Force, Mass, Acceleration Quiz

What is the definition of mass?

• how much something weighs

• how hard something pushes on the ground

• resistance of an object to acceleration if it is otherwise able to freely move

• none of the above

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What is the definition of force?

• the distance that an object moves when it is pushed

• how hard we push on something

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What do the variable represent in the following equation?

• force, mass, acceleration

• friction, mass, acceleration

• force, weight, acceleration

• friction, weight, acceleration

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The equation F=ma relates to one of Newton's Three Laws of Gravity. Which law of gravity does it relate to?

• Newton's First Law

• Newton's Second Law

• Newton's Thirds Law

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Newton's second law of motion states that an unbalanced force that acts upon an object causes it to:

• accelerate

• not accelerate (keep the same velocity)

• have a velocity

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The bigger the unbalanced force acting on the object, the ______ the acceleration of the object.

• bigger

• smaller

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The greater the mass of the object, the greater it is will resist a change in its motion.

• True

• False

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If two boxes are pushed with the same amount of total force, and one weighs 1kg and the other weighs 100kg, which one will accelerate faster?

• 1kg box

• 100 kg box

• they will accelerate at the same rate

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Objects which are at equilibrium will:

• accelerate

• not accelerate

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An object will only accelerate if there is an unbalanced force present which changes either its speed, direction, or both speed and direction.

• True

• False

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