WorksheetsNewton’s Laws of Motion and Universal Gravitation
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The tendency of an object to resist being moved or if in motion, being stopped is...
a)
Inertia
b)
Force
c)
Fricition
d)
Monty
2.
Which statement illustrates Newton’s first law?
a)
A stone will not move unless something pushes or pulls it
b)
As a car comes to a stop, the passengers continue to move forward
c)
A ball rolling across the floor eventually slows down
d)
All of them!
3.
Which configuration will result in the greatest gravitational force?
a)
small masses far apart
b)
large masses far apart
c)
small masses close together
d)
large masses close together
4.
A rocket pushes burning gases DOWN which causes the rocket to launch UP. Which law is this?
a)
Law 1
b)
Law 2
c)
Law 3
5.
A sports car speeds up much faster than a dump truck when a traffic light turns from red to green. Which law is this?
a)
Law 1
b)
Law 2
c)
Law 3
6.
When a mule stops suddenly, the packages on its back continue to move forward onto the ground. Which law is this?
a)
Law 1
b)
Law 2
c)
Law 3
7.
If an action force is a cue ball (white) hitting a billiard ball (various colors) when playing pool, then the reaction force is
a)
exerted on the table
b)
exerted on all the other billiard balls.
c)
not present
d)
exerted by the billiard ball on the cue ball.
8.
A cat sitting on couch, a pencil on desk and a car at rest are all example of..
a)
Balanced Force
b)
Unbalanced Force
9.
A car speeding up, a dog slowing down and person turning around the block are examples of..
a)
Balanced Forces
b)
Unbalanced Forces
10.
After a cannonball 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 required to keep it moving.
100 %
