Forces Review

F=ma
1.

What can a speed skater do to

increase her acceleration?

2.

What force must the 60.0kg skater apply

so she can accelerate at a rate of 2.60 m/s
(assuming friction is negligible)?

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2.

What is the net force on the dog?

If the dog has a mass of 15.3 kg, what

would be the weight (in Newtons) of the
dog if placed on a spring scale?

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If the box has mass m and acceleration

a, what would be the force of each team
lifter?

2.

What would be the force applied by

each lifter if a 13.7kg box were to
accelerate upwards at a rate of 1.6m/s

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What is happening if the Net

Force is zero?

2.

Team red grabs one side of a 0.72kg

rope and pulls in the opposite direction of
team grey. If team red pulls with a force
of 15.0N and the rope accelerates away
from team red at 1.40 m/s, with what
force is team grey pulling?

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What is the acceleration of the car

if it is going a constant velocity?

2.

A car with mass 1100kg accelerates

East at a rate of 7.5m/s. If force of
friction applies 350N West, what is the
force (of thrust) applied by the car to
the East?

Challenge Question!
Why

is there a greater stopping distance

on wet pavement compared to dry
pavement?

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If both horses double their applied

force, what will happen to the
acceleration of the cart?

2.

The two horses pull a 130 kg cart, each

applying a force of 500 N. A frictional
force acts in the opposite direction at 90N.
A) What is the Net Force?
B) What is the acceleration of the cart?

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2.

Why is the elephant hard to move?

The 1500kg elephant is accelerated

1.2m/s forward by a little girl who is
surprisingly applying a force of 2000N.
What is the force of friction acting on the
Elephant?

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A) Assuming they have the same mass, which diver

has a greater acceleration towards earth?
B) What force is different between the two?

2.

A) If a parachuter has a mass of 75kg and

accelerates towards Earth at a rate of 5.0m/s due to
air resistance acting on the parachute, then what is
the Force of air resistance acting on the parachute?

2. B) If the diver with mass 75kg has a force of air

resistance acting up on him at 135N, then what is his
acceleration towards earth?

Pick one object

(astronaut, feather, or hammer)

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You have a weight of 637N on earth. What is

your mass?

2)

You then go to the moon where gravity is 1.60

m/s. You step on a scale.
A) What would be your weight?
B) What would be your mass on the moon?