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Force and Motion- Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

a)

Newton's First Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

d)

Newton's 4th Law

2.

The greater the amount of mass an object has, the more force is needed to move it. F=MA

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

d)

Newton's 4th Law

3.

An object at rest tends to stay at rest, and an object in motion tends to stay in motion, unless acted on by an opposing force.

a)

Newton’s 1st Law

b)

Newton’s 2nd Law

c)

Newton’s 3rd Law

d)

Newton’s 4th Law

4.

The measure of the speed and the direction of a specific object.

a)

Force

b)

Acceleration

c)

Velocity

d)

Speedometer

5.

A change in velocity.

a)

Acceleration

b)

Velocity

c)

Gravity

d)

Inertia

6.

The measure of the speed and the direction of a specific object.

a)

Velocity

b)

Traveling

c)

Acceleration

d)

Axis

7.

Moving from one position to another.

a)

Traveling

b)

Hiking

c)

Friction

d)

Matter

8.

The space between two things.

a)

Traveling

b)

Acceleration

c)

Velocity

d)

Distance

9.

An imaginary line around which an object rotates.

a)

Inertia

b)

Force

c)

Axis

d)

Motion

10.

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

a)

Mass

b)

Matter

c)

Atom

d)

Friction

11.

A push or a pull. Causes motion.

a)

Effort

b)

Force

c)

Mass

d)

Matter

12.

The act of something moving, a change in position.

a)

Motion

b)

Axis

c)

Matter

d)

Force

13.

The measure of an amount of atoms in something

a)

Matter

b)

Gravity

c)

Axis

d)

Mass

14.

A force that acts in an opposite direction to movement.

a)

Inertia

b)

Friction

c)

Gravity

d)

Traveling

15.

The force that attracts objects towards another object.

a)

Inertia

b)

Gravity

c)

Force

d)

Velocity

16.

The tendency of things to keep traveling in the same direction at the same speed, unless something stops them.

a)

Acceleration

b)

Friction

c)

Axis

d)

Inertia

17.

Sliding a box across the floor is an example of:

a)

force

b)

acceleration

c)

friction

d)

axis

18.

Which one of the following objects has the greatest inertia?

a)

ping pong ball

b)

golf ball

c)

bowling ball

d)

tennis ball

19.

If you are pedaling a bicycle down the street, and stop pedaling eventually the friction between the tires and the ground will make the bike stop. Which of the Three Laws of Motion explain this?

a)

First Law

b)

Second Law

c)

Third Law

d)

Forth Law

20.

Who is the physicist who determined the laws of motion?

a)

Galileo

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Albert Einstein

21.

Which of the following would be an example of Newton’s Third Law of Motion?

a)

Sleeping

b)

Playing tag

c)

Running

d)

Tug of War

22.

How long will an object remain at rest, according to Newton's First Law of Motion?

a)

It can't rest.

b)

Until an unbalanced force occurs.

c)

Until noon.

d)

As long as there are unbalanced forces acting on it.

23.

For every ________ there is an equal and opposite _____________.

a)

Action, action

b)

Reaction, reaction

c)

Reaction, action

d)

Action, reaction

24.

Why is it harder to push a van filled with bowling balls than it is to push van filled with basketballs?

a)

The mass of the car is greater than the mass of the basketball.

b)

The mass of the bowling balls is greater than the mass of the basketballs.

c)

The van with the basketballs is bigger than the van with the bowling balls.

d)

It should be equally as hard to push the two vans

25.

Why do you lean towards the left when a car turns right?

a)

Because of inertia

b)

Because of gravity

c)

Because of buoyancy

d)

Because of velocity