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Forces and Newton's Laws

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the contact forces? (click all that are correct)

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

c)

Air Resistance

d)

Fluid Friction

e)

Magnetic Force

2.

The force that pulls things toward earth.

a)

Magnetic Force

b)

Gravitational Force

c)

Electrical Force

3.
What is force?
a)
A push exerted on an object
b)
A push or pull exerted on an object
c)
A pull exerted on an object
d)
Nothing
4.
If the net force acting on any moving object is zero, the object will _______________.
a)
accelerate
b)
come to a stop
c)
continue in constant motion in a straight line
d)
move in a circular path
5.
The sum of all forces acting on an object.
a)
Contact Force
b)
Balanced Force
c)
Unbalanced Force
d)
Net Force
6.
What is the net force?
a)
10 N
b)
0 N
c)
25 N
d)
1 N
7.
The tendency of an object at rest to stay at rest unless it is acted upon by a force is called ___________________.
a)
inertia
b)
motion
c)
gravity
d)
lubricant
8.
What is the formula for force?
a)
F=M/A
b)
F=A/M
c)
F=M*A
d)
F=M*F
9.
What is Newton's First Law
a)
F=ma
b)
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction
c)
An object at rest stays at rest, an object in motion stays in motion. 
d)
Friction 
10.

What is the formula to determine speed?

a)

Distance x Time

b)

Time / Distance

c)

Distance / Time

d)

Distanc + Time

11.

What force would cause a car to stop on a flat surface if there are no other forces acting on it?

a)

Gravitational and Friction

b)

Friction and Air Resistance

c)

Air Resistance and Fluid Friction

d)

Magnitism and Electrical

12.

Your dog is playing tug with you and neither one of you is moving. You are pulling with a force of 5 N. How much force is your dog pulling with?

a)

10 N

b)

15 N

c)

1 N

d)

5 N

13.

Why would an object start to move when placed on a surface?

a)

There are unbalanced forces acting on it causing it to accelerate.

b)

Gravity is creating a balanced force.

c)

Friction is acting on the object.

d)

All forces are balanced.

14.

Objects with greater _________ also have greater inertia.

a)

speed

b)

mass

c)

force

d)

friction

15.

Who would cause more damage when leaping over a small building?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

Select the correct answer

a)

Only one of these answers is lying

b)

The forces between two objects are always equal unless one of the objects break.

c)

This answer is incorrect

d)

All of the other answers are lying

17.

Force always come in________

a)

waves

b)

triplets

c)

pairs

18.

What happens to the balloon if the air is released ?

a)

Balloon goes right

b)

Balloon goes up

c)

Balloon goes down

d)

Balloon goes left

19.

The forces in a force pair are in _______ direction

a)

opposite

b)

same

20.
What is the net force?
a)
3 N left
b)
3 N right
c)
7 N left
d)
7 N right
21.
What is the net force?
a)
4.2 N left
b)
4.2 N right
c)
2.2 N left
d)
2.2 N right
22.

When forces are acting in the same direction they should be added together.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Forces that are acting in opposite directions should be subtracted from each other.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

The net force acting on the object is acting _____.

a)

to the right

b)

to the left

c)

up

d)

down

25.
Is it BALANCED? 
a)
Yes
b)
No
26.
With unbalanced forces, the object will move in the direction of the _______ force.
a)
larger 
b)
smaller 
c)
equal 
27.
Which runner stopped for a rest?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
28.

Deb walked to the ice cream shop. Sat and ate her ice cream and then went for a run.


Which graph matches this motion?

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

How long did Charlie stop for a rest?

a)

2.5 seconds

b)

2 seconds

c)

3 seconds

d)

5 seconds

30.
What is happening at A?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
31.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
32.

Susie went to the store, when she got there she realized that she forgot her wallet and returned home.


Which graph matches this motion?

a)
b)
c)
d)
33.

If the man pushes with an equal amount of force, which object will accelerate more?

a)

Car because it has more mass

b)

Lawnmower because it has less mass

c)

Car because it has less mass

d)

Lawnmower because it has more mass

34.
It takes more force to accelerate the iron man on the left than the iron man on the right because the iron man on the left has more mass. This best describes
a)
Newton's first law, the law of inertia
b)
Newton's second law, the law of acceleration
c)
Newton's third law, the law of action reaction 
d)
The law of universal gravitation

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