Física 11° de secundaria

01. A force acts on a mov ing rubber ball. How many of the follow ing changes
could happen to the ball because of the force?
 A change in direction
 A change in shape
 A change in mass
 A change in speed

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

02. I n w hich of these situations is no resultant force needed?

A. A car changing direction
B. A car mov ing in a straight line at a steady speed
C. A car slow ing down
D. A car speeding up

03. Which combination of forces w ould result in the car mov ing at constant
speed?

air resistance friction driv ing force

A 200 N 1 000 N 800 N
B 800 N 1 000 N 200 N
C 800 N 200 N 1 000 N
D 1 000 N 200 N 800 N

04. Which property of an object cannot be changed by a force?

A. its mass B. its motion

C. its shape D. its size

05. Which combination of forces produce a resultant force acting towards the
right?

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06. A girl and a boy are pulling in opposite directions on a rope. The forces
acting on the rope are show n in the diagram

Which single force has the same effect as the tw o forces shown?

A. 50 N acting tow ards the girl

B. 350 N acting tow ards the girl
C. 50 N acting tow ards the boy
D. 350 N acting tow ards the boy

07. A car of mass 750 kg has a horizontal driv ing force of 2.0 kN on it. I t has a
forw ard horizontal acceleration of 2.0 m/s 2

What is the resistiv e force acting horizontally?

A. 0.5 kN B. 1.5 kN C. 2.0 kN D. 3.5 kN

08. Below are four statements about the effects of forces on objects. Three of
the statements are correct.
Which statement is incorrect?

A. A force can change the length of an object

B. A force can change the mass of an object
C. A force can change the shape of an object
D. A force can change the speed of an object

09. Tw o forces act on an object.

I n w hich situation is it impossible for the object to be in equilibrium?

A. The tw o forces act in the same direction

B. The tw o forces act through the same point
C. The tw o forces are of the same type
D. The tw o forces are the same size

10. An astronaut has a mass of 100 kg. What is his w eight on Earth if the
grav itational field strength is 10 N/kg?

A. 10 N B. 110 N C. 1000 N D. 100 N

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11. Tw o forces of 6 N and 3 N act upon an object in opposite directions. What

w ould be the acceleration of this object if it has a mass of 100 kg?

A. 0.03 m/s2 B. 0.09 m/s2

C. 0.3 m/s2 D. 0.9 m/s2

12. What can w e say about the resultant force acting on an object at terminal
v elocity?
A. I t acts upw ards B. I t is not zero
C. I t is zero D. I t acts dow nwards

13. A w ooden block of mass 0.60 kg is on a rough horizontal surface. A force of

12 N is applied to the block and it accelerates at 4.0 m/s 2
What is the magnitude of the frictional force acting on the block?

A. 2.4 N B. 9.6 N C. 14 N D. 16 N

14. A balloon is acted upon by three forces, w eight, up

thrust and sidew ays force due to the w ind, as show n in
the diagram

What is the v ertical component of the resultant force on

the balloon?

A. 500 N B. 1 000 N
C. 10 000 N D. 10 500 N

15. A car w ith front-wheel drive accelerates in direction shown.

Which diagram best show s direction of the total force exerted by the road
on front w heels?

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16. A plastic ball in a liquid is acted upon by its w eight and by a buoyant force.
The w eight of the ball is 3.6 N. The buoyant force has a magnitude of 4.3 N
and acts v ertically upward. At a giv en instant, the ball is released from rest.
The acceleration of the ball at the instant, including direction, is closets to:

A. 0.95 m/s2, dow nward B. 1.9 m/s2, dow nward

C. 1.9 m/s2, upw ard D. 0.95 m/s2, upw ard

17. A 10 kg box is placed on a table. A horizontal force of magnitude 32 N is

applied to the box. A frictional force of magnitude 7 N is present betw een
the surface and the box. Calculate the acceleration of the box.

A. 0.25 m/s2 B. 2.5 m/s2

C. 0.025 m/s2 D. 25 m/s2

18. Which of the follow ing systems will produced maximum acceleration?

19. Tw o equal w eights of 100- N are attached to a spring scale as show n in Fig.
Does the scale reading is?

A. zero B. 100 N C. 200 N D. other reading

20. I f w e double the resultant force applied to an object, w hat happens to its
acceleration?
A. I t stays the same B. I t doubles
C. I t halv es D. Depends on the mass

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