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WorksheetsForces, Momentum, and Friction
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
You are traveling in a car in a straight line. The driver puts on the brakes and you keep moving forward due to inertia. Which of Newton's Laws does this demonstrate?
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You kick a basketball and a tennis ball away from you with an equal amount of force. The tennis ball has less mass and therefore a greater acceleration. Which of Newton's Laws does this demonstrate?
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You push your feet against the pool wall and kick off. The backward push propels you forward through the water. Which of Newton's Laws does this demonstrate?
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Which of Newton's laws deals with force, mass, and acceleration?
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Which of Newton's laws is also called the Law of Inertia?
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Which of Newton's laws states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction?
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Which of Newton's Laws states that an object in motion will stay in motion and an object at rest will stay at rest unless acted on by an external force?
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Which of Newton's Laws uses the formula F=ma?
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Which Newton's Law says if object A exerts a force on object B, then object B exerts the same force on object A? (Also known as the action/reaction law)
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Using the F=ma formula, find the FORCE if an object has a mass of 10 kg and an acceleration of 20 m/s/s.
200 Newtons
2 Newtons
30 Newtons
0.5 Newtons
Which force always works in the opposite direction to motion?
Frictional force
Gravitational force
Electric force
Magnetic force
Using the p=mv formula, calculate the MOMENTUM of a 5 kg bird flying south at 20 m/s.
100 kg⋅m/s
25 kg⋅m/s
0.25 kg⋅m/s
4 kg⋅m/s
_________ is the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion.
Inertia
Force
Momentum
Gravity
What is the unit for force?
Newtons
kg⋅m/s
m/s/s
kg
___________ are two forces acting in opposite directions on an object, and equal in size. Choose the best answer.
Balanced Forces
Unbalanced Forces
Cancelled Forces
Same Forces
_________ are forces that produce a nonzero net force, which changes an object's motion. Choose the best answer.
Balanced Forces
Unbalanced Forces
Same Forces
Equal Forces
What is the formula for momentum?
p=mv
m=mv
p=m/v
m=p/v
What is the unit for momentum?
kg·m/s
Newtons
m/s/s
kg
Calculate the momentum of a 5 kg bowling ball moving at 11 m/s down the alley. (p=mv)
55 kg⋅m/s
16 kg⋅m/s
0.45 kg⋅m/s
2.2 kg⋅m/s
It requires less force to pull a suitcase that is empty than one that is completely full. Which of Newton's Laws does this demonstrate?
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