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Pathways to Astronomy

Stephen E. Schneider

Chapter 15

Force, Acceleration, and Interaction - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

02:27

Problem 1

A car driving at $90 \mathrm{kph}$ brakes and comes to a stop in $3 \mathrm{sec}$ onds. What was its average acceleration during this time in units of meters/second $^{2}$ ?

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Willis James
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01:47

Problem 2

In metric units, forces are measured in "newtons," which can also be written as kilograms $\times$ meters/second $^{2}$. What is the acceleration experienced by a 100 -kg mass if a 100 -newton force is applied to it? What is the acceleration experienced by a $200-\mathrm{kg}$ mass if the same force is applied to it?

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Raushan Kumar
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02:05

Problem 3

A person with a weight of 800 newtons (about 180 pounds) and a person with a weight of 500 newtons (about 110 pounds) are both standing on the same layer of ice over a pond. Is the force of the ice on each person the same (because it is the same surface) or different (for some other reason)? Are the two individuals equally likely to fall through the ice? Please explain
your answers.

Chris Murray
Chris Murray
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01:47

Problem 4

If a 10 -newton $\left(10 \mathrm{kg} \mathrm{m} / \mathrm{sec}^{2}\right)$ force were applied to an initially stationary $1-\mathrm{kg}$ mass, how fast would it be moving after $1 \mathrm{sec}$ ond? after 2 seconds? Assume that no other forces are acting on the mass.

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Raushan Kumar
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00:52

Problem 5

If the same force in the previous problem were applied to a $2-\mathrm{kg}$ mass, how fast would it moving after 1 second? What force would be needed to accelerate it at the same rate as the 1-kg mass?

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Shital Rijal
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01:50

Problem 6

Suppose that a 1000 -kg rocket's thrusters give it an acceleration of $20 \mathrm{m} / \mathrm{sec}^{2}$ when it is launched from Earth's surface. If Earth's gravity applies a downward force of approximately 10,000 newtons on the rocket, what is the force of the thrusters on the rocket? If the same rocket were launched from the surface of another planet, would the acceleration of the rocket be greater or less than the acceleration experienced by the rocket taking off from the Earth? Explain your answer.

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Mayukh Banik
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