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Newtons Second Law

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If I apply the same force to a ping pong ball and a bowling ball, which one will accelerate farther and faster?

a)

ping pong ball

b)

bowling ball

c)

I have no idea

2.
How much force is needed to accelerate a 3kg skateboard at 5m/s2?
a)
8N
b)
1.6N
c)
0.6N
d)
15N
3.
If a 10 kilogram object accelerates suddenly at 15 m/s^2, how much force was applied to the object?
a)
150 Newtons
b)
15 Newtons
c)
150 kilograms
d)
100 kilograms
4.

What two variables define force?

a)

speed and velocity

b)

mass and acceleration

c)

mass and velocity

d)

distance and time

5.

For this question, refer to the image to the left...

The larger the ___________ of an object, the greater the ____________ needed to change the direction or the speed.

a)

mass / tow truck

b)

suitcases / force

c)

mass / force

d)

windows / force

6.

What is the formula for the 2nd law of motion?

a)

a = lw

b)

F = mama

c)

F = ma

d)

F = llama

7.

Why is it harder to push a van filled with bowling balls than it is to push a van with basketballs?

a)

The mass of the car is greater than the mass of the basketballs

b)

The mass of the bowling balls is greater than the mass of the basketballs

c)

The van with the basketballs is bigger than the van with the bowling balls

d)

It should be equally as hard to push the two vans

8.
You pull a wagon with your younger sister in it. Which of these would accelerate the rate at which you can pull the wagon?
a)
pull the wagon with less force
b)
Pull the wagon with more force
c)
Have your sister push down on the wagon
d)
Put another of your siblings in the wagon
9.

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

10.

According to Newton's second law of motion, if a rigid body of unchanging mass is observed accelerating, what must be happening?

a)

A force was once applied but is now not being applied.

b)

The mass must be changing.

c)

Unbalanced forces act "all crazy!!!" on an object.

d)

A force is being applied to the mass.