Newtons laws test review

A person steps out of the boat and onto the dock.  As the person moves forward onto the dock, the boat moves backward.  Which statement best describes the backward motion of the boat as the person steps forward?

• For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
• Every mass exerts a force on every other mass.
• An object at rest tends to stay at rest.
• Friction opposes the motion of an object.

Your car has a mass of 2500 kg and a force of 5000 N. How fast will it accelerate?

• 20 m/s²

• 2 m/s²

• 0.5 m/s²

• 120 N

What happens when unbalanced forces act on an object at rest?

• the object remains at rest

• the object begins moving in an unpredictable direction

• the object begins moving in the direction of the net force

• the object begins moving opposite to the direction of net force

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

• 25 Newtons

• 20 Newtons

• 200 Newtons

• 10 Newtons

What is the net force?

• 40 N left

• 400 N right

• 0 N Balanced

• 40 N right

What Unit do we Measure Force in?

• Newtons

• Joules

• Kilogram

• Work

Jenny applies a 60 N force to a 20 Kg cart, what is the acceleration of the cart if friction can be neglected?

• 1200 m/s/s

• 0.33 m/s/s

• 20 m/s/s

• 3 m/s/s

What is force?

• A push exerted on an object

• A push or pull exerted on an object

• A pull exerted on an object

• Nothing

The mass of a wagon is 40 kg. The wagon accelerates at 8 m/s² . What is the force?

• 38.25 Kg

• 320N

• 5N

• 3.825Kg

A force of 90N is applied to each cart below, which one will accelerate the fastest?

• Cart 1
• Cart 2
• Cart 3 
• Cart 4