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Newton's 3 Laws & Forces

Authored by Heather White

Science

6th - 8th Grade

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Newton's 3 Laws & Forces
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

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When a cannon fires a cannonball, we observe Newton's third law. Which force is the reaction force?

The cannon moving forward

The cannonball moving forward

The cannon moving backward

The cannonball moving backward

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

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What is the unit called that measures force?

Isaac

Yee

Newton

kilogram

Answer explanation

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It's named after Sir Isaac Newton the scientist

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

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What is force?

A push

A pull

Jumping

Either a push or pull

Answer explanation

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

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When an object resists change, like a body in a turning car, it is called ________________.

inertia

force

friction

drag force

Answer explanation

your body wants to go strait and slides against the turn

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

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A person steps out of the boat and onto the dock.  As the person moves forward onto the dock, the boat moves backward.  Which statement best describes the backward motion of the boat as the person steps forward?

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Every mass exerts a force on every other mass.
An object at rest tends to stay at rest.
Friction opposes the motion of an object.

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

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Speed in a direction is called

Momentum
Velocity
Speed
Inertia

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

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Why is the net force 0 in the image?

Because the elephants are the same size
Because they are both pulling the same amount of force in opposite directions
Because they are elephants
Because they are pulling away from each other.

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