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Newton's Laws of Motion Scenarios

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 22mins

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1.

Also known as the Law of Inertia...

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

2.

Also know as Action and Reaction

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

3.

F = ma

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

4.

Forces can be expressed in units of

a)

newtons

b)

pounds

c)

both A and B

d)

neither A nor B

5.
A greater applied force is required to move an object with a greater mass than one with a smaller mass.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
A hiker’s velocity begins at 1.8 m/s uphill and changes to 1.5 m/s uphill. How do you know that the hiker has a negative acceleration?
a)
His direction changed.
b)
His direction was unchanged.
c)
His speed increased.
d)
His speed decreased.
7.
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.
8.
Acceleration is produced when a force acts on a mass. The greater the mass (of the object being accelerated) the greater the amount of force needed (to accelerate the object).
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
None of them
9.

When you are riding in a car and the car suddenly stops, your body continues to go forward.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

10.
A picture is hanging on a wall and does not move.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
None of them
11.

As the fuel in a rocket ignites, the force of the gas expansion and explosion pushes out the back of the rocket and pushes the rocket forward.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

12.

A frog leaping upward off the lily pad is pulled down by gravity and lands on another lily pad instead of continuing in a straight line.

a)

Newton's 1st Law of Motion (Inertia)

b)

Newton's 2nd Law of Motion F=ma

c)

Newton's 3rd Law of Motion (Action/Reaction)

13.

After you start up you go kart, as you give it more gas, it goes faster.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

14.

A pitched baseball goes faster than one that is thrown gently.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

15.

A swimmer pushes water back with her arms, but her body moves forward.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

16.

As an ice skater pushes harder with leg muscles, the ice skater begins to move faster.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

17.
An object at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force. An object in motion continues in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
None of them
18.

Rocky, age 5, and Parker, age 20, skip pebbles on the pond. The pebbles Parker throws go farther and faster than Rocky's.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

19.

When you paddle a canoe, the canoe goes forward.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

20.

A child is pulling a sled and stops. The sled kept moving and hit the child.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

21.
A person not wearing a seatbelt flies through a car window when someone slams on the breaks because the person’s body wants to remain in continuous motion even when the car stops.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
None of them
22.
Pushing a child on a swing is easier than pushing an adult on the same swing, because the adult has more inertia.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
None of them
23.
A soccer ball accelerates more than a bowling ball when thrown with the same force.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
None of them
24.
A person not paying attention while skateboarding hits a rock. The skateboard stops...they don't.
a)
The Law of Inertia
b)
The Law of Acceleration
c)
The Law of Conservation of Momentum
25.
This person bought coffee and put it on the seat next to them. If they stopped quickly and the coffee spilled which law would that represent?
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
26.
When you step on a Lego. You push on the Lego and the Lego pushes back on you.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law