Newton's Second Law Practice Problems
Questions and Answers
- 1.
How much force is required to accelerate a 2kg mass at 3 m/s/s ?
- A.
1.5N
- B.
1.5kg
- C.
6N
- D.
6m/s/s
Correct Answer
C. 6NExplanation
F = ma
F = 2kg x 3m/s/sRate this question:
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- 2.
Given a force of 12N and an acceleration of 4m/s/s , what is the mass?
- A.
48N
- B.
3kg
- C.
4N
- D.
48kg
Correct Answer
B. 3kgExplanation
M = f/a
M = 12N / 4m/s/sRate this question:
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- 3.
What is the acceleration of a 10kg mass pushed by a 5N force?
- A.
50m/s/s
- B.
0.5m/s/s
- C.
20m/s/s
- D.
2m/s/s
Correct Answer
B. 0.5m/s/sExplanation
a = f/m
a = 5N / 10kgRate this question:
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- 4.
How much force is required to accelerate a 12kg mass at 5m/s/s ?
- A.
120N
- B.
60N
- C.
2.4N
- D.
0.42N
Correct Answer
B. 60NExplanation
f=ma
f=12kg x 5m/s/sRate this question:
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- 5.
Given a force of 10N and an acceleration of 5m/s2 . What is the mass?
- A.
2N
- B.
2kg
- C.
0/5kg
- D.
50kg
Correct Answer
B. 2kgExplanation
m = f/a
m =10N / 5m/s/sRate this question:
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- 6.
How much force is required to accelerate a 5kg mass at 20m/s/s ?
- A.
100N
- B.
4N
- C.
5N
- D.
200N
Correct Answer
A. 100NExplanation
f = ma
f = 5kg x 20m/s/sRate this question:
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- 7.
What is the acceleration of a 5kg mass pushed by a 10N force?
- A.
50m/s/s
- B.
2m/s/s
- C.
0.5m/s/s
- D.
500m/s/s
Correct Answer
B. 2m/s/sExplanation
a = f/m
a = 10N / 5kgRate this question:
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