Newton's Laws of Motion

IMPORTANT

Newton's Laws of Motion: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Laws of Motion, Second Law of Motion, Mathematical Formulation of Second Law of Motion, First Law of Motion, Inertia, Law of Inertia, Inertia of Rest, Inertia of Motion, Inertia of Direction, etc.

Important Questions on Newton's Laws of Motion

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

Assertion: We should always wear a seat belt while travelling in a car.

Reason: Seat belt prevents us from falling forward due to inertia when sudden brakes are applied.

EASY
IMPORTANT

Name the physical quantity which gives a quantitative measure of the inertia of a body.

(Choose from: Temperature/Mass)

EASY
IMPORTANT

Which body offers more inertia - heavier body or lighter body?

EASY
IMPORTANT

Which of the following is the correct relation?

EASY
IMPORTANT

Force is inversely proportional to the acceleration of the body.

EASY
IMPORTANT

An object of mass 4 kg is moving with a constant velocity of 4 m s-1 on a frictionless table. The force required to keep the object moving with the same velocity is 

EASY
IMPORTANT

The working of a rocket depends on Newton’s _____ (second / third) law of motion.

EASY
IMPORTANT

Newton's first law is also known as law of:

EASY
IMPORTANT

In the equation F=kmak will become one for one unit of force. One unit of force is also equal to one _____.

EASY
IMPORTANT

Consider the equation F=kma. The unit of force is so chosen that the value of the constant, k becomes _____.

EASY
IMPORTANT

Define one unit of force.

EASY
IMPORTANT

Calculate the force required to impart a velocity of 30m/s in 12sec, if the mass of the car is 1500 kg _____.

EASY
IMPORTANT

If a force of 5 N is acting on a body of mass 10 kg, then the acceleration produced is _____ m/s2.

EASY
IMPORTANT

A body of mass 2 kg is acted upon by a force of 1Newton. Its acceleration is _____.

EASY
IMPORTANT

A passenger in a moving train tosses a coin which falls behind him. It means the motion of the train is

EASY
IMPORTANT

Inertia of an object tends to

EASY
IMPORTANT

According to the third law of motion, action and reaction

EASY
IMPORTANT

According to the third law of motion, action and reaction _____.

EASY
IMPORTANT

Which of the following statement is not correct for an object moving along a straight path in an accelerated motion?

EASY
IMPORTANT

What is the forceacting on an object of mass m moving with an accelerationa?