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Fun with Newton

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Inertia is most often experienced when…

a)

Earth stop rotating for a second

b)

a moving vehicle is stopped

c)

It rains

d)

Rockets are launched

2.

What is one of the benefits of wearing a seat belt?

a)

It keeps you in from falling out of the car.

b)

It allows you to share the same motion as the car

c)

It prevents car accidents

d)

It is connected to air bags

3.

What will happen to an object if it is put into motion in space?

a)

It will eventually stop

b)

It will continue to move until it is acted on by an unbalanced force

c)

It will speed up

d)

It will burst due to high pressure

4.

The rate at which an object’s velocity changes is _____

a)

Acceleration

b)

Speed

c)

Time

d)

Oscillation

5.

Your bicycle begins to slow down when you stop peddling. What is at work?

a)

Weight

b)

Friction

c)

Centrifugal Force

d)

All of the above

6.

A dog’s wagging tail knocks over the cup of pencils sitting on your desk. What kind of force is his tail?

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

c)

Frictional

d)

Angular

7.

What is the force of a ball that has a mass of 150 g hitting the ground from a height of 20 meters?

a)

1500 N

b)

1.5 N

c)

3000 N

d)

3 N

8.

Newton’s second law of motion can be written as

a)

F = ma

b)

a = F/m

c)

F = mc2

d)

F = am

9.

Which of the following would speed up or change directions more quickly if the same force is applied to all?

a)

Golf ball

b)

Marble

c)

Football

d)

Bowling ball

10.

What is another name for Newton’s 3rd law?

a)

Law of Acceleration

b)

Law of Inertia

c)

Law of Action / Reaction