Physical Science: Newton's Laws Quiz

Newton's LawOfMotionEquation quiz.

10 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Newton's 3rd Law can be summarized as:

  1. motion requires an unbalanced force
  2. acceleration requires force & mass
  3. all forces act in pairs
  4. all forces act alone
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

T/F: Newton's 1st Law means that a table will not move unless a force is applied to it.

  1. TRUE
  2. FALSE
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The 1st law also states: an object in motion stays in motion at the same velocity unless _____.

  1. it experiences an unbalanced force
  2. it experiences a balanced force
  3. it experiences acceleration
  4. it experiences and increase in size
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which law states, acceleration depends on an object's mass & the amount of force applied to it?

  1. Newton's 1st Law
  2. Newton's 2nd Law
  3. Newton's 3rd Law
  4. Newton's 4th Law
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which equation expresses Newton's 2nd Law?

  1. s = d ÷ t
  2. F = ma
  3. a = (v2 - v1) ÷ t
  4. M = fa
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which law states that objects exert an equal and opposite force on each other?

  1. Newton's 1st Law
  2. Newton's 2nd Law
  3. Newton's 3rd Law
  4. Newton's 4th Law
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What term describes the tendency of all objects to resist a change in motion?

  1. stationary
  2. acceleration
  3. inertia
  4. net force
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is another name for Newton's 1st Law of Motion?

  1. Law of Forces
  2. Law of Inertia
  3. Law of Resistance
  4. Law of Acceleration
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which law states an object at rest stays at rest unless it experiences an unbalanced force?

  1. Newton's 4th Law
  2. Newton's 3rd Law
  3. Newton's 2nd Law
  4. Newton's 1st Law
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which scientist developed three laws to explain the relationship between force and motion?

  1. Sir Isaac Newton
  2. Albert Einstein
  3. Michael Faraday
  4. Niels Bohr