Physics Pre-Test
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Newton’s 1st Law of motion applies
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2. To objects that are
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3. To objects that are
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A golf ball and a bowling ball are
moving at the same velocity. Which
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1. The golf ball because it has less
mass
2. The bowling ball because it has
more mass
3. They both have the same
momentum because they have
the same velocity
4. There is no way to know
without additional information
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If a tennis ball, solid rubber ball and
solid steel ball were dropped from the
same height at the same time, which
would hit the ground first?
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Orbital motion is a combination of
forward motion and
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1. Frictional resistance
2. Free fall
3. Horizontal
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4. weightlessness
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According to Newton’s 1st law of
motion, a moving object that is not
acted on by an unbalanced force will
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2. Eventually come to
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3. Transfer its energy
to another object
4. Accelerate in the
absence of friction
All objects accelerate toward the Earth
at a rate of 9.8 m/s2. This means that
for every second that an object falls,
its downward velocity
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A ball is dropped from a rooftop.
What is the ball’s velocity after 3 sec?
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The amount of air resistance acting on
an object depends on the object’s
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Mass and weight
Density and mass
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Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion states
that and object’s acceleration
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force acting on it increases
2. Decreases as its mass decreases and as the
force acting on in increases
3. Increases as its mass increases and as the
force acting on it increases
4. Decreases as its mass increases and as the
force acting on it increases
Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion states that
whenever one object exerts a force on
a second object
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1. The second object exerts an equal and
opposite force on a third object
2. The first object is unaffected by that force
3. The second object exerts and equal and
opposite force on the first object
4. The second object exerts a less powerful force
on the first object
Which of the following will have the
greatest air resistance?
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1. An acorn
2. A crumpled up
sheet of paper
3. A flat sheet of
notebook paper
4. An apple
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When you bump into someone
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momentum
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