Force and motion – Worksheet

Fill in the gaps in the following table:

Quantity Required Formula Units

variables

Weight
Force
Speed
Velocity
Acceleration (1)
Acceleration (2)

Solve the following exercises

1. Calculate the force needed to accelerate a 22 kg cheetah at 15 m/s².

2. What is the relationship between acceleration and force?

3. What is the relationship between acceleration and mass?

4. Calculate the average speed of a runner who runs 100 m in 10 s.

5. A car travels 2 km in 100 s. Calculate its average speed.

6. Calculate the weight of a dog whose mass is 18 kg.

7. The speed limit on a road is 13.4 m/s (30 mph). Calculate the distance
travelled by a car in 2 s at this speed.

8. Calculate the time taken for the car to travel 50 m at this speed.

9. If the weight of an astronaut on the Moon is 137.2 N and his, what will
be his/her mass?

10. Calculate the force needed to accelerate a 15 kg gazelle at 10 m/s².

11. A car moving at 20 m/s brakes until it reaches 5 m/s in 5 seconds. What is
the value for the acceleration of the car?