Physics JETS Quiz
1. If you apply twice the force on an object for twice the time, there will be a change in velocity that will
be a (an)...
8 fold increase
4 fold increase ✓
2 fold increase
none of above
2. The amount of kinetic energy an object has depends upon what factors?Hint
mass and speed ✓
height and mass
temperature and entropy
none of these
3. If a 10kg object is pushed with a 20N force and there is a coefficient of friction of 0.4, what will the
acceleration be?
0.8 meters per second squared
80 meters per second squared
0 meters per second squared ✓
8 meters per second squared
4. A real image is never created by a) concave lenses b) convex lenses c) concave mirrors d) convex
mirrors
a) and d) ✓
a) and c)
b) and c)
all of the above
5. The Space Shuttle, when orbiting the earth experiences....
Counter-thrust
Micro-gravity
Free fall ✓
Frictionless glide
6. Speed is to velocity as ...Hint
distance is to displacement
flux is to field strength
force is to energy
friction is to work
7. The amount of work done by a carpenter holding a 20kg sheet of drywall at 2.5 meters for 30 minutes
is...Hint
About $20.00 worth
50 J
0J✓
500 J
8. Which has more momentum and, or kinetic energy, a 1000kg Volkswagen at 40.0 meters per second
or a 4000kg Explorer at 10 meters per second ?Hint
Same momentum, same kinetic energy
Same momentum, Volkswagen has more kinetic energy ✓
Explorer all the way
Volkswagen all the way
9. A block is struck by a pendulum bob at the lowest point in its swing. How much faster will the block's
initial speed be after being struck if the bob is swung from four times the height? Assume that the bob
and the block have the same mass and the collision is perfectly elastic.Hint
4 times as fast
2 times as fast ✓
16 times as fast
the same speed
10. If a rock is thrown straight up with an initial velocity of 30 meters per second, the rock will reach a
height of approximately ...Hint
90 meters
60 meters
30 meters
45 meters ✓
