🧪 Physics Forces Topic Test (30 Questions)
Instructions: Use g=9.8 m/s2g = 9.8 \, \text{m/s}^2g=9.8m/s2 unless otherwise stated. Show
workings where needed.
Section A: Conceptual Questions (1–10)
1. State Newton's First Law of Motion.
2. Define resultant force.
3. What is the SI unit of force?
4. State the difference between mass and weight.
5. Describe what happens to an object if the resultant force on it is zero.
6. Explain the meaning of a free-body diagram.
7. State Newton’s Third Law of Motion.
8. A car is moving at a constant velocity. What can you say about the forces acting on it?
9. Explain why astronauts appear weightless in space.
10. Why does a skydiver eventually reach terminal velocity?
Section B: Calculations (11–30)
11. Calculate the weight of a 60 kg astronaut on Earth.
12. A force of 10 N acts on a mass of 2 kg. Calculate the acceleration produced.
13. An object of mass 5 kg is accelerating at 4 m/s². What is the net force acting on it?
14. A car of mass 800 kg increases its speed from 10 m/s to 30 m/s in 5 seconds.
Calculate the average acceleration.
15. Using your answer from Q14, find the resultant force on the car.
16. A ball of mass 0.5 kg is dropped from a height. What is its weight?
17. A force of 30 N is applied to pull a crate across a floor. If the frictional force is 10 N,
what is the net force?
18. Calculate the pressure exerted when a 200 N force acts over an area of 0.5 m².
19. A 1500 kg truck is braking with a deceleration of 2 m/s². What braking force is being
applied?
20. A block is sliding down a ramp at constant speed. What can be said about the net
force acting on it?
21. A box is pushed with a force of 25 N and moves 4 meters. How much work is done?
22. A spring is stretched by 0.2 m when a 5 N force is applied. What is the spring
constant?
23. A force of 50 N acts on a mass of 10 kg. How long will it take to reach a speed of 20
m/s from rest?
24. A 2 kg object is acted on by two horizontal forces: 15 N to the right and 5 N to the
left. Find the acceleration.
25. A 4 kg trolley is pulled with a force of 20 N. It experiences a friction force of 4 N.
What is the resulting acceleration?
26. A force of 8 N is applied to a spring, causing an extension of 0.04 m. Calculate the
spring constant.
27. A bullet of mass 0.01 kg is fired with an acceleration of 2000 m/s². What force was
exerted on the bullet?
28. An object moves 10 meters under a constant force of 5 N. How much work is done?
29. A parachutist has a mass of 80 kg. Calculate the force due to gravity acting on them.
30. A 500 N force is applied to lift a box vertically. If the box is lifted 3 m, how much
work is done?
✅ Answers
1. An object remains at rest or in uniform motion unless acted on by a resultant force.
2. The single force that has the same effect as all the forces acting together.
3. Newton (N)
4. Mass is the amount of matter; weight is the force due to gravity.
5. The object continues at a constant velocity or remains stationary.
6. A diagram showing all the forces acting on an object.
7. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
8. Forces are balanced; resultant force is zero.
9. They are in free fall, orbiting Earth with gravity as the centripetal force.
10. Air resistance equals the weight, so no net force = no acceleration.
Calculation Answers
11. W=mg=60×9.8=588 NW = mg = 60 \times 9.8 = \boxed{588 \, \
text{N}}W=mg=60×9.8=588N
12. a=F/m=10/2=5 m/s2a = F/m = 10/2 = \boxed{5 \, \text{m/s}^2}a=F/m=10/2=5m/s2
13. F=ma=5×4=20 NF = ma = 5 \times 4 = \boxed{20 \, \text{N}}F=ma=5×4=20N
14. a=(v−u)/t=(30−10)/5=4 m/s2a = (v - u)/t = (30 - 10)/5 = \boxed{4 \,
\text{m/s}^2}a=(v−u)/t=(30−10)/5=4m/s2
15. F=ma=800×4=3200 NF = ma = 800 \times 4 = \boxed{3200 \, \
text{N}}F=ma=800×4=3200N
16. W=mg=0.5×9.8=4.9 NW = mg = 0.5 \times 9.8 = \boxed{4.9 \, \
text{N}}W=mg=0.5×9.8=4.9N
17. Fnet=30−10=20 NF_{\text{net}} = 30 - 10 = \boxed{20 \, \text{N}}Fnet
=30−10=20N
18. P=F/A=200/0.5=400 PaP = F/A = 200/0.5 = \boxed{400 \,
\text{Pa}}P=F/A=200/0.5=400Pa
19. F=ma=1500×2=3000 NF = ma = 1500 \times 2 = \boxed{3000 \, \
text{N}}F=ma=1500×2=3000N
20. Net force = 0, as forces are balanced (constant speed) → \boxed{0 N}
21. W=Fd=25×4=100 JW = Fd = 25 \times 4 = \boxed{100 \, \text{J}}W=Fd=25×4=100J
22. k=F/x=5/0.2=25 N/mk = F/x = 5/0.2 = \boxed{25 \, \text{N/m}}k=F/x=5/0.2=25N/m
23. F=ma⇒a=50/10=5 m/s2F = ma \Rightarrow a = 50/10 = 5 \,
\text{m/s}^2F=ma⇒a=50/10=5m/s2,
v=at⇒t=v/a=20/5=4 secv = at \Rightarrow t = v/a = 20/5 = \boxed{4 \, \
text{sec}}v=at⇒t=v/a=20/5=4sec
24. Net force = 15−5=10 N15 - 5 = 10 \, \text{N}15−5=10N, a=10/2=5 m/s2a = 10/2 = \
boxed{5 \, \text{m/s}^2}a=10/2=5m/s2
25. Net force = 20−4=16 N20 - 4 = 16 \, \text{N}20−4=16N, a=16/4=4 m/s2a = 16/4 = \
boxed{4 \, \text{m/s}^2}a=16/4=4m/s2
26. k=F/x=8/0.04=200 N/mk = F/x = 8/0.04 = \boxed{200 \,
\text{N/m}}k=F/x=8/0.04=200N/m
27. F=ma=0.01×2000=20 NF = ma = 0.01 \times 2000 = \boxed{20 \, \
text{N}}F=ma=0.01×2000=20N
28. W=Fd=5×10=50 JW = Fd = 5 \times 10 = \boxed{50 \, \text{J}}W=Fd=5×10=50J
29. W=mg=80×9.8=784 NW = mg = 80 \times 9.8 = \boxed{784 \, \
text{N}}W=mg=80×9.8=784N
30. W=Fd=500×3=1500 JW = Fd = 500 \times 3 = \boxed{1500 \, \
text{J}}W=Fd=500×3=1500J
