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Newton's Laws of Motion Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Newtons 1st law of motion?
a)
Force= Mass multiplied by acceleration 
b)
An object at rest stays at rest unless acted on an unbalanced force. (inertia)
c)
For every action there is a equal and opposite  re-action.
d)
law of gravity 
2.
What law of motion does this picture represent?
a)
Newtons 3rd law
b)
Newtons 4th law
c)
Newtons 1st law
d)
Newtons 2nd law 
3.
What is Newtons 2nd law of motion?
a)
Pancakes 
b)
Force= Mass multiplied by acceleration
c)
For every action there is a equal and opposite  re-action.
d)
Law of gravity 
4.
What law of motion does this picture represent?
a)
Newtons 1st law
b)
Newtons 4th law 
c)
Newtons 3rd law 
d)
Newtons 2nd law
5.
What law of motion does this picture represent?
a)
Newtons 1st law
b)
law of gravity 
c)
Newtons 4th law 
d)
Newtons 2nd law
6.
A net force of 15 N is exerted on an encyclopedia to cause it to accelerate at a rate of 5 m/s2. Determine the mass of the encyclopedia?
a)
 m = 3.0 kg
b)
m = 4.0 kg 
c)
m = 3.0 ml 
d)
m = 30.0 g
7.
Suppose that a sled is accelerating at a rate of 2 m/s2. If the net force is tripled then what is the new acceleration of the sled?
a)
12 m/s 
b)
6 m/s 
c)
12 in/s 
d)
120 m/s
8.
Which of Newton's Laws gives the reason for why you can feel things that you touch?
a)
Newtons 1st law 
b)
Newtons law of touch 
c)
Newtons 2nd law 
d)
Newtons 3rd law
9.
What law describes what happens if you are riding a skateboard and hit something (like a rock) with the front wheels. 
a)
Newtons 3rd law
b)
Newtons 1st law
c)
Law of gravity 
d)
Law of movement 
10.
What Newtons law does this picture represent
a)
Newtons 2nd law 
b)
Law of gravity 
c)
Newtons 1st law
d)
Newtons 5th law
11.
Mass is a measure of an object's inertia. Objects with greater mass have a greater inertia; objects with less mass have less inertia.
a)
true 
b)
false 
12.
Baseball pushes glove leftwards. What is the re-action 
a)
The glove pushes the baseball rightward.
b)
The glove pushes the baseball leftward 
c)
It stays still
d)
The glove pushes the baseball upward 
13.
A(n) __________ is a push or pull.
a)
newton
b)
acceleration
c)
force
d)
momentum
14.
If a 10 kilogram object accelerates suddenly at 15 m/s2, how much force was applied to the object?
a)
150 Newtons
b)
15 Newtons
c)
150 kilograms
d)
100 kilograms
15.
What pulls a ball back to earth?
a)
Gas
b)
Gravity
c)
Friction
d)
Molecules
16.
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
17.
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
18.
Find the net force: 15 N to the right, and another 15 newtons to the right.
a)
0 N Right
b)
0 N Left
c)
30 N Left
d)
30 N Right
19.
8 N to the left , and 4 N to the right. Find the net force. Is this balanced 
a)
12 N Right  No
b)
4 N Left  No
c)
12 N Right  Yes
d)
4 N Left  Yes
20.
With unbalanced forces, the object will move in the direction of the _______ force.
a)
larger 
b)
smaller 
c)
equal 
21.
What is the unit of measurement for force?
a)
AMP
b)
Seconds
c)
Newtons
d)
Miles
22.
Which statement describes a vector?
a)
It has magnitude but no direction
b)
It has direction but no magnitude
c)
It has both direction and magnitude
d)
It has constant magnitude but no
 direction
23.
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
24.
What can a force do?
a)
all of the above
b)
start a motion
c)
stop a motion
d)
change the direction of the motion
25.
If a force of 26 N is exerted on two balls, one with a mass of 0.52 kg and the other with a mass of 0.78 kg, which ball will have the greater acceleration?  (F=ma)
a)
The one with a mass of .78 kg will have the greatest acceleration.
b)
The one with a mass of .52 kg will have the greatest acceleration.
c)
They will both accelerate at the same rate.
26.
Unit of mass
a)
m/s 2
b)
m/s
c)
newtons
d)
kg
27.
A 20 kg bike accelerates at 10 m/s2.  what was the force
a)
25
b)
200 N
c)
20 N
d)
10 N
28.
A person weighs 400N on Earth. If that person stands on a scale balancing on one foot, what will the scale read?
a)
same
b)
half
c)
double
d)
less
29.
If a dog weighs 115 N on Earth, what is his mass? 
a)
0.115kg
b)
115kg
c)
11.5kg
30.
What is the acceleration of an object that has 55kg of mass and a 333N force is acting on it?
a)
6.05 m/s2
b)
60.5 m/s2
c)
605 m/s2