FORCE
1. Calculate the magnitude and direction of the resultant force in the diagram below.
2. A boy pulls a wagon with a force of 6 N east as another boy pushes it with a force of 4 N east. What is
the net force?
3. The classes are playing tug of war. Ms. Peacock’s class pulls with a force of 50 N. Mrs. Hamlett’s class
pulls with a force of 45 N in the opposite direction. What is the net force, and who wins the game?
4. Two boys are arguing over where to move the box. Jacob exerts a force of 210 Newton to the right and
Erick exerts a force of 260 Newton to the left, pushing in the opposite direction.
A. Draw arrows showing the individual and combined forces of the box
B. What is the combined force (net force) on the box?
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C. Are the forces balanced or unbalanced?
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5. What is the force on a 1,000 kg elevator that is falling freely at 9.8 m/s2?
6. What is the acceleration of a 50 kg object pushed with a force of 500 newtons?
7. If a 60 kg person on a 15 kg sled is pushed with a force of 300 N, what will be person’s acceleration?
8. A 5 kg block is pulled across a table by a horizontal force of 40 N with a frictional force of 8 N.
Calculate the acceleration of the object.
9. A crate of mass 500 kg was pushed and pulled by some forces as shown below. Which one has the
greatest acceleration?
10. Calculate the rope tension (T) if the system is balance.
11. Look at the following picture!
The correct statement based on the picture above is....
a. Block A will move with the greatest acceleration, because acceleration is inversely proportional to
the force acting on the object
b. Block B will move with the greatest acceleration, because the acceleration is directly proportional to
the force acting on the object
c. Block A will move with the smallest acceleration, because acceleration is inversely proportional to
the force acting on the object
d. Block B will move with the smallest acceleration, because the acceleration is directly proportional to
the force acting on the object
12. Which of the following quantities is directly proportional to an object's momentum?
(i) Mass
(ii) Acceleration
(iii) Force
(iv) Velocity
a. i c. i and iv
b. i and ii d. iv
13. An object of mass 30 kg is falling in air and experiences a force due to air resistance of 50 newtons.
a. Determine the net force acting on the object and
b. Calculate the acceleration of the object.
14. Look at the following activities.
(1) Objects on a smooth floor move faster
(2) When braking suddenly, the passenger's body is pushed backwards
(3) A ship's propeller pushes sea water backwards, so the ship moves forward
(4) When the bullet flies out, the gun is pushed back
Activities that comply with Newton's third law are indicated by numbers....
a. (1) and (2) c. (2) and (4)
b. (1) and (3) d. (3) and (4)
15. Which law of motion explains why passengers inside a moving bus tend to fall backward when the bus
suddenly stops?
a) Newton's First Law c) Newton's Third Law
b) Newton's Second Law d) None of the above
16. An object is moving with a constant velocity. Which of the following statements is true?
a) There are no forces acting on the object. c) The object is not accelerating.
b) The net force acting on the object is zero. d) All of the above
17. If the mass of an object remains constant and the force acting on it doubles, its acceleration will:
a) Double c) Remain the same
b) Halve d) Become zero
18. A block is sliding on a frictionless surface. If a constant force is applied, the block will:
a) Moves with constant speed c) Accelerates with a constant acceleration
b) Slows down and eventually stop d) None of the above
19. A physical science test book has a mass of 2.2 kg. What is the weight on the Earth?
20. Of all the planets in our solar system, Jupiter has the greatest gravitational strength. If a 0.5 kg pair of
running shoes would weigh 11.55 Newton on Jupiter, what is the strength of gravity there?
21. Jane has a mass of 40 kg. She pushes on a 50 kg rock with a force of 100 N. What force does the rock
exert on Jane?
22. You dribble a basketball while walking on a basketball court. List and describe the pairs of action-
reaction forces in this situation.
23. A bicycle takes 8.0 seconds to accelerate at a constant rate from rest to a speed of 4.0 m/s. If the mass of
the bicycle and rider together is 85 kg, what is the net force acting on the bicycle? (Hint: first, calculate
acceleration)
24. A cart of mass 500 kg is initially at rest. It experiences a constant force for 10 seconds and accelerates
uniformly. Given that the final velocity of the cart is 20 m/s, calculate the magnitude of the force applied.
25. A scooter is moving with a velocity of 20 m/s when brakes are applied. The mass of the scooter and the rider
is 180 kg. The constant force applied by the brakes is 500 N.
a) How long should the brakes be applied to make the scooter come to a halt?
b) How far does the scooter travel before it comes to rest?
