Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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If
you ride your bicycle down a straight road for 500 m then turn around and ride back, your distance is
____ your displacement. a. | greater than | c. | less than | b. | equal
to | d. | can’t
determine | | | | |
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Motion is a change in ____. a. | time | c. | velocity | b. | speed | d. | position | | | | |
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3.
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3 m/s
north is an example of a(n) ____. a. | speed | c. | position | b. | velocity | d. | acceleration | | | | |
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A
single point on a distance-time graph tells the ____. a. | instantaneous
speed | c. | constant
speed | b. | average speed | d. | average velocity | | | | |
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A
merry-go-round horse moves at a constant speed but at a changing ____. a. | velocity | c. | inertia | b. | balanced force | d. | unbalanced force | | | | |
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Acceleration is rate of change of ____. a. | position | c. | velocity | b. | time | d. | force | | | | |
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If
you ride your bike up a hill, then ride down the other side, your acceleration is
____. a. | all
positive | c. | first positive,
then negative | b. | all negative | d. | first negative, then positive | | | | |
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The
equation used to find acceleration is a = ____. a. | vf –
vi/t | c. | vi
– vf /t | b. | v/t | d. | vi +
vf/t | | | | |
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A
horizontal line on a velocity/time graph shows ____ acceleration. a. | positive | c. | changing | b. | negative | d. | zero | | | | |
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Inertia varies depending on ____. a. | force | c. | velocity | b. | mass | d. | motion | | | | |
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Newton's first law of motion is also called the law of ____. a. | mass | c. | force | b. | inertia | d. | constant velocity | | | | |
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If a weight
lifter is holding barbells above his head, what does he have to do to perform work? a. | stand
still | c. | step
forward | b. | move barbells sideways | d. | lower barbells | | | | |
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Figure
5-1
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The fixed
pulley shown in Figure 5-1 does which one of the following? a. | doubles the force
required to lift the block | b. | decrease the force required to lift the
block | c. | makes the block easier to lift by changing the direction of the force
needed to lift it | d. | decreases the force required and changes the direction of the force
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A slanted
surface used to raise an object is a(n) ____. a. | efficiency board | c. | inclined plane | b. | effort
ramp | d. | screw | | | | |
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A bar that
is free to pivot about a fixed point is a ____. a. | fulcrum | c. | ramp | b. | lever | d. | screw | | | | |
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The rate at
which work is done is called ____. a. | efficiency | c. | force | b. | effort time | d. | power | | | | |
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An inclined
plane with one or two sloping sides forms a machine called a ____. a. | pulley | c. | ramp | b. | lever | d. | wedge | | | | |
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An inclined
plane wrapped around a cylindrical post is a ____. a. | block and
tackle | c. | ramp | b. | lever | d. | screw | | | | |
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A machine
that changes only the direction of a force has a mechanical advantage of ____.
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A winding
mountain road is an example of a(n) ____. a. | block and tackle | c. | inclined plane | b. | lever | d. | wheel and
axle | | | | |
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The unit of
power is the ____. a. | joule | c. | m/s | b. | watt | d. | second | | | | |
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A lever with
a mechanical advantage greater than 1 is used to ____. a. | change
direction | c. | increase
force | b. | increase distance | d. | increase force and change direction | | | | |
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Three of the
following simple machines are basically the same. The one that does NOT belong with the group is the
____. a. | lever | c. | wedge | b. | pulley | d. | wheel and axle | | | | |
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24.
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An
arrangement of pulleys designed to reduce the effort force is called a ____. a. | block and
tackle | c. | movable
pulley | b. | fixed pulley | d. | simple pulley | | | | |
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Two simple
machines that are part of a bicycle are a(n)____. a. | gear and a wheel and axle | c. | inclined plane and a wedge | b. | inclined plane and a
lever | d. | screw and an inclined
plane | | | | |
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