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Newton's Laws

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who made the 3 laws of motion?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Albert Einstein

2.

Who was Isaac Newton?

a)

A physicist and mathematician who developed the principles of modern physics

b)

A mathematician and doctor who discovered gravity

c)

A smart person who discovered gravity

d)

A scientist who helped name gravity and motion

3.

What are Newton´s laws of motion?

a)

The principles of modern physics

b)

The explanation of gravity

c)

Mass x Volume

d)

An equation that tells us why we don´t float away

4.

How many laws of motion are there?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

2

d)

3

5.

What are the laws of motion called?

a)

Newton´s laws of motion

b)

Isaac´s motion laws

c)

The motion laws

d)

Sir Isaac´s laws

6.

When did Isaac Newton state these laws?

a)

1903

b)

1687

c)

1722

d)

1434

7.

What is Newton´s first law of motion?

a)

When a body is acted upon by a force, the time rate of change of its momentum equals the force.

b)

Objects will always go in the same direction no matter what acts upon them

c)

An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and same direction unless acted on by an unbalanced external force?

d)

When two bodies interact, they apply forces to one another that are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction

8.

What is an example of Newton´s first law of motion?

a)

Passengers swinging in a turning bus

b)

An apple falling to the ground when you drop it

c)

A dog running

d)

Digesting your food

9.

What is not an example of Newton´s first law?

a)

An astronaut floating through space

b)

Your feet hitting the ground when you run

c)

Brakes applied by a bus driver abruptly

d)

A ball rolling on the ground

10.

What is Newton´s second law of motion?

a)

When two bodies interact, they apply forces to one another that are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction

b)

Everything on earth is being pulled to the ground by a force called gravity

c)

An object in motion will stay in motion and an object at rest will stay at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced external force

d)

The time rate of change of the momentum of a body is equal in both magnitude and direction to the force imposed on it

11.

What is an example of Newton´s second law of motion?

a)

A dog barking

b)

Pushing a shopping cart

c)

Walking on the sidewalk

d)

Bubbles forming at the top of a solution

12.

What is not an example of Newton´s second law?

a)

Pushing a car vs a truck

b)

Kicking a ball

c)

Trying to move an object

d)

A ball slowing down after rolling

13.

What is Newton´s third law of motion?

a)

When two bodies interact, they apply forces to one another that are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction

b)

An object in motion stays in motion and an object at rest stays at rest until acted on by an unbalanced external force

c)

An object that is dropped will fall to the ground due to the pull of gravity towards the earth

d)

The time rate of change of the momentum of a body is equal in both magnitude and direction to the force imposed on it

14.

What is an example of Newton´s third law of motion?

a)

Sliding across ice

b)

Bouncing a ball

c)

Jumping up and down

d)

Riding a bike

15.

What is not an example of Newton´s third law?

a)

Washing dishes

b)

The upward thrust of a rocket

c)

Swimming

d)

A slingshot

16.

What is inertia and what law does it correlate to?

a)

Mass x Volume; 3rd law

b)

The pull downwards to the earth; 1st law

c)

Mass compared to volume; 2nd law

d)

The resistance of any physical object to a change in its velocity; 1st law

17.

What is the equation of Newton´s third law?

a)

FAB = FBA

b)

y = mx + b

c)

mass x volume

d)

Fe2 + C = Fe2C2

18.

What is the equation of Newton´s second law?

a)

Mass x Volume

b)

y = mx + b

c)

FAB = FBA

d)

F = m x a

19.

Which words correlate to Newton´s 3 laws?

a)

Inertia

b)

Motion

c)

Drag

d)

Force

20.

Which words do not correlate to Newton´s 3 laws?

a)

Wheels

b)

Friction

c)

Acceleration

d)

Property