6 - Newton's Second Law

Newton's Second Law can also be stated as _____________.

• the Law of Inertia

• F=ma

• Every action has an equal but opposite reaction.

What is the unit for acceleration?

• m/s^2

• m/s

• Newtons

• grams

What Unit do we Measure Force in?

• Newtons

• Joules

• Volts

• Lumens

F= mass * acceleration

A 20 kg bike accelerates at 10 m/s². what is the force acting upon it?

• 25 Newtons

• 20 Newtons

• 200 Newtons

• 10 Newtons

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An object of mass 10 kg is accelerated upward at 2 m/s². What force is required?

• 20 N

• 2 N

• 5 N

• 0 N

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Will it take more force to push an empty shopping cart or a shopping cart that is full?

• The empty shopping cart

• The full shopping cart

• They will take the same amount of force

• Depends on what is in the full shopping cart

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When force is 20 N, mass is 5 kg, what is acceleration?
F = ma

• 25 m/s/s
• 5 m/s/s
• 100 m/s/s
• 4 m/s/s

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Football A has a greater mass than football B. Which football will have greater acceleration when both are thrown with the same force in the same direction?

• Football A

• Football B

• They will have the same acceleration

• Mass has no effect on acceleration

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An object accelerates 5 m/s² when a force of 20 newtons is applied to it. What is the mass of the object?

• 4 Kg
• 20 Kg
• 0.5 Kg
• 2 Kg

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According to Newton's second Law, which would take more force to slow down?

• The silver car

• The green car

• They would both take the same force

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