Vocab
Calculations
1st Law
2nd Law
3rd Law
100

This is the rate at which an object changes its speed or direction.

acceleration

100

30 mph west is an example of ___________.

velocity

100

A lamp sitting on a table demonstrates which law?

Newton’s first law

100

According to Newton’s second law, the acceleration of an object depends on its ______________.

mass and net force

100

For every _______ there is an equal and ________ reaction.

A. motion, opposite

B. action, opposite

C. action, unequal

D. motion, unequal

action, opposite

200

The acceleration of an object depends on net force and mass of the object.

Newton’s second law

200

This is the mass of an object if the applied force is 2500 N and the acceleration is 500 m/s/s.

5 kg

200

Which of the following objects has the most inertia?


A. a pen

B. a ping pong ball

C. a bowling ball

D. a car

a car

200

Which formula is NOT associated with Newton’s 2nd Law?

A. F = ma

B. m = F/a

C. a = F/m

D. m = a/F

m=a/F

200

What is Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion?

for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

300

This is calculated by multiplying mass by acceleration. 

force

300

This is the force applied to an object if the acceleration is 600 m/s/s and the mass is 300 kg.

180,000 N

300

What is friction?

When two objects rub against each other at opposite directions

300

The rate at which an object changes speed is called _______________.

Acceleration

300

Which of the following examples best represents Newton’s 3rd Law?

A. When riding in a car, your body

lurches to the side after an abrupt

turn.

B. A large truck takes longer to slow

down than a car.

C. Your stomach jumps when you ride a

roller coaster.

D. Pushing water backward with oars

helps paddle a canoe forward.

Pushing water backward with oars helps paddle a canoe forward

400

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Newton’s third law

400

What is the net force acting on a 15 kg sled that accelerates at 5m/s2?

A. 45 N

B. 3 N

C. 75 N

D. 30 N

75 N

400

What will happen to an object if it is put into motion in space?

A. It will stop eventually due to

friction.

B. It will continue to move until it is

acted on by an unbalanced force.

C. It will speed up over time.

D. It will slow down over time.

It will continue to move until it is acted on by an unbalanced force.

400

What is the formula to calculate velocity?

speed and direction
400

You exert 500 N of force down on the earth as you jump into the air. How much force does the earth exert back on you?

A. 0 N, because the earth doesn’t move

down, but you move up.

B. 500 N, because it exerts an equal and

opposite force back on you. It doesn’t

move because it has more mass than you.

C. 1000 N, because you move up, but the

earth doesn’t move down. This must mean

the earth exerts more force on you than

you do on the earth.

500 N, because it exerts an equal and opposite force back on you. It doesn’t

move because it has more mass than you.

500

An object at rest tends to stay at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force.

Newton’s first law

500

Newton’s 1st Law applies to...

A. only moving objects

B. only nonmoving objects

C. both moving and nonmoving objects

D. no objects except those in space

both moving and nonmoving objects

500

What can be measured by acceleration?

A. How much an object slows down

B. How much an object speeds up

C. If an object changes direction

D. All of the above

all of the above

500

Which of the following statements about Newton’s 3rd Law is true?

A. An action force is always greater

than its reaction force.

B. A reaction force is always greater

than the action force.

C. Every action force has an equal

reaction force.

D. Not all action forces have reaction

forces.

every action force has an equal reaction force