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Newton's Laws of Motion

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What explains why objects resist changes in their state of motion?

a)

gravity

b)

inertia

c)

force

d)

friction

2.

What explains a quantity that has BOTH speed and direction?

a)

Inertia

b)

Force

c)

Speed

d)

Velocity

3.

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?

a)

Newton's 1st Law, inertia

b)

Newton's 2nd Law, Force = m x a

c)

Newton's 3rd Law, action/reaction

4.

What is Newton's 1st Law?

a)

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

b)

An object at rest will stay at rest, an object in motion will stay in motion, unless an unbalanced force acts upon it.

5.

Which of the following is an example of balancing forces?

a)

A Book resting on the table.

b)

A pencil is knocked off the desk.

6.

What is Newton's 2nd Law?

a)

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

b)

Acceleration depends on two variables, the mass of the object and the amount of force.

7.

What explains why objects resist changes in their state of motion?

a)

gravity

b)

inertia

c)

force

d)

friction

8.

What explains a quantity that has BOTH speed and direction?

a)

Inertia

b)

Force

c)

Speed

d)

Velocity

9.

Newton's first law states that an object must travel at a constant speed and in ___________, unless an unbalanced force acts on it.

a)

in a circle

b)

a wave like manner

c)

the same direction

10.

Looking at the image. Decide if this is balanced or unbalanced.

a)

Unbalanced

b)

Balanced

11.

Looking at the image. Decide if this is balanced or unbalanced.

a)

Unbalanced

b)

Balanced

12.

The force that prevents a ball rolling on the ground from continuing on it's path forever is...

a)

Friction

b)

Gravity

c)

Inertia

13.
An empty truck and a fully loaded truck are next to each other at a traffic light. When the light turns green, the lighter truck increases speed more quickly. Which of these best explains this situations
a)
Newton's first law
b)
Newton's second law
c)
Newton's third law
d)
Conservation of momentum
14.
The combination of all the forces acting on an object is the...
a)
net force
b)
action force
c)
reaction force
d)
balance force
15.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
16.

A ______ is a push or pull on an object.

a)

force

b)

speed

c)

acceleration

d)

velocity

17.
F=MA
If you are pushing a 1000 kg car at 0.5 m/s2, how many newtons would that be? 
a)
2000 N
b)
60N
c)
500 N
d)
12 N
18.
What Unit do we Measure Force in? 
a)
Newtons
b)
Joules
c)
Force
d)
Don't know
19.
F=MA 
Going down a hill a 12 kg sled has a force of 36 N. What is it's acceleration? 
a)
2 m/s2
b)
3 m/s2
c)
432 m/s2
d)
0.33 m/s2
20.
F=Ma
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)
75 N
b)
.013 N
c)
1200 N
d)
2 N
21.
F=Ma
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. 

a)
5 m/s2
b)
8000 m/s2
c)
0.2 m/s2
d)
1.32 m/s2
22.
What is the net force?
a)
40 N left
b)
0 N Balalnced
c)
400 N right
d)
40 N right
23.

Looking at the image. Decide if this is balanced or unbalanced.

a)

Unbalanced

b)

Balanced

24.

Looking at the image. Decide if this is balanced or unbalanced.

a)

Unbalanced

b)

Balanced

25.
An empty truck and a fully loaded truck are next to each other at a traffic light. When the light turns green, the lighter truck increases speed more quickly. Which of these best explains this situations
a)
Newton's first law
b)
Newton's second law
c)
Newton's third law
d)
Conservation of momentum
26.
The combination of all the forces acting on an object is the...
a)
net force
b)
action force
c)
reaction force
d)
balance force
27.
F=MA
If you are pushing a 1000 kg car at 0.5 m/s2, how many newtons would that be? 
a)
2000 N
b)
60N
c)
500 N
d)
12 N
28.
F=MA 
Going down a hill a 12 kg sled has a force of 36 N. What is it's acceleration? 
a)
2 m/s2
b)
3 m/s2
c)
432 m/s2
d)
0.33 m/s2
29.

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?

a)

Newton's 1st Law, inertia

b)

Newton's 2nd Law, Force = m x a

c)

Newton's 3rd Law, action/reaction

30.

What is Newton's 1st Law?

a)

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

b)

An object at rest will stay at rest, an object in motion will stay in motion, unless an unbalanced force acts upon it.

31.

Which of the following is an example of balancing forces?

a)

A Book resting on the table.

b)

A pencil is knocked off the desk.

32.

What is Newton's 2nd Law?

a)

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

b)

Acceleration depends on two variables, the mass of the object and the amount of force.

33.

What explains why objects resist changes in their state of motion?

a)

gravity

b)

inertia

c)

force

d)

friction

34.

What explains a quantity that has BOTH speed and direction?

a)

Inertia

b)

Force

c)

Speed

d)

Velocity

35.

Newton's first law states that an object must travel at a constant speed and in ___________, unless an unbalanced force acts on it.

a)

in a circle

b)

a wave like manner

c)

the same direction

36.

Looking at the image. Decide if this is balanced or unbalanced.

a)

Unbalanced

b)

Balanced

37.

Looking at the image. Decide if this is balanced or unbalanced.

a)

Unbalanced

b)

Balanced

38.

The force that prevents a ball rolling on the ground from continuing on it's path forever is...

a)

Friction

b)

Gravity

c)

Inertia

39.
An empty truck and a fully loaded truck are next to each other at a traffic light. When the light turns green, the lighter truck increases speed more quickly. Which of these best explains this situations
a)
Newton's first law
b)
Newton's second law
c)
Newton's third law
d)
Conservation of momentum
40.
The combination of all the forces acting on an object is the...
a)
net force
b)
action force
c)
reaction force
d)
balance force
41.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
42.

A ______ is a push or pull on an object.

a)

force

b)

speed

c)

acceleration

d)

velocity

43.
F=MA
If you are pushing a 1000 kg car at 0.5 m/s2, how many newtons would that be? 
a)
2000 N
b)
60N
c)
500 N
d)
12 N
44.
What Unit do we Measure Force in? 
a)
Newtons
b)
Joules
c)
Force
d)
Don't know
45.
F=MA 
Going down a hill a 12 kg sled has a force of 36 N. What is it's acceleration? 
a)
2 m/s2
b)
3 m/s2
c)
432 m/s2
d)
0.33 m/s2
46.
F=Ma
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)
75 N
b)
.013 N
c)
1200 N
d)
2 N
47.
F=Ma
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. 

a)
5 m/s2
b)
8000 m/s2
c)
0.2 m/s2
d)
1.32 m/s2
48.
What is the net force?
a)
40 N left
b)
0 N Balalnced
c)
400 N right
d)
40 N right
49.
What is the net force?
a)
40 N left
b)
0 N Balalnced
c)
400 N right
d)
40 N right
50.

What is Newton's 1st Law?

a)

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

b)

An object at rest will stay at rest, an object in motion will stay in motion, unless an unbalanced force acts upon it.

51.

What is Newton's 1st Law?

a)

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

b)

An object at rest will stay at rest, an object in motion will stay in motion, unless an unbalanced force acts upon it.

52.

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?

a)
b)
c)
d)
53.

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?

a)

7N, 7N

b)

7N, 2N

c)

5N, 2N

d)

5N, 3N

54.

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?

a)

6.0 N

b)

8.0 N

c)

12 N

d)

24 N

55.

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?

a)

0

b)

F/2

c)

F

d)

2F

56.

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)
b)
c)
d)
57.

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

a)

0 N

b)

90 N

c)

900 N

d)

1800 N

58.

If you applied a force of 10 N to both a toy car and a real car, which would have the greater acceleration?

a)

toy car

b)

real car