Forces Assignment - Formative

1. What is the mass of an object that is pulled down by a force of gravity of 167 N at the Earth’s surface?

2. The diagrams below show forces acting on various objects. For each case determine the net force and
state its value

a. b.

6.0 N 8.0 N

c. 3.0 N

4.0 N 6.0 N

3.0 N
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3. Two children playing on the beach are pulling on an inner tube. One exerts a force of 45 N [N]. The
other exerts a force of 60. N [SW]. What is the net force acting on the tube?
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4. What is the weight of each of the following masses at the Earth’s surface?

(a) 25g (b) 12 mg

5. An astronaut on the surface of Mars finds that rock accelerates at 3.6 m/s² when it is dropped. She
also finds that a newton scale reads 180 N when she steps on it.

(a) What is her mass as determined on the surface of Mars?

(b) What would the newton scales read if she stepped on it on Earth?

6. Find the unbalanced force for each of the following combinations of forces.

(a) 20 N[E], 30 N[W], 50 N[E]

(b) 27.3 N[N], 2.8 N[S], 13.5 N[S]

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7. Three teenagers are playing with a huge “earthball.” At a particular instant, one person exerts a force
of 400. N [N], the second a force of 300. N[S], and the third a force of 200. N[E]. What is the unbalanced
force acting on the ball at that instant?

8. Two boys attach ropes to a wagon so that they can pull it together. If one exerts a force of 100. N
[N48°E] and the other a force of 100. N [N24°W], what is the net force on the wagon? Use vector
components method.