wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Force and Laws of Motion

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a unit of force?

a)

Newton

b)

Joule

c)

Watt

d)

Pascal

2.

Who formulated the three laws of motion?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Niels Bohr

3.

According to Newton's first law of motion, a body at rest will remain at rest unless acted upon by:

a)

Another object

b)

A force

c)

Gravity

d)

Inertia

4.

The property of a body to resist any change in its state of motion is known as:

a)

Force

b)

Inertia

c)

Momentum

d)

Acceleration

5.

Which of the following is the correct expression for Newton's second law of motion?

a)

F = ma

b)

F = mv

c)

F = m/v

d)

F = mv²

6.

In the equation F = ma, what does 'a' represent?

a)

Force

b)

Mass

c)

Acceleration

d)

Velocity

7.

Newton's third law of motion states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite:

a)

Force

b)

Motion

c)

Reaction

d)

Acceleration

8.

The force that opposes the motion of an object through a fluid is called:

a)

Gravitational force

b)

Frictional force

c)

Buoyant force

d)

Drag force

9.

When a car suddenly stops, passengers lurch forward due to:

a)

Gravity

b)

Inertia

c)

Momentum

d)

Friction

10.

Momentum is defined as the product of:

a)

Mass and acceleration

b)

Mass and velocity

c)

Force and time

d)

Velocity and time

11.

Which of the following statements is true about friction?

a)

Frictional force always acts in the direction of motion.

b)

Friction can only be reduced, not eliminated.

c)

Friction always opposes the relative motion between two surfaces.

d)

Friction is not affected by the nature of the surfaces in contact.

12.

A ball is thrown vertically upwards. The force acting on it at the highest point is:

a)

Zero

b)

Its weight

c)

An upward force

d)

Centripetal force

13.

What is the net force acting on a 1 kg ball in free fall (ignoring air resistance)?

a)

1 N

b)

9.8 N

c)

4.9 N

d)

0 N

14.

A rocket works on the principle of:

a)

Newton's first law

b)

Newton's second law

c)

Newton's third law

d)

Law of conservation of mass

15.

The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to:

a)

Its mass

b)

The net force acting on it

c)

Its velocity

d)

Its inertia

16.

Which of the following best describes uniform circular motion?

a)

Motion with constant speed in a straight line

b)

Motion with constant speed in a circular path

c)

Motion with varying speed in a circular path

d)

Motion with varying speed in a straight line

17.

The SI unit of momentum is:

a)

kg m/s²

b)

kg m/s

c)

N m

d)

N s

18.

The measure of the inertia of an object is given by its:

a)

Weight

b)

Volume

c)

Mass

d)

Density

19.

Which of the following quantities is a vector?

a)

Speed

b)

Mass

c)

Velocity

d)

Time

20.

The force that causes an object to move in a circular path is called:

a)

Centripetal force

b)

Centrifugal force

c)

Gravitational force

d)

Frictional force

21.

Which law of motion explains why a passenger not wearing a seatbelt is thrown forward when a car stops suddenly?

a)

Newton's first law

b)

Newton's second law

c)

Newton's third law

d)

Law of gravitation

22.

Which of the following pairs of quantities are both vectors?

a)

Speed and force

b)

Velocity and mass

c)

Acceleration and momentum

d)

Time and distance

23.

An object of mass 2 kg is acted upon by a force of 4 N. What is its acceleration?

a)

2 m/s²

b)

12\frac{1}{2} m/s²

c)

8 m/s²

d)

0.5 m/s²

24.

Which of the following will happen if the net force acting on an object is zero?

a)

The object will accelerate.

b)

The object will change its direction of motion.

c)

The object will continue in its state of rest or uniform motion.

d)

The object will increase its speed.

25.

Which of the following is an example of Newton's third law of motion?

a)

A book lying on a table

b)

A car accelerating on a highway

c)

A rocket launching into space

d)

A person standing still

26.

The force exerted by a surface to support the weight of an object resting on it is called:

a)

Tension force

b)

Normal force

c)

Frictional force

d)

Applied force

27.

If the mass of an object is doubled, its inertia:

a)

Is halved

b)

Remains the same

c)

Is doubled

d)

Is tripled

28.

Which of the following is true about action-reaction forces?

a)

They act on the same object.

b)

They act on different objects.

c)

They are always equal in magnitude and direction.

d)

They do not occur simultaneously.

29.

What is the direction of the net force acting on an object in uniform circular motion?

a)

Tangential to the path

b)

Radially outward

c)

Radially inward

d)

Along the direction of motion

30.

A ball of mass 0.5 kg is moving with a velocity of 2 m/s. What is its momentum?

4 lines