NEW
Font size
S
M
L
XL
Worksheets8th Grade Quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
According to Newton's Law of Motion, what is Force?
a)
Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.
b)
Make (someone) do something against their will
2.
Choose Newton's Third Law of Motion.
a)
An object at rest, always stays at rest and a object in motion, always stays in motion.
b)
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
3.
An unbalanced force is a force that causes a change in the motion of an object.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
A Newton (N) is the same as force.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Gravity is the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.
a)
False
b)
True
6.
Mass always represents the amount of matter in a particle or object and the unit of measurement is called a kilogram (kg). It is not the same as weight.
a)
False
b)
True
7.
The resistance of any physical object to any change in its state of motion is called.....
a)
Inertia
b)
Weight
8.
The resistance to motion of one object moving relative to another is called.....
a)
Law of Universal Gravitation
b)
Friction
9.
Newton's second law of motion is F = ma, or force is equal to mass times acceleration.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force is called.......
a)
Newton's First Law
b)
Newton's Third Law
c)
Newton's Second Law
11.
F=ma
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
3rd
Law of Motion
12.
A stationary bumper car is set in motion by the outside force of another bumper car colliding with it.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
3rd
Law of Motion
13.
A rocket in outer space continues to move.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
3rd
Law of Motion
14.
A magician pulls a table cloth from under a table of dishes.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
3rd
Law of Motion
15.
A skater pushes another skater forward, but the one pushing moves backwards.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
3rd
Law of Motion
16.
You push against a wall and the wall is pushing back on you.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
3rd
Law of Motion
17.
As the fuel in a rocket ignites, the force of gas expansion and explosion pushes out the back of the rocket and pushes the rocket forward.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
3rd
Law of Motion
18.
You are carrying a lunch tray when you bump into the edge of a table. Although the tray did not tip, your milk falls off of the front of the tray.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
3rd
Law of Motion
19.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
20.
Any push or pull on an object.
a)
force
b)
velocity
c)
inertia
d)
momentum
21.
Which has more Inertia? (so need more force to move)
a)
Truck
b)
Ant
c)
A cat
d)
A skateboard
22.
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
23.
The tendency of an object to resist changes in its motion is...
a)
inertia
b)
force
c)
acceleration
d)
velocity
24.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
25.
An automobile you are riding in suddenly stops, but you continue to go forward.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
3rd
Law of Motion
26.
The action and reaction forces in any situation will always be...
a)
opposite in strength, equal in direction
b)
opposite in strength and direction
c)
equal in strength and direction
d)
equal in strength, opposite in direction
27.
What is mass usually measured in?
a)
m
b)
g or kg
c)
lbs
d)
oz
28.
What is Newton's first law of motion?
a)
law of intertia
b)
force is acceleration x mass
c)
f=ma
d)
force
29.
Pushing a child on a swing is easier than pushing an adult on the same swing, because the adult has more inertia.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
30.
An object at rest will remain at rest, and an object in motion will remain in motion unless
a)
acted upon by an unbalanced force
b)
Propelled into space
c)
Sold
d)
Built up by the sound of thunder
Reset
