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Newton's Law of Motion

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An object at rest will _______ if no outside forces are applied.
a)
Stay at rest
b)
Increase Velocity
c)
Decrease Mass
2.
The SI units for force are...
a)
Kilograms
b)
Newtons
c)
Meters per second
d)
Pounds
3.
According to Newton’s first law of motion, a moving object that is not acted on by an unbalanced force will
a)
remain in motion.
b)
eventually come to a stop.
c)
change its momentum.
d)
accelerate.
4.
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.
5.
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
6.
If net force acting on object is 0, then the force is considered to be..
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
c)
Equal in Direction
d)
Distance/Time
7.
Which type of force(s) will cause a change in an object's motion?
a)
gravity
b)
zero net force
c)
balanced forces
d)
unbalanced forces
8.

A book is lying at rest on a table. The book will remain there at rest because

a)

there is a net force but the book has too much inertia

b)

there are no forces acting on it at all

c)

there is no net force on the book

d)

there is a net force, but the book is too heavy to move

9.

It is more difficult to start a 50-kg box sliding across the floor than a 5-kg box because the 50-kg box has greater

a)

color

b)

speed

c)

inertia

d)

velocity

10.
According to Newton's second law, if you increase the force applied to an object :
a)
it accelerates more
b)
it doesn't move
c)
you get more inertia
d)
it decelerates