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FORCE AND LAWS OF MOTION MCQs

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Question 1. When a football player kicks a ball, he experiences a force on his leg which is equal to the force he exerted on the ball.
  1.    True
  2.    False
  3.    It will be in the same position as before.
  4.    Along the bullet's direction
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> True
:
A
According to Newton's third law, when a body A exertsa force on another body B, B also exerts an equal and opposite force on A. Hence, while kicking a ball, the footballer's leg will experience an equal amountof force but in opposite direction to that of theforce he exerted on the ball.
Question 2. A stone of 1 kg is thrown with a velocity of 20 ms1 on the frozen surface of a lake. The stone comes to rest after travelling a distance of 50 m. What is the force of friction between the stone and the ice?
  1.    5 N
  2.    3 N
  3.    There is no friction between stone and ice
  4.    4 N
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Answer: Option D. -> 4 N
:
D
Initial velocity of the stone = 20ms1.
Final velocity of the stone, v=0(finally the stone comes to rest).
Distance covered by the stone = 50 m.
According to third equation of motion:
v2=u2+2as
0 × 0 = 20 × 20 + 2 × a × 50
a=4ms2.
The negative sign indicates that acceleration is in the opposite direction to the motion ofthe stone.
Mass of the stone, m=1kg.
From the newton's second law of motion:
Force = mass × acceleration. Therefore,
F=1×4=4N.
Hence, the force of friction between the stone and the ice is 4N. The negative sign indicates that friction oppposes the relative motion.
Question 3. A body is kept on a table. The object is pushed downwards with a force equal to its weight. But the table exerts an equal and opposite force on the object, hence keeping it at rest.
  1.    True
  2.    False
  3.    20 ms−1​
  4.    5 ms−1​
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> True
:
A
The weight of the object exerts a force on the table. The table in return exerts a reactionforce which is equal to the magnitude of the weight and opposite in direction(Newton's third law).Thus, the net force on the object is zero as two equal forces in opposite directions are acting on it and hence the object remains at rest.
Question 4. According to Newton's second law of motion, force is directly proportional to the rate of change of momentum provided
  1.    velocity of body remains constant
  2.    mass of body remains constant
  3.    acceleration of body remains constant
  4.    speed of body remains constant
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Answer: Option B. -> mass of body remains constant
:
B
Newton's second lawstates that the rate of change of momentumof an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on it, provided that the mass of the body is kept constant. It gives the mathematical expression of force.
Question 5. Calculate the force required to accelerate a car from rest to a velocity of 30 ms1 in 10 seconds. The mass of the car is  1500 kg.
  1.     4000 N
  2.     3000 N
  3.     4500 N
  4.     3500 N
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. ->  4500 N
:
C
Here, mass m = 1500kg
Initial velocity, u = 0, final velocity, v = 30ms1, time taken, t = 10s.
Now, putting these values in the first equation of motion,v=u+at, we get
30=0+a×t,
10a=30
a=3ms2
Now, putting m=1500kgand a =3ms2 in equation, F=m×a, we get
F=1500×3 = 4500N.
Thus, the force required is4500N.
Question 6. An object moves with an acceleration of 3 m s2 when a force of  30 N is applied. The mass of the body is:
  1.     30 kg
  2.     20 kg
  3.     40 kg
  4.     10 kg
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Answer: Option D. ->  10 kg
:
D
Given, force, F=30Nand acceleration, a=3ms2.
Let m be the mass of the body.
We know, F=ma (Newtons's second law of motion)
m=Fa=303=10kg
Therefore, mass of the body is 10kg.
Question 7. A car of mass  1,000 kg is moving at a speed of 20 ms1.
It is brought to rest at a distance of  50 m. Calculate the net force acting on the car.
  1.     4,000 N 
  2.     3,000 N 
  3.     2,000 N 
  4.     1,000 N 
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. ->  4,000 N 
:
A
For calculating force, we need to calculate deceleration first. From thethird equation of motion,
v2u2=2aS where, v- final velocity, u- initial velocity, a- acceleration and S- distance travelled.
Given, u=20ms1, S=50m, mass m=1000kg and v=0.
Therefore, 0202=2×a×50
a=4ms2
Let the force acting on the car be F.
From Newton's second law,
F=ma
F=1000×(4)=4000N
Hence, the net force is4,000N. The negative sign indicates that the force is acting opposite to the direction of initial velocity and causes deceleration. This net force is actually the frictional force acting between the ground and the tyre of the car.
Question 8. Which of the following has SI unit as  kg m s2?
  1.    Force
  2.    Momentum
  3.    Acceleration
  4.    Inertia
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Answer: Option A. -> Force
:
A
From, Newton's second law of motion, we know , F=m×a where F is the force applied, m is the mass and a is the acceleration. The SI unit of mass is kg and acceleration is ms2. So, the SI unit of force is kgms2, also known as Newton(N).
Question 9. If A and B are two objects of masses 6 kg and 3 kg  respectively, then the inertia of object A is more than that of object B.
  1.    True
  2.    False
  3.     2,000 N 
  4.     1,000 N 
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> True
:
A
Inertia is the natural tendency of an object to resist a change in its state of motion or of rest. Quantitatively, the inertia of an object is measured by its mass. More the mass more will be its inertia. As object A is heavier than object B, it has more inertia.
Question 10. A water tanker filled up to two-thirds of its height is moving with a uniform speed. On sudden application of brake, the water in the tank will _____.
  1.    move backward
  2.    move forward
  3.    rise up
  4.    remain unaffected
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Answer: Option B. -> move forward
:
B
When the tanker is in motion, the water inside will also be in motion. When the tanker comes to an abrupt stop, the water's inertia of motion resists this sudden change in motion. As a result, the water will move forward, before eventually coming to rest.

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