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Newton's Laws Quiz Prep

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which law? First, Second, or Third?

When you are standing up in a subway train and the train suddenly stops, your body continues to go forward.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

2.

Which law? First, Second, or Third?

As the fuel in a rocket ignites, the force of the gas expansion and explosion pushes out the back of the rocket and pushes the rocket forward.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

3.

Which law? First, Second, or Third?

A pitched baseball goes faster than one that is gently thrown.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

4.

Which law? First, Second, or Third?

When Bobby, age 5, and his dad are skipping pebbles on the pond, the pebbles that Bobby's dad throws go farther and faster than his.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

5.

Which law? First, Second, or Third?

When you paddle a canoe, the canoe goes forward.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

6.

Which law? First, Second, or Third?

A little girl who has been pulling a sled behind her in the snow is crying because when she stopped to tie her hat on, the sled kept moving and hit her in the back of the legs.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

7.

What measure is most similar to inertia?

a)

acceleration

b)

density

c)

mass

d)

velocity

8.

An object has a velocity of 2 m/s travelling North that has balanced forces. Describe the object’s motion over time in terms of direction and speed. 

4 lines
9.

Which of the following scenario(s) has unbalanced forces?

a)

The object is motionless.

b)

The object has a constant velocity.

c)

The object is accelerating.

10.

Which of the following scenario(s) has balanced forces?

a)

The object is motionless.

b)

The object has a constant velocity.

c)

The object is accelerating.

11.

If you travel from the Earth to the Moon, would your mass or weight change?

a)

Mass

b)

Weight

12.

An object at rest on a surface has a mass of 4.00 kilograms. What is the force of gravity on the book? (g = 9.81 m/s^2)

(a)  

13.

An object at rest on a surface has a mass of 4.00 kilograms. What is the force of the surface on the object? (g = 9.81 m/s^2)

(a)  

14.

An object at rest on a surface. What is the type of force the surface exerts on the object?

a)

Applied

b)

Friction

c)

Gravity

d)

Normal

e)

Tension

15.

An object has a weight of 400.0 N, what is its mass

(a)  

16.

If the mass of an object is 40.8 kg and the acceleration is +0.534 m/s^2, what is the net force? Include direction and units. Round for sig figs.



(a)  

17.
What is the net force?
a)
17 N Right
b)
3 N Right
c)
3 N Left
d)
17 N Left
18.

If the mass of the car is 300.0 kg, what is its acceleration?

(a)  

19.

A person pushes a large box across the floor to the right. Draw arrows on the box to show forces on the box to create a free-body diagram.

20.

If you know the mass of an object that is at rest and in contact with the floor on Earth, what two forces can you calculate.

a)

Normal

b)

Gravity

c)

Applied

d)

Friction

21.

A person is pushing a box with a mass of 16.8 kg across a floor. What is the type of force that pulls the box down?

a)

Applied

b)

Friction

c)

Gravity

d)

Normal

22.

A person is pushing a box with a mass of 16.8 kg across a floor. What is the direction and magnitude of the force that pulls the box down? Round for sig figs. Label units.

(a)  

23.

A person is pushing a box with a mass of 16.8 kg across a floor. What is the type of force that pushes the box up?

a)

Applied

b)

Friction

c)

Gravity

d)

Normal

24.

A person is pushing a box with a mass of 16.8 kg across a floor. What is the type of force that opposes the motion?

a)

Applied

b)

Friction

c)

Gravity

d)

Normal

25.

A person is pushing a box with a mass of 16.8 kg across a floor. What is the direction and magnitude of the force that pushes the box up? Round for sig figs. Label units.

(a)  

26.

A box with a mass of 16.8 kg has an acceleration of +0.324, what is the net force?

(a)  

27.

A box sliding across a surface has a net force of +5.44 N. If a person is pushing with a force 15.00N, what is the value of the opposing force?

(a)  

28.
A player throws a ball. The action force is the player impact on the ball. The reaction force is...
a)
The force of the ball impact on the player
b)
The force of the grip of the ball
c)
The celebration the player is thinking of
29.
An archer shoots an arrow. The action force is the bowstring against the arrow, the reaction force is...
a)
Air resistance against the bow
b)
the arrow's push against the bowstring
c)
the grip of the archer's hand on the bow
30.

A baseball player hits a ball with 400 N of force. How much force does the ball exert on the bat?

a)

300 N

b)

400 N

c)

500 N

d)

Not enough info to tell

31.

What is the value of the slope of the graph?

(a)  

32.

What are the units of the slope of a graph that plots force vs. mass?

a)

m

b)

kg

c)

m/s

d)

m/s^2

e)

N

33.

What quantity is measured by finding the slope of a graph that plots force vs. mass?

a)

force

b)

mass

c)

acceleration

d)

velocity

e)

time