Exam 2: Newtons Laws

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A 160 lb person has a mass of 160/32 = 5 slugs.A 160-lb person steps into an elevator and stands on a bathroom scale.Determine the scale reading for the given scenarios. -The elevator is accelerating upwards at 2 ft/s2.

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As you go higher and higher above the surface of the Earth,the weight of a body __________.

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An aircraft weighing 1,500 N has a mass of 153 kg.

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Tides are influenced by

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You are holding your physics book,pushing upwards on it with the palm of your hand.The reaction to this force is the force on __________ by __________.

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When an object reaches its terminal speed,its acceleration is zero.

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A satellite orbiting the Earth in a circular orbit at 400 miles from the center of Earth is moved to a distance of 1,200 miles from the center of Earth.The gravitational force between the Earth and satellite changes by a factor of 3.

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​Match each item with the correct statement below.​ -the force exerted on a baseball by a baseball bat

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A body is oscillating up and down at the end of a spring. Let’s consider when the body is at the top of its up-and-down motion. -The net force on the body

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All forces have specific directions associated with them.

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The force needed to make an object move in a circle is

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At the peak of its motion,the acceleration of a projectile is zero.

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You throw a ball straight up.As the ball is going up,the direction of the velocity and acceleration point __________.

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​Match each item with the correct statement below.​ -an object hanging from a spring can do this

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​Match each item with the correct statement below.​ -the mass of a baseball

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When a car goes around a curve of smaller and smaller radius,the centripetal force on it decreases.

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​Match each item with the correct statement below.​ -the frequency of a body vibrating at the end of a spring

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As you go higher and higher above the surface of the Earth,the mass of a body stays constant.

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​Match each item with the correct statement below.​ -the reading on your watch

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At the highest point on the path of a projectile,its vertical acceleration

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