Force and Motion Quiz

When objects remain in the same place, it is called...

• gravity
• friction
• balanced force
• unbalanced force

When an object has potential energy, it is not moving.

• true
• false

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Speed can be found my calculating...

• acceleration/velocity
• friction/gravity
• momentum/time
• distance/time

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What is the force that causes everything to be pulled down to the Earth?

• friction
• gravity
• balanced
• unbalanced

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Kinetic energy is when....

• energy is stored up in an object
• energy is released and the object moves

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Force is measured in....

• Galileos 
• Newtons
• Di Vincis
• Einsteins 

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Inertia is....

• for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
• larger objects take more force to move 
• an object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted on by an opposite force
• a push that acts in the opposite direction and it slows down.

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A car takes 3 hours to travel180 miles at a constant speed.  How fast is the car traveling?

• 30 mph
• 50 mph
• 60 mph
• 90 mph

Mary runs 1500 meters around the school track.  What does she need to know in order to find out her speed?

• her time from start to finish
• the number of steps she took
• her heart rate at the finish line
• the direction she began running

What is a force?

• a push or pull
• speed or acceleration 
• potential or kinetic energy
• balanced or unbalanced force

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