Net Force Worksheet

Calculate the Net Force. 

• 40N, Left

• 40N, Right

• 0N, Balanced

• 75N, Right

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If a car has a force of 54 N forwards and the brakes have a force of 73 N backwards, what is the overall Net Force.

• 16 backwards

• 19 forwards

• 18 backwords

• 23 forwards

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If Jack pushes the box to the right with a force of 10 lbs while Jill simultaneously pushes the box to the left with a force of 7 lbs, then what is the net sideways force on the box? (assume these are the only horizontal forces on the box.)

• 0 lbs.

• 3 lbs to the left.

• 3 lbs to the right.

• 7 lbs to the left.

• 7 lbs to the right.

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16. An unbalanced force is:

• A force that is equal and opposite to another force

• A force that causes a change in the motion of an object

• A force that does not cause any change in motion

• A force that is always constant

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What is net force?

• The total force acting on an object

• The individual forces on an object added together

• The combination of all forces acting on an object, taking direction into account

• The force acting only due to gravity

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A box is being pushed to the right with a force of 20 N and is being pushed to the left with a force of 5 N. What is the net force on the box?

• 15 N to the right

• 25 N to the right

• 15 N to the left

• 25 N to the left

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Two people are pushing a sled on ice. One person applies a force of 30 N to the right, and the other person applies a force of 25 N to the left.

• 5 N to the right

• 5 N to the left

• 55 N to the right

• 55 N to the left

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A car is being pushed with a force of 100 N to the right and 50 N to the left. There is also a friction force of 30 N acting to the left.

• 20 N to the right

• 80 N to the right

• 120 N to the right

• 150 N to the right

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If two forces of 10 N and 5 N are acting in the same direction on an object, what is the net force?

• 15 N

• 5 N

• 10 N

• 50 N

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If two forces of 12 N and 8 N are acting on an object in opposite directions, what is the net force?

• 20 N

• 4 N

• 0 N

• 8 N

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