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Newtons Laws Final

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?
a)
Motion
b)
Force
c)
Friction
d)
Gravity
2.
Why is it harder for the boy in Image B to get down the hill?
a)
Motion
b)
Friction
c)
Work
d)
Displacement
3.
If these boys 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.
4.
It takes more force to accelerate the iron man on the left than the iron man on the right because the iron man on the left has more mass. This best describes
a)
Newton's first law, the law of inertia
b)
Newton's second law, the law of acceleration
c)
Newton's third law, the law of action reaction 
d)
The law of universal gravitation
5.
The formula 
? = mass x acceleration
or 
? = m x a 
is used to find 
a)
Force
b)
Velocity
c)
Momentum
d)
Gravity
6.
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
7.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
8.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
9.
What is the attractive force that exists between all objects that have mass?
a)
Weight
b)
Mass 
c)
Gravity
d)
Viscosity
10.
If an object is stationary (not moving) the forces acting upon it are _____________
a)
unbalanced
b)
weak
c)
balanced
d)
Hulk Smash!
11.
What is the net force
a)
10 N
b)
0 N
c)
25 N
d)
1 N
12.

A squirrel sits on the ground and eats a donut. We know the forces on him must be balanced because...

a)

Forces are always balanced

b)

the squirrel is not accelerating

c)

squirrels are projectiles

d)

he's eating a donut

13.
Are forces balanced or unbalanced when a marble speeds up rolling down a ramp?
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
14.

A soccer ball is sitting in the middle of a field. The ball will remain at rest until an outside force like a players foot or the wind acts upon it. Which of Newton's laws is represented by this?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

15.

Think about pushing a shopping cart and a car. If you apply the same amount of force to both, the shopping cart will travel fast, but the car will hardly move. To move the car yo would need a larger force. Which of Newton's laws is being represented?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

16.

Sally jumps on her trampoline. She exerts a force on the trampoline and the trampoline exerts an equal but opposite force back on Sally. This represents

a)

Law 1

b)

Law 3

c)

Law 2

17.

Which law explains that it would take more force to push the car than the lawnmower?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

18.

There is a skateboard rolling and then Billy steps on it and it stops. What Law of motion is this?

a)

3rd

b)

2nd

c)

1st

19.

Which way would a swimmer push to move forward in the water?

a)

To the left

b)

Forward

c)

Backward

20.

The reason a ball bounces up when it hits the ground:

a)

The ball and ground repel each other.

b)

The ball exerts a force on the ground, and the ground exerts a force on the ball.

21.

A person not paying attention while skateboarding hits a rock. The skateboard stops...they don't.

a)

The Law of Inertia (1st law)

b)

The Law of Acceleration (2nd law)

c)

The Law of Conservation of Momentum

d)

Action Reaction Law (3rd law)

22.

What is Force?

a)

Force is ONLY a pull that acts upon a object.

b)

Force is ONLY a push that acts upon an object.

c)

Force is a push and pull that acts upon an object.

d)

What Jedi use.

23.

What is Inertia?

a)

The tendency of an object to keep doing what its doing.

b)

What you use to figure out Net Force.

c)

Issac Newtons middle name.

d)

Basically force but with more steps

24.

What is friction?

a)

Resistance to motion when two objects are in contact with each other

b)

What bananas are made of

c)

the name of Isaac Newtons father

d)

the F in F=MA

25.

What does the M in F=MA stand for

a)
momentum
b)
motion
c)
mass
d)
magnitude
26.

What is Air resistance?

a)
The force that opposes the motion of an object through the air.
b)
The force that only affects objects in water.
c)
The force that has no effect on the motion of an object through the air.
d)
The force that helps the motion of an object through the air.
27.

What are newtons used for.

a)
Newtons are used to measure distance.
b)
Newtons are used to measure temperature.
c)
Newtons are used to measure time.
d)
Newtons are used to measure force.
28.

What is newtons 1st law

a)
An object at rest will stay at rest, and an object in motion will stay in motion with a different speed and in a different direction, unless acted upon by an external force.
b)
An object at rest will stay at rest, and an object in motion will stop immediately, unless acted upon by an external force.
c)

An object at rest will stay at rest, and an object in motion will stay in motion.

d)
An object at rest will start moving, and an object in motion will change its direction, unless acted upon by an external force.
29.

What is Newtons 2nd law

a)
The force acting on an object is equal to the mass of the object divided by its acceleration.
b)
The force acting on an object is equal to the mass of the object plus its acceleration.
c)
The force acting on an object is equal to the mass of the object subtracted by its acceleration.
d)

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

30.

What is Newtons 3rd law

a)
Every action has a greater reaction
b)
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
c)
For every action, there is a smaller and opposite reaction
d)
Newton's 3rd law states that there is no reaction to an action
31.

What is the formula for calculating momentum?

a)

F = MA

b)

F = MV

c)

P = MV

d)

P = MA

32.

What is the cause of friction?

a)

Friction is caused by the roughness of surfaces in contact.

b)

Friction is caused by the weight of an object.

c)

Friction is caused by the motion of an object.

d)

Friction is caused by the temperature of the environment.

33.

Forces can cause a change in a objects ______

a)

temperature

b)

color

c)

sound

d)

motion

34.

A force that acts on the plane to pull it back to earth.

a)

Yaw

b)

Wings

c)

Tail

d)

Weight

35.

Which of the 3 laws of motion do Airplanes and rockets follow?

a)

1 If an object is not moving, it will not start moving by itself. If an object is moving, it will not stop or change direction unless something pushes it.

b)

2 Objects will move farther and faster when they are pushed harder.

c)

3 When an object is pushed in one direction, there is always a resistance of the same size in the opposite direction.

d)

All of them

e)

A and B only

36.

What is the downward force applied to all objects on Earth?

a)

Mass

b)

Gravity

c)

Thrust

d)

Drag

37.

What Unit do we Measure Force in?

a)

Newtons

b)

Joules

c)

Volts

d)

Lumens

38.

Our rocket had a successful launch!

a)

Not even close

b)

Yes, it soared

c)

It was somewhat successful

d)

It could have been better

39.

A rocket will remain on the launch pad until an unbalanced force is exerted on the rocket, propelling it upward.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

The amount of force exerted on the rocket depends on how much air is pumped inside the rocket.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

A rocket with more mass (click all that apply)

a)

has more inertia than a rocket with less mass.

b)

requires more force to move than a rocket with less mass.

c)

was more difficult to move than less massive rockets.

d)

is more stubborn than less massive rockets.

42.

A rocket with less mass, will experience

a)

slightly more gravitational force.

b)

slightly less gravitational force.

c)

no gravitational force.

43.

If we increase the amount of force applied to the rocket, it would accelerate

a)

more.

b)

less.

c)

the same amount.

44.

When the rocket launches, the water inside the rocket applies a force downward to the launchpad, and the the launchpad applies a force upward to the...

a)

air

b)

grass

c)

rocket

d)

string

45.

We can assume that the rockets with the least mass,

a)

flew the highest

b)

flew the lowest

c)

applied the most force to the ground

d)

had the most air resistance