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Newton's 1st and 2nd Laws

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The speed and direction of an objects motion is referred to as...

(a)  

2.

A force of attraction between two objects due to their masses is called...

(a)  

3.

The force or speed with which something moves (mass x velocity) is called...

(a)  

4.

"An object in motion will stay in motion and an object at rest will stay at rest unless an unbalanced force acts upon it"

a)

Newton's first law

b)

Newton's second law

5.

"The acceleration of an object will increase with increased force and decreased mass."

a)

Newton's first law

b)

Newton's second law

6.

The tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion is called...

a)

Inertia

b)

Mass

c)

Speed

d)

Force

7.

The amount of matter in an object is referred to as its...

a)

inertia

b)

mass

c)

speed

d)

force

8.

What do we call a push or pull on an object?

a)

inertia

b)

mass

c)

speed

d)

force

9.

The distance an object travels per unit of time is its...

a)

inerita

b)

mass

c)

speed

d)

force

10.

Forces acting on an object that combine and form a net force of zero are called...

a)

Newton's First Law

b)

Balanced Forces

c)

Net Force

d)

Unbalanced Forces

11.

Forces that cause a change in the motion of an object are called...

a)

Unbalanced Forces

b)

Balanced Forces

c)

Net Force

d)

Newton's First Law

12.

What to we call the rate of change of velocity?

a)

velocity

b)

inertia

c)

friction

d)

acceleration

13.

The combination of all forces acting on an object is called the net force.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

"An object in motion will stay in motion and an object at rest will stay at rest unless an unbalanced force acts upon it" is Newton's second Law (law of acceleration)

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The resistance of motion when one object rubs against another is called friction.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

If a cat with a mass of 5kg is accelerating toward his toy mouse at 4m/s2, what is the force of the cat?



(a)  

17.

If a 10kg wheel of cheese is being rolled down a hill and is accelerating at 3m/s2, what is the force of the cheese?

(a)  

18.

A runner with a mass of 50kg is accelerating down a track at 3m/s2. What is the force of the runner?

(a)  

19.

In the image shown, what is the net force?

a)

2N to the left

b)

2N to the right

c)

8N to the left

d)

8N to the right

20.

In the image shown, what is the net force?

a)

5N to the left

b)

5N to the right

c)

0N

d)

10N