Physical Science 1.10: 3.1 Newton's Laws of Motion

Multiple Choice

Determine whether the phrase describes speed, velocity, or acceleration:

Changing direction while maintaining the same speed.

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

Multiple Choice

Determine whether the phrase describes speed, velocity, or acceleration:

Driving 35 mph

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

Multiple Choice

Determine whether the phrase describes speed, velocity, or acceleration:

Moving 10 meters to the right in 1 minute

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

Multiple Select

You throw a ball into the air. Which two forces cause the ball to gradually stop moving upward and then fall back to Earth?

• Normal force

• Gravitational force

• Friction

• Balanced forces

Multiple Choice

Use Newton's second law, F = ma, to find the girl's rate of acceleration.

• $$200\ \frac{m}{s^2}$$  

• $$0.2\ \frac{m}{s^2}$$  

• $$5\ \frac{m}{s^2}$$  

• $$20\ \frac{m}{s^2}$$  

Multiple Choice

The arrow in the photo represents the force the horse's back leg is exerting on the ground. Which arrow would represent the other half of the action-reaction force pair?

• An arrow pointing from the horse's leg to the sky

• An arrow pointing from the horse's front leg to the ground

• An arrow pointing from the ground to a different leg

• An arrow pointing from the ground back to the same leg

Multiple Choice

Which of Newton's Laws of motion is described here:

Matter tends to resist any change to its motion.

• Newton's first law

• Newton's second law

• Newton's third law

Multiple Choice

Which of Newton's Laws of motion is described here:

Action and reaction forces are equal and opposite.

• Newton's first law

• Newton's second law

• Newton's third law

Multiple Choice

Which of Newton's Laws of motion is described here:

A larger force causes a larger change in motion.

• Newton's first law

• Newton's second law

• Newton's third law