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 "output": "**8th\u2011Grade Physics Quiz  \nTopic: Newton\u2019s Laws, Speed / Velocity / Acceleration, and Net Force**  \n\n*Time limit: 25\u202fminutes*  \n*You may use a calculator, but no notes or textbooks.*  \n\n---  \n\n### Part\u202fA \u2013 Multiple\u2011Choice / Short\u2011Answer (Conceptual)  \n\n1. **(Newton\u2019s 1st Law)**  \n   A book rests on a table. Which of the following best explains why it stays still?  \n   a) The book\u2019s mass is zero.  \n   b) The forces on the book are balanced, giving a net force of\u202f0\u202fN.  \n   c) Gravity stops acting on the book.  \n   d) The table pushes the book forward.  \n\n2. **(Newton\u2019s 2nd Law)**  \n   If the same net force of **20\u202fN** is applied to a 2\u2011kg cart and a 4\u2011kg cart, which cart gets a larger acceleration?  \n\n3. **(Newton\u2019s 3rd Law)**  \n   When you push on a wall, the wall pushes back on you. The forces are:  \n   a) Equal in magnitude and act on the same object.  \n   b) Equal in magnitude and act on different objects.  \n   c) Different in magnitude but act on the same object.  \n   d) Different in magnitude and act on different objects.  \n\n4. **(Speed vs. Velocity)**  \n   A runner completes a 400\u2011m lap around a circular track in 50\u202fs. State the runner\u2019s **average speed** and explain whether the runner\u2019s **average velocity** is zero, positive, or negative.  \n\n5. **(Acceleration)**  \n   A car speeds up from 0\u202fm/s to 20\u202fm/s in 5\u202fs. What is its average acceleration?  \n\n---  \n\n### Part\u202fB \u2013 Calculation Problems  \n\n6. **Speed** \u2013 A cyclist travels 12\u202fkm in 30\u202fminutes. Calculate the cyclist\u2019s average speed in **m/s**.  \n\n7. **Net Force** \u2013 A 10\u2011kg sled is pulled across a frictionless ice surface by a horizontal rope that exerts a force of **45\u202fN**. What is the sled\u2019s acceleration?  \n\n8. **Newton\u2019s 2nd Law (combined forces)** \u2013 Two forces act on a 5\u2011kg crate: 30\u202fN to the east and 20\u202fN to the north.  \n   a) Find the magnitude of the net force.  \n   b) Determine the crate\u2019s acceleration (magnitude only).  \n\n9. **Velocity Change (\u0394v)** \u2013 A soccer ball is kicked, giving it an initial velocity of 15\u202fm/s east. After 3\u202fs, its velocity is 5\u202fm/s east (still moving east). What is the ball\u2019s average acceleration?  \n\n10. **Force from Acceleration** \u2013 A 1500\u2011kg car accelerates from rest to 25\u202fm/s in 10\u202fs.  \n    a) Find the car\u2019s average acceleration.  \n    b) Calculate the net force required to produce that acceleration.  \n\n---  \n\n## Answer Key \u2013 Worked Solutions  \n\n### Part\u202fA  \n\n1. **b)** The forces (gravity\u202f\u2193\u202fand normal\u202f\u2191) balance \u2192 net force =\u202f0\u202fN \u2192 object remains at rest (Newton\u2019s 1st law).  \n\n2. **The 2\u2011kg cart.**  \n   - Acceleration =\u202fF/m.  \n   - For 2\u202fkg: a = 20\u202fN\u202f/\u202f2\u202fkg = **10\u202fm/s\u00b2**.  \n   - For 4\u202fkg: a = 20\u202fN\u202f/\u202f4\u202fkg = **5\u202fm/s\u00b2**.  \n   \u2192 Smaller mass \u2192 larger acceleration.  \n\n3. **b)** The action\u2013reaction pair are equal in magnitude and act on **different objects** (Newton\u2019s 3rd law).  \n\n4. **Average speed = distance\u202f/\u202ftime = 400\u202fm\u202f/\u202f50\u202fs = 8\u202fm/s.**  \n   The runner ends at the starting point, so the **displacement = 0\u202fm**; therefore the average velocity = 0\u202fm/s (direction is irrelevant).  \n\n5. **Acceleration = \u0394v\u202f/\u202f\u0394t = (20\u202fm/s\u202f\u2013\u202f0\u202fm/s)\u202f/\u202f5\u202fs = **4\u202fm/s\u00b2**.**  \n\n---  \n\n### Part\u202fB  \n\n6. **Convert units first:**  \n   - 12\u202fkm = 12\u202f000\u202fm.  \n   - 30\u202fmin = 30\u202f\u00d7\u202f60\u202fs = 1800\u202fs.  \n   - Speed = distance\u202f/\u202ftime = 12\u202f000\u202fm\u202f/\u202f1800\u202fs = **6.7\u202fm/s** (rounded to 2\u202fsf).  \n\n7. **Newton\u2019s 2nd law:**  \n   - F = ma \u2192 a = F\u202f/\u202fm = 45\u202fN\u202f/\u202f10\u202fkg = **4.5\u202fm/s\u00b2**.  \n\n8. **Resultant (net) force:**  \n   - Treat east as +x, north as +y.  \n   - Fx = 30\u202fN, Fy = 20\u202fN.  \n   - |Fnet| = \u221a(Fx\u00b2 + Fy\u00b2) = \u221a(30\u00b2 + 20\u00b2) N = \u221a(900 + 400) N = \u221a1300\u202fN \u2248 **36.1\u202fN**.  \n   - Acceleration magnitude: a = Fnet\u202f/\u202fm = 36.1\u202fN\u202f/\u202f5\u202fkg \u2248 **7.2\u202fm/s\u00b2**.  \n\n9. **\u0394v = 5\u202fm/s\u202f\u2013\u202f15\u202fm/s = \u201310\u202fm/s (still east, but slower).**  \n   - Acceleration = \u0394v\u202f/\u202f\u0394t = (\u201310\u202fm/s)\u202f/\u202f3\u202fs = **\u20133.3\u202fm/s\u00b2**.  \n   (Negative sign indicates the acceleration is opposite to the direction of motion, i.e., a deceleration.)  \n\n10. **a) Acceleration:**  \n    - \u0394v = 25\u202fm/s \u2013 0\u202fm/s = 25\u202fm/s.  \n    - a = \u0394v\u202f/\u202f\u0394t = 25\u202fm/s\u202f/\u202f10\u202fs = **2.5\u202fm/s\u00b2**.  \n\n    **b) Net force:**  \n    - F = ma = (1500\u202fkg)(2.5\u202fm/s\u00b2) = **3\u202f750\u202fN** (directed forward).  \n\n---  \n\n**Scoring guide (optional for the teacher):**  \n\n| Question | Points |\n|----------|--------|\n| 1\u20115 (conceptual) | 1\u202fpt each |\n| 6\u201110 (calculations) | 2\u202fpts each (full credit for correct answer with correct units and method) |\n| **Total** | **20\u202fpts** |\n\nFeel free to copy the quiz onto a worksheet, project it, or print it for your class. 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