Indiana Science Grade 8

Chapter 8: Newton’s Laws of Motion

Solve a Simple Equation

1.
A net force of 2500 N acts on an African male elephant with a mass of 7000 kg. What is the acceleration of the African male elephant?
A)0.36 m/s2
B)0.30 m/s2
C)0.25 m/s2
D)0.22 m/s2
2.
A physics book with a mass of 2.8 kg is pushed along a table with a net force of 1 N. What is the book's acceleration?
A)0.25 m/s2
B)0.32 m/s2
C)0.36 m/s2
D)0.28 m/s2
3.
An African female elephant with a mass of 3600 kg has an acceleration of 0.67 m/s2. What is the force of the African female elephant?
A)1800 N
B)1200 N
C)2200 N
D)2400 N
4.
A football with a mass of 0.43 kg has a net force of 0.8 N acting on it. What is the football's acceleration?
A)2.23 m/s2
B)1.86 m/s2
C)1.75 m/s2
D)2.28 m/s2
5.
A net force of 2600 N acts on an Asian male elephant with a mass of 5400 kg. What is the acceleration of the Asian male elephant?
A)0.48 m/s2
B)0.45 m/s2
C)0.58 m/s2
D)0.40 m/s2
6.
A penny with a mass of 0.003 kg is pushed along a table with a net force of 1 N. What is the penny's acceleration?
A)350 m/s2
B)3.25 m/s2
C)333.33 m/s2
D)250.25 m/s2
7.
A net force of 2450 N acts on an Asian female elephant with a mass of 4160 kg. What is the acceleration of the Asian female elephant?
A)0.65 m/s2
B)0.59 m/s2
C)0.72 m/s2
D)0.83 m/s2
8.
A bowling ball with a mass of 4.5 kg has an acceleration of . What is the bowling ball's acceleration?
A)0.33 m/s2
B)0.55 m/s2
C)0.12 m/s2
D)0.98 m/s2
9.
A baseball with a mass of 0.145 kg has a net force of 1.2 N acting on it. What is the baseball's acceleration?
A)10 m/s2
B)9.95 m/s2
C)8.28 m/s2
D)8 m/s2
10.
A bowling ball with a mass of 7.3 kg has a net force of 1.5 N acting on it. What is the bowling ball's acceleration?
A)0.55 m/s2
B)0.25 m/2
C)0.21 m/s2
D)1.25 m/s2
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