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Newtons 1st law 2023 quiz

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Resistance to an unbalanced force

a)

Mass

b)

Resistance

c)

Inertia

d)

Force

2.

A measure of how much matter is present in a substance

a)

Weight

b)

Mass

c)

Force

d)

Inertia

3.

Distance/Time

a)

Average Speed

b)

Average Velocity

c)

Average Acceleration

d)

Average Travel

4.

Objects in motion tend to stay in motion

a)

Newtons 1st Law

b)

Newtons 2nd Law

c)

Newtons 3rd Law

d)

None

5.

Force= mass x Acceleration

a)

Newtons 1st law

b)

Newtons 2nd law

c)

Newtons 3rd law

d)

None

6.

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

a)

Newtons 1st Law

b)

Newtons 2nd Law

c)

Newtons 3rd Law

d)

None

7.

A push or pull that can change the motion of an object

a)

Tug

b)

Force

c)

Direction

d)

Net Force

8.

How do we measure Force

a)

Newtons

b)

Grams

c)

M/S

d)

Mi/Hr

9.

Acceleration is the change in the speed and/or direction.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

what is the net force

a)

17N

b)

3N <-----

c)

13N------>

d)

10N ------->

11.
a)

This is an Unbalanced Force

b)

This is a Balanced Force

12.
a)

This is an Unbalanced Force

b)

This is a Balanced Force

13.

What is the net force

a)

5N ---->

b)

5N<--------

c)

0N

d)

10N

14.

A lamp sitting on a table.

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

15.

A car accelerating around a mountain curve.

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

16.

Two ice skaters moving in a straight line at a constant speed.

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

17.

A gymnast on a balance beam doing a back flip.

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

18.

A soccer ball sitting on the ground motionless.

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

19.
What is a force?
a)
the PUSH or PULL on an object 
b)
The MOTION an object creates
c)
The objects HITTING one another
d)
Going REALLY FAST
20.
What is the net force?
a)
20 N 
b)
0 N 
c)
400 N 
d)
40 N 
21.
A ____________ is a push or a pull on an object.
a)
friction
b)
force
c)
magnet
d)
gravity
22.
What is the net force?
a)
30 N 
b)
25 N 
c)
5 N 
d)
55 N 
23.
If these teams are pulling with the same amount of force what will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
24.
Balanced or unbalanced?
a)
balanced
b)
unbalanced
25.

What is the net force

a)

10 N to the right

b)

30 N to the right

c)

10 N to the left

d)

30 N to the left

26.
The sum of all forces acting on an object.
a)
Contact Force
b)
Balanced Force
c)
Unbalanced Force
d)
Net Force
27.
Balanced or Unbalanced?
a)
Balanced 
b)
Unbalanced
28.
If an object is not moving the forces acting upon it are _____________
a)
unbalanced
b)
weak
c)
balanced
d)
Hulk Smash!
29.

What is the net force?

a)

15 N

b)

5 N to the left

c)

5 N to the right

d)

15 N left

30.

What is the net force?

a)

38 N to the left

b)

38 N to the right

c)

2 N to the left

d)

2N to the right

31.

What is the net force?

a)

6 N to the right

b)

9 N to the right

c)

9 N to the left

d)

15 N to the left

32.

What is the net force?

a)

19 N to the right

b)

4 N to the left

c)

7 N to the right

d)

3 N to the right

33.

What is the net force?

a)

0 N

b)

20 N to the right

c)

40 N

d)

20 N to the left

34.

What is the net force?

a)

25 N

b)

10 N down

c)

5 N up

d)

10 N up

35.

When forces are ​ (a)   ​ in opposite directions they produce a(n) ​ (b)   net force.

Choose from the below words
uneven
unbalanced
moving
balanced
increasing
36.

Match the following

a)

measure change in velocity

1.

acceleration

b)

causes velocity to change

2.

force

c)

resists changing velocity

3.

inertia

d)

creates a net force of zero

4.

balanced forces

e)

the speed and direction of an object

5.

velocity

37.

The force diagram here shows 4 forces acting on an object. Based on these forces, how will the object's motion be affected?

a)

it will accelerate upward

b)

it will not move

c)

it will accelerate upward, and either left or right.

d)

it will accelerate downward

38.

Which of the following would have the least amount of inertia?

a)

Ladybug

b)

Truck

c)

Textbook

d)

Mr. Nye

39.

Objects require an unbalanced force to change their motion or to move from rest; otherwise, they will continue to be in motion or at rest. This statement is essentially

a)

Newton's 1st Law.

b)

Newton's 2nd Law.

c)

Law of Universal Gravitation.

d)

U.S. Law.

40.

An object will not move or change its motion if the forces acting on it are

a)

balanced.

b)

unbalanced.

c)

negative.

d)

in opposite directions.

41.

For the diagram, determine the net force in the correct direction.

a)

35 N to the left

b)

23 N to the right

c)

17 N to the right

d)

6 N up

42.

For the diagram, what would the Net Force in the correct direction be if the force going to the left was going to the right instead?

a)

0 N

b)

35 N to the left

c)

17 N to the right

d)

23 N to the right