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    1) The document appears to be a physics test containing multiple choice and short answer questions about forces, Newton's laws of motion, momentum, and Hooke's law. 2) Questions cover topics like types of forces involved in different situations, the differences between mass and weight, calculating weight and mass on different planets, Hooke's law, proportional limit, momentum problems using p=mv, and Newton's three laws of motion. 3) Students are asked to identify action and reaction forces for examples and explain Newton's laws in their own words.

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    FORM 3 PHYSICS TEST


    1) Complete the table below:
    Situation Type of Force Involved
    Dust collecting on a television screen
    The interaction of protons in the centre of an atom
    The Moon in orbit around the Earth
    The contact between car tyres and the road produces heat
    A refrigerator magnet sticks to iron or steel

    2) a) State three differences between mass and weight.


    Mass Weight

    b) A spacecraft of mass 6000kg lifts off the surface of Jupiter.


    g=25 Nkg-1 on Jupiter g=10 Nkg-1 on Earth

    i) What is the weight of the craft on Jupiter?


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    ii) What is the mass of the craft on Earth?


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    3) a) State Hooke’s Law
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    b) What is the proportional limit (sometimes called the elastic limit)?


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    c) The diagram shows an elastic spring with a 100g metal slug attached to it.

    If the original length of the spring was 7cm, what would be its length if a 300g 10cm
    mass were attached to it?

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    4) a) i) Newton’s first law says that an object that is at __________________, will stay at
    ___________________, and an object that IS MOVING will keep moving with constant
    ___________________________________________, unless a _________________________
    force acts on that object.

    ii) What is inertia?


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    iii) Which of the following has more inertia? A) Bowling ball or B) Tennis ball

    b) i) Newton’s second law says that when a __________________ force is applied to an object, it
    causes the _________________________ to change.
    The rate of change of momentum is ________________________ to the force applied and takes
    place in ___________________ of the force.

    ii) The equation that is used to solve momentum problems is p = mv. What do each of the
    variables mean?

    Symbol Quantity Unit


    p
    m
    v

    c) i) Newton’s third law says that if body A exerts a _____________ on body B, then body B will
    exert an ______________ and ______________ force on body A.

    ii) Listed below are ACTION forces. State the REACTION force and its direction.
    Action Reaction
    Your bottom pushing downwards on your desk
    seat

    A bat hitting a baseball forward.

    Your finger pressing down on your phone screen


    while texting

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