1.If an object falling freely were somehow equipped with an odometer to measure the distance it travels, then the amount of distance it travels each succeeding second would be
a. greater than the second before.
b. doubled.
c. less and less each second.
d. constant.
2.At one instant a heavy object in air is moving upward at 50 meters per second. One second later its speed in meters per second is approximately
a. 40 m/s.
b. 50 m/s.
c. 60 m/s.
d. 55 m/s.
3.An apple at rest weighs 1 N. The net force on the apple when it is in free fall is
a. 0 N.
b. 1 N.
c. 0.1 N.
d. 9.8 N.
e. none of these
4. car traveling at 100 km/hr strikes an unfortunate bug and splatters it. The force of impact is
a. greater on the car.
b. greater on the bug.
c. the same for both.
5.When a rock thrown straight upwards gets to the exact top of its path, its
a. velocity is zero and its acceleration is zero.
b. velocity is about 10 m/s and its acceleration is zero.
c. velocity is about 10 m/s and its acceleration is about 10 meters per second per second.
d. velocity is zero and its acceleration is about 10 meters per second per second.
e. none of these