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Force and Translational Dynamics

Question 1
Physics 1 (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

Imagine you are in a spaceship far from any gravitational influences, accelerating at 9.8ms29.8 \frac{m}{s^2}9.8s2m​. According to the equivalence principle, what would you observe?

Question 2
Physics 1 (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

The gravitational force between two objects is 3.0×10−8N3.0 \times 10^{-8} N3.0×10−8N . What will the gravitational force become if the distance between the objects is increased by a factor of three?

Question 3
Physics 1 (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

An object with a mass of 10 kg experiences a gravitational force of 50 N at a certain location. What is the gravitational field strength at that location?

Question 4
Physics 1 (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

Which of the following statements correctly distinguishes between mass and weight?

Question 5
Physics 1 (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

What are the units of gravitational field strength (ggg)?

Question 6
Physics 1 (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

Two masses, m1m_1m1​ and m2m_2m2​, are placed at points A and B respectively. The gravitational field at a point P due to m1m_1m1​ is g1g_1g1​ and due to m2m_2m2​ is g2g_2g2​. If g1g_1g1​ and g2g_2g2​ are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction, what is the net gravitational field at point P?

Question 7
Physics 1 (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

An object of mass mmm is located a distance rrr from the center of a planet with mass MMM. What happens to the object's weight if the distance from the center of the planet is doubled?

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Question 8
Physics 1 (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

Which of the following scenarios best illustrates the equivalence principle?

Question 9
Physics 1 (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

Two objects, each with mass mmm, are separated by a distance rrr. If the mass of each object is doubled, what happens to the gravitational force between them?

Question 10
Physics 1 (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

Three identical masses (mmm) are placed along a straight line with equal separation (rrr) between adjacent masses. What is the magnitude of the net gravitational force on the central mass due to the other two?