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Forces Unit Test 11B B

This document contains a physics test on forces and motion. It includes 15 multiple choice questions testing concepts such as: calculating forces, coefficients of friction, spring constants, motion with friction, and maximum static friction. It also includes 5 short answer questions involving calculating forces, acceleration, time, and drawing a free body diagram for a sliding curling stone.

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Forces Unit Test 11B B

This document contains a physics test on forces and motion. It includes 15 multiple choice questions testing concepts such as: calculating forces, coefficients of friction, spring constants, motion with friction, and maximum static friction. It also includes 5 short answer questions involving calculating forces, acceleration, time, and drawing a free body diagram for a sliding curling stone.

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Name: _______________________ Physics 11 B Forces Unit Test b Block: ______ /20

m
Σ⃗
F =⃗
F Net =m ⃗a F g=m⃗g
⃗ F s=−k ⃗x
⃗ F f =μ ⃗
⃗ Fn ⃗g=−9.80
s2

∆ d⃗ 1 1
V ave =
⃗ V f =⃗
⃗ V i + a⃗ t ∆ ⃗d = ( ⃗
V +V
⃗i) t V i t + a⃗ t 2
∆ ⃗d =⃗ V 2f =V
⃗ ⃗2i +2 ⃗a ∆ ⃗d
∆t 2 f 2

Part A: Multiple Choice: Fill in the correct bubble on the bubble sheet provided.

1. A boy exerts a 36.0 N horizontal force as he pulls a 52.0 N sled across a cement sidewalk at constant speed.
What is the coefficient of kinetic friction between the sidewalk and the metal sled runners?
a. 1.44
b. 0.07
c. 6.79
d. 0.69

2. Suppose the sled from question 1 now runs on packed snow. The coefficient of friction is now only 0.12. If
a person weighing 650.0 N sits on the sled, what force is needed to pull the sled across the snow at constant
speed?
a. 6.24 N
b. 84.2 N
c. 78.0 N
d. 53.2 N

3. A football player with a mass of 86 kg, dives into the end zone and is slowed by the grass after he hits the
ground by a force of friction of 580 N. What is µ between the player and the grass?
a. 0.69
b. 0.89
c. 0.32
d. 6.70

Use the following information to answer problems 4-5


A spring is hung vertically from the ceiling and a mass of 100 grams is attached to the end. It stretches the
spring 0.10 m.
4. What is the value of the spring constant?
a. 0.098 N/m
b. 9.8 N/m
c. 9.8 m/s2
d. 980 N/m
5. If a mass of 250 grams is hung from the spring, what will be the magnitude of the distortion?
a. 0.10 m
b. 0.35 m
c. 0.25 m
d. -0.25 m

6. Two teams of maple leaf students pull of opposite ends of a bungee cord. Each team pulls with a force of
450 N, if the bungee cord has a spring constant of 45.0 N/m and an undistorted length of 15.5 m, what will
be the distorted length of the bungee cord?
a. 35.5 m
b. 10.0 m
c. 20.0 m
d. 25.5 m

7. A 60 kg box on a horizontal surface is attached to a spring that is attached to the wall. The spring has a
spring constant of 9.80 N/m and can be stretched a maximum of 0.60 m with the box, so that the box doesn’t
move. What is the coefficient of static friction between the box and the surface?
a. 1.0
b. 0.01
c. 0.098
d. 0.10

8. The force needed to start an object moving is more than the force needed to keep an object moving.

a. True b. False

9. The normal force on an object is always equal to its mass times the acceleration of gravity.

a. True b. False

Use the following information to solve problems 10-11


A 125 kg block of wood falls off of the back of a truck that is traveling at 26.5 m/s. It lands flat on the road and skids
to a stop in 122 m. Assuming acceleration is constant.
10. What is coefficient of kinetic friction?
a. 0.59
b. 5.76
c. 2.88
d. 0.29

11. How long does it take for the block to come to rest?
a. 9.2 s
b. 12.2 s
c. 2.3 s
d. 4.6 s
12. You want to hold a 2.0 kg block to hold against a wall using friction, so that it doesn’t slide downward? How much
force do you need to push it against the wall with if s = 0.55?
a. 17.8 N
b. 10.8 N Force
c. 35.6 N
d. Not enough information to solve

Use the following information to solve problems 13-14


A 6.00 kg box is sliding across the horizontal floor of an elevator. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the box
and the floor is 0.360 and the elevator is accelerating at 2.0 m/s 2.
13. What is the normal force acting on the block?
a. 21.2 N
b. 70.8 N
c. 58.8 N
d. 46.8 N

14. What is magnitude of the force of kinetic friction between the block and the floor?
a. 25.5 N
b. 7.63 N
c. 16.8 N
d. 21.2 N

15. A cup of coffee is sitting on a table in a train that is moving with a constant velocity. The coefficient of
static friction between the cup and the table is 0.30. Suddenly, the train accelerates. What is the maximum
acceleration that the train can have without the cup sliding backward on the table?
a. 2.94 m/s2
b. 1.36 m/s2
c. 9.80 m/s2
d. Not enough information to solve.
Bubble Sheet b
A B C D A B C D A B C D
1. Ο Ο Ο Ο 6. Ο Ο Ο Ο 11. Ο Ο Ο Ο
2. Ο Ο Ο Ο 7. Ο Ο Ο Ο 12. Ο Ο Ο Ο
3. Ο Ο Ο Ο 8. Ο Ο Ο Ο 13. Ο Ο Ο Ο
4. Ο Ο Ο Ο 9. Ο Ο Ο Ο 14. Ο Ο Ο Ο
5. Ο Ο Ο Ο 10. Ο Ο Ο Ο 15. Ο Ο Ο Ο

Part B: Short Answer: Show all work and equations for full marks.

A 15.0 kg curling stone is slid over a horizontal ice curling rink with an initial
velocity of 3.2 m/s. The coefficient for rock on ice is 0.08
1. Draw the proper free-body diagram on the curling stone below. (1 mark)

2. Calculate the normal force acting on the stone? 3. What will be the acceleration of the rock?
(1 mark) (1 mark)

4. Calculate the magnitude of the force of friction


acting on the block. (1 marks) 5. How long will the rock travel before it’s
velocity is half the original velocity? (1 mark)

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