WorksheetsNewton's Laws Practice Quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 30mins
A baseball player bats a ball with a force of 1,000 N. The ball exerts a reaction force against the bat of...?
Whenever an object exerts a force on another object, the second object exerts a force of the same magnitude, but in the opposite direction to that of the first object.
Always true
Sometimes true
Never true
Kids pull on a wagon. As they pull there is a force acting
upon the wagon but not on the kid
upon the kid but not on the wagon
upon the kid and the wagon
Forces always occur
as single quantities
in pairs
by themselves
A dog plays with a ball. Consider the action force the dog touching the ball. What is the reaction force?
The friction of the ground on the ball.
The ball pushing the ground.
The ground pulling the dog.
The ball touching the dog.
A person is attracted towards the center of Earth by a 440N gravitational force. The force with which Earth is attracted toward the person is
More than 440N
Less than 440N.
The same, 440N.
An unfortunate bug splatters against the windshield of a moving car. Compared to the force of the car on the bug, the force of the bug on the car is
larger.
the same.
smaller
need more information to say.
In order to make a cart start to move forward, a horse must pull harder on the cart than the cart pulls on the horse.
TRUE
FALSE
What is inertia?
Is a push or pull upon an object
The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
Two forces acting in opposite directions on an object, and equal in size
Forces that cause a change in the motion of an object
Weight is a measure of the force of ______ on an object.
Gravity
Oxygen
Mass
Magnetism
Mass is the amount of ______ in an object.
Matter
Gravity
Velocity
Friction
A force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact
Friction
Inertia
Potential Energy
Kinetic Energy
Overall force acting on an object
Friction
Net Force
Velocity
Gravity
Law of Action-Reaction
First
Second
Third
1st
Law of Motion
2nd
Law of Motion
3rd
Law of Motion
1st
Law of Motion
2nd
Law of Motion
3rd
Law of Motion
1st
Law of Motion
2nd
Law of Motion
3rd
Law of Motion
An automobile you are riding in suddenly stops, but you continue to go forward.
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion (Law of Inertia)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion (Law of F=ma)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion (Law of Action-Reaction)
1st
Law of Motion
2nd
Law of Motion
3rd
Law of Motion
A stationary car is set in motion by the force of another bumper car colliding with it.
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion (Law of Inertia)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion (Law of F=ma)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion (Law of Action-Reaction)
A magician pulls a table cloth from under a table of dishes.
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion (Law of Inertia)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion (Law of F=ma)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion (Law of Action-Reaction)
A skater pushes another skater forward, but the one pushing moves backwards.
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion (Law of Inertia)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion (Law of F=ma)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion (Law of Action-Reaction)
The harder you hit a baseball, the faster it accelerates.
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion (Law of Inertia)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion (Law of F=ma)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion (Law of Action-Reaction)
You push against a wall and the wall is pushing back on you.
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion (Law of Inertia)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion (Law of F=ma)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion (Law of Action-Reaction)
The acceleration of a 4 kg bowling ball will be greater than the acceleration of a 6 kg bowling ball if the same force is applied to both.
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion (Law of Inertia)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion (Law of F=ma)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion (Law of Action-Reaction)
As the fuel in a rocket ignites, the force of gas expansion and explosion pushes out the back of the rocket and pushes the rocket forward.
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion (Law of Inertia)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion (Law of F=ma)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion (Law of Action-Reaction)
A swimmer pushes water back with her arms but her body moves forward.
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion (Law of Inertia)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion (Law of F=ma)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion (Law of Action-Reaction)
