WorksheetsApplying Newton's Laws
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 21mins
A soccer ball is sitting in the middle of a field. The ball will remain at rest until an outside force like a players foot or the wind acts upon it. Which of Newton's laws is represented by this?
1st
2nd
3rd
Think about pushing a shopping cart and a car. If you apply the same amount of force to both, the shopping cart will travel fast, but the car will hardly move. To move the car yo would need a larger force. Which of Newton's laws is being represented?
1st
2nd
3rd
Sally jumps on her trampoline. She exerts a force on the trampoline and the trampoline exerts an equal but opposite force back on Sally. This represents
Law 1
Law 3
Law 2
What Newtons law does this picture represent
Newtons 1st law
Newtons 2nd law
Newtons 3rd law
Newtons 4th law
Which law explains that it would take more force to push the car than the lawnmower?
1st
2nd
3rd
When you are running. your foot exerts force on the ground and the ground exerts force back onto you. Which of Newton's laws is represented
1st
2nd
3rd
If we put the same force on a bowling ball and a soccer ball, the soccer ball will move faster! Which law explains this?
1st
2nd
3rd
Which way would a swimmer push to move forward in the water?
To the left
Forward
Backward
The reason a ball bounces up when it hits the ground:
The ball and ground repel each other.
The ball exerts a force on the ground, and the ground exerts a force on the ball.
Watch as Blake pushes the 2 cars of different masses with about the same force. Observe what happens. Which of Newton's Laws does this represent?
Newton's 1st Law, inertia
Newton's 2nd Law, Force = m x a
Newton's 3rd Law, action/reaction
Watch as I send the car down the track. What happens as I increase the force that I am using? Which of Newton's Laws does this represent?
Newton's 1st Law, inertia
Newton's 2nd Law, Force = m x a
Newton's 3rd Law, action/reaction
Newton's third law states that any action will have a(n) _______ and ______ reaction
Equal and similar
Equal and opposite
Equal and different
Greater and opposite
Observe the motion of the washer as I quickly pull the card out from under it. What happened to the washer? Why? Which of Newton's Laws does this represent?
Newton's 1st Law, inertia
Newton's 2nd Law, Force = m x a
Newton's 3rd Law, action/reaction
When a student runs and kicks a ball, they have applied an ___________ force to move the ball.
Balanced
Magnetic
Spring
Unbalanced
