Quiz about Newton's Laws

Question 1

A picture is hanging on a wall and does not move.

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Newton's 1st Law

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Newton's 2nd Law

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Newton's 3rd Law

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None of them

Question 2

Rockets are launched into space using jet propulsion where exhaust accelerates out from the rocket and the rocket accelerates in an opposite direction.

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Newton's 3rd Law

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Newton's 1st Law

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Newton's 2nd Law

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None of them

Question 3

Pushing a child on a swing is easier than pushing an adult on the same swing, because the adult has more inertia.

Accepted Answer

Newton's 2nd Law

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Newton's 1st Law

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Newton's 3rd Law

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None of them

Question 4

Acceleration is produced when a force acts on a mass. The greater the mass (of the object being accelerated) the greater the amount of force needed (to accelerate the object).

Accepted Answer

Newton's 2nd Law

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Newton's 1st Law

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Newton's 3rd Law

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None of them

Question 5

An object at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force. An object in motion continues in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.

Accepted Answer

Newton's 1st Law

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Newton's 2nd Law

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Newton's 3rd Law

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None of them

Question 6

This law is often called "the law of inertia."

Accepted Answer

Newton's 1st Law

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Newton's 2nd Law

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Newton's 3rd Law

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None of them

Question 7

A student leaves a pencil on a desk and the pencil stays in the same spot until another student picks it up.

Accepted Answer

Newton's 1st Law

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Newton's 2nd Law

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Newton's 3rd Law

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None of them

Question 8

A rocket is sent into space.  When the power dies out, the rocket will just keep floating and moving in space forever (unless an unbalanced force, such as a meteor, runs into it).

Accepted Answer

Newton's 1st Law

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Newton's 2nd Law

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Newton's 3rd Law

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None of them

Question 9

Newton's 3rd Law states that for ever action there is an equal and opposite ________.

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reaction

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satisfaction

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fraction

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transaction

Question 10

If a 10 kilogram object accelerates suddenly at 15 m/s², how much force was applied to the object?

Accepted Answer

150 Newtons

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15 Newtons

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150 kilograms

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100 kilograms

Question 11

45 m/s² is the...

Accepted Answer

Acceleration

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Mass

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Force

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weight

Question 12

A 20 kg bike accelerates at 10 m/s². what was the force?

Accepted Answer

200 Newtons

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25 Newtons

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20 Newtons

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10 Newtons

Question 13

Unit of mass

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kg

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m/s 2

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m/s

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newtons

Question 14

A 5 kg block is pulled across a table by a net force of 32 N. Calculate the acceleration of the object.

Accepted Answer

6.4 m/s2

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160 m/s2

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0.16 m/s2

Question 15

What is the formula for force?

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F=ma

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F=m/a

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F=a/m

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F=Fm

Question 16

Unit for acceleration?

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m/s2

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kg

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newtons

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a

Question 17

What is the unit for force?

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N

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m/s2

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kg

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F

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