Quiz about forces and motion

Question 1

What will put an object into motion?

Accepted Answer

Forces

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Nothing

Answer

Photosynthesis

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Oxygen

Question 2

Which of these will cause a rolling soccer ball to slow down and stop?

Accepted Answer

Friction

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Gravity

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Pull

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Magnetism

Question 3

Which surface will create the most friction?

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Carpet

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Tile

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Gym floor

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Concrete

Question 4

______ measures an object's tendency to resist changing its motion.

Accepted Answer

inertia

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Acceleration

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Gravity

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weight

Question 5

The term for when an object speeds up, slows down, or changes direction

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Acceleration

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Speed

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Velocity

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Newtons

Question 6

What is a force?

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a push or pull

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speed or acceleration

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potential or kinetic energy

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balanced or unbalanced force

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

balanced force

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gravity

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friction

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unbalanced force

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

gravity

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friction

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balanced

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unbalanced

Question 9

Force is measured in....

Accepted Answer

Newtons

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Galileos

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Di Vincis

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Einsteins

Question 10

An unbalanced force is when objects move in one direction because the force is greater from that direction.

Accepted Answer

true

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false

Question 11

Inertia is....

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an object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted on by an opposite force

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for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction

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larger objects take more force to move

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a push that acts in the opposite direction and it slows down.

Question 12

Friction helps objects to move easier.

Accepted Answer

false

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true

Question 13

This is an example of what type of force?

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Magnetic

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Gravitational

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Electric

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Lightning

Question 14

This picture is an example of what type of force?

Accepted Answer

Friction

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Magnetic

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Gravitational

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Electric

Question 15

This picture is an example of what type of force?

Accepted Answer

Gravitational

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Friciton

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Electric

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Magnetic

Question 16

Change of position over time, an objects distance and direction from a reference point.

Accepted Answer

Motion

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Speed

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Acceleration

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Relative Motion

Question 17

The resistance of an object to a change in the speed or direction of its motion.

Accepted Answer

Inertia

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Friction

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Gravity

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Force

Question 18

What pulls a ball back to earth?

Accepted Answer

Gravity

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Gas

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Friction

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Molecules

Question 19

If these boys are pulling with the same amount of force.  What will happen?

Accepted Answer

They will not move at all.

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The boy in blue will win.

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The boy in red will win.

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Both will fall down.

Question 20

Which law states that an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion unless an unbalanced force acts on it?

Accepted Answer

1st Law

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2nd Law

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3rd Law

Question 21

Which is not a type of simple machines?

Accepted Answer

spring

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screw

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pulley

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wedge

Question 22

Work is

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a force that moves an object

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energy from the sun

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a type of machine

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a force that pulls you towards the Earth

Question 23

Which of these is not an example of an inclined plane?

Accepted Answer

wall

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ladder

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stairs

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driveway

Question 24

Which is an example of someone using a simple machine to do work?

Accepted Answer

a mother purchases a stroller up a ramp into a building

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a boy runs across a football field

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a banker counts money

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a girl eats a sandwich

Question 25

Thomas is using a screwdriver to pry open a paint can,  The screwdriver is being used as

Accepted Answer

a lever

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a pulley

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an inclined plane

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a screw

Question 26

Which is a characteristic of simple machines?

Accepted Answer

they have few or not moving parts

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they run on electricity

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they take a long time to make

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they are not very large

Question 27

Which type of simple machine would be found on the bottom of a wagon?

Accepted Answer

a wheel and axle

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a pulley

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a screw

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a wedge

Question 28

The wheel and rope make up which simple machine?

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pulley

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lever

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wheel and axle

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inclined plane

Question 29

Gravity is an invisible force which pulls objects towards the Earth.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Answer

FALSE

Question 30

He formed the theory of gravity after he saw leaves falling from a tree.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Answer

TRUE

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