Laws Of Motion Quiz
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Quiz yourself on how well you understand Newton's Laws of Motion
- 1.How long will an object remain at rest, according to Newton's First Law of Motion?
- A.
It can't rest.
- B.
Until noon.
- C.
Until an unbalanced force occurs.
- D.
As long as there are unbalanced forces acting on it.
- 2.
- A.
The tendency of an object to continue doing what it is currently doing.
- B.
The opposing force of gravity.
- C.
Another name for unbalanced forces.
- D.
The mass of an object.
- 3.
- A.
Newton's First Law
- B.
Newton's Second Law
- C.
Newton's Third Law
- D.
Newton's Fourth Law
- 4.For every ________ there is an equal and opposite _____________.
- A.
Reaction, action
- B.
Action, action
- C.
Reaction, reaction
- D.
Action, reaction
- 5.The amount of force needed to move an object is measured in...
- A.
Newtons
- B.
Kilometers
- C.
Seconds
- D.
Grams
- 6.Gravity and magnetism are examples of what kind of forces?
- A.
Frictional
- B.
Non-contact
- C.
Contact
- D.
Momentum
- 7.
- A.
The person's mass on Earth would be double on the moon.
- B.
The person's mass on the the moon, would be twice that on Earth.
- C.
The person would have mass on Earth but not on the moon.
- D.
The mass would be the same on the moon as it is on Earth.
- 8.A person is measured on the moon and on Earth. Which statement would be true?
- A.
The mass would be the same on the moon as it is on Earth, but the weight would be more on the moon than it is on Earth.
- B.
The weight would be the same on the moon as it is on Earth, and the mass would be more on the moon than it is on Earth.
- C.
The mass and weight would be the same on the moon as it is on Earth, because mass is another name for weight.
- D.
The mass would be the same on the moon as it is on Earth, but the weight would be more on Earth than it is on the moon.
- 9.
- A.
The object's mass.
- B.
The object's distance from the gravitational force.
- C.
The object's height.
- D.
Both A and B.
- 10.
- A.
The mass of the car is greater than the mass of the basketball.
- B.
The mass of the bowling balls is greater than the mass of the basketballs.
- C.
The van with the basketballs is bigger than the van with the bowling balls.
- D.
It should be equally as hard to push the two vans.
- 11.
- A.
It might speed up.
- B.
It might slow down.
- C.
It might change direction.
- D.
It might do any of the three things mentioned above.
- 12.
- A.
The plane flew faster to NY than it flew to California.
- B.
The plane flew faster to California than it flew to NY.
- C.
The plane flew the same speed in both directions.
- D.
The plane had fewer passengers going to NY than it did to California.
- 13.Why is it difficult to scoot a bed from one end of the room to the other?
- A.
Momentum
- B.
Gravity
- C.
Friction
- D.
Deceleration
- 14.
- A.
Newton's First Law
- B.
Newton's Second Law
- C.
Newton's Third Law
- D.
Newton's Law of Acceleration
- 15.Why do you lean towards the left when a car turns right?
- A.
Because of inertia
- B.
Because of gravity
- C.
Because of buoyancy
- D.
Because of velocity
- 16.
- A.
The object will look different.
- B.
I'll be able to see the forces.
- C.
It will remain in the same position.
- D.
Its position will change in relation to other objects.
- 17.What is "position"?
- A.
A type of contact force.
- B.
A specific location
- C.
A type of motion
- D.
Another name for friction
- 18.Blue bumper car, traveling east with a force of 100 N, runs into a yellow bumper car traveling west with a force of 300 N. Because the net force will be -200 N. one of the cars will be pushed backwards. Which one?
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