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Energy/Newton's Laws

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Conservation

b)

Physics

c)

Inertia

d)

Force

2.

If an object is in motion it will remain ______, unless an external force act on it.

a)

in motion

b)

at rest

c)

gravity

d)

weightless

3.

Objects with larger _____ also have greater inertia.

a)

inertia

b)

energy

c)

mass

d)

weightlessness

4.

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

a)

opposite and equal

b)

opposite and unequal

c)

unbalanced

d)

severe

5.

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

a)

net force

b)

maximum force

c)

unbalanced force

d)

force

6.

What is an example of an noncontact force?

a)

air resistance

b)

gravity

c)

friction

d)

unbalanced

7.

When you push on a wall, the wall pushes back on you with _____force.

a)

not enough

b)

more

c)

no

d)

equal

8.

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

9.

What units is force measured in?

a)

kilograms

b)

pounds

c)

Newtons

d)

centimeters

10.
What is the name for a push or pull?
a)
A movement
b)
A force
c)
Speed
d)
Density
11.
A ball and a car are rolling down hill what type of energy is used
a)
potential
b)
kinetic
c)
chemical
d)
thermal
12.
__________ is stored energy. 
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above 
d)
All of the above 
13.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
14.
Heat is the movement of ______.
a)
radiation
b)
thermal energy
c)
cold
d)
fire
15.
Heat from the sun travels to Earth by _____.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
insulation
d)
radiation
16.
When plants convert the sun's energy into food, which type of energy is it?
a)
kinetic
b)
chemical
c)
thermal
d)
radiant
17.
What kind of energy is represented in this picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Potential
c)
Nuclear
d)
Mechanical
18.
What kind of energy does this device use?
a)
Chemical
b)
Electrical
c)
Thermal
d)
Chemical
19.
What kind of energy is represented in the picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Sound
d)
Nuclear
20.
A battery converts what type of energy to another?
a)
sound to kinetic
b)
light to heat
c)
mechanical to electrical
d)
chemical to electrical
21.
Wind turbines and windmills convert what energy to another?
a)
Kinetic to electric
b)
Gravitational potential to electric
c)
Mechanical to potential
d)
Thermal to sound
22.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
23.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
24.
The masses of four objects are given in this table. If all objects are struck with the same amount of force, which one will have the greatest acceleration?
a)
Object 1
b)
Object 2
c)
Object 3
d)
Object 4
25.
Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.
a)
False
b)
True
c)
It depends
d)
I don't care