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TARGETS: Newton's 1st and 2nd Laws

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Newton's 1st Law is described as:

a)

An object at rest will continue at rest with no outside force acting upon it

b)

An object in motion will continue in motion with no outside force acting upon it

c)

The Law of Ineria

d)

All answers

2.
What is Newton's First Law
a)
F=ma
b)
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction
c)
An object at rest stays at rest, an object in motion stays in motion. 
d)
Friction 
3.
The tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion
a)
acceleration
b)
inertia
c)
mass
d)
frame of reference
4.
What kind(s) of objects have inertia?
a)
all objects with mass
b)
only objects at rest
c)
only objects in motion
d)
only objects whose motion is being changed
5.
If one object has twice as much mass as another object, it also has twice as much...
a)
inertia
b)
velocity
c)
acceleration due to gravity
d)
DO NOT PUSH ME
6.
Which type of force(s) will cause a change in an object's motion?
a)
gravity
b)
zero net force
c)
balanced forces
d)
unbalanced forces
7.

A bike is traveling at a constant speed in the presence of friction. The forces acting on the bike are _____.

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

8.

If the outside forces acting on an object are not balanced, the object will change its motion.

a)

True

b)

False

9.
After a cannonball is fired into frictionless space, the amount of force needed to keep it going equals
a)
twice the force with which it was fired
b)
the same amount of force with which it was fired
c)
1/2 the force with which it was fired
d)
zero, since no force is requires to keep it moving. 
10.

You are riding on a rollercoaster and the ride is nearing its end. As the ride car pulls into the start/finish area, the cruel conductor suddenly engages the brakes. What will your body do and WHY?

a)

Move forward because you are at rest and want to remain at rest

b)

Move forward because you are in motion and want to stay in motion

c)

Move backward because you are in motion and want to stay in motion

d)

Move backward because you are at rest and want to remain at rest

11.
Which one of the following objects has the least amount of inertia? 
a)
ping pong ball
b)
golf ball
c)
soft ball
d)
bowling ball
12.
Describe the motion of a person not wearing a seat belt if the car stops suddenly.
a)
The person and car will stop together. 
b)
The person will stop faster than the car because they are lighter.
c)
The car will stop and the person will keep moving forward because of inertia 
d)
The car will stop and the person will speed up. 
13.

What is Newton's 2nd Law?

a)

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction

b)

An object at rest stays at rest, an object in motion stays in motion.

c)

F = ma

d)

Friction

14.

True or False. Acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on it

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Your car has a mass of 2500 kg and a force of 5000 N. How fast will it accelerate?

a)

20 m/s2

b)

0.5 m/s2

c)

2 m/s2

d)

120 N

16.

Find how much force the man will need to exert to move the car.

a)

5000 N

b)

50 N

c)

20,000 N

d)

500 N

17.

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

18.

A 25 kg bike accelerates at 10 m/s2. What was the force?

a)

250 N

b)

2.5 N

c)

25 N

d)

15 N

19.

If an object was accelerating at 5 m/s2, and a force of 10 newtons was required to accelerate it, what was the object's mass?

a)

50 kg

b)

2 kg

c)

0.5 kg

d)

5 kg

20.
Which of the following best describes Newton's 1st law?
a)
Objects keep doing what they are doing unless a force is applied
b)
Objects react to outside forces
c)
Unbalanced forces on an object keep it at rest
d)
More mass = more inertia
21.
The force of a cart doubles.  What happens to the cart's acceleration?
a)
It doubles
b)
It quadruples 
c)
It halves
d)
It quarters
22.
A force of 90N is applied to each cart below, which one will accelerate the fastest?
a)
Cart 1
b)
Cart 2
c)
Cart 3 
d)
Cart 4
23.

(Use Fnet=ma). Use the diagram to determine the net force, assume the object is accelerating at a rate of 2 m/s2. What amount of mass does the object have?

a)

2 kg

b)

4 kg

c)

6 kg

d)

8 kg

24.

What is the slope of the line?

a)

mass =(F/A)

b)

acceleration=(F/m)

c)

force = (ma)

d)

a relationship between acceleration and force

25.

Using the slope of the line in the graph provided, determine how much FORCE was required to accelerate this object by a rate of 2m/s2.

a)

0.5 N

b)

2N

c)

2.5 N

26.

Using Newtons 2nd Law of F=MA, and using the slope of the line in the graph provided, How much mass does this object have when it is accelerated at a rate of 4m/s2? (Hint: find the amount of force from the slope first. )

a)

0.5 N

b)

0.25 N

c)

235 N

27.

a measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object

a)

weight

b)

mass

c)

density

d)

friction

28.

If an astronaut weighs 180 lbs on earth, how much will she weigh on the moon? (p. 135)

a)

30 lbs

b)

180 lbs

c)

150 lbs

d)

360 lbs

29.

If a table exerts a normal force of 800 N on a television and a normal force of 100 N on a lamp, which object will experience greater friction?

a)

television

b)

lamp

c)

both will experience equal friction

30.
Friction causes objects to
a)
speed up
b)
slow down
31.
Air resistance 
a)
is a force that pushes up when objects fall
b)
is the same as gravity
c)
is a force that pushes down when an object falls
32.
What is acceleration?
a)
The speed and direction of an object's motion. 
b)
An increase or decrease in speed, or a change in direction. 
c)
The tendency of an object to resist change in its motion. 
33.
a)
This is an example of Newton's First Law.
b)
This is an example of Newton's Second Law.
c)
This is an example of Newton's Third Law.
34.
Friction is........................
a)
the force that one surface exerts on another when they rub against one another. 
b)
the force that causes an object to accelerate. 
c)
when gravity causes an object to stop moving. 
35.
A measurement of the force of gravity on a person or object. 
a)
Gravity 
b)
Friction
c)
Weight
d)
Mass
36.

11 The acceleration due to gravity is lower on the

Moon than on Earth. Which of the following is

true about the mass and weight of an astronaut

on the Moon's surface, compared to Earth?

a)

A Mass is less, weight is same

b)

B Mass is same, weight is less

c)

C Both mass and weight are less

d)

D Both mass and weight are the same

37.

An object is falling downward through Earth's atmosphere. In which direction is the air resistance force?

a)

Down

b)

Up

c)

Around the object

d)

Through the object

38.

An airplane flies east at 400 km/hr. In which direction is the air resistance force acting upon the airplane?

a)

East

b)

West

c)

Up

d)

Down

39.

Which best describes why a falling object will reach its terminal velocity?

a)

Gravity force is equal and opposite air resistance force.

b)

Air resistance force is equal and opposite the freefall velocity.

c)

Gravity force is equal and opposite the object's mass.

d)

The object's mass is equal and opposite the gravity force.

40.

What is a parachute designed to maximize?

a)

Gravity

b)

Air Pressure

c)

Air Resistance

d)

Thrust