Dynamics
What type of force occurs when two surfaces slide past each other?
Magnetic force
Normal force
Gravitational force
Frictional force
Which of the following is not true about Kinetic friction?
variable in strength
opposes relative motion
acts on an object when it is moving
always present when an object is moving on a surface
If a block at rest on an inclined plane begins to slide when the incline angle is increased to 30 degrees, what is the coefficient of static friction between the block and the plane?
0.667
0.707
0.5
0.577
If two billiard balls collide on a frictionless table and one ball comes to a complete stop, what must be true about the motion of the other ball after the collision?
It stops at a distance that is directly proportional to the mass of the first ball.
It continues in motion with half of its original kinetic energy.
It must have the same momentum as the initial combined momentum of both balls.
Its velocity is halved due to conservation of kinetic energy.
If the coefficient of static friction between a block and an inclined plane is increased while keeping all other factors constant, how does this affect the minimum angle at which the block begins to slide?
The minimum angle decreases.
The minimum angle increases.
The minimum angle remains the same.
The block becomes weightless.
What effect would using a heavier sled have on kinetic energy at the bottom of an icy hill assuming no energy losses and that all other conditions remain identical?
Kinetic energy would be greater due to increased mass.
There's insufficient information for determination.
Kinetic energy will stay pretty much the same because velocity doesn't change.
Kinetic energy would be less due to increased mass.
A block of mass is being pushed up a frictionless incline with an angle from the horizontal; which of the following represents the net force acting on the block if it is moving up the incline at a constant velocity?
Zero, as there are no forces acting on the block.
The sum of gravitational force and normal force.
The full gravitational force acting downward.
The gravitational force component parallel to the incline acting downward.

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In an experiment where a constant horizontal force pulls on a box across a rough floor starting from rest, what would happen to the acceleration of the box if its mass were doubled but the pulling force remained unchanged?
Acceleration remains unchanged.
Acceleration quadruples.
Acceleration is halved.
Acceleration doubles.
Which of these forces is a contact force?
Electric force
Gravitational force
Frictional force
Magnetic force
What unit is used to express normal force in physics equations?
Newtons (N)
Watts (W)
Joules (J)
Pascals (Pa)