Task 1 – Part 1

____ 1. Forces that are equal in size but opposite in direction are ____.
a. balanced forces c. inertial forces
b. frictional forces d. net forces

____ 2. If gravity did not affect the path of a horizontally thrown ball, the ball would ____.
a. go straight up c. fall straight down
b. travel horizontally d. follow a curved path

____ 3. Whenever a body is in motion, there is always ____ to oppose the motion.
a. friction c. gravity
b. inertia d. acceleration

____ 4. The relationship among force, mass, and acceleration is stated in ____.
a. the law of conservation of momentum c. Newton's second law of motion
b. Newton's first law of motion d. Newton's third law of motion

____ 5. The statement "for every action, there is an equal but opposite reaction" is a statement of ____.
a. the law of conservation of momentum
b. Newton's first law
c. Newton's second law
d. Newton's third law

____ 6. When two birds are pulling on a worm and the worm moves toward the first bird, you know that the
forces are ____.
a. long-range c. unbalanced
b. action-reaction d. balanced

____ 7. An unbalanced force acting on an object causes it to ____.

a. move at constant speed c. not change its velocity
b. continue in a straight line d. accelerate

____ 9. The force that opposes motion is ____.

a. a balanced force c. an accelerating force
b. an unbalanced force d. friction

____ 10. A feather and a rock dropped at the same time from the same height would land at the same time
when dropped
a. by Galileo in Italy c. by an astronaut on the moon.
b. by Newton in England. d. by an astronaut on the space shuttle.
____ 11. A student has a set of masses to use in an experiment about force. Which of the following masses
would require the least amount of force to be lifted from the lab table?
a. 1-g mass c. 25-g mass
b. 5-g mass d. 100-g mass

____ 12. In physical science, a push or a pull is called a(n)

a. force.
b. acceleration.
c. inertia.
d. motion.

____ 13. What happens when two forces act in the same direction?
a. They cancel each other out.
b. The stronger one prevails.
c. They add together.
d. Their sum divided by two is the total force.

____ 14. Which of the following is an example of rolling friction?

a. your shoes on a sidewalk as you walk
b. bike tires on the road as you ride
c. a boat on the water as it sails
d. two hands rubbing together

____ 15. The amount of matter in an object is called its

a. inertia.
b. mass.
c. force.
d. balance.

____ 16. The force that pulls falling objects toward Earth is called
a. gravity.
b. free fall.
c. acceleration.
d. air resistance.

____ 17. The tendency of an object to resist change in its motion is known as
a. mass.
b. inertia.
c. force.
d. balance.

____ 18. The greater the mass of an object,

a. the easier the object starts moving.
b. the greater its inertia.
c. the more balanced it is.
d. the more space it takes up.
____ 19. According to Newton’s third law of motion, when a hammer strikes and exerts force on a nail, the
nail
a. creates a friction with the hammer.
b. disappears into the wood.
c. exerts an equal force back on the hammer.
d. moves at a constant speed.

____ 20. Newton’s first law of motion applies

a. to moving objects. c. to objects that are accelerating.
b. to objects that are not moving. d. Both (a) and (b)

____ 21. The amount of air resistance acting on an object depends on the object's
a. size and shape. c. density and mass.
b. mass and weight. d. None of the above

____ 22. An apple falls from a tree. The gravitational force on the apple is 1 N. If air resistance is 0.1 N, what
is the net force on the apple?
a. 0.1 N c. 1.0 N
b. 0.9 N d. 1.1 N

____ 23. Use Newton's second law of motion to calculate the acceleration of a 7 kg mass if a force of 68.6 N
acts on it?
a. 0.1 m/s/s c. 68.6 m/s/s
b. 9.8 m/s/s d. 480.2 m/s/s
 Task 1– Part 2
1. The property of a object at rest to remain at rest is known as
a. inertness
b. inertia
c. resistance
d. sluggishness

2. If an object moves with a constant velocity, we can conclude that

a. it is moving toward its natural place.
b. there are no forces acting on it.
c. there is no unbalanced (net) force acting on it.
d. it has a very large inertia.

3. What is the net force on an 800-kg airplane flying with a constant velocity of 160 km/hour north?
a. zero
b. 160 N
c. 800 N
d. 128 000 N

4. What kind of motion does a constant, non-zero net force produce on an object of constant mass?
a. constant speed
b. constant acceleration
c. increasing acceleration
d. It depends on the speed of the object.

5. If you push on a railroad boxcar with a force of 200 N and it doesn't move, you can conclude that
a. Newton's second law is not valid.
b. This force is canceled by the third law force.
c. The boxcar has too much mass to accelerate.
d. There is a force of 200 N in the opposite direction.

6. What is the mass of a cart that has an acceleration of 5 m/s2 when a net force of 2000 N is applied
to it?
a. 10,000 kg c. 1000 kg
b. 2000 kg d. 400 kg

7. The same net force is applied to object A and object B. The observed accelerations of the two
objects are not the same; object A has an acceleration three times that of object B. Which of the
following is correct?
a. Object A has three times the mass of object B.
b. Object A has one-third the mass of object B.
c. Object A has a different, less streamlined shape than object B.
d. Object A has more friction than object B.
8. A ball with a weight of 20 N is thrown vertically upward. What is the acceleration of the ball just
as it reaches the top of its path?
a. zero
b. 10 m/s/s downward
c. 10 m/s/s upward
d. The acceleration cannot be determined.

9. When a snowflake falls, it quickly reaches a terminal velocity. This happens because
a. the mass of the snowflake is too small for gravity to have any effect.
b. there is no net force on it.
c. the snowflake has no weight.
d. the mass of the snowflake is smaller than its weight.

10. A 40-kg crate is being pushed across a horizontal floor. If the coefficient of sliding friction is 0.4,
what is the frictional force acting on the crate?
a. 16 N
b. 40 N
c. 100 N
d. 160 N

11. If F1 is the force exerted on a cart by a horse and F2 is the force exerted on the horse by the
cart, then F1 is _____ F2.
a. much greater than
b. slightly greater than
c. equal to
d. slightly less than

12. A ball with a weight of 40 N is falling freely toward the surface of the moon. What force does this
ball exert on the moon?
a. zero
b. 40 N down
c. 40 N up
d. We are not able to say.

13. A child stands on a bathroom scale while riding in an elevator. The child's weight when the
elevator is not moving is 100 pounds. What does the scale read when the elevator accelerates
upward while traveling downward?
a. greater than 100 lbs
b. less than 100 lbs
c. equal to 100 lbs
d. Not enough information is given to answer the question.
 Task 1– Part 3
____ 1. The relationship among force, mass, and acceleration is stated in ____.
a. the law of conservation of momentum c. Newton's second law of motion
b. Newton's first law of motion d. Newton's third law of motion

____ 2. The statement "for every action, there is an equal but opposite reaction" is a statement of ____.
a. the law of conservation of momentum
b. Newton's first law
c. Newton's second law
d. Newton's third law

____ 3. An unbalanced force acting on an object causes it to ____.

a. move at constant speed c. not change its velocity
b. continue in a straight line d. accelerate

____ 4. The force that opposes motion is ____.

a. a balanced force c. an accelerating force
b. an unbalanced force d. friction

____ 5. In physical science, a push or a pull is called a(n)

a. force.
b. acceleration.
c. inertia.
d. motion.

____ 6. What happens when two forces act in the same direction?
a. They cancel each other out.
b. The stronger one prevails.
c. They add together.
d. Their sum divided by two is the total force.

____ 7. The amount of matter in an object is called its

a. inertia.
b. mass.
c. force.
d. balance.

____ 8. The tendency of an object to resist change in its motion is known as

a. mass.
b. inertia.
c. force.
d. balance.
____ 9. The greater the mass of an object,
a. the easier the object starts moving.
b. the greater its inertia.
c. the more balanced it is.
d. the more space it takes up.

____ 10. According to Newton’s third law of motion, when a hammer strikes and exerts force on a nail, the
nail
a. creates a friction with the hammer.
b. disappears into the wood.
c. exerts an equal force back on the hammer.
d. moves at a constant speed.

____ 11. Newton’s first law of motion applies

a. to moving objects. c. to objects that are accelerating.
b. to objects that are not moving. d. Both (a) and (b)

____ 12. The amount of air resistance acting on an object depends on the object's
a. size and shape. c. density and mass.
b. mass and weight. d. None of the above

____ 13. An apple falls from a tree. The gravitational force on the apple is 1 N. If air resistance is 0.1 N, what
is the net force on the apple?
a. 0.1 N c. 1.0 N
b. 0.9 N d. 1.1 N

____ 14. Use Newton's second law of motion to calculate the acceleration of a 7 kg mass if a force of 68.6 N
acts on it?
a. 0.1 m/s/s c. 68.6 m/s/s
b. 9.8 m/s/s d. 480.2 m/s/s