SUMMATIVE TEST: NEWTON’S LAW OF MOTION

Directions: Determine the best answer from the four choices A, B, C, D. Write the letter that corresponds to your answer on
the space provided.
_____1. The law of inertia (Newton’s First Law) applies____.
A. to both moving and nonmoving objects C. only objects that are not moving
B. only objects moving at constant speed D. only to moving objects
_____2. What kind(s) of objects have inertia?
A. all objects with mass C. only objects at rest
B. only objects in motion D. only object whose motion is being changed
_____3. What is the unit of measurement for force?
A. kilogram (kg) B. Miles (mi) C. Newton (N) D. seconds (s)
_____4. You push on a car, and it does not move. What is true about inertia?
A. The inertia is changing C. The inertia of the person is equal to the car
B. The inertia of the car is too great D. There is no inertia because of no movement

_____5. This equation goes with which law?

A. Newton’s first law of motion B. Newton’s second law of motion C. Newton’s third law of motion D. None of these
1 2
_____6. A force of 90 N is applied to each grocery cart on the left, which one will accelerate the fastest?
5kg 6kg A. Cart 1 B. Cart 2 C. Cart 3 D. Cart 4

3 4
8kg 10kg

_____7. What is the net force of the car in the illustration shown on the right?
A. 3 N right B. 3 N left C. 17 N right D. 17 N left 7N 10 N

_____8. The acceleration produced by a net force on an object is_____.

A. directly proportional to the magnitude of the net force C. in the same direction as the net force
B. inversely proportional to the mass of the object D. all of the above
_____9. Refer to table below. When the same force is applied to both male American dog and the female Asian dog, their
acceleration is different. Why?
Dog’s Acceleration
Force (N) Mass (kg) Acceleration (m/s2)
Male American dog 2,500 0.36
Female American dog 2,400 3,600 0.67
Male Asian dog 2,600 5,400 0.48
Female Asian dog 4,160 0.60
A. The male American dog has less mass C. Male and female dogs have different heights
B. The male American dog has more mass D. The female Asian dog has probably eaten more
_____10. When you hold a set of modules above your head, how many force pairs act on the module?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
_____11. A bus hits a bird and the bird splatters on the windshield, which force is greater?
A. The Bus B. The Bird C. They are the same D. Gravity acting on the bus.
_____12. When Manny Pacquiao got hit in the face, what is the interaction pair?
A. The fist and the face C. Manny Pacquiao and the floor
B. The fist and the air blow D. Manny Pacquiao and media criticism
_____13. Newton’s third law states that any action will have a (n) _____ reaction.
A. equal and similar B. equal and opposite C. equal and different D. greater and opposite
_____14. A book rests on a table. The force of gravity pulls down on the book with a force of 20 N. What prevents the book
from accelerating downward at 9.8 m/s2?
A. The inertia of the book holds it up
B. The table and the book together are accelerating downwards at 9.8m/s2
C. The table presses back up on the book with a force greater than 20 N.
D. The table presses back up on the book with an equal and opposite force of 20 N.
_____15. You hit a wall with a stick. The equal but opposite reaction is _____.
A. the wall pushes against you C. you push against the stick
B. the stich pushes against you D. the wall pushes against the stick

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_____16. What is the 3rd Law of Motion?
A. A body at rest will stay at rest, and a body in motion will stay in motion unless acted
upon by an external force.
B. The principle that 2 particles attract each other with forces directly proportional to
the product of their masses.
C. The force acting on an object is equal to the mass of that object times its
acceleration.
D. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
_____17. Who came up with the 3 rd law of Motion?
A. Isaac Newton C. Albert Einstein
B. John Dalton D. Thomas Alba Edison
_____18. What does the 3rd Law cause guns to do?
A. Fire a bullet
B. Make a sound
C. Load a magazine
D. Recoil after firing
_____19. Figure below shows that for every action_____.
A. an object moves
B. there is no reaction
C. there are two reactions
D. there is an equal and opposite reaction

_____20. Which of the following best describes unbalance force?

A. Forces that produce a nonzero net force.
B. The product of an object’s mass and velocity.
C. The force of gravity on an object on the surface of a planet.
D. The tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion.
Prepared by: Regina C. Raymundo (Master Teacher I) Digos City NHS