Forces and Motion Practice

A group of students performed an investigation with toy cars. They applied a force on the toy cars and measured the time it took the cars to move through a 10-meter distance. The data from their investigation in shown.

What question were they most likely trying to answer?

• Does the mass of a car affect the distance the car travels?

• Does the distance the car travels affect the time?

• Does the force on a car affect the change in motion?

• Does the mass of a car affect the distance the car travels?

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Shown is the graph of the motion of a car.

Which of the following best explains the motion of the car represented by section "D" of the graph?

• The car is going faster than it was in section "B"

• The car is stopped in section "D"

• The car is moving on level ground in section "D"

• The car is higher than it was in section "B"

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A fifth grade class has a model car race. The students were divided into 4 groups. Each group built a model car for the race. Below are the results of the race.

Which car won the race?

• Car 1

• Car 2

• Car 3

• Car 4

The model shows forces acting on a box when it is sliding down the ramp.

What would most likely happen to the motion of the box if you poured oil on the ramp?

• It will slow the box because the force of friction will be increased.

• It will speed up the box because the force of friction will be increased.

• It will slow the box because the force of friction will be reduced.

• It will speed up the box because the force of friction will be reduced.

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Students are racing model cars they designed and built. Which design improvement would most likely increase the speed of the car?

• Put oil on the nails on which the wheels turn to decrease the friction.

• Decrease the size of the wheels so they can grip better.

• Increase the size of the wheels so they can grip better.

• Put glue on the nails on which wheels turn to increase the friction.

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Which type of force resists motion?

• Friction

• Gravity

• Pull

• Push

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If two toy trucks are pushed with the same force, Which one will move the longest distance?

• The one with more mass

• The one with less mass

• The mass will make no difference

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What happens in a game of tug-a-war when both teams pull the rope with equal force and in opposite directions?

• The rope does not move

• Both teams move to the right

• Both teams move to the left

• Both teams fall down

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How does the mass of an object affect the motion of an object?

• The greater the mass the more force needed to make it move

• The greater the mass the less force needed to make it move

• The less the mass the less effect a force will have

• It has no effect

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A student is pushing a book with a force of 10 Newtons to the left. Another student is pushing the book to the right. How many Newtons of force is the second student pushing with if the book is not moving?

• 10 Newtons

• 5 Newtons

• 0 Newtons

• 1 Newton

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