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Newton's Laws Test Review

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the force that causes objects to fall to Earth?
a)
Air resistance
b)
Gravity
c)
Water resistance
d)
Pressure
2.
What is the name of the units that we measure force in?
a)
Einsteins 
b)
Newtons
c)
Kg
d)
Metres
3.
What will cause an object to move?
a)
Applied forces
b)
Balanced forces
c)
Unbalanced forces
4.
If an object is stationary (not moving) the forces acting upon it are _____________
a)
unbalanced
b)
weak
c)
balanced
d)
Hulk Smash!
5.
Which one is balanced?
a)
top
b)
bottom
c)
both
6.

What is it?

a)

Push

b)

Pull

c)

Heavy

d)

Weak

7.

What is it?

a)

Pull

b)

Friction

c)

Push

d)

Heavy

8.
What is the net force?
a)
20 N 
b)
0 N 
c)
400 N 
d)
40 N 
9.

A ____________ is a push or a pull on an object.

a)

friction

b)

force

c)

magnet

d)

gravity

10.
What is the net force?
a)
10 N
b)
0 N
c)
25 N
d)
1 N
11.

Forces that have a net force of zero Newtons

a)

Balanced force

b)

Unbalanced force

12.
The sum of all forces acting on an object.
a)
Contact Force
b)
Balanced Force
c)
Unbalanced Force
d)
Net Force
13.
You and your dad are moving the couch from one side to another. Your dad pushes with a force of 35 N to the right and you push with a force of 25 N right. What is the net force on the couch?
a)
60 N right
b)
10 N left
c)
60 n right
d)
50 N left
14.
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 mother
d)
Inertia & gravity
15.
Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...
a)
mass and distance 
b)
mass and matter
c)
distance and weight 
d)
weight and mass
16.
Force of gravity is directly proportional to
a)
Mass
b)
Weight
c)
Distance
d)
Time
17.
Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...
a)
mass and distance 
b)
mass and matter
c)
distance and weight 
d)
weight and mass
18.
Force of gravity is directly proportional to
a)
Mass
b)
Weight
c)
Distance
d)
Time
19.
If I double the mass of one object, but don't change anything else... WHat happens to the gravitational force between two objects?
a)
Doubles
b)
Quadruples
c)
Cut in Half
d)
4x Smaller
20.
Complete the following statement: The farther away two planets are the _______ the gravitational force between them.
a)
more
b)
same
c)
dosen't matter
d)
less
21.

Suppose that an astronaut throws a baseball in outer space at a location far from significant influences of gravity and air resistance. One would expect that the baseball would ____.

a)

eventually stop since all objects ultimately "lose their steam"

b)

eventually stop as its inertia slowly becomes used up

c)

continue in motion with the same speed and direction

d)

either a, b, or c -- depending on whether the astronaut continues to push it

22.

When all individual forces acting on an object are balanced, it is the natural tendency of an object to _____. List all that apply in alphabetical order with no spaces between letters.

a)

maintain its state of motion

b)

eventually stop

c)

accelerate

d)

either speed up, slow down or keep the same speed

e)

keep its velocity constant (either at a zero or non-zero value)

23.

All objects have inertia

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Inertia depends on ______

a)

Velocity

b)

Speed

c)

Distance

d)

Mass

25.

A skateboard rolls down a hill, reaches the level surface and eventually comes to a stop. The fact that the skateboard ultimately stops is best explained by ____.

a)

an unbalanced force would be required to keep the sled moving forward at constant speed

b)

the presence of an unbalanced force (e.g., friction) can cause a moving object to stop

c)

the presence of inertia causes it to stop

d)

the natural tendency of any object is to ultimately stop

26.

An astronaut kicks a soccer ball in outer space at a location far from significant influences of gravity and air resistance. The soccer ball will _________.

a)

continue in motion with the same speed and direction

b)

eventually stop as its inertia slowly becomes used up

c)

eventually stop since all objects ultimately "lose their steam"

d)

either a, b, or c -- depending on whether the astronaut continues to kick it

27.

Mac and Tosh are arguing in the cafeteria. Mac says that if he flings the jello with a greater speed it will have a greater inertia. Tosh argues that inertia does NOT depend upon speed, but rather upon mass. Who is correct?

a)

Mac

b)

Tosh

c)

Neither

d)

Both

28.

More mass = More inertia

a)

True

b)

False

29.

The rate something is traveling in a certain time

(example: miles per hour)

a)

velocity

b)

inertia

c)

speed

30.

The rate something is traveling in a certain direction.

a)

speed

b)

inertia

c)

velocity

31.

The amount of MATTER in an object.

a)

momentum

b)

velocity

c)

mass

32.

Inertia is the tendency of an object to resist a change in its ___________.

a)

temperature

b)

shape

c)

size

d)

motion

33.

the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion

a)

acceleration

b)

inertia

c)

mass

d)

frame of reference

34.
Objects with greater _________ also have greater inertia.
a)
speed
b)
mass
c)
temperature
d)
friction
35.

A force has both strength and _____.

a)

power

b)

direction

c)

color

d)

balance

36.

When Izzy and Zoe pull on the rope with the same amount of force, the forces are _____.

a)

increased

b)

unbalanced

c)

balanced

d)

decreased

37.

Why did Izzy fall when playing tug of war?

a)

he tripped

b)

unbalanced forces

c)

balanced forces

d)

he was pushed

38.
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
39.
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
40.
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
41.
How will this object move? 
a)
It won't move. 
b)
It will move to the right. 
c)
It will move to the left. 
d)
It will move up. 
42.
Balanced or Unbalanced?
a)
Balanced 
b)
Unbalanced
43.

Velocity is speed with __________________________.

a)

a unicycle helmet

b)

direction

c)

fight

44.

The rate at which something moves is what?

a)

time

b)

space

c)

sound

d)

speed

45.

Fonzie flies through the air 24 meters on water skis wearing a leather jacket with swimming trunks over the shark. It takes him 2 seconds to make the jump. How fast was Fonzie flying through the air on water skis in a leather jacket and swimming trunks?

a)

8 m/sec

b)

12 m/sec

c)

22 m/sec

d)

26 m/sec

46.

An old lady rolls down a hill at 3 meters/second. The hill is 36 meters long. How many seconds does it take the old lady to reach the bottom of the hill?

a)

39 seconds

b)

12 seconds

c)

15 seconds

d)

33 seconds

47.
Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?
a)
km/s
b)
m/s2
c)
mi/hr
d)
ft
48.
When a car goes around a corner at 20 mph, why do we say it  accelerates?
a)
The car is accelerating because of the velocity is constant
b)
The car accelerates because it's going 20 mph
c)
Cars always accelerate when they are in motion
d)
The car is accelerating because it's changing direction
49.
Acceleration only takes place when things speed up. 
a)
True
b)
False
50.
In each of the following cases, determine where the car has no acceleration ?
a)
A car shortly after a stoplight turns green.
b)
A car approaching a red light
c)
A car with the cruise control set at 80 km/h
d)
A car turning a curve at a constant speed
51.
Acceleration can be classified as _______________
a)
Speeding up
b)
Slowing Down
c)
Changing directions
d)
All of the above
52.

What is Newton's Third Law of Motion?

a)

an object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion will stay in motion until an outside force acts upon it

b)

the acceleration of an object will be equal to the net force of an object divided by its mass

c)

for every action, there will be an equal and opposite reaction

d)

an object that is not moving will stay not moving moving until an unbalanced force acts on it

53.

If a bird hit your windshield on your car, the force of the car on the bird equals

a)

the force of the bird on your car.

b)

the force of the car on the brid

c)

an elastic collision on the windshield

d)

a noncontact force acting on the windshield

54.

If you throw a ball into the air, Earth exerts a force on the ball. The ball in the air exerts no force on Earth.

a)

True; all forces act alone

b)

False; there will always be a force pair

55.

What is the net force?

a)

3 N

b)

3 N, right

c)

17 N, right

d)

3 N, left

56.
This type of force resist motion between two surfaces that are pressed together
a)
contact
b)
gravity
c)
friction
57.
This type of force resist motion between two surfaces that are pressed together
a)
contact
b)
gravity
c)
friction