Numerical Problems On Acceleration Due To Gravity-Multiple Choice Questions Quiz

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Question 1: A ball is thrown vertically upward with a velocity of 20 m/s. What is the maximum height reached by the ball?

(a) 40 m
(b) 100 m
(c) 200 m
(d) 400 m

Question 2: A stone is dropped from a cliff of height 100 m. What is the time taken by the stone to reach the ground?

(a) 1 s
(b) 2 s
(c) 3 s
(d) 4 s

Question 3: A car starts from rest and reaches a velocity of 40 m/s in 5 seconds. What is the average acceleration of the car?

(a) 2 m/s^2
(b) 4 m/s^2
(c) 6 m/s^2
(d) 8 m/s^2

Question 4: A ball is thrown horizontally with a velocity of 10 m/s from a height of 20 m. How far from the base of the building does the ball strike the ground?

(a) 20 m
(b) 40 m
(c) 80 m
(d) 160 m

Question 5: Two objects of masses 2 kg and 3 kg are dropped from a height of 10 m. What is the acceleration of the system?

(a) 2 m/s^2
(b) 4 m/s^2
(c) 6 m/s^2
(d) 8 m/s^2

Question 6: What is the acceleration due to gravity at sea level on Earth?

(a) 9.8 m/s^2
(b) 10.0 m/s^2
(c) 8.2 m/s^2
(d) 7.0 m/s^2

Question 7: What is the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the Moon?

(a) 9.8 m/s^2
(b) 1.6 m/s^2
(c) 5.7 m/s^2
(d) 0.9 m/s^2

Question 8: What is the weight of a 50-kg object on the surface of the Earth?

(a) 490 N
(b) 500 N
(c) 510 N
(d) 550 N

Question 9: A ball is dropped from a height of 20 meters. What is its velocity just before it hits the ground?

(a) 20 m/s
(b) 28 m/s
(c) 40 m/s
(d) 44 m/s

Question 10: A rocket is launched from the surface of the Earth with an initial velocity of 1000 m/s. If the acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 m/s^2, how high will the rocket go before it starts falling back to Earth?

(a) 10,204 meters
(b) 20,408 meters
(c) 30,612 meters
(d) 40,816 meters