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Changes in Motion, Force, and Direction

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of Newton's Laws is described?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

2.

Which of Newton's laws is best described by inertia?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

3.

Which of Newton's Laws is described?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

4.

Which of Newton's Laws is described? Object at rest stays at rest.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

5.

Which of Newton's Laws is described? F = MxA

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

6.
Push or Pull
a)
Friction
b)
Inertia
c)
Force
d)
Gravity
7.
Objects tendency to resist change
a)
Friction
b)
Inertia
c)
Force
d)
Gravity
8.
"For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
9.
Force = Mass x Acceleration
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
10.
"An object in motion (or at rest) will to stay in motion (or at rest) until an outside force acts upon it."
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
11.
The tendency of an object to resist changes in its motion is...
a)
inertia
b)
force
c)
acceleration
d)
velocity
12.
Any push or pull on an object.
a)
force
b)
velocity 
c)
inertia
d)
momentum
13.
A force that opposes motion between a surface in contact with the atmosphere.
a)
air resistance
b)
gravity
c)
momentum
d)
terminal velocity
14.
A Newton is a unit of...
a)
force
b)
inertia
c)
acceleration
d)
velocity
15.
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
16.
The combination of all the forces acting on an object is the...
a)
net force
b)
action force
c)
reaction force
d)
balance force
17.
Mass x acceleration = ?
a)
force
b)
inertia
c)
momentum
d)
velocity
18.
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
19.
If there are two forces going in the same direction how would you find the net force?
a)
Subtract
b)
Add
c)
Neither
d)
Multiply
20.
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
21.
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
22.
With unbalanced forces, the object will move in the direction of the _______ force.
a)
larger 
b)
smaller 
c)
equal 
23.
Forces that have a net force of zero ( the object is still).
a)
Balanced force
b)
Unbalanced force
24.
The force that pulls things toward earth.
a)
Speed
b)
Gravity
25.
You and your dad are moving the couch from one side to another. Your dad pushes with a force of 35 N to the right and you push with a force of 25 N right. What is the net force on the couch?
a)
60 N right
b)
10 N left
c)
60 n right
d)
50 N left
26.
What famous scientist was the SI units of Force named after?
a)
Isaac Newton
b)
Galileo Galilei
c)
Albert Einstein
d)
Charles Darwin
27.
Which one is balanced?
a)
top
b)
bottom
c)
both
28.
Is this and example of a balanced or unbalanced force?
a)
balanced
b)
KITTIES!
c)
unbalanced
d)
pshhh
29.
What is the net force?
a)
17 N Right
b)
3 N Right
c)
3 N Left
d)
17 N Left
30.
What is Newton's First Law known as? The Law of
a)
Friction
b)
Mass
c)
Inertia
d)
Gravity
31.
What is the standard unit force is measured in?
a)
N
b)
lbs
c)
g
d)
m/s
32.
A person is pushed forward into their seatbelt when a car stops. Which of Newton's laws explains this motion?
a)
1st law
b)
 2nd law
c)
2 and 3 law
d)
3rd law
33.
Friction and gravity are both examples of a force.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
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.
35.
65 miles per hour North is an example of an objects what?
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Average Speed
d)
Constant Speed
36.
10 miles per hour is an example of an objects what?
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Acceleration
d)
Inertia
37.
Velocity is 
a)
speed
b)
direction
c)
speed with a direction