Newton’s Second Law WebQuest

Complete the table below:

Net Force Mass Acceleration

(N) (Kg) (m/sec2)
10 2

20 10

4 5

10 5

10 1

As the Net Force increases on the same mass, the acceleration __ ___

As the Mass increases with the same force, the __ _____ decreases.

TIER 1 PRACTICE PROBLEMS (Show all work):

1) Given: m = 2 kg
F
a = 3 m/s2

Solve for F:
m a

2) A box with a mass of 3 kg is given an acceleration of 12 m/s2 when it is pushed. Calculate the amount of
force that must have been used to push it.. (Fill in the given info below BEFORE trying to solve the problem.
Mark the unknown with a “?”)

4) A 7 kg road runner pushes himself forward with a force of 22 newtons. What acceleration will the bird have?

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5) A 7 kg road runner pushes himself forward with a force of 22 newtons but feels 8 N of air resistance pushing
him backward. What acceleration will the bird have?

6) On the surface of earth, a medicine ball weighs 100 newtons and would accelerate at 10 m/s2 if it was to be
dropped. What is the mass of the medicine ball?
1. How much force is needed for a 50 kg bowling ball to accelerate at 8 m/sec2?

2. How much force is a 100 kg figure skater generating if she’s accelerating at 4 m/s2?

3. What is the acceleration of a 25 kg jar of mayonnaise when it’s thrown with a force of 100 N?

4. What is the acceleration of a 1,500 kg car when a force of 300,000 N is applied?

5. What requires more force: accelerating a 10 kg bowling ball at 30 m/sec2 or accelerating a 200 kg rock at 5
m/sec2?

6. What is the difference in acceleration between a 200 kg person pushed with a force of 800 N and a 100 kg
person pushed with a force of 500 N?

1.) A 20 Kg mass is being pulled horizontally with a force of 250 N. If the force of friction is equal to 150 N,
what is the acceleration of the mass?

2.) A block weighing 200 N is being lifted by a force of 500 N. What is the acceleration rate of this block?

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3.) A 1000 Kg car is traveling at 40 m/sec.
a) If the car stops in 20 seconds, what is its deceleration rate?

b) What friction force will stop the car in 20 seconds?

4.) Ryan, R-H’s 72 Kg star soccer player, collides with a player on another team and is brought to a stop with an
acceleration of –20 m/s2. What force was exerted on Ryan?

5.) A 30 gram arrow is shot by William Tell through an apple that is 8 cm thick. If the arrow enters the apple at
with a velocity of 30 m/s and leaves the apple at 25 m/s in the same direction, what force was applied by the
apple that slowed the arrow down?

1a.) Ignoring friction, what net force would be required to accelerate a 100 Kilogram car at
3.5 m/sec2?

b.) What would be the speed of the car after 5 seconds?

c.) What would be the car’s kinetic energy at the end of this time?

2.) A horizontal force of 25 N is applied to a 2.0 Kg book sitting on a frictionless surface.

What is the acceleration of the book?

b.) What is the change in velocity of the book after 10 seconds?

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c.) What is the books kinetic energy after 10 seconds?

3.) A force of 100 N is applied to crate and an acceleration rate of 5.0 m/sec2 is produced.

a) If the force of friction is 25 N, what is the net force acting on the crate?

b) What is the mass of the crate?

4.) A jet airplane accelerates at 4 m/sec2 along the runway before takeoff. If the mass of the
airplane is 8,000 Kg, what is the net force created by the plane's engines?

b.) if the plane must reach 28m/s to take off, how long will it travel down the runway before lift off?

c.) what will be the airplane’s kinetic energy at takeoff?

5.) What is the mass of a bobsled accelerating at 2 m/sec2 if it is being pulled down a hill by a
net force of 300 N?

6.) A force of 10 N is applied to a marble and an acceleration rate of 1.0 m/sec2 is produced.

a) If the force of friction is 5 N, what is the net force acting on the marble?

b) What is the mass of the marble?

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 Newton’s Second Law Practice Quiz

1.) Accelerations are produced by

a.) masses. b) forces. c) velocities. d) cookies.

2.) The acceleration produced by a net force on an object is

a) in the same direction as the net force.
b) directly proportional to the magnitude of the net force.
c) inversely proportional to the mass of the object.
d) all of the above
e) none of the above

3.) Compared to its weight on earth, a 10 Kg object on the moon will weigh
a) more. b) the same. c) less.

4.) Suppose the force of friction on a sliding object is 20 N. The force needed to
maintain a constant velocity for the sliding object is
a) 20 N. b) more than 20 N. c) less than 20 N.

5.) A girl pulls on a 10 Kg wagon with a constant force of 30 N. What is the wagon's
acceleration?
a) 3 m/s2 b) 10 m/s2 c) 30 m/s2 d) 0.3 m/s2

6.) A force of 1 N accelerates a mass of 1 Kg at the rate of 1 m/s2. The acceleration of

a mass of 2 kg acted upon by a force of 2 N is
a) twice as much. b) half as much.
c) the same. d) none of the above

7.) A push on a 1 Kilogram brick accelerates the brick. Neglecting friction, to equally
accelerate a 10 Kilogram brick, one would have to push
a) with 1oo times as much force. b) with 1o times as much force.
c) with just as much force. d) with one tenth the amount of force.

8.) A tow truck exerts a force of 3,000 N on a car, accelerating it at 2 m/s2. What is the
mass of the car?
a) 1,000 Kg b) 1,500 Kg c) 3,000 Kg d) 500 Kg

9.) Friction is an example of a

b.) mass. b) force. c) velocity. d) cookie.

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10.) A 4,000 Kg plane has 2 engines. Calculate the acceleration of this plane just before takeoff if the thrust of
each engine is 500 N and the force of friction is 200 N. Include a picture in your answer. (Hint: Find the NET
FORCE first!)

11.) A 20 Kg sled is being pulled horizontally with a force of 250 N. If the force of friction is equal to 150 N,
what is the acceleration of the sled? Include a picture in your answer. (Hint: Find the NET FORCE first!)