1. Two forces act on an object: 6 N to the right and 8 N upward.
What is the magnitude of the
resultant force?
A. 14 N
B. 10 N
C. 7 N
D. 2 N
2. A pendulum bob is at rest, with three forces acting: tension in the string TT, weight WW downward,
and net force F=0. Which of the following correctly represents the vector components?
A. Tension has only a vertical component
B. Weight acts along the string
C. Tension cancels out the vertical component of weight
D. The net force is equal to the tension
3. Three motion graphs are shown:
Graph A: Displacement vs. Time (curve increasing)
Graph B: Velocity vs. Time (linear increasing)
Graph C: Acceleration vs. Time (horizontal line)
Which best describes an object undergoing uniformly accelerated motion?
A. A only
B. B and C only
C. A and B only
D. All three
4. A 50 kg object is taken to Pluto, where the acceleration due to gravity is 0.62 m/s20.62m/s2. What
is the object’s weight on Pluto?
A. 310 N
B. 50 N
C. 31 N
D. 62 N
5. Which of the following diagrams represents a system with zero resultant force but a non-zero
resultant moment?
A. Two equal and opposite forces acting at the same point
B. Two forces of equal magnitude acting in opposite directions but at different points
C. A single force acting at the center of an object
D. Two forces acting in the same direction at different points
6. A uniform meter rule is pivoted at 50 cm mark. A 2 N weight is suspended at the 0 cm mark.
Calculate the moment of force about the pivot.
7. A car of mass 1000 kg accelerates at 2 m/s². The engine provides a driving force of 3000 N.
Calculate the resistive force acting on the car.
8. A weight of 50 N is held in the hand, 30 cm from the elbow joint. The biceps muscle attaches to the
forearm 5 cm from the elbow joint. Calculate the force required in the biceps to hold the arm steady.
9. An object of mass 2 kg is thrown vertically upward with 100 J of kinetic energy. It reaches a height
where its gravitational potential energy is only 80 J. Calculate the work done against air resistance.
10. A laser emits 300 J of energy in 5 seconds. Calculate the average power output.
11. An engine does 6000 J of work in 15 seconds. What is the average power output?
12. A car with mass 800 kg moves with a constant velocity on a level road. The engine provides a
forward force of 1200 N. What is the resistive force?
13. An elevator of mass 500 kg is pulled upward by a cable with a tension of 6000 N. Determine the
acceleration of the elevator. (Take g=10 m/s2g=10m/s2)
14. A uniform horizontal bar of weight 100 N and length 4 m is hinged to a wall and supported by a
cable that makes a 30° angle with the bar. Calculate the tension in the cable.
15. Which of the following conditions must be true for a body to be in complete equilibrium?
A. Net force is zero
B. Net moment of force is zero
C. Both net force and net moment of force are zero
D. Only vertical forces are balanced
16. Given a kite in equilibrium in the air with three forces acting on it (tension, weight, and wind
force), draw a vector triangle representing these forces.
17. A barrel of mass 50 kg is rolled up a ramp inclined at 30° to a height of 1.5 m. Calculate the work
done against gravity.
18. A uniform beam is 2 m long and weighs 200 N. It is supported at one end. What torque must be
applied at the other end to keep the beam horizontal?
19. Which of the following objects is in equilibrium?
A. A rod with two equal and opposite forces acting at its ends
B. A beam with a single force acting off-center
C. A book sliding with increasing speed on a frictionless table
D. A car accelerating on a level road
20. Which of the following violates Newton’s Third Law?
A. A man pushes a wall, and the wall pushes back with equal force
B. A rocket propels forward due to gas expelled backward
C. A person pulls a sled, but the sled doesn’t pull back
D. Two ice skaters push away from each other and move in opposite directions
21. Water jets out tangentially from a rotating sprinkler arm of length 0.2 m with a force of 10 N.
Calculate the moment of force (torque) generated.
22. State the two conditions required for a system to be in static equilibrium.
23. A balloon floats in still air with a solid sphere hanging from it. If the string breaks, what is the
magnitude of the sphere’s acceleration just after the string breaks?
24. Explain the magnitude of acceleration of the sphere before it reaches terminal velocity.
25. If the sphere reaches terminal velocity, and its weight is 10 N, what is the total resistive force
acting on the sphere?
26. Given a beam in equilibrium connected to a hinge and a cable, show that the vertical component
of the tension equals the total downward forces acting on the beam.
27. A uniform beam in equilibrium is hinged to a wall and supported by a tensioned string. If the
vertical component of tension is 60 N and the hinge provides 40 N vertically upward, determine the
weight of the beam.
28. A block of mass 2 kg slides down from a height of 5 m. Calculate its potential energy at the top.
29. Using the answer above, determine the speed of the block at the bottom of the slope.
30. Explain why the horizontal component of velocity remains constant once the block leaves the
slope.
31. A lorry engine delivers 25 kW of power at 20 m/s. Calculate the resistive force opposing motion.
32. If a lorry of mass 2000 kg moves up a 10° incline at 15 m/s, calculate the engine power required to
just balance the incline component.
33. A child slides down a slide. If the KE without resistance is 100 J, and with resistance is 70 J, what is
the ratio?
34. If the vertical height is 3 m and the slide makes a 30° angle with the horizontal, find the slide’s
length.
35. Draw and label the Weight (mg) acting vertically down, and Normal Force (N) acting perpendicular
to the surface of the inclined plane.
30bi. Newton’s First Law
