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Newton's Laws of Motion

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

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1.

Newton's First Law is also known as...

a)

Law of Friction

b)

Law of Motion

c)

Law of Inertia

d)

actio = reactio

e)

Law of Gravity

2.

Which objects have inertia?

a)

Only objects in motion

b)

All objects with mass

c)

Only objects at rest

d)

All objects in motion

3.

The Voyager space probes keep moving away from earth because...

a)

they are not slowed down by friction

b)

their engines are pushing them forward

c)

they are still accelerating from their launch

d)

they are pulled by suns gravity

e)

they have inertia

4.

The motion of an object with a net force of 0 N acting on it is

a)

slowing down in a straight line

b)

constant speed in a straight line

c)

accelerating in a straight line

d)

accelerating in a curve

e)

slowing down in a curve

5.

Newton's First Law states that...

a)

force and inertia cancel each other out

b)

without a force there is no motion

c)

without a force, an object at rest stays at rest

d)

without a force, an object in motion stays in motion

e)

inertia causes friction

6.

Which kinds of forces cause a change in motion?

a)

balanced forces

b)

a net force of 0 N

c)

a net force larger than 0 N

d)

unbalanced forces

7.

Newton's Second Law...

a)

defines force as the cause of a change in motion

b)

shows that friction has to be a force

c)

defines mass as a resistance against a change in motion

d)

connects force with acceleration

8.

What is the unit of force?

a)

NN  

b)

ms2\frac{m}{s^2}  

c)

kgms2kg\cdot\frac{m}{s^2}  

d)

FF  

e)

JJ  

9.

Which equation describes Newton's Second Law?

a)

F=maF=\frac{m}{a}  

b)

F=maF=m\cdot a  

c)

a=Fma=\frac{F}{m}  

d)

a=mFa=\frac{m}{F}  

10.

What does an increase in acceleration mean for the force acting on an object?

a)

The force increases

b)

The force decreases

c)

The force is constant

d)

The force disappeared

11.

When a heavy car crashes into a lighter one...

a)

the heavier one applies a larger force to the lighter one

b)

both apply the same amount of force to each other

c)

the lighter one applies a larger force to the heavier one

d)

the lighter one is slowed down more

e)

the heavier one is slowed down more

12.

Newton's Third Law is also known as...

a)

Law of Friction

b)

Law of Motion

c)

Law of Inertia

d)

actio = reactio

e)

Law of Gravity

13.

An apple hanging from a tree...

a)

is not affected by a force

b)

is only affected by gravity

c)

applies the same force to earth as earth applies to the apple

d)

applies less force to earth than earth applies to the apple

e)

applies more force to earth than earth applies to the apple

14.

Newton's Third law states that for every action, there is...

a)

a reaction proportional to the mass

b)

a reaction proportional to the friction

c)

an equal and opposite reaction

d)

an equal reaction in the same direction

15.

A book is lying on a table and gravity is pulling it down with a force of 10 N. What stops the book from accelerating downward with 9.8 ms29.8\ \frac{m}{s^2}  ?

a)

The table is pushing the book upward with a force of 10 N

b)

The table is pushing the book upward with a force greater than 10 N

c)

Inertia

d)

The net force acting on the book is 0 N

16.

Weight...

a)

is a force

b)

is caused by gravity

c)

is another word for mass

d)

is directly proportional to mass

e)

is different on the Moon and on Earth

17.

Friction...

a)

is a force

b)

can be caused by the inertia of air molecules

c)

is a reaction to inertia

d)

depends on gravity

e)

is different for moving and stationary objects

18.

How much force is needed to accelerate a car with 2000 kg at 2 ms22\ \frac{m}{s^2}  ?

a)

1000 N

b)

2000 N

c)

4000 N

d)

8000 N

19.

A dog pulling a 5 kg bike with a force of 70 N causes an acceleration of...

a)

1.4 ms21.4\ \frac{m}{s^2}  

b)

35 ms235\ \frac{m}{s^2}  

c)

350 ms2350\ \frac{m}{s^2}  

d)

14 ms214\ \frac{m}{s^2}  

20.

Newton's Third Law requires

a)

2 objects to interact with each other

b)

2 forces acting on an object

c)

inertia

d)

forces cancelling each other