Forces and Motion
Types of Forces
Net Force Calculations
Acceleration and mass
Sir Isaac Newton
100

This law states that an object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon.

What is Newton's First Law of Motion?

100

This type of force requires physical contact between two objects.


What is a contact force?


100


If two forces of 5 N and 3 N act in the same direction, the net force is this.



What is 8 N?


100


This term describes how quickly an object speeds up or slows down.



What is acceleration?


100

This holiday was Newton's birthday.

What was Christmas 1642?

200

This term describes the change in velocity of an object due to an external force.


What is acceleration?


200


This force opposes the motion of an object sliding over a surface.



What is friction?


200


When two equal forces of 10 N act in opposite directions, the net force is this.



What is 0 N?


200


According to Newton's second law, acceleration is directly proportional to this.



What is the net force?


200
Newton, like many other scientists of his era, spent a large chunk of his research in this fringe area of science. Despite intense research by the brightest minds, this field has never accomplished it's goal of converting lead to gold.

What is Alchemy?

300


A graphical representation that shows the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration is known as this.



What is a force diagram?

300


Forces that act at a distance without physical contact, such as gravity, fall into this category.



What are field forces? (non-contact forces)


300


This is the net force acting on an object if a 15 N force pulls to the right and a 10 N force pulls to the left.



What is 5 N to the right?


300


If the mass of an object is doubled while the net force remains constant, the acceleration will do this.



What is decrease?


300
Sir Isaac Newton served as Warden and Master of this institution, responsible for making coins, for 31 years. 

What is the Royal Mint?

400


According to this law, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.



What is Newton's Third Law of Motion?


400


This type of force occurs when two objects interact and exert forces on each other.



What is an action-reaction pair?


400


If a 20 N force acts on a 4 kg object, the acceleration can be calculated using this formula.



What is F = ma?


400

The formula for calculating weight on any planet.


What is W = m*g?


400

The English university where Isaac Newton studied, conducted many of his early experiments, and later serve as the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics?

What is the University of Cambridge? (Trinity College)

500

Final Jeopordy

When a tug-of-war team pulls on a rope, this force is exerted equally along the rope in both directions according to Newton's Third Law.


What is Tension? (a type of contact force)

500


This is the force that acts on an object due to its mass and the acceleration due to gravity.



What is weight?


500


An object with a mass of 10 kg experiences a net force of 30 N. Its acceleration is this.



What is 3 m/s²?


500


If an object has a mass of 5 kg and accelerates at 2 m/s², the net force acting on it is this.



What is 10 N?


500

Sir Isaac Newton once said: "I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies, but not this.

What is the madness of people?