WorksheetsLaws of Motion and Rocketry
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 47mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Real advancements in rocketry depended upon a scientific and mathematical understanding of _________.
a)
Motion
b)
Inertia
c)
Force
d)
Resistance
2.
Whose works contributed to real advancements in rocketry?
a)
Galileo
b)
Galileo and Newton
c)
Rembrandt
3.
What is the principle of inertia?
a)
All matter, because of its mass, resists changes in motion.
b)
Some matter, because of its mass, resists changes in motion.
c)
All matter, because of its weight, resists changes in motion.
d)
Some matter, because of its mass, resists changes in motion.
4.
The more mass, the more __________.
a)
Resistance
b)
Force
c)
Inertia
d)
Acceleration
5.
What laws are the foundation of all rocket
a)
Emotion
b)
Evolution
c)
Motion
d)
Acceleration
6.
What is Newton’s First Law of Motion?
a)
Objects at rest remain at rest and objects in motion remain in motion in a straight line unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
b)
Force equals mass times acceleration (or f = ma).
c)
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
7.
What is Newton’s Second Law of Motion?
a)
Objects at rest remain at rest and objects in motion remain in motion in a straight line unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
b)
Force equals mass times acceleration (or f = ma).
c)
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
8.
What is Newton’s Third Law of Motion?
a)
Objects at rest remain at rest and objects in motion remain in motion in a straight line unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
b)
Force equals mass times acceleration (or f = ma).
c)
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
9.
What is a push or pull exerted on an object?
a)
Resistance
b)
Force
c)
Inertia
d)
Unbalanced Force
10.
What is the amount of matter contained in an object?
a)
Mass
b)
Weight
c)
Acceleration
d)
Action
11.
Unless you alter it in some way, __________ remains the same whether the object is on Earth, in Earth orbit, or on the Moon.
a)
Mass
b)
Weight
c)
Acceleration
d)
Action
12.
"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
13.
Force = Mass x Acceleration
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
14.
"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
15.
Any push or pull on an object.
a)
force
b)
velocity
c)
inertia
d)
momentum
16.
The force that opposes motion between two surfaces in contact with each other.
a)
inertia
b)
friction
c)
momentum
d)
gravity
17.
The force of attraction between all matter.
a)
inertia
b)
friction
c)
net force
d)
gravity
18.
A force that opposes motion between a surface in contact with the atmosphere.
a)
air resistance
b)
gravity
c)
momentum
d)
terminal velocity
19.
When all the forces on an object are equal and opposite, & the net force is zero, that's...
a)
balanced forces
b)
unbalanced forces
c)
terminal velocity
d)
reaction forces
20.
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
21.
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
22.
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
23.
An object in motion stays in motion and an object at rest stays at rest UNLESS
a)
acted on by a balanced force.
b)
acted on by an unbalanced force.
24.
Force is related to mass and acceleration. Which law is this?
a)
Law 1
b)
Law 2
c)
Law 3
25.
A book sitting on the table does not move.
a)
Law 1
b)
Law 2
c)
Law 3
26.
A skateboarder pushes the ground BACKWARDS which causes the board to move FORWARD.
a)
Law 1
b)
Law 2
c)
Law 3
27.
Why is it harder for the boy in Image B to get down the hill?
a)
Motion
b)
Friction
c)
Work
d)
Displacement
28.
What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?
a)
Motion
b)
Force
c)
Friction
d)
Gravity
29.
If these boys are pulling with the same amount of force. What will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
30.
Which force produces a change in motion?
a)
unbalanced force
b)
balanced force
c)
gravitational force
d)
frictional force
31.
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
3rd
Law of Motion
32.
An automobile you are riding in suddenly stops, but you continue to go forward.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
3rd
Law of Motion
33.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
34.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
35.
What Newtons law does this picture represent
a)
Newtons 2nd law
b)
Law of gravity
c)
Newtons 1st law
d)
Newtons 5th law
36.
When you push a boat off from the dock, you are demonstrating Newton's 3rd Law of Motion. It simply states that for every action there is an equal and opposite _______________?
a)
Motion
b)
Change
c)
Reaction
d)
Push
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