Worksheetsnewton second law
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the acceleration of an object traveling at a constant velocity?
a)
10 m/s2
b)
0 m/s2
c)
250 m/s2
d)
20 m/s2
2.
How can acceleration be described?
a)
distance divided by time
b)
time divided by distance
c)
force divided by time
d)
change in velocity divided by time
3.
Why would one ball accelerate more than the other when pushed with the same amount of force?
a)
Different weights
b)
Different forces
c)
Different masses
d)
Different sizes
4.
Acceleration changes and object's...
a)
speed, direction or both
b)
speed, gravity or both
c)
gravity, direction or both
d)
inertia, speed or both
5.
What are the appropriate units to describe acceleration?
a)
m/s
b)
m/s2
c)
cm
d)
there are no units associated with acceleration
6.
Why is the net force 0 in the image?
a)
Because the elephants are the same size
b)
Because they are both pulling the same amount of force in opposite directions
c)
Because they are elephants
d)
Because they are pulling away from each other.
7.
According to Newton's second Law, which would take more force to slow down?
a)
The silver car
b)
The green car
c)
They would both take the same force
8.
Which of these best states Newton's Second Law?
a)
The greater the mass of an object the greater the force needed to change its motion.
b)
The greater the mass of an object the less force needed to change its motion.
c)
The mass of an object does not effect the force needed to change its motion
9.
According to Newton's second Law, which would take more force to slow down?
a)
The silver car
b)
The green car
c)
They would both take the same force
10.
A car starts from rest at a stop light and reaches 20 m/s in 3.5 s. Determine the acceleration of the car.
a)
2.2m/s2
b)
7.0m/s2
c)
5.7m/s2
d)
70m/s2
11.
In each of the following cases, determine where the car has no acceleration ?
a)
A car shortly after a stoplight turns green.
b)
A car approaching a red light
c)
A car with the cruise control set at 80 km/h
d)
A car turning a curve at a constant speed
12.
Acceleration: is the rate of change in ___________.
a)
speed
b)
distance
c)
velocity
d)
displacement
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