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Newtons Laws Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why is it harder for the boy in Image B to get down the hill?
a)
Motion
b)
Friction
c)
Work
d)
Displacement
2.
Which force produces a change in motion?
a)
unbalanced force
b)
balanced force
c)
gravitational force
d)
frictional force
3.
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
4.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
5.
If an object is stationary (not moving) the forces acting upon it are _____________
a)
unbalanced
b)
weak
c)
balanced
d)
Hulk Smash!
6.
When a cannon fires a cannonball we observe Newton's third law. Which force is the reaction force?
a)
The cannon moving forward
b)
The cannonball moving forward
c)
The cannon moving backward
d)
The cannonball moving backward
7.
What Newtons law does this picture represent
a)
Newtons 2nd law 
b)
Law of gravity 
c)
Newtons 1st law
d)
Newtons 5th law
8.
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)
9.
What Unit do we Measure Force in? 
a)
Newtons
b)
Joules
c)
Force
d)
Kilograms
10.
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 
11.
8 N to the left , and 4 N to the right. Find the net force. Is this balanced 
a)
12 N Right  No
b)
4 N Left  No
c)
12 N Right  Yes
d)
4 N Left  Yes
12.

The more mass an object has, the _______ force it takes to accelerate it.

a)

more

b)

less

13.

The tendency of objects to resist a change in motion is called:

a)

Friction

b)

Inertia

c)

Gravity

d)

Velocity

14.

Which one of Newton's laws is shown

a)

3rd law

b)

2nd law

c)

1st law

15.

Which one of Newton's laws are displayed

a)

2nd law

b)

1st law

c)

3rd law

16.

Which of Newton's laws is shown

a)

1st law

b)

3rd law

c)

2nd law

17.

If there is a big mass, it would need a stronger force to accelerate it. Which law does this describe?

a)

3rd law

b)

1st law

c)

2nd law

18.

What force slows objects down and keeps them from moving?

a)

Acceleration

b)

Gravity

c)

Friction

d)

Net Force

19.

When there is a change in motion?

a)

When forces are balanced

b)

When the forces are unbalanced

c)

Whe forces are equal

d)

Never

20.

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

21.

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

22.

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

a)

To the left

b)

Forward

c)

Backward

23.

What is the formula for the law of acceleration?

a)

M = F x A

b)

F = M x A

c)

A = F x M

24.
What is friction?
a)
A tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged
b)
The amount of stuff that makes up something
c)
A change in speed or direction of something
d)
The resistance that one surface or an object encounters when moving against another
25.
What is velocity?
a)
Movement with speed and direction
b)
The resistance that one surface or an object encounters when moving against another
c)
A tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged
d)
The amount of stuff that makes up something