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Chapter 1 VCA Laws of Motion

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When you roll a bowling ball into the pins and you knock them all over, this is a successful example of what?
a)
Money transfer
b)
Transfer of momentum
c)
Exchange of goods and services
d)
a cricket homerun
2.
What is Newton's First Law known as? The Law of
a)
Friction
b)
Mass
c)
Inertia
d)
Gravity
3.
Which has more Inertia? (so need more force to move) 
a)
Truck
b)
Ant
c)
A cat
d)
A skateboard
4.
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
5.
What is the name for a push or pull?
a)
A movement
b)
A force
c)
Speed
d)
Density
6.
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 
7.
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
8.
F=MA
An object of mass 10 kg is accelerated upward at 2 m/s2.  What force is required? 
a)
20 N
b)
2 N
c)
5 N
d)
0 N
9.
What is the formula for force?
a)
F=M/A
b)
F=MA
c)
F=AX
d)
what is force?
10.
1000 kg is the...
a)
mass
b)
weight
c)
force
d)
acceleration
11.
20 N is the
a)
mass
b)
weight
c)
force
d)
acceleration 
12.
45 m/s2 is the... 
a)
Mass
b)
Force 
c)
Acceleration
d)
weight
13.
If an object is stationary (not moving) the forces acting upon it are _____________
a)
unbalanced
b)
weak
c)
balanced
d)
Hulk Smash!
14.
What is the unit of measurement for force?
a)
AMP
b)
Seconds
c)
Newtons
d)
Miles
15.
What is the attractive force that exists between all objects that have mass?
a)
Weight
b)
Mass 
c)
Gravity
d)
Viscosity
16.
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.
17.
A force that slows or stops motion when objects rub together.
a)
Friction
b)
Push
c)
Pull
d)
Magnetism
18.
What pulls a ball back to earth?
a)
Gas
b)
Gravity
c)
Friction
d)
Molecules
19.
A measure of how fast something moves over a certain distance is ________________.
a)
motion
b)
speed
c)
work
d)
force
20.
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.
21.
if you have balanced forces on a ball what happens
a)
It stays still
b)
Keeps going
c)
:(
d)
:)
22.
What is the net force?
a)
40 N left
b)
0 N Balalnced
c)
400 N right
d)
40 N right
23.
What is Newton's Third Law?
a)
Object in motion stays in motion and an object at rest stays at rest unless acted on by a outside force
b)
Force = mass x acceleration
c)
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
24.
What is the standard unit force is measured in?
a)
Newtons
b)
pounds
c)
grams
d)
meters
25.
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 
26.
F=ma
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
27.
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
28.
When the force on a car is doubled, the acceleration is doubled.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
29.
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
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
30.
A rocket in outer space continues to move.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
31.
A magician pulls a table cloth from under a table of dishes.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
32.
A skater pushes another skater forward, but the one pushing moves backwards.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
33.
The harder you hit a baseball, the faster it accelerates.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
34.
You push against a wall and the wall is pushing back on you.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
35.
The acceleration of a 4 kg bowling ball will be greater than the acceleration of a 6 kg bowling ball if the same force is applied to both.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
36.
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
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
37.
You step from a boat to a dock.  The boat moves backwards as you move forwards and you fall in the water.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
38.
You push against the floor when you walk and the floor pushes back on you.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
39.
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
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
40.
The tendency of an object to resist changes in its motion is...
a)
inertia
b)
force
c)
acceleration
d)
velocity
41.
Which one of Newton’s Laws of Motion best explains why the dishes do not move when the table cloth is removed?
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law 
c)
Newton's 3rd Law 
d)
Newton's Law of Biology
42.
What law of motion does this picture represent?
a)
Newtons 1st law
b)
Newtons 4th law 
c)
Newtons 3rd law 
d)
Newtons 2nd law
43.
What Newtons law does this picture represent
a)
Newtons 2nd law 
b)
Law of gravity 
c)
Newtons 1st law
d)
Newtons 5th law
44.
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
45.

What measures the quantity of matter in an object?

a)

weight

b)

mass

c)

momentum

d)

volume

46.

What is a force?

a)

volume

b)

mass

c)

inertia

d)

push or pull

47.

What force slows a bicycle down?

a)

friction

b)

lubrication

c)

vacuum

d)

speed

48.

The gravitational force between 2 objects depends on:

a)

mass of larger object

b)

orbit of larger object

c)

Mass and distance between of the 2 objects

d)

velocity of smaller object

49.

Friction acts ____________________to the motion of an object.

a)

perpendicular to

b)

same direction

c)

45 degree angle to

d)

opposite to

50.

Which 2 objects will have the greatest gravitational pull between them?

a)

30kg object and 50kg objects

b)

65kg and 75kg objects

c)

40kg and 50kg objects

d)

60kg object and 70kg object

51.

In a tug of war, the team on the left pulls with a force of 430 N and the team on the right pulls with a force of 420 N. What is the net force on the rope?

a)

10 newtons to the right

b)

10kg to the right

c)

10 newtons to the left

d)

they are equal and neither team wins

52.

Why is Newton's first law sometimes called the law of inertia?

a)

inertia is the tendency of objects to resist changes in their current state of motion

b)

inertia is the same as friction

c)

inertia is force x mass

d)

inertia is force applied to an object at rest

53.

A moving box has a net force of 230 newtons applied to it

and it has a mass of 90kg. What is the acceleration of the box?

a)

.2m/s2

b)

.33 m/s2

c)

23090 m/s2

d)

2.6m/s2

54.

A car has a velocity of 18m/s and a mass of 1800 kg. What is the momentum?

a)

27,000 kg

b)

5000 k*m/s

c)

15,000 k*m/s

d)

27,000 kg*m/s

55.

How is momentum different from inertia?

a)

momentum deals with just moving objects and inertia deals with both moving objects and stationary objects

b)

momentum deals with stationary objects

c)

inertia is a property of stationary objects only

d)

inertia is a property of moving objects only

56.

A 6 kg bowling bowl ball is rolled down an alley with a force of 12 Newtons. What is the acceleration of the ball?

a)

72 m/s2

b)

.5 meters per second squared

c)

2 meters per second

d)

2 meters/s2

57.

A 25 newton force is applied to a rolling cart and produces an acceleration of 5 m/s2. What is the mass of the cart?

a)

5 grams

b)

5 kg

c)

75 kg

d)

5 m/second

58.

A 16 newton force makes an object accelerate to 8m/s2.

What is the mass of the object?

a)

2kg

b)

20 kg

c)

200 kg

d)

20 kg*m/sec

59.

A .5 kg ball is accelerated to 50 m/s2. What is the force applied to the ball?

a)

25,000 newtons

b)

5 newtons

c)

250 pounds

d)

25 newtons

60.

A bicycle has a momentum of 25 kg*m/sec and a velocity of 2.5 m/sec. What is the bicycle's mass?

a)

1000kg

b)

100kg

c)

10 newtons

d)

10 kg

61.

What is the velocity of a .5kg ball that has a momentum of

3 kg*m/sec.?

a)

15 m/sec

b)

6 m/sec

c)

35 m/sec

d)

6 kg*m/sec

62.

If an object has a velocity of 8m/sec, and a momentum of 40 kg*m/sec, then what is the mass of the object?

a)

5kg

b)

50kg

c)

500 kg

d)

5 newtons

63.

Proverbs 4:11 says, " I guide you in the way of wisdom, and lead you along straight paths." Which one of Newton's Laws most closely resembles this straight path that God guides us on?

a)

Newtons first law which says," objects in motion in a straight line, tend to keep in that path , unless acted upon by an outside force. Thank you Jesus for directing our path.

b)

Newtons second law which says momentum equals mass times acceleration

c)

Newtons 3rd law which says for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

d)

Newtons 4th law which says quantum mechanics directs our every move.

64.

If a force of 20 newtons is applied to a cart that weights 10kg, what is the acceleration?

a)

2 mph

b)

2mph/sec

c)

2m/sec2

d)

200m/sec2

65.

If a mass of 20kg is accelerated at a rate of 30 m/sec2, then what is the force?

a)

600newtons

b)

600 pounds

c)

1.5 newtons

d)

600 newtons/second

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