FORCE=MASS X
ACCELERATION
F=ma
 Suppose there are 2 hockey pucks (of
equal mass) lying on the ice rink. Using a
hockey stick, you slap one puck. Then you
slap the 2nd puck with twice as much force.
What happens to the acceleration of the
2nd puck?
Explain your answer.
Suppose you push two boxes with a
force of 5N. One box has a mass of 1kg
and one box has a mass of 2 kg. Which
box will speed up faster? Why?
Shelly pushes a .035kg marble
with a force of .07N. What is the
marble’s acceleration?
A gust of wind causes a .001kg leaf to
accelerate eastward by 30m/s/s. What is
the force of the wind?
Christina lifts a 12.5kg box, resulting in
a net upward force of 50N. What is the
box’s acceleration?
A .15kg hockey puck, starting at rest, is
pushed so hard that it accelerates by
50m/s/s. What is the force exerted on
the puck?
What force should Lori apply to a 5 kg
box to give it an acceleration of 2
m/s/s?
If 10N force accelerates an object
5m/s/s, how massive is the object?
Ravi applies a force of 5N to a wagon
with a mass of 10kg. What is the
wagon’s acceleration?
Luis is trying to pull a wagon loaded
with rocks. What can he do to increase
the wagon’s acceleration?