Physics

Force and Laws of Motion

Question:

What is the SI unit of momentum ?

Answer:

kgms-1.
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Force and Laws of Motion

Q 1.

A car weighs 1500 kg.Its speed time graph is shown in Fig. Calculate the force required at the end of 5 seconds to bring the car to a stop within one second.

Q 2.

While driving on a highway, an insect strikes on the car windshield and splatters. Which experiences greater impact (force): an insect or the windshield?

Q 3.

What is the total momentum of a bullet and a gun before firing?

Q 4.

Can balanced forces change the shape and size of an object?

Q 5.

Fill in the blanks :
The study of motion of a body under the action of a force is called ______.

Q 6.

Can balanced forces change the shape and size of a body ?

Q 7.

On what factor does inertia of a body depend ?

Q 8.

Are action-reaction forces simultaneous ?

Q 9.

Using second law of motion, derive the relation between force and acceleration.

Q 10.

A TV set is lying on a table. The TV set experiences a gravitational force (pull)  downwards (FW) by the Earth. It also experiences a force on it due to table in contact i.e. (FTable-TV) in upward direction. Do these forces form an action-reaction pair? Do these forces follow Newton's third Law of motion?

Q 11.

Can every force produce motion in every object?

Q 12.

When a branch of a tree is shaken, some of the fruits may fall down.Why ?

Q 13.

Do action-reaction forces produce the same magnitude of acceleration ?

Q 14.

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 15.

State Law of conservation of momentum.

Q 16.

In the above question, which body is damaged more ?

Q 17.

What is the unit of force in c.g.s system?

Q 18.

It is difficult to balance our body when we accidentally slip on a peel of banana. Explain why?

Q 19.

From a rifle of mass 4 kg, a bullet of mass 50 g is fired with an initial velocity of 35 m/s. Calculate the initial recoil velocity of the rifle.

Q 20.

A motorcar of mass 1200 kg is moving along a straight line with a uniform velocity of 90 km/h. Its velocity is slowed down to 18 km/h in 4 s by an unbalanced external force. Calculate the acceleration and change in momentum. Also calculate the magnitude of the force required.
 

Q 21.

Fill in the blanks :
The momentum of an object is the product of its _____ and _______ and has the same direction as that of the ________.

Q 22.

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 23.

For how long should a force of 100 N act on a body of mass 20 kg so that it acquires a velocity of 100 m/s ?

Q 24.

Define force.

Q 25.

Why does a person in a bus tend to fall forward when it stops suddenly ?

Q 26.

A body of mass 25 kg has momentum of 125 kg m/s. What is the velocity of the body?

Q 27.

Fill in the blanks :
When a car enters a curved path, the person sitting in it is thrown outwards. This is because of the property of ______________.

Q 28.

Fill in the blanks :
When a bus starts suddenly, the bus passengers standing in the bus tend to fall backwards. It is due to _______________.

Q 29.

Give an example that force can make a stationary body move.

Q 30.

When a force acts on a body, what are the two essential effects it can produce?

Q 31.

A feather of mass 10 g is dropped from a height.It is found to fall down with a constant velocity.What is the net force acting on it ?

Q 32.

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 33.

What are unbalanced forces ?

Q 34.

Discuss briefly Galileo's ideas about motion.

Q 35.

Why does a gun recoil on firing ? Obtain an expression for recoil velocity of gun.

Q 36.

Give atleast four applications of Newton’s second law of motion.

Q 37.

Why is it advised to tie any luggage kept on the roof of a bus with a rope?

Q 38.

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 39.

Fill in the blanks :
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.

Q 40.

What is the momentum of a man of mass 75 kg when he walks with a velocity of 2 m/s ?

Q 41.

Two hockey players of opposite teams,while trying to.hit a hockey ball on the ground collide and immediately become entangled.One has a mass of 60 kg,and was moving with a velocity 5.0 m/s,while the other has a mass of 55 kg and was moving faster with a velocity of 6.0 m/s towards the first player,In which direction and with what velocity will they move after they become entangled ? Assume that the frictional force acting between the feet of the two players and ground is negligible.

Q 42.

An object experiences a net zero external unbalanced force.Is it possible for the object to be travelling with a non-zero velocity ? If yes,state the conditions that must be placed on the magnitude and direction of the velocity.If no,provide a reason.

Q 43.

What are balanced forces ?

Q 44.

The masses of two objects are 2 kg and 20 kg. Which has greater inertia ?

Q 45.

Is momentum a scalar or vector ?

Q 46.

What is the total momentum of the bullet and the gun on firing ?

Q 47.

In the above question,which body undergoes greater change in momentum ?

Q 48.

Define momentum of a body.

Q 49.

What acceleration is produced by a force of 5 N acting on a body of mass 20 kg ?

Q 50.

An unloaded truck weighing 2000 kg has a maximum acceleration of 0.4 m/s2.What is the maximum acceleration, when it carries a load of 2000 kg ?