Get your iClickers ready

Chapter 4: Forces and Newton’s Laws of Motion

 Physics105
Chapter 4: Forces and Newton’s Laws of Motion
Each of the three identical hockey pucks shown in the figure below
is acted on by a 3 force. puck a moves with a speed of 7 in a
direction opposite to the force puck b is instantaneously at rest
puck c moves with a speed of 7 at right angles to the force. Rank
the three pucks in order of the magnitude of their acceleration,
starting with the smallest.
(A) A < B < C
(B) A < B = C
(C) B < A < C
(D) A = B = C

= =  = =

#1 30 s
 Physics105
Chapter 4: Forces and Newton’s Laws of Motion
The graph to the right shows the velocity of an object
as a function of time. Which of the graphs below best
shows the net force versus time for this object?

If velocity doesn’t change have zero acceleration, if velocity changes

linearly with time have constant acceleration. Since acceleration is
caused by a force, i.e. F = ma, only choice (D) can be correct.

#2 1 min
 Physics105
Chapter 4: Forces and Newton’s Laws of Motion
An object is moving to the right in a straight line. The net
force acting on the object is also directed to the right, but the
magnitude of the force is decreasing with time. The object will
(A) continue to move to the right, with its speed decreasing with time.
(B) continue to move to the right, with its speed increasing with time.
(C) stop and then begin moving to the left.
(D) continue to move to the right with a constant speed

As long as it moves to the right and it has an acceleration to the

right, it's speed will increase. The rate at which the speed increases
depends on the acceleration, which in turn depends on the net force.

#3 30 s
 Physics105
Chapter 4: Forces and Newton’s Laws of Motion

The combination of "crumple zones" and air bags/seatbelts might

increase the distance over which a person stops in a collision to as
great as 1.00 m. What is the magnitude of the force exerted on a 65.0-
kg driver who decelerates from 18.0 m/s to 0.00 m/s over a distance of
1.00 m?
(A) 162 N
(B) 585 N
(C) 1.05 × 104 N
(D) 2.11 × 104 N

, so first, we must find the acceleration.

∆x = 1 m, v0 = 18 m/s and v = 0 m/s  = 162 m/s2
∆ ·
 |F| = |65 × (162)| = 1.05 × 104 N

#4 1 min
 Physics105
Chapter 4: Forces and Newton’s Laws of Motion

A person pulls horizontally on block B,

causing both blocks to move horizontally
as a unit. There is friction between block B
and the horizontal table. If the two blocks
are moving to the right at constant
velocity,
(A) B exerts no horizontal force on A.
(B) the horizontal force that B exerts on A points to the left.
(C) the horizontal force that B exerts on A points to the right.
(D) not enough information given to decide.

This is a lesson to read questions CAREFULLY. The blocks move at

constant velocity, thus there can be no net force on block A in the
horizontal direction (or else it would accelerate…)
Block B will need a net force exactly canceling friction between B
and the horizontal table.
#5 1 min
vx