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1 A wooden block of mass 0.60 kg is on a rough horizontal surface. A force of 12 N is applied to the
block and it accelerates at 4.0 m s –2.
4.0 m s–2
wooden block

12 N

What is the magnitude of the frictional force acting on the block?

A 2.4 N
B 9.6 N
C 14 N
D 16 N

2 A submarine descends vertically at constant velocity. The three forces acting on the submarine
are viscous drag, upthrust and weight.

Which relationship between their magnitudes is correct?

A weight < drag

B weight = drag
C weight < upthrust
D weight > upthrust

3 A ruler of length 0.30 m is pivoted at its centre. Equal and opposite forces of magnitude 2.0 N are
applied to the ends of the ruler, creating a couple as shown.

2.0 N
50°

ruler
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pivot

50°
2.0 N
What is the magnitude of the torque of the couple on the ruler when it is in the position shown?

A 0.23 Nm B 0.39 Nm C 0.46 Nm D 0.60 Nm

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4 A ball falls from rest through air and eventually reaches a constant velocity.

For this fall, forces X and Y vary with time as shown.

force X force Y

0 0
0 time 0 time

What are forces X and Y ?

force X force Y
A air resistance resultant force
B air resistance weight
C upthrust resultant force
D upthrust weight

5 The diagram shows four forces applied to a circular object.

30 N

20 N

20 N

30 N

Which of the following describes the resultant force and resultant torque on the object?

resultant force resultant torque

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A zero zero
B zero non-zero
C non-zero zero
D non-zero non-zero
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6 A balloon is acted upon by three forces, weight, upthrust and sideways force due to the wind, as
shown in the diagram.
upthrust
10 000 N

sideways force
500 N

weight
9000 N

What is the vertical component of the resultant force on the balloon?

A 500 N B 1000 N C 10 000 N D 10 500 N

7 The vector diagram shows three coplanar forces acting on an object at P.

3N

P
4N

4N

The magnitude of the resultant of these three forces is 1 N.

What is the direction of this resultant?

A ↓ B ↓ C ↓ D ↑
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8 What is meant by the weight of an object?

A the gravitational field acting on the object

B the gravitational force acting on the object
C the mass of the object multiplied by gravity
D the object’s mass multiplied by its acceleration
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9 A uniform beam of weight 50 N is 3.0 m long and is supported on a pivot situated 1.0 m from one
end. When a load of weight W is hung from that end, the beam is in equilibrium, as shown in the
diagram.

3.0 m
1.0 m

W pivot

What is the value of W ?

A 25 N B 50 N C 75 N D 100 N

10 The diagram shows a sign of weight 20 N suspended from a pole, attached to a wall. The pole is
kept in equilibrium by a wire attached at point X of the pole.

wire
wall
pole
X

SIGN

The force exerted by the pole at point X is F, and the tension in the wire is 40 N.

Which diagram represents the three forces acting at point X?

A B

F
40 N
20 N
20 N
40 N
F
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C D

40 N
20 N
F
F
20 N
40 N
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11 An L-shaped rigid lever arm is pivoted at point P.

5N
2m

2m
10 N

3m 1m

20 N

Three forces act on the lever arm, as shown in the diagram.

What is the magnitude of the resultant moment of these forces about point P?

A 30 N m B 35 N m C 50 N m D 90 N m

12 The vector diagram shows three coplanar forces acting on an object at P.

3N

P
4N

4N

The magnitude of the resultant of these three forces is 1 N.

What is the direction of this resultant?

A B C D

13 A cyclist is riding at a steady speed on a level road.

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According to Newton’s third law of motion, what is equal and opposite to the backward push of
the back wheel on the road?

A the force exerted by the cyclist on the pedals

B the forward push of the road on the back wheel
C the tension in the cycle chain
D the total air resistance and friction force
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14 The diagrams show three forces acting on a body.

In which diagram is the body in equilibrium?

A B

C D

15 Two rigid rods, XZ and YZ, are fixed to a vertical wall at points X and Y.

A load of weight W is hung from point Z.

The load is not moving. Z

X W
load

Which diagram shows the forces acting at point Z?

A B

force in XZ force in XZ

W force in YZ W force in YZ
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C D

force in XZ force in XZ

W force in YZ W force in YZ
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16 A force F is applied to a beam at a distance d from a pivot. The force acts at an angle θ to a line
perpendicular to the beam.

θ
pivot

Which combination will cause the largest turning effect about the pivot?

F d θ

A large large large

B large large small
C small small large
D small large small

17 A rigid uniform bar of length 2.4 m is pivoted horizontally at its mid-point.

0.8 m 0.8 m

200 N 300 N

Weights are hung from two points of the bar as shown in the diagram. To maintain horizontal
equilibrium, a couple is applied to the bar.

What is the torque and direction of this couple?

A 40 N m clockwise
B 40 N m anticlockwise
C 80 N m clockwise
D 80 N m anticlockwise
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18 Which of the following pairs of forces, acting on a circular object, constitutes a couple?

A B C D
F 2F
F F F

2F
F
F
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19 An object has an initial velocity u. It is subjected to a constant force F for t seconds, causing a
constant acceleration a. The force is not in the same direction as the initial velocity.

A vector diagram is drawn to find the final velocity v.

X
v

What is the length of side X of the vector diagram?

A F B Ft C at D u + at

20 Two 8.0 N forces act at each end of a beam of length 0.60 m. The forces are parallel and act in
opposite directions. The angle between the forces and the beam is 60 °.

8.0 N
60° 0.60 m
60°
8.0 N

What is the torque of the couple exerted on the beam?

A 2.4 N m B 4.2 N m C 4.8 N m D 9.6 N m

21 A submarine is in equilibrium in a fully submerged position.

sea
steel water

air
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What causes the upthrust on the submarine?

A The air in the submarine is less dense than sea water.

B The sea water exerts a greater upward force on the submarine than the weight of the steel.
C The submarine displaces its own volume of sea water.
D There is a difference in water pressure acting on the top and bottom of the submarine.
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22 A uniform ladder rests against a vertical wall where there is negligible friction. The bottom of the
ladder rests on rough ground where there is friction. The top of the ladder is at a height h above
the ground and the foot of the ladder is at a distance 2a from the wall.

The diagram shows the forces which act on the ladder. F

ladder

h
W

W
F

a a
Which equation is formed by taking moments?

A Wa + Fh = 2W a
B Fa + Wa = Fh
C W a + 2W a = F h
D W a – 2W a = 2F h

23 A spanner is used to tighten a nut as shown.

0.04 m

0.25 m
F = 200 N

A force F is applied at right-angles to the spanner at a distance of 0.25 m from the centre of the
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nut. When the nut is fully tightened, the applied force is 200 N.

What is the resistive torque, in an anticlockwise direction, preventing further tightening?

A 8Nm
B 25 N m
C 50 N m
D 800 N m
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24 A uniform metre rule of mass 100 g is supported by a knife-edge at the 40 cm mark and a string at
the 100 cm mark. The string passes round a frictionless pulley and carries a mass of 20 g as
shown in the diagram.

0 20 40 60 80 100

20 g

At which mark on the rule must a 50 g mass be suspended so that the rule balances?

A 4 cm B 36 cm C 44 cm D 96 cm

25 A car of mass 750 kg has a horizontal driving force of 2.0 kN acting on it. It has a forward
horizontal acceleration of 2.0 m s–2.

resistive force
driving force

What is the resistive force acting horizontally?

A 0.5 kN B 1.5 kN C 2.0 kN D 3.5 kN

26 A ball is falling at terminal speed in still air. The forces acting on the ball are upthrust, viscous
drag and weight.
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What is the order of increasing magnitude of these three forces?

A upthrust → viscous drag → weight

B viscous drag → upthrust → weight

C viscous drag → weight → upthrust

D weight → upthrust → viscous drag

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27 A hinged door is held closed in the horizontal position by a cable.

Three forces act on the door: the weight W of the door, the tension T in the cable, and the force H
at the hinge.

cable
wall

door
hinge

Which list gives the three forces in increasing order of magnitude?

A H,T,W B T,H,W C W,H,T D W,T,H

28 Two parallel forces, each of magnitude F, act on a body as shown.

d
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What is the magnitude of the torque on the body produced by these forces?

A Fd B Fs C 2Fd D 2Fs
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29 The diagram shows four forces applied to a circular object.

45 N

30 N

30 N

45 N

Which of the following describes the resultant force and resultant torque on the object?

resultant force resultant torque

A non-zero non-zero
B non-zero zero
C zero non-zero
D zero zero

30 The diagrams represent systems of coplanar forces acting at a point. The lengths of the force
vectors represent the magnitudes of the forces.

Which system of forces is in equilibrium?

A B C D

31 A long uniform beam is pivoted at one end. A force of 300 N is applied to hold the beam
horizontally.
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0.5 m
2.5 m

beam
pivot 300 N

What is the weight of the beam?

A 300 N B 480 N C 600 N D 960 N

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32 Which two vector diagrams represent forces in equilibrium?

P Q

R S

A P and Q
B Q and R
C R and S
D S and P

33 What is meant by the weight of an object?

A the gravitational field acting on the object

B the gravitational force acting on the object
C the mass of the object multiplied by gravity
D the object’s mass multiplied by its acceleration

34 A uniform beam of weight 100 N is pivoted at P as shown. Weights of 10 N and 20 N are attached
to its ends.

The length of the beam is marked off at 0.1 m intervals.

At which point should a further weight of 20 N be attached to achieve equilibrium?

0.6 m 0.4 m
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0.1 m
A B C D

P
10 N 20 N
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35 The diagram shows a cannon ball fired from a cannon.

cannon cannon
ball

The mass of the cannon is 1000 kg and the mass of the cannon ball is 10 kg.

The recoil velocity of the cannon is 5 m s–1 horizontally.

What is the horizontal velocity of the cannon ball?

A 200 m s–1 B 500 m s–1 C 2000 m s–1 D 5000 m s–1

36 A block of mass 0.60 kg is on a rough horizontal surface. A force of 12 N is applied to the block
and it accelerates at 4.0 m s –2.
4.0 m s–2
block
12 N

What is the magnitude of the frictional force acting on the block?

A 2.4N B 5.3 N C 6.7 N D 9.6 N

38 A wooden block rests on a rough board. The end of the board is then raised until the block slides
down the plane of the board at constant velocity v.

block

v
board

Which row describes the forces acting on the block when sliding with constant velocity?
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frictional force on block resultant force on block

A down the plane down the plane

B down the plane zero
C up the plane down the plane
D up the plane zero
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39 Three coplanar forces, each of magnitude 10 N, act through the same point of a body in the
directions shown.

10 N 10 N

30o 30o

10 N

What is the magnitude of the resultant force?

A 0N B 1.3 N C 7.3 N D 10 N

40 Which force is caused by a pressure difference?

A friction
B upthrust
C viscous force
D weight

41 A car with front-wheel drive accelerates in the direction shown.

Which diagram best shows the direction of the total force exerted by the road on the front
wheels?
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A B C D
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42 A rigid circular disc of radius r has its centre at X. A number of forces of equal magnitude F act at
the edge of the disc. All the forces are in the plane of the disc.

Which arrangement of forces provides a moment of magnitude 2Fr about X?

A B
F

X X
F

C D
F

X X

F F
F F

43 The diagram shows a plan view of a door which requires a moment of 12 N m to open it.

door
wall wall

hinge 0.80 m

What is the minimum force that must be applied at the door’s midpoint to ensure it opens?

A 4.8 N B 9.6 N C 15 N D 30 N

44 Which pair of forces acts as a couple on the circular object?

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A B C D

F F 2F
F F

2F
F F
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45 Which two vector diagrams represent forces in equilibrium?

P Q

R S

A P and Q B Q and R C R and S D S and P

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