Which Law?
Gravity, Working Against Me
Fabulous Forces
Nuggets of Newton
Grab Bag
Final Jeopardy
200

A baseball hit with a bat accelerates more than a bowling ball hit with a bat.

2nd Law

200

This force opposes the force of gravity when objects fall through the air.

Air resistance

200

Do balanced or unbalanced forces result in a change in motion?

Unbalanced forces

200

Newton’s 1st Law is also known as the…

Law of inertia

200

Mass in motion is also known as…

Momentum

200

What is the mass of a car that hits a deer with a force of 3,000 N if it started traveling at a speed of 50 m/s but slowed down to 25 m/s in 5 s before hitting the deer?

600 kg

400

A balloon flies forward when air quickly escapes it.

3rd Law

400

What two factors affect gravitational pull?

Mass and distance between masses

400

Mikaia pushes a box with a force of 10 N to the right and Lisa pushes with a force of 3 N to the left.  Find the net force applied to the box.

7 N to the right

400

The more  _______  you have, the more inertia you will have.

Mass

400

If the mass of a bulldozer is 1,250 kg and it is moving at a speed of 20 m/s, how much momentum does it have?

25,000 kg*m/s

600

A book left on the table overnight is there when you return in the morning.

1st Law

600

What is the acceleration due to gravity on Earth?

9.8 m/s2

600

What is the unit for weight?

Newtons

600

The law that states that an object accelerates in the same direction as the force applied to it is…

Newton’s 2nd Law

600

What force best explains why a feather and a tennis ball do not both fall with an acceleration of 9.8 m/s2 like they should?

Air resistance

800

You run into a friend while skating and you both fall in opposite directions.

3rd Law

800

Ignoring air resistance and friction, what should be observed about two objects that are dropped at the same time?

Both objects should have the same acceleration

800

Name 3 common forces that can be applied to objects.

Friction

Gravity

Air resistance

800

What would a man weigh if he has a mass of 60 kg?

588 N

800

Rank the following items from most momentum to least momentum.

Fast airplane        Slow bicyclist        Parked car     Fast bicyclist

Fast airplane, fast bicyclist, slow bicyclist, parked car

1000

The bike you are riding hits a hole and stops quickly, but you fly forward.

1st Law

1000

The maximum speed a falling human can reach is 55 m/s (or 118.06 mi/hr.) What is the name for this speed and what two forces become balanced for this to be possible?

Terminal velocity

Gravity and Air Resistance

1000

Find the acceleration on the box below.

0.25 m/s2

1000

The force exerted on a cart is constant.  On a frictionless surface, if the cart’s mass is increased, what will happen to its acceleration?  Include which law supports your answer.

Decreases, because of Newton’s 2nd Law

1000

A car accelerates from 20 m/s to 60 m/s in 5 s.  If the mass of the car is 150 kg, find the force on the car and the final momentum.

F = 1,200 N

pfinal = 9,000 kg*m/s