Chapter 5: Newton's Laws of Motion
MCAT Study Guide



1.  

The following information pertains to questions 1-3.

The magnitude of the acceleration of an object of mass mo subjected to a single constant force of magnitude Fo is ao.

If the magnitude of the force was decreased slightly, the magnitude of the acceleration of the object would be ____ ao.



2.  

If this same force was exerted on a second object with mass m2 > mo, the magnitude of the acceleration of this second object would be ____ ao.



3.  

If the magnitude of the force was increased slightly, the mass of the object would ____.



4.  

The following information pertains to questions 4-6.

An object of mass mo is simultaneously subjected to two forces: F1 = 6 N i and F2 = -3 N i. The magnitude of the acceleration of the object is ao.

If the magnitude of F1 was increased slightly, the magnitude of the acceleration of the object would ___.



5.  

In order to double the magnitude of the acceleration of the object, F1 would have to be ____.



6.  

If the magnitude of both forces was doubled, the magnitude of the acceleration of the object would be ao x ____.



7.  

The following information pertains to questions 7-9.

A 1000 pound safe falls off the back of a flatbed truck as the truck travels with constant speed down the interstate. As the safe falls toward the ground, ...

...the magnitude of the gravitational force exerted on the safe by the earth is ____ 1000 pounds.



8.  

...the magnitude of the gravitational force exerted on the earth by the safe is ____ 1000 pounds.



9.  

...the magnitude of the acceleration of the earth toward the safe is ____.

Note: answer choices in this exercise are randomized.

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