Newton Forces Worksheet

For each problem, list the variables and draw a free body diagram and label all forces acting on object.

1. A 20 N force gives a stone an acceleration of 4 m/s2. What is the weight of the stone?

2. A 5 kg rocket is acted upon by an upward force of 59 N due to the thrust produced by its engines.
What is the rocket's weight? Draw the free-body diagram representing these forces. What is the
net force? What acceleration does it cause?

3. A rope attached to an 80 N wagon pulls it horizontally to the right with an acceleration of 0.5 m/s2.
What is the mass of the wagon? What is the net force causing this acceleration?

4. A 65 N boy sits on a sled weighing 52 N on a horizontal surface. The coefficient of friction

between the sled and the snow is 0.012. What is the magnitude of the frictional force? The sled is
pulled at constant speed by a rope held horizontally. What is the tension (the pull) in the rope?
5. A 100 N force is applied to a 10 kg box to push it across a horizontal surface. A frictional force of
20 N exists. What is the acceleration of the box?

6. An object weighing 40 N rests on a surface. The coefficient of friction between the surface and the
object is 0.35. What is the frictional force between the object and the surface? A 20 N force is
applied to pull the object horizontally. What is the magnitude of the net force? What is the
acceleration of the box?

7. A man pulls a 300 N object across a horizontal surface using a 100 N force applied at a 35° angle.
What is the normal force? If the object is pulled with an acceleration of 2 ms-2, what is the
coefficient of friction?
8. A man pulls a 80 N object across a horizontal surface using a 50 N force applied at a 25° angle.
What is the normal force? If the coefficient of friction is 0.3, what is the acceleration of the object?

9. A man now pushes a 200 N object across a horizontal surface using a 100 N force applied at a 35°
angle. What is the normal force? If the object is pulled with an acceleration of 2 ms-2, what is the
coefficient of friction?

10. A man pushes a 80 N object across a horizontal surface using a 50 N force applied at a 25° angle.
What is the normal force? If the coefficient of friction is 0.3, what is the acceleration of the object?