PHYSICS MIDTERM 1 LATEST
EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
An object has a mass of 1 kg on Earth. What is its weight on the moon?*
A. 1 N
B. 1.67 N
C. 9.8 N
D. 10 N - ANSWERS-B. 1.67 N
A bathroom scale shows your mass as 55 kg. What will it read on the
moon?
A. 9.4 kg
B. 10.5 kg
C. 55.0 kg
D. 91.9 kg - ANSWERS-C. 55.0 kg
A person pushes an object of mass 5.0 kg along the floor by applying a
force. If the object experiences a friction force of 10 N and accelerates at
18 m/s^2, what is the magnitude of the force exerted by the person?
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, PHYSICS MIDTERM 1 LATEST
EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
A. −90 N
B. −80 N
C. 90 N
D. 100 N - ANSWERS-D. 100 N
A car weighs 2,000 kg. It moves along a road by applying a force on the
road with a parallel component of 560 N. There are two passengers in
the car, each weighing 55 kg. If the magnitude of the force of friction
experienced by the car is 45 N, what is the acceleration of the car?
A. 0.244 m/s^2
B. 0.265 m/s^2
C. 4.00 m/s^2
D. 4.10 m/s^2 - ANSWERS-A. 0.244 m/s^2
Which of the following is a physical quantity that can be described by
dynamics but not by kinematics?
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, PHYSICS MIDTERM 1 LATEST
EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
A. Velocity
B. Acceleration
C. Force - ANSWERS-C. Force
Which of the following is used to represent an object in a free-body
diagram?
A. A point
B. A line
C. A vector - ANSWERS-A. A point
What is another name for Newton's first law?*
A. Law of infinite motion
B. Law of inertia
C. Law of friction - ANSWERS-B. Law of inertia
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, PHYSICS MIDTERM 1 LATEST
EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
What kind of force is friction?
A. External force
B. Internal force
C. Net force - ANSWERS-A. External Force
A 2,000-kg car is sitting at rest in a parking lot. A bike and rider with a
total mass of 60 kg are traveling along a road at 10 km/h. Which system
has more inertia? Why?*
A. The car has more inertia, as its mass is greater than the mass of the
bike.
B. The bike has more inertia, as its mass is greater than the mass of the
car.
C. The car has more inertia, as its mass is less than the mass of the bike.
D. The bike has more inertia, as its mass is less than the mass of the car.
- ANSWERS-A. The car has more inertia, as its mass is greater than the
mass of the bike.
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EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
An object has a mass of 1 kg on Earth. What is its weight on the moon?*
A. 1 N
B. 1.67 N
C. 9.8 N
D. 10 N - ANSWERS-B. 1.67 N
A bathroom scale shows your mass as 55 kg. What will it read on the
moon?
A. 9.4 kg
B. 10.5 kg
C. 55.0 kg
D. 91.9 kg - ANSWERS-C. 55.0 kg
A person pushes an object of mass 5.0 kg along the floor by applying a
force. If the object experiences a friction force of 10 N and accelerates at
18 m/s^2, what is the magnitude of the force exerted by the person?
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, PHYSICS MIDTERM 1 LATEST
EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
A. −90 N
B. −80 N
C. 90 N
D. 100 N - ANSWERS-D. 100 N
A car weighs 2,000 kg. It moves along a road by applying a force on the
road with a parallel component of 560 N. There are two passengers in
the car, each weighing 55 kg. If the magnitude of the force of friction
experienced by the car is 45 N, what is the acceleration of the car?
A. 0.244 m/s^2
B. 0.265 m/s^2
C. 4.00 m/s^2
D. 4.10 m/s^2 - ANSWERS-A. 0.244 m/s^2
Which of the following is a physical quantity that can be described by
dynamics but not by kinematics?
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, PHYSICS MIDTERM 1 LATEST
EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
A. Velocity
B. Acceleration
C. Force - ANSWERS-C. Force
Which of the following is used to represent an object in a free-body
diagram?
A. A point
B. A line
C. A vector - ANSWERS-A. A point
What is another name for Newton's first law?*
A. Law of infinite motion
B. Law of inertia
C. Law of friction - ANSWERS-B. Law of inertia
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, PHYSICS MIDTERM 1 LATEST
EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
What kind of force is friction?
A. External force
B. Internal force
C. Net force - ANSWERS-A. External Force
A 2,000-kg car is sitting at rest in a parking lot. A bike and rider with a
total mass of 60 kg are traveling along a road at 10 km/h. Which system
has more inertia? Why?*
A. The car has more inertia, as its mass is greater than the mass of the
bike.
B. The bike has more inertia, as its mass is greater than the mass of the
car.
C. The car has more inertia, as its mass is less than the mass of the bike.
D. The bike has more inertia, as its mass is less than the mass of the car.
- ANSWERS-A. The car has more inertia, as its mass is greater than the
mass of the bike.
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