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Newton's Laws of Motion

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A rocket pushes burning gases DOWN which causes the rocket to launch UP. Which law is this?

a)

Newton's 1st Law of Motion

b)

Newton's 2nd Law of Motion

c)

Newton's 3rd Law of Motion

2.

An object in motion stays in motion in a straight line, and an object at rest stays at rest UNLESS ____________________

a)

acted on by a balanced force.

b)

acted on by an unbalanced force.

3.

A sports car speeds up much faster than a tow truck when a traffic light turns from red to green. Which law is this?

a)

Newton's 1st Law of Motion

b)

Newton's 2nd Law of Motion

c)

Newtons 3rd Law of Motion

4.
Two skaters begin at rest. Skater 1 has a smaller mass than Skater 2. After they push off each other,...
a)
Skater 1 experiences a greater change in momentum
b)
Skater 2 experiences a greater change in momentum
c)
Skater 1 has a greater velocity than Skater 2
d)
Skater 1 experiences a greater force
5.

Newton's first law of motion is also called the law of _______

a)

Conservation

b)

Physics

c)

Inertia

d)

Force

6.

Objects with larger _____ also have greater inertia.

a)

inertia

b)

energy

c)

mass

d)

weightlessness

7.

Newton's third law states for every action, there is an _____________ reaction.

a)

opposite and equal

b)

opposite and unequal

c)

unbalanced

d)

severe

8.

Combination of all the forces acting on an object is called ______?

a)

net force

b)

maximum force

c)

unbalanced force

d)

force

9.

Newton's second law of motion can be represented by which of the following formula

a)

a+b =C

b)

F = m x a

c)

S = d/t

d)

Y = mx+b

10.

What is the force used to move an object with a mass of .25kg and acceleration of 6.0 m/s^2

a)

15N

b)

0.15N

c)

1.5N

d)

5N

11.

What is the mass of an object that accelerates at 125 m/s^2 with the force of 500N?

a)

0.25kg

b)

4kg

c)

25kg

d)

0.4kg

12.
Which law best explains why people remain in motion when a car crashes, if they are not wearing a seat belt?
a)
Newton's Law of Inertia
b)
Newton's Law of F=ma
c)
Newton's Law of Force Pairs
d)
Newton's Law of Biology
13.

A man hits a 0.2 kg golf ball causing it to accelerate at rate of 20 m/s2. Calculate the force used on the golf ball.

a)

4 N

b)

100 N

c)

0.01 N

d)

20.2 N

14.

You push on a 0.75 kg mass with a force of 5N. How fast will the object accelerate?

a)

0.15 m/s2

b)

6.67 m/s2

c)

3.75 m/s2

d)

4.25 m/s2

15.

When a bug hits a windshield of a car, the force of the car on the bug equals the force of the bug on the car

a)

True

b)

False