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Using Newton's 2nd Law

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A 50-kg crate is pushed with a horizontal acceleration of 20 m/s2. What net force is acting on the crate?

a)

2.5 N

b)

0.4 N

c)

1000 N

d)

30 N

2.

A 20-N net force acts on an object with a mass of 2.0 kg. What is the object's acceleration?

a)

10 m/s2

b)

0.1 m/s2

c)

40 m/s2

d)

22 m/s2

3.

What is the mass of a motorcycle that accelerates at 4 m/s2 when a net force of 400 N is applied to it?

a)

1600 kg

b)

100 kg

c)

0.01 kg

d)

396 kg

4.

A 10-kg crate is pushed across a frictionless surface with a force of 30 N. What is its acceleration?

a)

300 m/s2

b)

3 m/s2

c)

20 m/s2

d)

0.33 m/s2

5.

A 20-kg crate is being pushed across a floor with a force of sliding friction of 20 N. If the pushing force is also 20 N, what is the acceleration of the crate?

a)

0 m/s2

b)

2 m/s2

c)

0.5 m/s2

d)

40 m/s2

6.

A winch is supplying a force of 100 N on a large 50-kg crate to move it along a trailer bed with a friction force of 50 N. What is the acceleration of the crate?

a)

0 m/s2

b)

10 m/s2

c)

1 m/s2

d)

2 m/s2

7.

A 75-kg skydiver who has not yet opened his parachute is falling at terminal velocity. What is the magnitude of air resistance force that is acting on him?

a)

about 75 N

b)

0 N ... air is too light to exert any forces

c)

750 N

d)

10 N

8.

What is the weight on Earth of a labrador retriever that has a mass of 30 kg?

a)

30 N

b)

30 lbs

c)

about 300 lbs

d)

about 300 N

9.

A person who has a mass of 60 kg on Earth will have a mass of ________ on the moon.

a)

less than 60 kg

b)

60 kg

c)

more than 60 kg

d)

less or more mass on the moon it just depends on whether she has fallen into a crater or is standing on top of a hill.

10.

A sled dog supplies a pulling force of 100 N to a 40 kg sled and the sled accelerates at 2 m/s2. What is the force of sliding friction between the sled and the snow?

a)

-5 N

b)

-10 N

c)

-20 N

d)

-40 N

11.

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

12.
How can Newton's second law be represented  mathematically? 
a)
F=MA
b)
M= F/A
c)
A= F/M
d)
All are correct
13.

The unit of force is

a)

m/s

b)

m/s^2

c)

N

d)

kg

14.
If you increase the mass on an object, its acceleration
a)
decreases
b)
stays the same
c)
also increases
d)
stops
15.
Something with a greater mass requires a(n) _____ force to move it. 
a)
greater
b)
lesser
c)
equal
d)
opposite
16.

In Newton's 2nd Law the M stands for

a)

meters

b)

metric

c)

mass

17.

In Newton's 2nd Law the variables are

a)

F, N, A

b)

F, M, A

c)

D, V, A

d)

S, D, T