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Chapter 6; Newton's Laws

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mass affects an object's _______________.

a)

force

b)

inertia

c)

momentum

d)

all of these

2.

Which of Newton's Laws is associated with PAIRS of objects?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

3.

Which of Newton's Laws explores the relationship between an object's acceleration and it's force?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

4.

Which of Newton's Laws applies to why objects that are not SECURELY fastened to something in a moving vehicle, move around as the vehicle moves?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

5.

Which of Newton's Laws is the reason that if you drop something even with a small mass from a tall distance, it could injure someone that it hits?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

6.

When you pull a tablecloth out from under dishes, all 3 of Newton's Laws are observed.

Which one of Newton's Laws dictates that the heavier the plates are, the MORE they want to fall straight down/stay on the table?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

7.

Which of Newton's Laws is applicable to the fact that for the tablecloth to be pulled from under the plates successfully, it must be pulled QUICKLY!

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

8.

Which of Newton's Laws applies to the force of the table and the force of the plates pushing on one another?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

9.

In the lab with the cars, marbles and rubber bands, what was affected by using more or less rubber bands?

a)

the acceleration of the car

b)

the mass of the car

c)

the rolling friction of the car

d)

the air resistance of the car

10.

In the cars, marbles and rubber bands lab, which of the following was the MOST affected by adding more or using less marbles?

a)

force of the car

b)

air resistance of the car

c)

sliding friction of the car

d)

viscous friction of the car

11.

Which of the following is correct?

a)

Force is what you get when you divide mass by acceleration.

b)

Momentum is what you get when you divide mass by velocity.

c)

Force is what you get when you divide acceleration by mass.

d)

Acceleration is what you get when you divide force by mass.

12.

Which of the following is accurate?

a)

When objects fall they fall at a rate of 9.8 m/s if there is no friction.

b)

Only round objects fall at a rate of 9.8 m/s2.

c)

They more air resistance on an object the faster the acceleration rate.

d)

When objects fall, they fall 9.8 m/s2 in a vacuum.

13.

For force to be in units of Newtons, which of the following is true?

a)

velocity must be in m/s2 and mass in kg

b)

mass must be in grams and acceleration in m/s2

c)

acceleration must be in cm/s2 and mass must be in grams

d)

acceleration must be in m/s2 and mass must be in kg

14.

Which of the following is an accurate action/reaction pair of forces for a face mask on a person's face?

a)

face touching mask

b)

mask touching face

c)

face touching mask and nose touching face

d)

face touching mask and mask touching face

15.

Newton's 2nd Law can be summarized by which of the following?

a)

the ratio of force to acceleration equals mass

b)

the product of force and acceleration equals mass

c)

mass = acceleration divided by force

d)

force = mass divided by acceleration

16.

Which word is used to "sum up" Newton's 1st Law?

a)

force

b)

acceleration

c)

inertia

d)

momentum

17.

Which of Newton's Laws references "pairs of forces of equal magnitude in opposite directions?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

18.

Forces cause __________________.

a)

movement

b)

change of direction

c)

acceleration

d)

change of distance

e)

all of these

19.

Newton's 3rd Law really looks at the what?

a)

the momentum of 2 objects

b)

the acceleration of 2 objects

c)

the forces 2 objects have on one another

d)

the speed of 2 objects

e)

none of these

20.

Newton's 3rd Law states that forces act in ___________ that are equal in ____________________ and in ___________________ directions.

a)

units, size, opposite

b)

pairs, magnitude, opposite

c)

pairs, size, various

d)

directions, force, various

21.

If you were performing the experiment with the rubber bands, marbles and car, BUT you wrote your data in the wrong place....

In one experiment you used 3 rubber bands and 3 marbles in the car.

In the other experiment, you used 1 rubber band and 3 marbles in the car.

How would you know which was which?

ONE EXPERIMENT AVERAGES: (all in seconds)

Time a = 0.0131 Time b = 0.0151 Time between a and B = 0.8275

THE OTHER EXPERIMENT AVERAGES: (all in seconds)

Time a= 0.0101 Time b = 0.0121 Time between A and B = 0.3102

a)

Experiment 1 = 1 rubber band

b)

Experiment 2 = 3 rubber bands

c)

Experiment 1 has more mass

d)

Not enough information to determine

22.

If you were performing the experiment with the rubber bands, marbles and car, BUT you wrote your data in the wrong place....

In one experiment you used 3 rubber bands and 3 marbles in the car.

In the other experiment, you used 1 rubber band and 3 marbles in the car.

ONE EXPERIMENT AVERAGES: (all in seconds)

Time a = 0.0131 Time b = 0.0151 Time between a and B = 0.8275

THE OTHER EXPERIMENT AVERAGES: (all in seconds)

Time a= 0.0101 Time b = 0.0121 Time between A and B = 0.3102which experiment had the car accelerating at a higher rate?

a)

Experiment 1

b)

Experiment 2

23.

If you were performing the experiment with the rubber bands, marbles and car, BUT you wrote your data in the wrong place....

In one experiment you used 3 rubber bands and 3 marbles in the car.

In the other experiment, you used 1 rubber band and 3 marbles in the car.

ONE EXPERIMENT AVERAGES: (all in seconds)

Time a = 0.0131 Time b = 0.0151 Time between a and B = 0.8275

THE OTHER EXPERIMENT AVERAGES: (all in seconds)

Time a= 0.0101 Time b = 0.0121 Time between A and B = 0.3102

Which experiment had the car producing more force?

a)

Experiment 1

b)

Experiment 2

24.

If you were performing the experiment with the rubber bands, marbles and car, BUT you wrote your data in the wrong place....

In one experiment you used 3 rubber bands and 3 marbles in the car.

In the other experiment, you used 1 rubber band and 3 marbles in the car.

ONE EXPERIMENT AVERAGES: (all in seconds)

Time a = 0.0131 Time b = 0.0151 Time between a and B = 0.8275

THE OTHER EXPERIMENT AVERAGES: (all in seconds)

Time a= 0.0101 Time b = 0.0121 Time between A and B = 0.3102

Which of the following is true?

a)

the independent variable is acceleration

b)

the independent variable is mass

c)

the independent variable is the car

d)

the independent variable is where you released the car on the track

25.

If you were performing the experiment with the rubber bands, marbles and car, BUT you wrote your data in the wrong place....

In one experiment you used 3 rubber bands and 3 marbles in the car.

In the other experiment, you used 1 rubber band and 3 marbles in the car.

ONE EXPERIMENT AVERAGES: (all in seconds)

Time a = 0.0131 Time b = 0.0151 Time between a and B = 0.8275

THE OTHER EXPERIMENT AVERAGES: (all in seconds)

Time a= 0.0101 Time b = 0.0121 Time between A and B = 0.3102

Which of the following were controls?

a)

mass

b)

place where car is released

c)

the person releasing the car

d)

location of photogates

e)

all of these

26.

If you are given acceleration and force, how do you find mass?

a)

multiply force and acceleration

b)

divide force by acceleration

c)

divide acceleration by force

d)

divide acceleration by force and multiply by 9.8

27.

If an object has its center of mass located ________________________, then it will be harder to topple/knock over.

a)

lower than its middle

b)

higher than its middle

c)

equal to its middle

d)

where the concentration is lower

28.

Which of the following is true?

a)

to get Newtons you multiply m/s2 by kilograms

b)

to get Newtons you multiply 9.8 by m/s2

c)

to get Newtons, you divide m/s2 by 9.8

d)

to get Newtons, you divde kg by m/s2

29.

What 2 things make a FAST car most effective?

a)

high air resistance and height more than half the length

b)

low air resistance and mass concentrated above the middle

c)

lower center of mass and aerodynaminc

d)

higher center of mass and aerodynamic

30.

Which of the following is true regarding a passenger in a car and Newton's Laws?

a)

The 1st law is why you SHOULD obey the speed limit

b)

The 2nd law is the reason you MUST wear a seat belt

c)

The 3rd law is the reason the airbag opens

d)

The 4th law is why you should always be facing forward.

31.

Which of the following is associated with Einstein and which is associated with Newton, in order!

a)

gravitational constant, relativity

b)

relativity, gravitational force

c)

relativity, the "g" of all the planets

d)

gravity, force

32.

Forces always what? and act on what?

a)

occur individually, the same object

b)

occur individually, separate objects

c)

occur in pairs, the same object

d)

occur in pairs, separate objects

33.

For a building to be stable which of the following is true?

a)

It must be wider at the base.

b)

It must be wider than it is tall.

c)

Any vertical line must connect within the base.

d)

none of these

34.

Many SUVs have a ___________ center of mass because they are usually _________ than they are ___________.

a)

higher, taller, wide

b)

lower, taller, wide

c)

higher, shorter, wide

d)

lower, shorter, wide