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Combined Newton's Laws

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

According to Newton's first law of motion, what is required to change an object's motion?

a)

An unbalanced force

b)

A balanced force

c)

A bonus force

d)

A negative force

2.

You can ride a skateboard downhill without pushing off. What provides the unbalanced force?

a)

mass

b)

acceleration

c)

gravity

d)

wind

3.

A skateboarder hits a rough piece of pavement and comes to a sudden stop. What provides the unbalanced force?

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

air resistance

d)

mass

4.

Which direction will the tug of war battle move?

a)

towards the right

b)

the forces are balanced so it will not move

c)

up

d)

to the left

5.

In which two situations are the forces balanced?

a)

object in a constant uniform motion

b)

object at rest

c)

object increasing in velocity

d)

object decreasing in velocity

6.

Motion will always go in the direction of ___.

a)

gravitational pull

b)

friction

c)

a net force

d)

mass

7.

Select all the correct variations of the mathematical definition for Newton's second law.

a)

F = ma

b)

m = F/a

c)

a = F/m

d)

a/m = F

8.

According to Newton's second law, the amount of force required to accelerate an object depends on the object's ___.

a)

length

b)

size

c)

density

d)

mass

9.

According to Newton's second law, there is an inverse relationship between what two variables?

a)

force and mass

b)

force and acceleration

c)

mass and acceleration

d)

action force and reaction force

10.

According to Newton's second law, if I triple the force on an object, what happens to acceleration?

a)

It is divided by 3

b)

It stays the same

c)

It triples

d)

It increase by 3 m/s/s

11.

A 10 Kg mass is accelerated at 5 m/s/s when 50 N is applied to it. Identify the force in this scenario.

a)

10 Kg

b)

5 m/s/s

c)

50 N

d)

65

12.

Select all the examples of acceleration.

a)

A car's velocity increases from 10 m/s to 20 m/s

b)

A car's velocity decreases from 10 m/s to 5 m/s

c)

A car going north turns right and travels east

d)

A car travels in a straight path at a constant 50 m/s

13.

What happens when a 10 N force is applied to a 2 Kg mass?

a)

It accelerates at 5 m/s/s

b)

It comes to a stop

c)

It accelerates at 20 m/s/s

d)

It accelerates at 8 m/s/s

14.

How much net force is needed to accelerate a 10 Kg object at 2 m/s/s

a)

12 N

b)

5 N

c)

8 N

d)

20 N

15.

The soccer player is about to kick the soccer ball with a force of 10 N. How will the force the ball exerts on their foot compare?

a)

It will be the same (10 N)

b)

It will be less ( < 10 N)

c)

It will be greater ( > 10 N)

d)

It will be zero because the forces cancel

16.

A person stands on the earth's surface pushing down with a force equal to their weight. How does the reaction force of the earth compare to that of the person?

a)

It is greater than that of the person

b)

The earth produces no reaction force

c)

It is equal to the force of the person's weight

d)

It is zero

17.

Astronaut A and astronaut B are floating around in their space capsule. They have equal mass. If astronaut A pushes astronaut B with a force of 10 N, how will their motion compare?

a)

Astronaut B will float off to the right and astronaut A will remain still

b)

They have equal mass so there will be no motion

c)

Astronaut A will float off to the right and astronaut B will remain still

d)

Both astronauts will float away from each other because the force has an equal effect on both of them.

18.

A horse pushes against the ground in order to pull a wagon down the road. According to Newton's third law, the earth pushes back on the horse with equal force. Why don't the forces cancel each other out?

a)

They action and reaction forces act on different objects

b)

The action force is greater than the reaction force

c)

The mass of the wagon plus the horse is greater than the mass of the ground underneath them

d)

The horse produces an unbalanced force on the ground

19.

The graph shows the change in motion of a car. Which of the following describes the motion of the car indicated by the green line?

a)

The car maintains the same velocity

b)

The car is speeding up

c)

The car is slowing down

d)

The car is stopped

20.

The graph shows the change in position for a students walking through town. What is happening between points B and C?

a)

The person is running

b)

The person is stopped

c)

The person is speeding up

d)

The person is slowing down