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WorksheetsForce and Motion
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 6hrs 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The force that causes a ball to fall to the ground is ____________________________
a)
gravity
b)
lubricant
c)
friction
d)
motion
2.
A _____________________ must be exerted on an object at rest to cause it to move.
a)
weight
b)
inertia
c)
force
d)
gravity
3.
A change in the position or place of an object is ___________________________
a)
gravity
b)
motion
c)
lubricant
d)
centripetal force
4.
The measure of the force of gravity on your body is your _________________
a)
height
b)
length
c)
weight
d)
age
5.
The force that causes objects in motion to move in a curved path is ________________
a)
friction
b)
force
c)
lubricant
d)
centripetal force
6.
The force that slows motion or prevents it is _______________
a)
force
b)
friction
c)
inertia
d)
lubricant
7.
The tendency of an object at rest to stay at rest unless it is acted upon by a force is ___________________
a)
inertia
b)
motion
c)
gravity
d)
lubricant
8.
A substance that reduces friction between the moving parts of machines is a ____________________
a)
glue
b)
lubricant
c)
paste
d)
oxygen
9.
What is one example of a pulling force?
a)
hitting a baseball
b)
sliding in the dirt
c)
throwing a tennis ball
d)
dragging a sled
10.
What is one example of a pushing force?
a)
a horse pulling a cart
b)
hitting a golf ball
11.
What force causes rivers to run downhill?
a)
sliding friction
b)
gravity
12.
What force keeps a roller coaster on the track?
a)
centipede force
b)
sliding friction
c)
centripetal force
d)
mass
13.
Newton's 1st Law of Motion states the harder the push the faster the object will accelerate.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Newton's 1st Law states an object at rest remains at rest, an object in motion remains in motion unless ____________________________
a)
anti-friction occurs
b)
acted upon by an outside force
15.
Which is an example of Newton's 2nd Law of Motion? (the acceleration of an object depends on the mass of the object and the force applied)
a)
throwing a baseball
b)
swimming
c)
jumping on a trampoline
d)
pushing a full shopping cart vs. pushing an empty shopping cart
16.
Whenever an object exerts a force on a second object, the second object exerts an equal force on the first is which Newton's Law?
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
17.
Force = Mass x Acceleration
How much force is needed to accelerate a 130 pound runner at 2 m/sec?
How much force is needed to accelerate a 130 pound runner at 2 m/sec?
a)
9800 N
b)
2000 N
c)
260 N
d)
65 N
18.
Force = Mass x Acceleration
A 50 pound dog pushed by his owner at 5 m/sec has how much force?
A 50 pound dog pushed by his owner at 5 m/sec has how much force?
a)
55 N
b)
250 N
c)
10 N
d)
10000 N
19.
How much force is applied if a 300 pound football player runs at 3 m/sec?
a)
100 N
b)
303 N
c)
3003 N
d)
900 N
20.
Why would you weigh less on the moon?
a)
less air
b)
less sunlight
c)
there is no water on the moon
d)
less gravitational pull
21.
What scientist proved this?
a)
Bill Nye
b)
President Obama
c)
Galileo
d)
Benjamin Franklin
22.
What force caused a skateboarder on a flat sidewalk to come to a stop?
a)
grease between the wheels
b)
rolling friction between the wheels and sidewalk
c)
less gravity on the sidewalk
d)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
23.
What force kept the penny spinning in the balloon on a circular path?
a)
Force Awakens
b)
Centripetal Force
c)
Petal Power
d)
Century 21
24.
Who figured out the Law of Inertia?
a)
Ike Clanton
b)
Sir Isaac Newton
c)
Bill Nye
d)
Fred Flinstone
25.
Force is measured in what unit?
a)
Nuggets
b)
Net Force
c)
Newtons
d)
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