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WorksheetsNewton's Math & Laws Test
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 2hrs 42mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Object at rest stays at rest.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
2.
F = MxA
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
3.
Action/Reaction
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
4.
Push or Pull
a)
Friction
b)
Inertia
c)
Force
d)
Gravity
5.
Which of the following is the same as a Newton?
a)
kg*m/sec/sec
b)
kg*m/sec
c)
m/sec/sec
d)
m/sec
6.
A Newton is a unit of...
a)
force
b)
inertia
c)
acceleration
d)
velocity
7.
A force that opposes motion between a surface in contact with the atmosphere.
a)
air resistance
b)
gravity
c)
momentum
d)
terminal velocity
8.
The tendency of an object to resist changes in its motion is...
a)
inertia
b)
force
c)
acceleration
d)
velocity
9.
"An object in motion (or at rest) will to stay in motion (or at rest) until an outside force acts upon it."
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
10.
Force = Mass x Acceleration
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
11.
"For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
12.
Which of the following is the units for acceleration?
a)
kg*m/sec/sec
b)
kg*m/sec
c)
m/sec/sec
d)
m/sec
13.
Which of the following is the units for velocity?
a)
kg*m/sec/sec
b)
kg*m/sec
c)
m/sec/sec
d)
m/sec
14.
A cannonball with a mass of 0.5 kg is flying at an acceleration of 10 m/sec/sec. What is it's force?
a)
50 Newtons
b)
5 Newtons
c)
20 Newtons
d)
9.5 Newtons
15.
A cannonball with a mass of 10 kg is flying at an acceleration of 5 m/sec/sec. What is it's force?
a)
50 Newtons
b)
5 Newtons
c)
20 Newtons
d)
9.5 Newtons
16.
Mass x acceleration = ?
a)
force
b)
inertia
c)
momentum
d)
velocity
17.
Which of the following is an acceptable unit for mass?
a)
pounds
b)
kilograms
c)
Newton’s
d)
tons
18.
If the net force acting on any moving object is zero, the object will
a)
accelerate
b)
come to a stop
c)
continue in motion in a straight line
d)
move in a circular path
19.
A 400 N girl standing on a dock exerts a force of 100 N on a 10,000 N sailboat as she pushes it away from the dock. How much force does the sailboat exert on the girl?
a)
25 N
b)
100 N
c)
400 N
d)
10,000 N
20.
A group of students are pulling a bucket of mass 10.0 kg from the bottom of the well by tying a rope to the bucket and pulling upwards. Use g = 10 m/s2 to simplify calculations.
What is the weight of the bucket?
What is the weight of the bucket?
a)
0
b)
10
c)
100
d)
200
21.
A group of students are pulling a bucket of mass 10.0 kg from the bottom of the well by tying a rope to the bucket and pulling upwards. Use g = 10 m/s2 to simplify calculations.
How much upward force must the students exert to raise the bucket at a constant velocity?
How much upward force must the students exert to raise the bucket at a constant velocity?
a)
0 N
b)
100 N
c)
120 N
d)
200 N
22.
A group of students are pulling a bucket of mass 10.0 kg from the bottom of the well by tying a rope to the bucket and pulling upwards. Use g = 10 m/s2 to simplify calculations.
What is the net force on the bucket when the students apply 200.0 N of upward force?
What is the net force on the bucket when the students apply 200.0 N of upward force?
a)
0 N
b)
90 N
c)
100 N
d)
200 N
23.
If these boys are pulling with the same amount of force. What will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
24.
A force that slows or stops motion when objects rub together.
a)
Friction
b)
Push
c)
Pull
d)
Magnetism
25.
What pulls a ball back to earth?
a)
Gas
b)
Gravity
c)
Friction
d)
Molecules
26.
What is motion?
a)
It's like the ocean
b)
Any change in an animal or person's position.
c)
Motion is like acting
d)
Any change in an object or person's position.
27.
What is the net force?
a)
40 N left
b)
0 N Balalnced
c)
400 N right
d)
40 N right
28.
According to Newton's second law, if you increase the force applied to an object :
a)
it accelerates more
b)
it doesn't move
c)
you get more inertia
d)
it decelerates
29.
An object at rest will _______ if no outside forces are applied.
a)
Stay at rest
b)
Increase Velocity
c)
Decrease Mass
30.
Forces always act in equal and opposite pairs.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
31.
According to Newton’s first law of motion, a moving object that is not acted on by an unbalanced force will
a)
remain in motion.
b)
eventually come to a stop.
c)
change its momentum.
d)
accelerate.
32.
A(n) __________ is a push or pull.
a)
newton
b)
acceleration
c)
force
d)
momentum
33.
If you slide a hockey puck on ice, eventually it will stop because of the friction of the ice. This is an example of which Law of Motion.
a)
Newton's First Law
b)
Newton's Second Law
c)
Newton's Third Law
34.
If you kicked a ball in space it would keep going because there is no gravity, friction, or air friction going against it. It will only stop moving in that direction if something comes into contact with it. This is an example of...
a)
Newton's First Law
b)
Newton's Second Law
c)
Newton's Third Law
35.
Who is the scientist who came up with the Laws of Motion?
a)
Sir Issac Newton
b)
The Greeks
c)
John Dalton
d)
Sir John Newt
36.
An African elephant can reach heights of 13 feet and possess a mass of as much as 6000 kg. Determine the weight of an African elephant in Newtons and in pounds. (Given: 1.00 N = .225 pounds)
a)
58800 N
b)
200 N
c)
5800 N
37.
About twenty percent of the National Football League weighs more than 300 pounds. At this weight, their Body Mass Index (BMI) places them at Grade 2 obesity, which is one step below morbid obesity. Determine the mass of a 300 pound (1330 N) football player.
a)
200 kg
b)
136 kg
38.
With fuel prices for combustible engine automobiles increasing, researchers and manufacturers have given more attention to the concept of an ultralight car. Using carbon composites, lighter steels and plastics, a fuel-efficient car can be manufactured at 540 kg. How much less does an ultralight car weigh compared to a 1450-kg Honda Accord (2007)?
a)
9800 N
b)
300 N
c)
8900 N less (rounded from 8918 N)
39.
According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the average mass of an adult American male is 86 kg. Determine the mass and the weight of an 86-kg man on the moon where the gravitational field is one-sixth that of the Earth.
a)
mass: 2500 kg, weight: 86 N
b)
mass: 500 kg, weight: 500 N
c)
mass: 96 kg, weight: 150 N
d)
mass: 86 kg
weight: 140 N
weight: 140 N
40.
Captain John Stapp of the U.S. Air Force tested the human limits of acceleration by riding on a rocket sled of his own design, known as the Gee Whiz. What net force would be required to accelerate the 82-kg Stapp at 450 m/s/s (the highest acceleration tested by Stapp)?
a)
37000 N
b)
3700 N
41.
________ says the acceleration of an object depends on its mass and the amount of force applied.
a)
Newton’s First Law of Motion
b)
Newton’s Second Law of Motion
c)
Newton’s Third Law of Motion
d)
inertia
42.
The Newton is the SI unit of _____________.
a)
velocity
b)
speed
c)
force and/or weight
d)
acceleration
43.
Which of the following is the equation for Newton’s second law of motion?
a)
F = m • a
b)
m = F • a
c)
a = m • F
d)
F = m/a
44.
An object’s _________________ can change with location (like to Mars or the Moon), if that location has a different gravitational force.
a)
weight
b)
acceleration
c)
mass
d)
speed
45.
______________ says that an object at rest remains at rest, and an object in motion remains in motion at a constant speed and in a straight line unless acted on by an unbalanced force.
a)
Newton’s First Law of Motion
b)
Newton’s Second Law of Motion
c)
Newton’s Third Law of Motion
d)
inertia
46.
An object will accelerate in the direction of the force applied to it.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
47.
What is the best definition for mass?
a)
how much space an object takes up
b)
how much matter an object contains
48.
Mass is measured in
a)
grams
b)
kilograms
c)
centimetres
49.
What has less mass?
a)
a house
b)
a car
c)
a camper
d)
a tent
50.
How many grams are in one kilogram?
a)
1000
b)
10000
c)
1
d)
100
51.
19,000 g = ___ kg
a)
19
b)
18
c)
17
52.
17,000 g = ___ kg
a)
16
b)
17
c)
18
d)
1.7
53.
Acceleration is a change in ________.
a)
direction
b)
speed
c)
velocity
d)
distance
54.
You are walking and start to slow down. Do you have acceleration?
a)
yes
b)
no
55.
As you walk you make a right turn. Do you have acceleration?
a)
yes
b)
no
56.
What is the net force in this diagram?
a)
8N right
b)
2 N right
c)
8N left
d)
2N left
57.
Which way is the object moving?
a)
It is not or moving at a constant speed
b)
moving to the right
c)
moving to the left
d)
going up
58.
A hammer puts force on a nail, and the nail
a)
puts force into the wall
b)
the nail puts a greater force back on the hammer
c)
the nail puts a lesser force on the hammer
d)
puts and equal and opposite force on the hammer
59.
Newtons First Law is also known as the law of
a)
Balanced Forces
b)
Gravity
c)
Inertia
d)
Reactions
60.
What types of force would be acting on a ball thrown in the air.
a)
Air Resistance
b)
Spring Force
c)
Applied Force
d)
Tension Force
61.
In Newton's Second Law of Motion, if you want to figure out what the mass is, you must use the formula m=f/a.
a)
False
b)
True
62.
In Newton's Second Law of Motion, if you want to find out what the acceleration is you must use the formula a=f/m.
a)
True
b)
False
63.
In Newton's Second Law of Motion, if you want to find out what the force or Newton (N) is you must use the formula F=ma.
a)
False
b)
True
64.
An object with a mass of 1.0 kg accelerates 4.0 m/s when an unknown force is applied to it. Which formula are you using to figure out force?
a)
F=ma
b)
m=f/a
c)
a=f/m
d)
Fa=ma(F)
65.
An object with a mass of 4300 g has a force of 6.2 Newtons applied to it. Which formula are you using to find out your answer?
a)
a=Fm
b)
a=F/m
c)
F=ma
d)
m=F/a
66.
An object accelerates 5.0 m/s/s when a force 20.0 Newtons is applied to it. What formula are you using?
a)
m=F/a
b)
ma=F/a
c)
m(F)=a/F
d)
F=ma
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