Force and Newton’s Laws 2019 4. Consider these statements below!

I. We put a coin above paper and then we pull the paper quickly, the coin will
I. Multiple Choice not move along with the paper. It stays where it is.
II. A sprinter put his feet on a start deck so that he can have a good acceleration
1. A car is driving along a straight road. The driver, named Kevin, has a cup of water in the beginning of his run.
resting on the dashboard: III. The rocket thrusters that burst downward will lift the rocket up to the sky.
IV. If we want to take sauces from a bottle we should push the bottle forward and
Suddenly Kevin has to slam on the brakes. What is most likely then pull it backward quickly.
to happen to the water in the cup?
A The water will stay horizontal. The correct statements which suit Newton’s 1st law are...
B The water will spill over side 1. A I and II C I and IV
C The water will spill over side 2. B I and III D III and IV
D The water will spill but you cannot tell if it will spill at side 1
or side 2. 5. Consider these statements below!
I. can change the direction of motion
II. can change the speed of an object
2. Which object has the greater inertia?
III. can change the mass of an object
IV. can change the position of an object

The correct statements which an unbalanced force can do to an object are...

A I and II C I, II, and III
B I and IV D I, II, and IV

6. Which situation describes an object that has unbalanced force acting on it?
A A vase is sitting on a table.
B A meteor is moving with constant speed in outer space.
C An apple falls from the tree.
3. A 1000-kg car is moving along the asphalt road with constant speed 50 m/s. D A parachutist is moving with terminal velocity when the parachute has been
opened.

7. Four forces act concurrently on a block on a horizontal surface as shown in the

diagram below.

As a result of these forces, the block

A moves at constant speed to the right
If the thrust force (Fthrust) produced by the car’s engine is 50,000 N. What is the total
B moves at a constant speed to the left
friction force acting on the car?
C accelerates to the right
A 5N C 5000 N
D accelerates to the left
B 100 N D 50,000 N
8. Which object has the largest resultant force? 12. Consider the figure below!
A C
The picture shows the motion of a wooden block
slides down in an inclined plane. The friction
force (f), the normal force (N), and weight of the
object (W) sequentially are represented by
B D number…
A 1, 2 and 3 C 3, 1 and 2
B 1, 3 and 2 D 2, 3 and 1

13. A 10-kg object is accelerated 2 m/s2 to the west after being pulled by an unbalanced
9. Two 30-newton forces act concurrently on an object. In which diagram would the force. If the same unbalanced force acting on 5-kg object, what will be its
forces produce a resultant with a magnitude of 30 newtons? acceleration to the west?
A 0.5 m/s2 C 4.0 m/s2
B 1.0 m/s2 D 8.0 m/s2

14. An astronaut who weighs 1000N on Earth is going to the

Moon. The gravitational acceleration on the Moon is six
times smaller than on Earth. The correct statement about
A B C D the astronaut’s weight and mass on The Moon is …

Weight Mass

10. Two 10-newton forces act concurrently on an object. What angle between these A stay the same stay the same
forces will produce the greatest resultant force? B stay the same decreasing
A 0° C 90° C decreasing decreasing
B 45° D 180° D decreasing stay the same

11. A car of mass 1500 kg travels along a horizontal road. It accelerates steadily from 15. A pile of three identical books, A, B, and C, with the same mass are sitting on a table.
10 m/s to 25 m/s in 5 seconds. What is the force needed to produce this
acceleration? Which statement is correct about their normal
A 300 N C 4500 N forces?
B 500 N D 7500 N Normal Force (N)
A NA = N B = N C
B NA > N B > N C
C NA < N B < N C
D NA < N B > N C
16. An engine pulls a truck at constant speed on a level track. 18. An 80-kg paratrooper is falling at a constant speed.

What is the magnitude of the air friction force on the

parachutist approximately? (g = 10 m/s2)
A 0 C 80 N
B 8N D 800 N

19. Consider these statements below!

The link between the truck and the engine breaks. The driving force on the engine
I. If we roll a ball to grass, the ball eventually will stop.
remains constant. What effect does this have on the truck and on the engine?
II. We put a coin above paper and then we pull the paper quickly, the coin will not
What effect does this have on the truck and on the engine? (HOTS) move along with the paper. It stays where it is.
engine truck III. When we kick the wall, our foot will hurt.
IV. If we want to swim forward, we must move our hands backward in water.
A Speed stays constant Slows down
B Speed increases Slows down Statements which suit Newton’s 3rd law are...
C Speed stays constant Stops immediately A I and III C II and IV
D Speed increases Stops immediately B II and III D III and IV

20. A baseball bat exerts a force of magnitude F on a ball.

17. A man pushed a heavy box along the ground. He didn’t manage to move the box.

The correct statement was...

A The force given by the man is smaller than the static friction force of cupboard
and surface.
B The force given by the man is bigger than the static friction force of cupboard and
Based on Newton’s 3rd Law, if the mass of the bat is three times the mass of the ball,
surface.
the magnitude of the force of the ball on the bat is…
C The force given by the man is smaller than the kinetic friction force of cupboard
A 0 C F
and surface.
B F/3 D 3F
D The force given by the man is bigger than the kinetic friction force of cupboard
and surface.
II. Essay 24. A motorcycle with broken engine is having a mass of 100 kg. Clark tried to push the
car with 350 N force. If the static coefficient friction of the wheels and surface is 0.3
21. Consider these three vectors below! and the kinetic coefficient friction is 0.1, determine:
a. Will Clark manage to push the car? Explain! (g = 10 m/s 2 )
b. If he manages to push the car, calculate the acceleration of the car!

a. Draw R = F1 + F2 + F3 , by using polygon method

b. Draw R = F1 + F3 , by using parallelogram method

22. Look at the figure.

If the mass A is 5 kg and mass B is 12 kg, and gravitational acceleration

is 10 m/s2, determine:
a. Normal force acting on object A
b. Normal force acting on object B

23. Two forces, F1 and F2, are applied to a block on a frictionless, horizontal surface as
shown below.

F2 = 4 N F1 = 14 N
Block

If the block’s acceleration is 2 m/s2, determine the mass of the block!