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Forces and Laws of Motion

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

CONCEPT RECALL: This law states that “Force is directly proportional to the mass and acceleration of an object.”

a)

Law of Inertia

b)

Law of Motion

c)

Law of Interaction

d)

Law of Acceleration

2.

CONCEPT RECALL: It is the tendency of an object to persist in its state of rest or of uniform motion in a straight line.

a)

Law of Inertia

b)

Law of Motion

c)

Law of Interaction

d)

Law of Acceleration

3.

CONCEPT RECALL: It is a type of force that requires physical contact between objects.

a)

Contact force

b)

Balanced force

c)

Unbalanced force

d)

Non-contact force

4.

CONCEPT RECALL: It is a type of force that causes a change in motion and has a net force not equal to zero.

a)

Contact force

b)

Balanced force

c)

Unbalanced force

d)

Non-contact force

5.

CONCEPT RECALL: Forces acting on an object at the same time are combined.

a)

Net force

b)

Contact force

c)

Unbalanced force

d)

Non-contact force

6.

COMPREHENSION: You are to adjust to a new environment but you want to resist the changes because you are stable and steady in your position. What law is being exhibited by this situation?

a)

Law of Inertia

b)

Law of Motion

c)

Law of Interaction

d)

Law of Acceleration

7.

COMPREHENSION: Five coins tied on a thread can be spun faster compared to several coins tied on a thread. What law is being exhibited by this situation?

a)

Law of Inertia

b)

Law of Motion

c)

Law of Interaction

d)

Law of Acceleration

8.

COMPREHENSION: A man jumped off from a moving bus and tries to move towards the direction of the bus after landing. What law of motion can explain this occurrence?

a)

Law of Inertia

b)

Law of Motion

c)

Law of Interaction

d)

Law of Acceleration

9.

COMPREHENSION: Swimming is possible by ‘slicing’ the water and pushing it with your hands. What law of motion can explain this occurrence?

a)

Law of Inertia

b)

Law of Motion

c)

Law of Interaction

d)

Law of Acceleration

10.

COMPREHENSION: Zoey lines up to ride on the roller coaster zip line. As she was waiting in the line, she saw that her lighter classmates tend to sway a lot compared to those who have greater mass during the ride. Assuming that they were released on the line with the same amount of force, what law of motion can explain this?

a)

Law of Inertia

b)

Law of Motion

c)

Law of Interaction

d)

Law of Acceleration

11.

DISCRIMINATION: Action-at-a-distance forces or field forces

a)

Gravity

b)

Air resistance

c)

Magnetic force

d)

Electrical force

12.

DISCRIMINATION: Contact forces

a)

Normal force

b)

Frictional force

c)

Tensional force

d)

Gravitational force

13.

DISCRIMINATION: Gravitational force

a)

equals mass

b)

towards the earth

c)

has an acceleration of 9.8 m/s2

d)

downward force acting on a body

14.

APPLICATION: A 10,000 kg-car experiences a 2,000-N horizontal net force. What could be its acceleration due to net force?

What formula will help you solve the problem?

a)

a =Vf − Vita\ =\frac{Vf\ -\ Vi}{t}  

b)

a = dta\ =\ \frac{d}{t}  

c)

a = Fma\ =\ \frac{F}{m}  

d)

a = Fd

15.

APPLICATION: m = 10, 000 kg, F = 2000 N. What could be its acceleration due to net force?

a)

a = 0.20 m/s2 

b)

a = 0.02 m/s2  

c)

a = 20 m/s2  

d)

a = 200 m/s2