WorksheetsNewton's Laws: Which one?
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
READ THIS: Each one of Newton's Laws can play a role in any one particular situation. However, one of the laws is often most obviously dominant in governing the motion of a situation. Pick which of Newton's most governs the situations described below.
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Which of Newton's Laws of Motion governs this situation:
A helicopter must have two sets of blades in order to fly with stability.
Newton's 1st Law
(Inertia)
Newton's 2nd Law
(Fnet = ma)
Newton's 3rd Law
(Action/Reaction)
Which of Newton's Laws of Motion governs this situation:
If you were in an elevator and the cable broke, jumping up just before the elevator hit the ground would not save you. Sorry.
Newton's 1st Law
(Inertia)
Newton's 2nd Law
(Fnet = ma)
Newton's 3rd Law
(Action/Reaction)
Which of Newton's Laws of Motion governs this situation:
You usually jerk a paper towel from a roll in order to tear it instead of pulling it smoothly.
Newton's 1st Law
(Inertia)
Newton's 2nd Law
(Fnet = ma)
Newton's 3rd Law
(Action/Reaction)
Which of Newton's Laws of Motion governs this situation:
A student desk changes the amount of force it puts on other objects throughout a school day.
Newton's 1st Law
(Inertia)
Newton's 2nd Law
(Fnet = ma)
Newton's 3rd Law
(Action/Reaction)
Which of Newton's Laws of Motion governs this situation:
Heavy objects are not easier to move around in a horizontal fashion on the Moon than on the Earth.
Newton's 1st Law
(Inertia)
Newton's 2nd Law
(Fnet = ma)
Newton's 3rd Law
(Action/Reaction)
Which of Newton's Laws of Motion governs this situation:
The stronger, heavier team in a tug-of-war does not create a larger tension in the rope than the weaker, lighter team.
Newton's 1st Law
(Inertia)
Newton's 2nd Law
(Fnet = ma)
Newton's 3rd Law
(Action/Reaction)
A rubber ball is dropped onto the floor. What force causes the ball to bounce?
Gravity
Tension
Normal
Elastic
In the absence of gravity, all objects can be moved with equal ease.
True
False
Which pulls harder?
Does the Earth pull on the Moon harder, or does the Moon pull harder on the Earth?
Earth pulls harder on Moon
Moon pulls harder on Earth
Nonsense! The Earth and the Moon pull on eachother with the same force.
