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100

Determine the acceleration which results when a 12-N net force is applied to a 4 kg object. 

3 m/s2

100

If the truck has a mass of 1,000 kg, what is its momentum? (v=25 m/s)

25000 kg.m/sec

100

Solve for force

F=ma

100

Force

F

100

Unit for velocity

m/s

200

A net force of 10 N acts on a box which has a mass of 4 kg. What will be the acceleration of the box? 

2.5 m/s2

200

If the car has a mass of 1000 kg, what is the momentum? (v=22)

22000 kg.m/sec

200

Solve for mass when dealing with force

m=f/a

200

Acceleration

a
200

Unit for mass

kg

300

How much horizontal net force is required to accelerate a 500 kg car at 5 m/s2?

2500 N

300

An 8-kg bowling ball is rolling in a straight line towards you. If its momentum is 16 kg.m/sec, how fast is it traveling? 

2 m/sc

300

solve for acceleration

a=f/m

300

Mass

m

300

Unit for momentum

kg.m/sec

400

What mass will a pumpkin have if a force of 450 N accelerates 110 m/s2? 

4.09 kg

400

A beach ball is rolling toward you at a speed of 0.5m/s. Its momentum is 0.25 kg.m/sec. What is the mass? 

0.5 kg

400

solve for momentum

p=mv

400

velocity

v

400

Unit for force

N

500

A 10 kg bowling ball would require what force to accelerate down an alleyway at a rate of 3m/s2? 

30 N

500

A 4,000 kg truck travels in a straight line at 10.0 m/sec. What is its momentum? 

40000 kg.m/s

500

solve for velocity

v=p/m

500

momentum

p

500

Unit for acceleration

m/s2