Study Guide Force Quiz

Which of the laws of motion states, “To every action there is an equal but opposite reaction”?

• Newton’s 1st Law
• Law of Conservation of Momentum
• Newton’s 3rd Law

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A group of students is playing tug-of-war. The students on both sides of the rope are pulling with equal force so that the rope is not moving. This is an example of

• unbalanced forces
• balanced forces
• acceleration

Which of the following factors does not affect air resistance?

• Speed
• Spin
• Size

Momentum describes

• How much force is needed to change an object’s motion
• How much velocity changes in a given amount of time
• The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion

Which of the following items has the most inertia?

• Your textbook
• A water bottle
• The teacher

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Carl and Juan are playing catch. Carl throws a fastball to Juan and it hurts Juan’s hand. Why is this the case?

• Greater the acceleration, greater the force
• Greater the mass, greater the acceleration
• Greater the acceleration, the less the force

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A person is on a paddleboard. The person exerts a force on the water with the paddle, causing the water to move. The paddleboard also moves, but in the opposite direction. Which statement best explains why this happens?

• Inertia
• Action and reaction forces
• Newton’s 2nd Law of motion

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Consider a watermelon that starts from rest and drops straight down from a tall building. Air resistance can be ignored. Which statement about the watermelon’s motion is FALSE?

• The watermelon falls at a constant velocity.
• The watermelon has a positive acceleration.
• The watermelon’s acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 m/s2.

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What is the weight (in Newtons) of a person with a mass of 95 kg?

• 95 N
• 104.8 N
• 931 N

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An object has 16 N of force being applied to the right, 16 N of force being applied to the left, and 4 N of force being applied downward. What is the net force on the object?

• 4 N downward
• 32 N
• 16 N to the left

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