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Unit 6: Newton's Laws of Motion

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. Tendency of an object to resist being moved or stopped.

a)
momentum
b)
inertia
c)
air resistance
d)
velocity
2.
2. The force of attraction between two objects is known as _______________
a)
gravity
b)
velocity
c)
inertia
d)
momentum
3.

3. If a tennis ball and a giant boulder are dropped from the same height at the same time in a scientific vacuum, what will hit the ground first?

a)

the boulder lands first

b)
the balls land at the same time
c)

the tennis ball lands first

d)
the ball with more volume lands first
4.
4. When the forces are equal and acting in opposite directions, this is called
a)
free fall
b)
unbalanced force
c)
balanced force
d)
inertia
5.
5. Which of the following would increase the acceleration of an object?
a)
decrease the mass
b)
increasing the force pushing
c)
increasing the mass
d)
both 1 and 2
6.

6. Acceleration of an object depends on the mass and the amount of force applied is which law?

a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Law of Universal Gravitation
7.
7. Air resistance
a)
slows objects down
b)
has no effect
c)
speeds objects up
d)
none of the above
8.
8. When a space shuttle takes off from its launch pad, the force of gases pushing down causes the shuttle to be pushed upward with an equal force. This demonstrates what law?
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Law of Universal Graviation
9.

9. Which of the following objects has the most acceleration? (moves the fastest)

a)
an empty shopping cart pushed with a hard force
b)
a full shopping cart pushed with a hard force
c)
an empty shopping cart pushed with a light force
d)
a full shopping cart pushed with a light force
10.
10. Any time objects collide, momentum may be transferred, but the total momentum stays the same. This is the
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Law of Conservation of Momentum
c)
Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
11.
11. A pile of books staying on your table unless you move it is an example of what law?
a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
d)
Law of Universal Gravitation
12.
12. Which object will be easier to accelerate?
a)
Object A because it has more mass
b)
Object B because it has less mass
c)
They will accelerate at the same rate
d)
Both objects will not move
13.
13. The newton is a unit of
a)
speed
b)
velocity
c)
force
d)
acceleration
14.
14. ______ will always stay the same, but your ________ will change based on the pull of gravity
a)
mass, weight
b)
weight, mass
c)
unbalanced, balanced
15.

15. Which law does the example demonstrate? You need more force to move a big desk than a small pencil box.

a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
16.

16. Which law does the example demonstrate?

a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
17.

17. Which law does the example demonstrate?

a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
18.
18. What will be the effect on the boy in the picture if the driver stops quickly?
a)
he will remain in the same position
b)
he will move forward pressing against the seatbelt
c)
he will move backwards pressing into the seat
19.
19. Momentum is related to these two factors
a)
force and speed
b)
mass and velocity
c)
velocity and volume
20.
20. A dump truck and a sports car pull up to a red light. The light turns green and both cars accelerate toward the speed limit of 50 miles per hour. Both vehicles reach 50 mph, but the sports car reaches it in 5 seconds , while the dump truck takes 60 seconds to reach 50mph. Which law best explains why it takes the dump truck longer to accelerate?
a)
Law 1
b)
Law 2
c)
Law 3
21.

21. This is the tendency of an object to resist being moved or stopped.

a)
momentum
b)
inertia
c)
air resistance
d)
velocity
22.
2. The force of attraction between two objects is known as _______________
a)
gravity
b)
velocity
c)
inertia
d)
momentum
23.
3. If a baseball and a cannonball are dropped from the same height at the same time in a scientific vacuum, which ball will hit the ground first?
a)
the cannonball lands first
b)
the balls land at the same time
c)
the baseball lands first
d)
the ball with more volume lands first
24.
4. When the forces are equal and acting in opposite directions, this is called
a)
free fall
b)
unbalanced force
c)
balanced force
d)
inertia
25.
5. Which of the following would increase the acceleration of an object?
a)
decrease the mass
b)
increasing the force pushing
c)
increasing the mass
d)
both 1 and 2
26.
6. This law states that the acceleration of an object depends on the mass and the amount of force applied.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Law of Universal Gravitation
27.
7. Air resistance
a)
slows objects down
b)
has no effect
c)
speeds objects up
d)
none of the above
28.
8. When a space shuttle takes off from its launch pad, the force of gases pushing down causes the shuttle to be pushed upward with an equal force. This demonstrates what law?
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Law of Universal Graviation
29.
9. Which of the following objects has the least acceleration?
a)
an empty shopping cart pushed with a hard force
b)
a full shopping cart pushed with a hard force
c)
an empty shopping cart pushed with a light force
d)
a full shopping cart pushed with a light force
30.
10. When you are riding in a car and it comes to a sudden stop, your body tends to keep moving forward because it has ____________________________.
a)
gravity
b)
inertia
c)
force
d)
weight
31.
11. A pile of books staying on your table unless you move it is an example of what law?
a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
d)
Law of Universal Gravitation
32.
12. Which object will be easier to accelerate?
a)
Object A because it has more mass
b)
Object B because it has less mass
c)
They will accelerate at the same rate
d)
Both objects will not move
33.
13. The newton is a unit of
a)
speed
b)
velocity
c)
force
d)
acceleration
34.
14. Which law does the example demonstrate? A computer resting on a desk
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
35.
15. Which law does the example demonstrate? A swimmer pushing water back and moving forward.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
36.
16. Which law does the example demonstrate? A soccer ball being kicked and then coming to rest because of friction.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
37.
17. Which law does the example demonstrate? Tires pushing back and a car moving forward.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
38.
18. Which law does the example demonstrate? It takes more force to pull a full wagon than an empty wagon.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
39.
19. A crumpled piece of paper hits the ground before a flat sheet of paper because
a)
the acceleration of gravity is greater on the crumpled paper
b)
there is more air resistance against the flat paper
c)
the crumpled paper is more massive
d)
the crumpled paper is less massive
40.
20. A dump truck and a sports car pull up to a red light. The light turns green and both cars accelerate toward the speed limit of 50 miles per hour. Both vehicles reach 50 mph, but the sports car reaches it in 5 seconds , while the dump truck takes 60 seconds to reach 50mph. Which law best explains why it takes the dump truck longer to accelerate?
a)
Law 1
b)
Law 2
c)
Law 3
41.

A golf ball and bowling ball are moving at the same velocity. Which of the two has more momentum?

a)

Golf ball

b)

Bowling ball

c)

they have the same

d)

neither

42.

What would hit the ground first here on Earth?

Feather or Hammer

a)

Feather

b)

Hammer

c)

Both hit the ground at the same time

43.

What would hit the ground first here on Earth?

A basketball or a medicine ball?

a)

basketball

b)

medicine ball

c)

both

44.

What would hit the ground first

HERE ON EARTH?

a crumpled piece of paper or a flat piece of paper?

a)

crumpled paper

b)

flat paper

c)

both

45.

Newton’s 1st Law of Motion is sometimes called

a)

Law of Momentum

b)

Law of Gravity

c)

Law of Inertia

46.

When a car accelerates, it can change

a)

speed

b)

speed and direction

c)

direction

47.

Which of the following has the least momentum?

a)

a loaded truck driven at 60 mph

b)

A track athlete running a race

c)

A baby crawling on the floor

d)

A jet airplane being towed toward an airport

48.

 A shopping cart has a mass of 405 kg. 

How much force would it take to make the cart accelerate to 8 m/s2?

  F = m x a


a)

3,240 N

b)

413 N

c)

397 N

d)

50.6 N

49.

Momentum can be transferred but cannot be lost within a system.

When one moving object collides with another moving object, the motion of both objects changes.  


a)

Law of Universal Gravitation

b)

Law of Conservation of Momentum

c)

Law of Inertia

d)

Law of Mass

50.

The rate at which velocity changes over time;

An object accelerates if its speed, direction, or both change

a)

air resistance

b)

acceleration

c)

force

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