Newton's Quiz

What unit is Force measured in?

• Nanograms

• Newtons

• Kilograms

• meters per second

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According to __________, the acceleration of an object is equal to the net force acting on the object divided by the object's mass.

• Newton's Second Law

• Newton's Third Law

• Newton's First Law

• Marvin the Martian's Earthlings Can't Dance Law

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Which one is not an example of Newton's first law?

• A stationary car starting to move without being pushed by a force

• A fly being hit by a fly swatter

• An asteroid crashing into a planet

• A chair that isn't moving is picked up and thrown across the room

Which one of Newton’s Laws of Motion best explains why the dishes do not move when the table cloth is removed?

• Law of Inertia

• Law of Acceleration

• Law of Action-Reaction

• Law of Gravitation

What is Newtons 3rd law of motion?

• An object at rest stays at rest unless acted on an unbalanced force.

• For every action there is a equal and opposite  reaction.

• Law of gravity 

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The tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion

• acceleration

• inertia

• mass

• frame of reference

The larger the ___________ of an object, the greater the ____________ needed to change the direction or the speed.

• mass / tow truck

• suitcases / force

• mass / force

• windows / force

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What makes a rolling ball stop moving?

• Gravity

• Friction

• A balanced force

• An applied force

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A 10 kg object experiences a net force of 20 Newtons. Calculate the object's acceleration.

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A cart of mass 4.0 kg is being pulled with a force of 24 N. The cart accelerates at 3.0m s^–2. An unknown friction force also acts on the cart. What is the net force on the cart?

• 6.0 N

• 8.0 N

• 12 N

• 24 N

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