Forces and Motion Study Guide

Which of Newton's laws is illustrated when a magician pulls a tablecloth out from under the dishes without disturbing them?

• first
• second
• third 
• fourth

A person is pushed forward into their seat belt when a car stops.  Which law is this?

• 1st
•  2nd
• 2 and 3
• 3rd 

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What force is required to accelerate a car at a rate of 2 m/s2 if the car has a mass of 3,000 kg? 

• 1500 N

• 6000 N

• 3002 N

• 2998 N

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What is the mass of an object that is accelerating 60 m/s2 when a force of 3000N is exerted? 

• 5 kg

• 3060 kg

• 50 kg

• 180000 kg

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Acceleration is caused by a force acting on a mass.

• Newton’s first law of motion
• Newton’s second law of motion
• Newton’s third law of motion

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

F = m x a

• 25 Newtons

• 20 Newtons

• 200 Newtons

• 10 Newtons

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A change in velocity over time is called ___________.

• speed
• force
• acceleration
• direction

what is the correct formula for force?

• F=ma

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Which box will accelerate MORE given the SAME applied force?

• top

• bottom

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Both boxes have the SAME mass, which box will accelerate MORE?

• top

• bottom

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