Chapter 2

1 A woman tries to push a heavy box. The box remains stationary. Which answer best describes the
forces acting on the car?

A The weight of the box is balanced by the forward force of friction.

B All forces acting on the box are balanced.

C The forward force on the box is greater than the friction between the box and the floor.

D The forces acting on the box are unbalanced.

2 What is the unit of force measured in?

A Kg

BN

C m/s

D grams

3 Which of the following is not a type of force?

A gravitational pull

B kinetic

C friction

D upthrust

4 Which two of the following statements are true about forces?

A Forces are a vector quantity.

B Forces are measured in metres/second.

C Forces can change the shape of an object.

D Forces are a scalar quantity.

5 Finish the following statement:

Unbalanced forces …

A can keep an object at constant speed.

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B can change the movement of an object.

C can keep an object balanced.

D always act in opposite directions.

6 Why does a car engine need a forward force to keep it moving at a constant

speed? A The reaction force from the car would slow it down.

B The force from the engine is needed to overcome friction.

C Gravity would make the car come to a stop.

D The force from the engine is needed to balance the force of friction and the drag forces.

7 A ball has fallen from a cliff edge. What are the forces acting on the ball?

A just its weight

B the reaction force from the floor

C its weight and air resistance

D only air resistance

8 A ball bearing is falling at constant speed through oil. What can be said about the forces acting on
it?

A The weight of the ball bearing and drag forces are equal and opposite in direction.

B The weight and the drag of the ball bearing are acting in the same direction.

C Only the weight of the ball bearing is acting.

D The drag force of the oil is greater than the weight.

9 What is the correct definition of Hooke’s law?

A The load is inversely proportional to the extension.

B The extension decreases as the load increases.

C The extension is larger than the original length.

D The extension is directly proportional to the load applied.

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10 Which of the following is a correct statement about a plastic material?

A It does not change shape easily.

B It breaks as soon as a force is applied.

C When the force is removed it returns to its original shape.

D It stretches before breaking.

11 Which two of the following definitions are correct?

i An elastic material will return to its original shape when the force applied is removed.

ii Springs are elastic up to the limit of proportionality.

iii A brittle material takes small forces to stretch it.

iv All plastics are white and stretchy.

A i and ii

B i and iii

C iii and iv

D ii and iv

12 Which of the following describes the elastic limit of a spring?

A the point at which increasing the load will decrease the extension

B the point at which extension stops being proportional to the load

C the load at which the spring breaks

D the point at which the behaviour of the spring becomes brittle

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13 The graph shows load and extension for a material. Which statement is correct?

A The material obeys Hooke’s law until the load becomes too large.

B The graph indicates the properties of a wire.

C The graph shows the behaviour of rubber.

D The graph shows load directly proportional to extension.

14 When drawing a free body force diagram the size of the arrow indicates?

A if the force is unbalanced

B the direction of the force

C the magnitude of the force

D the type of force

15 Name the force that keeps a person afloat in a swimming pool.

A water resistance

B gravitational pull

C upthrust

D air resistance

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16 The graph shows a load vs extension graph for a material. How can the relationship
between these two variables be described?

A The material does not obey Hooke’s law.

B The graph indicates the properties of rubber.

C The load is directly proportional to the extension.

D As the load increases the extension decreases.

17 Complete the following statement:

Friction can cause an object to …

A speed up.

B slow down.

C move backwards.

D move downwards.

18 Which of the following things would not be able to happen without friction?

A a car travelling around a roundabout

B an ice skater gliding on ice

C clapping hands

D a swimmer racing front crawl

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19 Which of the following is a way to reduce friction?

A increase surface area

B create a rougher surface

C lubricate surface with oil

D heat the surface up

20 Finish the following statement:

The resultant force is …

A the sum of the forces on an object going to the left.

B the sum of the vertical forces on an object.

C the sum of all the forces acting on an object.

D when the forces equal zero.

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Answers
1 B – If all forces are balanced then the box will not move.
2 B
3 B – Kinetic is a type of energy NOT a force.
4 A and C
5 B – An unbalanced force will cause a box to change its motion.
6 D
7 C – As soon as the ball is travelling, the air resistance will counter the weight of the ball.
8 A – If they are equal and opposite in direction the resultant will equal 0 so there will be
no acceleration.
9 D
10 D
11 A
12 B – Beyond this point the material will not return to its original shape.
13 C
14 C
15 C – Water resistance is the resistance from the water as a person pushes through it when they
are swimming. Upthrust is the effective buoyancy.
16 C – This is represented by a straight line graph through the origin.
17 B – Friction is a force that prevents motion.
18 A – Friction acts as the centripetal force which keeps the car in a circular motion.
19 C – This provides a smoother surface thus reducing the friction.
20 C

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