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Newton's 3 Laws of Motion

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

F=ma

a)

Newton's

1st

Law of Motion

b)

Newton's

2nd

Law of Motion

c)

Newton's

3rd

Law of Motion

2.
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
3.

An automobile you are riding in suddenly stops, but you continue to go forward.

a)

Newton's

1st

Law of Motion

b)

Newton's

2nd

Law of Motion

c)

Newton's

3rd

Law of Motion

4.

When the force on a car is doubled, the acceleration is doubled.

a)

Newton's

1st

Law of Motion

b)

Newton's

2nd

Law of Motion

c)

Newton's

3rd

Law of Motion

5.

A magician pulls a table cloth from under a table of dishes.

a)

Newton's

1st

Law of Motion

b)

Newton's

2nd

Law of Motion

c)

Newton's

3rd

Law of Motion

6.

A skater pushes another skater forward, but the one pushing moves backwards.

a)

Newton's

1st

Law of Motion

b)

Newton's

2nd

Law of Motion

c)

Newton's

3rd

Law of Motion

7.

The harder you hit a baseball, the faster it accelerates.

a)

Newton's

1st

Law of Motion

b)

Newton's

2nd

Law of Motion

c)

Newton's

3rd

Law of Motion

8.

You push against a wall and the wall is pushing back on you.

a)

Newton's

1st

Law of Motion

b)

Newton's

2nd

Law of Motion

c)

Newton's

3rd

Law of Motion

9.

As the fuel in a rocket ignites, the force of gas expansion and explosion pushes out the back of the rocket and pushes the rocket forward.

a)

Newton's

1st

Law of Motion

b)

Newton's

2nd

Law of Motion

c)

Newton's

3rd

Law of Motion

10.

You are carrying a lunch tray when you bump into the edge of a table. Although the tray did not tip, your milk falls off of the front of the tray.

a)

Newton's

1st

Law of Motion

b)

Newton's

2nd

Law of Motion

c)

Newton's

3rd

Law of Motion

11.

What is Newtons 1st law of motion?

a)

Force= Mass multiplied by acceleration

b)

An object at rest stays at rest unless acted on an unbalanced force.

c)

For every action there is a equal and opposite re-action.

d)

Law of gravity

12.
What is Newtons 2nd law of motion?
a)
Force= Mass multiplied by acceleration
b)
An object at rest stays at rest unless acted on an unbalanced force.
c)
For every action there is a equal and opposite  re-action.
d)
Law of gravity 
13.
Which force produces a change in motion?
a)
unbalanced force
b)
balanced force
c)
gravitational force
d)
frictional force
14.

When you double the force the acceleration

a)

decreases by 1/2

b)

doubles

c)

triples

d)

decreases by 1/3

15.

When you double the mass the acceleration

a)

decreases by 1/2

b)

doubles

c)

triples

d)

decreases by 1/3

16.

Force and acceleration have

a)

a direct relationship

b)

an inverse relationship

17.

Mass and acceleration have

a)

a direct relationship

b)

an inverse relationship

18.

When you triple the mass the acceleration

a)

decreases by 1/2

b)

doubles

c)

triples

d)

decreases by 1/3

19.
Newton’s first law of motion is also called the law of ________?
a)
Mass
b)
Inertia
c)
Force
d)
Velocity
20.
A car speeding up, a dog slowing down and person turning around the block are examples of..
a)
Balanced Forces
b)
Unbalanced Forces
21.
Newton's third law states that any action will have a(n) _______ and ______ reaction
a)
Equal and similar
b)
Equal and opposite
c)
Equal and different
d)
Greater and opposite
22.

Which law best explains why more force must be applied to the bowling ball to make it accelerate at the same rate as the tennis ball.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

23.

Which of the following has more inertia?

a)

Bowling ball

b)

Tennis ball

24.

Which of the following has less inertia?

a)

Feather

b)

Hammer

25.

Newton's Third Law says that forces must always occur in _____.

a)

pairs

b)

groups of 20 or more

c)

individual circumstances

d)

friction

26.

What measurement is used to measure force?

a)

Newtons

b)

Kelvin

c)

Kilos

d)

Moles