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Newton's Law of Motion

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the net force? (a)  

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20 N 
0 N 
400 N 
40 N 
2.

What is the unit to MEASURE force? (a)  

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Kilogram
Meter
Pascal
Newton
3.

If these teams are pulling with the same amount of force what will happen? (a)  

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The boy in blue will win.
They will not move at all.
The boy in red will win.
Both will fall down.
4.

Unbalanced forces will cause an object to (a)  

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accelerate
continue in the same direction
continue at the same speed
come to a stop
5.

What is the acceleration of a 50 kg object pushed with a force of 500 newtons? To solve this problem you must do -  (a)  

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500 ÷ 50
50 ÷ 500
500 x 50
6.

An object of mass 300 kg is observed to accelerate at the rate of 4 m/s2.  Calculate the force required to produce this acceleration. To solve this problem you must do -  (a)  

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300 ÷ 4
4 ÷ 300
300 x 4
7.

A 5 kg block is pulled across a table by a net force of 32 N. Calculate the acceleration of the object. To solve this problem you must do -  (a)  

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32 ÷ 5
5 ÷ 32
32 x 5
8.

the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion (a)  

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acceleration
inertia
mass
frame of reference
9.

Objects with greater (a)   also have greater inertia.

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speed
mass
temperature
friction
10.

Because of inertia, a resting object will remain at (a)   .

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rest
a constant speed
school
inertia 
11.

If you increase the mass on an object, its acceleration (a)  

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decreases
stays the same
also increases
stops
12.

Which type of force(s) will cause a change in an object's motion? (a)  

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gravity
zero net force
balanced forces
unbalanced forces
13.

Velocity is both ____ and _____. 

(a)  

14.

Which graph shows the object standing still? (a)  

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A
B
C
D
15.

The SI unit for acceleration is (a)  

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mph
ft/sec2
m/s2
16.

When are you undergoing an acceleration in a car?  (a)  

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speed up
slow down
make turns
All of the above 
17.

Change in speed over a given period of time is (a)  

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velocity
motion
speed
acceleration
18.

A marble is rolling east along the floor at a speed of 0.5 m/s.


If a student exerted a force of 1 N towards the north, what would the effect on the speed and direction of the marble?

a)

The speed of the marble would be unchanged, and the direction would change the northeast.

b)

The speed of the marble would increase, and the direction would change to the northeast.

c)

The speed of the marble would be unchanged, and the direction would change to the north.

d)

The speed of the marble would increase, and the direction would change to the north.

19.

There are 4 vehicles approaching the highway, and the net force acting on the vehicles is recorded in the table. Which vehicle will have the greatest acceleration as it enters the highway? (a)  

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Sedan
Coupe
SUV
Truck
20.

Two cars with different masses approach a stop sign. Both car are traveling the same speed. Each car applied the brake at the same time, and applied the same amount of force to stop. Which statement best describes what happened?

a)

The car with the greater mass takes longer to stop than the car with the smaller mass.

b)

The car with the smaller mass takes longer to stop than the car with the greater mass.

c)

The car with the smaller mass has more inertia than the car with the greater mass.

d)

The car with the greater mass took less force to stop than the car with the smaller mass.

21.

A car is traveling on a highway at 55mph going due south, and the the highway curves taking the car now in a southwest direction at 55mph. What has happened to the speed and velocity of the car?

a)

The speed of the car changes, but the velocity stays the same.

b)

Both the speed and velocity of the car changes.

c)

Neither the speed nor the velocity of the car changes.

d)

The velocity of the car changes, but the speed stays the same.

22.

A runner is running at a constant pace of 10 m/s for 60 seconds. The runner then decreases their pace to 8 m/s for 60 seconds and then continues at a constant speed of 6 m/s for 60 seconds. Which of the graphs best represents the runner's motion during the given time period? (a)  

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F
G
H
J
23.

If the student fell off the skateboard in the direction indicated, which arrow indicates the most likely direction the skateboard would travel based on the law of action-reaction?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

24.

Which marble will experience the least acceleration? (a)  

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Marble A
Marble B
Marble C
Marble D
25.

A elf pushes a box with a force of 35 N to the right. Another elf pushes the same box from the opposite side with a force of 18 N to the left. What will be the result?

a)

The box will move to the left with an 17 N force

b)

The box will move to the left with a 53 N force

c)

The box will move to the right with a 2 N force

d)

The box will move to the right with an 17 N force

26.

A car with a mass 1,050 Kg was returning from a Christmas tree lot with an initial applied force of 100 N and accelerating at 10 m/s^2. Fifteen minutes later, the Christmas tree fell off the car. The mass of the car is now 1,000 kg and is accelerating at 6 m/s^2. How much force is now being applied to the car? (a)  

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1,006 N
6,000 N
175 N
27.

Based on the observation of the Santa Ski race what is the estimated force applied to Santa if the acceleration is 1.05 m/s^2? (a)  

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44 N
38 N
42 N
28.

Which of the graphs below best illustrates the motion of Santa's sleigh based on the data table?

a)
b)
c)
d)