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Forces Test PREP

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Newton's First Law also known as?

a)

Law of Motion

b)

Law of Thermodynamics

c)

Law of Gravity

d)

Law of Inertia

2.

According to Newton's First Law, an object at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by what?

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

inertia

d)

external force

3.

What is the tendency of an object to resist changes in its motion called?

a)

inertia

b)

momentum

c)

friction

d)

acceleration

4.

True or False: Newton's First Law applies only to objects at rest.

a)

False

b)

Not applicable

c)

Partially true

d)

True

5.

What is the SI unit of mass?

a)

liter

b)

gram

c)

pound

d)

kilogram

6.

According to Newton's First Law, an object in motion will continue to move at a constant velocity unless acted upon by what?

a)

inertia

b)

external force

c)

gravity

d)

friction

7.

What is the term for the property of matter that resists changes in its motion?

a)

friction

b)

inertia

c)

acceleration

d)

velocity

8.

True or False: Inertia depends on the mass of an object.

a)

True

b)

Inertia depends on the color of an object

c)

Inertia depends on the shape of an object

d)

False

9.

What is the formula to calculate force?

a)

force = mass * acceleration

b)

force = mass / acceleration

c)

force = mass + acceleration

d)

force = mass - acceleration

10.

According to Newton's First Law, what happens to the motion of an object when the net force acting on it is zero?

a)

The object remains at rest or continues to move with a constant velocity in a straight line.

b)

The object changes direction and moves in a curved path.

c)

The object comes to a stop and remains stationary.

d)

The object accelerates in the opposite direction of the net force.

11.

What is Newton's second law of motion?

a)

The force acting on an object is equal to the velocity of the object multiplied by its mass.

b)

The force acting on an object is equal to the distance traveled by the object divided by the time taken.

c)

The force acting on an object is equal to the weight of the object divided by its mass.

d)

The force acting on an object is equal to the mass of the object multiplied by its acceleration.

12.

State the formula for Newton's second law of motion.

a)

F = ma

b)

F = m/a

c)

F = ma^2

d)

F = mv

13.

A force of 10 N is applied to an object with a mass of 2 kg. What is the acceleration of the object?

a)

2.5

b)

20

c)

0

d)

5

14.

An object with a mass of 5 kg experiences an acceleration of 4 m/s^2. What is the force acting on the object?

a)

20 N

b)

10 N

c)

15 N

d)

25 N

15.

If the force acting on an object is doubled, how does the acceleration change?

a)

The acceleration quadruples.

b)

The acceleration is halved.

c)

The acceleration doubles.

d)

The acceleration remains the same.

16.

A force of 20 N is applied to an object with a mass of 4 kg. What is the acceleration of the object?

a)

15

b)

2

c)

10

d)

5

17.

An object with a mass of 3 kg experiences an acceleration of 6 m/s^2. What is the force acting on the object?

a)

18 N

b)

24 N

c)

12 N

d)

9 N

18.

A force of 15 N is applied to an object with a mass of 3 kg. What is the acceleration of the object?

a)

5

b)

20

c)

10

d)

2

19.

An object with a mass of 6 kg experiences an acceleration of 2 m/s^2. What is the force acting on the object?

a)

15 N

b)

8 N

c)

12 N

d)

3 N

20.

A force of 25 N is applied to an object with a mass of 5 kg. What is the acceleration of the object?

a)

5 m/s^2

b)

25 m/s^2

c)

10 m/s^2

d)

1 m/s^2

21.

According to Newton's third law of motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite _________.

a)

force

b)

motion

c)

acceleration

d)

reaction

22.

True or False: Newton's third law of motion states that the forces two objects exert on each other are always equal in magnitude but opposite in direction.

a)

False

b)

Newton's third law of motion is about gravity

c)

Newton's third law of motion is not related to forces

d)

True

23.

When a person jumps off a boat onto the dock, the boat moves in the ________ direction.

a)

random

b)

same

c)

upwards

d)

opposite

24.

A rocket launches into space by expelling gases in the ________ direction.

a)

opposite

b)

upwards

c)

random

d)

same

25.

When you push a wall, the wall pushes you back with ________ force.

a)

equal and opposite

b)

no force

c)

greater

26.

True or False: Newton's third law of motion is also known as the law of inertia.

a)

False

b)

Newton's first law of motion

c)

Newton's second law of motion

d)

True

27.

When a person jumps off a diving board, the diving board pushes the person ________.

a)

downwards

b)

sideways

c)

nowhere

d)

upwards

28.

When a car accelerates forward, the passengers are pushed ________.

a)

backwards

b)

nowhere

c)

upwards

d)

sideways

29.

When a person swims, they push the water ________.

a)

upwards

b)

backwards

c)

nowhere

d)

sideways

30.

True or False: Newton's third law of motion can be applied to explain the motion of planets around the sun.

a)

True

b)

Sometimes

c)

Only for small planets

d)

False