Quiz about Newton's Laws

Question 1

A magician pulls a tablecloth out from under dishes and glasses on a table without disturbing them.

Accepted Answer

Newton's 1st Law

Answer

Newton's 2nd Law

Answer

Newton's 3rd Law

Answer

None of them

Question 2

Rockets are launched into space using jet propulsion where exhaust accelerates out from the rocket and the rocket accelerates in an opposite direction.

Accepted Answer

Newton's 3rd Law

Answer

Newton's 1st Law

Answer

Newton's 2nd Law

Answer

None of them

Question 3

A picture is hanging on a wall and does not move.

Accepted Answer

Newton's 1st Law

Answer

Newton's 2nd Law

Answer

Newton's 3rd Law

Answer

None of them

Question 4

Pushing a child on a swing is easier than pushing an adult on the same swing, because the adult has more mass.

Accepted Answer

Newton's 2nd Law

Answer

Newton's 1st Law

Answer

Newton's 3rd Law

Answer

None of them

Question 5

Acceleration is produced when a force acts on a mass. The greater the mass (of the object being accelerated) the greater the amount of force needed (to accelerate the object).

Accepted Answer

Newton's 2nd Law

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Newton's 1st Law

Answer

Newton's 3rd Law

Answer

None of them

Question 6

A soccer ball accelerates more than a bowling ball when thrown with the same force.

Accepted Answer

Newton's 2nd Law

Answer

Newton's 1st Law

Answer

Newton's 3rd Law

Answer

None of them

Question 7

A student leaves a pencil on a desk and the pencil stays in the same spot until another student picks it up.

Accepted Answer

Newton's 1st Law

Answer

Newton's 2nd Law

Answer

Newton's 3rd Law

Answer

None of them

Question 8

Two students are in a baseball game. The first student hits a ball very hard and it has a greater acceleration than the second student who bunts the ball lightly.

Accepted Answer

Newton's 2nd Law

Answer

Newton's 1st Law

Answer

Newton's 3rd Law

Answer

None of them

Question 9

The swimmer moves her hand down and to the left and her body goes forward to the right.

Accepted Answer

Newton's 3rd Law

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Newton's 1st Law

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Newton's 2nd Law

Question 10

A rocket is sent into space.  When the power dies out, the rocket will just keep floating and moving in space forever (unless an unbalanced force, such as a meteor, runs into it).

Accepted Answer

Newton's 1st Law

Answer

Newton's 2nd Law

Answer

Newton's 3rd Law

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None of them

Question 11

A person steps out of the boat and onto the dock.  As the person moves forward onto the dock, the boat moves backward.  Which statement best describes the backward motion of the boat as the person steps forward?

Accepted Answer

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Answer

Every mass exerts a force on every other mass.

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An object at rest tends to stay at rest.

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Friction opposes the motion of an object.

Question 12

An empty truck and a fully loaded truck are next to each other at a traffic light. When the light turns green, the lighter truck increases speed more quickly. Which of these best explains this situations

Accepted Answer

Newton's second law

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Newton's first law

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Newton's third law

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Conservation of momentum

Question 13

A person not paying attention while skateboarding hits a rock. The skateboard stops...they don't.

Accepted Answer

The Law of Inertia

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The Law of Acceleration

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The Law of Conservation of Momentum

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of an unbalanced force?

Accepted Answer

A pencil that is knocked to the ground.

Answer

A book resting on the table.

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of balancing forces?

Accepted Answer

A Book resting on the table.

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A pencil is knocked off the desk.

Question 16

A push or a pull is called a

Accepted Answer

Force

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Gravity

Question 17

What explains a quantity that has BOTH speed and direction?

Accepted Answer

Velocity

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Inertia

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Force

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Speed

Question 18

Looking at the image. Decide if this is balanced or unbalanced.

Accepted Answer

Balanced

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Unbalanced

Question 19

The reason a boat bounces off the dock when it hits it.

Accepted Answer

When the boat exerts a force on the dock, the dock exerts a force on the boat.

Answer

The boat and the dock repel each other.

Question 20

Suppose an Astronaut floating in space throws a rock. What will happen to the rock?

Accepted Answer

It will continue to move at the same speed and in the same direction until it is acted upon by another force.

Answer

It will continue to move in the same direction, speeding up as it moves.

Question 21

What will be the effect on the boy in the picture if the driver stops quickly?

Accepted Answer

He will move forward pressing against the seatbelt.

Answer

Because of inertia he will remain in the same position.

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He will be pushed back into the car seat.

Answer

He will move from one side of the car seat to the other.

Question 22

Two students are in a baseball game. The first student hits a ball very hard and it has a greater acceleration than the second student who bunts the ball lightly.

Accepted Answer

Newton's 2nd Law

Answer

Newton's 1st Law

Answer

Newton's 3rd Law

Answer

None of them

Newton's Laws

25 questions

A magician pulls a tablecloth out from under dishes and glasses on a table without disturbing them.

A person’s body is thrown outward as a car rounds a curve on a highway.

Rockets are launched into space using jet propulsion where exhaust accelerates out from the rocket and the rocket accelerates in an opposite direction.

A picture is hanging on a wall and does not move.

A person not wearing a seatbelt flies through a car window when someone slams on the breaks because the person’s body wants to remain in continuous motion even when the car stops.

Pushing a child on a swing is easier than pushing an adult on the same swing, because the adult has more mass.

Acceleration is produced when a force acts on a mass. The greater the mass (of the object being accelerated) the greater the amount of force needed (to accelerate the object).

A soccer ball accelerates more than a bowling ball when thrown with the same force.

A student leaves a pencil on a desk and the pencil stays in the same spot until another student picks it up.

Two students are in a baseball game. The first student hits a ball very hard and it has a greater acceleration than the second student who bunts the ball lightly.

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