Laws of Motion Practice

Complete these two Sentences:

An object in motion will ______ in _______.

An object at rest will _______ at _______.

Newtons 1st Law of Motion states that an object will only change when a force is applied to it.

What would cause soccer ball to move?

Newtons 3rd Law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

If a boxer applies 1000N of force to your face via his fist.

How much force is your face applying to their fist?

A soccer ball is sitting in the middle of a field. The ball will remain at rest until an outside force like a players foot or the wind acts upon it. Which of Newton's laws is represented by this?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

Think about pushing a shopping cart and a car. If you apply the same amount of force to both, the shopping cart will travel fast, but the car will hardly move. To move the car yo would need a larger force. Which of Newton's laws is being represented?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

Sally jumps on her trampoline. She exerts a force on the trampoline and the trampoline exerts an equal but opposite force back on Sally. This represents

• Law 1

• Law 3

• Law 2

What Newtons law does this picture represent

• Newtons 1st law

• Newtons 2nd law

• Newtons 3rdt law

• Newtons 4rth law

Which law explains that it would take more force to push the car than the lawnmower?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

When you are running. your foot exerts force on the ground and the ground exerts force back onto you. Which of Newton's laws is represented

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

If we put the same force on a bowling ball and a soccer ball, the soccer ball will move faster! Which law explains this?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd