Laws of Motion

LONG TEST IN SCIENCE 8
Force and Motion
Name: __________________________ Gr. & Sec: ____________ Score: ______________
I. Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following shows the BEST example of action-reaction?
a. A car suddenly stops and Lea strains against the seatbelt
b. Car turns left and Sarah still appears to slide to the right
c. When riding a horse, the horse suddenly stops and Bamboo flies over its head
d. A launched rocket
2. The law of inertia applies to __________.
a. Moving objects c. both A and B
b. Objects at rest d. neither A nor B
3. If the force acting on a cart doubles, what happens to its acceleration?
a. It quadruples c. It halves
b. It doubles d. It stays the same
4. A dog named Mumay, weighing 500 N sits on the floor. How much force does the dog exert on the
floor?
a. 4900 N c. 500 N
b. 1000 N d. 50 N
5. Which of the following statements correctly describes interaction forces?
a. Interaction forces are equal in magnitude and direction.
b. Interaction forces are equal in magnitude but opposite in direction.
c. Interaction forces are not equal in magnitude but the same in direction.
d. Interaction forces are neither equal in magnitude nor in direction.
6. Which of the following statements is TRUE when a ball rolls on the floor then eventually stops?
a. The ball stops because its force is already used up.
b. The ball stops because a balanced force is acting on it.
c. The ball stops because an unbalanced force is acting on it.
d. The force acting on the ball is continuously decreasing.
7. Which of the following is NOT accelerating?
a. Tito, who was initially sitting on a bench, stood up and started running.
b. Billy on his bike moves around a curve with a constant speed of 5 km/h.
c. Lorna, initially running at 7 km/h east, moves west at the same speed of 7 km/h.
d. The initial velocity of Benjie while riding a bike is about 7 km/h E while his final velocity is about
7km/h E.
8. The measure of one’s inertia is its ________.
a. Mass c. Acceleration
b. Force d. Reaction
9. According to Newton’s second law of motion, acceleration is directly proportional to force. A larger
force would mean _________________.
a. Lesser acceleration c. Smaller mass
b. Doesn’t affect acceleration d. Larger acceleration
10. As a 500 N lady sits on the floor, the floor exerts a force on her equal to ____________
a. 1000 N b. 500 N c. 250 N d. 50 N
II. Identify the law of motion that is illustrated by the ff.
__________ 1. A rifle recoils when fired.
__________ 2. A car still moves for a short period even after the brakes have been applied.
__________ 3. A follow-through is needed hen a golfer hits a ball with a golf club.
__________ 4. A rocket lifts off from a space shuttle system.
__________ 5. A cigarette vendor has to move with the bus as he jumps of the bus.
III. Matching Type
_____ 1. Acceleration a. kg
_____ 2. Mass b. second
_____ 3. Velocity c. m/s2
_____ 4. Force d. m/s
_____ 5. Time e. Newton
IV. Fill in the box.
1 = Vf – Vi Acceleration = 2 Fnet = mass X 3
t mass
Mass = Fnet
4 5 = mass X gravity
V. Fill in the blanks to complete the laws of motion.
1st Law of Motion = 1. _______________________

States that, an object at rest tends to remain at 2. _________________. If in motion, it will tend to
move at constant 3. ________________ in a straight line unless it is acted by an unbalanced external
4. _______________.
2nd Law of Motion = 5. _______________________
States that, the 6. ___________________ of an object as produced by a net force is directly
proportional of the 7. ________________, in the same direction as the net force, and inversely
proportional to the 8. _________________ of the object.
3rd Law of Motion = 9. __________________________
States that, for every action there is an equal and 10. _________________ reaction.
VI. Problem Solving

1. A net force of 15N is exerted on an encyclopedia to cause it to accelerate at a rate of 5 m/s 2.
Determine the mass of the encyclopedia.
2. A book has a mass of 1kg. If a force of 10N acts on it, how much acceleration will it have?
3. A softball has a mass of 1.5 kg and hits the catcher’s glove with a force of 30 N? What is the
acceleration of the softball?
4. What is the mass of a truck if it produces a force of 15000N while accelerating at a rate of
6m/s2?

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LONG TEST IN SCIENCE 8

Force and Motion

Name: ____________ Gr. & Sec: Score:

II. Identify the law of motion that is illustrated by the ff.

__________ 1. A rifle recoils when fired.

__________ 4. A rocket lifts off from a space shuttle system.

_____ 2. Mass b. second

_____ 3. Velocity c. m/s2

_____ 4. Force d. m/s

_____ 5. Time e. Newton

IV. Fill in the box.

1 = Vf – Vi Acceleration = 2 Fnet = mass X 3

V. Fill in the blanks to complete the laws of motion.

1st Law of Motion = 1. _______________________

VI. Problem Solving

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