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Newton's Laws 2

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
2.
What law is best described by inertia?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
3.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
4.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
5.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
6.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
7.
Acceleration is due to a force put on an objects mass. 
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
8.
F = MxA
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
9.
Object at rest stays at rest.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
10.
Action/Reaction
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
11.
Equal and Opposite
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
12.
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
13.

Rockets are launched into space using jet propulsion where exhaust accelerates out from the rocket and the rocket accelerates in an opposite direction.

a)

Newton's First Law

b)

Newton's Second Law

c)

Newton's Third Law

14.
A person not paying attention while skateboarding hits a rock. The skateboard stops...they don't.
a)
The Law of Inertia
b)
The Law of Acceleration
c)
The Law of Conservation of Momentum
15.
Pushing a child on a swing is easier than pushing an adult on the same swing, because the adult has more inertia.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
16.
According to Newton’s first law of motion, a moving object that is not acted on by an unbalanced force will
a)
remain in motion.
b)
eventually come to a stop.
c)
change its momentum.
d)
accelerate.
17.
A person steps out of the boat and onto the dock.  As the person moves forward onto the dock, the boat moves backward.  Which statement best describes the backward motion of the boat as the person steps forward?
a)
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
b)
Every mass exerts a force on every other mass.
c)
An object at rest tends to stay at rest.
d)
Friction opposes the motion of an object.
18.
A person in car  slides to the right when going through a very sharp left turn on the highway. 
a)
1st Law
b)
2nd Law
c)
3rd Law
19.
An object will not have any inertia if it is __________?
a)
Accelerating
b)
Moving in a circle
c)
In space
d)
… Nonsense! All objects have inertia
20.
An empty truck and a fully loaded truck are next to each other at a traffic light. When the light turns green, the lighter truck increases speed more quickly. Which of these best explains this situations
a)
Newton's first law
b)
Newton's second law
c)
Newton's third law
d)
Conservation of momentum
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.

What is the formula for the 2nd law of motion?

a)

a=lw

b)

F=m/a

c)

F=ma

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.

The harder you hit a baseball, the faster it accelerates.

a)

Newton's

1st

Law of Motion

b)

Newton's

2nd

Law of Motion

c)

Newton's

3rd

Law of Motion

28.

You push against a wall and the wall is pushing back on you.

a)

Newton's

1st

Law of Motion

b)

Newton's

2nd

Law of Motion

c)

Newton's

3rd

Law of Motion

29.

You are carrying a lunch tray when you bump into the edge of a table. Although the tray did not tip, your milk falls off of the front of the tray.

a)

Newton's

1st

Law of Motion

b)

Newton's

2nd

Law of Motion

c)

Newton's

3rd

Law of Motion

30.
An object at rest will _______ if no outside forces are applied.
a)
Stay at rest
b)
Increase Velocity
c)
Decrease Mass
31.
The SI units for force are...
a)
Kilograms
b)
Newtons
c)
Meters per second
d)
Pounds
32.
A greater applied force is required to move an object with a greater mass than one with a smaller mass.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
What is Force?
a)
A Push
b)
A Pull
c)
Jumping
d)
Either a push or pull
34.
When a cannon fires a cannonball we observe Newton's third law. Which force is the reaction force?
a)
The cannon moving forward
b)
The cannonball moving forward
c)
The cannon moving backward
d)
The cannonball moving backward
35.
Which has more Inertia? (and more force to move) 
a)
Truck
b)
Ant