Ch 2, 8th Grade Question Preview (ID: 39796)


Newton's Laws Of Motion. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

Force is measured in
a) joules
b) pounds
c) Newtons
d) meters per second

Objects that are closer together will experience
a) greater gravitational force
b) less gravitational force
c) no difference in gravitational force
d) fluctuations in gravitational force

If an object is in motion, balanced forces will
a) slow it to a stop
b) change its velocity
c) keep it at the same speed and direction
d) none of the above

In order for an object's velocity to change, the forces on it need to be
a) balanced
b) unbalanced
c) equal
d) only gravity and friction

The type of collision in which objects collide and bounce off of each other is called
a) an elastic collision
b) an inelastic collision
c) a fluid collision
d) a glue collision

Your mass changes when you visit the moon.
a) true
b) false
c)
d)

Why does your weight change when you visit another planet?
a) because you lose weight on the journey
b) because the sun's energy is different there
c) because the gravitational pull on that planet is different from Earth's
d) it doesn't; mass changes instead.

Friction can be reduced by
a) pressing down harder on an object
b) using lubricants
c) using a more textured surface
d) all of the above

The type of friction that prevents surfaces from sliding past each other is called
a) static friction
b) sliding friction
c) fluid friction
d) none of the above

The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
a) force
b) friction
c) noncontact force
d) inertia

A push or a pull
a) force
b) friction
c) inertia
d) gravity

The amount of matter in an object
a) momentum
b) noncontact force
c) force pair
d) mass

Which is an example of noncontact force?
a) friction
b) gravity
c) pulling a wagon
d) all of the above

The force two objects apply on each other
a) balanced forces
b) inertia
c) unbalanced forces
d) force pair

You push a toy car along the floor. If there were no friction between the floor and the car,
a) the car would gradually slow to a stop
b) the car would keep going
c) the car would continuously speed up
d) the car would go through the floor

When all the forces acting on an object combine with a net force of 0
a) balanced forces
b) unbalanced forces
c) contact forces
d) gravity

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