_____1.

In the absence of a net force, a moving object will

a. slow down and eventually stop
b. turn right
c. stop immediately
d. move with constant velocity
_____2.When the engines on a rocket ship in deep space, far from any other objects, are turned off, it will
a. slow down and eventually stop
b. stop immediately
c. turn right
d. move with constant velocity
_____3.In order for a rocket ship in deep space, far from any other objects, to move in a straight line with
constant speed it must exert a net force that is
a. proportional to its mass
b. proportional to its weight
c. proportional to its velocity
d. zero
_____4.If a book on the dashboard of your car suddenly flies towards you, the forward velocity of the car
must have
a. decreased
b. increased
c. changed direction to the right
d. become zero
_____5.Which Newton’s law can explain the following statement that we often see on the highway
display: “Buckle up –it’s the State Law”?
a. First Newton’s Law
b. Third Newton’s Law
c. Second Newton’s Law
d. None from the above
_____6.The acceleration of an object is proportional to
a. the net force acting on it
b. its velocity
c. its position
d. its mass
_____7.The acceleration of an object is inversely proportional to
a. the net force acting on it
b. its velocity
c. its position
d. its mass
_____8.When a baseball is struck by a bat, the force of the bat on the ball is equal and opposite to the
force of the ball on the bat. This is an example of
a. Newton's first law
b. Newton's second law
c. Newton's third law
d. Newton's law of gravitation
_____9. If you exert a force F on an object which has a much greater mass than you do, the force which
the object exerts on you will
a. be of magnitude F and in the same direction
b. be of magnitude F and in the opposite direction
c. be of much greater magnitude than F
d. be zero
_____10. Newton’s third law refers to “action-reaction forces”. These forces always occur in pairs and
 a. sometimes act on the same object
b. always act on the same object
c. never act on the same object
d. always act at right angles
_____11. Action-reaction forces are
a. equal in magnitude and point in the same direction
b. equal in magnitude and point in opposite directions
c. unequal in magnitude but point in the same direction
d. unequal in magnitude and point in opposite directions
_____12. A car traveling at 40 m/s strikes a mosquito. Which of the following is the true statement?
a. The force on the mosquito is greater than the force on the car
b. The force on the mosquito is equal to the force on the car
c. The force on the mosquito is smaller than the force on the car
d. The damage to the mosquito is equal to the damage to the car
e. None from the above
_____13. If a baseball and cannon ball are dropped from the same height at the same time in a vacuum,
which ball will hit the ground first?
a. The cannonball
b. The baseball
c. The balls land at the same time
d. The ball with the larger volume
_____14. 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
b. Eventually come to a stop
c. Change its momentum
d. Accelerates
_____15. If an action force is a cue ball (white) hitting a billiard ball (various color) 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
_____16. 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
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