review quiz on Newton's laws of motion and gravity

Fill in the blanks, or circle one of the choices in brackets.
  1. An object that is moving with constant velocity
    will tend to _________________________________
    unless a ______________ acts on it.
  2. An object sliding on ice will slide [more/less] distance than an object sliding on a carpet. This means that the tendency of an object to stop moving is
    [a property of the object/
    a property of the friction force caused by the object it is sliding on].
  3. If the Earth pulls on the baseball, the baseball [will/will not] pull equally on the Earth.
  4. If the Earth pulls on the baseball, the baseball [will/will not] move the same distance as the Earth.
  5. Newton's third law says that if object A exerts a force on object B, then _____________________________________
  6. Newton's second law says (in words) ____________________.
  7. Newton's second law says (as an equation):_______________.
  8. The pull of gravity on heavier objects is [more than / less than / the same as] the pull of gravity on lighter objects.
  9. In a vacuum heavier objects fall [faster than / slower than / the same speed as] lighter objects. The reason is because ________________________
  10. What is one reason that would tend to make the force of gravity of the Earth pulling on the moon be greater than the force of the Earth pulling on the baseball? _______________________________________ What is one reason that would tend to make the force of gravity of the Earth pulling on the moon be less than the force of the Earth pulling on the baseball? ____________________________________________
  11. The acceleration of the moon toward the Earth is [greater / smaller] than the acceleration of the baseball toward the center of the Earth. The reason is because _________________
  12. The force of gravity of the Earth pulling on the moon is [greater /less than / the same as] the force of gravity of the moon pulling on the Earth. The reason is because ____________________
  13. If you play a baseball game on the moon, the force of the gravity of the moon pulling on the baseball will be [greater / less than / the same as] the force of the gravity of the Earth pulling on the baseball when a baseball game is played on Earth. The reason is because ________________________
  14. On Earth, a feather falls [faster / slower / the same speed as] an extremely heavy object, beacuse of _______________________________