Newton's Laws & Balanced/Unbalanced Forces Test

Match Newton's Laws with the correct definition

• The Law of Inertia

• Newton's 1st Law

• The Law of Acceleration

• Newton's 3rd Law

• The Law of Action-Reaction

• Newton's 2nd Law

"An object at rest will remain at rest unless acted upon by an unbalanced force

An object in motion will remain in motion with constant velocity unless acted upon by an unbalanced force" this describes _________

• Newton's 1st Law

• Acceleration

• Newton's 3rd Law

• Speed

"For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction" is a statement of _________

• Newton's 1st Law

• Newton's 2nd Law

• Newton's 3rd Law

• Law of Gravity

The rate of change of momentum of an object is directly proportional to the unbalanced force applied. This statement is known as _________

• Newton's 1st Law

• Newton's 2nd Law

• Newton's 3rd Law

• Law of Gravity

Complete the formula for finding force: Force = _____ x _______

Match the following

• Equal force that does not cause a change

• Net Force

• Unequal forces that cause a change

• Force

• A push or pull on an object

• Balanced Force

• Overall force exerted on a object

• Unbalanced Force

True or False: When calculating net force, you add the forces when the arrows look like this

• True

• False

When calculating net force and you see these arrows, do you add or subtract the forces?

• Add

• Subtract

Choose ALL the statement that are examples of BALANCED Forces (PICK 2 ANSWERS)

• A picture hanging on the wall

• A football player tackling a quarterback

• Pushing a lawnmower across the yard

• Any object with no motion

Choose ALL the statement that are examples of UNBALANCED Forces (PICK 2 ANSWERS)

• A picture hanging on the wall

• A football player tackling a quarterback

• Pushing a lawnmower across the yard

• Any object with no motion