3 - Quiz - Forces

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1. A force of 100.0 N is applied to an object of mass 85.0 kg. What is the object's acceleration?

A. 1.18 m/s2
B. 2.49 m/s2
C. 4.91 m/s2
D. 9.81 m/s2
2. An 85.0-kg snowboarder slides down a frictionless slope inclined at an angle of 30. What is her
acceleration?
A. 1.18 m/s2
B. 2.49 m/s2
C. 4.91 m/s2
D. 9.81 m/s2
3. A package rests on the back seat of your car. The coefficient of friction between the seat and the
package is 0.24. Assuming you drive on a level road, what is the maximum acceleration your car can
have if the package is to remain in place relative to your back seat?
A. 1.0 m/s2
B. 2.4 m/s2
C. 3.0 m/s2
D. 3.5 m/s2
4. An elevator, with a total mass of 454 kg, accelerates downward at 3.51 m/s2. During this time, the
tension in the elevator cable is
A. 1594 N.
B. 2426 N.
C. 2860 N.
D. 3354 N.
E. 4454 N.
5. Two blocks, B1 and B2 with masses of 12.0 kg and 5.60 kg, respectively, are in contact with each other
on a frictionless horizontal surface. A purely horizontal force of 30.0 N is applied to B1, which in turn
pushes B2 and both blocks accelerate together uniformly. The net horizontal force acting on B2 is
A. 9.55 N.
B. 15.0 N.
C. 20.5 N.
D. 30.0 N.
E. 60.0 N.
6. A climber pulls on a rope that goes through a single pulley directly above him and then comes back
down to an attachment point on his belt. The climber has a mass of 65 kg. The force with which the
climber must pull on the rope in order to support himself on the rope is
A. 1275 N.
B. 638 N.
C. 319 N.
D. 1913 N.
E. 213 N.
7. In order to straighten a crooked tree, a rope is attached horizontally from the top of the tree to a nearby
building. A force of 600 N is applied downward at the center of rope. The angle between this downward
force and the rope going to the tree is 95 degrees, which is the same as the angle between the downward
force and the rope going to the building. The tension in the rope going to the tree is
A. 300 N.
B. 600 N.
C. 1200 N.
D. 3442 N.
E. 3658 N.
8. A 100-kg object rests on a level surface with a coefficient of friction (both static and kinetic) of 0.40. If
a 250 N force is applied, find the magnitude of the acceleration of the object.
A. 0 m/s2
B. 1.4 m/s2
C. 2.1 m/s2
D. 6.4 m/s2
9. A 100-kg object moves on a level surface with a coefficient of friction of 0.40. If the initial velocity is
15 m/s, how long will it take for it to come to rest?
A. 1.5 s
B. 3.8 s
C. 6.7 s
D. 37.5 s
10. A 1.23-kg box slides up an incline plane with a speed of 8.6 m/s. If the angle of the plane with respect to
the horizontal is 11 degrees and the coefficient of friction is 0.33, how long will it take for the box to
come to rest?
A. 1.7 s
B. 2.5 s
C. 2.7 s
D. 17 s
11. A 1.23-kg box slides down an incline plane with a speed of 8.6 m/s. If the angle of the plane with
respect to the horizontal is 11 degrees and the coefficient of friction is 0.33, how long will it take for the
box to come to rest?
A. 17 s
B. 6.6 s
C. 1.7 s
D. 4.2 s
12. A 2-kg block of ice slides frictionlessly down a plane inclined at 22 a distance of 2 m. What is the
normal force on the block of ice?
A. 3.0 N
B. 18.2 N
C. 7.3 N
D. 0 N
E. 39.2 N

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