6. Intro to Forces (Dynamics)

The Mars Rover Perseverance weighed about 10,000 N while on Earth. After it reached the surface of Mars, it weighed about 3790 N. What is the gravitational acceleration on Mars?

A 3-kg bucket is being pulled upwards by a cord. The tension in the cord is 35 N. What is the acceleration of the bucket? (The mass of the cord is negligible, which means you can assume m_cord = 0.)

You walk into an elevator, step onto a scale, and push the 'up' button. You recall that your normal weight is $625$ N. Draw a free-body diagram. If you hold a $3.85$-kg package by a light vertical string, what will be the tension in this string when the elevator accelerates as in part (a)? Note: Part (a) asked what does the scale read when the elevator has an upward acceleration of magnitude $2.50$ m/s².

At the surface of Jupiter's moon Io, the acceleration due to gravity is $g = 1.81$ m/s². A watermelon weighs $44.0$ N at the surface of the earth. What would be its mass and weight on the surface of Io?

At the surface of Jupiter's moon Io, the acceleration due to gravity is $g=1.81$ m/s². A watermelon weighs $44.0$ N at the surface of the earth. What is the watermelon's mass on the earth's surface?

An astronaut's pack weighs $17.5$ N when she is on the earth but only $3.24$ N when she is at the surface of a moon. What is the acceleration due to gravity on this moon?

You walk into an elevator, step onto a scale, and push the 'up' button. You recall that your normal weight is $625$ N. Draw a free-body diagram. When the elevator has an upward acceleration of magnitude $2.50$ m/s², what does the scale read?

A fisherman yanks a fish vertically out of the water with an acceleration of 2.5 m/s² using very light fishing line that has a breaking strength of 18 N (≈ 4lb). The fisherman unfortunately loses the fish as the line snaps. What can you say about the mass of the fish?

A light rope is attached to a block with mass $4.00$ kg that rests on a frictionless, horizontal surface. The horizontal rope passes over a frictionless, massless pulley, and a block with mass $m$ is suspended from the other end. When the blocks are released, the tension in the rope is $15.0$ N. How does the tension compare to the weight of the hanging block?

Three sleds are being pulled horizontally on frictionless horizontal ice using horizontal ropes (Fig. E$5.14$). The pull is of magnitude $190$ N. Find the tension in ropes $A$ and $B$.

Two $25.0$-N weights are suspended at opposite ends of a rope that passes over a light, frictionless pulley. The pulley is attached to a chain from the ceiling. What is the tension in the chain?

Two $25.0$-N weights are suspended at opposite ends of a rope that passes over a light, frictionless pulley. The pulley is attached to a chain from the ceiling. What is the tension in the rope?