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Review Newton's Laws of Motion

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The picture of the position vs. time graph shows an object that is...
a)
accelerating/speeding up
b)
moving at a constant speed 
c)
not moving 
d)
accelerating/slowing down. 
2.
What is the standard unit force is measured in?
a)
Newtons
b)
pounds
c)
grams
d)
meters
3.
What is Newton's First Law known as? The Law of
a)
Friction
b)
Mass
c)
Inertia
d)
Gravity
4.
What is the formula for force?
a)
F=M/A
b)
F=MA
c)
F=AX
d)
what is force?
5.
Which has more Inertia? (so need more force to move) 
a)
Truck
b)
Ant
c)
A cat
d)
A skateboard
6.
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
7.
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
8.
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 
9.
What law of motion does this picture represent?
a)
Newtons 1st law
b)
Newtons 4th law 
c)
Newtons 3rd law 
d)
Newtons 2nd law
10.
What Newtons law does this picture represent
a)
Newtons 2nd law 
b)
Law of gravity 
c)
Newtons 1st law
d)
Newtons 5th law
11.
A distance vs. time graph shows an object's
a)
frame of reference
b)
speed
c)
acceleration
d)
favorite food
12.
Speed =
a)
distance / time
b)
time / distance
c)
distance * time
13.
Change in speed over a given period of time is
a)
velocity
b)
motion
c)
speed
d)
acceleration
14.
When something has speed in a certain direction it is called ___________.
a)
motion
b)
position
c)
velocity
d)
speed
15.
An empty truck and a fully loaded truck are next to each other at a traffic light. When the light turns green, the lighter truck increases speed more quickly. Which of these best explains this situations
a)
Newton's first law
b)
Newton's second law
c)
Newton's third law
d)
Conservation of momentum
16.
The tendency of an object to resist changes in its motion is...
a)
inertia
b)
force
c)
acceleration
d)
velocity
17.
If Steve throws the football 50 meters in 3 seconds, what is the average speed (velocity) of the football?
a)
0.06 m/s
b)
16.7 m/s
c)
150 m/s
d)
53 m/s
18.
If Mike rides his motorcycle at an average speed of 20 m/s for 500 seconds, how far does he ride?
a)
10,000 m
b)
25 m
c)
0.04 m
d)
250 m
19.
The equation for work is shown.  Work = Force x Distance
How much work is done when a person applies 25 newtons of force to move a box up a 20 meter long ramp?
a)
5 joules
b)
20 joules
c)
45 joules
d)
500 joules
20.
A student did 60 Newton-meters of work by pulling a box 6 meters.  Approximately how much force did the student apply? 
F = W/d
a)
5 newtons
b)
10 newtons
c)
20 newtons
d)
180 newtons
21.
A student pushes a wheelbarrow with a force of 80 newtons over a distance of 10 meters.  How much work is done by the student?
W = F x d
a)
8 newton-meters
b)
70 newton-meters
c)
90 newton-meters
d)
800 newton-meters
22.
Find the net force: 15 N to the right, and another 15 newtons to the right.
a)
0 N Right
b)
0 N Left
c)
30 N Left
d)
30 N Right
23.
8 N to the left , and 4 N to the right. Find the net force. Is this balanced 
a)
12 N Right  No
b)
4 N Left  No
c)
12 N Right  Yes
d)
4 N Left  Yes
24.
With unbalanced forces, the object will move in the direction of the _______ force.
a)
larger 
b)
smaller 
c)
equal 
25.
If the net force is 0 the object is... 
a)
in motion
b)
in the same place
26.
In the picture, the blocks are flying out of the truck based on which of Newton's laws?
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 6th Law
27.
In the picture, the vehicle will move because of...
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 9th Law