PHYS 2001 - Exam 2 2025/2026 Exam
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Assured
Two pitchers are standing side by side, and simultaneously throw baseballs
A and B. If the balls follow the parabolic trajectories shown, which ball hits
the ground first?
A) A
B) B
C) both hit at the same time
D) need more info - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B) B
, You are a passenger in a car and not wearing your seat belt. Without
increasing or decreasing its speed, the car makes a sharp left turn, and you
find yourself colliding with the right-hand door. Which is the correct analysis
of the situation?
a) During the turn, there is a rightward force pushing you into the door
b) During the turn, the door exerts a leftward force on you.
c) both of the above
d) neither of the above - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔b) During the turn, the door exerts
a leftward force on you.
Which of the following is/are true?
I. Force is a scalar quantity.
II. Force is a vector quantity.
III. A force is a push or a pull between objects that occurs only when the
objects are in physical contact.
IV. Non-contact forces are also called action-at-a-distance forces.
Questions and Answers | A+ Score
Assured
Two pitchers are standing side by side, and simultaneously throw baseballs
A and B. If the balls follow the parabolic trajectories shown, which ball hits
the ground first?
A) A
B) B
C) both hit at the same time
D) need more info - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B) B
, You are a passenger in a car and not wearing your seat belt. Without
increasing or decreasing its speed, the car makes a sharp left turn, and you
find yourself colliding with the right-hand door. Which is the correct analysis
of the situation?
a) During the turn, there is a rightward force pushing you into the door
b) During the turn, the door exerts a leftward force on you.
c) both of the above
d) neither of the above - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔b) During the turn, the door exerts
a leftward force on you.
Which of the following is/are true?
I. Force is a scalar quantity.
II. Force is a vector quantity.
III. A force is a push or a pull between objects that occurs only when the
objects are in physical contact.
IV. Non-contact forces are also called action-at-a-distance forces.
