Newton's Laws

A lamp sitting on a table is demonstrating Newton's ___ Law.

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

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Which law states that the acceleration of an object depends on the force exerted on it and its mass?

• 1st Law

• 2nd Law

• 3rd Law

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Which law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction?

• 1st Law

• 2nd Law

• 3rd Law

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Which activity would BEST demonstrate the Law of Force and Acceleration?

• A lady pushes a grocery cart.

• A boy swings a baseball bat.

• A soccer ball sits on the ground.

• A rocket launches into space.

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When there is an INCREASE in MASS of an object you will have a DECREASE in ______________.

• friction

• acceleration

• force

• gravity

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Billy pushes his little brother on a sled through the snow. He then tries to push his father on the the same sled. He noticed that it was much harder to push his father. Which law is this an example of?

• 1st Law

• 2nd Law

• 3rd Law

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Which law is this picture an example of?

• Law of Inertia

• Law of Force and Acceleration

• Law of Action / Reaction

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A box slides along a rough concrete surface and comes to a stop.  Which of the following best explains why the box comes to a stop?

• it is the natural tendency of an object in motion to come to a stop
• the concrete exerts a frictional force on the box that opposes its motion 
• there is no force pushing the box forward, so it stops
• the mass of the box causes it to slow down

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A 400 N girl standing on a dock exerts a force of 100 N on a 10,000 N sailboat as she pushes it away from the dock. How much force does the sailboat exert on the girl?  

• 25 N 
• 100 N 
•  400 N
• 10,000 N

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A group of students are pulling a bucket of mass 10.0 kg from the bottom of the well by tying a rope to the bucket and pulling upwards. Use g = 10 m/s² to simplify calculations.
What is the weight of the bucket?

• 0
• 10
• 100
• 200

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