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WorksheetsGravity, Speed & Motion
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 47mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What kind of fruit fell on Newtons head?
a)
Pear
b)
Orange
c)
Apple
d)
Coconut
2.
Who created the Universal Law of Gravitation?
a)
Copernicus
b)
Newton
c)
Kepler
d)
Galileo
3.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
4.
The measure of the force of gravity on your body is your _________________.
a)
height
b)
length
c)
weight
d)
age
5.
The car was traveling at a speed of 45 miles per hour.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
6.
The force of gravity acting on an object is the object's ______.
a)
mass
b)
matter
c)
weight
d)
terminal velocity
7.
When something has speed in a certain direction it is called ___________.
a)
motion
b)
position
c)
velocity
d)
speed
8.
What is the scientific unit used to measure weight?
a)
grams
b)
Liters
c)
pounds
d)
newtons
9.
What is speed?
a)
how far you go
b)
how much distance is covered over a period of time
c)
how fast you accelerate
d)
the change in the location of a object
10.
The car was traveling at a speed of 45 miles per hour.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
11.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
S = t/d
b)
S = d/t
c)
S = d x t
d)
S = t x d
12.
The SI unit for length or distance is
a)
foot (ft)
b)
inch (in)
c)
mile (mi)
d)
meter (m)
13.
Two factors affecting the strength of the force of gravity between two objects are...
a)
mass and distance
b)
mass and matter
c)
distance and weight
d)
weight and mass
14.
Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.
a)
False
b)
True
c)
It depends
d)
I don't care
15.
As distance between two objects increases, the pull of gravity ___.
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
16.
The airplane flew toward Dallas at a speed of 300 miles per hour.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
17.
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
18.
Mass is measured with what scientific unit?
a)
Newtons
b)
pounds
c)
kilograms
d)
ounces
19.
What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?
a)
240 m/s
b)
15 m/s
c)
0.067 m/s
d)
15 mph
20.
Which words describe the speed of an object?
a)
north, south, east, west
b)
left, right
c)
over, under, to the left of, to the right of, behind, beside, on top of
d)
feet per second, miles per hour
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