Newton's Laws of Motion Quiz

Which of the following is an example of Newton's 3rd Law of Motion?

• A car accelerating on a highway.

• A fish swimming forward by pushing water backward.

• A bird flying in the sky.

• A person walking on a treadmill.

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What is the reaction force when a hammer hits a nail?

• The nail bends.

• The nail pushes back on the hammer.

• The hammer breaks.

• The nail moves forward.

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In the example of a skateboarder, what is the action force?

• The skateboarder moving forward.

• The skateboarder pushing backward.

• The skateboarder jumping.

• The skateboarder stopping.

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What is the reaction force when a baseball player throws the ball forward?

• The ball moves sideways.

• The ball pushes back.

• The player runs.

• The ball stops.

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According to Newton's 3rd Law, what happens when a rocket pushes gases out and down toward the ground?

• The rocket moves sideways.

• The rocket moves downward.

• The rocket moves upward.

• The rocket stays still.

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What does Newton's 3rd Law of Motion state?

• For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

• Objects in motion stay in motion.

• Force equals mass times acceleration.

• Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

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What is Newton's 3rd Law?

• For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

• The initial force exerted by one object onto another in an interaction

• The size or amount of a force, measured in Newtons (N)

• The change in position of an object

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What is a Reaction Force?

• The initial force exerted by one object onto another in an interaction

• The force exerted by a second object in response to an action force

• The size or amount of a force, measured in Newtons (N)

• The change in position of an object

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What is the definition of Motion?

• The initial force exerted by one object onto another in an interaction

• The size or amount of a force, measured in Newtons (N)

• The change in position of an object

• Two forces acting at the same point with equal magnitude but opposite direction

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Who is credited with the development of the three laws of motion?

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

• Nikola Tesla

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