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Friction, Gravity, and Newton's Laws (3.5+3.6)

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A magician pulls a tablecloth out from under dishes and glasses on a table without disturbing them.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
2.

A person not paying attention while skateboarding hits a rock. The skateboard stops...they don't.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

3.

I crack an egg on the edge of a bowl. The force applied to the egg is the same as the force applied to the bowl.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

4.
Pushing a child on a swing is easier than pushing an adult on the same swing, because the adult has more mass and requires more force to accelerate.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
5.

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)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

6.
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
7.
When you step on a Lego. You push on the Lego and the Lego pushes back on you.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
8.
"An object in motion (or at rest) will to stay in motion (or at rest) until an outside force acts upon it."
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
9.
Force = Mass x Acceleration
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
10.
"For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
11.
In the picture, the blocks are flying out of the truck based on which of Newton's laws?
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 6th Law
12.
To compare the two pictures would require...
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 11th Law
13.

Which law explains why when you put a book on a table the table pushes on the book?

a)

Newton's 3rd Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 1st Law

14.
A person weighs _____ on the moon than they do on Earth. 
a)
less
b)
more
c)
the same
15.
A person would weigh more on Jupiter than on the Earth because . . .
a)
Jupiter has more mass, and therefore more gravity
b)
Jupiter has less mass, and therefore more gravity
c)
Jupiter has more mass, and therefore less gravity
d)
Jupiter has less mass and therefore less gravity
16.

Two factors affecting the magnitude of force of gravity between 2 objects are...

a)

weight and mass

b)

distance and weight

c)

mass and matter

d)

mass and distance

17.

Gravity attracts all objects toward one another.

a)

True

b)

False

18.
An object with mass has gravity.
a)
True
b)
False 
19.

As distance between objects increases, the pull of gravity __________.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

20.
The amount of matter in an object.
a)
force 
b)
mass
c)
weight 
d)
pressure 
21.
Which of the following never changes no matter where you are in the universe? 
a)
Pounds 
b)
weight 
c)
Force
d)
Mass
22.
A person would weigh less on the moon than on the Earth because...
a)
the moon has less mass, and therefore less gravity
b)
the moon has more mass, and therefore less gravity
c)
the moon has less mass, and therefore more gravity
d)
the moon has more mass, and therefor more gravity
23.
__________holds all of the planets in orbit around the sun.
a)
Force
b)
Motion
c)
Weight
d)
Gravity
24.
What is the SI unit used to measure force? 
a)
pounds 
b)
grams 
c)
newtons 
d)
friction
25.
The force of gravity acting on an object is the object's ______.
a)
mass
b)
matter
c)
weight 
d)
friction 
26.
Rougher surfaces have ...
a)
greater friction
b)
less friction
c)
the same level of friction
27.
How does friction affect speed?
a)
more friction decreases speed
b)
more friction increases speed
c)
less friction decreases speed
28.

Friction is a force that acts in a(n) ___________ direction of movement.

a)

similar

b)

opposite

c)

parallel

d)

west

29.
On which surface will a toy car travel the furthest?
a)
Carpet
b)
Polished Wood
c)
Ice
30.
Wheels of a shopping cart experience-
a)
Rolling Friction
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Fluid Friction
d)
Static Friction
31.
Swimming fish experience-
a)
Rolling Friction
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Fluid Friction
d)
Static Friction
32.
These swimmers are most likely experiencing _________.
a)
Rolling Friction
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Fluid Friction
d)
Static Friction
33.
As the child moves down the slide, they mostly experience the effect of ___________.
a)
Rolling Friction
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Fluid Friction
d)
Static Friction
34.
The wheels on a moving skateboard most likely experience ____________.
a)
Rolling Friction
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Fluid Friction
d)
Static Friction
35.
What type of friction acts on an object that is not yet moving?
a)
Static
b)
Dynamic
c)
kinetic
d)
Rolling
36.
Which of the following is an example of rolling friction?
a)
pushing a box across the floor
b)
riding a bike down a hill
c)
a hockey player skidding to a stop
d)
a soccer player making a slide tackle 
37.
As mass increases, what happens to the gravitational force?
a)
It increases.
b)
It decreases.
c)
It stays the same.
d)
It acts as a 3rd degree derivative function.
38.

As the distance between 2 objects increases, what happens to gravitational force?

a)

It increases.

b)

It decreases.

c)

It stays the same.

d)

Only Mrs. Jones knows what will happen.

39.
Which of the following will not change in different gravitational fields?
a)
weight
b)
force
c)
mass
d)
pounds