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Forces and Newton's Laws of Motion

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
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1.

Newton's first law of motion is also called the law of _______

a)

Conservation

b)

Physics

c)

Inertia

d)

Force

2.

The velocity of an object changes only when it is acted on by an _________ force.

a)

special

b)

balanced

c)

newton

d)

unbalanced

3.

If an object is in motion it will remain ______, unless an external force act on it.

a)

in motion

b)

at rest

c)

gravity

d)

weightless

4.

Objects with larger _____ also have greater inertia.

a)

inertia

b)

energy

c)

mass

d)

weightlessness

5.

An object's acceleration is zero when the net force acting on an object is _______.

a)

greater than zero

b)

unbalanced

c)

heavy

d)

balanced

6.

Newton's third law states for every action, there is an _____________ reaction.

a)

opposite and equal

b)

opposite and unequal

c)

unbalanced

d)

severe

7.

Combination of all the forces acting on an object is called ______?

a)

net force

b)

maximum force

c)

unbalanced force

d)

force

8.

What is an example of an noncontact force?

a)

air resistance

b)

gravity

c)

friction

d)

unbalanced

9.

Newton's second law of motion can be represented by which of the following formula

a)

a+b =C

b)

F = m x a

c)

S = d/t

d)

Y = mx+b

10.

A change in velocity is called __________.

a)

direction

b)

acceleration

c)

deceleration

d)

force

11.

What units is force measured in?

a)

kilograms

b)

pounds

c)

Newtons

d)

centimeters

12.

Which direction will the force move this object? And with how much force?

(a)  

13.

Forces can be described as

a)

pushes

b)

pulls

c)

pushes or pulls

d)

I don't know

14.

What happens if forces are balanced?

a)

The object will move left

b)

The object will move right

c)

The object will keep moving at the same speed in the same direction

d)

The object will keep moving in the same direction but slow down

15.

What happens if forces are unbalanced?

a)

The object will changed direction, shape or speed

b)

It will move left

c)

It will move right

d)

It will only slow down

16.

Forces are represented using which shape?

a)

squares

b)

triangles

c)

circles

d)

arrows

17.

When do we see friction?

a)

when we pull something

b)

when one surface slides over another

c)

when we push something

d)

when we lift something

18.

Which surface is likely to cause the least friction?

a)

a rough surface

b)

a smooth surface

c)

a large surface

d)

a small surface

19.

What can we say about the forces of an object that is not moving?

a)

there must only be one force acting on it

b)

The forces must be balanced

c)

the forces must be unbalanced

d)

it must be very heavy

20.

Matter is pulled to the ground by

a)

space

b)

gravity

c)

air

d)

soil

21.

Gravity and friction are two types of

a)

inertia

b)

masses

c)

speed

d)

forces