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Motion and Laws of Motion Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A turtle walks across a road that is 4 meters.  It takes him 40 seconds.  What is his average speed?
a)
0.1 m/s
b)
160 m/s
c)
160 m/s/s
d)
0.1 s
2.
The rate at which velocity changes is called 
a)
motion
b)
average speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
acceleration
3.

Velocity is _?_.

a)

speed and acceleration

b)

constant speed

c)

a frame of reference

d)

speed in a given direction

4.

What is the velocity of a car that traveled a total of 75 kilometers North in 1.5 hours?

a)

112.5 km/hr, North

b)

50 km/hr, North

c)

.833 km/hr, North

d)

40 km/hr, North

5.
A roller coasters accelerates from an initial velocity of of 6.0 m/s to a final velocity of 70 m/s over 4 seconds.  What's the acceleration?
a)
24 m/s2
b)
18 m/s2
c)
16 m/s2
d)
16 m/s
6.
A car starts from rest at a stop light and reaches 20 m/s in 3.5 s. Determine the acceleration of the car.
a)
2.2m/s2
b)
7.0m/s2
c)
5.7m/s2
d)
70m/s2
7.

Acceleration of an object happens when things _?_.

a)

slow down

b)

go faster

c)

change direction (turn)

d)

All of the above

8.

The combination of all forces action on an object is known as _?_.

a)

force

b)

net force

c)

friction

d)

newton

9.

Whenever there is a net force acting on an object and it causes the object to move, stop moving, or change directions it is known as a(n) _?_.

a)

friction

b)

force

c)

balanced forces

d)

unbalanced forces

10.
A girl pulls a rope with 10N of force and a boy pulls the other end of the rope with 5N of force. What is the resultant force?
a)
5N towards the boy
b)
5N towards the girl
c)
15N towards the boy
d)
15N towards the girl
11.
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
12.

Equal forces acting on an object in opposite directions that do not change the object's motion is the definition of which term?

a)

friction

b)

weight

c)

balanced forces

d)

unbalanced forces

13.
If a baseball and a cannonball are dropped from the same height at the same time, which ball will hit the ground first?
a)
the cannonball
b)
the baseball
c)
The balls land at the same time.
d)
the ball with the larger volume
14.

The force that two surfaces exert on each other when they rub against each other is _?_.

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

weight

d)

force

15.

A crumpled piece of paper hits the ground before a flat sheet of paper, because _?_.

a)

the acceleration of gravity is greater on the crumpled paper.

b)

there is more air resistance against the flat paper.

c)

the crumpled paper is more massive

d)

the crumpled paper is less massive.

16.

The type of friction that occurs when wheels or other round objects rotate over a surface is _?_.

a)

fluid

b)

rolling

c)

sliding

d)

static

17.

The friction that occurs when a liquid or a gas opposes the motion of an object describes _?_.

a)

fluid

b)

rolling

c)

sliding

d)

static

18.

A force that pulls objects toward each other is _?_.

a)

acceleration

b)

friction

c)

gravity

d)

weight

19.

A measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object is _?_.

a)

friction

b)

force

c)

weight

d)

gravity

20.
What is the unit for force?
a)
inertia
b)
kilogram
c)
weight
d)
newton
21.
What is a friction force that acts on an object but is not moving?
a)
Centripetal Force
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Electromagnetic Force
d)
Static Friction
22.

Forces that have a net force of zero ( the object is still) result in a(n) _?_.

a)

balanced force

b)

unbalanced force

23.

Forces that have a net force that is not zero (object will move) result in a(n) _?_.

a)

balanced force

b)

unbalanced force

24.
What is the net force on the box?
a)
20 N down
b)
12 N up
c)
32 N down
d)
8 N down
25.
What is the net force on the box? 
a)
80 N left
b)
80 N right
c)
20 N left
d)
20 N right
26.
What is the net force on the box? 
a)
10 N up
b)
4 N down
c)
10 N down
d)
4 N up
27.
What is the net force? 
a)
0 N
b)
24 N right
c)
24 N left
d)
12 N left
28.
Which law explains why a person is pushed forward into their seatbelt when a car stops?
a)
1st
b)
 2nd
c)
2 and 3
d)
3rd 
29.
What is Newton's Third Law?
a)
Object in motion stays in motion and an object at rest stays at rest unless acted on by a outside force
b)
Force = mass x acceleration
c)
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
30.

According to Newton's Third Law of Motion, when a hammer strikes and exerts a force on a nail, the nail _?_.

a)

disappears into the wood

b)

moves at a constant speed

c)

exerts an equal and opposite force back on the hammer

d)

creates a balanced force

31.

An object of mass 10 kg is accelerated upward at 2 m/s2. What force is required?

a)

20 N

b)

2 N

c)

5 N

d)

0 N

32.

According to Newton’s first law of motion, a moving object that is not acted on by an unbalanced force will _?_.

a)

remain in motion

b)

eventually come to a stop

c)

change its momentum

d)

accelerate

33.

How does Newton’s third law explain how a rocket takes off?

a)

The rocket’s acceleration is positive, while the gasses acceleration is negative but the direction is the same.

b)

The rocket is at rest until ignition.

c)

The hot gasses move in one direction, while the rocket moves in the opposite direction but with equal force.

34.

Acceleration on Earth due to gravity is _?_.

a)

9.8 meters

b)

9.8 seconds

c)

9.8 meters per second

d)

9.8 meters per second squared

35.

Which object would have the greatest acceleration inside of a vacuum?

a)

golf ball

b)

bowling ball

c)

feather

d)

All would have the same acceleration.