WorksheetsNewton's Laws
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 56mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which shopping cart will have more acceleration?
a)
The empty shopping cart
b)
The shopping cart that's full
c)
They will be the same
2.
If you push the ping pong ball & the basketball with the same amount of force, which one will go a greater distance?
a)
The ping pong ball
b)
The basketball
c)
They will both travel the same distance
3.
Why would one ball travel a greater distance than the other when pushed with the same amount of force?
a)
Different sizes
b)
Different weights
c)
Different masses
d)
Different forces
4.
Why would one ball accelerate more than the other when pushed with the same amount of force?
a)
Different weights
b)
Different forces
c)
Different masses
d)
Different sizes
5.
What is velocity?
a)
Speed and Distance
b)
Distance and Time
c)
Force and Mass
d)
Speed and Direction
6.
To make a ball move faster, you need to increase:
a)
The friction under the ball
b)
The force applied to the ball
c)
The mass of the ball
d)
The size of the ball
7.
Find the net force
a)
0N
b)
50N
c)
50N to the left
d)
50N to the right
8.
Find the Net Force
a)
5N
b)
10N
c)
0N
9.
What kind(s) of objects have inertia?
a)
all objects with mass
b)
only objects at rest
c)
only objects in motion
d)
only objects whose motion is being changed
10.
What is Newton's First Law known as? The Law of
a)
Friction
b)
Mass
c)
Inertia
d)
Gravity
11.
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
12.
An object in motion will stay in what kind of motion as long as the net forces acting on it are zero?
a)
slowing motion in a straight line
b)
accelerating motion in a straight line
c)
constant motion in a straight line
d)
constant motion in an unpredictable direction
13.
What is the name for a push or pull?
a)
A movement
b)
A force
c)
Speed
d)
Density
14.
Friction is a force that acts...
a)
in the same direction as the motion
b)
opposite to the direction of the motion
c)
opposite to the applied forces
d)
the same direction as the applied force
15.
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
16.
If a ball of cheese is fired into frictionless space, the amount of force needed to keep it going equals
a)
twice the force with which it was fired
b)
the same amount of force with which it was fired
c)
1/2 the force with which it was fired
d)
zero, since no force is requires to keep it moving.
17.
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
18.
Which one needs a greater net force to move, a kilogram of feathers or a kilogram of iron?
a)
feathers
b)
iron
c)
same
d)
depends on their friction
19.
If lil Wayne, who is an alien, weighs 578 Newtons on Earth and 96 Newtons on the moon, this means that his...
a)
mass is greater on earth.
b)
mass is greater on the moon.
c)
inertia is greater on earth and less on the moon.
d)
mass is the same on the moon and the earth.
20.
The definition of momentum is
a)
Mass in Motion
b)
The size of an object
c)
The velocity of an object
d)
A comparison between two objects
21.
The measure of the pull of gravity on an object is ___________________.
a)
motion
b)
weight
c)
speed
d)
friction
22.
Which of Newtons laws explains why football teams have big, large, fast athletes.
a)
Frist and second
b)
second law
c)
first law
d)
Third law
23.
Which law explains why when you put a book on a table the table pushes on the book
a)
3rd law
b)
4th law
c)
1st law
d)
2nd law
24.
When Ronda Rousey got kicked in the face, What is the interaction pair?
a)
The foot and the face
b)
Ronda Rousey and media criticism
c)
The foot and the air flow
d)
Ronda Rousey and the floor
25.
A bus hits a bug and the bug splatters on the windshield, which force is greater?
a)
The Bus
b)
The Bug
c)
They're the same
d)
Gravity acting on the bus
26.
Newton's third law states that any action will have a(n) _______ and ______ reaction
a)
Equal and similar
b)
Equal and opposite
c)
Equal and different
d)
Greater and opposite
27.
A book rests on a table. The force of gravity pulls down on the book with a force of 20 newtons. What prevents the books from accelerating downward at 9.8 m/sec2
a)
The table presses back up on the book with an equal and opposite force of 20 newtons.
b)
The table presses back up on the book with a force greater than 20 newtons.
c)
The table and the book together are accelerating downwards at 9.8 m/sec2
d)
The inertia of the book holds it up
28.
This equation goes with which law?
a)
Newton's first law of motion
b)
Newton's second law of motion
c)
Newton's third law of motion
d)
None of these
29.
Friction and gravity are both examples of a force.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
You hit a wall with a stick. The equal but opposite reaction is _____
a)
the wall pushes against you
b)
the stick pushes against you
c)
you push against the stick
d)
the wall pushes against the stick
31.
A bike accelerates at 10 m/s2 when a force of 50N is applied. What is the mass of the bike and its rider?
a)
25 kg
b)
200 kg
c)
20 kg
d)
5 kg
32.
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
33.
A person is pushed forward into their seat belt when a car stops. Which law is this?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
2 and 3
d)
3rd
34.
How fast is the car traveling at 30 seconds?
a)
5m/s
b)
10m/s
c)
20m/s
d)
30m/s
35.
Pushing a child on a swing is easier than pushing an adult on the same swing.
a)
1st Law
b)
2nd Law
36.
What is the net force in this diagram?
a)
8N right
b)
2 N right
c)
8N left
d)
2N left
37.
What is the net force of an object that is not moving?
a)
0N
b)
100N
c)
Upward force
38.
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
39.
Will it take more force to push an empty shopping cart or a shopping cart that is full?
a)
The empty shopping cart
b)
The full shopping cart
c)
They will take the same amount of force
40.
If you push a basketball and a bowling ball with the same amount of force, which one will accelerate more?
a)
Basketball
b)
Bowling ball
c)
They will accelerate at the same rate
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