Force, Mass and Acceleration Word Problems

Calculate the mass of a cannonball if a resultant force of 5000N makes it accelerate at 200 m/s²

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A girl of mass 70kg stands on Earth where gravitational field strength is 9.8N/kg, how much does she weigh?

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If a ball is falling at its terminal velocity, how big will the resultant force acting on the ball be?

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What is the force on a 1000 kg elevator that is falling freely at 9.8 m/sec

• 102.04 n

• 9,800 n

• 980 n

• 103 n

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What is the acceleration of a 50 kg object pushed with a force of 500 newtons?

• 100 m/s²

• 25,000 m/s²

• 10 m/s²

• 25 m/s²

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A force of 250 N is applied to an object that accelerates at a rate of 5 m/sec².  What is the mass of the object?

• 100kg 

• 1,250kg

• 50kg

• 5kg

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You give a shopping cart a shove down the isle. The cart is full of groceries and has a mass of 18 kg. The cart accelerates at a rate of 3 m/s². How much force did you exert on the cart?

• 6N

• 54N

• 21N

• 18N

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If a 2kg bird is pushed by the wind with a force of 2N, how fast does the bird accelerate?

• 1 m

• 2 m/s²

• 4m/s²

• 1 m/s²

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A car of mass 1500 kg accelerates at a rate of 2 m/s^2. What is the force applied to the car?

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An object of mass 10 kg is subjected to a force of 50 N. What is the acceleration of the object?

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