up the ramp D)
C) 10. N down the ramp
D) 17 N down the ramp

94. Two similar metal spheres, A and B, have charges of

+2.0 × 10 –6 coulomb and +1.0 × 10 –6 coulomb,
respectively, as shown in the diagram below.

The magnitude of the electrostatic force on A due to

B is 2.4 newtons. What is the magnitude of the
electrostatic force on B due to A?
A) 1.2 N B) 2.4 N C) 4.8 N D) 9.6 N
95. Two objects of fixed mass are moved apart so that 99. The force required to start an object sliding across a
they are separated by three times their original uniform horizontal surface is larger than the force
distance. Compared to the original gravitational required to keep the object sliding at a constant
force between them, the new gravitational force is velocity. The magnitudes of the required forces are
different in these situations because the force of
A) one-third as great
kinetic friction
B) one-ninth as great
C) three times greater A) is greater than the force of static friction
D) nine times greater B) is less than the force of static friction
C) increases as the speed of the object relative to
96. A 100.-kilogram cart accelerates at 0.50 meter per
the surface increases
second squared west as a horse exerts a force of 60.
D) decreases as the speed of the object relative to
newtons west on the cart. What is the magnitude of
the surface increases
the force that the cart exerts on the horse?
A) 10. N B) 50. N
C) 60. N D) 110 N
97. The diagram below represents a roller coaster car
traveling counterclockwise in a vertical circle.

When the car is in the position shown, what are the

directions of the centripetal force acting on the car
and the velocity of the car?
A) The centripetal force is directed to the right
and the velocity is directed downward.
B) The centripetal force is directed downward and
the velocity is directed to the right.
C) The centripetal force and velocity are both
directed to the right.
D) The centripetal force and velocity are both
directed downward.
98. A 60.-kilogram physics student would weigh 1560
newtons on the surface of planet X. What is the
magnitude of the acceleration due to gravity on the
surface of planet X?
A) 0.038 m/s 2 B) 6.1 m/s 2
C) 9.8 m/s 2 D) 26 m/s 2
100. A 100.0-kilogram boy and a 50.0-kilogram girl, each holding a spring scale, pull against each other
as shown in the diagram below.

The graph below shows the relationship between the magnitude of the force that the boy applies on
his spring scale and time.

Which graph best represents the relationship between the magnitude of the force that the girl applies
on her spring scale and time?
 A) B)

C) D)

Base your answers to questions 101 and 102 on the 102. Which statement best describes the block's
information and diagram below. movement as the platform rotates?
A) Its velocity is directed tangent to the
The diagram shows a student seated on a
circular path, with an inward acceleration.
rotating circular platform, holding a 2.0-kilogram
B) Its velocity is directed tangent to the circular
block with a spring scale. The block is 1.2 meters
path, with an outward acceleration.
from the center of the platform. The block has a
constant speed of 8.0 meters per second. C) Its velocity is directed perpendicular to the
[Frictional forces on the block are negligible.] circular path, with an inward acceleration.
D) Its velocity is directed perpendicular to the
circular path, with an outward acceleration.

103. The greatest increase in the inertia of an object

would be produced by increasing the
A) mass of the object from 1.0 kg to 2.0 kg
B) net force applied to the object from 1.0 N to
2.0 N
C) time that a net force is applied to the object
from 1.0 s to 2.0 s
D) speed of the object from 1.0 m/s to 2.0 m/s
101. The reading on the spring scale is approximately
A) 20. N B) 53 N
C) 110 N D) 130 N
104. In the diagram below, a 10.-kilogram block is at 107. A 600.-newton student pushes on a vertical wall for
rest on a plane inclined at 15° to the horizontal. 20.0 seconds with a constant force having a
magnitude of 100. newtons. What is the magnitude
of the force that the wall exerts on the student?
A) 0.00 N B) 5.00 N
C) 100 N D) 600 N
108. On the surface of planet X, a body with a mass of
As the angle of the incline is increased to 30.°, the
10. kilograms weighs 40. newtons. The magnitude
mass of the block will
of the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of
A) decrease B) increase planet X is
C) remain the same
A) 4.0 x 10 3 m/s 2 B) 4.0 x 10 2 m/s 2
Base your answers to questions 105 and 106 on the C) 9.8 m/s 2 D) 4.0 m/s 2
information and diagram below.
109. The diagram below shows a compressed spring
between two carts initially at rest on a horizontal,
A 4.0-kilogram model airplane travels in a
frictionless surface. Cart A has a mass of 2
horizontal circular path of radius 12 meters at a
kilograms and cart B has a mass of 1 kilogram. A
constant speed of 6.0 meters per second.
string holds the carts together

The string is cut and the carts move apart.

Compared to the magnitude of the force the spring
exerts on cart A, the magnitude of the force the
spring exerts on cart B is
A) the same
105. What is the magnitude of the centripetal B) half as great
acceleration of the airplane? C) twice as great
D) four times as great
A) 0.50 m/s 2 B) 2.0 m/s 2
C) 3.0 m/s 2 D) 12 m/s 2
106. If the speed of the airplane is doubled and the
radius of the path remains unchanged, the
magnitude of the centripetal force acting on the
airplane will be
A) half as much
B) twice as much
C) one-fourth as much
D) four times as much
110. Which graph represents the relationship between the magnitude of the gravitational force, Fg,
between two masses and the distance, r, between the centers of the masses?
A) B)

C) D)

111. One example of a force doing work is the force 113. Which graph represents the relationship between
exerted by the mass of an object and its distance from the
Earth's surface?
A) Earth on a high diver falling toward a pool
from a platform above A)
B) a hook on an engine held stationary above a
car
C) a frictionless horizontal air hockey table on a
puck moving across the table at a constant
velocity
B)
D) a weightlifter on a barbell he holds motionless
over his head
112. A 1.0 x 102-kilogram box rests on the bed of a truck
that is accelerating at 2.0 meters per second2. What
is the magnitude of the force of friction on the box
as it moves with the truck without slipping? C)
A) 1.0 x 10 3 N B) 2.0 x 10 2 N
C) 5.0 x 10 2 N D) 0.0 N

D)
114. The diagram below represents a 0.40-kilogram 116. A gravitational force of magnitude F exists between
stone attached to a string. The stone is moving at a Earth and a satellite on Earth's surface. The satellite
constant speed of 4.0 meters per second in a is sent into orbit at a distance of three Earth radii
horizontal circle having a radius of 0.80 meter. above Earth's surface, as shown in the diagram
below.

The magnitude of the centripetal acceleration of the

stone is
A) 0.0 m/s 2 B) 2.0 m/s 2
C) 5.0 m/s 2 D) 20. m/s 2
115. Base your answer to the following question on the What is the magnitude of the gravitational force
information and diagram below. between Earth and the satellite when the satellite is
in orbit?
An athlete in a hammer-throw event swings a
7.0-kilogram hammer in a horizontal circle at a A) 1/ 16 F B) 1/ 9 F
constant speed of 12 meter per second. The C) 3F D) 4F
radius of the hammer's path is 2.0 meters 117. Which property of an object must double in order
to double its weight?
A) kinetic energy B) mass
C) momentum D) velocity
118. A rubber block weighing 60. newtons is resting on
a horizontal surface of dry asphalt. What is
magnitude of the minimum force needed to start the
rubber block moving across the dry asphalt?
A) 32 N B) 40 N C) 51 N D) 60 N

What is the magnitude of the centripetal

acceleration of the hammer?
A) 6.0 m/s 2 B) 24 m/s 2
C) 72 m/s 2 D) 500 m/s 2
 Base your answers to questions 119 and 120 on
the information and diagram below.
A 1.00 × 103 -kilogram car is driven clockwise
around a flat circular track of radius 25.0 meters. The
speed of the car is a constant 5.00 meters per second.

119. Which factor, when doubled, would produce the

greatest change in the centripetal force acting on
the car?
A) mass of the car
B) radius of the track
C) velocity of the car
D) weight of the car
120. What minimum friction force must exist between the tires and the road to prevent the car from
skidding as it rounds the curve?
A) 1.25 × 10 5 N B) 9.80 × 10 4 N C) 5.00 × 10 3 N D) 1.00 × 10 3 N

121. A constant unbalanced force is applied to an object for a period of time. Which graph best represents
the acceleration of the object as a function of elapsed time?
A) B)

C) D)
122. The diagram below shows a 4.0-kilogram object 126. As shown in the diagram below, an inflated balloon
accelerating at 10. meters per second 2 on a rough released from rest moves horizontally with velocity
horizontal surface. v.

The velocity of the balloon is most likely caused by

A) action-reaction
What is the magnitude of the frictional force Ff B) centripetal force
acting on the object? C) gravitational attraction
D) rolling friction
A) 5.0 N B) 10. N
C) 20. N D) 40. N
123. The magnitude of the gravitational force between
two objects is 20. Newtons. If the mass of each
object were doubled, the magnitude of the
gravitational force between the objects would be
A) 5.0 N B) 10. N
C) 20. N D) 80 N
124. A student uses a string to whirl a 0.25-kilogram
mass in a horizontal circular path that has a
0.80-meter radius. If the magnitude of the
centripetal force exerted on the mass with the string
is 25 newtons, the speed of the mass is
A) 2.8 m/s B) 8.9 m/s
C) 11 m/s D) 80. m/s
125. A 1.2 × 103-kilogram automobile in motion strikes
a 1.0 × 10–4-kilogram insect. As a result, the insect
is accelerated at a rate of 1.0 × 10 2 meters per
second 2. What is the magnitude of the force the
insect exerts on the car?
A) 1.0 × 10 –2 N B) 1.2 × 10 –2 N
C) 1.0 × 10 1 N D) 1.2 × 10 3 N
127. A 5.0-kilogram box is sliding across a level floor. The box is acted upon by a force of 27 newtons
east and a frictional force of 17 newtons west. What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the box?
A) 0.50 m/s 2 B) 2.0 m/s 2 C) 8.8 m/s 2 D) 10. m/s 2
128. The diagram below shows an object moving 130. Jill is pulling a 200. Newton sled through the snow
counterclockwise around a horizontal, circular at constant velocity using a horizontal force of 10.
track. Newtons. What is the kinetic coefficient of friction
of the sled on the snow?
A) 0.02 B) 0.05 C) 0.20 D) 20
131. On the surface of Earth, a spacecraft has a mass of
2.00 x 10 4 kilograms. What is the mass of the
spacecraft at a distance of one Earth radius above
Earth's surface?
A) 5.00 × 10 3 kg B) 2.00 × 10 4 kg
C) 4.90 × 10 4 kg D) 1.96 × 10 5 kg
Which diagram represents the direction of both the
object's velocity and the centripetal force acting on 132. Two metal spheres, A and B, possess charges of 1.0
the object when it is in the position shown? microcoulomb and 2.0 microcoulombs,
respectively. In the diagram below, arrow F
A) represents the electrostatic force exerted on sphere
B by sphere A.

B)
Which arrow represents the magnitude and
direction of the electrostatic force exerted on sphere
A by sphere B?

C) A) B)

C) D)

133. Base your answer to the following question on the

D) information below.

A 2.0 × 103-kilogram car travels at a constant

speed of 12 meters per second around a circular
curve of radius 30. meters.
As the car goes around the curve, the centripetal
129. Centripetal force Fc acts on a car going around a
force is directed
curve. If the speed of the car were twice as great,
the magnitude of the centripetal force necessary to A) toward the center of the circular curve
keep the car moving in the same path would be B) away from the center of the circular curve
A) B) C) D) C) tangent to the curve in the direction of motion
D) tangent to the curve opposite the direction of
motion
134. The diagram below represents a 2.0-kilogram toy car moving at a constant speed of 3.0 meters per
second counterclockwise in a circular path with a radius of 2.0 meters.

At the instant shown in the diagram, the centripetal force acting on the car is
A) 4.5 N north B) 4.5 N west C) 9.0 N north D) 9.0 N west
 Answer Key
Forces Worksheet

1. D 36. C 71. A 106. D

2. B 37. A 72. A 107. C
3. B 38. A 73. D 108. D
4. B 39. B 74. A 109. A
5. C 40. D 75. B 110. D
6. D 41. C 76. B 111. A
7. B 42. B 77. B 112. B
8. D 43. A 78. A 113. A
9. A 44. B 79. C 114. D
10. C 45. D 80. A 115. C
11. C 46. C 81. C 116. A
12. A 47. B 82. D 117. B
13. C 48. C 83. A 118. C
14. D 49. C 84. D 119. C
15. C 50. B 85. B 120. D
16. D 51. C 86. A 121. D
17. C 52. C 87. C 122. B
18. D 53. A 88. C 123. D
19. A 54. D 89. B 124. B
20. D 55. C 90. C 125. A
21. D 56. D 91. B 126. A
22. D 57. D 92. A 127. B
23. D 58. D 93. D 128. B
24. B 59. B 94. B 129. D
25. C 60. B 95. B 130. B
26. A 61. D 96. C 131. B
27. B 62. C 97. A 132. A
28. A 63. B 98. D 133. A
29. D 64. A 99. B 134. D
30. B 65. A 100. A
31. B 66. C 101. C
32. B 67. C 102. A
33. A 68. C 103. A
34. B 69. C 104. C
35. B 70. C 105. C