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Newtons Laws of Motion!

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?
a)
Motion
b)
Force
c)
Friction
d)
Gravity
2.
Why is it harder for the boy in Image B to get down the hill?
a)
Motion
b)
Friction
c)
Work
d)
Displacement
3.

If these boys are pulling with the exact 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.

4.
Which force produces a change in motion?
a)
unbalanced force
b)
balanced force
c)
gravitational force
d)
frictional force
5.
At which point is potential energy greatest
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
6.
It takes more force to accelerate the iron man on the left than the iron man on the right because the iron man on the left has more mass. This best describes
a)
Newton's first law, the law of inertia
b)
Newton's second law, the law of acceleration
c)
Newton's third law, the law of action reaction 
d)
The law of universal gravitation
7.
The formula 
? = mass x acceleration
or 
? = m x a 
is used to find 
a)
Force
b)
Velocity
c)
Momentum
d)
Gravity
8.
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
9.
An automobile you are riding in suddenly stops, but you continue to go forward.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
10.

You push off and the boat moves the opposite direction. This is Newtons ____ law.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

11.

If you kick a soccer ball with 1000 Newtons of force it will go a lot farther than kicking a bowling ball with the same force.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

12.
One object has twice as much mass as another object. The first object also has also twice as much...
a)
velocity
b)
gravitational acceleration
c)
inertia
d)
all of these
13.
What is the attractive force that exists between all objects that have mass?
a)
Weight
b)
Mass 
c)
Gravity
d)
Viscosity
14.
If an object is stationary (not moving) the forces acting upon it are _____________
a)
unbalanced
b)
weak
c)
balanced
d)
Hulk Smash!
15.
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
16.
What Newtons law does this picture represent
a)
Newtons 2nd law 
b)
Law of gravity 
c)
Newtons 1st law
d)
Newtons 5th law
17.
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
18.
What simple machine can be used to split things apart and also it can hold open a door?
a)
Lever
b)
Pulley
c)
Wedge
d)
Screw
19.

The unit of measure for work is_____________.

a)

meters

b)

joules

c)

newtons

d)

millibars

20.

The unit of measure for force is _____________

a)

meters

b)

joules

c)

miles per hour

d)

newtons

21.

True or False. The formula for work is Work = Force x Distance (W= F x D).

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Work is done when .....

a)

a force is exerted on an object.

b)

an object exerts force onto another object.

c)

a force is exerted on an object causing the object to move.

d)

an object does not move.

23.

A simple machine that consists a rigid bar that pivots on a fixed point

a)

lever

b)

pulley

c)

wheel and axle

d)

fulcrum

24.

An axe is an example of a

a)

pulley

b)

inclined plane

c)

screw

d)

wedge

25.

A seesaw is an example of a

a)

wedge

b)

lever

c)

inclined plane

d)

pulley

26.

The fixed point on the lever is called

a)

load

b)

resistance

c)

bar

d)

fulcrum

27.

When force is used to move an object across a distance, this is called...

a)

effort

b)

power

c)

energy

d)

work

28.

The device used to raise a flag up a flag pole is an example of a

a)

wheel and axle

b)

lever

c)

inclined plane

d)

pulley

29.
Name this simple machine. 
a)
Wheel and Axle
b)
Lever
c)
Pulley
d)
Wedge
30.
A greater applied force is required to move an object with a greater mass than one with a smaller mass.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
When the net force is zero, the forces on an object are balanced. True or false.
a)
true
b)
false
32.
What must occur to a shopping cart at rest in order to make it roll forward?
a)
A force must be provided to overcome gravity.
b)
Balanced forces must be acting on the cart.
c)
An unbalanced force applied to the cart pushing or pulling it forward.
d)
The unbalanced force acting upon it must be smaller than that of friction.
33.
Two students are in a baseball game. The first student hits a ball very hard and it has a greater acceleration than the second student who bunts the ball lightly.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
None of them

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