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Newtonian Mechanics and Forces

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Newtonian mechanics studies the motion of objects and the physical laws governing them. This hub covers friction, gravitational force, inertia, and vector quantities. Mastering these fundamental physics concepts is essential for various government competitive exams.

Laws of motionFriction and inertiaVector and scalar quantitiesGravitational accelerationArchimedes principle

Newtonian Mechanics and Forces Questions

Multiple choice physics force and newton's laws of motion inertia and mass concept of inertia galileo's law and inertia

The inertia of a moving body makes it:

  1. stop due to friction

  2. increase its speed

  3. decrease its speed

  4. resist a change in its state of motion
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Inertia is a physical property that offers resistance to change in the state of motion of an object i.e an object tends to remain in its initial state of motion when no external force is applied to it.

Multiple choice physics force and newton's laws of motion inertia and mass concept of inertia galileo's law and inertia

The inertial force acts in a 

  1. Opposite direction to that of acceleration force

  2. Same direction as that of accelerating force

  3. Perpendicular direction to that accelerating force

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The concept of Inertial force is mainly used as a pseudo force in case of accelerating frames of reference.

The inertial force hence will act in a direction opposite to the direction of acceleration of the frame of reference.

Multiple choice physics force and newton's laws of motion inertia and mass concept of inertia galileo's law and inertia

Passengers standing in a bus are thrown outwards when the bus takes a sudden turn, Because of:

  1. Outward pull on them

  2. Inertia

  3. Change in momentum

  4. Change in acceleration
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B Correct answer
Explanation

It’s because of inertia, which is simply the tendency of any body to continue on whatever path it’s travelling unless acted on by an external force. For a standing passenger, his/her body will tend to continue along the straight line route the bus was travelling before the sharp turn. As the passenger’s feet are fairly firmly located to the floor of the bus when it turns, a force will act upon the passenger’s feet accelerating them towards the centre of the turn. 

Multiple choice physics force and newton's laws of motion inertia and mass concept of inertia galileo's law and inertia

Galileo's law of inertia is another name for newton's (...) law of motion

  1. First

  2. Second

  3. Third

  4. Any one of the above
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Galileo's law of inertia is another name for newton's First. law of motion
Newton's first law states that an object will remain at rest or move at a constant speed in a straight line unless it is acted on by an unbalanced force. Inertia comes from mass. Objects with more mass have more inertia

Multiple choice physics force and newton's laws of motion inertia and mass concept of inertia galileo's law and inertia

Name the property of matter due to which a body continues in its state of rest or uniform motion unless an external force acts on it is:

  1. Inertia

  2. Elasticity

  3. Viscosity

  4. Density
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Inertia is the property of matter which offers resistance of any physical object to any change in its state of motion including changes to its speed and direction or the state of rest.

Multiple choice physics force and newton's laws of motion inertia and mass concept of inertia galileo's law and inertia

When the brakes are applied to bike the back seater moves forward why?

  1. Due to height

  2. Due to weight

  3. Due to inertia

  4. None
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C Correct answer
Explanation

When the bike stops suddenly, the back seater will get a jerk in a forward direction due to inertia of motion as the bike is stopped the body in contact with the bike will also try to stop but the upper portion of the body will still try to maintain its motion.

Multiple choice physics force and newton's laws of motion inertia and mass concept of inertia galileo's law and inertia

Identify which of the following quantity describe object's resistance to change in motion.

  1. acceleration

  2. velocity

  3. mechanics

  4. force

  5. inertia
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E Correct answer
Explanation

Inertia is a property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, unless that state is changed by an external force.

Mass of the object is the measure of inertia.
For higher mass objects, acceleration is lesser on application of some force, $a=\dfrac{F _{net}}{m}$

Multiple choice physics force and newton's laws of motion inertia and mass concept of inertia galileo's law and inertia

Which of the following best describe about the statement " An object slides on a horizontal, frictionless surface".

  1. Inertia

  2. Unbalanced forces

  3. Action and reaction force pairs

  4. Universal gravitation

  5. Simple harmonic motion
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Law of inertia states that present state (in motion or stationary) of a body does not change until an external force is applied on it .

As the object  slides on a frictionless surface it means no external force is working on it ,so body will continue to slide due to inertia of motion.