Exploring Motion and Forces Quiz

Which of the following is the SI unit for acceleration?

• meter (m)

• second (s)

• kilogram (kg)

What is the standard unit for measuring force?

• Newton (N)

• Joule (J)

• Watt (W)

• Pascal (Pa)

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Which law states that an object at rest stays at rest unless acted upon by an external force?

• Newton's 1st Law

• Newton's 2nd Law

• Newton's 3rd Law

• Law of Conservation of Energy

What is the formula for speed?

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Which of the following best describes velocity?

• The rate of change of distance

• The rate of change of displacement with direction

• The amount of matter in an object

• The force acting on an object

What is the acceleration due to gravity on Earth (approximate value)?

Which of the following is an example of a unit conversion?

• Changing 100 cm to meters

• Calculating force from mass and acceleration

• Drawing a free body diagram

• Measuring time with a stopwatch

According to Newton's 3rd Law, what happens when you push against a wall?

• The wall pushes back with equal force

• The wall moves away

• The force disappears

• The wall absorbs the force

Which of the following quantities is a vector?

• Speed

• Distance

• Velocity

• Mass

What does a horizontal line on a distance-time graph represent?

• Constant speed

• No movement

• Increasing speed

• Decreasing speed