Force and Motion Quiz #1 Review

What type of force is the person doing to the moving box?

There is one correct answer.

• Pull

• Push

• balanced force

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These people are pulling the rope with equal force from each end.

1. 1. Is the rope moving?

2. 2. Are the forces balanced or unbalanced?

There is one correct answer.

• 1. 1. The rope IS moving.

  2. 2. The forces are balanced

• 1. 1. The rope IS moving.

  2. 2. The forces are unbalanced.

• 1. 1. The rope is NOT moving.

  2. 2. The forces are balanced.

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What is true about the unbalanced force on this see saw?

There may be more than 1 correct answer.

• The force on both sides IS the same.

• The see saw moved when the balls were placed on it.

• The force on both sides is NOT the same.

• The weight is equal on both sides.

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1. 1. What force is acting on this skydiver as they are falling?

2. 2. In which direction is this force acting?

There is one correct answer.

• 1. 1. balanced forces

  2. 2. pulling down

• 2. 1. gravity

  3. 2. pushing down

• 1. 1. gravity

  2. 2. pulling down

• 1. 1. unbalanced forces

  2. 2. pushing down

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This car is moving to the right. The arrows are wrong. How can you fix this mistake?

There is one correct answer.

• The green motion arrow should point to the right, and the red friction arrow should point to the left.

• The friction and the motion arrow should both point to the right.

• The friction and the motion arrow should both point to the left.

What is true about friction?

There may be more than 1 correct answer.

• Friction is a force.

• Friction stops or slows down motion.

• Friction acts in the opposite direction of motion.

• Friction speeds motion up.

• Friction acts in the same direction as motion.

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If these arrows above describe what is happening with the car, what must be true?

There may be more than 1 correct answer.

• The car is NOT in motion.

• The car IS in motion.

• Friction is acting in the opposite direction of motion.

• Friction is acting in the SAME direction as motion.

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This ball is falling into this person's hand. Which description of a force arrow correctly shows gravity?

There is one correct answer.

• A blue arrow pointed upward.

• A blue arrow pointed downward.

• A green arrow pointed upward.

• A red arrow pointed downward.

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This is a rough road full of small rocks. Which statement is TRUE?

There is only one correct answer.

• Objects sliding across this surface would have a lot of friction and go slow.

• Objects sliding across this surface would have a small amount of friction and move slow.

• Objects sliding on this surface would have a lot of friction and move fast.

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Why are slides usually smooth and slick?

There is one correct answer.

• So the surface has a large amount of friction and you move fast.

• So the surface has a small amount of friction and you move fast.

• So the surface has a small amount of friction and you move slow.