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WorksheetsNewton's Laws of Motion
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins
What explains why objects resist changes in their state of motion?
gravity
inertia
force
friction
What explains a quantity that has BOTH speed and direction?
Inertia
Force
Speed
Velocity
Watch the first marble as it collides with the second marble . Which of Newton's Laws does this represent?
Observar cómo choca la primera canica con la segunda canica. ¿Cuál de las leyes de Newton representa esto?
Newton's 1st Law, inertia
Newton's 2nd Law, Force = m x a
Newton's 3rd Law, action/reaction
What is Newton's 1st Law?
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
An object at rest will stay at rest, an object in motion will stay in motion, unless an unbalanced force acts upon it.
Which of the following is an example of balancing forces?
A Book resting on the table.
A pencil is knocked off the desk.
What is Newton's 2nd Law?
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Acceleration depends on two variables, the mass of the object and the amount of force.
What explains why objects resist changes in their state of motion?
gravity
inertia
force
friction
What explains a quantity that has BOTH speed and direction?
Inertia
Force
Speed
Velocity
Newton's first law states that an object must travel at a constant speed and in ___________, unless an unbalanced force acts on it.
in a circle
a wave like manner
the same direction
Looking at the image. Decide if this is balanced or unbalanced.
Unbalanced
Balanced
Looking at the image. Decide if this is balanced or unbalanced.
Unbalanced
Balanced
The force that prevents a ball rolling on the ground from continuing on it's path forever is...
Friction
Gravity
Inertia
A ______ is a push or pull on an object.
force
speed
acceleration
velocity
If you are pushing a 1000 kg car at 0.5 m/s2, how many newtons would that be?
Going down a hill a 12 kg sled has a force of 36 N. What is it's acceleration?
An object of mass 300 kg is observed to accelerate at the rate of 4 m/s2. Calculate the force required to produce this acceleration.
A force of 200 N is exerted on an object of mass 40 kg that is located on a sheet of perfectly smooth ice.Calculate the acceleration of the object.
Looking at the image. Decide if this is balanced or unbalanced.
Unbalanced
Balanced
Looking at the image. Decide if this is balanced or unbalanced.
Unbalanced
Balanced
If you are pushing a 1000 kg car at 0.5 m/s2, how many newtons would that be?
Going down a hill a 12 kg sled has a force of 36 N. What is it's acceleration?
Watch the first marble as it collides with the second marble . Which of Newton's Laws does this represent?
Observar cómo choca la primera canica con la segunda canica. ¿Cuál de las leyes de Newton representa esto?
Newton's 1st Law, inertia
Newton's 2nd Law, Force = m x a
Newton's 3rd Law, action/reaction
What is Newton's 1st Law?
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
An object at rest will stay at rest, an object in motion will stay in motion, unless an unbalanced force acts upon it.
Which of the following is an example of balancing forces?
A Book resting on the table.
A pencil is knocked off the desk.
What is Newton's 2nd Law?
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Acceleration depends on two variables, the mass of the object and the amount of force.
What explains why objects resist changes in their state of motion?
gravity
inertia
force
friction
What explains a quantity that has BOTH speed and direction?
Inertia
Force
Speed
Velocity
Newton's first law states that an object must travel at a constant speed and in ___________, unless an unbalanced force acts on it.
in a circle
a wave like manner
the same direction
Looking at the image. Decide if this is balanced or unbalanced.
Unbalanced
Balanced
Looking at the image. Decide if this is balanced or unbalanced.
Unbalanced
Balanced
The force that prevents a ball rolling on the ground from continuing on it's path forever is...
Friction
Gravity
Inertia
A ______ is a push or pull on an object.
force
speed
acceleration
velocity
If you are pushing a 1000 kg car at 0.5 m/s2, how many newtons would that be?
Going down a hill a 12 kg sled has a force of 36 N. What is it's acceleration?
An object of mass 300 kg is observed to accelerate at the rate of 4 m/s2. Calculate the force required to produce this acceleration.
A force of 200 N is exerted on an object of mass 40 kg that is located on a sheet of perfectly smooth ice.Calculate the acceleration of the object.
What is Newton's 1st Law?
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
An object at rest will stay at rest, an object in motion will stay in motion, unless an unbalanced force acts upon it.
What is Newton's 1st Law?
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
An object at rest will stay at rest, an object in motion will stay in motion, unless an unbalanced force acts upon it.
A box is accelerated to the right across rough ground by a horizontal force Fa. The force of friction is Ff. The weight of the box is Fg and the normal reaction is Fn. Which is the free-body diagram for this situation?
Two blocks of weight 5 N and 2 N are attached to two ropes, X and Y.
The blocks hang vertically. The mass of the ropes is negligible. What is the tension in X and the tension in Y?
7N, 7N
7N, 2N
5N, 2N
5N, 3N
A cart of mass 4.0 kg is being pulled with a force of 24 N. The cart accelerates at 3.0m s–2. What is the net force on the cart?
6.0 N
8.0 N
12 N
24 N
Two boxes in contact are pushed along a floor with a force F. The boxes move at a constant speed. Box X has a mass m and box Y has a mass 2m..
What is the resultant force acting on Y?
0
F/2
F
2F
An object falls vertically from rest. Air resistance acts on the object and it reaches a terminal speed. Which of the following is the distance–time graph for its motion?
A skydiver of mass 90 kg falls vertically with a constant speed of 20 m s–1. The upward force acting on the skydiver is approximately
0 N
90 N
900 N
1800 N
If you applied a force of 10 N to both a toy car and a real car, which would have the greater acceleration?
toy car
real car
