Question:
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An imaginary co-ordinate system which is either at rest or in uniform and where Newton's laws are valid is called an _______ frame of reference.
Force and Laws of Motion
Q 1.
A stone of 1 kg is thrown with a velocity if 20
across the frozen surface of a lake and comes to rest after travelling a distance of 50 m.What is the force of friction between the stone and the ice ?
Q 2.
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It is dangerous to jump out of a moving bus because due to _________ one falls forward.
Q 3.
Two objects of masses 100 g and 200 g are moving along the same line in the same direction with velocities of 2 m/s and 1 m/s,respectively.They collide and after the collision, the first object moves at a velocity of 1.67 m/s in the same direction.Determine the velocity of the second object
Q 4.
A hockey ball of mass 200 g travelling at 10 m/s is struck by a hockey stick so as to return it along its original path with a velocity of 5 m/s.Calculate the change in momentum of the hockey ball by the force applied by the hockey stick.
Q 5.
Can balanced forces move a body at rest ?
Q 6.
Derive the relation F = ma,where the symbols have their usual meanings.
Q 7.
A body of mass 1 kg is kept at rest.A constant force of 6-0 N starts acting on it.Find the time taken by the body to move through a distance of 12 m.
Q 8.
Derive the unit of force using the second law of motion. A force of 5 N produces an acceleration of
on a mass
and an acceleration of 24
on a mass
.What acceleration would the same force provide if both the masses are tied together ?
Q 9.
Do action-reaction forces act on the same body ?
Q 11.
Name the three types of inertia.
Q 12.
State Newton's First Law of motion.
Q 13.
Why is it advised to tie any luggage kept on the roof of a bus with a rope?
Q 14.
A bullet of mass 10 g travelling horizontally with a velocity of 150 m/s strikes a stationary wooden block and comes to rest in 0.03 s. Calculate the distance of penetration of the bullet into the block. Also calculate the magnitude of the force exerted by the wooden block on the bullet.
Q 15.
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The ______ of an object is a measure of its inertia.
Q 16.
What would be the force required to produce an acceleration of 2
in a body of mass 12 kg ? What would be the acceleration if the force were doubled ?
Q 17.
A man pushes a box of mass 50 kg with a force of 80 N.What will be the acceleration of the box ? What would be the acceleration if the mass were halved ?
Q 18.
Which would require a greater force : accelerating a 2 kg mass at 5
or a 4 kg mass at 2
?
Q 19.
A force of 5 N gives a mass
an acceleration of 10
,and a mass
,an acceleration of 20
.What acceleration would it give if both the masses were tied together ?
Q 20.
A hammer of mass 500 g,moving at 50 m/s,strikes a nail.The nail stops the hammer in a very short time of 0.01 s.What is the force of the nail on the hammer ?
Q 21.
What is the SI unit of force ?
Q 22.
A person in a bus tends to fall backwards, when it starts suddenly ?
Q 23.
Define momentum of a body.
Q 24.
Show that kg-
and N-s represent the same quantity.Which is that quantity ?
Q 25.
What is force ? What is inertia ? How is inertia measured ?
Q 26.
Honey and Sunny are two friends.Both are financially well off.Honey is fond of driving an SUV while Sunny enjoys driving Tata Nano.Honey explains to Sunny the risks of driving a light vehicle and Sunny explains to Honey the cost factor.
Read the above passage and answer the following questions :
(i) With whom do you agree,with Honey or with Sunny?
(ii) Explain, why?
(iii) Which values of life do you learn from this discussion?
Q 27.
A truck starts from rest and rolls down a hill with a constant acceleration. It travels a distance of 400 m in 20 s. Find its acceleration. Find the force acting on it if its mass is 7 metric tonnes. (Hint: 1 metric tonne = 1000 kg.)
Q 28.
Using a horizontal force of 200 N, we intend to move a wooden cabinet across a floor at a constant velocity. What is the friction force that will be exerted on the cabinet?
Q 29.
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An umbrella protects us from rain it is based on the property of _____________.
Q 30.
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When a car enters a curved path, the person sitting in it is thrown outwards. This is because of the property of ______________.
Q 31.
A constant force acts on an object of mass 5 kg for a duration of 2 s.It increases the object’s velocity from 3 m/s to 7 m/s.Find the magnitude of the applied force. Now if the force were applied for a duration of 5 s,what would be the final velocity of the object ?
Q 32.
What are balanced forces ?
Q 33.
In the above question,which body undergoes greater change in momentum ?
Q 34.
If the set of forces acting on an object are balanced, then object
(a) must be at rest.
(b) must be moving
(c) must not be accelerating.
(d) none of these.
Q 35.
Define 1N (Newton).
Q 36.
When two objects act on each other, does action-reaction force pair cancel out each other?
Q 37.
Are there any limitations to Newton's Laws of motion?
Q 38.
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________ is the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion.
Q 39.
Give an example that force can make a stationary body move.
Q 40.
Force can change the shape and size of an object. Give an example.
Q 41.
When a body moves on flat friction-less surface, will its speed change?
Q 42.
What is the SI unit of momentum?
Q 43.
What are unbalanced forces ?
Q 44.
Is momentum a scalar or vector ?
Q 45.
Explain what is meant by momentum of a body.Is it a scalar or a vector ? What are its units ?
Q 46.
Why does a gun recoil on firing ? Obtain an expression for recoil velocity of gun.
Q 47.
State Newton’s first law of motion. Hence define force and inertia.
Q 48.
Explain briefly any three applications of Newton’s third law of motion.
Q 49.
A force of 5 N changes the velocity of a body from 10
to 20
in 5 sec.How much force is required to bring about the same change in 2 sec ?
