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Laws of Motion

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following has the least inertia?

a)

Pencil

b)

School bag

c)

Book

d)

Table

2.

A passenger in a bus tends to fall backward when the bus starts suddenly due to the_____________.

a)

inertia of motion

b)

inertia of direction

c)

inertia of rest

d)

none from the choices

3.

A cyclist does not come to rest immediately after he stops peddling due to the ______________________.

a)

inertia of rest

b)

inertia of motion

c)

inertia of direction

d)

none from the choices

4.

A rider on a horse back falls forward when the horse suddenly stops. This is due to ___________________.

a)

inertia of horse

b)

inertia of rider

c)

large weight of the horse

d)

losing of the balance

5.

Swimming is possible on account of ________________.

a)

Newton’s first law of motion

b)

Newton’s second law of motion

c)

Newton’s third law of motion

d)

None from the choices

6.

A car is a rest. We can conclude that the weight caused by gravitational attraction to the Earth and the contact (normal) force of the car with the Earth are equal and opposite because ______________.

a)

the two forces are third law pairs.

b)

the net force on the car is zero.

c)

neither of the choices.

d)

all of two choices.

7.

When a horse pulls a cart, the force that helps the horse to move forward is the force exerted by _________________.

a)

the cart on the horse

b)

the ground on the horse

c)

the ground on the cart

d)

the horse on the ground

8.

A passenger in a bus tends to fall backward when the bus starts suddenly due to the_____________.

a)

inertia of motion

b)

inertia of direction

c)

inertia of rest

d)

none from the choices