This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Science > Physics Part I > Class 11 Physics (Part I) Chapter 3 Laws Of Motion – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Physics (Part I) Chapter 3 Laws Of Motion Quiz 15 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Examples of Newton's Laws of Motion A) A car continues to move at a constant speed on a highway until brakes are applied. B) A rocket launching into space due to the expulsion of gas. C) A book resting on a table remains at rest until someone moves it. D) A swimmer pushes water backwards to move forward. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A car continues to move at a constant speed on a highway until brakes are applied. 2. The tendency of an object to stay at rest or moving at a constant speed is called ..... A) Inertia. B) Velocity. C) Acceleration. D) Retardation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inertia. 3. A cart at the grocery store filled with canned goods is much harder to push quickly than an empty cart because increasing the mass decreases the ..... A) Acceleration. B) Force. C) Volume. D) Weight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acceleration. 4. What unit is acceleration measured in? A) Kilometers. B) Newtons. C) Meters per second squared. D) Kilograms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meters per second squared. 5. Also known as the law of inertia A) Newton's 3rd Law of Motion. B) Newton's 4th Law of Motion. C) Newton's 2nd Law of Motion. D) Newton's 1st Law of Motion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Newton's 1st Law of Motion. 6. How is acceleration measured? A) Meters per second squared. B) Meters per second. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meters per second squared. 7. You are sitting in a car that isn't moving; the car accelerates. Your body is pushed back because ..... A) Vector. B) Gravity. C) Inertia. D) Newtons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inertia. 8. When a basketball is dropped to the floor, it bounces back up to the player's hand. Which of Newton's laws best explains why this occurs? A) Newton's First Law. B) Newton's Fourth Law. C) Newton's Second Law. D) Newton's Third Law. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Newton's Third Law. 9. What happens to the acceleration of an object when the mass is halved? (force remains the same) A) Acceleration is also halves. B) Acceleration increases 4 times. C) Acceleration doubles. D) Acceleration becomes zero. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acceleration doubles. 10. Which of the following scenarios is an example of Newton's Third Law of Motion? A) A book resting on a table. B) A car accelerating on a highway. C) A rocket launching into space as it expels gas downwards. D) A ball rolling down a hill. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A rocket launching into space as it expels gas downwards. 11. What is the force of friction between a block of ice that weighs 950 N and the ground if $\mu$ = .12? A) 175 N. B) 226 N. C) 65 N. D) 114 N. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 114 N. 12. A lamp sitting on a table is demonstrating Newton's ..... Law. A) 2nd. B) 4th. C) 1st. D) 3rd. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1st. 13. To project the rockets which of the following principle(s) is /(are) required? A) Newton's third law of motion. B) Newton's law of gravitation. C) Law of conservation of linear momentum. D) Both (a) and (c). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both (a) and (c). 14. If outside forces such as friction are negligible, when two objects of the same mass collide and do not stick together, the objects ..... A) Combine velocities. B) Trade velocities. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trade velocities. 15. According to Newton's third law of motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite: A) Inertia. B) Force. C) Reaction. D) Acceleration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Force. 16. If a force of 26 N is exerted on two balls, one with a mass of 0.52 kg and the other with a mass of 0.78 kg, which ball will have the greater acceleration? (F=ma) A) The one with a mass of .78 kg will have the greatest acceleration. B) The one with a mass of .52 kg will have the greatest acceleration. C) They will both accelerate at the same rate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The one with a mass of .52 kg will have the greatest acceleration. 17. According to Newton's 2nd Law of Motion, what is the formula for force? A) F=M*F. B) F=M/A. C) F=M*A. D) F=A/M. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) F=M*A. 18. A table cloth can be withdrawn from under a set of dishes without dislodging them. Which of the following BEST explains the phenomenon displayed by the dishes? A) Mass. B) Weight. C) Action-Reaction. D) Inertia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inertia. 19. The rate of change in an object's speed. A) Acceleration. B) Momentum. C) Force. D) Velocity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acceleration. 20. A(n) ..... is a push or pull. A) Force. B) Acceleration. C) Newton. D) Momentum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Force. 21. A measure of how fast something moves over a certain distance is ..... A) Motion. B) Work. C) Force. D) Speed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Speed. 22. The risk of injury in a car accident is much greater if occupants do not wear a seat belt. Which of Newton's laws explains why this is true? A) Law of inertia. B) Law of force and acceleration. C) Law of action-reaction. D) Law of gravity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Law of inertia. 23. Newton's first law of motion states that an object will not experience a change in motion unless acted upon by what? A) An unbalanced, non-zero net force. B) An balanced force. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An unbalanced, non-zero net force. 24. Two toy cars that have the same mass and same speed move toward each other and collide. During the collision the momentum of the cars is ..... A) The same as the original momentum. B) Twice the original momentum. C) Half of the original momentum. D) Ten times the original momentum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The same as the original momentum. 25. Which law of motion explains why it takes less force to move a lighter object than a heavier one? A) First. B) Second. C) Third. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Second. 26. A golf ball is sitting on a tee. Then the golf ball is hit by a golf club. What keeps the golf ball steady on the tee? A) Friction. B) Acceleration. C) A force. D) Inertia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inertia. 27. Mary is riding in a car when the driver suddenly slams on the brakes. Mary is jerked forward out of her seat. This is an example of which law of motion? A) 2nd Law. B) 1st Law. C) 3rd Law. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1st Law. 28. Acceleration is measured opposite to velocity then A) Acceleration is taken as positive. B) Acceleration is taken as negative. C) Both options. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acceleration is taken as negative. 29. A stationary object has no forces acting on it. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 30. A book is lying on a table. According to Newton's First Law, what will happen to the book if no external force is applied? A) The book will change its shape. B) The book will start moving. C) The book will accelerate. D) The book will remain at rest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The book will remain at rest. 31. 5) Which statement is true for Newton's second law A) If there is more mass then there is more acceleration. B) The force exerted on an object is not related to mass or acceleration. C) An object at rest wants to be in motion. D) More force is exerted to produce more acceleration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) More force is exerted to produce more acceleration. 32. The law of inertia states that a body in motion will remain in motion and a body at rest will remain at rest unless acted upon by a(n) ..... force. A) Unbalanced. B) Equal. C) Strong. D) Balanced. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unbalanced. 33. Newton's Second Law is also known as the Law of ..... A) Acceleration. B) Action-Reaction. C) Gravitation. D) Inertia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acceleration. 34. True or False:Newton's First Law states that an object in motion will remain in motion unless acted upon by an outside force. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 35. A sports car speeds up much faster than a dump truck when a traffic light turns from red to green. Which law is this? A) Law 1. B) Law 2. C) Law 3. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Law 2. 36. Equal and Opposite A) 1st. B) 2nd. C) 3rd. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3rd. 37. When an object is moving at constant velocity on the rough surface A) Only kinetic friction acts on the object. B) No net force acts on the object. C) No force acts on the object. D) Only external force acts on the object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No net force acts on the object. 38. Are unequal forces that cause a change in the motion of an object A) Gravity. B) Unbalanced forces. C) Inertia. D) Balanced forces. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unbalanced forces. 39. Newton's second law of motion states that an object's acceleration depends on it's ..... and on the next force acting on it? A) Inertia. B) Mass. C) Velocity. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mass. 40. The branch of science that deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole is called ..... A) Cosmetology. B) Astronomy. C) Biology. D) Geology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Astronomy. 41. The rate at which an object changes its speed or direction (speeding up slowing down, or changing direction) A) Acceleration. B) Darth Vader. C) Velocity. D) Applied force. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acceleration. 42. Newton's Second Law is also known as the Law of (a) A) Momentum. B) Inertia. C) A. Acceleration. D) Action/Reaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. Acceleration. 43. The net force acting on an accelerating object is suddenly tripled. This will cause the acceleration of the object to A) Triple. B) Become one-third of the original. C) Remain unchanged. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Triple. 44. Which of the following statements are true?I. Action and reaction forces occur in pair.II. Action and reaction forces act on the same object.III. Action and reaction forces can occur one at a time.IV. Action and reaction forces have the same magnitude. A) I and II. B) I and IV. C) II and III. D) II and IV. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I and IV. 45. In which situation does the law ofconservation of momentum apply? A) In the presence of outside forces. B) In the presence of least velocity. C) In the absence of outside forces. D) In the absence of greatest velocity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the absence of outside forces. 46. What causes a change in an object's motion? A) Force. B) Matter. C) The sun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Force. 47. A rocket or jet engine works on the principle of A) Newton's second law of motion. B) Conservation of energy. C) Conservation of momentum. D) Conservation of mass. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conservation of momentum. 48. Which of these words does NOT describe the direction an object is moving. A) Down. B) Backward. C) Miles. D) Forward. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Miles. 49. Force is measured in A) Newtons (N). B) Grams (g). C) Meter per second squared (m/s2). D) Meters per second (m/s). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Newtons (N). 50. What is the force that slows down or eventually stops an objects motion? A) Gravity. B) Motion. C) Push. D) Friction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Friction. 51. Which of Newton's Laws of Motion states that force equals mass times acceleration? A) Newton's First Law. B) Newton's Second Law. C) Newton's Third Law. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Newton's Second Law. 52. A monkey of weight mg sits in a rocket moving up with an acceleration of 5g. The apparent weight of the monkey is x mg where x is A) 3. B) 5. C) 4. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 6. 53. ..... describes how fast an object is moving. A) Direction. B) Size. C) Speed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speed. 54. Ted is playing with a yoyo outside. When he pushes the yoyo downward it returns back to him with the same force. Which law is this an example of? A) 1st Law. B) 2nd Law. C) 3rd Law. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3rd Law. 55. Objects exert the ..... amount of force in action-reaction pairs. A) Same. B) Different. C) Indifferent. D) Opposite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Same. 56. An unbalanced force acting on an object causes it to ..... A) Continue in a straight line. B) Not change its velocity. C) Accelerate. D) Move at a constant speed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Accelerate. 57. According to Newton's third law of motion, the strength of a reaction force is (a) the strength of the action force. A) Net. B) Mass. C) Newton. D) A. equal. E) Acceleration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. equal. 58. When a person jumps horizontally off the end of a boat, the person goes forward and the boat goes backward. This is an example of A) Inertia. B) Action and reaction. C) Newton's 1st law. D) Newton's 2nd law. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Action and reaction. 59. A transfer in ..... can change an objects speed and direction. A) Molecules. B) Energy. C) Money. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Energy. 60. Pulling an arrow back farther, while using a bow and arrow, will increase the ..... energy. A) Potential. B) Kinetic. C) Thermal. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Potential. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesClass 11 QuizzesClass 11 Physics (Part I) Chapter 3 Laws Of Motion Quiz 1Class 11 Physics (Part I) Chapter 3 Laws Of Motion Quiz 2Class 11 Physics (Part I) Chapter 3 Laws Of Motion Quiz 3Class 11 Physics (Part I) Chapter 3 Laws Of Motion Quiz 4Class 11 Physics (Part I) Chapter 3 Laws Of Motion Quiz 5Class 11 Physics (Part I) Chapter 3 Laws Of Motion Quiz 6Class 11 Physics (Part I) Chapter 3 Laws Of Motion Quiz 7Class 11 Physics (Part I) Chapter 3 Laws Of Motion Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books