Mechanical Aptitude Forces and Motion Principles Questions and Answers Flashcards
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A 10 kg box is pushed across a floor with a force of 50 N while friction exerts 20 N in the opposite direction. What is the net acceleration of the box?
Answer: 3 m/s²
Net force is 50 N - 20 N = 30 N, and acceleration = 30 N / 10 kg = 3 m/s².
An object is moving at a constant velocity along a straight path. What can you conclude about the forces acting on it?
Answer: The net force is zero
Constant velocity means zero acceleration, which by Newton's first law means the net force is zero.
A baseball pitcher throws a 0.15 kg ball at 40 m/s. If the throw takes 0.5 seconds, what average force did the pitcher apply?
Answer: 12 N
Force = mass × change in velocity / time = 0.15 kg × 40 m/s / 0.5 s = 12 N.
Two ropes are attached to a heavy crate. Rope A pulls north with 100 N and Rope B pulls east with 100 N. What is the approximate magnitude of the resultant force?
Answer: 141 N
The resultant of two perpendicular 100 N forces is √(100² + 100²) ≈ 141 N.
A 5 kg object falls freely from rest near Earth's surface. Ignoring air resistance, what is its speed after 3 seconds?
Answer: 29.4 m/s
Speed = g × t = 9.8 m/s² × 3 s = 29.4 m/s.
A worker pushes a 40 kg cart up a frictionless ramp inclined at 30°. What minimum force parallel to the ramp is needed to keep the cart from sliding down?
Answer: 196 N
The component of gravity along the ramp is mg sin(30°) = 40 × 9.8 × 0.5 = 196 N.