New Worksheet - Newton's Laws

Practice acceleration problems with this worksheet. Use it to hone your understanding in Physics.


Newton's Laws

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Acceleration
1. A roller coaster car rapidly picks up speed as it rolls down a slope. As it starts down the slope, its speed is 4 m/s. But 3 seconds later, at the bottom of the slope, its speed is 22 m/s. What is the average acceleration?
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2. A car advertisement states that a certain car can accelerate from rest to 90 km/h in 9 seconds. Find the car's average acceleration.
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3. An eagle accelerates from 15 m/s to 22 m/s in 4 seconds. What is the eagle's average acceleration?
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4. You drop a rock from a bridge, and it takes 3.1 seconds for it to hit the river below. How many meters did the rock fall?
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5. You drop a rock from a bridge that is 50 feet high. For how long does the rock fall?
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Newton's Second Law of Motion
1. A 52-kg water-skier is being pulled by a speedboat. The force causes her to accelerate at 2 m/s2. What force causes this acceleration?
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2. How fast is a 1000-kg elevator accelerating if it is being acted upon by a force of 2000 N?
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3. What is the mass of a cart if it is accelerating at 15 m/s2 and is being acted upon by a force of 825 N?
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