Escape Room Force and motion Quiz

What unit is used to measure force?

• Meters per second

• Meters

• Grams

• Newtons

Voyager 2 is a space probe, launched in 1977, to study the outer planets. It will continue to travel through space for thousands of years without stopping. Which of Newton's laws does this describe?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 1st and 2nd

Total distance divided by total time is?

• Acceleration

• Positive acceleration

• Average speed

• Constant speed

What is a difference between speed and velocity?

• Speed includes direction and the rate of travel.

• Velocity includes the direction of travel whereas speed does not.

• Velocity includes the time during which travel occurred.

• None of the above

When air rushes out of a balloon, the balloon itself starts to move in the other direction. Which of Newton's laws does this describe and why?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 1st and 2nd

A force that slows objects down and opposes motion is called

• Net force

• Centripetal force

• Gravity

• Friction

Forces that are equal but opposite are called

• Net force

• Friction

• Centripetal force

• Balanced forces

Which of the following objects has the greatest inertia?

• A parked car

• A baseball during a home run

• A textbook sitting on a desk

• A woman running on the sidewalk

It is harder to push a full shopping cart than an empty one. Which of Newton's laws does this describe and why?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 1st and 2nd

The moon has a smaller mass than the Earth. If you were to travel to the moon your weight would

• Increase

• Decrease

• Stay the same

• Vary with day and night