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Newton's Third Law Connection Quiz

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A baseball player bats a ball with a force of 1,000 N. The ball exerts a reaction force (without any additional forces action on it) against the bat of...
a)
Less than 1, 000 N
b)
1,000 N
c)
More than 1,000 N
2.
A rocket pushes exhaust 10, 000 N. Without any other forces acting on the rocket, how much force does the rocket go forward?
a)
15,000 N
b)
1,000 N
c)
10, 000 N
3.

Newton's Third Law is also known as...

a)

The Law of Inertia

b)

The Law of Acceleration

c)

The Law of Action Reaction

4.
Newton's Third Law States...
a)
Objects in motion stay in motion and objects at rest stay at rest
b)
Force is equal to mass times acceleration
c)
For each action there is an equal and opposite reaction
5.
How does Newton’s third law explain how a rocket takes off?
a)
The rocket’s acceleration is positive, while the gasses acceleration is negative but the direction is the same. 
b)
The rocket is at rest until ignition.
c)
The hot gasses move in one direction, while the rocket moves in the opposite direction but with equal force.
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.

An object with more mass will exert greater gravitational force than an object with lesser mass.

a)

True

b)

False

8.
A bus hits a bug and the bug splatters on the windshield, which force is greater?
a)
The Bus
b)
The Bug
c)
They're the same
d)
Gravity acting on the bus
9.

Consider two objects whose masses are 100 g and 200 g. The smaller object strikes the larger object with a force of 500 N. According to Newton’s third law of motion, what force does the larger object exert on the smaller object?

a)

250 N

b)

500 N

c)

1,000 N

d)

1,500 N

10.
The scientist who is most famous for developing the Laws of Motion is _____.
a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Stephen Hawking
c)
Sir Isaac Newton
d)
Galileo Galilei
11.

Forces come in ___________ ___________ force pairs.

a)

action, reaction

b)

acting lessons

c)

action, cut

d)

chemical reaction

12.

When a hammer exerts a force on the nail, the nail _________________________________________.

a)

exerts a smaller amount of force back onto the hammer

b)

exerts a larger amount of force back onto the hammer

c)

exerts the same amount of force back onto the hammer

d)

cries and cries and cries

13.

Newton's _____ Law of motion states that every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

14.
A person steps out of the boat and onto the dock.  As the person moves forward onto the dock, the boat moves backward.  Which statement best describes the backward motion of the boat as the person steps forward?
a)
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
b)
Every mass exerts a force on every other mass.
c)
An object at rest tends to stay at rest.
d)
Friction opposes the motion of an object.
15.

The nozzle of a rocket is pointed downward so that as fuel is ignited, the exhaust pushes downward. Why is this arrangement necessary for a rocket to function properly?

a)

The rocket is protected from the heat of the exhaust.

b)

Burned fuel can be collected on the ground.

c)

As fuel is combusted, the rocket pushes the gases backward and the gases push the rocket forward.

d)

This allows the rocket to be steered properly.

16.

A book pushes down on a table with a force of 5N, the table..

a)

Pushes back with a force of 5N

b)

Pushes back with a force less than 5N

c)

Pushes back with a force greater than 5N

d)

Does nothing. A table has no force.

17.

Which of the images below demonstrates Newton's 3rd Law of Motion regarding "action/reaction pairs?" (there is more than 1... in other words, you must choose all that apply)

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

18.

Newton's 3rd Law of Motions states: that for every ​ (a)   in nature there is an ​ ​ (b)   and ​ (c)   reaction. If object A exerts a ​ (d)   on object B, object B also ​ (e)   an equal and opposite force on object A

Choose from the below words
action
equal
opposite
force
exerts
19.

Match the following action with the correct reaction pair:

a)

1.

rebounding off of a baseball bat

b)

2.

person suspended above a swimming pool

c)

3.

person 3m away from the wall in pool

d)

4.

person's head violently twisting right

e)

5.

person seeming to float by cliff

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