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WorksheetsPre-Quizizz Activity "Forces & Motion"
Total questions: 86
Worksheet time: 21hrs 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When an object's position is changing, that means it is in ________.
a)
motion
b)
speed
c)
direction
d)
position
2.
USE THE IMAGE PROVIDED. USING THE REFERENCE POINT AT 0, WHAT IS THE POSITION OF A IN REFERENCE TO 0? DON'T FORGET UNITS!
a)
-1 m
b)
1 m
c)
3 m
d)
-3 m
3.
USE THE IMAGE PROVIDED. THERE ARE 5 HOUSES ON NEWTON STREET, A, B, C, D AND E. FOR ALL CASES, ASSUME THAT POSITIONS TO THE RIGHT ARE POSITIVE.
YOU LIVE IN HOUSE C. WHAT IS YOUR POSITION RELATIVE TO HOUSE E (NOTE THE REFERENCE POINT IS HOUSE E)?
YOU LIVE IN HOUSE C. WHAT IS YOUR POSITION RELATIVE TO HOUSE E (NOTE THE REFERENCE POINT IS HOUSE E)?
a)
-20 meters
b)
20 meters
c)
-40 meters
d)
40 meters
4.
USING THE IMAGE PROVIDED, WHAT IS THE POSITION OF HOUSE A IF HOUSE B IS TAKEN AS THE REFERENCE POINT?
a)
-20 meters
b)
-10 meters
c)
20 meters
d)
10 meters
5.
Scott travels north 5 miles and then goes west 3 miles before coming straight back south 2 miles. What is his distance?
a)
10
b)
7
c)
8
d)
6
6.
What is the distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point
a)
displacement
b)
distance
c)
motion
d)
reference point
7.
Jermaine runs exactly 2 laps around a 400 meter track. What is the displacement?
a)
800
b)
400
c)
0
d)
200
8.
What do we call it when an object changes in position or location
a)
Magnetism
b)
Gravity
c)
Position
d)
Movement
9.
How far an object has moved?
a)
displacement
b)
distance
c)
motion
d)
reference point
10.
David walks 3 km north, and then turns east and walks 4 km. What is the distance?
a)
7 km
b)
3 km
c)
4 km
d)
1 km
11.
Amy runs 2 miles south, then turns around and runs 3 miles north. What is displacement?
a)
5 miles
b)
1 miles
c)
2 miles
d)
3 miles
12.
Ray runs 30 feet north, 30 feet west, and then 30 feet south. What is the distance?
a)
90 feet
b)
30 feet
c)
60 feet
d)
0 feet
13.
Ray runs 30 feet north, 30 feet west, and then 30 feet south. What is the displacement?
a)
30 feet west
b)
90 feet
c)
30 feet south
d)
0 feet
14.
When an object changes its position relative to a reference point it is called?
a)
displacement
b)
distance
c)
motion
d)
speed
15.
Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home. What is Bill's distance?
a)
0 meters
b)
400 meters
c)
800 meters
d)
1600 meters
16.
Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home. What is Bill's displacement?
a)
0 meters
b)
400 meters
c)
800 meters
d)
1600 meters
17.
Displacement and distance are always the same number.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
A person walks 50 meters directly north, stops, and then travels 32 meters directly south. What is their distance traveled?
a)
82 meters
b)
18 meters
c)
32 meters
19.
A person walks 50 meters directly north, stops, and then travels 32 meters directly south. What is their displacement?
a)
82 meters
b)
18 meters
c)
28 meters
20.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
Speed = Time / Distance
b)
Speed = Distance / Time
c)
Speed = Distance x Time
d)
Speed = Time x Distance
21.
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
22.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
23.
A runner races in the 100 meter dash. It takes her 10 seconds to finish. What is her average speed? (Hint, use the speed formula)
a)
10 m/s
b)
1000 m/s
c)
100 seconds
d)
10 seconds
24.
The correct equation to calculate distance is
a)
speed/time
b)
time/speed
c)
speed x time
d)
distance/time2
25.
Shona cycles at an average speed of 8 kilometers an hour (km/hr). How far has she travelled if she cycles for 4 hours?
a)
55 kilometers
b)
32 kilometers
c)
43 kilometers
d)
32 miles
26.
Kelly runs from 4:50pm until 5:20pm at an average speed of 7km/h. How far did she go?
a)
4.5km
b)
2.5km
c)
3.5km
d)
14km
27.
In a tug of war the left team pulls with a force of 200N. The right team pulls with a force of 150N.What is the resultant force?
a)
50N to the left.
b)
350N to the left.
c)
350N to the right.
d)
50N to the right.
28.
What is the net force?
a)
400 N Up
b)
400 N Down
c)
- 400 N Down
d)
800 N Down
29.
What is the unit of force?
a)
Kilogram
b)
Meter
c)
Pascal
d)
Newton
30.
What is a fluid friction acting on an object that is moving through the air?
a)
Gravity
b)
Fluid Friction
c)
Air resistance
d)
Sliding Friction
31.
IF AN OBJECT REMAINS AT CONSTANT SPEE IN THE SAME DIRECTION, THAN THE FORCES ARE KNOWN TO BE:
a)
BALANCED
b)
UNBALANCED
c)
INCREASING
d)
DECREASING
32.
What is it called when the force of gravity is acting on an object?
a)
Weight
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Momentum
d)
Projectile Motion
33.
What is the overall force acting on an object after all forces are combined.
a)
Sliding Friction
b)
Inertia
c)
Weight
d)
Net Force
34.
How will this object move?
a)
It won't move.
b)
It will move to the right.
c)
It will move to the left.
d)
It will move up.
35.
How will this object move?
a)
It won't move.
b)
It will move to the right.
c)
It will move to the left.
d)
It will move in both directions.
36.
A ____________ is a push or a pull on an object.
a)
chemical
b)
force
c)
magnet
d)
gravity
37.
___________ is the amount of matter in an object.
a)
mass
b)
weight
c)
volume
d)
force
38.
A block is pushed from four sides with forces of different magnitude, as shown in the picture. In which direction will the block move?
a)
east
b)
west
c)
north
d)
south
39.
Forces that are equal in magnitude but opposite in direction are:
a)
unbalanced
b)
balanced
c)
increasing
d)
decreasing
40.
If an object is accelerating, then the forces acting on it must be:
a)
balanced
b)
unbalanced
c)
increasing
d)
zero
41.
The force needed to move an object depends upon:
a)
the mass of the object
b)
the volume of the object
c)
the density of the object
d)
the shape of the object
42.
Friction is a force that acts in an ___________ direction of movement.
a)
similar
b)
opposite
c)
parallel
d)
west
43.
Which type of friction occurs when an object moves through a liquid or gas?
a)
sliding
b)
fluid
c)
static
d)
rolling
44.
Which type of friction occurs when solid surfaces slide over each other?
a)
rolling
b)
static
c)
sliding
d)
fluid
45.
Which type of friction occurs when an object rolls over or rotates on a surface?
a)
sliding
b)
static
c)
fluid
d)
rolling
46.
Which type of friction occurs when objects are not moving?
a)
static
b)
sliding
c)
fluid
d)
rolling
47.
Oil between machine parts would be an example of which type of friction?
a)
static
b)
sliding
c)
fluid
d)
rolling
48.
A type of friction that occurs when air pushes against a moving object causing it to negatively accelerate
a)
surface area
b)
air resistance
c)
descent velocity
d)
gravity
49.
How does friction affect speed?
a)
more friction decreases speed
b)
more friction increases speed
c)
less friction decreases speed
50.
How can friction be reduced?
a)
reduce the force acting between the 2 surfaces
b)
reduce the roughness of the 2 surfaces coming in contact
c)
use wax, grease or oil
d)
all of the above are ways of reducing friction
51.
The rougher the surface, the faster an object will travel over the surface.
a)
True
b)
False
52.
When most objects with smooth surfaces rub, there is less friction.
a)
True
b)
False
53.
What are 2 factors that determine the amount of friction between 2 objects?
a)
Force and roughness between surfaces
b)
hills and valleys and how smooth or rough the surface is
c)
Amount of force and amount of surface the comes in contact
d)
The force and the weight exerted on the surfaces
54.
What is Friction?
a)
How much something weighs
b)
A force created when objects touch
c)
How fast something is going
55.
A ball rolling along a smooth sidewalk suddenly rolls onto a grassy area. What will happen to the ball’s motion?
a)
It will roll faster because friction increases.
b)
It will roll faster because friction decreases.
c)
It will roll slower because friction increases.
d)
It will roll slower because friction decreases.
56.
Friction causes the kinetic energy of a rolling ball to be converted into:
a)
momentum
b)
heat energy
c)
inertia
d)
chemical energy
57.
An ice skater gliding across smooth ice unexpectedly skates onto a rough spot in the ice. What happens to the friction acting on the skates?
a)
It increases because contact between the skates and the ice increases
b)
It increases because contact between the skates and the ice decreases.
c)
It decreases because contact between the skates and the ice increases.
d)
It decreases because contact between the skates and the ice decreases.
58.
What effect does friction have on a moving object.
a)
It causes the moving object to slow and eventually stop.
b)
It causes the moving object to speed up.
c)
It keeps the moving object moving in the same direction forever.
d)
It causes the moving object to turn around and move in the opposite direction.
59.
The diagram shows a box that is sliding down a ramp. Which arrow correctly indicates the direction of friction acting on the box?
a)
F1
b)
F2
c)
F3
d)
F4
60.
The weight of an object is dependent on the exerted gravitational pull of the larger mass, along with the mass of the object.
a)
True
b)
False
61.
Why do you think an astronaut weighs less on the moon than on Earth?
a)
The astronaut weighs less because the astronaut has less mass on the moon. Since the astronaut has less mass, the less the gravitational pull is exerted.
b)
The moon has less mass than the Earth. Thus, the moon exerts a less gravitational pull against the astronaut compared to the Earth. In turn, the astronaut weighs less on the moon than on Earth.
c)
The astronaut weighs less on the moon than the Earth because the astronauts mass and weight change due to the differences in gravitational pull among the moon and the Earth.
d)
The astronauts weight does not change, they are the same on the Earth, and the Moon.
62.
As the product of two objects' masses increases, the pull of gravity
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
63.
As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
64.
What is the force acting between any two objects in the known universe all the time?
a)
Gravitational Force
b)
Force of Friction
c)
Normal Force
d)
Electromagnetic Force
65.
The force of gravity acting on an object is the object's ______.
a)
Mass
b)
Matter
c)
Weight
d)
Terminal velocity
66.
What are the two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects?
a)
Mass and Distance
b)
Mass and Matter
c)
Distance and Weight
d)
Weight and Mass
67.
What is the SI unit used to measure weight?
*remember the definition of weight!
*remember the definition of weight!
a)
Grams
b)
Liters
c)
Pounds
d)
Newtons
68.
The location of an object within a reference frame is known as ________.
a)
direction
b)
position
c)
speed
d)
motion
69.
What is this graph representing?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration (speeding up)
c)
Deceleration (slowing down)
d)
No motion
70.
In which of the following graphs (click the image) are both runners moving at the same speed (note that graph c is the bottom right graph, and graph d is the bottom right graph)?
a)
Graph A
b)
Graph B
c)
Graph C
d)
Graph D
71.
Which of the graphs shows that one of runners started 10 yards further ahead of the other (note that graph c is the bottom right and graph d is the bottom left)?
a)
Graph A
b)
Graph B
c)
Graph C
d)
Graph D
72.
The following graph is important in explaining?
a)
Distance vs Time Graph. This graph can represent motion within object by identifying if an object is in motion, or not in motion.
b)
Speed vs. Time Graph. This graph can represent motion within object by identifying if an object is in motion, or not in motion.
73.
The distance-time graphs shown represent the motion of a car. Which of the following graphs represents the car at constant speed?
a)
graph A
b)
graph B
c)
graph C
d)
graph D
74.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
75.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled?
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
76.
How long did it take this object to travel back to its reference/starting point?
a)
20 s
b)
30 s
c)
60 s
d)
100 s
77.
How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?
a)
0 s
b)
10 s
c)
15 s
d)
20 s
78.
How many times does this object STOP moving?
a)
None
b)
Once
c)
Twice
d)
Three times
79.
If you run around the football field (which is 2 miles) 3 times, what is your distance?
a)
0 miles
b)
3 miles
c)
6 miles
d)
9 miles
80.
If you leave your house and go for a 5 mile run, and finish at your house, what is your displacement?
a)
5 miles
b)
10 miles
c)
0 miles
d)
15 miles
81.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
82.
Tom is a 13-year-old 7th grade-beginning scientist at North Pocono Middle School. Every morning, Tom walks along a straight road from his home to the bus stop. Below, is a graph representing Tom’s trip to school.
I.) What is the distance covered through the first segment if the first segment is between o seconds, and 50 seconds?
I.) What is the distance covered through the first segment if the first segment is between o seconds, and 50 seconds?
a)
100 meters
b)
80 meters
c)
60 meters
d)
120 meters
83.
Tom is a 13-year-old 7th grade-beginning scientist at North Pocono Middle School. Every morning, Tom walks along a straight road from his home to the bus stop. Below, is a graph representing Tom’s trip to school.
- What is the average speed of Tom’s journey throughout the first segment, which is between 0 seconds, and 50 seconds?
- What is the average speed of Tom’s journey throughout the first segment, which is between 0 seconds, and 50 seconds?
a)
3 m/s
b)
5 m/s
c)
2 m/s
d)
2 miles per second
84.
Tom is a 13-year-old 7th grade-beginning scientist at North Pocono Middle School. Every morning, Tom walks along a straight road from his home to the bus stop. Below, is a graph representing Tom’s trip to school.
- What is the distance covered through the second segment, which is between 50 seconds, and 70 seconds?
- What is the distance covered through the second segment, which is between 50 seconds, and 70 seconds?
a)
40 meters
b)
60 meters
c)
80 meters
d)
20 meters
85.
Tom is a 13-year-old 7th grade-beginning scientist at North Pocono Middle School. Every morning, Tom walks along a straight road from his home to the bus stop. Below, is a graph representing Tom’s trip to school.
- What is the average speed of Tom’s Journey throughout the second segment, which is between 50 seconds and 70 seconds?
- What is the average speed of Tom’s Journey throughout the second segment, which is between 50 seconds and 70 seconds?
a)
5 m/s
b)
4 m/s
c)
3 m/s
d)
2 m/s
86.
During the second segment, which is between 50 seconds and 70 seconds, which direction as Tom moving?
a)
Tom was moving back towards his house
b)
Tom was moving down a hill
c)
Tom was moving towards the bus stop
d)
Tom was not moving
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