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Newton's Laws Review

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In "an object in motion tends to stay in motion", the word "motion" means

a)

mass

b)

force

c)

acceleration

d)

velocity

2.

T or F? When an object accelerates, it must be changing speed.

a)

true

b)

false

3.

T or F? When an object changes speed, it must be accelerating.

a)

true

b)

false

4.

The force that maintains motion is

a)

applied force

b)

gravitational

c)

inertia

d)

Nonsense! No force is required to maintain motion.

5.

Inertia means

a)

no mass

b)

no motion

c)

no acceleration

d)

no clue

6.

These forces cause acceleration.

a)

net

b)

external

c)

inertial

d)

nonconservative

7.

T or F? An object moving in a circle at a constant speed is accelerating.

a)

true

b)

false

8.

T or F? An object moving in a straight line at a constant speed is accelerating.

a)

true

b)

false

9.

Normal means

a)

support

b)

net

c)

average

d)

perpendicular

10.

The weight of an object is

a)

the same as the mass

b)

the force exerted by gravity

c)

inertia

d)

independent of location

11.

Newton's Second Law says

a)

mg - T = ma

b)

F = ma

c)

Fnet = ma

d)

W = mg

12.

Friction opposes

a)

motion

b)

natural motion

c)

circular motion

d)

accelerated motion

13.

A more massive object _______ has more inertia than a less massive object.

a)

always

b)

sometimes

c)

never

14.

T or F? Inertia is the tendency of all objects to resist motion and eventually come to a stop.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

T or F? It would take a force to keep an object in motion at a constant velocity

a)

true

b)

false

16.

T or F? Forces always cause objects to move.

a)

true

b)

false

17.

T or F? A force is a vector quantity; there is always a direction associated with it.

a)

true

b)

false

18.

T or F? An object that is moving rightward must have a rightward force acting on it.

a)

true

b)

false

19.

T or F? If an object is moving right and slowing down, then the net force is directed left.

a)

true

b)

false

20.

Force is measured in

(select all that are correct)

a)

kilograms

b)

Newtons

c)

m/s2

d)

kg•m/s2

21.

Newtons / (m/s2) =

a)

meters

b)

kilograms

c)

seconds

22.

Balanced forces ______ change motion.

a)

always

b)

sometimes

c)

never

23.

Internal forces ______ change motion.

a)

always

b)

sometimes

c)

never

24.

External forces ______ change motion.

a)

always

b)

sometimes

c)

never

25.

Acceleration is caused by

a)

force

b)

non-zero force

c)

non-zero net force

d)

non-zero external net force

26.

T or F? Inertia is a force.

a)

true

b)

false

27.

An inertial reference frame is one that is not

a)

moving

b)

accelerating

c)

translating

d)

rotating

28.

Which is grammatically correct?

a)

1 kg is 10 N

b)

1 kg has a weight of 10 N

c)

Both of the other answers are correct.