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N1l & Net Forces

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Newton's 1st Law states that objects tend to travel...

a)

In circular motion unless acted on by a force.

b)

In straight lines unless acted on by a force.

c)

only when a force is applied.

d)

only when a force is not applied.

2.

If an object is at rest, a _____________ is required to make the object move.

a)

friction

b)

force

c)

energy

d)

gravity

3.

Katie has a mass of 50 kg. How much does she weigh? Remember, Fg = m x g

a)

5 N

b)

500 N

c)

250 N

d)

100 N

4.

Joe and Matt fight over the last piece of sushi. Joe uses his chopsticks to pull the sushi toward himself with a force of 50 N. Matt uses a fork and pulls in his own direction with 80 N. Who takes the sushi?

a)

Matt

b)

Joe

c)

No one

d)

Not enough information

5.

A shopping cart has some mass. When it's full, it has 8 times more mass. How much more inertia will it have?

a)

The inertia wont change.

b)

Twice the inertia.

c)

1/8 the inertia.

d)

8 times more inertia.

6.

When standing on the ground, the Normal force is pointing...

a)

at an angle, off the ground.

b)

straight upward, off the ground.

c)

parallel, along the ground.

d)

None of the above.

7.

A lunar robot has a weight of 1000 N on the moon. If the moon's gravity is

gmoon = 2 m/s2,

what is the mass of the robot?

a)

2000 kg

b)

500 kg

c)

100 kg

d)

10000 kg

8.

The net force is defined as...

a)

...the sum of all forces acting on an object.

b)

...the vector sum of a few forces acting on an object.

c)

....the vector sum of all forces acting on an object.

d)

...the sum of a few forces acting on an object.

9.

All forces are always measured in...

a)

pounds

b)

kilograms

c)

meters per second squared

d)

Newtons

10.

What is a force?

a)

A push or pull on an object.

b)

The amount of matter in an object.

c)

The space an object takes up.

d)

The force of gravity acting on an object.