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Newton's Laws of Motion Test 22-23

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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?

a)

Segment A

b)

Segment B

c)

Segment C

d)

Segment D

2.

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?

a)

12 m

b)

24 m

c)

48 m

d)

96 m

3.

The graphs below show the motion of two toy cars. Which statement best compares the motion of the two cars?

a)

Car 1 traveled faster than Car 2

b)

Car 1 had the same velocity as Car 2

c)

Car 1 had a greater acceleration than Car 2

d)

Car 1 traveled in a different direction than Car 2

4.

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?

a)

3 N left

b)

3 N right

c)

17 N left

d)

17 N right

5.

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?

a)

the mass of the acorn

b)

the force of the acorn

c)

the density of the acorn

d)

the velocity of the acorn

6.

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?

a)

0.1

b)

0.5

c)

1.0

d)

2.0

7.

What causes a free falling object to accelerate?

a)

inertia

b)

gravity

c)

initial speed

d)

initial direction

8.

The rate of acceleration of an object is determined by the mass of the object and

a)

the initial velocity of the object

b)

the forces acting on the object

c)

the direction of movement of the object

d)

the change in kinetic energy of the object

9.

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?

a)

friction increases mechanical advantage

b)

friction opposes the direction of movement

c)

friction makes movement of an object easier

d)

friction reduces the amount of work used to move an object

10.

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)

a frictional force

b)

the size of the bat

c)

the mass of the ball

d)

a gravitational force

11.

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.

a)

friction

b)

magnetism

c)

wind speed

d)

electrical force

12.

Which characteristic would most affect the acceleration of an object?

a)

the mass

b)

the speed

c)

the texture

d)

the volume

13.

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)

a rocket takes off from the ground

b)

a book slides forward on a seat when the car stops

c)

a heavier ball falls at the same speed as a lighter ball

d)

a vehicle rounds a curve and changes its accleration

14.

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?

a)

for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction

b)

a force of attraction exists between any two objects with mass

c)

the force of an object is the product of its mass multiplied by its acceleration

d)

an object in motion tends to stay in motion unless an unbalanced force acts upon it

15.

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?

a)

the force of gravity on the cue ball

b)

the friction applied by the table to the cue ball

c)

the force applied to the black ball by the cue ball

d)

the force applied by the stick to the cue ball

16.

When a hammer strikes a nail, the nail

a)

exerts balanced forces that helps it from moving

b)

exerts a force equal to the weight of the hammer

c)

exerts an unbalanced force that changes its velocity

d)

exerts an equal and opposite force back on the hammer

17.

The Moon is in orbit around Earth. What keeps the Moon from changing its orbit?

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

weight

d)

rotation

18.

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?

a)

0.02 km/s

b)

34.98 km/s

c)

35.00 km/s

d)

17.5 km/s

19.

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?

a)

1, 2, and 5

b)

1, 2, and 3

c)

2, 3, and 5

d)

2, 3, and 4

20.

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?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

21.

Mountain bike tires have large, knob-like treads. These tires are useful on steep slopes because they

a)

increase friction

b)

carry heavy weights

c)

increase the stopping distance

d)

prevent braking of the bicycle

22.

Which mass is undergoing the greatest amount of accleration?

a)

1 kg subjected to a force of 1 N

b)

1 kg subjected to a force of 100 N

c)

100 kg subjected to a force of 1 N

d)

100 kg subjected to a force of 100 N

23.

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?

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

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?

a)

the velocity of the ball changed

b)

the density of the ball changed

c)

the speed of the ball remained the same

d)

the kinetic energy of the ball remained the same

25.

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?

a)

the friction force increases Point 1 and Point 2

b)

the friction force decreases momentum between Point 1 and Point 2

c)

The force applied from the push decreases between Point 1 and Point 2

d)

The pushing force starts at Point 1 and the friction force stops at Point 2

26.

Newton's 1st Law of Motion

a)

The unit of force that equals 1kg x m/sec^2

b)

The law of inertia. The greater the mass, the greater the inertia.

c)

The total of all the forces acting on an object

d)

The property of a moving object that depends on its mass and velocity

27.

net force

a)

The total of all forces acting on an object

b)

The rate of change in velocity over time

c)

The property of a moving object that depends on its mass and velocity

d)

The tendency of an object to resist a change in its movement

28.

reference point

a)

The total of all forces acting on an object

b)

A point against which the position of an object is measured

c)

The change in velocity of an object that depends on its mass and velocity

d)

The tendency of an object to resist a change in its movement

29.

friction

a)

A force that resists motion in two objects that are moving against each other

b)

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

c)

A push or pull exerted on an object

d)

The law of inertia. The greater the mass, the greater the inertia.

30.

speed

a)

The speed of an object in a particular direction

b)

distance / time; The rate at which an object moves.

c)

The force applied = the object's mass times the acceleration; F=ma

d)

The constant velocity after which an object stops accelerating

31.

Newton's 3rd Law of Motion

a)

The force applied = the object's mass times the acceleration; F=ma

b)

The property of a moving object that depends on its mass and velocity

c)

The law of inertia. The greater the mass, the greater the inertia.

d)

Momentum = mass x velocity. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. p=mv

32.

Newton's 2nd Law of Motion

a)

The force applied = the object's mass times the acceleration; F=ma

b)

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.

c)

Momentum = mass x velocity. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. p=mv

d)

The total of all forces acting on an object