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Newton's Second Law of Motion: Private

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
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1.

For this question, refer to the image to the left...

The larger the ___________ of an object, the greater the ____________ needed to change the direction or the speed.

a)

mass / tow truck

b)

suitcases / force

c)

mass / force

d)

windows / force

2.

List the three (3) possibilities that an object might demonstrate when subjected to an unbalanced force:

(You must choose 3 answers)

a)

Speed Up

b)

Leave Our Atmosphere

c)

Slow Down

d)

Levitate In The Air

e)

Change Direction

3.

What unit is Force measured in?

a)

Nanograms

b)

Newtons

c)

Kilograms

d)

meters per second

4.

What is the formula for the 2nd law of motion?

a)

a = lw

b)

F = mama

c)

F = ma

d)

F = llama

5.

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

a)

The mass of the car is greater than the mass of the basketballs

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

6.
You pull a wagon with your younger sister in it. Which of these would accelerate the rate at which you can pull the wagon?
a)
pull the wagon with less force
b)
Pull the wagon with more force
c)
Have your sister push down on the wagon
d)
Put another of your siblings in the wagon
7.

If the man pushes with an equal amount of force, which object will accelerate more?

a)

Car because it has more mass

b)

Lawnmower because it has less mass

c)

Car because it has less mass

d)

Lawnmower because it has more mass

8.

According to Newton's second law of motion, if a rigid body of unchanging mass is observed accelerating, what must be happening?

a)

A force was once applied but is now not being applied.

b)

The mass must be changing.

c)

Unbalanced forces act "all crazy!!!" on an object.

d)

A force is being applied to the mass.

9.
Newton's second law of motion describes acceleration as force divided by __________.
a)
mass
b)
inertia
c)
speed
d)
direction
10.

According to __________, the acceleration of an object is equal to the net force acting on the object divided by the object's mass.

a)

Newton's Second Law

b)

Newton's Third Law

c)

Newton's First Law

d)

Marvin the Martian's Earthlings Can't Dance Law