Quiz- Newton's Laws

Before pulling the cord to release his parachute, gravity is the only force acting on the skydiver. He is said to be in

• free fall

• acceleration

• force

_____________is a push or a pull.

• gravity

• force

• inertia

Jupiter has more mass (is larger) than Earth. Where would you weigh more?

• Jupiter

• Earth

• Moon

If an object has mass then it has _____.

• volume

• inertia

• acceleration

Force is measured in

• grams

• meters

• Newtons

The force that causes objects to fall toward Earth is:

• gravity

• Newtons

• friction

air resistance is a form of friction

• true

• false

Friction opposes motion

• true

• false

The more ____________ and object has, the more gravitational pull it will have.

• force

• friction

• mass

• velocity

the greater the mass of an object the slower it will ______________

• accelerate

• decelerate

• all of the above