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Newton's Laws of Motion Quiz

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How far an object moves at a certain time

a)

average speed

b)

gravity

c)

force

d)

acceleration

e)

inertia

2.

the force of attraction between any two objects

a)

average speed

b)

gravity

c)

force

d)

acceleration

e)

inertia

3.

a push or pull that acts on an object

a)

average speed

b)

gravity

c)

force

d)

acceleration

e)

inertia

4.

the tendency of an object to resist change in motion

a)

average speed

b)

gravity

c)

force

d)

acceleration

e)

inertia

5.

the rate at which the speed or the direction of motion of an object changes over time

a)

average speed

b)

gravity

c)

force

d)

acceleration

e)

inertia

6.

one of the forces acting upon an object is greater than another force

a)

balanced force

b)

unbalanced force

7.

cancel each other out and cannot change the motion of an object

a)

balanced force

b)

unbalanced force

8.

Maddie is sitting on a sled at the top of a hill. She is not moving. Then along comes her friend who pushes her and the sled starts moving. Which law is at work?

a)

Newton's first law

b)

Newton's second law

c)

Newton's third law

9.

When you jump on your bed, the action is your jump. What is the reaction? (Newton's 3rd law)

a)

The bed pushing you back up

b)

You pushing down on the bed

c)

Nothing because there is no movement.

10.

Two boys slide identical blocks at each other across a table. What happens when the blocks hit each other?

a)

One block will bounce back.

b)

Both blocks will bounce back.

c)

The blocks will break into pieces.

d)

The blocks immediately stop moving on impact.

11.

If you kick a ball that is sitting on the ground, what kind of force have you used?

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

c)

large

d)

small

12.

Mrs. Murphy parks her car in the Kingston parking lot. Her car is _______________________.

a)

increasing acceleration

b)

in motion

c)

at rest

d)

missing

13.

A cart at the grocery store filled with canned goods is much harder to push quickly than an empty cart because increasing the mass decreases the _____________________.

a)

force

b)

acceleration

c)

weight

d)

volume

14.

In order to get a bowling ball and a soccer ball to move at the same rate, you are going to have to _________________.

a)

Push with the same force

b)

Push the soccer ball with more force.

c)

Push the bowling ball with more force.

d)

Do not push either ball.

15.

Luis pushes a 50 pound box across the room. Christian pushes a 5 pound box across the same room. Who needs to use more force?

a)

Luis

b)

Christian

c)

Neither one

d)

Both of them

16.

Lily blew up a balloon in science class and let it go. What science concept is being shown as the balloon flies around the room?

a)

Object at rest

b)

Connection between mass and force

c)

Action-reaction forces

17.

A bug weighs 10 mg and is flying at 40 mph. It hits a 2,000 kg car which is also traveling at 40 mph. The bug splatters. Which force was stronger according to Newton's 3rd law? (hint: Force = mass x acceleration)

a)

the bug's force

b)

the car window's force

c)

The forces were equal.