Tension in a rope pulling blocks horizontally-Multiple Choice Questions Quiz

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Question 1: Two blocks of masses 3 kg and 5 kg are connected by a rope. If the rope is pulled with a force of 10 N, what is the tension in the rope?

(a) 2 N
(b) 4 N
(c) 6 N
(d) 8 N

Question 2: Two blocks of masses 2 kg and 4 kg are connected by a rope. If the coefficient of friction between the lower block and the surface is 0.3, what is the tension in the rope required to move the system?

(a) 6 N
(b) 8 N
(c) 10 N
(d) 12 N

Question 3: Three blocks of masses 2 kg, 4 kg and 6 kg are connected by a rope. If the tension in the rope is 20 N, what is the acceleration of the system?

(a) 1 m/s²
(b) 2 m/s²
(c) 3 m/s²
(d) 4 m/s²

Question 4: A block of mass 10 kg is pulled by a rope with a force of 50 N. If the coefficient of friction between the block and the surface is 0.2, what is the acceleration of the block?

(a) 2 m/s²
(b) 3 m/s²
(c) 4 m/s²
(d) 5 m/s²

Question 5: Two blocks of masses 4 kg and 6 kg are connected by a rope. The coefficient of friction between the lower block and the surface is 0.4. What is the minimum force required to move the system?

(a) 26 N
(b) 32 N
(c) 38 N
(d) 44 N

Question 6: A block of mass 5 kg is connected to another block of mass 10 kg by a rope. If the system is being pulled by a force of 60 N, what is the tension in the rope?

(a) 20 N
(b) 30 N
(c) 40 N
(d) 50 N

Question 7: A block of mass 2 kg is pulled along a frictionless surface by a rope with a force of 20 N. What is the acceleration of the block?

(a) 5 m/s²
(b) 10 m/s²
(c) 15 m/s²
(d) 20 m/s²

Question 8: Two blocks of masses 2 kg and 5 kg are connected by a rope. The system is being pulled with a force of 25 N. What is the tension in the rope?

(a) 10 N
(b) 15 N
(c) 20 N
(d) 25 N

Question 9: A block of mass 3 kg is connected to another block of mass 5 kg by a rope. The system is being pulled with a force of 30 N. What is the force of friction acting on the lower block if the coefficient of friction between the block and the surface is 0.2?

(a) 2 N
(b) 4 N
(c) 6 N
(d) 8 N

Question 10: Two blocks of masses 4 kg and 6 kg are connected by a rope. The coefficient of friction between the lower block and the surface is 0.3. What is the minimum force required to move the system?

(a) 38.4 N
(b) 44.8 N
(c) 51.2 N
(d) 57.6 N


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