1. 2nd Law Questions
An object is propelled along a straight-line path by a force. If the net force were doubled, its acceleration would
Quadruple
Double
Stay the same
Halve
None of these

2. 2nd Law Questions
If an object’s mass is decreasing while a constant force is applied to the object, the acceleration
Decreases
Increases
Remains the same

3. 2nd Law Questions
An object is propelled along a straight-line path in space by a force. If the mass of the object somehow becomes twice as much, its acceleration
Quadruples
Doubles
Stays the same
Halves
None of these

4. 2nd Law Questions
A car has a mass of 1000 kg and accelerates at 2 m/s/s. What is the magnitude of the force exerted on the car?
500 N
1000 N
1500 N
2000 N
None of these

5. 2nd Law Questions
A tow truck exerts a force of 3000 N on a car, accelerating it at 2 m/s/s. What is the mass of the car?
500 kg
1000 kg
1500 kg
3000 kg
None of these

6. 2nd Law Questions
6. A girl on a 10-kg wagon with a constant force of 30 N. What is the wagon’s acceleration in meters per second per second?
0.3
3.0 10 30
300

7. 2nd Law Questions
If the mass of an object does not change, a constant net force on the object produces constant
Velocity
Acceleration
Both of these
None of these

8. 2nd Law Questions
A force of 1 N accelerates a mass of 1 kg at the rate of 1 m/s/s. The acceleration of a mass of 2 kg acted upon by a force of 2 N is
Half as much
Twice as much
The same
None of these

9. 2nd Law Questions
A push on a 1-kg brick accelerates the brick. Neglecting friction, to equally accelerate a 10-kg brick, one would have to push with
Just as much force
10 times as much force
100 times as much force
One-tenth the amount of force
None of these

10. 2nd Law Questions
A 10-N and a 1-N block lie on a horizontal frictionless table. To push them with equal acceleration, we would have to push with
Equal forces on each block
10 times as much force on the heavier block
10 squared or 100 times as much force on the heavier block
One-tenth as much force on the heavier block
None of these