FORCE TAKS QUESTIONS
SPRING 2003 – 10:
(8) How much force is needed to accelerate a 1,300 kg car at a rate of 1.5 m/s 2?
F 867 N
G* 1,950 N
H 8,493 N
J 16,562 N
FALL 2005 – 11, APRIL 2006 - 11:
43 Starting from rest at the center of a skating rink, two skaters push off
from each other over a time period of 1.2 s. What is the force of the push
by the smaller skater?
A 16 N
B 32 N
C 88 N
D* 100 N
APRIL 2006 – 11:
18 What is the net force exerted on a 90.0 kg race-car driver while the race car is
accelerating from 0 to 44.7 m/s in 4.50 s?
F 9.8 N
G 20 N
H 201 N
J* 894 N
SPRING 2003 – 11:
(11) The frog leaps from its resting position at the lake’s bank onto a lily pad. If the frog
has a mass of 0.5 kg and the acceleration of the leap is 3 m/s 2, what is the force the frog
exerts on the lake’s bank when leaping?
A 0.2 N
B 0.8 N
C* 1.5 N
D 6.0 N