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Practice Worksheet: Net Force and Acceleration Name_____________________________

For each of the following problems, give the net force on the block, and the acceleration, including units.

1) 10 N 30 N 2)
4 kg 4N
5kg
6N

Net Force = ________ a = F/m = _______ Net Force = ________ a = F/m = _______

180 N
3) 4)
40 kg
7N
140 N

Net Force = ________ a = _______ Net Force = ________


2 kg
a = __________

30 N 200 N 17 N
5) 100 kg

Net Force = ________ a = _______

For problems 6-9, using the formula net Force = Mass • Acceleration, calculate the net force on the object.

6) a = 2 m/s2 7)
8 kg a = 2 m/s2
5 kg

F = m•a = _____________ F = m•a = _____________

8) a = 8 m/s2
9)
8 kg a = 3 m/s2
200 kg

F = m•a = _____________ F = m•a = _____________

10) Challenge: A student is pushing a 50 kg cart, with a force of 600 N. Another student measures the speed of
the cart, and finds that the cart is only accelerating at 3 m/s2. How much friction must be acting on the cart?
Hint: Draw a diagram showing the cart, and the two forces acting on it.

Practice Problem Set F=ma FORCE = MASS x ACCELERATION Name __________________


Equations: F=ma a=F/m m=F/a
Plug in the given values for Force/Mass/Acceleration to solve.
Remember, mass is in kg - - force in in N (newtons) - - acceleration is in m/s2

1. How much force is needed to accelerate a 66 kg skier at 2 m/sec2?

2. What is the force on a 1000 kg elevator that is falling freely at 9.8 m/sec2?

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

4. The mass of a large car is 1000 kg. How much force would be required to accelerate the car
at a rate of 3 m/sec2?

5. A 50 kg skater pushed by a friend accelerates 5 m/sec2. How much force did the friend
apply?

6. 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?

7. A bowling ball rolled with a force of 15 N accelerates at a rate of 3 m/sec2; a second ball rolled
with the same force accelerates 4 m/sec2. What are the masses of the two balls?

8. If a 60 kg person on a 15 kg sled is pushed with a force of 300 N, what will be person’s


acceleration?

9. A force of 20 N acts upon a 5 kg block. Calculate the acceleration of the object.

10. An object of mass 300 kg is observed to accelerate at the rate of 4 m/s2. Calculate the force
required to produce this acceleration.

11. A 5 kg block is pulled across a table by a horizontal force of 40 N with a frictional force of 8 N
opposing the motion. Calculate the acceleration of the object.

12. An object of mass 30 kg is in free fall in a vacuum where there is no air resistance. Determine
the acceleration of the object.

13. An object of mass 30 kg is falling in air and experiences a force due to air resistance of 50
newtons.
a. Determine the net force acting on the object and
b. calculate the acceleration of the object.

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