What Are the Correct Answers for These Physics Questions?

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The discussion revolves around a set of physics questions related to concepts such as acceleration, velocity, Newton's laws, and inertia. Participants are seeking clarification on their answers and the underlying principles involved.

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  • The original poster shares their answers and invites feedback on their correctness. Some participants question the validity of the original poster's answers, particularly regarding the first and fourth questions, suggesting that the options may not be exhaustive or clear. Others express confusion about the implications of the choices provided.

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Participants are actively engaging with the questions, with some offering alternative perspectives on the answers. There is a recognition of ambiguity in certain questions, particularly regarding the conditions under which the answers apply. No consensus has been reached, but there is an ongoing exploration of the concepts involved.

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Participants are discussing the implications of air resistance on acceleration and the conditions under which Newton's laws apply. There is an acknowledgment of the potential for misinterpretation of the questions and answers, particularly in relation to the definitions of terms used.

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The answers that i think are correct have ***** next to them. If anyone knows the right answers please share your thoughts. Thank you.


1. A ball is thrown downward (not dropped) from the top of a tower. After being released, its downward acceleration will be
Choices:
greater than g.
exactly g.
less than g.
none of the above *****


2. A rock is thrown up at a 45° angle. Neglecting air resistance, the x-component of the rock's velocity is
Choices:
greatest just after the rock is thrown
greatest at the top of the rock's flight
greatest just before the rock hits the ground
always the same *****


3. Velocity measurements
Choices:
differ in defferent frames of reference. *****
are the same in any Galilean reference frame.
are always largest in the reference frame of the Earth.
are always smallest in the reference frame of the Earth.


4. Which of these laws is not one of Newton's laws?
Choices:
Action force equals reaction force
F = ma
All objects fall with equal acceleration *****
Objects at rests stay at rest, etc.


5. Inertia
Choices:
expresses the tendency of bodies to maintain their state of motion. *****
is Newton's third law.
none of the above


6. If vector B is added to vector A, the resultant vector A+B has a magnitude A+B when A and B are
Choices:
perpendicular to each other
oriented in the same direction *****
oriented in opposite directions
in any direction relative to each other


Thank you.
 
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Look at question 1 ... greater than, equal to, or less than
Don't these 3 cover the entire number line?
WHAT OTHER possibility could there be?
 
LOL. I don't make up the questions. The teacher does.

if anyone has any info, lmk. thanks.
 
You may wish to reconsider your answers to 1 and 4.

1 can't be 'none of the above', as lightgrav has correctly pointed out.

4 is a little unclear. Objects at 'rest' stay at rest only if they are not subjected to a force. The second choice could be thought of as a statement of Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation, although it is more general than that.

AM
 
Andrew Mason said:
You may wish to reconsider your answers to 1 and 4.

1 can't be 'none of the above', as lightgrav has correctly pointed out.

4 is a little unclear. Objects at 'rest' stay at rest only if they are not subjected to a force. The second choice could be thought of as a statement of Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation, although it is more general than that.

AM

For Question 1. Acceleration is only at a constant 9.8m/s2 in free fall only. So considering there is air resistance i guess that Acceleration has to be less than 9.8 m/s2 then. LMK
 

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