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Newton's Laws Practice

📝 Worksheet medium ⏱️ 18 minutes 8 problems
Newton's Laws Practice
Grade 8 Science LearnCrux.com
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Directions
  • Fill in each blank carefully.
  • Circle or mark the best answer for each multiple-choice question.
  • Match each prompt to the best option before writing your answer.
  • Use the larger space to show your thinking on word problems.
1. Match the clue to the force-and-motion term: tendency to resist a change in motion
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2. Which statement best matches Newton's first law?
3. Match the law to the idea: Newton's second law
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4. If the same force acts on a larger mass, acceleration becomes __.
5. Why can a seatbelt help protect a passenger when a car stops suddenly?
6. Which situation is the best example of balanced forces?
7. The total effect of all forces acting on an object is the __ force.
8. Why does a lighter cart accelerate more than a heavier cart when both are pushed equally?
📋 Teacher Answer Key
1. inertia
2. Motion changes only when an unbalanced force acts.
3. motion change depends on net force and mass
4. smaller
5. The passenger's body has inertia, so the seatbelt provides a force that changes the motion more safely
6. A book resting on a table
7. net
8. The same net force causes a bigger motion change when the mass is smaller

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