Newton's Laws of Motion Quiz

According to Newton’s second law of motion, the acceleration of a car is directly proportional to the ________.

• velocity of the car

• mass of the car

• force applied to the car

• displacement of the car

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Imagine you're pushing a shopping cart with a certain acceleration. According to Newton’s second law of motion, which mathematical expression would you use to calculate the force you're applying?

• F = ma

• F = mv

• F = md

• F = ms

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If a car's engine can exert a force that is doubled while the car's mass remains constant, what happens to the car's acceleration?

• It is doubled

• It is halved

• It is quadrupled

• It remains the same

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A delivery truck with a mass of 1200 kg is loaded with packages. When the driver steps on the gas, the truck experiences a net force of 6000 N. What is the acceleration of the truck?

• 5 m/s^2

• 10 m/s^2

• 20 m/s^2

• 50 m/s^2

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Which of the following scenarios best demonstrates Newton’s second law?

• A soccer ball rolls across the grass

• A car slows down when the brakes are applied

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If the mass of a car is doubled and the force propelling it forward remains constant, what happens to its acceleration?

• It is doubled

• It is halved

• It is quadrupled

• It remains the same

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A car with a mass of 5 kg is pushed forward with a force of 20 N. What is its acceleration?

• 2 m/s^2

• 4 m/s^2

• 5 m/s^2

• 10 m/s^2

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Imagine you're pushing a shopping cart. According to Newton's second law, the acceleration of the cart is inversely proportional to its ________.

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If a car is moving on a straight road and the net force acting on it becomes zero, then its acceleration is ________.

• zero

• constant

• infinite

• unpredictable

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Imagine you're trying to push a sled across a snowy field. Which of the following formulas correctly represents the relationship between the force you apply, the sled's mass, and its acceleration?

• F = ma

• F = mv

• a = F/m

• m = F/a

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