Newton’s Laws!

The net force of a school bus taking students home accelerating at a rate of 2.0 m/s² is 10,000 Newtons. What is the mass of the school bus in kilograms?

• 20000 Kg

• 10000 kg

• 5000 kg

• 0.0002 kg

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The campus is getting remodeled and the library's furniture needs to be removed. Jerome pushes a 115-kilogram couch across the laminate floor with a net force of 92 N. What is the approximate acceleration of the couch?

• 1.25 m/s2

• 0.8 m/s2

• 14260 m/s2

• 23 m/s2

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Five identical carts, each transporting boxes with different materials inside, are displayed below.

The combined mass of the cart, the box, and the materials inside are displayed on each box. If each cart were pushed with the same amount of force, what would be the order of greatest acceleration to least acceleration?

Move the answers to the correct boxes.

• D - A - C - B - E

• E - B - C - A - D

• B - A - C - D - E

• E - D - C - A - B

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Which of the following scenarios are examples of an action-reaction pair of forces?

Select TWO correct answers.

• a swimmer pushing on the water while the water pushes back on the swimmer

• a diver pushing down on the diving board while the diving board pushes down on the spring

• a tennis racquet pushing on a ball while the ball pushes back on the tennis racque

• a boy climbing up a ladder and holding onto the rails while climbing

• A girl riding a skateboard down a hill

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Mr. Robbins is taking his baby for a walk in a stroller. The amount of force that Mr. Robbins must use to make the stroller move MOST likely depends on the stroller's _________

• Distance

• Mass

• Velocity

• Direction

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

When a car suddenly stops, the objects in the back seat are thrown forward. This is explained by ________

• Newtons First Law

• Newtons Second Law

• Newtons Third Law

When a hammer hits a nail the nail pushes back on the hammer. This is explained by ________

• Newtons First Law

• Newtons Second Law

• Newtons Third Law

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

When two cars of different masses travel with the same acceleration the net force is different. This is explained by __________

• Newtons First Law

• Newtons Second Law

• Newtons Third Law

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Jonas and his family are moving to another part of the city. As Jonas, his brother, and his Dad were driving one of the trucks filled with furniture to their new home, Jonas noticed that the truck seemed to take longer to stop now that it was heavier with the furniture. Which Newton's Law explains why this happens?

• Newtons First Law

• Newtons Second Law

• Newtons Third Law

• What do Newtons laws have to do with it?

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A roller coaster is accelerating at 15 m/s2 before it comes to an abrupt stop at the end of the ride. The mass of the rollercoaster is 800kg. How much force was exerted on the roller coaster to bring it to a stop?

• 60N

• 800N

• 3000N

• 12000N

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