Worksheet - Newton's Laws - 2nd Law Name:

1. Fnet = _______ Fnet = 100 N Fnet = 8000 N

m = 20 kg m = _______ m = 500 kg
a = 4 m/s2 a = 50 m/s2 a = _______

2. Fnet = Fnet =
m = 2 kg m = 150 kg
a= a=

3. Fnet = Fnet =
m = 20 kg m=
a= a = 2 m/s2

3. Fnet = Fnet =
m = 2 kg m=
a = 6.5 m/s2 a = 2 m/s2

*4. Fnet =
m = 3 kg
a = -2 m/s2

5. A 0.15 kg ball accelerates at a rate of 3.0 X 104 m/s2. What net force was exerted?

6. Beth kicks a 0.60 kg soccer ball with a net force of 80 N. What is the acceleration?

7. A dog sled is pulled by 8 dogs and accelerates at 1.2 m/s2. If each dog pulls with a force of 30 N, what
is the combined mass of the sled and rider?
Worksheet - Newton's Laws - 2nd Law Name:

8. A 1,000 kg car accelerates at 10 m/s2. A) What is the net force acting on the car? B) If the frictional
force from the road on the car is 15,000 N, what is the drag force (opposing frictional force) on the car?

9. A boy is pushing a wagon with a force of 25 N. The wagon has a mass of 13 kg. A) If the net force
acting on the wagon is 15 N, what is the frictional force? B) What is the acceleration of the wagon?

10. Two children are fighting over a 2 kg toy. One child pulls the toy north with a force of 24 N. The
other child pulls the toy east with a force of 18 N. What is the acceleration of the toy? (Ignore gravity
and the normal force for this problem.)

11. The space shuttle has a mass of 2 X 106 kg. At lift off, the engines generate an UPWARD force of 30
X 106 N. What is the acceleration of the shuttle at liftoff?

12a. A 0.1 kg apple is on a tree. What is the force of gravity on the apple? ________

b. What is the net force on the apple while it is on the tree? ________

c. The apple falls toward the ground. What is the force of gravity on the apple while falling? ________

d. If there is no air resistance, what is the net force on the apple as it falls toward the ground? ________

e. If there is no air resistance, what is the acceleration of the apple while it falls toward
the ground? ________

f. If there IS air resistance such that the apple accelerates at only 6 m/s2, what is the force of air resistance
on the apple at that moment in time? (Keep in mind that you know the mass.) ________