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September 18th, 2014 | Chapter 1-10 | Happy Belated Birthday ~*

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1665952337Something may turn out to be right or wrong. If it is valid, there must be a test for proving it wrong. This some thing is a...hypothesis0
1665952338A theory is a synthesis of a large body of well tested knowledge in...science1
1665952339A man weighing 1000N stands at rest on two bathroom scales with his weight distributed evenly on both scales. The reading on each scale says...500N2
1665952340If no external forcers are acting on a moving object, it will continue moving at a ...constant velocity3
1665952341A ball is thrown upwards and returns to the same position. Compared with its original speed after release, its speed when it returns is about...the same4
1665952342Without friction, a large block of ice and a small block start sliding down an incline together, the heavier block will get to the bottom...at the same time as the lighter one5
1665952343Ten seconds after starting from rest, a car is moving at 40 m/s. What is the car's acceleration?4.0 m/s^26
1665952344A kilogram is a measure of an object'smass7
1665952345An 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 accelerationhalves8
1665952346The weight of a 1-kg mass at the Earth's surface is about10N9
1665952347While an object near the Earth's surface is in free fall, its velocityincreases10
1665952348A ball is thrown upwards from the surface of the earth at the speed 10m/s. It returns to the same position. How long does it stay in the air (neglect the air resistance)?2 seconds11
1665952349Whenever the net force on an object is zero, its acceleration iszero12
1665952350Two tennis balls fall through the air from a tall building. One of them is filled with lead pellets. In presence of air-resistance, the ball to reach the ground first is the ...lead filled ball13
1665952351Compared to a 1-kg block of solid iron, a 2-kg block of solid iron has twice as muchinertia, volume and mass14
1665952352The two measurements necessary for calculating average speed aredistance and time15
1665952353A player hits a ball with a bat. The action force is the impact of the bat against the ball. The reaction to this force is theforce that the ball exerts on the bat16
1665952354A 5 kg ball has a acceleration of 2 m/s2. The the magnitude of the force responsible for producing this acceleration is10N17
1665952355Which is the following is not a vector quantity?Mass18
1665952356A ball is thrown upwards and returns to the same position. Compared with its original speed after release, its speed when it returns is aboutthe same19
1665952357A sheet of paper can be withdrawn from under a container of milk without toppling it if the paper is jerked quickly. This best demonstrates that the milk carton hasinertia20
1665952358An object in mechanical equilibrium is an objectat rest, moving with constant velocity, and has no acceleration21
1665952359The force of friction on a sliding object is 10 N. The applied force needed to maintain a constant velocity is10N22
1665952360An object at rest near the surface of a distant planet starts to fall freely. If the acceleration due to gravity there is twice that of the Earth, its speed one second later would be20 m/s23
1665952361If an object moves with constant acceleration, its velocity mustchange by the same amount each second24
1665952362In each second of fall, the distance a freely falling object will fall isincreasing25
1665952363While a car travels around a circular track at a constant speed, itsacceleration, velocity, and inertia is NOT zero26
1665952364Disregarding air resistance, objects fall with constantacceleration27
1665952365Your weight is the ... attraction force between you and the earthgravitational28
1665952366The Newton(N) is a unit offorce29
1665952367If an object's mass is decreasing while a constant force is applied to the object, the accelerationincreases30
1665952368A 10-N falling object encounters 4 N of air resistance. The net force on the object is6N31
1665952369An apple at rest weighs 1 N. The net force on the apple when it is in free fall is1N32
1665952370f a non-rotating object has no acceleration, then we can say for certain that it isin mechanical equilibrium33
1665952371If the mass of an object does not change, a constant net force on the object produces constantvelocity and acceleration34
1665952372The mass of a pet turtle that weighs 10 N is1kg35
1665952373An object following a straight-line path at constant speed has zero...acceleration36
1665952374A rock is thrown vertically into the air. At the very top of its trajectory the net force on it isequal to its weight37
1665952375If more horizontal force is applied to a sliding object than is needed to maintain a constant velocitythe object accelerates in the direction of the applied force38
1665952376When a falling object has reached its terminal velocity, its acceleration iszero39
1665952377A skydiver jumps from a high-flying plane. As her velocity of fall increases, her accelerationdecreases40
1665952378A heavy rock and a light rock of the same size are falling through the air from a tall building. The one that encounters the greatest air resistance is theheavy rock41
1665952379A player catches a ball. Consider the action force to be the impact of the ball against the player's glove. The reaction to this force is theforce the glove exerts on the ball42
1665952380A person is attracted toward the center of Earth by a 500-N gravitational force. The Earth is attracted toward the person with a force of500N43
1665952381A car traveling at 100 km/hr strikes an unfortunate bug and splatters it. The force of impact isthe same for both44
1665952382It is correct to say that impulse is equal to the change in ... it producesmomentum45
1665952383A freight train rolls along a track with considerable momentum. If it rolls at the same speed but has twice as much mass, its momentum isdoubled46
1665952384Two objects have the same size and shape, but one is much heavier than the other. When they are dropped simultaneously from a tower, they reach the ground at the same time, but the heavier one has a greatermomentum47
1665952385Compared to falling on a stone floor, a wine glass may not break when it falls on a carpeted floor because the stopping time is ... on the carpetlonger48
1665952386A 4 kg ball has a momentum of 12 kg m/s. What is the ball's speed?3 m/s49
1665952387A heavy truck and a small car rolling down a hill at the same speed are forced to stop in the same amount of time. Compared to the force that stops the car, the force needed to stop the truck isgreater50
1665952388A 1-kg chunk of putty moving at 1 m/s collides with and sticks to a 5-kg bowling ball initially at rest. The bowling ball and putty then move with a momentum of1 m/s51
1665952389Two billiard balls having the same mass and speed roll toward each other. What is their combined momentum after they meet?052
1665952390If you push for a half hour or a whole hour against a stationary wallno work on the wall is done in either case.53
1665952391If an object is raised twice as high, its potential energy will be ... as muchtwice54
1665952392An object that has kinetic energy must bemoving55
1665952393An object may have potential energy because of itsposition56
1665952394When an automobile is braked to a stop, its kinetic energy is transformed toheat57
1665952395A ball rolling down an incline has its maximum kinetic energy at thebottom58
1665952396A block of ice sliding down an incline has its maximum speed at thebottom59
1665952397What task requires the most work; lifting a 50-kg sack 2 meters or lifting a 25- kg sack 4 metersboth are equal work60
1665952398A TV set is pushed a distance of 2 m with a force of 20 N. How much work is done on the set?40J61
1665952399Which has greater kinetic energy, a car traveling at 30 km/hr or a car of half the mass traveling at 60 km/hr?60 km/hr car62
1665952400A rock is thrown straight up from the surface of the Earth. Which one of the following statements describes the energy transformation of the rock as it rises? Neglect air resistance.The kinetic energy decreases and the potential energy increases63
1665952401A popular swinging-balls apparatus consists of an aligned row of identical elastic balls that are suspended by strings so they barely touch each other. When two balls are lifted from one end and released, they strike the row and two balls pop out from the other end. If instead one ball popped out with twice the speed of the two, this would be a violation of conservation ofenergy64
1665952402The center of mass of a human body is located at a point thatchanges as a person bends over65
1665952403The famous Leaning Tower of Pisa doesn't topple over because its center of gravity isabove the place of support66
1665952404A ring, a cylinder, and a solid sphere begin rolling down a hill together. Given that the rotational inertia of the solid sphere is the least and that of the ring is the most , the one to reach the bottom first is thesphere67
1665952405Toss a baseball bat into the air and it wobbles about itscenter of mass68
1665952406When a twirling ice skater brings her arms inward, her rotational speedincreases69
1665952407If the Earth had two identical moons in one circular orbit, and the moons were as far apart in that orbit as they could be, the center of gravity of the Earth-moons system would be atearth's center70
1665952408A baseball bat is balanced on a fulcrum. The center of gravity of the bat is locatedabove the fulcrum71
1665952409Inside a freely falling elevator, there would be no apparent ... for youweight72
1665952410According to Newton, the greater the masses of interacting objects, thegreater the gravitational force between them73
1665952411According to Newton, doubling the distance between two interacting objectsdivides by 4 the gravitational force between them74
1665952412Passengers in a high-flying jumbo jet feel their normal weight in flight, while passengers in the orbiting space shuttle do not. This is because passengers in the space shuttle arewithout support forces75
1665952413The reason the moon does not crash into the Earth is that themoon has a sufficient tangential speed76
1665952414According to Kepler's laws, the paths of planets about the sun areellipses77
1665952415A rock is thrown upward at 50 degrees with respect to the horizontal. As it rises, neglecting air drag, its vertical component of velocitydecreases78
1665952416An Earth satellite is simply a projectilefreely falling around earth79
1665952417An object is dropped and freely falls to the ground with an acceleration of 1 g. If it is thrown upward (neglecting air-resistance) at an angle instead, its acceleration will be1g downward80
1665952418An Earth satellite is in an elliptical orbit. The satellite travels fastest when it isnearest earth81
1665952419A bullet is fired horizontally from a gun. At the same time a similar bullet is dropped from the same height. The fired bullet will (neglect air-resistance) hit the ground ...at the same time as the dropped one82
1665952420The acceleration due to gravity actsdownward83
1665952421A golfer drives her golf ball from the tee down the fairway in a high arcing shot. When the ball is at the highest point of its fligh??84

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