Newton's Laws STAAR Questions

What is the net force? (a)  

• 20 N 
• 0 N 
• 400 N 
• 40 N 

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What is the unit to MEASURE force? (a)  

• Kilogram
• Meter
• Pascal
• Newton

If these teams are pulling with the same amount of force what will happen? (a)  

• The boy in blue will win.
• They will not move at all.
• The boy in red will win.
• Both will fall down.

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Unbalanced forces will cause an object to (a)  

• accelerate
• continue in the same direction
• continue at the same speed
• come to a stop

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What is the acceleration of a 50 kg object pushed with a force of 500 newtons? To solve this problem you must do -  (a)  

• 500 ÷ 50
• 50 ÷ 500
• 500 x 50

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An object of mass 300 kg is observed to accelerate at the rate of 4 m/s2.  Calculate the force required to produce this acceleration. To solve this problem you must do -  (a)  

• 300 ÷ 4
• 4 ÷ 300
• 300 x 4

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A 5 kg block is pulled across a table by a net force of 32 N. Calculate the acceleration of the object. To solve this problem you must do -  (a)  

• 32 ÷ 5
• 5 ÷ 32
• 32 x 5

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the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion (a)  

• acceleration
• inertia
• mass
• frame of reference

Objects with greater (a)   also have greater inertia.

• speed
• mass
• temperature
• friction

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Because of inertia, a resting object will remain at (a)   .

• rest
• a constant speed
• school
• inertia