Question 1 (1 point)
When a basketball rests motionless on a gymnasium floor, the floor exerts an unequal and opposite force upward on the basketball.
Question 1 options:
True
False
Question 2 (1 point)
The use of all possible joint movements that contribute to a task's objectives results in
Question 2 options:
the production of maximum speed
the production of maximum force
the production of maximum inertia
the production of maximum effort
Question 3 (1 point)
Plantar flexion is an example of a
Question 3 options:
first class lever
second class lever
third class lever
none of the above
Question 4 (1 point)
The more mass an object has, the greater its inertia and the more effort it will take to cause the object to move or to stop moving.
Question 4 options:
True
False
Question 5 (1 point)
Which biomechanical principle would feature prominently in the case of a child beginning to walk?
Question 5 options:
conservation of angular momentum
torque
the impulse-momentum relationship
stability
Question 6 (1 point)
An example of Isaac Newton's first law of motion (inertia) would be
Question 6 options:
a basketball resting motionless on the floor
a rock traveling endlessly into outer space
a bowling ball rolling evenly down a lane
all of the above
Question 7 (1 point)
A mechanical device where the force is applied between the fulcrum and the load is a
Question 7 options:
first class lever
second class lever
third class lever
none of the above
Question 8 (1 point)
Angular momentum is constant when
Question 8 options:
an object is part of a dynamic system
an object is free in the air
an object is in a state of equilibrium
an object is part of a static system
Question 9 (1 point)
According to Newton's second law of motion, if a small force is applied to an object, the object will experience a large change in its velocity (the rate at which it is moving).
Question 9 options:
True
False
Question 10 (1 point)
Sumo wrestling is an example of which biomechanical principle?
Question 10 options:
Stability
Force
Velocity
Impulse
Question 11 (1 point)
A cyclist coasting down a hill is an example of which of Newton's three laws?
Question 11 options:
First Law
Class 3 Lever
Third Law
Second Law
Question 12 (1 point)
Newton's first law of motion, also known as the law of inertia, applies only when an object is in a stationary position and not when an object is in a state of motion.
Question 12 options:
True
False
Question 13 (1 point)
Torque is the rotary effect created by
Question 13 options:
a frictional force
an eccentric (off-centre) force
a centric force
a ground reaction force
Question 14 (1 point)
An example of Newton's third law of motion (action-reaction) would be
Question 14 options:
a diver pushing off a diving platform
a basketball player jumping up to take a shot
a kettlebell resting on a gymnasium floor
all of the above
Question 15 (1 point)
How stable or balanced an individual is while performing a task depends on
Question 15 options:
the mass and the centre of mass
the base of support
the position of the centre of mass
all of the above
Question 1: False
Question 2: the production of maximum force
Question 3: third class lever
Question 4: True
Question 5: stability
Question 6: all of the above
Question 7: first class lever
Question 8: an object is in a state of equilibrium
Question 9: False
Question 10: Stability
Question 11: First Law
Question 12: False
Question 13: an eccentric (off-centre) force
Question 14: all of the above
Question 15: all of the above