Which of the following objects has the greatest inertia?
A locomotive of mass 2,000 kg moving at 30 m/s
A car of mass 1,000 kg moving at 50 m/s
A runner of mass 70 kg moving at 30 m/s
A ball of mass 0.1 kg moving at 50 m/s
Standing on tiptoes represents a:
Class 2 lever
Class 1 lever
Class 3 lever
not a lever at all
Passengers in a bus lurching forward when it brakes suddenly is explained by:
Newton's Third Law
the law of gravitation
Newton's Second Law
Newton's First Law
In a perfectly inelastic collision between a moving body and a stationary one of equal mass, the speed of each after the collision is:
double the speed of the moving body before collision
half the speed of the moving body before the collision
the same speed as the moving body before the collision
zero immediately after the collision occurs
An airbag reduces the impact force on the driver by:
reducing the driver's mass during the collision
increasing the driver's speed just before impact
increasing the time of velocity change
stopping the car immediately upon collision
A lever is a:
rigid rod that rotates about a fixed point
rod with complex internal gears and teeth
flexible rod that bends easily under heavy load
movable rod that works freely without any fulcrum
A tennis racket is an example of a:
A Class 2 lever always provides mechanical advantage because:
the fulcrum is located exactly in the middle
the effort force and load force are always equal
the effort arm is always longer than the load arm
the load arm is always longer than the effort arm
The bicep muscle (forearm) in the human body represents a:
The mechanical advantage (M.A.) of a lever equals:
effort ÷ load
effort + load
effort × load
load ÷ effort
Two forces of 30 N and 20 N act on a body along the same line of action in opposite directions. The resultant force equals:
50 N
0 N
25 N
10 N
A Class 3 lever does not provide mechanical advantage, but it:
increases the amount of applied force significantly
reduces the total distance that the load travels
increases speed and extends the range of motion
only changes the direction of the applied force
Objects with greater mass have ______ inertia:
the same inertia as smaller objects
smaller inertia than lighter objects
mass has no relation to inertia at all
greater
If a force F acts on a body of mass m and gives it an acceleration a, what happens to the acceleration if the force is doubled while the mass stays the same?
a/2
a
4a
2a
Newton's Second Law is expressed by the equation:
F = m + a
F = m / a
F = m × a
F = a / m
Increasing the length of the effort arm in a lever leads to:
reducing the force needed to lift the same load
having no effect on the required lifting force
increasing the amount of force needed to lift the load
automatically reducing the length of the load arm
A resultant force of 1 N acts on a body of mass 1 kg. The acceleration produced is:
0.1 m/s²
1 m/s²
10 m/s²
100 m/s²
Cruise Control in cars makes the forces acting on the car:
balanced
multiplied
unbalanced
zero
Two forces of 20 N act on a body in the same direction. The resultant force equals:
40 N
20 N
When balanced forces act on a stationary body, the body:
remains stationary
accelerates
moves slowly
stops suddenly
A person jumps from the front of a small boat and the boat moves backward. This is explained by:
In a Class 2 lever, the fulcrum is located:
outside the lever and does not affect motion
always in the middle between effort and load
at one end of the lever, with the load between the fulcrum and the effort
between the effort and the load, with the effort between them
The law that explains how a rocket is launched in the direction opposite to the ejected burning gases is:
The Law of Universal Gravitation
A weight of 20 N is hung 15 cm to the right of the fulcrum, and a weight of 30 N is hung to the left at distance x. The value of x equals:
15 cm
20 cm
30 cm
10 cm
Pliers are an example of a:
In an air-hockey experiment, the puck continues to move a long distance because:
the puck is very heavy and has high inertia
friction between the puck and the table is reduced by the air layer
there is no gravity acting on the puck
the applied force increases steadily with time
A drone (unmanned aerial vehicle) moves upward because:
the motors pull air upward in a direct manner
gravity is reversed and points upward instead
the drone is lighter than the surrounding air
the downward push of air is matched by the air pushing the drone upward
A uniform metal rod AB, length 60 cm and weight 5 N, rotates about point A. A newton meter is attached at end B to balance the rod horizontally. What is the newton meter reading?
5 N
8 N
2.5 N
What is the magnitude of the resultant force needed to move a car of mass 1,200 kg with an acceleration of 3 m/s²?
3,600 N
3,000 N
400 N
1,200 N
Inertia is the property of bodies to:
resist any change in their state of motion
generate their own force
change their speed quickly
stop automatically
When the electric current to a rotating fan is cut off, its blades continue to spin for a while due to
magnetism
inertia
gravity
air friction
A cargo cart accelerates less when it is:
empty with the same applied force
heavily loaded with the same applied force
empty with a greater applied force
loaded with a greater applied force
A wheelbarrow is an example of a:
Class 4 lever
According to Newton's Third Law, the action force and reaction force act on:
two different bodies
more than two different bodies
the same exact body
no at all physical body
A lever provides mechanical advantage (M.A. > 1) when:
both the effort arm and load arm are equal
the effort arm is longer than the load arm
the load arm is longer than the effort arm
there is no relation between the arms and MA
A tower crane (construction crane) belongs to:
compound machines
rotary machines
Class 1 simple levers
simple machines
A lever is in equilibrium when:
effort × effort arm = load × load arm
the effort moment is greater than the load moment
the effort equals the load in magnitude
the effort arm equals the load arm
A lemon squeezer is an example of a:
The seat belt in a car works according to Newton's:
First Law
Law of Universal Gravitation
Third Law
Second Law
When the mass of a moving body increases while the applied force remains constant, its acceleration:
decreases
increases
stays the same
becomes zero
The Flyboard (water-propelled hoverboard) works on the principle of:
balanced forces
action and reaction
universal gravitation
When unbalanced forces act on a stationary body, the body moves in:
the direction of the resultant force
a completely random direction with no pattern
the direction opposite to the force
it does not move at all from its position
The human head represents a:
A moving body collides with a stationary one of equal mass. The moving body stops and the stationary one moves at the same speed. This collision is:
has no type
semi-elastic
inelastic
elastic
The SI unit of force is:
m/s²
kg
N
J
Newton's First Law is also known as:
The law of inertia
The law of gravitation
The law of action and reaction
The law of acceleration
Which of the objects X, Y, and Z below is subject to a non-zero resultant force?
Z and Y only
X, Y, and Z
Y only
X only
In a Class 1 lever, the fulcrum is located:
outside the lever completely
between the effort and the load
at the point where the load is applied
at the point where the effort is applied
Simple machines are tools that:
facilitate work and reduce effort, or change the direction of force
generate mechanical energy directly from the surrounding air
multiply the total amount of energy in a closed system
work automatically without needing any external force
If a car has a mass of 1,000 kg and a driving force of 1,300 N acts on it (ignoring other forces), its acceleration equals:
1.3 m/s²
130 m/s²
0.13 m/s²
13 m/s²