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The maximum acceleration of a car while towing a second car twice its mass, compared to its acceleration with no car in tow, is


A) one fourth.
B) the same.
C) one half.
D) one third.
E) none of these

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The force exerted by the road on each tire of an accelerating car


A) is more than the combined force on all four tires on the road.
B) equals the combined force of all four tires on the road.
C) is less than the combined force of all four tires on the road.

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Compared to the mass of a certain object on Earth, the mass of the same object on the moon is


A) zero.
B) six times as much.
C) one sixth as much.
D) the same.

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An astronaut on another planet drops a 1-kg rock from rest and finds that it falls a vertical distance of 2.5 meters in one second. On this planet, the rock has a weight of


A) 1 N.
B) 2 N.
C) 3 N.
D) 4 N.
E) 5 N.

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A vehicle that weights 400 N on the surface of the Earth is traveling in outer space at a speed of 400 m/s . It can be stopped by applying a constant force of 20 N for


A) 2 seconds.
B) 400 seconds.
C) 4 seconds.
D) 800 seconds.
E) 80 seconds.

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A rock is thrown vertically into the air. At the very top of its trajectory the net force on it is


A) more than its weight.
B) almost equal to its weight.
C) less than its weight.

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Joe pushes Bill, who is asleep. Bill


A) pushes Joe immediately, but not as hard.
B) does not push even after he wakes up.
C) will inevitably push Joe when he wakes.
D) pushes Joe equally hard even without waking up.

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Which has zero acceleration? An object


A) in mechanical equilibrium.
B) at rest.
C) moving at constant velocity.
D) all of these
E) none of these

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A piece of rope is pulled by two people in a tug-of-war. Each pulls with 400 N of force. What is the tension in the rope?


A) zero
B) 800 N
C) 400 N
D) 600 N
E) none of these

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C

Suppose a particle is being accelerated through space by a 10-N force. Suddenly the particle encounters a second force of 10 N in the opposite direction from the first force. The particle with both forces acting on it


A) continues at the speed it had when it encountered the second force.
B) is brought to a rapid halt.
C) decelerates gradually to a halt.
D) theoretically tends to accelerate toward the speed of light.
E) none of these

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If less horizontal force is applied to a sliding object than is needed to maintain a constant velocity,


A) the object eventually slides to a stop.
B) the friction force increases.
C) the object accelerates in the direction of the applied force.
D) none of the above

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A ball is thrown vertically into the air. Because of air resistance, its time coming down compared to its time going up is


A) the same.
B) less.
C) more.

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An object is propelled along a straight-line path in space by a force. If the mass of the object somehow becomes twice as much, its acceleration


A) stays the same.
B) halves.
C) quadruples.
D) doubles.
E) none of these

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A 1000-kg automobile enters a freeway on-ramp at 20 m/s and accelerates uniformly up to 40 m/s in a time of 10 seconds. How far does the automobile travel during that time?


A) 400 m
B) 300 m
C) 200 m
D) 100 m
E) none of these

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B

The Earth pulls on the moon. Similarly the moon pulls on the Earth, evidence that


A) larger objects pull harder.
B) the earth is larger so its pull is larger.
C) the moon is smaller so its pull is smaller.
D) these two pulls comprise an action-reaction pair.

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As a ball falls, the action force is the pull of the Earth's mass on the ball. The reaction force is the


A) pull of the ball's mass on the Earth.
B) air resistance acting against the ball.
C) acceleration of the ball.
D) none of these

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A man weighing 800 N stands at rest on two bathroom scales so that his weight is distributed evenly over both scales. The reading on each scale is


A) 1600 N.
B) 800 N.
C) 400 N.
D) 200 N.
E) none of these

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An archer shoots an arrow. Consider the action force to be exerted by the bowstring against the arrow. The reaction to this force is the


A) arrow's push against the bowstring.
B) air resistance against the bow.
C) friction of the ground against the archer's feet.
D) combined weight of the arrow and bowstring.
E) grip of the archer's hand on the bow.

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A

Which has the greater mass?


A) an automobile battery
B) a king-size pillow
C) neither - both have the same

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A karate chop delivers a blow of 3000 N to a board that breaks. The force that acts on the hand during this event is


A) 1500 N.
B) zero.
C) 6000 N.
D) 3000 N.

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