True or False: A boy pushed a box with a weight of 300N up a ramp. He said that, because the ramp was 1.0m high and 3.0m long, he must have been pushing with force of exactly 100N.

False

Explanation:

The force of an object does not depend on the dimensions of the said object. The formula for force is

F = Ma, where

m = mass and a = acceleration

The force is dependent on the size of the object and its acceleration. An object 2m by 5m running at a acceleration of x m/s² and weighing y kg will have the same force as another object 15m by 25m running at the same acceleration x m/s² and weighing y kg

air exerts forces on falling objects near earth’s surface.

explanation:

the term 'free falls' refer to object that are falling towards the earth, in a situation in which gravity is the only force acting on the object.

for an object in free fall, the acceleration is constant (g, the gravitational acceleration), and so the velocity of the object constantly increases.

for objects near earth's surface, there is always another force acting on the object: the resistance due to the air. this force is opposed to the direction of fall of the object, and it is proportional to the velocity of the object, so as the object falls down, this force increases up to a point when it balances the force of gravity, and the object continues its motion at constant velocity (called terminal velocity). since in this case gravity is not the only force acting on the object, we are not in a situation of free fall.