Name: _________ Date:___________ Period:____________

Newtons Laws of Motion Quiz

Directions: Match the vocabulary word with its definition.
1. Inertia_____ A. The rate at which velocity changes
overtime
2. Acceleration______ B. The overall force acting on an object
when all of the forces acting on it are
combined
3. Force______ C. A measure of how much matter an
object is made of
4. Mass_______ D. The resistance of an object to a change
in the speed or the direction of its
motion
5. Net force_____ E. A push or pull; something that changes
the motion of an object

Directions: Write true in the blank if the statement is correct, write false in the blank if the
statement is incorrect.
6. ________ Newtons first law states that for every force there is an equal or opposite force.
7.________ Newtons second law states that force=mass x acceleration.
8. _______Newtons third law states that every time one object exerts a force on another object,
the second object exerts a force that is equal in size and opposite in direction back on the first
object.
9. _______The standard unit for force is called the newton (N).
10. ______ Newtons second law states that the acceleration of an object increases with
increased force and decreases with increased mass.