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Unit 2 Test SPH3U Forces Ver A

This document contains an 8 question unit test on forces and Newton's laws of motion. The test covers topics like calculating mass from acceleration, determining tension in ropes connecting objects, and finding accelerations and velocities of objects experiencing various applied and frictional forces.

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Unit 2 Test SPH3U Forces Ver A

This document contains an 8 question unit test on forces and Newton's laws of motion. The test covers topics like calculating mass from acceleration, determining tension in ropes connecting objects, and finding accelerations and velocities of objects experiencing various applied and frictional forces.

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SPH3U Unit #2 TEST Ver A Forces

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1. If the object below is accelerating at a rate of 0.50 𝑚/𝑠 2 [𝑅𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡], what is the mass of the object? [2 marks]

2. The diagram to the right shows an 8 kg object that is moving at a constant velocity of 2.5 𝑚/𝑠 as a result of
an applied force of 55 N. (Note: the FBD is incomplete)
a) find the force of gravity acting on the object. [1 mark]

b) What is the coefficient of kinetic friction that the object is experiencing? [2 marks]

3. What force is needed to accelerate a 2.0 kg block of wood at a rate of 4.0 𝑚/𝑠 2 [𝐸] along a rough table
against an average 10.0 N force of friction? [2 marks]
4. A bullet with a mass of 0.20 kg is fired from a gun that has a mass of 6.0 kg. The bullet leaves the gun with a
velocity of 5.0 x 102 m/s [forward] having accelerated for 0.15 seconds.
a) Calculate the force on the bullet. [3 marks]

b) Find the recoil velocity of the gun after 0.15 seconds. [3 marks] Hint: Newton’s 3rd Law

5. Two sleds are being pulled by a rope and are accelerated by a force of 120 N [E].
Sled 1 (30.0 kg) experiences a force of friction of 20 N and sled 2 (25.0 kg) experiences a force of friction of 15 N.
a) Determine the acceleration of the sleds. [2 marks]

b) Calculate the magnitude of the tension in rope A. [3 marks]


6. 4. A 70.0 kg person is standing in an elevator when the elevator begins accelerating upwards at a rate of
1.5 𝑚/𝑠 2 . With what force does the elevator floor exert on the woman’s feet? [3 marks]

7. If 𝑚 = 5.0 𝑘𝑔 and 𝑀 = 8.0 𝑘𝑔, find the acceleration of the masses and the tension in the rope. [5 marks]
8. If in the following diagram, 𝑚1 = 3.0 𝑘𝑔 and 𝑚2 = 5.0 𝑘𝑔 and find the acceleration of the masses and the
tension in the string. Assume there is force of friction on 𝑚1 of 10 N and the string has no mass. [6 marks]

b) How far will mass 𝑚1 move in 1.5 seconds if the mass was initially pushed at 0.4 𝑚/𝑠 [𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡]?
[3 marks]

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