A push or a pull, gravity, or friction are all examples of _________.
What are forces?
100
You push a block horizontally along a frictionless surface with a force of 100N. What is the net force on the block?
What is 100N?
100
A 45 kg child sits on a 3.2 kg tire swing. What is the overall tension (force) on the ropes that hangs from the tree branch?
What is 472 N?
100
How much would a 75kg person weigh on Earth?
What is 735N?
100
The equation for Newton's second law of motion.
What is F=ma?
200
The sum of all of the forces on an object.
What is net force?
200
You and a friend each push a block in the same direction along a frictionless surface with a force of 100N. What is the net force acting on the block?
What is 200N?
200
When boating, it is easier for a smaller boat to accelerate than a large yacht. This best illustrates which of Newton's Laws?
What is Newton's 1st Law (The Law of Inertia)?
200
Weight depends on these two quantities.
What is mass and gravitational acceleration?
200
The outside force that stops a rolling ball in a field.
What is friction?
300
The tendency of an object to resist changes in velocity (or motion).
What is inertia?
300
You and your friend are arguing over a bag of potato chips. You pull with a force of 150N and your friend pulls in the opposite direction with a force of 75N. What is the net force acting on the bag (magnitude and direction)?
What is 75 N towards you.
300
How does an object's acceleration change if the net force exerted on the object is doubled?
What is the acceleration is doubled?
300
If you have a mass of 55 kg on Earth, then what is your weight on the moon (which has 1/6 the gravity of Earth)?
What is 89.83 Newtons?
300
The term for describing opposing forces that keep an object at rest.
What are balanced forces?
400
The force that tends to stop or slow an object's motion.
What is friction?
400
A 5.0 kg flower pot falls from a railing. Calculate the net force on the flower pot. Neglect air resistance.
What is 49 N?
400
What would be the approximate velocity of an orange after it has been dropped and fallen for 6 seconds? (HINT.....Think: Which equation uses the variables included in this question?)
What is 58.8 m/s?
400
The gravitational pull on Pluto is 0.06 times the gravitational pull on Earth. How much would a 70 kg person weigh on Pluto?
What is 41 N?
400
Newton's 3rd Law
What is "every action has an equal and opposite reaction?"
500
The force that gravity exerts upon a body, equal to the mass of the body times the local acceleration of gravity
What is weight?
500
In a tug of war match, your team is pulling to the left with a force of 40 Newtons. The opposing team is pulling to the right with a force of 25 Newtons. What is the net force?
What is 15 Newtons to the left?
500
Concerning the earth and the moon (1/6 the gravity of Earth), your mass would ____________ and your weight would ____________ on the moon.
What is stay the same and decrease?
500
The gravitational pull on Jupiter is 2.36 times the gravitational pull on Earth. If a person weighs 588N on Earth, how much would they weigh on Jupiter?
What is 1388 N?
500
If net force is something other than zero (an unbalanced force), then the object will be moving in what direction?