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WorksheetsNewton's Laws of Motion Test 22-23
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
Stephanie rode to the local farmer's market with her grandmother. The graph below illustrates their trip. Which line segment represents the time the car was parked at the farmer's market?
Segment A
Segment B
Segment C
Segment D
A toy robot moved from a starting point, traveling in a straight line at different speeds and then turning around and returning to the starting point at different speeds. What is the total distance that the toy robot traveled?
12 m
24 m
48 m
96 m
The graphs below show the motion of two toy cars. Which statement best compares the motion of the two cars?
Car 1 traveled faster than Car 2
Car 1 had the same velocity as Car 2
Car 1 had a greater acceleration than Car 2
Car 1 traveled in a different direction than Car 2
Nicolas is playing with his toy car. A parachute in the back of the car is released to help slow down the car. If the forces act on the car as shown in the picture, what is the net force?
3 N left
3 N right
17 N left
17 N right
A squirrel dropped an acorn from a branch of an oak tree. Which of these will change as the acorn falls from the tree to the ground?
the mass of the acorn
the force of the acorn
the density of the acorn
the velocity of the acorn
At Point A, a downhill skier is traveling at 0.5 meters per second. Ten seconds later at Point B, the same skier has reached a speed of 1.5 m/s. What is the average acceleration of the skier?
0.1
0.5
1.0
2.0
What causes a free falling object to accelerate?
inertia
gravity
initial speed
initial direction
The rate of acceleration of an object is determined by the mass of the object and
the initial velocity of the object
the forces acting on the object
the direction of movement of the object
the change in kinetic energy of the object
A student reads his paper on friction to the class. Which statement should be include in his paper if he wants to present accurate information?
friction increases mechanical advantage
friction opposes the direction of movement
friction makes movement of an object easier
friction reduces the amount of work used to move an object
A baseball player swings his bat and hits a ball along the ground. After some time, the ball rolls to a stop on the level playing field. What most likely causes the ball to stop moving?
a frictional force
the size of the bat
the mass of the ball
a gravitational force
A toy car starts a the top of a ramp, rolls down and slows to a stop. Which acts most to bring the car to a stop.
friction
magnetism
wind speed
electrical force
Which characteristic would most affect the acceleration of an object?
the mass
the speed
the texture
the volume
Isaac Newton discovered the three laws of motion. Which example best illustrates Newton's third law of motion, which describes action and reaction forces?
a rocket takes off from the ground
a book slides forward on a seat when the car stops
a heavier ball falls at the same speed as a lighter ball
a vehicle rounds a curve and changes its accleration
Angela blows air into a balloon and holds the end of it closed with her fingers. When she lets go of the end of the balloon, Angela observes that the release of the air propels the balloon. The propelling of the balloon from the release of the air is an example of which of Newton's laws?
for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
a force of attraction exists between any two objects with mass
the force of an object is the product of its mass multiplied by its acceleration
an object in motion tends to stay in motion unless an unbalanced force acts upon it
In a billiards game, the white cue ball hits the black ball, moving the black ball to the right while the cue ball moves to the left. If the action force applied by the cue ball to the black ball, which force is the reaction force?
the force of gravity on the cue ball
the friction applied by the table to the cue ball
the force applied to the black ball by the cue ball
the force applied by the stick to the cue ball
When a hammer strikes a nail, the nail
exerts balanced forces that helps it from moving
exerts a force equal to the weight of the hammer
exerts an unbalanced force that changes its velocity
exerts an equal and opposite force back on the hammer
The Moon is in orbit around Earth. What keeps the Moon from changing its orbit?
friction
gravity
weight
rotation
A meteor moves into Earth's atmosphere at a speed of 35.00 km/s. It is slowed by friction with Earth's atmosphere by 0.02 km/s before it reaches Earth's surface. What is the final speed of the meteor?
0.02 km/s
34.98 km/s
35.00 km/s
17.5 km/s
Alex is writing down notes as he watches his friend Carla in a bicycle race. He makes the following notes. Which notes show that Carla's bicycle is in motion?
1, 2, and 5
1, 2, and 3
2, 3, and 5
2, 3, and 4
The motion of a toy car is shown in the graph below. In which section of the graph is the moving away from its starting point?
W
X
Y
Z
Mountain bike tires have large, knob-like treads. These tires are useful on steep slopes because they
increase friction
carry heavy weights
increase the stopping distance
prevent braking of the bicycle
Which mass is undergoing the greatest amount of accleration?
1 kg subjected to a force of 1 N
1 kg subjected to a force of 100 N
100 kg subjected to a force of 1 N
100 kg subjected to a force of 100 N
This graph shows the motion of an object as it moves away from a point and then back to its starting point. Which graph shows the total distance traveled by the object?
Juan kept a record of his attempts to get a soccer ball into the goal in an effort to improve his skills. Part of his data is shown on the chart. Which is true about the soccer ball used by Juan?
the velocity of the ball changed
the density of the ball changed
the speed of the ball remained the same
the kinetic energy of the ball remained the same
Mimi pushes a book from the edge of a table and releases it at Point 1. It slides across the table and stops at Point 2. Which statement best explains the forces that act on the book as it slides across the table?
the friction force increases Point 1 and Point 2
the friction force decreases momentum between Point 1 and Point 2
The force applied from the push decreases between Point 1 and Point 2
The pushing force starts at Point 1 and the friction force stops at Point 2
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
The unit of force that equals 1kg x m/sec^2
The law of inertia. The greater the mass, the greater the inertia.
The total of all the forces acting on an object
The property of a moving object that depends on its mass and velocity
net force
The total of all forces acting on an object
The rate of change in velocity over time
The property of a moving object that depends on its mass and velocity
The tendency of an object to resist a change in its movement
reference point
The total of all forces acting on an object
A point against which the position of an object is measured
The change in velocity of an object that depends on its mass and velocity
The tendency of an object to resist a change in its movement
friction
A force that resists motion in two objects that are moving against each other
The result of unbalanced forces in a system where the net force is not 0; It occurs when an object changes position in relation to a reference point
A push or pull exerted on an object
The law of inertia. The greater the mass, the greater the inertia.
speed
The speed of an object in a particular direction
distance / time; The rate at which an object moves.
The force applied = the object's mass times the acceleration; F=ma
The constant velocity after which an object stops accelerating
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
The force applied = the object's mass times the acceleration; F=ma
The property of a moving object that depends on its mass and velocity
The law of inertia. The greater the mass, the greater the inertia.
Momentum = mass x velocity. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. p=mv
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
The force applied = the object's mass times the acceleration; F=ma
The result of unbalanced forces in a system where the net force is not 0; It occurs when an object changes position in relation to a reference point.
Momentum = mass x velocity. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. p=mv
The total of all forces acting on an object
