NEW
Font size
S
M
L
XL
WorksheetsNewtons 1st Law & Net Force
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 59mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Newton's First Law known as? The Law of
a)
Friction
b)
Mass
c)
Inertia
d)
Gravity
2.
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
3.
What is the name for a push or pull?
a)
A movement
b)
A force
c)
Speed
d)
Density
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.
What is the difference between speed and velocity?
a)
Velocity has rate
b)
Velocity is measured in Newtons
c)
Velocity has direction (N, S, E, or W)
d)
Speed has acceleration
7.
Which force creates movement?
a)
An unbalanced force
b)
A balanced force
8.
Which definition best fits the term inertia?
a)
a force
b)
when something falls forward
c)
resistance to change in state of motion
d)
when an object wants to keep moving
9.
According to Newton’s first law of motion, an object at rest 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)
remain at rest
10.
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.
11.
The inertia of an object depends on its
a)
mass
b)
speed
c)
velocity
d)
direction
12.
What is the net force for this situation?
a)
17 N Right
b)
17 N Left
c)
3 N Right
d)
3 N Left
13.
Net Force = 0
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
14.
Three people push a piano with the forces of 130 N to the right, 150 N to the left, and 165 N to the right. What is the net force and direction?
a)
145 N left
b)
145 N right
c)
185 N right
d)
445 N left
15.
What is the relationship between heavy objects and inertia?
a)
Only heavy objects have inertia.
b)
Heavy objects have no inertia.
c)
Heavy objects have less inertia.
d)
Heavy objects have more inertia.
16.
While you’re ice-skating with your friends, you push off from one end of the rink and slide forward. Based on Newton’s first law of motion, what is true?
a)
You will lose your balance and fall over before you reach the middle of the ice rink
b)
You will continue to slide across the ice until a force makes you stop or change direction
c)
The force of gravity will make you keep your velocity until your friends make you stop
d)
The size of your ice skates will determine how quickly or slowly you travel across the ice
17.
What is the net force?
a)
40 N left
b)
0 N Balalnced
c)
400 N right
d)
40 N right
18.
Based on the picture, what is the net force?
a)
A. 950N
b)
B. 225,000N
c)
C. 50N
d)
D. Answer not listed
19.
What is the net force and in what direction will this airplane move?
a)
15 N left
b)
15 N right
c)
185 N left
d)
185 N right
20.
Inertia refers to ___.
a)
The force that keeps stationary objects at rest
b)
The force which keeps moving objects in motion with a constant
c)
The tendency of moving objects to remain in motion
d)
All of the above
21.
What is the net force on the block? (click on the words to view the picture)
a)
5 Newtons up
b)
5 Newtons down
c)
15 Newtons up
d)
15 Newtons down
22.
What is the net force?
a)
400 N Up
b)
400 N Down
c)
- 400 N Down
d)
800 N Down
23.
Unit of mass
a)
m/s 2
b)
m/s
c)
newtons
d)
kg
24.
What is the unit to MEASURE force?
a)
Kilogram
b)
Meter
c)
Pascal
d)
Newton
25.
When all the forces on an object are equal and opposite, & the net force is zero, that's...
a)
balanced forces
b)
unbalanced forces
c)
terminal velocity
d)
reaction forces
26.
A Newton is a unit of...
a)
force
b)
inertia
c)
acceleration
d)
velocity
27.
A train travels 25 km in .5 hrs. How fast is the train going?
a)
25 miles/hr
b)
5 miles/hr
c)
125 km/hr
d)
50 km/hr
28.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
29.
Which of the following best describes the movement of the cyclist?
a)
Moving at a constant speed
b)
Speeding up at a constant rate
c)
Slowing down at a constant rate
d)
Moving at a constant distance per second
30.
Which of the following would typically be used to express speed
a)
Miles per hour
b)
degrees per hour
c)
centimeters per mile
d)
miles per hour per hour
31.
How far will a person go if they jog for 2 hours at a speed of 12 km/hr?
a)
6 km
b)
0.5 km
c)
10 km
d)
24 km
32.
Alan travels 100 km in 5hrs. Find his average speed in km/h
a)
5km/hr
b)
10km/hr
c)
50km/hr
d)
20km/hr
33.
What is happening in this graph from point A to B?
a)
The object is accelerating.
b)
The object is not moving.
c)
The object is decelerating.
d)
The object is moving at a constant speed.
34.
The person kept the same speed throughout the race
a)
True
b)
False
35.
Find speed when distance is 142 km and time is 2 hours.
a)
71km/hr
b)
52km/hr
c)
17km/hr
d)
90km/hr
Reset
