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Newton's 2nd Law Formula Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Football A has a greater mass than football B. Which football will have greater acceleration when both are thrown with the same force in the same direction?

a)

Football A

b)

Football B

c)

They will have the same acceleration

d)

Mass has no effect on acceleration

2.
True or false.  The appropriate units for velocity are m/s2
a)
True
b)
False
3.
What are the appropriate units to describe acceleration?
a)
m/s
b)
m/s2
c)
cm
d)
there are no units associated with acceleration
4.
How can acceleration be described?
a)
distance divided by time
b)
time divided by distance
c)
force divided by time
d)
change in velocity divided by time
5.
How can Newton's second law be represented  mathematically? 
a)
F=MA
b)
M= F/A
c)
A= F/M
d)
All are correct
6.

The unit of force is

a)

m/s

b)

m/s^2

c)

N

d)

kg

7.

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

a)

102.04 N

b)

9,800 N

c)

980 N

d)

103 N

8.
If you increase the mass on an object, its acceleration
a)
decreases
b)
stays the same
c)
also increases
d)
stops
9.
The picture of the position vs. time graph shows an object that is...
a)
accelerating/speeding up
b)
moving at a constant speed 
c)
not moving 
d)
accelerating/slowing down. 
10.
Something with a greater mass requires a(n) _____ force to move it. 
a)
greater
b)
lesser
c)
equal
d)
opposite
11.

Which is a unit of mass

a)

kg

b)

g

c)

ml

d)

mg

12.

When a shot putter exerts a net force of 140 N on a shot, the shot has an acceleration of 19 m/s2. What is the F?

a)

140N

b)

19 m/s2

13.

A race car has a mass of 710 kg. It starts from rest and travels 40m in 3.0s. The car is uniformly accelerated during the entire time. Using Newton's 2nd Law, which variable would you be solving for in this problem?

a)

Force

b)

Mass

c)

Acceleration

14.

In Newton's 2nd Law the M stands for

a)

meters

b)

metric

c)

mass

15.

In Newton's 2nd Law the variables are

a)

F, N, A

b)

F, M, A

c)

D, V, A

d)

S, D, T