A magician pulls a tablecloth out from under dishes and glasses on a table without disturbing them.
Newton's 1st Law
Newton's 2nd Law
Newton's 3rd Law
None of them
2. Multiple Choice
1.5 minutes
1 pt
A person’s body is thrown outward as a car rounds a curve on a highway.
Newton's 1st Law
Newton's 2nd Law
Newton's 3rd Law
None of them
3. Multiple Choice
20 seconds
1 pt
Rockets are launched into space using jet propulsion where exhaust accelerates out from the rocket and the rocket accelerates in an opposite direction.
Newton's 1st Law
Newton's 2nd Law
Newton's 3rd Law
None of them
4. Multiple Choice
1.5 minutes
1 pt
A picture is hanging on a wall and does not move.
Newton's 1st Law
Newton's 2nd Law
Newton's 3rd Law
None of them
5. Multiple Choice
20 seconds
1 pt
A person not wearing a seatbelt flies through a car window when someone slams on the breaks because the person’s body wants to remain in continuous motion even when the car stops.
Newton's 1st Law
Newton's 2nd Law
Newton's 3rd Law
None of them
6. Multiple Choice
1.5 minutes
1 pt
Pushing a child on a swing is easier than pushing an adult on the same swing, because the adult has more inertia.
Newton's 1st Law
Newton's 2nd Law
Newton's 3rd Law
None of them
7. Multiple Choice
1.5 minutes
1 pt
Pushing a child on a swing is easier than pushing an adult on the same swing, because the adult has more inertia.
Newton's 1st Law
Newton's 2nd Law
Newton's 3rd Law
None of them
8. Multiple Choice
20 seconds
1 pt
Acceleration is produced when a force acts on a mass. The greater the mass (of the object being accelerated) the greater the amount of force needed (to accelerate the object).
Newton's 1st Law
Newton's 2nd Law
Newton's 3rd Law
None of them
9. Multiple Choice
1.5 minutes
1 pt
An object at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force. An object in motion continues in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
Newton's 1st Law
Newton's 2nd Law
Newton's 3rd Law
None of them
10. Multiple Choice
1.5 minutes
1 pt
This law is often called "the law of inertia."
Newton's 1st Law
Newton's 2nd Law
Newton's 3rd Law
None of them
11. Multiple Choice
20 seconds
1 pt
A soccer ball accelerates more than a bowling ball when thrown with the same force.
Newton's 1st Law
Newton's 2nd Law
Newton's 3rd Law
None of them
12. Multiple Choice
1.5 minutes
1 pt
A student leaves a pencil on a desk and the pencil stays in the same spot until another student picks it up.
Newton's 1st Law
Newton's 2nd Law
Newton's 3rd Law
None of them
13. Multiple Choice
1.5 minutes
1 pt
Two students are in a baseball game. The first student hits a ball very hard and it has a greater acceleration than the second student who bunts the ball lightly.
Newton's 1st Law
Newton's 2nd Law
Newton's 3rd Law
None of them
14. Multiple Choice
1.5 minutes
1 pt
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Newton's 1st Law
Newton's 2nd Law
Newton's 3rd Law
None of them
15. Multiple Choice
20 seconds
1 pt
The swimmer moves her hand down and to the left and her body goes forward to the right.
Newton's 1st Law
Newton's 2nd Law
Newton's 3rd Law
16. Multiple Choice
20 seconds
1 pt
A rocket is sent into space. When the power dies out, the rocket will just keep floating and moving in space forever (unless an unbalanced force, such as a meteor, runs into it).