Force and Laws of Motion

Question 1. Which of the following statements is not correct for an object moving along a straight
path in an accelerated motion?

(a) A force is always acting on it

(b) Its velocity constantly changes

(c) It always moves away from the Earth's surface

(d) Its speed keeps changing

Question 2. According to the third law of motion, action and reaction

(a) act on either body at average to each other

(b) always act on different bodies in the opposite direction

(c) have the same magnitude and directions

(d) always work on the same body

Question 3. A goalkeeper in the game of football pulls his hands backwards after holding the ball
shot at the goal. That enables the goalkeeper to

(a) decrease the rate of change in momentum

(b) reduce the force exerted by the ball on the hands

(c) increase the rate of change in momentum

(d) exert more significant force on the ball

Question 4. The inertia of an object tends to cause the object

(a) to decelerate due to friction

(b) to decrease its speed

(c) to resist any change in its state for motion

(d) to increase its speed

Question 5. A passenger in a moving train tosses the coin which falls behind him. It means that the
motion of the train is

(a) accelerated
 (b) along circular tracks

(c) retarded

(d) uniform

Question 6. An object of mass 2 kg is sliding with a constant velocity of 4 m/s on a frictionless

horizontal table. The force required to keep the thing moving at the same speed is

(a) 2 N

(b) 0 N

(c) 32 N

(d) 8 N

Question 7. Rocket works on the principle of the conservation of

(a) mass

(b) energy

(c) momentum

(d) velocity

Question 8. A water tanker filled up to 2/3 of its height is moving with a uniform speed. On sudden
application of the brake, the water in the tank would

(a) move backwards

(b) move forward

(c) be unaffected

Question 9. A batsman hits a cricket ball which then rolls on level ground. After covering a short
distance, the ball comes to rest. The ball comes s to a stop because –

1. Velocity is proportional to the force exerted on the ball.

2. The batsman didn't hit the ball hard enough.
3. There is a force on the ball opposing the motion.
4. There is no unbalanced force on the ball. Thus the ball would come to rest.

Question 10. What is the momentum of an object of mass m, moving with the velocity v?

1. (mv)2
2. 1/2mv2
3. mv2
4. Mv

Question 11. What is the S.I. unit of momentum?

1. Kgms
2. Mskg
3. kgms−1
4. kgms

Question 12. What is the numerical formula for force?

1. F=ma
2. F=ma
3. F=ma2
4. F=m2a

Question 13. If the initial velocity is zero, the force acting is

1. Retarding
2. Acceleration
3. Both
4. None

Question 14. What is the S.I. unit of the force?

1. kgms2
2. kgms
3. kgm2s2
4. kgm2s2

Question 15. Newton's first law for motion is also called

1. Law of Inertia
2. Law of Momentum
3. Law of Action & Reaction
4. None of these

Question 16. Which law explains swimming?

1. Newton’s first law

2. Newton’s second law
3. Newton’s third law
4. All of these

Question 17. The S.I. unit of weight is:

1. N
2. Nm
3. Ns
4. Nms

Question 18. Which equation defines Newton's Second law of motion?

1. F=ma=dpdt
2. F=mdadt=P
3. dFdt=ma=P
4. F=ma=P

Question 19. The people on the bus are pushed backwards if the bus starts suddenly due to

1. Inertia due to rest

2. Inertia due to motion
3. Inertia due to direction
4. Inertia

Question 20. If the force acting on the body is zero. Its momentum is

1. zero
2. constant
3. Both
4. None

Question 21. The inability of the body to change its state of rest or motion is

1. Momentum
2. Force
3. Inertia
4. Acceleration.

Question 22. We want to move a wooden cabinet across the floor with a horizontal force of
200N200N at a constant speed. What is the frictional force exerted on the case?

Question 23. There are three bodies made of aluminium, steel and wood that have the same shape
and volume. Which of them would have greater indolence?

Question 24. Two balls of the same size but different materials, rubber and iron, are held on the
smooth floor of a moving train. The brakes are suddenly applied to stop the train. Are the balls
rolling? If yes, in which direction? Will they move at the same speed? Justify your answer.

Question 25. Two identical bullets are fired, one from a light rifle and another one from a heavy
rifle of the same power. Which rifle will hurt the shoulder more, and why?

Question 26. A horse continues to exert force to move a cart at a constant speed. Explain why.

Question 27. Suppose a ball of the mass m is thrown vertically upwards with an initial velocity v,
where its velocity decreases continuously until it becomes zero. After that, the ball starts falling and
reaches the speed v before hitting the ground. That implies that the magnitude of the ball's initial
and final moments are equal. However, it is not an example of conservation of momentum. Explain
why.

Question 28. Two friends on roller skates face each other 5 m apart. One throws a 2kg ball to the
other, who catches it. How does this activity affect the position of the two? Explain your answer

Question 29. The lawn sprinkler starts rotating as soon as the water is added. Explain the principle
on which it works.

Question 30. Which has more inertia:

(a) a rubber ball and a rock of the same size?

(b) a bicycle and a train?

(c) a five rupee coin and a one rupee coin?

Question 31. Try to determine how often the speed of the ball changes in the following example: “A
soccer player kicks a soccer ball at another player of his team who kicks the ball into the goal. The
opposing team's goalkeeper picks up the ball and kicks it towards a player on his team. Also,
identify the agent providing the force in each case.

Question 32. Explain why some leaves may fall from a tree when its branch is violently shaken.

Question 33. Why do you fall forward when a moving bus slows down and fall back when it
accelerates from a standstill?

Question 34. Explain how a horse can pull a cart if action is always equal to the reaction.

Question 35 Explain why it is difficult for a firefighter to hold onto a hose discharging large
volumes of water at high speed.

Question 36. A bullet with a mass of 50 g is fired from a gun with a mass of 4 kg with an initial
velocity of 35 m s–1. Calculate the rifle's initial recoil velocity.

Question 37. Two objects of mass 100 g and 200 g, are moving along the same line and direction
with velocities of 2 ms–1 and 1 ms–1, respectively. They collide after the collision; the first object
moves with a speed of 1.67ms-1. Find the speed of the second object.

Question 38. An object experiences a net external unbalanced force of zero. Can the object travel at
a speed other than zero? If so, indicate the conditions that must be placed on the magnitude and
direction of the velocity. If not, please provide a reason.

Question 39. If you hit a carpet with a stick, dust comes out. Explain.

Question 40. Why is it recommended to tie down luggage carried on the roof of a bus with a rope?

Question 41. A batsman hits a cricket ball which then rolls on level ground. After a short distance,
the ball comes to rest. The ball stops because
(a) the batsman did not hit the ball hard enough.

(b) Velocity is proportional to the force exerted on the ball.

(c) there is a force acting on the ball resisting movement.

(d) there is no unbalanced force on the ball, so the ball would come to rest. .

Question 42. A truck starts from a standing start and rolls downhill with constant acceleration. It
covers a distance of 400 m in 20 s. Find its acceleration. Find the force acting on it when its mass is
7 tons (hint: 1 ton = 1000 kg).

Question 43. A 1 kg stone is thrown at a speed of 20 ms-1 over the surface frozen in the sea and
stops after a distance of 50 m. How big is the frictional force between stone and ice?

Question 44. An 8000 kg locomotive pulls a train of 5 cars on a horizontal track, each weighing
2000 kg. If the locomotive exerts a force of 40,000 N and the track offers a frictional force of 5,000
N, then calculate: (a) the net acceleration force and (b) the acceleration of the train

Question 45. A motor vehicle has a mass of 1500 kg. How large must the force between the car and
the road be for the car to stop with a negative acceleration of 1.7 ms-2?

Question 46. What is the momentum of a body of mass m moving with velocity v?

(a) (mv)2 (b) mv2 (c) ½ mv2 (d) mv

Question 47. We want to move a wooden cabinet with a horizontal force of 200 N at a constant
speed over the floor. What is the frictional force exerted on the case?

Question 48. Two bodies with a mass of 1.5 kg each move in the same straight line but in opposite
directions. The speed of each object is 2.5ms-1 before the collision, during which they stick to each
other. What speed will the combined object have after the collision?

Question 49. According to the third law of motion, when we press on an object, the object presses
on us with an equal and opposite force. If the object is a huge truck parked on the side of the road,
it probably won't move. One student justifies this by saying that the two equal and opposite forces
cancel each other out. Comment on this logic and explain why the truck is not moving.

Question 50. A hockey ball with a mass of 200 g and moving at ten ms-1 is hit by a hockey stick so
that it returns to its original path with a speed of 5 ms-1. Calculate the magnitude of the change in
momentum in the motion of the hockey ball due to the force exerted by the hockey stick.

Question 51. A projectile with a mass of 10 g moving horizontally at a speed of 150 m s–1 hits a
stationary block of wood and stops in 0.03 [Link] the penetration distance of the bullet into the
block. Also, calculate the magnitude of the force the block of wood exerts on the ball.

Question 52. An object of mass 1 kg moving in a straight line at a speed of 10 ms–1 collides with a
stationary block of wood of mass 5 kg and sticks to it. Then both walk away together in the same
straight line. Calculate the total momentum just before impact. . Also, calculate the speed of the
combined object.

Question 53. A body with a mass of 100 kg is accelerated uniformly from a speed of 5 ms–1 to 8
ms–1 in 6 s. Calculate the starting and ending moments of the object. Also, find the magnitude of
the force being exerted on the object.

Question 54. Akhtar, Kiran and Rahul were driving in a car on a highway at high speed when an
insect hit the windshield and got stuck on the windshield. Akhtar and Kiran began to think about
the situation. Kiran suggested that the bug experienced a greater change in momentum as
compared to the change in the momentum of the car (because the bug's velocity change was much
larger than the car's). Akhtar said that as the car moved faster, it exerted a greater force on the
insect. And as a result, the insect died. Rahul, who gave an entirely new explanation, said that both
the car and the bug experienced the same force and a change of momentum. Comment on their
suggestions.

Question 55. How much momentum does a dumbbell with a mass of 10 kg transfer to the ground
when it falls from a height of 80 cm? Assume its downward acceleration to be 10 ms–2.

Question 56. The following is a distance-time table of an object in motion:

Time (seconds) Distance (metres)

0 0
1 1
2 8
3 27
4 64
5 125
6 216
7 343
(a) What conclusion could you draw about acceleration? Is it constant, increasing, decreasing or
zero? (b) What do you conclude about the forces acting on the object?

Question 57. Two people manage to push a car with a mass of 1200 kg at a constant speed on a flat
road. Three people can push the same car to produce an acceleration of 0.2 ms-2. With what force
does each person push the car? (Assume that all people push the car with the same physical force))

Question 59. A car with a mass of 1200 kg moves in a straight line at a constant speed of 90 km/h.
An unbalanced external force reduces its speed to 18 km/h in 4 s. Calculate the acceleration and the
change in momentum. Also, calculate the magnitude of the force required.

Question 61. If you hit a carpet with a stick, dust comes out. To explain.

Question 62. Why is it recommended to tie luggage carried on the roof of a bus with a rope?

Question 63. A 1 kg stone is thrown over the frozen surface of a lake at a speed of 20 ms−1 and
stops after a distance of 50 m. What is the frictional force between the stone and the ice?
Question 64. A motor vehicle has a mass of 1500 kg. How large must the force between the vehicle
and the road be if the vehicle is to stop with a negative acceleration of 1.7ms−2

Question 65. An object with a mass of 100 kg accelerates smoothly from a speed of 5ms−1 to
8ms−1 in 6s. Calculate the initial and final momentum of the object. Also, find the magnitude of the
force being exerted on the object.

Question 66. What is the momentum of a frame of mass 200g shifting with a speed of 15ms−1?

Question 67. Define pressure and what are the diverse kinds of forces.

Question 68. A pressure of 25N25N acts on a mass of 500g resting on a frictionless surface. What is
the acceleration produced?

Question 69. Give Newton's first law of motion.

Question 70. A body with a mass of 5 kg takes off and rolls down an inclined plane 32 m in 4 s. Find
the force acting on the body.

Question 71. On a given planet, a small rock thrown vertically at 15 ms−1 takes 7.5 s to return to
the ground. What is the gravitational acceleration on the planet?

Question 72. Why is the object's weight greater at the poles than at the equator?

Question 73. Why is the passenger pushed forward in a moving bus when the bus suddenly stops?

Question 74. Why does the ship move backwards when the sailor jumps forward?.

Question 75. Derive the law of conservation of momentum from Newton's third law.

Question 76. An astronaut has a mass of 80 kg on Earth.

i) What is its weight on Earth?

ii) What will be its mass and weight on Mars with gravitational force on mars=3.7ms-2?

Question 77. Which of the following has more inertia:

a). A rubber ball and a stone of the same size?

b). A bike and a train?

c). A five rupee coin and a one rupee coin?

Question 78. Try to determine how often the speed of the ball changes in the following example:

“A soccer player kicks a soccer ball to another player on his team, who kicks the ball into the goal.
The opposing team's goalkeeper picks up the ball and kicks it towards a player on his team.
Also, indicate the agent who will provide the force in each case.

Question 79. Explain why some leaves may fall from a tree when its branch is violently shaken.

Question 80. Why do you fall forward when a moving bus stops and backwards when it accelerates
from a standstill?

Question 81 If action is always equal to reaction, explain how a horse can pull a cart.

Question 82 Explain why it is difficult for a firefighter to hold a hose that is discharging large
volumes of water at high speed.

Question 83. According to the third law of motion, after we press on an object, the item pushes on
us with an equal and opposite force. When the thing is a huge truck parked on the side of the road,
it probably won't move. One student justifies this by saying that the two equal and opposite forces
cancel each other out. Comment on this logic and explain why the truck is not moving.

Question 84. Give Newton's third law of motion, and how does it explain human walking on the
ground?

Question 85. Why does someone hold the gun firmly against his shoulders while firing a bullet?

Question 86. A bullet with a mass of 50g is fired from a rifle with a mass of 4kg with an initial
velocity of 35ms−1. Calculate the rifle's initial recoil velocity.

Question 87. An 8000 kg locomotive pulls a train of 5 cars on a horizontal track, each weighing
2000 kg. If the engine exerts a force of 40000N and the trail provides a frictional force of 5000N,
then calculate

(a) The net acceleration force

(b) The acceleration of the train

(b) The acceleration of the train

Question 88. Two objects with a mass of 1.5 kg each drive in the same straight line but in opposite
directions. The speed of each object is 2.5 ms−1 before the collision during which they stick
together. What will be the speed of the combined object after the collision?

Question 89. A hockey ball with a mass of 200 g and moving at 10 ms−1 is hit by a hockey stick to
return it to its original path at a speed of 5 ms−1. Calculate the change in momentum as the hockey
ball moves due to the force exerted by the hockey stick.