Olympiads School Grade 11 Physics – Summer 2020
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Grade 11 Physics–Class 5: Newton’s Laws of Motion
1. A man is suing the bus company for a physical injury he received while riding on the bus. He claims
that the bus driver accelerated forward so quickly that a suitcase came flying from the back of the
bus hitting him in the head. Use your vast knowledge of Newton’s laws of motion to explain why this
man does or does not have a case.
2. A 2400 kg car accelerates from 10 m/s to 30 m/s in a time of 10 s. The average net force acting on
the car is
3. The same car from the previous question accelerates from 25 m/s to 35 m/s under a net force of
500 N. The distance that it travelled is:
4. You have a weight of 652.58 N [down] while standing on a spring scale on Earth near the equator.
(Hint: consult the values of g from class notes.)
(a) Calculate your mass.
(b) Determine your weight on Earth near the North Pole
(c) Determine your weight on the International Space Station.
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5. A swimmer is propelled directly north by a force of 35.0 N. Moving water exerts a second force of
20.0 N [E]. Determine the net force acting on the swimmer.
6. A rocket and its payload have a total mass of 5.0 × 104 kg. How large is the force produced by the
engine (the thrust) when
(a) the rocket is “hovering” over the launchpad just after ignition, and
(b) when the rocket is accelerating upward at 20 m/s2 ?
7. At 560 metric tons (1 t = 1000 kg), the Airbus A380 is the world’s largest airliner. What is the lift
(upward force) generated by the wings when the plane is:
(a) flying at constant altitude?
(b) accelerating upwards at 1.1 m/s2 to avoid some bad weather?
8. When an object undergoes an acceleration,
(a) its mass always increases.
(b) its speed always increases.
(c) it always falls toward the Earth.
(d) a net force always acts upon it.
9. A force acts on an object that is free to move. If we know the net unbalanced force and the
mass of the object, Newton’s second law of motion enables us to determine the object’s:
(a) weight
(b) position
(c) speed
(d) acceleration
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10. When a horse pulls a wagon, the force that causes the horse to move forward is the force
(a) he exerts on the wagon.
(b) the wagon exerts on him.
(c) he exerts on the ground.
(d) the ground exerts on him.
11. The frictional force between two surfaces in contact depends on
(a) the normal force pressing one against the other.
(b) the types of materials.
(c) whether a lubricant is used or not.
(d) all of the previous choices.
12. When a 1 N net force acts on a 1 kg object that is able to move freely, the object receives
(a) a speed of 1 m/s.
(b) an acceleration of 0.102 m/s2 .
(c) an acceleration of 1 m/s2 .
(d) an acceleration of 9.8 m/s2 .
13. The weight of 600 g of salami is:
(a) 0.061 N
(b) 5.9 N
(c) 61 N
(d) 5880 N
14. The coefficient of static friction between two wooden surfaces is:
(a) 0.5
(b) 0.5 N
(c) 0.5 kg/N
(d) 0.5 N/kg
15. The Moon’s mass is much smaller than Earth’s mass. Compared to the gravitational force
Earth exerts on the Moon, the gravitational force the Moon exerts on Earth
(a) is smaller
(b) is the same
(c) is greater
(d) is zero
16. A woman whose mass is 60 kg on the Earth’s surface is in a spacecraft at a height of one
Earth’s radius above the surface, where g = 2.45 m/s2 . Her mass is:
(a) 15 kg
(b) 30 kg
(c) 60 kg
(d) 147 kg
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17. A man whose weight is 800 N on the Earth’s surface is also in a spacecraft at a height of one
Earth’s radius above the earth, where g = 2.45 m/s2 . His weight there is:
(a) 200 N
(b) 400 N
(c) 800 N
(d) 0N
18. The action and reaction forces referred to in Newton’s third Law
(a) act upon the same object.
(b) act upon different objects.
(c) need not to be equal in magnitude but need to have the same line of action.
(d) must be equal in magnitude but need not to have the same line of action.
19. A horizontal force of 150 N is applied to a 51 kg carton (initially at rest) on a level floor. The
coefficient of static friction is 0.50. The frictional force acting on the carton if the carton does
not move is:
(a) 150 N
(b) 200 N
(c) 250 N
(d) 500 N
20. Which of Newton’s laws is being exemplified in the following paragraph, where the sentences have
been separated? Place the number of the law after each statement which describes the motion or
event.
(a) A car is travelling straight down the road at a constant speed.
(b) The driver turns the steering wheel but the slippery conditions result in the car failing to change
direction.
(c) The car slides across the intersection without losing speed or changing direction.
(d) The car slams into a large snow bank and quickly comes to a stop.
(e) The driver (with no seatbelt or airbag) is “thrown” forward towards the windshield.
(f) The face of the driver slams into the windshield and stops rapidly.
(g) The windshield is broken and the driver’s nose is also broken and very painful.
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