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Newton's Laws of Motion - Challenge Questions

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
If a force of 26 N is exerted on two balls, one with a mass of 0.52 kg and the other with a mass of 0.78 kg, which ball will have the greater acceleration?  (F=ma)
a)
The one with a mass of .78 kg will have the greatest acceleration.
b)
The one with a mass of .52 kg will have the greatest acceleration.
c)
They will both accelerate at the same rate.
2.
A 20 kg bike accelerates at 10 m/s2.  what was the force?
a)
25 Newtons
b)
20 Newtons
c)
200 Newtons
d)
10 Newtons
3.
A bike accelerates at 10 m/s2 when a force of 50N is applied.  What is the mass of the bike and its rider?
a)
25 kg
b)
200 kg
c)
20 kg
d)
5 kg
4.

An object is in motion. What will happen to the moving object if the net forces acting on it are zero?

a)

slowing motion in a straight line

b)

accelerating motion in a straight line

c)

constant motion in a straight line

d)

constant motion in an unpredictable direction

5.

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

6.

Estimate the mass of an object who's weight is 100N

a)

100kg

b)

100m/s^2

c)

10kg

d)

10N

7.

An object with a mass of 22 kg has a force applied to it. The graph shows the change in the object’s velocity while the force is applied. How much force is applied to the object? Answer to the nearest newton.

a)

22 N

b)

44 N

c)

66 N

d)

88 N

8.

A person is attracted towards the center of Earth by a 440N gravitational force. The force with which Earth is attracted toward the person is

a)

More than 440N

b)

Less than 440N.

c)

The same, 440N.

9.

Interpret data from this graph and determine which intervals the object is experiencing an unbalanced force. SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

a)

segment I

b)

segment II

c)

segment III

d)

segment IV

e)

segment V

10.

Interpret data from this graph and determine which intervals the object is experiencing NO net force.

a)

segment I

b)

segment II

c)

segment III

d)

segment IV

11.

A ball is being whirled around on a string. The string breaks (or the crazy teacher lets go of the string). Which path does the ball take? (note: the ball is in the location where the paths go off of it)

a)

Path A

b)

Path B

c)

Path C

d)

Path D

e)

Path E

12.

Kylie is given this graph of mass and force at a certain acceleration.

Which conclusion can be made about the graph? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

a)

The rate of acceleration is constant/uniform

b)

The rate of acceleration is non-uniform/changing

c)

The acceleration is 0.1 m/s2

d)

The acceleration is 5 m/s2

e)

The acceleration is 10 m/s2

13.

An object has a rightward velocity. What will happen to the motion of the object?

a)

The object will stay at rest

b)

The object will move at a constant speed

c)

The object will speed up

d)

The object will slow down

14.

An object has a leftward velocity. What is the object's acceleration?

a)

-10 m/s2

b)

-0.1 m/s2

c)

0 m/s2

d)

0.1 m/s2

e)

10 m/s2

15.

Omar and Billy are pushing against each other on a rolling cart that has a mass of 40 kg. The cart accelerates at a rate of -0.5 m/s2 to the left. Billy is pushing to the right with 40N of force. What is the force that Omar is pushing to the left?

a)

20 N

b)

40 N

c)

60 N

d)

80 N

16.

An object has a leftward velocity. What will happen to the motion of the object?

a)

The object will stay at rest

b)

The object will move at a constant speed

c)

The object will speed up

d)

The object will slow down

17.

A ball has a mass of 0.1 kg and an initial velocity of 20 m/s. The ball accelerates for 5 s until it reaches a final speed of 170 m/s.

What is the net force on the ball during acceleration?

a)

0 N

b)

2 N

c)

3 N

d)

10 N

e)

17 N

18.

When force is 20 N applied to a mass is 5 kg that is initially moving at 2 m/s to the right. What is the velocity of the object after 1 second of the net force being applied?

a)

0 m/s

b)

2 m/s

c)

4 m/s

d)

6 m/s

e)

8 m/s