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Newton's Laws of Motion

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kind force produces a change in motion?

a)

unbalanced force

b)

balanced force

c)

gravitational force

d)

frictional force

e)

normal force

2.

What is the standard metric unit of force?

a)

Newtons

b)

pounds

c)

grams

d)

meters

3.

Newton's first law of motion is also called the law of (a)   ?

4.

Which of these objects has the most Inertia?

a)

person

b)

ant

c)

cat

d)

bike

5.

Which formula would you use to calculate the force acting on an object using Newton's 2nd law of motion?

a)

 F = m ×aF\ =\ m\ \times a  

b)

 F = maF\ =\ \frac{m}{a}  

c)

 F = m+aF\ =\ m+a  

d)

 F= FaF=\ \frac{F}{a}  

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 force there is an equal and opposite reaction force

7.

According to Newton's second law, if you increase the force applied to an object :

a)

it increases the acceleration of the object

b)

it increases the mass of the object

c)

it increases the inertia of the object

d)

it slows the motion the object

8.
Who is the scientist who came up with the Laws of Motion?
a)
Sir Issac Newton
b)
The Greeks
c)
John Dalton
d)
Sir John Newt
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.

Which law of motion does this picture represent

a)

Newtons 2nd law

b)

Law of gravity

c)

Newtons 1st law

d)

Newtons 5th law

11.

Change in velocity over a given period of time is

a)

velocity

b)

motion

c)

speed

d)

acceleration

12.

Which of the following actions can describe "acceleration"?

a)

slowing down motion

b)

increasing motion

c)

changing direction

d)

All of the above

13.

The rate at which motion CHANGES is:

a)

acceleration

b)

speed

c)

velocity

d)

physics

14.

Which law of motion states that forces always act in equal and opposite pairs.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 3rd Law

c)

Newton's second law

15.

An empty truck and a fully loaded truck are next to each other at a traffic light. When the light turns green, the truck with less mass 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.
Newton's first law of motion states that __________.
a)
when a force is applied on an object, there is an equal force applied by the object in the opposite direction
b)
hen a force acts on an object, its acceleration is in the same direction as the force
c)
an object will remain at rest or keep moving with a constant velocity unless a force acts on it
d)
cceleration is calculated by dividing the force exerted on an object by the mass of the object
17.
An automobile you are riding in suddenly stops, but you continue to go forward.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
18.
A magician pulls a table cloth from under a table of dishes.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
19.
A skater pushes another skater forward, but the one pushing moves backwards.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
20.
The harder you hit a baseball, the faster it accelerates.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
21.
The acceleration of a 4 kg bowling ball will be greater than the acceleration of a 6 kg bowling ball if the same force is applied to both.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
22.
You push against the floor when you walk and the floor pushes back on you.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
23.

Determine the acceleration that result when a 12 newton net force is applied to a 3 kg object.

a)

36 m/s2

b)

4 ft/s 2

c)

15 m/s2

d)

4 m/s 2

24.

Objects with greater mass have less inertia; objects with greater mass have less inertia.

a)

true

b)

false

25.
If net force acting on object is 0, then the force is considered to be..
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
c)
Equal in Direction
d)
Distance/Time
26.

Which of the following is the equivalent unit to a newton?

a)

m/s2

b)

m/s

c)

kg x m/s2

d)

s2

27.

What is the net force on the refrigerator shown to the right?

a)

2200 Newtons to the right

b)

250 Newtons to the left

c)

0 newtons, all forces are balanced

d)

150 Newtons to the right

28.

What is the acceleration of a truck with a mass of 2,000 kg when its brakes apply a force of 10,000 Newtons?

a)

5 m/s2

b)

12,000 m/s2

c)

20,000 Newtons

d)

8,000 kg x m/s2

29.

While an object is moving at a constant 20 m/s, a 5-N force pushes the object to the left. At the same time, a 5-N force is pushing the object to the right. What will the object’s velocity?

a)

20 m/s

b)

2 m/s

c)

0 m/s

d)

30 m/s

30.

According to Isaac Newton's 2nd law of motion a larger force makes a proportionally larger (a)   .

31.

According to Isaac Newton's 2nd law of motion an object's acceleration is inversely proportional to (a)   .

32.

A tow truck pulls a car with an acceleration of 5 m/s2 and with a net force of 4,000 newtons. What is the mass of the car?

(a)  

33.

Which formula would you use to calculate the mass of an object using Newton's 2nd law of motion?

a)

 F = m ×aF\ =\ m\ \times a  

b)

 m = Fam\ =\ \frac{F}{a}  

c)

 m = aFm\ =\ \frac{a}{F}  

d)

 m = F×am\ =\ F\times a  

34.

Which formula would you use to calculate the acceleration of an object using Newton's 2nd law of motion?

a)

F = m ×aF\ =\ m\ \times a

b)

 a = Fma\ =\ \frac{F}{m} 

c)

 a = mFa\ =\ \frac{m}{F} 

d)

 a = F×ma\ =\ F\times m 

35.

Which of the following are NOT one of Santa's 8 tiny reindeers.

a)

Donny

b)

Prancer

c)

Vixen

d)

Rodolph

e)

Blitzen

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