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Law of Acceleration (Second Law) – MCQs

1. Newton’s Second Law of Motion relates force to:

(A) Mass × Velocity


(B) Mass × Acceleration


(C) Energy × Time


(D) Power × Distance



2. The mathematical expression of Newton’s Second Law is:

(A) F = ma


(B) F = mv


(C) F = m/g


(D) F = E/t



3. According to the Second Law, acceleration is:

(A) Directly proportional to force


(B) Inversely proportional to mass


(C) Both A and B


(D) Neither A nor B



4. The SI unit of force is:

(A) Watt


(B) Pascal


(C) Newton


(D) Joule



5. One Newton is defined as:

(A) Force required to move 1 kg mass with 1 m/s velocity


(B) Force required to accelerate 1 kg mass at 1 m/s²


(C) Weight of 1 kg on Earth


(D) Work done in 1 second



6. If mass is doubled and force constant, acceleration will:

(A) Double


(B) Halve


(C) Remain same


(D) Become zero



7. If force is doubled and mass constant, acceleration will:

(A) Double


(B) Halve


(C) Remain same


(D) Decrease



8. Which physical quantity explains the “rate of change of momentum”?

(A) Work


(B) Energy


(C) Force


(D) Pressure



9. Momentum is the product of:

(A) Mass × Acceleration


(B) Mass × Velocity


(C) Force × Distance


(D) Work × Time



10. A force of 20 N acts on 5 kg body. Acceleration is:

(A) 1 m/s²


(B) 2 m/s²


(C) 4 m/s²


(D) 5 m/s²



11. The direction of acceleration is always:

(A) Opposite to force


(B) Same as force


(C) Random


(D) Perpendicular to force



12. If no net force acts, acceleration becomes:

(A) Zero


(B) Infinite


(C) Constant


(D) Random



13. Newton’s Second Law gives the definition of:

(A) Energy


(B) Power


(C) Force


(D) Work



14. Inertia is explained by Newton’s:

(A) First Law


(B) Second Law


(C) Third Law


(D) Law of Gravitation



15. The SI unit of momentum is:

(A) kg·m/s


(B) N·s


(C) Both A and B


(D) J·s



16. A truck and a car moving with same velocity, the truck has more momentum because:

(A) Less acceleration


(B) More mass


(C) More velocity


(D) Greater area



17. The impulse is equal to:

(A) Force × Velocity


(B) Force × Time


(C) Mass × Acceleration


(D) Power × Distance



18. Newton’s Second Law connects:

(A) Motion and acceleration


(B) Force and momentum


(C) Force and acceleration


(D) Mass and energy



19. Force is a vector quantity because it has:

(A) Only magnitude


(B) Only direction


(C) Both magnitude and direction


(D) No unit



20. If net external force on a body is zero, its momentum will:

(A) Increase


(B) Decrease


(C) Remain constant


(D) Become infinite



21. The relation F = ma was first introduced by:

(A) Newton


(B) Galileo


(C) Einstein


(D) Pascal



22. Acceleration produced in a body depends on:

(A) Mass of body


(B) Force applied


(C) Both A and B


(D) None



23. If two forces act on a body in the same direction, the net force is:

(A) Zero


(B) Sum of forces


(C) Difference of forces


(D) Average of forces



24. A bullet fired from a gun has high velocity because:

(A) Small mass, large force


(B) Large mass, small force


(C) Frictionless motion


(D) Gravity is absent



25. Which one is directly proportional to net external force?

(A) Acceleration


(B) Mass


(C) Momentum only


(D) Pressure



26. A ball of mass 2 kg accelerates at 3 m/s². Force applied is:

(A) 2 N


(B) 3 N


(C) 5 N


(D) 6 N



27. The rate of change of momentum is measured in:

(A) Joules


(B) Newtons


(C) Watts


(D) Pascal



28. Newton’s Second Law helps in calculation of:

(A) Mass only


(B) Energy only


(C) Force


(D) Pressure



29. The acceleration of a body is inversely proportional to:

(A) Force


(B) Mass


(C) Velocity


(D) Momentum



30. A rocket works on the principle of:

(A) First Law


(B) Second Law


(C) Third Law


(D) Gravitation



31. A 10 kg object requires a force of 50 N. Its acceleration is:

(A) 2 m/s²


(B) 4 m/s²


(C) 5 m/s²


(D) 10 m/s²



32. When a constant force is applied to a body, its acceleration:

(A) Increases continuously


(B) Decreases continuously


(C) Remains constant


(D) Becomes zero



33. If a moving object doubles its velocity, its momentum becomes:

(A) Half


(B) Double


(C) Triple


(D) Four times



34. A cricketer lowers his hand while catching a ball to:

(A) Reduce mass


(B) Reduce acceleration


(C) Reduce force by increasing time


(D) Reduce velocity



35. Force is directly proportional to:

(A) Rate of work


(B) Rate of change of momentum


(C) Rate of energy transfer


(D) Rate of displacement



36. Which of the following is not a unit of force?

(A) Dyne


(B) Newton


(C) Joule


(D) kg·m/s²



37. When a body is acted upon by force, it acquires:

(A) Speed only


(B) Velocity only


(C) Acceleration


(D) Inertia



38. If equal force is applied to objects of different masses, lighter object has:

(A) More acceleration


(B) Less acceleration


(C) Same acceleration


(D) Zero acceleration



39. The momentum of a stationary body is:

(A) Infinite


(B) Zero


(C) Constant


(D) Negative



40. Which is a scalar quantity?

(A) Force


(B) Acceleration


(C) Work


(D) Momentum



41. A force of 100 N produces acceleration of 20 m/s². Mass of body is:

(A) 2 kg


(B) 4 kg


(C) 5 kg


(D) 10 kg



42. Newton’s Second Law is consistent with which conservation principle?

(A) Energy


(B) Momentum


(C) Mass


(D) Charge



43. A 500 g mass has acceleration of 10 m/s². Force applied is:

(A) 1 N


(B) 2 N


(C) 3 N


(D) 5 N



44. The effect of force depends on:

(A) Mass and acceleration


(B) Only velocity


(C) Only momentum


(D) Only weight



45. A moving body resists deceleration due to:

(A) First Law


(B) Second Law


(C) Third Law


(D) Gravitation



46. Which of the following situations shows Newton’s Second Law?

(A) Kicking a football


(B) Book resting on a table


(C) Stone tied to string moving in circle


(D) Two objects colliding



47. If time of action of force is halved, impulse will:

(A) Double


(B) Halve


(C) Remain same


(D) Become zero



48. The product of mass and acceleration is called:

(A) Momentum


(B) Energy


(C) Force


(D) Work



49. When a cricket bat hits a ball, the ball accelerates according to:

(A) Law of Inertia


(B) Law of Acceleration


(C) Law of Reaction


(D) Gravitation



50. The SI unit of impulse is:

(A) Joule


(B) Watt


(C) Newton-second


(D) Pascal



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