Physics Quiz #2

1. Which of these is not a force?

A. Friction
B. Mass
C. Push
D. Gravity
2. Which of the following units is a
measurement of the force of
gravity acting upon an object?
A. Kilogram
B. Kilometer
C. Liter
D. Degrees Celsius
3. All examples are contact forces except ____
A. B.

C. D.
4. The force that eventually stops an
object from moving as it slides on
to a surface
A. Normal force
B. Applied force
C. Stable Force
D. Friction
5. What kind of force is exerted by
a chair when you sit on it.
A. Gravitational force
B. Applied force
C. Normal force
D. Friction
6. You found out that high tides occur
when the moon is at its closest point
to the earth. What force causes the
tide to rise?
A. Nuclear force
B. Gravitational force
C. Magnetic Force
D. Applied Force
7. Which of these are movements
showing applied force
A. B.

C. D.
 8. What is motion?
A. Change of position over time
B. How fast or slow an object is moving
C. The amount of force it takes to make an
object move
D. Opposing force when an object moves
through a surface
 9. What is the difference between a scalar and
vector quantity?
A. Scalar only measures with numbers, vector defines
quality
B. Scalar are negative numbers, vectors are positive
C. Scalar describes magnitude with numbers while
Vector describes magnitude and its direction.
D. Scalar measures numbers while vector measures
direction
10. The difference between
velocity and speed is that
A. Speed is a scalar, velocity is a vector
B. Speed is a vector, velocity is a scalar
C. Both are scalar quantities
D. Both are Vector quantities
11. Which of the describes
distance?
A.18 meters per minute
B.50 cm per second upwards
C.10 feet away to the right
D.900 kilometers southwest
12. You ran 20 meters to the north,
20 meters east, 20 meters south
& 20 meters west. What is your
total displacement?
A. 80 meters West B. 20 Meter East
C. 0 meters D. 40 Meters North
13. According to the
graph, how many
hours did it take for an
object to move 70
kilometers away from
its starting point?
A. 1 C. 4
B. 3 D. 5
14. The correct way to calculate
speed is _____
A. Distance ÷ Time
B. Time ÷ Distance
C. Distance X Time
D. Distance + Time
15- 16. If a car is moving at 40
kilometers per hour, how long is
the travel time if the destination is
520 kilometers? Solve for the
answer.
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No Choices found
17 – 18. A plane traveled for
2,000 miles in 16 hours.
What was the average
speed of the plane?
CALCULATORS ARE
FOR PUSSIES!!!
19 – 20. A snail is crawling at a rate of
5 cm per minute how far will the snail
get if it travels for 1 hour and 30
minutes?
Which of these gives both magnitude
and direction?
A. Speed
B. Distance
C. Weight
D. Acceleration