College Physics: A Strategic Approach (4th Edition)
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780134609034
Author: Randall D. Knight (Professor Emeritus), Brian Jones, Stuart Field
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 22MCQ
The gas pedal in a car is sometimes referred to as “the accelerator.” Which other controls on the vehicle can be used to produce acceleration?
A. The brakes.
B. The steering wheel.
C. The gear shift.
D. All of the above.
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19. Consider the following controls of a car: gas pedal, brake, steering wheel. The control/s on the list that cause/s an acceleration of the car is/are
A. only the brake.
B. only the steering wheel.
C. the steering wheel and the brake.
D. all three controls.
20. A car increases its speed from 60 kph to 65 kph in the same time as a bicycle increases its speed to 5 kph from rest. Which is not true about their motion?
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15. Two balls are thrown vertically upward, one with an initial velocity twice as that of the other. The ball with faster initial velocity reaches a height
A. half that of the other.
B. the same as the other.
C. twice as that of the other.
D. four times as that of the other.
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the car. Could a steering wheel also be considered an accelerator? Briefly explain.
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A.
a. at all points except A, B, C, and D.
b. at all points except A and C.
C. nowhere, because it is travelling at constant speed.
d. at all points except B and D.
O e. everywhere, including points A, B, C, and D.
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College Physics: A Strategic Approach (4th Edition)
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