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FORM 3 PHYSICS TEST

1) Complete the table below:
Situation Type of Force Involved
Dust collecting on a television screen
The interaction of protons in the centre of an atom
The Moon in orbit around the Earth
The contact between car tyres and the road produces heat
A refrigerator magnet sticks to iron or steel

2) a) State three differences between mass and weight.

Mass Weight

b) A spacecraft of mass 6000kg lifts off the surface of Jupiter.

g=25 Nkg-1 on Jupiter g=10 Nkg-1 on Earth

i) What is the weight of the craft on Jupiter?

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ii) What is the mass of the craft on Earth?

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3) a) State Hooke’s Law
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b) What is the proportional limit (sometimes called the elastic limit)?

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c) The diagram shows an elastic spring with a 100g metal slug attached to it.

If the original length of the spring was 7cm, what would be its length if a 300g 10cm
mass were attached to it?

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4) a) i) Newton’s first law says that an object that is at __________________, will stay at
___________________, and an object that IS MOVING will keep moving with constant
___________________________________________, unless a _________________________
force acts on that object.

ii) What is inertia?

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iii) Which of the following has more inertia? A) Bowling ball or B) Tennis ball

b) i) Newton’s second law says that when a __________________ force is applied to an object, it
causes the _________________________ to change.
The rate of change of momentum is ________________________ to the force applied and takes
place in ___________________ of the force.

ii) The equation that is used to solve momentum problems is p = mv. What do each of the
variables mean?

Symbol Quantity Unit

p
m
v

c) i) Newton’s third law says that if body A exerts a _____________ on body B, then body B will
exert an ______________ and ______________ force on body A.

ii) Listed below are ACTION forces. State the REACTION force and its direction.
Action Reaction
Your bottom pushing downwards on your desk
seat

A bat hitting a baseball forward.

Your finger pressing down on your phone screen

while texting