PHYSICS 165 MODULE 9 PRACTICE TEST
2026 TESTED QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ On the surface of Mars, the acceleration of gravity is 3.711 m/s2. The
Curiosity rover, which examines that the surface of Mars, has a mass of
3893 kg. What is the weight of the rover on the surface of the planet
Mars? Answer: 14,450 N
⩥ Leroy is a tow truck driver. He is using a device called a winch to pull
a broken car onto his tow truck. The broken car has a mass of 1840 kg.
The winch begins pulling the car with a force of 835 N. What is the
acceleration of the car when this force is applied. Answer: 0.454 m/s^2
⩥ Kelly is pushing a cart across the physics laboratory at her school. The
cart has a mass of 91.0 kg. As she pushes, the cart accelerates at a rate of
0.211 m/s2. How much force is Kelly exerting on the cart. Answer: 19.2
N
⩥.
Jim runs the 100 m dash. He is able to accelerate at 7.0 m/s at the
beginning of the race. Jim is able to create a force of 250 N when he
leaves the starting line. What is Jim's mass. Answer: 35.7 N
, ⩥ Chelsea is pulling a box of sporting equipment across a soccer field.
She pulls northward with a force of 65.5 N. The force of friction acts
southward with a force of 35.2 N. If the box has a mass of 41.8 kg, what
is the acceleration of the box once Chelsea starts pulling. Answer: 0.725
m/s^2
⩥ Leslie has a miniature car powered by an air tank. The car weighs
3.44 kg, and the air tank produces a force of 40.2 N. Leslie releases the
car from rest, and it begins accelerating. After a period of 2.95 seconds,
what distance has the miniature car traveled?. Answer: 50.8 m
⩥ If you push on a wall with 45 N, how much force does the wall apply
back to you?. Answer: 45 N
⩥ A 10.0 kg cannonball is fired from a 145 kg cannon with a force of
850.0 N to the East. What is the force acting on the cannon?. Answer:
850.0 N to the west
⩥ A 1910 kg truck pushes on the road with a force of 9560 N. What is
the acceleration of the truck?. Answer: 5.01 m/s^2
⩥ While swimming, an 83 kg swimmer pushes the water backwards
with a force of 37 N. What force does the water apply to the swimmer?.
Answer: 37 N forward
2026 TESTED QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ On the surface of Mars, the acceleration of gravity is 3.711 m/s2. The
Curiosity rover, which examines that the surface of Mars, has a mass of
3893 kg. What is the weight of the rover on the surface of the planet
Mars? Answer: 14,450 N
⩥ Leroy is a tow truck driver. He is using a device called a winch to pull
a broken car onto his tow truck. The broken car has a mass of 1840 kg.
The winch begins pulling the car with a force of 835 N. What is the
acceleration of the car when this force is applied. Answer: 0.454 m/s^2
⩥ Kelly is pushing a cart across the physics laboratory at her school. The
cart has a mass of 91.0 kg. As she pushes, the cart accelerates at a rate of
0.211 m/s2. How much force is Kelly exerting on the cart. Answer: 19.2
N
⩥.
Jim runs the 100 m dash. He is able to accelerate at 7.0 m/s at the
beginning of the race. Jim is able to create a force of 250 N when he
leaves the starting line. What is Jim's mass. Answer: 35.7 N
, ⩥ Chelsea is pulling a box of sporting equipment across a soccer field.
She pulls northward with a force of 65.5 N. The force of friction acts
southward with a force of 35.2 N. If the box has a mass of 41.8 kg, what
is the acceleration of the box once Chelsea starts pulling. Answer: 0.725
m/s^2
⩥ Leslie has a miniature car powered by an air tank. The car weighs
3.44 kg, and the air tank produces a force of 40.2 N. Leslie releases the
car from rest, and it begins accelerating. After a period of 2.95 seconds,
what distance has the miniature car traveled?. Answer: 50.8 m
⩥ If you push on a wall with 45 N, how much force does the wall apply
back to you?. Answer: 45 N
⩥ A 10.0 kg cannonball is fired from a 145 kg cannon with a force of
850.0 N to the East. What is the force acting on the cannon?. Answer:
850.0 N to the west
⩥ A 1910 kg truck pushes on the road with a force of 9560 N. What is
the acceleration of the truck?. Answer: 5.01 m/s^2
⩥ While swimming, an 83 kg swimmer pushes the water backwards
with a force of 37 N. What force does the water apply to the swimmer?.
Answer: 37 N forward
