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Activity #3b - Real Life Newton's Laws Examples

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When a bat strikes a ball, the force exerted sends the bat backwards.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

2.

An object at rest will stay at rest if no outside forces are applied.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

3.

A greater applied force is required to move an object with a greater mass than one with a smaller mass.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

4.

An ice skater at rest pushes against a sled at rest, causing both the skater and sled to move away from each other with different accelerations.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

5.

A person in car slides to the right when going through a very sharp left turn on the highway.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

6.

It takes less force to stop a car than a semi-truck. (Both are going at the same speed)

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

7.

The swimmer moves her hand down and to the left and her body goes forward to the right.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

8.

A magician pulls a tablecloth out from under dishes on a table without disturbing them.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

9.

Force = mass x acceleration

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

10.

When you jump down on a trampoline, you bounce into the air.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

11.

Choose ONE (1) of the examples from the multiple choice questions above and explain WHY it is an example of the law that you chose.

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12.

What do you still need help understanding about Newton's Laws?


Be specific! I will be preparing a lesson for Friday's Q&A session to address as many concerns as possible from this list.

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13.

How well do you think you understand Newton's Laws when identifying them in a real-life example?

a)

Not at all

b)

Struggle with two of the laws

c)

Struggle with one of the laws

d)

I am a rock star at Newton's Laws