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Newton's laws of motion

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Gravity and Tension are both examples of contact forces.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

All objects have inertia, whether they are moving or not.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

How are we suppose to know?

d)

Don't ask me

3.

To change the motion of an object, inertia must be overcome by a __________ acting on the object.

a)

Temperature

b)

Force

c)

Net force

d)

Velocity

4.

The tendency of an object to resist a change in its state of motion is called the object's ______.

a)

Mass

b)

Momentum

c)

Friction

d)

Inertia

5.

Without a force to stop or slow a moving object, the object will move forever in a ______ .

a)

line

b)

curve

c)

straight line

d)

zig-zag line

6.

Objects at rest remain at rest and objects traveling at a steady rate in a straight line continue that way until _________acts on them.

a)

a force

b)

balanced force

c)

momentum

d)

resultant force

7.
An object in motion will stay in what kind of motion as long as the net forces acting on it are zero?
a)
slowing motion in a straight line
b)
accelerating motion in a straight line
c)
constant motion in a straight line
d)
constant motion in an unpredictable direction
8.
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 
9.

Describe what will happen to the truck in this picture

a)

Accelerate

b)

Decelerate

c)

Constant speed

d)

Stationary

10.
One kg multiplied by m/scan also be expressed as 1 __________.
a)
direction
b)
mass
c)
kilogram2
d)
newton
11.

What is the SI unit of impulse __________.

a)

N

b)

kg m/s^2

c)

Ns

d)

kg/s

12.

A 20 000g bike accelerates at 10 m/s2. what is the force acting upon it?

a)

2 000 N

b)

200 000 N

c)

200 N

d)

20 000 N

13.

Newton's Second Law can be expressed as

a)

a = Fm

b)

m = Fa

c)

Ft = mv-mu

d)

m1v1 = m2v2

14.

What happens when unbalanced forces act on an object at rest?

a)

the object remains at rest

b)

the object accelerates in an unpredictable direction

c)

the object begins accelerates in the direction of the net force

d)

the object begins moving opposite to the direction of net force

15.

The initial momentum and final momentum of a closed system remains constant is the law of:

a)

Dissipation of momentum

b)

Conservation of momentum

c)

Destruction of momentum

d)

Rate of change of momentum

16.

The main difference between elastic and inelastic collision is that in inelastic collision,

a)

Objects stick together just before collision

b)

Objects collide inelastically

c)

Objects move apart after collision

d)

Objects stick together after collision

17.

What is Newtons 2nd law of motion?

a)

Force = Mass multiplied by velocity

b)

Weight of cocoyam = Mass of cocoyam multiplied by gravity

c)

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

d)

The law of inertia

18.

Newton’s 3rd law states that for every action, there is an ________ reaction.

a)

unequal and opposite

b)

equal and similar

c)

stronger and opposite

d)

equal and opposite

19.

When a cannon fires a cannon ball we observe Newton's third law. Which is the reaction force?

a)

The cannon moving forward

b)

The cannon moving backwards

c)

The cannon ball moving backwards

d)

The cannonball moving forward

20.

Action reaction forces never cancel each other out because

a)

They act on different objects.

b)

They act on the same objects

c)

They do not act on objects.

d)

They are a couple, so they are nice to each other

21.

Forces always occur in________

a)

waves

b)

triplets

c)

pairs

d)

numbers

22.

The two paired forces in Newton's third law:

a)

act on different objects

b)

are equal in size

c)

are opposite in direction

d)

all of the above

e)

None of the above

23.

The direction of force of friction is always _____ to the direction of motion

a)

same

b)

opposite

c)

unchanged

d)

none of these

e)

I'm done with this quiz

24.

Frictional force depends on ____

a)

Force acting between the surfaces

b)

Nature of the surface area

c)

both a and b

d)

none of the above

25.

What does friction produce?

a)

light

b)

sound

c)

heat

d)

all of the above

e)

non of the above