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Newton's 2nd Law STAAR Review

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Order the masses from greatest acceleration to least acceleration

a)

3.4 g

b)

3.7 g

c)

5.8 g

d)

12.14 g

e)

13.01 g

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
2.
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Match the following vocabulary words.

a)

Mass

1.

How much "stuff" is inside an object.

b)

Force

2.

A push or pull

c)

Acceleration

3.

A change in an object's speed. Either speeding up, slowing down, or change in direction.

d)

If an object has more mass ...

4.

Then the object will have more force and less acceleration.

e)

If an object has less mass ...

5.

Then the object will have less force and less acceleration.

3.

An object with a mass of 10 kg is accelerated upward at 2 m/s2. What force is required? (a)   Newtons

4.

How much force is required to accelerate a 1,800 kg truck at 3 m/s2? (a)   Newtons

5.

A force of 52 N acts upon a 4 kg block sitting on the ground. Calculate the acceleration of the object. (a)   m/s2

6.

If a 40 kg student is pushed in a rolling chair with a force of 30 N, what is the student's acceleration?

(a)  

7.

Match the following Law of motion with the correct example

a)

Newton's 1st law of motion

1.

Roll a ball across smooth/rough surfaces. The ball rolls faster on smooth because less fiction

b)

Newton's 2nd law of motion

2.

Hit a ball with 2 different forces, the ball will have greater acceleration due to larger force

c)

Newton's 3rd of motion

3.

Bouncing the ball on the court is the action, the floor pushing the ball back up is the reaction

8.
Question Image

Looking at the data table in the picture, match the following vehicle with it's correct force

a)

Motorcycle

1.

16,150 N

b)

Car

2.

25,620 N

c)

Truck

3.

23, 520 N

d)

SUV

4.

23,750 N

9.

The image shows a block that is being pulled along the floor. According to the image, what is the acceleration of the block? (a)   m/s2

10.

Which grocery basket would have less acceleration?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

Which grocery basket would have greater acceleration

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.
What is the magnitude (size) and direction of the net force?
a)
15 N to the left
b)
15 N to the right
c)
1 N to the left
d)
1 N to the right
13.
If a 2kg bird is pushed by the wind with a force of 2N, how fast does the bird accelerate?
a)
1 m
b)
2 m/s2
c)
4m/s2
d)
1 m/s2
14.
How much force is needed to accelerate a 25kg bowling ball at 2m/s2
a)
50N
b)
5N
c)
12.5N
d)
100N
15.
How much force is needed to accelerate a 3kg skateboard at 5m/s2. 
a)
8N
b)
1.6N
c)
0.6N
d)
15N
16.
If you increase the mass on an object, its acceleration
a)
decreases
b)
stays the same
c)
also increases
d)
stops
17.

Force is a -

a)

push or pull

b)

only a push

c)

only a pull

d)

none of the above

18.
Is it BALANCED? 
a)
Yes
b)
No
19.
Calculate the net force of the object in the image shown.
a)
20N
b)
35N
c)
5N
d)
25N
20.
Is this a balanced or unbalance force?
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
c)
Neither one
d)
Both
21.
Which direction will the object move?
a)
Up
b)
Down
c)
Right
d)
Left
22.
The forces represented by the arrows in the diagrams are applied to the four objects that are at rest on a table. Which object is most likely to move to the right?
a)
Object W
b)
Object X
c)
Object Y
d)
Object Z
23.

What is acceleration?

a)

an object's top speed

b)

an object's strength

c)

a change in the speed or direction of an object

d)

when an object falls

24.

What is mass?

a)

the amount of mass in an object

b)

the amount of matter in an object

c)

the amount of space object takes up

d)

the amount of matter in mass

25.

A 50 kg skater pushed by a friend accelerates 5 m/sec2. How much force did the friend apply?

a)

45 N

b)

15 N

c)

10 N

d)

250 N

26.
How much force is needed to accelerate a 3kg skateboard at 5m/s2. 
a)

8N

b)

1.6N

c)

0.6N

d)

15N

27.
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Match the following Units

a)

Force

1.

Newtons (N)

b)

Mass

2.

Kilograms (Kg)

c)

Acceleration

3.

m/s2

28.

If a person hits a softball and a bowling ball with the same force, will they both accelerate at the same rate? Why or why not? Explain your answer.

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