WorksheetsNewton's Laws of Motion
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The force that pulls things toward earth.
a)
Speed
b)
Gravity
2.
What is Newton's First Law known as? The Law of
a)
Friction
b)
Mass
c)
Inertia
d)
Gravity
3.
Which type of force(s) will cause a change in an object's motion?
a)
gravity
b)
zero net force
c)
balanced forces
d)
unbalanced forces
4.
What is the name for a push or pull?
a)
A movement
b)
A force
c)
Speed
d)
Density
5.
What is Newton's First Law
a)
F=ma
b)
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction
c)
An object at rest stays at rest, an object in motion stays in motion.
d)
Friction
6.
What is the net force of this object?
a)
10 N, no direction
b)
10 N left
c)
5 N right
d)
0 N no direction
7.
Forces that have a net force of zero ( the object is still).
a)
Balanced force
b)
Unbalanced force
8.
__________ is the sum of all forces acting on an object. It is capable of accelerating a mass.
a)
velocity
b)
gravity
c)
net force
d)
distance
9.
Any time the forces are unbalanced, an object will remain at rest. True or false?
a)
true
b)
false
10.
____ is the rubbing force that acts against motion between two touching surfaces.
a)
Acceleration
b)
Normal force
c)
Momentum
d)
Friction
11.
In a balloon rocket experiment a strw is inserted into the ballooon with air blowing out of the balloon and the balloon traveling in the opposite direction. Which of Newton's laws is this?
a)
first
b)
second
c)
third
d)
fourth
12.
Pushing a child on a swing is easier than pushing an adult on the same swing.
a)
1st Law
b)
2nd Law
13.
The term inertia means an object's resistance to motion; which of Newton's laws involves inertia?
a)
first
b)
second
c)
third
d)
fourth
14.
A soccer ball accelerates more than a bowling ball when thrown with the same force.
a)
1st Law
b)
2nd Law
c)
3rd Law
15.
Once the engine stops, a rocket coasts through space.
a)
Law of Inertia
b)
Law of Mass and Acceleration
c)
Law of Action Reaction
16.
Which law best describes- A satellite orbiting the earth.
a)
Law of Inertia
b)
Law of Mass and Acceleration
c)
Law of Action Reaction
17.
When a large truck pushes a small car with a given force, the small car is applying an equal and opposite force on the truck.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Acceleration is caused by a force acting on a mass.
a)
Newton’s first law of motion
b)
Newton’s second law of motion
c)
Newton’s third law of motion
19.
Forces always act in equal and opposite pairs.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 3rd Law
c)
Newton's second law
20.
Which law explains when a magician pulls a tablecloth out from under dishes and glasses on a table without disturbing them.
a)
Law 1
b)
Law 3
21.
Which has more Inertia? (and more force to move)
a)
Truck
b)
Ant
22.
A person is pushed forward into their seatbelt when a car stops. Which of Newton's laws explains this motion?
a)
1st law
b)
2nd law
c)
2 and 3 law
d)
3rd law
23.
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?
a)
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
b)
Every mass exerts a force on every other mass.
c)
An object at rest tends to stay at rest.
d)
Friction opposes the motion of an object.
24.
A person in car slides to the right when going through a very sharp left turn on the highway.
a)
1st Law
b)
2nd Law
c)
3rd Law
25.
When a cannon fires a cannonball we observe Newton's third law. Which force is the reaction force?
a)
The cannon moving forward
b)
The cannonball moving forward
c)
The cannon moving backward
d)
The cannonball moving backward
26.
One object has twice as much mass as another object. The first object also has also twice as much...
a)
velocity
b)
gravitational acceleration
c)
inertia
d)
all of these
27.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
28.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
29.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
30.
F = MxA
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
31.
Action/Reaction
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
32.
Objects tendency to resist change
a)
Friction
b)
Inertia
c)
Force
d)
Gravity
33.
According to the first law, can an object stay in motion forever?
a)
Yes
b)
No
34.
F=____
a)
a/m
b)
m/f
c)
m x a
d)
a+m
35.
If you are pushing on a wall with a force of 20N, the force acting on you is
a)
0N
b)
10N
c)
20N
d)
100N
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