Quiz: Energy, Forces and Newton's Laws

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What is the type of energy that an object possesses due to its motion called?

• a. Potential energy
• b. Mechanical energy
• c. Kinetic energy

Which of the following statements about potential energy is correct?

• a. Potential energy is the energy an object has due to its motion.
• b. Potential energy is the energy an object has stored due to its position or condition.
• c. Potential energy is the energy an object has due to its interaction with other objects.

What is another name for Newton's first law?

• a. the law of gravity
• b. the law of inertia
• c. the law of motion

Which of the following is an example of potential energy?

• a. A moving car
• b. A bouncing ball
• c. A stretched rubber band

Which of Newton's Laws of Motion states that an object at rest will stay at rest, and an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an external force?

• a. First Law of Motion
• b. Second Law of Motion
• c. Third Law of Motion

According to Newton's Second Law of Motion, what is the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration?

• a. Force = mass / acceleration
• b. Force = acceleration / mass
• c. Force = mass x acceleration
• d. Force = mass + acceleration

Which of the following is an example of a force?

• a. Running water
• b. Heat from a fire
• c. Pushing a shopping cart

What is the law of conservation of energy?

• a. Energy is only conserved in living organisms
• b. Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another.
• c. Energy can only be transformed into heat

Which force opposes motion between two surfaces in contact and depends on the roughness of the surfaces?

• a. Frictional force
• b. Gravitational force
• c. Magnetic force