Newton's Laws of Motion Quiz

Force = Mass x Acceleration

Also known as the law of interia

An object's acceleration depends on the mass of the object and the force applied

A seat belt prevents you from going through the windshield of your car at 60mph

Must include two objects acting and reacting to each other

Rocket taking off into space

An object in motion will remain in motion unless acted upon by an outside force

A book pushes down on a desk and the desk pushes up on a book

Two teams in a tug-of-war exert the same amount of force on each and the rope does not move

Having ketchup come out of a bottle when you shake it

Pushing against a wall and feeling the wall push back against you

Adding more groceries to your shopping cart makes it harder to accelerate

Flicking a stack of coins with one coins and only the bottom one moves

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

Being able to pull a tablecloth out from under a entire place setting

An Escalade (SUV) taking longer to stop than a Corvette (car)

Your hand hurting after punching a locker

An object [blank_start]at rest[blank_end] will remain at rest UNLESS acted upon by an [blank_start]outside force[blank_end].

As mass stays the same, when force increases, acceleration [blank_start]will increase[blank_end].

As force stays the same, when mass increases, acceleration [blank_start]will decrease[blank_end].

For every action there is an [blank_start]equal[blank_end] and opposite reaction

Force is measured in a unit called a [blank_start]newton[blank_end].

We say the more matter an object has inside it, the more [blank_start]mass[blank_end] it has.

Two vehicles are broken down by the side of the road. One small sports car. The other is a large party bus. The drivers need to push the vehicles forward and onto the shoulder of the road. Both drivers can push with the same amount of force. The small sports car will get to the shoulder first because it has less mass then the large party bus. Right?