Force Word Problems

If the pressure is 25 Pa and the area is 5 m², what is the force applied?

• 150 N

• 100 N

• 125 N

• 75 N

A car tire has a pressure of 200 kPa on the ground with an area of 0.02 m². What is the force exerted by the tire?

• 2 kN

• 4 kN

• 8 kN

• 6 kN

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A box has a pressure of 30 kPa on its surface with an area of 2 m². What is the force exerted on the box?

• 20 kN

• 40 kN

• 50 kN

• 60 kN

What is the force exerted by a pressure of 50 kPa on an area of 5 m²?

• 200 kN

• 250 kN

• 300 kN

• 150 kN

What is the force on a 1000 kg elevator that is falling freely at 9.8 m/sec²

• 102.04 n

• 9,800 n

• 980 n

• 103 n

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What is the acceleration of a 50 kg object pushed with a force of 500 newtons?

• 100 m/s²

• 25,000 m/s²

• 10 m/s²

• 25 m/s²

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A 50 kg skater pushed by a friend accelerates 5 m/sec².  How much force did the friend apply?

• 45 N

• 15 N 

• 10 N

• 250 N

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A force of 250 N is applied to an object that accelerates at a rate of 5 m/sec².  What is the mass of the object?

• 100kg 

• 1,250kg

• 50kg

• 5kg

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The classes are playing tug of war. Barsoum’s room pulls to the left with a force of 45 N. Coach Camacho's room pulls to the right with a force of 50 N. What is the net force? And who won?

• 5N right. Coach Comacho's Class won.

• 5N Left. Barson's class won. 

• 95N and Coach Comacho's class won. 

• 95N and Barson's class won.

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Determine the accelerations that result when a 12-N net force is applied to a 3-kg object and then to a 6-kg object.

• A 3-kg object experiences an acceleration of 2 m/s/s. A 6-kg object experiences an acceleration of 2m/s/s.  

• A 3-kg object experiences an acceleration of 4 m/s/s. A 6-kg object experiences an acceleration of 2 m/s/s.  

• A 3-kg object experiences an acceleration of 2 m/s/s. A 6-kg object experiences an acceleration of 4 m/s/s.  

• A 3-kg object experiences an acceleration of 4 m/s/s. A 6-kg object experiences an acceleration of 4 m/s/s.  

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