Newton's Second Law Calculations

What is the acceleration of an object traveling at a constant velocity?

• 10 m/s²
• 0 m/s²
• 250 m/s²
• 20 m/s²

Jenny applies a 60 N force to a 20 Kg cart, what is the acceleration of the cart if friction can be neglected?

• 1200 m/s²

• 0.33 m/s²

• 20 m/s²

• 3 m/s²

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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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An object with a mass of 6.0 kg accelerates 4.0 m/s² when an unknown force is applied to it. What is the amount of the force?

• 240 N
• 24 N
• 2.4 N
• 0.24 N

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A car is 2000kg and accelerating at 20m/s², what is the net force applied to it?

• 40000 N
• 100 N
• 5 N
• 200 N

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If a 10 kilogram object accelerates suddenly at 15 m/s², how much force was applied to the object? (watch for proper units on this answer!)

• 150 Newtons
• 15 Newtons
• 150 kilograms
• 100 kilograms

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F=Ma
A force of 200 N is exerted on an object of mass 40 kg that is located on a sheet of perfectly smooth ice.Calculate the acceleration of the object. 

• 5 m/s²
• 8000 m/s²
• 0.2 m/s²
• 1.32 m/s²

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A water-filled balloon with an overall mass of 1 kg undergoes an acceleration of 2 m/s². How much force is being applied to the balloon?

• 2 N

• 1/2 N

• 3 N

• 4 N

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A skyrocket is launched with a force of 10 N and accelerates at 2 m/s². What is the mass of this skyrocket?

• 20 kg

• 5 kg

• 0.2 kg

• 5 lbs

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A loaded coal wagon with a total mass of 20,000 kg is pushed by a force of 300,000 N. What was the wagon's acceleration?

• 15 m/s²

• 0.07 m/s²

• 6,000,000,000 m/s²

• 320,0000 m/hr²

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