FOS QUIZ 5 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following is true about your weight? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅It is proportional to your
mass, but not identical to it
It is related to the gravitational attraction between you and the earth
Aristotle believed that objects (people, trees, plants, animals, etc.) are made of - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅earth, air, fire, and water
Based on experiments, what did Galileo discover about the rate at which objects fall? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅all objects on the earth, regardless of their weight, fall at the same speed
If a spacecraft is travelling through space between the stars at 20,000 mph, it will: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅continue to move at 20,000 mph when its engines shut off
Which of the following is true if you are driving down the highway at a constant speed of 70 mph in a
straight line? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the force produced by the engine is equal to that produced by the
friction between the wind and the road.
Aristotle relied almost entirely on ___ to explain nature and, because of this - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅logic; he made mistakes, but had no way to know he'd made them because he didn't test
his premises and conclusions
Megan was text messaging while driving down the highway at a constant speed of 110 ft/s (75 mph).
While texting, she looked down for a mere 7 seconds. How far did she travel before looking back up at
the road? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅770 feet
This equation: V = distance/time, is the equation for: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Speed = Distance/Time.
Which of the following is true? (*The moon has a mass about 1/6 that of the earth.) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Your weight on the moon is about 1/6 that of your weight on earth.
, If the forces acting on an object are NOT in equilibrium, then - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the object will
change either direction or speed - or both
When a loaf of bread baking in an oven rises, its density: (Density = Mass/Volume) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅decreases
The value of G is constant for all objects. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅true
Given the equation: d = ½ x a x t2, (which describes how far an object will fall in a given time on the
earth), if you double the value of t, the value of d (distance) will - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅"square law
d = ½ x a x t2)
If the denominator (time) in the equation decreases, then acceleration will__.: acceleration = change in
velocity/time - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅increase
If you're driving down the road, while NOT wearing a seatbelt, and run into a stopped car, your body will
continue moving forward until it hits something - such as the steering wheel, windshield, or pavement.
This is based on which of Newton's Laws? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1st Law: Objects in motion will
remain in uniform motion, and a stationary object will remain at rest, unless acted upon by an
unbalanced force.
If someone cannot offer a natural explanation for an event, this MUST mean that it had a supernatural
cause. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅false
Peter says that ghosts definitely exist, whereas Martha says they definitely do not. Leslie says they're
both right. Ignoring Peter's and Martha's claims for the moment, what can be said of Leslie's claim? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅It is impossible because her claim violates the Law of Non-contradiction.
According to the discussion by Schick, knowledge of the future (precognition): - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅would logically imply that free will (choice) does not exist if knowledge of the future is
possible
Which of the following is true about your weight? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅It is proportional to your
mass, but not identical to it
It is related to the gravitational attraction between you and the earth
Aristotle believed that objects (people, trees, plants, animals, etc.) are made of - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅earth, air, fire, and water
Based on experiments, what did Galileo discover about the rate at which objects fall? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅all objects on the earth, regardless of their weight, fall at the same speed
If a spacecraft is travelling through space between the stars at 20,000 mph, it will: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅continue to move at 20,000 mph when its engines shut off
Which of the following is true if you are driving down the highway at a constant speed of 70 mph in a
straight line? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the force produced by the engine is equal to that produced by the
friction between the wind and the road.
Aristotle relied almost entirely on ___ to explain nature and, because of this - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅logic; he made mistakes, but had no way to know he'd made them because he didn't test
his premises and conclusions
Megan was text messaging while driving down the highway at a constant speed of 110 ft/s (75 mph).
While texting, she looked down for a mere 7 seconds. How far did she travel before looking back up at
the road? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅770 feet
This equation: V = distance/time, is the equation for: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Speed = Distance/Time.
Which of the following is true? (*The moon has a mass about 1/6 that of the earth.) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Your weight on the moon is about 1/6 that of your weight on earth.
, If the forces acting on an object are NOT in equilibrium, then - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the object will
change either direction or speed - or both
When a loaf of bread baking in an oven rises, its density: (Density = Mass/Volume) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅decreases
The value of G is constant for all objects. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅true
Given the equation: d = ½ x a x t2, (which describes how far an object will fall in a given time on the
earth), if you double the value of t, the value of d (distance) will - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅"square law
d = ½ x a x t2)
If the denominator (time) in the equation decreases, then acceleration will__.: acceleration = change in
velocity/time - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅increase
If you're driving down the road, while NOT wearing a seatbelt, and run into a stopped car, your body will
continue moving forward until it hits something - such as the steering wheel, windshield, or pavement.
This is based on which of Newton's Laws? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1st Law: Objects in motion will
remain in uniform motion, and a stationary object will remain at rest, unless acted upon by an
unbalanced force.
If someone cannot offer a natural explanation for an event, this MUST mean that it had a supernatural
cause. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅false
Peter says that ghosts definitely exist, whereas Martha says they definitely do not. Leslie says they're
both right. Ignoring Peter's and Martha's claims for the moment, what can be said of Leslie's claim? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅It is impossible because her claim violates the Law of Non-contradiction.
According to the discussion by Schick, knowledge of the future (precognition): - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅would logically imply that free will (choice) does not exist if knowledge of the future is
possible
