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Newton's 1st and 2nd Laws

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Adam is trying to hang a new clock in his apartment. The clock experiences a force due to the gravity of 15N. He has a stick on a hook that exerts an upward force of 10N. Are the forces on the clock balanced or unbalanced and what will happen to the clock?

a)

The forces are unbalanced and the clock will fall

b)

The forces are balanced, but the clock will fall

c)

The forces are unbalanced and the clock will fly upward

d)

The forces are balanced and the clock will stay put

2.

What force slows objects down and keeps them from moving?

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

c)

Net Force

d)

Acceleration

3.

If you are driving forward and suddenly brake, what would happen to your body and which law does this demonstrate?

a)

Go back, 1st Law

b)

Go forward, 2nd Law

c)

Go back, 2nd Law

d)

Go forward, 1st Law

4.
Which of Newton's laws is illustrated when a magician pulls a tablecloth out from under the dishes without disturbing them?
a)
first
b)
second
c)
third 
d)
fourth
5.

Which object has the most inertia?

a)

Truck

b)

Ant

c)

A cat

d)

A skateboard

6.

A 20 kg bike accelerates at 10 m/s2. What net force does it experience?

a)

25

b)

200 N

c)

20 N

d)

10 N

7.
What is Newton's First Law known as? The Law of
a)
Friction
b)
Mass
c)
Inertia
d)
Gravity
8.

Friction is a force that acts

a)

in the same direction as the force

b)

opposite to the direction of the force

c)

with the force

d)

towards the direction of the force

9.

What is tension force?

a)

a pull by air

b)

a push by hands

c)

a pull by a string or chain

d)

nothing but a state of mind

10.

What is normal force?

a)

a force from a surface that is always perpendicular to the surface

b)

an abnormal force

c)

a non real force

d)

a force that is not normal

11.
If a ball of cheese is fired into frictionless space, the amount of force needed to keep it going equals
a)
twice the force with which it was fired
b)
the same amount of force with which it was fired
c)
1/2 the force with which it was fired
d)
zero, since no force is requires to keep it moving. 
12.

The force of gravity on an object at the surface of a planet is called:

a)

Weight

b)

Mass

c)

Gravity

d)

Netforce

13.
This person bought coffee and put it on the seat next to them. If they stopped quickly and the coffee spilled which law would that represent?
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
14.

An elevator is going up with constant velocity. Is its tension or weight the stronger force?

a)

Tension is stronger

b)

Weight is stronger

c)

They are equally strong

d)

They are both zero

15.

A football is thrown into the air and is traveling up and to the right. The direction of its net force is...

a)

Upwards

b)

Up and to the right

c)

Downwards

d)

There is no net force