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Newton's Laws and Friction Review Savvas S1 T1 L3 & 4 MEGA

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The person does not fall because of which type of friction?
a)
Rolling
b)
Liquid
c)
Static
d)
Sliding
2.

The player will eventually stop because of ___________ friction.

a)

Static

b)

Sliding

c)

Fluid

d)

Rolling

3.
The parachuter is slowing down because of ___________ friction.
a)
Static
b)
Fluid
c)
Rolling
d)
Sliding
4.
An object will stay in motion or at rest, until acted upon by an unbalanced force, is the definition of?
a)
Newton's 1st
b)
Newton's 2nd
c)
Newton's 3rd
5.

If a 10 kilogram object accelerates suddenly at 15 m/s2, how much force was applied to the object?

a)

150 Newtons

b)

15 Newtons

c)

150 kilograms

d)

100 kilograms

6.

When air rushes out of a balloon and the balloon moves away. This is an example of which Law of Motion?

a)

Newton's First Law

b)

Newton's Second Law

c)

Newton's Third Law

7.

45 m/s2 shows an object's ____.

a)

Mass

b)

Force

c)

Acceleration

d)

weight

8.
The two main forces on earth, that will keep stop this ball from being in motion forever are?
a)
Speed and motion
b)
Gravity and Inertia
c)
Gravity and Friction
d)
Friction and momentum
9.

The law of inertia states that an object

a)

at rest will remain at rest unless acted upon by an outside force.

b)

will continue moving at the same velocity unless an outside force acts upon it.

c)

will continue moving in a straight line unless an oustide force acts upon it.

d)

All of these statements are true.

10.
A person steps out of the boat and onto the dock.  As the person moves forward onto the dock, the boat moves backward.  Which statement best describes the backward motion of the boat as the person steps forward?
a)
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
b)
Every mass exerts a force on every other mass.
c)
An object at rest tends to stay at rest.
d)
Friction opposes the motion of an object.
11.

A type of friction that occurs when air pushes against a moving object causing it to negatively accelerate.

a)

surface area

b)

air resistance

c)

descent velocity

d)

gravity

12.

How does friction affect speed?

a)

more friction decreases speed

b)

more friction increases speed

c)

less friction decreases speed

13.

An object will not have any inertia if it is _______________.

a)

accelerating

b)

moving in a circle

c)

In space

d)

Nonsense! All objects have inertia!

14.

Friction is a force that acts

a)

in the same direction as the force.

b)

opposite to the direction of the force.

c)

with the force.

d)

towards the direction of the force.

15.

A crumpled piece of paper hits the ground before a flat sheet of paper because

a)

the acceleration of gravity is greater on the crumpled paper.

b)

there is more air resistance against the flat paper.

c)

the crumpled paper has more mass.

d)

the crumpled paper has less mass.

16.

What is the unit measure of Force?

a)

Meters/second2 (m/s2)

b)

Joules (J)

c)

Meters (m)

d)

Newtons (N) (kg•m/s2)

17.

According to Newton’s first law of motion, a static object that is not acted on by an unbalanced force will

a)

remain at rest.

b)

eventually come to a stop.

c)

change its momentum.

d)

accelerate.

18.

What force is a supporting force that always acts perpendicular ⊥ to the surface that is providing the support?

a)

weight force

b)

friction force

c)

normal force

d)

net force

19.

Which type of friction is always greater than the other?

a)

static friction

b)

kinetic friction

20.

When you at Target, will it take more force to push an empty shopping cart or a shopping cart that is full?

a)

the empty shopping cart

b)

the full shopping cart

c)

They will take the same amount of force.

21.
Name the missing force....
a)
weight force
b)
normal force
c)
frictional force
d)
tension force
22.

Which of Newton's laws explains why it is harder for the child to push the dad on the swing, than for the dad to push the child?

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

23.

If you exert a net force of 8 N on a 2-kg object, what will its acceleration be?

a)

2 m/s2

b)

4 m/s2

c)

16 m/s2

d)

10 m/s2

24.
If you travel to Mars, where gravity is 38% of Earth's gravity, what will happen to your mass and weight?
a)
Your mass and weight will both be greater than on Earth.
b)
Your mass and weight will both be less than on Earth.
c)
Your mass will be the same, but your weight will be less than on Earth.
d)
Your mass will be less than on Earth, but your weight will be the same.
25.

A soccer ball accelerates more than a bowling ball when thrown with the same force.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

26.

An object of mass 10 kg is accelerated upward at 2 m/s2. What force is required?

a)

20 N

b)

2 N

c)

5 N

d)

0 N

27.

Two cars with different masses travel at the same speed down a hill toward a stop sign. What will happen when both cars apply brakes at the same time to stop?

a)

The car with the smaller mass will require less forces to stop than the car with the larger mass.

b)

The car with the larger mass will maintain its velocity while traveling down the hill.

c)

The car with the smaller mass will take longer to stop than the car with the larger mass.

d)

The car with the larger mass will have less inertia than the car with the smaller mass.

28.

Wheels on a skateboard most likely experiences _____.

a)

Rolling Friction

b)

Sliding Friction

c)

Fluid Friction

d)

Static Friction

29.

Sally experiences _____.

a)

Rolling Friction

b)

Sliding Friction

c)

Fluid Friction

d)

Static Friction

30.

Swimming fish experience ____.

a)

Rolling Friction

b)

Sliding Friction

c)

Fluid Friction

d)

Static Friction

31.

Objects balanced on Timmy's head experience ____.

a)

Rolling Friction

b)

Sliding Friction

c)

Fluid Friction

d)

Static Friction

32.

1000 kg is the _____.

a)

mass

b)

weight

c)

force

d)

acceleration

33.
A person is pushed forward into their seatbelt when a car stops. Which of Newton's laws explains this motion?
a)
1st law
b)
 2nd law
c)
2 and 3 law
d)
3rd law
34.

What is the mass of the skateboard if it accelerates at 5 m/s2 and exerts a force of 15 N?

a)

75 N

b)

75 kg

c)

0.33 N

d)

3 N

e)

3 kg

35.

What states that "every object in the universe attracts every other object"?

a)

Law of Universal Gravitation

b)

Newton's First Law of Motion

c)

My cell phone

d)

Inertia & gravity

e)

Newton's Third Law of Motion

36.

The firefighter feels the hose pushing backwards. What is the most likely cause of this?

a)

The hose material is very elastic.

b)

Since the hose is at rest, it tends to stay at rest.

c)

The force exerted on the water equals the mass of the water times its acceleration.

d)

The escaping water exerts an equal and opposite force on the hose.

37.
Why is it harder for the boy in Image B to get down the hill?
a)
Motion
b)
Friction
c)
Work
d)
Displacement
38.

When there is an INCREASE in the MASS of an object, you will have a DECREASE in ______________.

a)

friction

b)

acceleration

c)

force

d)

gravity

39.

Friend or Foe?

Which of the following is an example of friction that is helpful?

a)

Brakes used on a bike

b)

Tires from a car on the road

c)

Tread on the bottom of your shoes

d)

All of these are examples that are helpful

40.

What is the acceleration of a 50 kg object that is pushed with a force of 500 newtons?

a)

100 m/s2

b)

25,000 m/s2

c)

10 m/s2

d)

25 m/s2

41.

Which type of friction keeps objects that are sitting on your desk from sliding around all over the place?

a)

Static Friction

b)

Rolling Friction

c)

Fluid Friction

d)

Sliding Friction

42.

When you jump out of a plane to go skydiving, you have a parachute so you can safely land. Which answer choice explains why the parachute helps you land safely?

a)

While gravity pulls you down very quickly, Air Resistance (fluid friction) pushes back against gravity and your parachute, slowing you down

b)

While gravity pushes you down very slowly, Air Resistance (fluid friction) pulls back against gravity and your parachute, which means you can land safely

c)

When you have a parachute gravity is not able to pull you down as fast as it normally can

d)

The parachute will get caught on something on your way down which will save your life

43.

TRUE or FALSE if you push a box across a surface like "Magic Ice" that has absolutely no friction, it will NEVER stop

a)

TRUE, as long as it doesn't run into something it will keep going and going and going

b)

FALSE, it will stop very quickly

44.

When there is sliding friction, the energy of an object's motion is transformed into _______ energy

a)

thermal

b)

kinetic

c)

stronger

d)

friction

45.

Friend or Foe?

Which of the following is an example of friction that is harmful?

a)

Pencil marking on paper

b)

Engine parts wearing out

c)

sand placed on ice in the winter

d)

Using an eraser to erase marks

46.

On Earth, Richard Simmons weighs 180 pounds. How much will he weigh on the moon? ( Note: The moon's gravitational constant "g" is 1/6 that of Earth)

a)

30 lbs

b)

360 lbs

c)

0- you are weightless on the moon

d)

18 lbs

47.
If Earth's mass was cut in half, what would happen to your mass?
a)
increase because gravitational force increases
b)
decrease because gravitational force decreases
c)
decrease because gravitational force increases
d)
nothing, mass is not affected by gravitational force
48.

The Law of Universal Gravitation is credited to whom?

a)

Einstein

b)

Galileo

c)

Darwin

d)

Newton

e)

Mr. Spinogatti

49.

Two factors that affect the magnitude of the force of gravity between two objects are...

a)

mass and distance

b)

mass and matter

c)

distance and weight

d)

weight and mass

50.

Complete the following statement: The farther away two planets are the _______ the gravitational force between them.

a)

more

b)

same

c)

less

51.

The sun is the anchor point of our solar system because of

a)

the gas Hydrogen.

b)

its small density.

c)

its huge mass.

d)

its location.

52.

If a falcon feather and a hammer are dropped at the same time on the moon as they did on Apollo 15, which one will hit the ground first?

a)

Neither, there is no gravity on the moon.

b)

hammer because it has more mass

c)

feather because it has less mass

d)

both will hit at the same time

53.

What happens to the velocity of a ball as it is dropped off a cliff?

a)

It decreases at a constant rate

b)

It increases at a constant rate

c)

It is constant

d)

It increases at a non-uniform rate

54.

Gravity is a

a)

Contact Force

b)

Myth

c)

Non-contact Force

55.

The acceleration of objects falling on Earth due to gravity is

a)

9.8 m/s

b)

9.8 m/s2

c)

9.8 g/mL

d)

9.8 g/m/m