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Newton's laws check up

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A force can____________.

a)

make an object move

b)

make a moving object stop moving

c)

slow an object down

d)

all of the above

2.

True or false: An object resting on the ground can move without force.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

When you push or pull something, you are creating_________________.

a)

weight

b)

a speed

c)

a force

d)

a surface

4.

Imagine you kick four balls with the same amount of force. Which one will go the farthest?

a)

a 3 pound ball

b)

a 5 pound ball

c)

a 15 pound ball

d)

a 25 pound ball

5.

What does the force of gravity do to objects?

a)

It makes them float

b)

it makes them jump

c)

it pulls them to the center of earth

d)

it pushes them apart

6.

An example of the force of gravity is-

a)

a rocket flying through space

b)

a ball falling to the ground after it has been thrown

c)

a cloud moving across the sky

d)

the Sun rising

7.

What is Newton's First Law of Motion?

a)

F=M X A

b)

The Law of Inertia

c)

Force means a push or pull

d)

You must clean up Gail's classroom daily.

8.

If the man pushes with an equal amount of force, which object will accelerate more?

a)

Car because it has more mass

b)

Lawnmower because it has less mass

c)

Car because it has less mass

d)

Lawnmower because it has more mass

9.

What is Newton's Third Law?

a)

The law of Inertia

b)

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

c)

For every action, there is a reaction.

d)

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

10.

Forces that cause a change in motion are...

a)

balanced forces

b)

unbalanced forces

11.

The 1st law of motion says "objects at (a)   will stay that way unless a unbalanced force acts upon them".

12.

____ is the tendency of objects to resists a change in motion.

a)

Friction

b)

Gravity

c)

Inertia

d)

Force

13.

The 2nd law of motion depends on two things...force applied and the ____.

a)

direction of an object

b)

speed of an object

c)

mass of an object

d)

weather

14.

The greater the force applied to an object, the ____ the acceleration.

a)

slower

b)

smaller

c)

greater

15.

The 3rd law states that forces always work in pairs.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which of these is NOT an example of the 3rd law of motion?

a)

A rocket launching

b)

A person rowing a boat

c)

An apple falling from a tree

d)

You blow up a balloon and then let it go, letting all the air out

17.

The 3rd law states that for every action there is an unequal and similar reaction.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

An object's motion won't change unless acted on by a ___.

a)

spell

b)

force

c)

motion

d)

command

19.

____ force is needed to move objects of larger mass.

a)

less

b)

equal

c)

more

d)

light

20.

The force that pulls objects down towards the center of the Earth.

a)

Friction

b)

Gravity

c)

Air Resistance

d)

Wind Resistance

21.

The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.

a)

More

b)

Less

22.

What would have the greatest kinetic energy?

a)

A car driving down a hill.

b)

A person running down a hill. 

c)

A ball rolling down a hill. 

23.

Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?

a)

a car parked at the top hill 

b)

a rolling tennis ball.

c)

a picture hanging on the wall 

d)

a piece of coal before it's burned 

24.

Where would this baseball have the least amount of kinetic energy?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

25.

What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?

a)

potential

b)

Kinetic

26.

What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

27.

What kind of energy is in a stretched rubber band?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

28.

At which point is potential energy greatest?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

29.

The energy stored in an object is called

a)

Potential

b)

Joule

c)

Transformed

d)

Kinetic

30.

This type of energy is caused by motion.

a)

Potential

b)

Solar

c)

Electrical

d)

Kinetic

31.

stretching a coil or a spring increases its potential energy

a)

true

b)

false

32.

How can you define balanced forces in your own words?

a)

Different in size and opposite in direction

b)

Equal in size and opposite in direction

c)

Opposite in size and opposite in direction

d)

Equal in size and same in direction

33.

Can you provide an example of balanced forces?

a)

A car accelerating uphill

b)

A person lifting a heavy object

c)

A book resting on a table

d)

Two people pushing a box with the same amount of force in opposite directions.

34.
Inertia is....
a)
for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
b)
larger objects take more force to move 
c)
an object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted on by an opposite force
d)
a push that acts in the opposite direction and it slows down.
35.
The rougher the surface, the faster an object will travel over the surface.
a)
True
b)
False
36.

When does an object have no kinetic energy?

a)

When it is at rest

b)

When it is moving very slowly

c)

When the only force acting on it is gravity

d)

When it has no electrical charge