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WorksheetsForces Quiz 1
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Newton's First Law known as? The Law of
a)
Friction
b)
Mass
c)
Inertia
d)
Gravity
2.
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
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.
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
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.
The force that "pulls" things toward earth.
a)
Friction
b)
Gravity
c)
Normal
d)
Tension
7.
What famous scientist was the SI (standard) units of Force named after?
a)
Isaac Newton
b)
Galileo Galilei
c)
Albert Einstein
d)
Charles Darwin
8.
Which has more Inertia?
a)
1,000 lb truck
b)
.0001 lb Ant
c)
1 lb cat
d)
2 lb skateboard
9.
The force of gravity on a person or object on the surface of a planet is called
a)
free fall
b)
mass
c)
kilograms
d)
weight
10.
The SI (standard) unit for mass is
a)
pound.
b)
kilogram.
c)
newton.
d)
gram.
11.
If your mass on Earth is 85 kg then your mass on the moon would be
a)
14.45 kg
b)
170 kg
c)
85 kg
d)
85 lbs
12.
(W=mg) If mass = 60 kg, weight on Earth =
(assuming g=9.8 m/s/s)
a)
6.1 N
b)
60 N
c)
589 N
d)
5890 N
13.
The weight of a car on a horizontal road is 23,000 N. What is the normal force on the car?
a)
23,000 N
b)
2345 N
c)
226,000 N
d)
2345 kg
14.
What is the definition of "weight"?
a)
The force of gravity pulling on an object.
b)
The mass of the object.
c)
The acceleration of weight on an object.
d)
The size of an object.
15.
When the mass of an object increases, it's weight _______________.
a)
Increases
b)
decreases
c)
Stay the same
16.
Which has greater mass?
a)
the apples
b)
the oranges
c)
neither
17.
The mass of an object _______ as it moves away from the center of Earth
a)
stays the same
b)
decreases
c)
increases
d)
doubles
18.
As an object's mass increases, its gravitational pull will ____________.
a)
decrease
b)
increase
c)
stay the same
d)
get weaker
19.
A person would weigh less on on the Moon than on the Earth because . . .
a)
Moon has more mass, and therefore more gravity
b)
Moon has less mass, and therefore more gravity
c)
Moon has more mass, and therefore less gravity
d)
Moon has less mass and therefore less gravity
20.
This is a push or pull in any direction.
a)
shove
b)
force
c)
motion
d)
distance
21.
Name the missing force....
a)
weight force
b)
normal force
c)
frictional force
d)
tension force
22.
Which way is the object moving?
a)
It is at rest or moving at a constant velocity
b)
right
c)
left
d)
up
23.
Name the missing force...
a)
friction force
b)
normal force
c)
applied force
d)
tension force
24.
Name the missing force...
a)
applied
b)
gravity
c)
tension
d)
drag
25.
Name the missing force...
a)
tension force
b)
gravitational force
c)
normal force
d)
applied force
26.
A rightward force is applied to a dresser to accelerate it to the right across the bedroom floor.
a)
b)
c)
d)
27.
A downward-moving skydiver who has just opened the parachute is slowing down.
a)
b)
c)
d)
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