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    FORCES, FRICTION AND WEIGHT

    1. What does Newton’s First Law of Motion tell you about the forces on an object
    that is stationary or moving at a steady velocity?

    … Newton said the object will continue to be at rest or moving at a constant


    speed unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. ………....……………... (1)

    2. What equation links resultant force, mass and acceleration?

    ……… Force = mass x acceleration.………………………………….……… (1)

    3. Complete the table below:

    Balanced or Resultant Direction of


    unbalanced force the net force
    (left or right

    right
    unbalanced 250

    centre
    balanced 0N

    left
    unbalanced 200N

    centre
    balanced 0N

    right
    unbalanced 500N

    (15)
    4. Study the diagram below and answer the questions that follow.

    a. Calculate the resultant force on the car.

    ………………………………………8N…………………………………… (1)

    b. Using the formula: F = ma, calculate the car’s acceleration.


    10
    x2
    20
    (2)

    5. Use the diagram of the car below to answer the questions that follow.

    a. What is the resultant force on the car?

    ………………………………1000N…………………………………………. (1)

    b. What is the car’s acceleration?

    ………………………………………………………………………………………

    ………………………………………………………………………………….. (2)
    c. If the total frictional force rises to 1 500N, what happens to the car?

    …The cars frictional force will cause the carto move backwards………. (1)

    6. In a car, friction is essential in some parts, but needs to be reduced in others.


    Give one example of where friction is:

    a. Essential……………………to drive backwards/reverse……………….… (1)

    b. Needs to be reduced…………going forwards/acceleration.…………… (1)

    7. A spacecraft travels from Earth to Mars, where the gravitational field strength
    near the surface is 3,7N/kg. The spacecraft is carrying a probe which has a
    mass of 100 kg when measured on Earth.

    a. What is the probe’s weight on Earth?


    ……………………………………1000N……………………………………. (1)

    b. What is the probe’s mass in space?

    ………………………………………0KG……………………………………. (1)

    c. What is the probe’s mass on Mars?

    ……………………………………27.037KG………………………………. (1)

    d. What is the probe’s weight on Mars?

    …………………………………………370N…………………………………
    (1)

    e. When the probe is falling, near the surface of Mars, what is its
    acceleration?

    ………………………………………………………………………………….. (1)
    8. In the diagram below, the person weighs 500 N, and the force of his feet are
    pressing on the ground.

    On the diagram:
    a. Label the size of the force in newtons.
    Answer - 500N (1)

    b. Draw the force that the ground exerts on the person’s feet. Label the size
    of this force. (2)

    9. When a gun is fired, it exerts a forward force on the bullet. Why does the gun
    recoil backwards?

    ………This is because the bullet exerts an equal and opposite force on the
    gun in the backward direction causing it to recoil.………….………………… (1)

    Total: 35

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