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WorksheetsMotion test
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
The tendency of an object to resist change in its motion is called ______________
a)
mass
b)
force
c)
inertia
d)
gravity
2.
The greater the mass of an object, the greater its inertia.
a)
true
b)
false
3.
The force of gravity on a person or object on the surface of a planet is called
a)
mass
b)
acceleration
c)
inertia
d)
weight
4.
Gravity is force that one surface exerts on another when the two rub against each other.
a)
false
b)
true
5.
Bike tires on the road as you ride is an example of what type of friction?
a)
static friction
b)
rolling friction
c)
static electrity
d)
sliding friction
6.
Air resistance is a type of
a)
velocity
b)
inertia
c)
friction
d)
gravity
7.
Momentum is the product of an objects ___________ and ___________.
a)
mass and velocity
b)
gravity and inertia
c)
height and weight
d)
friction and momentum
8.
According to the law of conservation of momentum, when two objects collide in the absence of friction, momentum is ...
a)
increased
b)
lost
c)
not lost
d)
hiding under a rock
9.
According to physical science, a force is a
a)
push or pull
b)
gravity
c)
made up idea
d)
motion
10.
By increasing the mass of an object, you can increase its...
a)
velocity
b)
fluid riction
c)
momentum
d)
acceleration
11.
Mass is the amount of _______ in an object.
a)
friction
b)
terminal velocity
c)
force
d)
matter
12.
Throwing sand on an icy driveway is an example of intentionally __________
a)
increasing friction
b)
sliding friction
c)
decreasing friction
d)
velocity
13.
Newton’s third law of motion, when a hammer strikes and exerts force on a nail, the nail ...
a)
creates a friction with the hammer
b)
moves at a constant speed.
c)
breaks the wood in half
d)
exerts an equal force back
on the hammer
14.
What type of force never changes the object's motion?
a)
unbalanced forces
b)
balanced forces
c)
reactive forces
d)
sliding friction
15.
True or False: According to Newton’s second law of motion, acceleration depends on an object’s mass and the net force acting on the object.
a)
true
b)
false
16.
According to Newton’s _______ law of motion states that for every action there is an equal but opposite reaction.
a)
first
b)
second
c)
third
d)
fourth
17.
A person traveling in a car that stops suddenly keeps moving forward due to ...
a)
driving too fast
b)
inertia
c)
friction
d)
gravity
18.
As the distance between two objects _____________, the gravitational force between them increases.
a)
stays the same
b)
increases
c)
decreases
d)
friction
19.
If you are driving 60 meters in 10 seconds, what is your meters per second (m/s)
a)
6 m/s
b)
70 m/s
c)
50 m/s
d)
600 m/s
20.
If you are driving 200 meters in 100 seconds, what is your meters per second (m/s)
a)
300 m/s
b)
100 m/s
c)
20,000 m/s
d)
2 m/s
21.
Which of Newton's Laws of Motion can explain why a soccer ball sits on the ground without moving until you put a force (kick) on it?
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Third
d)
none of them
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