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Second Law of Acceleration

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How do you solve this problem: What is the acceleration of a 50 kg object pushed with a force of 500 newtons?

a)

500 ÷ 50

b)

50 ÷ 500

c)

500 x 50

2.

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

a)

10 N

b)

10 m/s2

c)

10 kg

3.

How do you solve this problem? A 50 kg skater pushed by a friend accelerates 5 m/s2. How much force did the friend apply?

a)

50 ÷ 5

b)

5 ÷ 50

c)

50 x 5

4.

A 50 kg skater pushed by a friend accelerates 5 m/s2. How much force did the friend apply?

a)

250 N

b)

250 m/s2

c)

250 kg

5.

How do you solve this problem? The mass of a car is 1000 kg. How much force would be required to accelerate the car at a rate of 3 m/s2?

a)

1000 ÷ 3

b)

3 ÷ 1000

c)

1000 x 3

6.

The mass of a car is 1000 kg. How much force would be required to accelerate the car at a rate of 3 m/s2?

a)

3000 N

b)

3000 m/s2

c)

3000 kg

7.

How do you solve this problem? A force of 250 N is applied to an object that accelerates at a rate of 5 m/s2. What is the mass of the object?

a)

250 ÷ 5

b)

5 ÷ 250

c)

250 x 5

8.

A force of 250 N is applied to an object that accelerates at a rate of 5 m/s2. What is the mass of the object?

a)

50 N

b)

50 m/s2

c)

50 kg

9.

A 5 kg block is pulled across a table by a net force of 32 N. Calculate the acceleration of the object.

a)

6.4 N

b)

6.4 m/s2

c)

6.4 kg

10.

How do you solve this problem? A 5 kg block is pulled across a table by a net force of 32 N. Calculate the acceleration of the object.

a)

32 ÷ 5

b)

5 ÷ 32

c)

32 x 5

11.

How do you solve this problem? An object of mass 300 kg is observed to accelerate at the rate of 4 m/s2. Calculate the force required to produce this acceleration.

a)

300 ÷ 4

b)

4 ÷ 300

c)

300 x 4

12.

How do you solve this problem? A skier needs to apply a force of 132 N to accelerate at a rate of 2 m/s2. What is the mass of the skier?

a)

132 ÷ 2

b)

2 ÷ 132

c)

132 x 2

13.

A skier needs to apply a force of 132 N to accelerate at a rate of 2 m/s2. What is the mass of the skier? T

a)

66 N

b)

66 m/s2

c)

66 kg

14.

How do you solve this problem? What is the force on a 1000 kg elevator that is falling freely at 9.8 m/s2?

a)

1000 ÷ 9.8

b)

9.8 ÷ 1000

c)

1000 x 9.8

15.

What is the force on a 1000 kg elevator that is falling freely at 9.8 m/s2?

a)

9,800 N

b)

9,800 m/s2

c)

9,800 kg

16.

How much force is applied to a 10 kilogram object to obtain an acceleration of 15 m/s2?

a)

150 Newtons

b)

1.5 Newtons

c)

.150 Newtons

17.

How much force is required to achieve a 20 m/s/s acceleration on a 2 kg bike?

a)

18 Newtons

b)

10 Newtons

c)

40 Newtons

18.

If a 10 kilogram object accelerates suddenly at 15 m/s2, how much force was applied to the object?

a)

150 Newtons

b)

1.5 Newtons

c)

5 Newtons

19.

How do you solve this problem? The mass of a car is 1000 kg. How much force would be required to accelerate the car at a rate of 3 m/s2?

a)

1000 ÷ 3

b)

3 ÷ 1000

c)

1000 x 3

20.
On the following velocity versus time graph, from 0 to 3 seconds the acceleration of the object is:
a)
no acceleration
b)
Positive
c)
Negative
d)
Something undefinied
21.
A golf ball accelerates off a tee at 15m/s2, changing its velocity from 0m/s to 50 m/s down the fairway. How long did it take the golf ball to accelerate?
a)
750 seconds
b)
35 seconds
c)
0.3 seconds
d)
3.3 seconds
22.
A box sliding down an inclined plane attains a velocity of 27 m/s in 3 seconds from rest.  Find the acceleration.
a)
30 m/s
b)
24 m/s2
c)
9 m/s2
d)
81 km/hr
23.
Which graph represents zero acceleration (constant velocity)?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
24.
Which graph represents the greatest acceleration?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
25.
The unit we use to measure acceleration is ___. 
a)
meters / second 
b)
meters 
c)
seconds 
d)
meters / second / second 
26.
You are walking in a straight line at a consistent speed. Do you have acceleration? 
a)
no
b)
yes 
27.
A negative acceleration means that your object is _____. 
a)
Going to Wal-mart 
b)
running for president 
c)
speeding up 
d)
slowing down