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This document is a physics worksheet that contains 6 problems related to forces: 1) Calculating the vertical component of a force pulling on a tent peg at an angle. 2) Calculating the mass and weight of an astronaut on the moon and mars. 3) Calculating the weight of a mass on a planet with twice the gravitational field strength of another. 4) Calculating the driving force and acceleration of a motorcycle with added passenger mass. 5) Calculating the force felt by a passenger in an accelerating lift. 6) Calculating the tension force in a string suspending a picture.

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Forces

This document is a physics worksheet that contains 6 problems related to forces: 1) Calculating the vertical component of a force pulling on a tent peg at an angle. 2) Calculating the mass and weight of an astronaut on the moon and mars. 3) Calculating the weight of a mass on a planet with twice the gravitational field strength of another. 4) Calculating the driving force and acceleration of a motorcycle with added passenger mass. 5) Calculating the force felt by a passenger in an accelerating lift. 6) Calculating the tension force in a string suspending a picture.

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Addu High School DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE

Hithadhoo/ Addu PHYSICS

Topic: Forces Worksheet 6


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1. A guy pulls rope on a tent peg with a force of 30N at angle of 350 to
Topic: Superposition of waves
the horizontal. Calculate the Worksheet 2 vertical component of
horizontal and
the force

2. An astronaut weighs 134N while she is training on the moon. On


the Moon, g=1.61N/kg.
(a) Calculate her mass
(b) What will be her weight on Mars, where g=3.73N/kg. 7. The diagram shows a free–body force diagram for an aircraft flying along
a straight path and climbing at constant speed.
3. On a particular planet, a mass of 8kg has a weight of 28N.On
another planet with twice the gravitational field strength, what is the
weight of a 16kg mass?

4. A motorcycle with rider has a mass of 520kg and accelerates at


3.5m/s2
(a) If the drag is 430N,calculate the forward driving force on the
motorcycle
(b) A passenger of mass 70 kg gets on the motorcycle. What will
Name each of the four forces shown and identify in each case what exerts
the initial acceleration be now?
the force.
8. Superman slams head-on into a train speeding along at 30m/s,
5. A passenger of mass 70kg is in a lift accelerating upwards at a rate
of 1.5m/s2.What force does he feel on his feet due to this bringing it to rest in an amazing 0.010s and saving Lois Lane , who
acceleration? was tied to the tracks ahead of the train.
(a) What is the acceleration of the train?
6. An 8kg picture is suspended from a hook as shown in the diagram.
Calculate the tension force, T, in the string. (b) If the train’s mass is 200 tonnes, what is the push which Superman
exerts on the train?

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