Praxis II General Science

Category - Physics

Tom pushes his broken car across the road with a force of 200 newtons. If his car weighs 800 kg, how fast will it accelerate?
  1. 0.25 m/s2
  2. 0.50 m/s
  3. 1.50 m/s2
  4. 2.00 m/s
  5. 4.00 m/s2
Explanation
Answer: A - The car will accelerate at 0.25 m/s2. According to Newton’s second law, F = m*a. The force is 200 N and the mass is 800 kg. Thus, acceleration = 200/800 m/s2 or 0.25 m/s2.
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