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Physics Honors Chapter 4 Quiz
1. Two identical masses are attached by a string that passes over a pulley.
One mass hangs from the pulley; the other rests on a table and is pulled
to the right by the string. The table and the pulley are frictionless.
The masses move with acceleration a. The acceleration due to gravity is
g. Which of the following is true?
A. a < g
B. a = g
C. a > g
D. a = 0
E. none of these.
2. When the rocket engines on a spaceship are suddenly turned off, while
traveling in empty space, the starship will
A. stop immediately.
B. slowly slow down, and then stop.
C. go faster and faster.
D. move with constant speed.
E. Not covered in the assigned reading.
3. If you exert a force F on an object, the force which the object exerts on
you will
A. depend on whether or not the object is moving.
B. depend on whether or not you are moving.
C. depend on the masses of you and the object.
D. be F in all cases.
E. Not covered in the assigned reading.