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Newton's 3 Laws

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which law states:

An object at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force. An object in motion continues in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.

a)

First Law

b)

Second Law

c)

Third Law

d)

Fourth Law

2.

Which law states:

Acceleration is produced when a force acts on a mass. The greater the mass (of the object being accelerated) the greater the amount of force needed (to accelerate the object).

a)

First Law

b)

Second Law

c)

Third Law

d)

Fourth Law

3.

Which law states:

For every action there is an equal and opposite re-action.

a)

First Law

b)

Second Law

c)

Third Law

d)

Fourth Law

4.

Which law: A magician pulls a tablecloth out from under dishes and glasses on a table without disturbing them.

a)

First Law

b)

Second Law

c)

Third Law

d)

Fourth Law

5.

Which law: A person's body is thrown outward as a car rounds a curve on a highway.

a)

First Law

b)

Second Law

c)

Third Law

d)

Fourth Law

6.

Which law: Rockets are launched into space using jet propulsion where exhaust accelerates out from the rocket and the rocket accelerates in an opposite direction.

a)

First Law

b)

Second Law

c)

Third Law

d)

Fourth Law

7.

Which law: A picture is hanging on a wall and does not move.

a)

First Law

b)

Second Law

c)

Third Law

d)

Fourth Law

8.

Which law: A person not wearing a seatbelt flies through a car window when someone slams on the breaks because the person's body wants to remain in continuous motion even when the car stops.

a)

First Law

b)

Second Law

c)

Third Law

d)

Fourth Law

9.

Which law: Pushing a child on a swing is easier than pushing an adult on the same swing, because the adult has more inertia.

a)

First Law

b)

Second Law

c)

Third Law

d)

Fourth Law

10.

Which law: A soccer ball accelerates more than a bowling ball when thrown with the same force.

a)

First Law

b)

Second Law

c)

Third Law

d)

Fourth Law

11.

Which law: A soccer player kicks a ball with their foot and their toes are left stinging.

a)

First Law

b)

Second Law

c)

Third Law

d)

Fourth Law

12.

Which law: A student leaves a pencil on a desk and the pencil stays in the same spot until another student picks it up.

a)

First Law

b)

Second Law

c)

Third Law

d)

Fourth Law

13.

Which law: Two students are in a baseball game. The first student hits a ball very hard and it has a greater acceleration than the second student who bunts the ball lightly.

a)

First Law

b)

Second Law

c)

Third Law

d)

Fourth Law

14.

Which law: The biker pedals harder to go faster around the turn in the road.

a)

First Law

b)

Second Law

c)

Third Law

d)

Fourth Law

15.

Which law: The basketball player bounces the ball against the pavement.

a)

First Law

b)

Second Law

c)

Third Law

d)

Fourth Law