Calculating Force

What is velocity?

• the quickness of an object
• the location of an object
• acceleration
• speed in a specific direction

What is speed?

• how far you go
• how much distance is covered over a period of time
• how fast you accelerate
• the change in the location of a object

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A runners races in the 100 meter dash.  It takes her 10 seconds to finish.  What is her average speed?

• 10 m/s
• 1000 m/s
• 100 seconds
• 10 seconds

If a cheetah runs 180 miles in 3 hours, what is its average speed?

• 60 hours
• 60 miles
• 60 miles/hour
• 60 miles/second/second

How far will a person go if they jog for 2 hours at a speed of 12 km/hr?

• 6 km
• 0.5 km
• 10 km
• 24 km

Can be measured in meters per second (m/s)

• Distance
• Time
• Speed
• Acceleration

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F=MA
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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A 20 kg bike accelerates at 10 m/s².  what was the force?

• 25 Newtons
• 20 Newtons
• 200 Newtons
• 10 Newtons

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If a force of 26 N is exerted on two balls, one with a mass of 0.52 kg and the other with a mass of 0.78 kg, which ball will have the greater acceleration?  (F=ma)

• The one with a mass of .78 kg will have the greatest acceleration.
• The one with a mass of .52 kg will have the greatest acceleration.
• They will both accelerate at the same rate.

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45 m/s² is the... 

• Mass
• Force 
• Acceleration
• weight

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