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TEST NEWTONS LAWS

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Newton's 1st Law is also called the Law of ...

a)

Friction

b)

Inertia

c)

Unbalanced forces

d)

Newtons

2.
The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion is...
a)
inertia
b)
kinetic energy
c)
vector
d)
net force
3.
Calculate the net force shown in the  diagram?
a)
6 N
b)
0 N
c)
3 N
d)
9N
4.

Objects tend to stay at rest unless acted upon by ______

a)

An inside force

b)

An outside force

c)

A balanced Force

5.

What is the net force acting on this box?

a)

8N to the right

b)

5N to the left

c)

0N

d)

6N to the left

6.

What is the net force acting on this box?

a)

16N to the right

b)

4N to the left

c)

0N

d)

8N to the left

7.

combine and form a net force of anything but zero

a)

unbalanced forces

b)

newton's first law

c)

balanced forces

d)

inertia

8.

Unbalanced forces change the motion of an object

a)

True

b)

False

9.
A change in velocity over time is called ___________.
a)
speed
b)
force
c)
acceleration
d)
direction
10.

An object of mass 10 kg is accelerated upward at 2 m/s2. What force is required?

a)

20 N

b)

2 N

c)

5 N

d)

0 N

11.

Newton's Second Law can be expressed as

a)

v = d / t

b)

E = mc2

c)

F = ma

d)

m1v1 = m2v2

12.

An object accelerates 5 m/s2 when a force of 20 newtons is applied to it. What is the mass of the object?

a)

4 kg

b)

20 kg

c)

0.5 kg

d)

2 kg

13.
What is the net force?
a)
40 N left
b)
0 N Balalnced
c)
400 N right
d)
40 N right
14.

Forces always occur

a)

as single quantities

b)

in pairs

c)

by themselves

15.

A dog plays with a ball. Consider the action force the dog touching the ball. What is the reaction force?

a)

The friction of the ground on the ball.

b)

The ball pushing the ground.

c)

The ground pulling the dog.

d)

The ball touching the dog.

16.

According to Newton's third law, if you push gently on something, it will push

a)

gently on something else.

b)

on you only if you aren't moving.

c)

gently on you

d)

on something only under the right conditions.

17.

Which law states that a=F/m

a)

Newton's First Law

b)

Newton's Second Law

c)

Newton's Third Law

d)

Newton's Fourth Law

18.

The law of conservation of momentum states that the total momentum of a group of objects

a)

increases after a collision

b)

decreases after a collision

c)

remains the same after a collision

d)

increases and then decreases after the collision

19.

What force slows down motion?

a)

inertia

b)

weight

c)

friction

d)

gravity

20.

What is the equation for mass?

a)

m= f x a

b)

m = F/a

c)

m= A/f

d)

m= kg x N

21.

What is the equation for force?

a)

f= a/m

b)

F= ma

c)

F= m/a

d)

F= N x S

22.

Who i the "inventor" of the Laws of Motion?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Gregor Mendel

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Sir Isaac Newton

23.

Isaac Newton was a...

a)

Knight

b)

Alien

24.

______ is the sum of all forces acting on an object.

a)

Balanced force

b)

Unbalanced force

c)

Net force

d)

Force

25.

A car is able to slow down because breaks increase the amount of friction between the tires and the road, this results in a _______ force.

a)

Unbalanced

b)

Balanced

c)

Special

d)

Universal

26.

F=ma

If you increase an object's mass....

a)

The force decreases

b)

The acceleration Increases

c)

The acceleration decreases

d)

The force increases

27.

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction is an example of...

a)

Newton's First Law

b)

Newton's Second Law

c)

Newton's Third Law

d)

Newton's Fourth Law

28.

MMA star Connor McGregor weighs about 72kg and accelerates his arm at 75m/s, what is the force that was generated?

a)

5,400N

b)

147N

c)

1N

d)

5,400J

29.

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

a)

Unbalanced

b)

Balanced

30.

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

a)

Unbalanced

b)

Balanced

31.
A force of 90N is applied to each cart below, which one will accelerate the fastest?
a)
Cart 1
b)
Cart 2
c)
Cart 3 
d)
Cart 4
32.

A dictionary weighing 15 Newtons is placed on a desk.

What is the force that the desk exerts on the dictionary?

a)

none

b)

15 N

c)

1.5 N

d)

150 N

33.

30 mph west is an example of ________

a)

Force

b)

Speed

c)

Velocity

d)

Acceleration

34.

A car traveling 65 mph is an example of its _____.

a)

Force

b)

Speed

c)

Accerelation

d)

Velocity

35.

What is Newton's 1st Law of Motion?

a)

Force = Mass x Acceleration

b)

An object at rest stays at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced, external force

c)

What goes up must come down

d)

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

36.

What is Newton's 3rd Law of Motion?

a)

Force = Mass x Acceleration

b)

An object at rest stays at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced, external force

c)

What goes up must come down

d)

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

37.

According to Newton's 3rd law, how many balls will be expelled to the right when one ball is pulled and released from the left on a Newton's Cradle?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

None

38.

A performer pulls a tablecloth out from under a complete set of dinnerware as shown in the illustration. .Which of the following best explains the performer’s success at leaving the dinnerware on the table?

a)

the inertia of the dinnerware

b)

the large mass of the tablecloth

c)

the placement of the dinnerware

d)

the rough material of the tablecloth

39.

This type of graph is used to describe something about an object.

What could this graph describe?

a)

friction

b)

mass

c)

volume

d)

speed

40.

Which part of the picture is the 'action' and the 'reaction'?

a)

The action is the rocket lifting off and the reaction is the smoke coming out of the bottom

b)

The action is the smoke coming out of the bottom and the reaction is the rocket lifting off