EOG Question Set #1 Force and Motion

Anthony walked to school with an empty backpack. When he left school in the afternoon it was filled with books. What do you know about  how his afternoon trip was different from his morning trip.

• He needed more force to carry the books home.

• He needed less force to carry the books home.

• He needed no force to carry the books home.

• He needed the same amount of force to carry the books home.

Shmaya is making pasta and pours water and pasta into a pot. What happens next?

• Water evaporates and becomes gas.

• Water condenses and becomes a gas.

• Water transpires and becomes a gas.

• Water precipitates and becomes a gas.

William is sitting next to a campfire trying to get warm. This is an example of...

• Convection & Radiation

• Conduction, Convection & Radiation

• Conduction & Convection

• Conduction & Radiation

What can cause a moving object to increase its speed in a forward direction?

• a force pushing on the object from the opposite direction

• a force that continually acts on the object in the direction the object is moving

• an increase in the mass of the object

• a decrease in the mass of the object

A runner measured the time it took him to run 5 km. What can he calculate from

the distance and time measurements?

• direction

• mass

• speed

• force

Four solid balls, each with a different mass, are moving at the same speed. Which

ball would require the most force to stop its motion?

• ball with a mass of 5 kg

• ball with a mass of 10 kg

• ball with a mass of 15 kg

• ball with a mass of 20 kg

A student uses a rubber band to launch the four objects shown in the table. If the student pulls the rubber band back the same amount each time, which object will most likely move the fastest when launched?

• paper clip

• piece of paper

• eraser

• rubber ball

What happens when 2 equal forces act on an object in opposing directions?

• no movement; won't move
• Object will move in the direction of the force
• Object will move in the opposite direction of the force
• the object flies