NEWTON’S

2ND LAW PRACTICE

(Answers below)

Force = Mass x Acceleration

1. What is the net for required to accelerate a 3000 kg car at a rate of 2.0 m/s2?


2. A 10. kg bowling ball would require what force to accelerate down an alleyway at a rate
of 3.0 m/s2?


3. Kevin has a car that accelerates at 5.0 m/s2. If the car has a mass of 1000 kg, how much
force does it produce?


4. What is the mass of a rock that weights 150 N?


5. What is the mass of a truck that produces a force of 14,000 N while accelerating at a
rate of 5.0 m/s2?


6. What is the acceleration of a softball if it has a mass of 0.50 kg and hits the catcher’s
glove with a force of 25 N?


7. Sally’s car has a mass of 2000 kg and produces a force of 5000 N. How fast will it
accelerate?


8. Bill has a 1500 kg car that can produce a force of 5000 N. At what rate will he
accelerate?

NEWTON’S 2ND LAW Answers
1. F = ma = 3000 kg x 2.0 m/s2 = 6000 N
2. F = ma = 10. kg x 3.0 m/s2 = 30 N
3. F = ma = 1000 kg x 5.0 m/s2 = 5000 N
4. F = ma à m = F/a = 150 N / 10 m/s2 = 15 kg
5. F = ma à m = F/a = 14,000 N / 5.0 m/s2 = 2800 kg
6. F = ma à a = F/m = 25 N / 0.50 kg = 50. m/s2
7. F = ma à a = F/m = 5000 N / 2000 kg = 2.5 m/s2
8. F = ma à a = F/m = 5000 N / 1500 kg = 3.3 m/s2