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Newton's Laws of Motion Quiz

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Newton's 1st Law of Motion is also called this?
a)
Law of Action Reaction
b)
Law of Inertia
c)
Law of Gravity
d)
Law of Force
2.
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion is also called this?
a)
Law of Action Reaction
b)
Law of Inertia
c)
Law of Gravity
d)
Law of Force
3.
Newton's 1st Law states......
a)
Force = Mass x Accleration
b)
An object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted on by a force.
c)
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
4.
Newton's 3rd Law states......
a)
Force = Mass x Accleration
b)
An object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted on by a force.
c)
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
5.
Newton's 2nd Law states......
a)
Force = Mass x Accleration
b)
An object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted on by a force.
c)
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
6.
A football stays still on the field until the player snaps it into play.
a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
7.
When an object falls in a free-fall to the ground, it accelerates because of the force of gravity to Earth.
a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
8.
When a baseball player swings at a fast pitch, the wood bat puts a certain amount of force against the ball, which in reaction puts the same force on the wood. Sometimes you hear a loud CRACK when the force of the fastball breaks the bat!
a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
9.
The harder Ashton pedals his bicycle, the faster the bicycle goes.
a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
10.
A sea turtle pushes water back with its flippers, but its body moves forward.
a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
11.
A rock on the ground is in a state of rest until someone kicks it.
a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
12.
Destiny needed more force to lift a large box of king size Kit-Kat candy bars for the W.IN. competition instead of the shoe-box full of airheads.
a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
13.
When Bently deflates a balloon; the force with which the air comes out causes the balloon to travel away from Bently if he lets it go.
a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
14.
The Earth exerts a gravitational pull on the Moon, and the Moon exerts an equal and opposite pull on the Earth.
a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
15.
The more force William applies when kicking the soccer ball, the farther the ball will travel across the field.
a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
16.
A red squirrel leaping upward off the tree branch is pulled downward by gravity and lands on another branch instead of continuing on in a straight line.
a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
17.
When Jeriko jumped from a raft into the water, the raft floated backwards as his body moved forward.
a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
18.

A tree frog leaping upward off the tree branch is pulled downward by gravity and lands on another branch instead of continuing on in a straight line.

a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
19.

A ball bounced by a basketball player on the floor bounces back up at him.

a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
20.

When you are standing on a subway train and the train suddenly stops, you lose your balance as your body continues to move forward.

a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
21.

As you pedal your bicycle harder, the bicycle goes faster.

a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
22.

“The acceleration of an object depends on the FORCE exerted on it and its MASS.”

a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
23.

A football thrown by a professional quarterback goes farther than one thrown by a 10-year old.

a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
24.

A sea turtle pushes water back with its flippers, but its body moves forward.

a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
25.

As a runner reaches the finish line, she pushes harder with her leg muscles and speeds up for the last few yards.

a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
26.

As you fill the shopping cart with food, it becomes harder to push.

a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
27.

“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
28.

This law is also known as the Law of Inertia.

a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
29.

When you jump off a rowboat, the rowboat moves backwards.

a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
30.

When you stir sugar into your tea with a spoon, the tea keeps swirling even after you take your spoon out.

a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
31.

When Lucy jumped from a raft into the water, the raft floated backwards as her body moved forward.

a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
32.

A sports car will accelerate faster than a van when given the same force because it much less mass

a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
33.

If you jump from a scooter that is moving, your body will continue moving in the direction the scooter was travelling.

a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
34.

An electric fan continues to turn even after being turned off.

a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
35.

When you sit in a chair, your body exerts a downward force on the chair, and the chair exerts an upward force on your body.

a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion