Forces and Laws of Motion
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. The S.I. unit of force is
I. Kgm/s
II. Kgm/s2
III. Newton
IV. Newton-meter
2. What do we get by the product of mass and velocity?
I. Force
II. Inertia
III. Momentum
IV. Newton
3. The rate of change of momentum of an object is proportional to
I. Mass of the body
II. Velocity of the body
III. Net force applied on the body
IV. None of these
4. If two balls of same masses are dropped on sand, the depths of penetration is same if
I. Heavier ball is dropped faster than lighter ball
II. Lighter ball is dropped faster than heavier ball
III. The product ‘mv’ is same for both bodies
IV. None of these
5. A coin placed on a card(rested at the edges of the glass) remains at rest because of
I. Inertia of rest
II. Two forces act on the coin which balance each other
III. No unbalanced force acts on it
IV. All of these
6. A force of 50N moves a body,
I. Friction force exerted on the body is less than 50N
II. Friction force exerted on the body is more than 50N
III. None of these
IV. Both of I and II
7. A fielder giving a swing while catching a ball is an example of
I. Inertia
II. Momentum
III. Newton’s II law of motion
IV. Newton’s I law of motion
8. Action and reaction forces
I. Act on the same body
II. Act on different bodies
III. Act in same direction
IV. Both I and III
9. When we pedaling the bicycle it stops because
I. The earth’s gravitational force acts on it
II. It is not accelerated
III. No unbalanced force acts on it
IV. Frictional force acts on it
10. A football and a stone has same mass
I. Both have same inertia
II. Both have same momentum
III. Both have different inertia
IV. Both have different momentum
Question 1
Which is true from Newton's Third law of motion?
a. For every action force there is a 50% reaction force in the opposite direction.
b. For every action force there is an equivalent reaction force in the opposite direction.
c. Both 1 and 2
d. None of the above
Question 2
In the equation F=ma, what does m represent?
(a) Mass
(b) Meters
(c) Force
(d) Acceleration
Question 3
Newton's First Law of Motion is also called:
a. Law of Friction
b. Law of Reaction
c. Law of Action
d. Law of Inertia
Very Short Questions Type
1. During the game of table tennis, if the ball hits a player it does not hurt him. On the other
hand when a fast moving cricket ball hits a spectator it may hurt him. State reason.
2. What is the momentum of a body of mass 5 kg moving with a velocity of 0.20 m/s.
3. Write the net force acting on a bus, of mass 2000 kg, moving with a uniform velocity of 60
km/h.
4. State the relation between the momentum of a body and the force acting on it.
5. What force would be needed to produce an acceleration of 4 m/s2 on a ball of mass 6 kg?
6. A cricket ball of mass 0.20 kg is moving with a velocity of 1.2m/s . Find the impulse on the
ball and average force applied by the player if he is able to stop the ball in 0.10s?
7. Two objects of masses of 100 gm and 200 gm are moving in along the same line and
direction with velocities of 2 ms-1 and 1 ms-1 respectively. They collide and after collision,
the first object moves at a velocity of 1.67 ms-1. Determine the velocity of the second object?
8. Velocity versus time graph of a ball of mass 100 g rolling on a concrete floor is shown
below. Calculate the acceleration and the frictional force of the floor on the ball?
9. A hammer of mass 500 g, moving at 50 m s-1, strikes a nail. The nail stops the hammer in a
very short time of 0.01 s. What is the force of the nail on the hammer?
10. Akhtar, Kiran and Rahul were riding in a motorcar that was moving with a high velocity on
an expressway when an insect hit the windshield and got stuck on the windscreen. Akhtar
and Kiran started pondering over the situation. Kiran suggested that the insect suffered a
greater change in momentum as compared to the change in momentum of the motorcar
(because the change in the velocity of the insect was much more than that of the motorcar).
Akhtar said that since the motorcar was moving with a larger velocity, it exerted a larger
force on the insect. And as a result the insect died. Rahul while putting an entirely new
explanation said that both the motorcar and the insect experienced the same force and a
change in their momentum. Comment on these suggestions.
