Name___________________ Date ___________________ Class ___________________

Quiz- Newtons Laws of Motion

1. If two people are pulling against each other with forces of 500 Newtons and 600 Newtons, there is a/an ____________________. a. balanced force b. unbalanced force c. universal gravitation 2. The force of attraction acting between two objects is called _________________. a. inertia b. universal gravitation c. momentum d. buoyancy 3. Rocket engines operate on the principle of ____________________. a. a balanced force b. inertia c. an unbalanced force d. action and reaction 4. The tendency of matter to remain in constant motion unless acted on by an outside,unbalanced force is called __________________. a. inertia b. acceleration c. momentum d. force 5. Motion is produced by _______________________. a. all forces b. unbalanced forces c. balanced forces d. the absence of force 6. According to Newtons Third Law, action and reaction are ________________.

a. equal and in the same direction b. equal and in opposite directions c. unequal and in the same direction d. unequal and in opposite direction 7. The force of gravity between the Earth and a log is called ______________________. a. density b. momentum c. gravity d. force

8. If you push on a wall with a force of 30 Newtons, the force acting on you is _______________. a. 0 Newtons b. 10 Newtons c. 20 Newtons d. 30 Newtons

9. Determine the accelerations that result when a 12-N net force is applied to a 3-kg object and then to a 6-kg object.

10. A net force of 15 N is exerted on an encyclopedia to cause it to accelerate at a rate of 5 m/s2. Determine the mass of the encyclopedia.

11. Suppose that a sled is accelerating at a rate of 2 m/s2. If the net force is tripled and the mass is doubled, then what is the new acceleration of the sled?

12. Suppose that a sled is accelerating at a rate of 2 m/s2. If the net force is tripled and the mass is halved, then what is the new acceleration of the sled?

13. While driving down the road, a firefly strikes the windshield of a bus and makes a quite obvious mess in front of the face of the driver. This is a clear case of Newton's third law of motion. The firefly hit the bus and the bus hits the firefly. Which of the two forces is greater: the force on the firefly or the force on the bus?

14. For years, space travel was believed to be impossible because there was nothing that rockets could push off of in space in order to provide the propulsion necessary to accelerate. This inability of a rocket to provide propulsion is because ... a. ... space is void of air so the rockets have nothing to push off of. b. ... gravity is absent in space. c. ... space is void of air and so there is no air resistance in space. d. ... nonsense! Rockets do accelerate in space and have been able to do so for a long time.

15. Many people are familiar with the fact that a rifle recoils when fired. This recoil is the result of action-reaction force pairs. A gunpowder explosion creates hot gases that expand outward allowing the rifle to push forward on the bullet. Consistent with Newton's third law of motion, the bullet pushes backwards upon the rifle. The acceleration of the recoiling rifle is ... a. greater than the acceleration of the bullet. b. smaller than the acceleration of the bullet. c. the same size as the acceleration of the bullet.

16. In the top picture (below), Kent Budgett is pulling upon a rope that is attached to a wall. In the bottom picture, the Kent is pulling upon a rope that is attached to an elephant. In each case, the force scale reads 500 Newton. Kent is pulling ...

a. with more force when the rope is attached to the wall. b. with more force when the rope is attached to the elephant. c. the same force in each case. Speed/Velocity and Acceleration Problems 17. Kendra is coming home late, past her curfew. As she sneaks quietly into her house trying not to wake up her parents, she slinks up the stairs moving 10.7 m in 26.8 s. Find her speed.

18. While waiting for his Mom to come out of the hairdresser's, Sean accidentally puts the car in gear and it begins to roll forward. How far would the vehicle travel if it moved at 34 m/s for 2.5 s?

19. A little grade nine kid moves down the hall at 1.2 m/s. When he sees Luke coming, he begins to run. After 3.2 s, he is moving at 3.6 m/s. What is his acceleration?

20. Instead of doing his work, Cripps throws a textbook at Devine. After just 0.2 s, it is moving at 10.4 m/s. Find its acceleration.