Ch5/6 Newton’s Laws of Motion Review Name_________________________________

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1. If an action force is a cue ball (white) hitting a billiard ball (various colors) when
playing pool, then the reaction force is
a. exerted on the table
b. exerted on all the other billiard balls
c. not present
d. exerted by the billiard ball on the cue ball

2. A crumpled piece of paper hits the ground before a flat sheet of paper because
a. the acceleration of gravity is greater on the crumpled paper.
b. there is more air resistance against the flat paper.
c. the crumpled paper is more massive.
d. the crumpled paper is less massive.

3. According to Newton’s first law of motion, a moving object that is not acted on by an
unbalanced force will
a. remain in motion. c. change its momentum.
b. eventually come to a stop. d. accelerate.

4. An ice skater at rest pushes against a sled at rest, causing both the skater and sled to
move away from each other with different accelerations. This is an example best
described by
a. Newton’s first law of motion for objects at rest.
b. Newton’s first law of motion for objects in motion.
c. Newton’s second law of motion.
d. Newton’s third law of motion.

5. A sled sliding on a flat, icy surface with a constant velocity is best described by
a. Newton’s first law of motion for objects at rest.
b. Newton’s first law of motion for objects in motion.
c. Newton’s second law of motion.
d. Newton’s third law of motion.

6. How does Newton’s third law explain how a rocket takes off?
a. The rocket’s acceleration is positive, while the gasses acceleration is negative but
the direction is the same. The motion is therefore both “equal and opposite”
b. The rocket is at rest until ignition.
c. The hot gasses move in one direction, while the rocket moves in the opposite
direction but with equal force.
d. The hot gasses cause global warming.

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 Matching
Match each item with the correct statement.

a. Newton’s first law of motion c. Newton’s third law of motion

b. Newton’s second law of motion

7. ____ Acceleration is caused by a force acting on a mass.

8. ____ For a force on an object there is an equal and opposite force.

9. ____ Without any force to change it, an object at rest stays at rest and an object in
motion stays in motion.

22.

10. Look at the Figure A above. Why does the block not move?
a. no force applied
b. frictional force
c. surface friction
d. kinetic friction

11. If a force of 26 N is exerted on two balls, one with a mass of 0.52 kg and the other with a
mass of 0.78 kg, which ball will have the greater acceleration? (F=ma)
a. The one with a mass of .78 kg will have the greatest acceleration.
b. The one with a mass of .52 kg will have the greatest acceleration.
c. They will both accelerate at the same rate.
d. Neither will accelerate.

12. The tendency of an object to resist any change of motion is known as ______.
a. force
b. mass
c. inertia
d. balance

13. The amount of matter in an object is called its ________.

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

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 14. The greater the mass of an object,
a. the less force it can exert.
b. the more space it takes up.
c. the more balanced it is.
d. the greater the inertia.

15. The force of gravity of a person or object at the surface of a planet is known as?
a. mass
b. air resistance
c. inertia
d. weight

16. A book is sitting on a dashboard of a car that’s stopped at a traffic light. As the car starts
to move forward, the book slides off the dashboard. Pick the most correct explanation.
a. There was grease on the dashboard.
b. The object had inertia.
c. A supernatural force took over.
d. Air resistance made the book move backward.

17. A force that one surface exerts on another when the two rub against each other is called
________.
a. gravity
b. acceleration
c. inertia
d. friction 

18. According to Newton’s Third Law of Motion, when a hammer strikes and exerts a force
on a nail, the nail
a. creates a balanced force.
b. disappears into the wood.
c. moves at a constant speed.
d. exerts and equal and opposite force back on the hammer.

19. Pick the best example of Newton’s Third Law in action.

a. A rocket taking off from earth which pushes gasses in one direction and the
rocket in the other.
b. A rocket sitting on the ground preparing for take-off but it needs an outside force
to overcome its inertia of a non-moving object.
c. A rocket that is accelerating through space and exerts a great amount of force
because its mass and acceleration is so large.
d. Both b and c.

20. Which of the following is true?

a. µs > µk c. µs = µk
b. µk > µs d. none of these are correct

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 21. Pick the best example of Newton’s Second Law in action.
a. A rocket taking off from earth, which pushes gasses in one direction and the
rocket in the other.
b. A rocket sitting on the ground preparing for takeoff but it needs an outside force
to overcome its inertia of a nonmoving object.
c. A rocket that is accelerating through space and exerts a great amount of force
because its mass and acceleration is so large.
d. Both b and c.

22. Pick the best example of Newton’s First Law in action.

a. A rocket taking off from earth which pushes gasses in one direction and the
rocket in the other.
b. A rocket sitting on the ground preparing for takeoff but it needs an outside force
to overcome its inertia of a nonmoving object.
c. A rocket that is accelerating through space and exerts a great amount of force
because its mass and acceleration is so large.
d. Both b and c

23. An example of a balanced force is

a. a car sliding on ice.
b. a tug-of-war game in which no one wins.
c. a car hitting a telephone pole.
d. a roller coaster going down the first drop. 

24. An example of an unbalanced force (net force) is

a. a car parked in the garage.
b. a tug-of-war game in which no one wins.
c. a bridge.
d. a roller coaster going down the first drop.

25. A push or pull is called a(n)________.

a. gravity
b. force
c. universal law
d. inertia

26. When two equal forces act on the same object in opposite directions, the net force is
________.
a. crazy
b. greater than either force
c. zero
d. smaller than either force

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 27. The word “acceleration” means to
a. exert a force on another object.
b. create a balanced force on another object.
c. create an unbalanced force on another object.
d. change the speed or direction.

28. Two main outside forces acting on most anything on earth are
a. friction and mass.
b. friction and gravity.
c. gravity and inertia.
d. gravity and mass.

29. The force that pulls falling objects to Earth is called

a. free fall.
b. gravity.
c. air resistance.
d. acceleration.

Problems
Solve each problem using concepts learned through Chapters 5 & 6. FBDs are a great help!

30. If a net horizontal force of 130 N is applied to a person with mass 60.0 kg who is resting
on the edge of a swimming pool, what horizontal acceleration is produced?

31. A net horizontal force of 140 N acts on a crate with mass 32.5 kg initially at rest on a
warehouse floor on.
a. What acceleration is produced?
b. How far does the crate travel in 10.0 s?
c. What is its speed at the end of 10.0 s?

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 32. Find the tension in each cord if the weight of the suspended object is 490 N.

33. At the surface of Saturn’s moon Titan, the acceleration due to gravity is 1.352 m/s 2. A
watermelon weights 44.0 N at the surface of the earth.
a. What is the mass on the earth’s surface?
b. What are its mass and weight on the surface of Titan?

34. Given F1 = 5.00 N @ 30.0° N of E, F2 = 7.00 N @ 60° S of W and F3 = 10.0 N @ 40° E of S.

a. Find the magnitude of the equilibrant force.
b. Find the direction of the equilibrant force.

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 35. A 12.0 kg block lies on a plane tilted at an angle of 25° to the horizontal. Determine the
acceleration of the block as it slides down the plane if the coefficient of friction between
the block and the plane is 0.35.

36. If two masses are placed on a 30° ramp and suspended, what is the acceleration of the
system of masses if m1 = 1.50 kg and m2 = 5.00 kg? Assume µk = 0.400.

37. John is pulling a sled at a constant velocity to haul it up a snowy hill to this cabin. The
slope is 30.0° above the horizontal, the sled has a mass of 16.0 kg, the coefficient of
kinetic friction between the sled runners and the snow is 0.130, and John can exert a
force of 1400. N parallel to the surface of the hill. What is the largest load of wood (in
kg) that John can take in one trip?

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 38. (Challenge) Two crates, of mass 75 kg and 110 kg, are in contact and at rest on a
horizontal surface. A 730-N force is exerted on the 75-kg crate. If the coefficient of
kinetic friction is 0.15, calculate the acceleration of the system, and the force that each
crate exerts on the other.

39. (Challenge) A large 18.0 kg teddy bear is dropped from the roof of a building onto a
spring and it compresses to bring the stuffed friend to rest. If the height of the building
is 50.0 m and the spring constant of the spring on the ground is 4000 N/m, how much
does the spring compress from equilibrium?

40. (Challenge) A .22 rifle bullet, traveling at 350 m/s, strikes a block of soft wood, which it
penetrates to a depth of 0.130 m. The block of wood is clamped in place and doesn’t
move. The mass of the bullet is 1.80 g. Assume a constant retarding force.
a. How much time is required for the bullet to stop?
b. What force does the wood exert on the bullet?

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