Forces & Motion
Forces & Motion
Forces
Which Law?
Vocabulary
100

If a baseball and a cannonball are dropped from the same height, at the same time, and there is no air resistance, which ball will hit the ground first? A. The cannonball B. The baseball C. Both at the same time D. The ball with the larger volume lands first

What is C. Both at the same time

100

Who developed the laws of motion?

Who is Sir Issac Newton?

100

What is a force defined as?

What is a push or pull that can change the motion of an object?

100
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Which law? A. Newton's First Law B. Newton's 2nd Law C. Newton's 3rd Law D. Mrs. Juhant's 5th
What is C. Newton's 3rd Law
100

How are speed and velocity different?

What is velocity has a direction?

200
Which of the following objects has the least acceleration? A. An empty shopping cart pushed with a hard force B. A full shopping cart pushed with a hard force C. An empty shopping cart pushed with a light force D. A full shopping cart pushed with a light force
What is D. A full shopping cart pushed with a light force
200

Force is measure in ________.

What is Newtons?

200

Which is a common force acting to slow down an objects in motion? A. Tension B. Acceleration C. Speed D. Friction

What is D. Friction

200

Which of the following is the equation to Newton's 2nd Law of Motion? A. F=g* t B. F=m*a C. F=d/t D. F=m*v

What is B. F=m*a

200

What are two examples of acceleration?

What is increasing speed, decreasing speed, or changing direction?

300

Illana falls of her stylish bike. She comes to a crashing stop against the sidewalk. Poor thing. what law explains why it hurts when she hits the pavement?

What is Newton's 3rd Law?

300

What is the net force acting upon an an object that is being pulled right with a force of 300N and a force left of 150N?

What is 150N [right]?

300
Kate shoots an arrow at a target and the arrow curves toward the ground due to the force of A. friction B. gravity C. air resistance D. momentum
What is B. gravity
300
A little girl has been pulling a sled behind her in the snow and she is crying because when she stopped the sled kept moving and hit her in the back of her legs. Which Law ? A.Mrs. Grossi's 7th Law B. Newton's 2nd Law C. Newton's 3rd law D. Newton's 1st Law
What is D. Newton's 1st Law
300

Mass is ___________

A measure of how much matter is present in a substance.

400

How are reference points used to define the motion of an object?

The reference point helps define the position of an object which affects the velocity of an object 

400
A crumpled piece of paper hits the ground before a flat sheet of paper because: A. The acceleration of gravity is greater on the crumpled paper B. There is more air resistance on the flat paper C. Crumpled paper has more mass D. The crumpled paper has less mass
What is B. There is more air resistance on the flat paper
400
Air resistance causes the speed of a falling object to A. decrease B. increase C. remain unchanged D. become zero
What is A. decrease
400
A pitched baseball goes faster than one that is gently thrown. Which Law? A. Mr. Portwood's Law B. Newton's 1st Law C. Newton's 2nd Law D. Newton's 3rd Law
What is C. Newton's 2nd Law
400

The acceleration equation is (___)/Time 

What is (Final velocity - Inital velocity)?

500
An object in motion has _____, so it tends to stay in motion. A. Inertia B. Projectile Motion C. Momentum D. Swag
What is A. Inertia
500
According to Newton's 1st Law, a moving object that is not acted on by an unbalanced force will A. remain in motion B. eventually come to a stop C. change its momentum D. accelerate
What is A. remain in motion
500
An unbalanced force that causes an object to move in a circular path. A. Free Fall B. terminal velocity C. Centripetal Force D. air resistance
What is C. Centripetal Force
500
An ice skater pushes harder with his leg muscle, then he begins to move faster. Which law? A. Newton's 3rd Law B. Newton's 2nd Law C. Newton's 1st Law D. Mrs. Pieler's 4th Law
What is B. Newton's 2nd Law
500
Which of the following is not an example of projectile motion? A. The path of a pitched baseball B. The path of a crate sliding along flat ground C. The path of an arrow through the air D. The path of a leaping frog
What is B. The path of a crate sliding along flat ground
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