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Laws of Nature

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When only a pair of equal and opposite forces act on an object, what is the net force acting on it?

a)

Twice the force of either object

b)

The sum of the force on either object

c)

The net force is zero

d)

No way to tell from the information given

2.

Find the net force produced by a 25-N and 20-N force when both forces act in the same direction?

a)

5 N

b)

15 N

c)

45 N

d)

20 N

3.

If you apply a net force of 5 N on a cart with a mass of 5 kg, what is the acceleration?

a)

25 m/s2

b)

1.0 m/s2

c)

10 m/s2

d)

0 m/s2

4.

Why will a sheet of paper fall slower than one that is wadded into a ball?

a)

Because it is heavier

b)

Because it is lighter

c)

Because the wadded ball has less wind resistance

d)

Because the sheet of paper has less wind resistance

5.

The total energy (kinetic plus potential) of atoms and molecules that make up a substance.

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Heat

c)

Temperature

d)

Specific Heat Capacity

6.

The thermal energy that flows from an object at higher temperature to one at a lower temperature, commonly measured in joules or calories.

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Heat

c)

Temperature

d)

Specific Heat Capacity

7.

The quantity of matter in an object. The measure of inertia or sluggishness that an object exhibits in response to any effort to move it.

a)

Weight

b)

Volume

c)

Inertia

d)

Mass

8.

The acceleration produced by a net force on an object is directly proportional to the net force, is in the same direction as the net force, and is inversely proportional to the mass of the object.

a)

Newton’s 2nd Law

b)

Ohm’s Law

c)

2nd Law of Thermodynamics

d)

Faraday’s Law

9.

Heat never of itself flows from a cold substance to a hot substance.

a)

Newton’s 2nd Law

b)

Ohm’s Law

c)

2nd Law of Thermodynamics

d)

Faraday’s Law

10.

When two values change in opposite directions, so that if one increases the other decreases by the same amount.

a)

Directly proportional

b)

In line with each other

c)

Inversely proportional

d)

Opposite forces

11.

The quantity of space an object occupies.

a)

Mass

b)

Weight

c)

Volume

d)

Space

12.

Motion under the influence of gravitational pull only.

a)

Free fall

b)

Acceleration

c)

Gravity

d)

Terminal Speed

13.

The resistive force that opposes the motion or attempted motion of an object past another with which it is in contact, or through a fluid.

a)

Friction

b)

Free fall

c)

Gravity

d)

Terminal velocity

14.

The speed at which the acceleration of a falling object terminates because air resistance balances its weight.

a)

Friction

b)

Gravity

c)

Terminal Speed

d)

Terminal Velocity

15.

No system can have its absolute temperature reduced to zero.

a)

Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion

b)

Ohm’s Law

c)

3rd Law of Thermodynamics

d)

Coulomb’s Law

16.

A measure of the hotness of an object, related to the average kinetic energy per molecule in the object.

a)

Heat

b)

Specific Heat

c)

Temperature

d)

Calorie

17.

The expansion of a substance due to increased molecular motion in that substance.

a)

Thermal expansion

b)

Temperature

c)

Specific Heat

d)

Heat expansion

18.

The force due to gravity on an object is

a)

Volume

b)

Weight

c)

Mass

d)

Specific gravity

19.

It took 2 hours for a car to travel the distance between two cities at a velocity of 60 m/h. How many miles lie between the two cities?

a)

120 miles

b)

120 km

c)

30 miles

d)

30 km

20.

A boy is skateboarding at a speed of 0.1 km/min. How far will he travel in 1.5 hours?

a)

9 km

b)

9 miles

c)

0.15 km

d)

0.15 miles

21.

If the initial velocity is 10 km/h and the final velocity is 24 km/h, and the time from 10 to 24 km/h is 2 seconds, what is the acceleration?

a)

5 km/h/s

b)

7 km/h/s

c)

12 km/h/s

d)

12 km/s2

22.

Heat energy transferring from one body to another through direct contact is called

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Thermal Equilibrium

23.

Local weather can partially be explained by what type of heat transfer mechanism.


a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Thermal Equilibrium

24.

Which type of thermal energy transfer mechanism doesn’t require matter as a medium for heat transfer?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Thermal Equilibrium