Assessment Newton's Laws
Assessment Newton's Laws
Assessment Newton's Laws
1) 25 N 6 Kg 80 N 2)
3. A bowling ball rolled with a force of 55 N accelerates at a rate of 10 m/sec2; a second ball rolled
with the same force accelerates 4 m/sec2. What are the masses of the two balls?
5. Challenge: A student is pushing a 80 kg cart, with a force of 800 N. Another student measures the speed of
the cart and finds that the cart is only accelerating at 2 m/s2. How much friction must be acting on the cart? Hint:
Draw a diagram showing the cart, and the two forces acting on it.
6. Answer the following questions using complete sentences. Be sure to use Newton’s Laws of Motion in your
answers.
(a) What happens according to Newton if you let an untied balloon go?
(b) Describe what happens if you are riding a skateboard and hit something (like a curb) with the front wheels.
(c) What is another name for the first law of motion? Why is it given that name?
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