Forces Worksheet

1. a) Find the weight of a 30 kg box on earth and on the moon.

b) Find the weight of a 100 N dog on earth.
c) Find the mass of a 800 N man on earth
d) Find the weight of the person in c) when on the moon.

2. A large 50 kg crate is at rest on level ground. Two people push on the crate. One
pushes north with 200 N while the other pushes South with 50 N. If there is no friction,
draw a diagram of this object labeling all forces with names and values.
b) Find the acceleration and direction of acceleration for the crate.

3. A 30 kg computer is held above the ground by a member of the Geek Squad. What
force is needed by the geek to accelerate the computer upward at 1 m/s2? Draw and
label a proper diagram.

4. An elevator is ascending at a constant speed. What normal force acts on a 50 kg

passenger of the elevator?
b) The elevator slows to a stop at 3 m/s2. What will the normal force be now?
c) What would a bathroom scale under the passenger’s feet read?