List of top Physics Questions on Acceleration

Find the acceleration of \(2\) \(kg\) block shown in the diagram (neglect friction)

solid sphere is rolling purely with speed v on horizontal surface. It rolls up an incline surface and stops at height h. Then height h is [g is the acceleration due to gravity]:

If the diameter of earth becomes half keeping mass to be constant, then the acceleration due to gravity at surface of earth becomes

A particle is having uniform acceleration. If its displacement from t to \((t + 1)\) second is \(120 \) \(m\) and change in velocity is \(50 \;m/s\). Find its displacement (in m) in \((t + 2)^{th}\) second

In the system shown below, the pulley \(4\) string are ideal. If the acceleration of blocks is \(\frac{g}{8}\) , find \(\frac{m_1}{m_2}\)

Given below are two statements: 
Statement I : Acceleration due to earth's gravity decreases as you go 'up' or 'down' from earth's surface 
Statement II : Acceleration due to earth's gravity is same at a height '$h$' and depth ' $d$ ' from earth's surface, if $h = d$.
In the light of above statements, Choose the most appropriate answer form the options given below

For a train engine moving with speed of $20\, ms ^{-1}$, the driver must apply brakes at a distance of 500 $m$ before the station for the train to come to rest at the station If the brakes were applied at half of this distance, the train engine would cross the station with speed $\sqrt{x} ms ^{-1}$ The value of $x$ is ___ (Assuming same retardation is produced by brakes)

A particle is moving in a straight line such that its velocity is increasing at $5 \,ms ^{-1}$ per meter. The acceleration of the particle is _____$ms ^{-2}$ at a point where its velocity is $20 \,ms ^{-1}$

A truck moving at a constant speed of 72 km/h enters a curved path of radius of curvature measuring 120 m. It's total acceleration is:

A car accelerate from it's Stationary position for 8 seconds and travels a distance of 280m. According to the mean value theorem, the speedometer at a certain time during accelaration must read exactly.

Given below are two statement:
statement I : Rotation of the earth shows effect on the value of acceleration due to gravity (g).
statement II : The effect of rotation of the earth on the value of 'g' at the equator is minimum and that at the pole is maximum.
In the light of the above statements , choose the correct answer from the options given below

Two particles of equal mass ‘m’ move in a circle of radius ‘r’ under the action of their mutual gravitational attraction. The speed of each particle will be :

What is the acceleration due to gravity (m/s²) on the surface of a planet if its radius is 1/4th that of earth and its mass is 1/80th that of earth" Assume that the gravity on the surface of the earth is 10 m/s².

Time period of a simple pendulum in a stationary lift is ‘T’. If the lift accelerates with \(\frac{g}{6}\) vertically upwards then the time period will be (Where g = acceleration due to gravity)

If the acceleration due to gravity experienced by a point mass at a height h above the surface of earth is same as that of the acceleration due to gravity at a depth \(\alpha h \ (h \ll Re)\) from the earth surface. The value of α will be ________.
(Use R_e=6400 km)

A fly wheel is accelerated uniformly from rest and rotates through 5 rad in the first second. The angle rotated by the fly wheel in the next second, will be:

Starting from the origin at time $t=0$, with initial velocity $5 \hat{ j } \,ms ^{-1},$ a particle moves in the $x - y$ plane with a constant acceleration of $(10 \hat{ i }+4 \hat{ j }) ms ^{-2} .$ At time $t$, its coordinates are (20 $\left. m , y _{0} m \right)$. The values of $t$ and $y _{0}$, are respectively

A body weighs 200 N on the surface of the earth. How much will it weigh half way down to the centre of the earth?

If a car accelerates from 20 m/s to 40 m/s in 10 s and its forward thrust is equal to 3 kN, what is the mass of car?

The moment of the force, \(\overrightarrow{F}=4\hat{i}+5\hat{j}-6\hat{k}\) at (2, 0, -3), about the point (2, -2, -2), is given by

A body of mass 2 kg thrown vertically upward from the ground with a velocity of $8 \, ms^{-1}$ reaches a maximum height of 3 in. The work done by the air resistance is_______ (Acceleration due to gravity = $10 \, ms^{-2}$)

The x and y coordinates of the particle at any time are $x = 5t - 2t^2$ and $y = 10t$ respectively, where $x$ and $y$ are in meters and t in seconds. The acceleration of the particle at $t = 2s$ is :

The acceleration due to gravity at a height 1 km above the earth is the same as at a depth d below the surface of earth. Then

The x and y coordinates of the particle at any time are x = 5t – 2t² and y = 10t respectively, where x and y are in meters and t in seconds. The acceleration of the particle at t = 2 s is