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Newtons 3 Laws of Motion

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 7hrs 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Law of Inertia

a)

Newton's

1st

Law of Motion

b)

Newton's

2nd

Law of Motion

c)

Newton's

3rd

Law of Motion

2.

F=ma

a)

Newton's

1st

Law of Motion

b)

Newton's

2nd

Law of Motion

c)

Newton's

3rd

Law of Motion

3.

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

4.

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

5.

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

6.

A swimmer pushes water back with her arms but her body moves forward.

a)

Newton's

1st

Law of Motion

b)

Newton's

2nd

Law of Motion

c)

Newton's

3rd

Law of Motion

7.

What is Newtons 1st law of motion?

a)

Force= Mass multiplied by acceleration

b)

An object at rest stays at rest unless acted on an unbalanced force.

c)

For every action there is a equal and opposite re-action.

d)

Law of gravity

8.

What is Newtons 2nd law of motion?

a)

Force= Mass multiplied by acceleration

b)

An object at rest stays at rest unless acted on an unbalanced force.

c)

For every action there is a equal and opposite re-action.

d)

Law of gravity

9.

What is Newtons 3rd law of motion?

a)

Force= Mass multiplied by acceleration

b)

An object at rest stays at rest unless acted on an unbalanced force.

c)

For every action there is a equal and opposite reaction.

d)

Law of gravity

10.
a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

11.
a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

12.
a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

13.

Mass x acceleration = ?

a)

force

b)

inertia

c)

momentum

d)

velocity

14.

A greater applied force is required to move an object with a greater mass than one with a smaller mass.

a)

True

b)

False

15.
What does the term force mean?
"She had to force her foot in her shoe."
a)
The speed and direction of a moving object.
b)
A push or pull that acts on an object.
c)
A change in velocity.
d)
Where the lever rests. 
16.
What does the term inertia mean?
"Newton's first law focuses on the law of inertia."
a)
The tendency of an object to resist a CHANGE in its state of motion.
b)
Opposes the motion of one object moving past another.
c)
The speed and direction of a moving object.  
d)
Forces that do not cancel each other out when acting together on a single object. 
17.
What does the term friction mean?
" The oil in my car reduces the friction on my engine."
a)
Using force to move an object. 
b)
How fast an object's position is changing with time at any moment. 
c)
Opposes the motion of one object moving past another. 
d)
A wheel with a groove in the rim. 
18.
What does the term acceleration mean?
"The car showed acceleration by going faster and faster."
a)
A change in velocity. 
b)
When my car goes faster. 
c)
A push or pull on an object. 
19.
What does the term mass mean?
"That bowling ball had a large mass."
a)
A measure of how much matter is in an object
b)
The speed and direction of a moving object. 
20.
What does the term velocity mean?
"That ball had a lot of velocity behind it."
a)
Velocity is the rate of change in an object's position.
b)
Using force to move an object. 
c)
A device with few moving parts that will make the work easier to do. 
21.
What does the term work mean?
"Moving this box requires a lot of work!"
a)
Using force to move an object.
b)
A force to move something away.
c)
A force to move something towards you
d)
A force that attracts objects towards each other.
22.
What does the term pull mean?
"I cannot pull this fish out of the water."
a)
A force to move something away.
b)
Using force to move an object.
c)
A force to move something towards you.
d)
A force that attracts objects towards each other. 
23.
What does the term gravity mean?
"The gravity made that apple fall on my head."
a)
A force to move something away.
b)
A force that attracts objects toward each other. 
c)
Using force to move an object. 
d)
A force to move something towards you.
24.
What does the term push mean?
"I could not push that rock."
a)
A force that attracts objects towards each other. 
b)
A force to move something toward you.
c)
Using force to move an object. 
d)
A force to move something away.
25.
What does the term motion mean when it comes to science?
"The motion of pitching hurts my arm still."
a)
A formal proposal put to a legislature of committee. 
b)
How fast something travels. 
c)
Going through something without caring. 
d)
The action or process of moving or being moved.
26.
What is a scientist?
a)
a person who is studying or has expert knowledge of one or more of the natural or physical sciences.
b)
Evil person
c)
Person who experiments. 
27.
What is Isaac Newtons first law?
a)
An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motionwith the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
b)
Gravity
28.
What is external force?
a)
Forces caused by external agent outside of the system.
b)
Something that happens in the system. 
29.
Who is Isaac Newton?
a)
Best known for his work on gravity. Created Newtons 3 laws. 
b)
Created electricity
c)
Evils scientist.