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Force and Motion Test 1 Review

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Describe the forces and motion at Section 2 of the track.
a)
Balanced forces, Constant Speed
b)
Balanced Forces, Acceleration
c)
Unbalanced Forces, Constant Speed
d)
Unbalanced Forces, Acceleration
2.
What force causes the acceleration at Section 4?
a)
Force of Gravity Increases the  Speed
b)
Force of Gravity Decreases the Speed
c)
Force of Friction Increase the speed
d)
Force of Wind resistance Increases the Speed
3.
Based on the chart provided, which statement is true about the motion of the car down the ramp. 
a)
The force against the car remains the same for each material.
b)
The force against the car changes based on the material.
c)
The force pulling the car down the ramp changes based on the material.
d)
The force pulling the car down the ramp increases for each material.
4.
The plate shown suddenly move. Describe the forces and resulting motion.  
a)
Balanced Forces, Constant Speed
b)
Balanced Forces, Acceleration
c)
Unbalanced Forces, Constant Speed
d)
Unbalanced Forces, Acceleration
5.
Describe the forces and motion at Point 3. 
a)
Balanced Forces, Constant Speed
b)
Balanced Forces, Acceleration
c)
Unbalanced Forces, Constant Speed
d)
Unbalanced Forces, Acceleration
6.
Describe the forces and motion at Point 1.
a)
Balanced Forces, Constant Speed
b)
Balanced Forces, Acceleration
c)
Unbalanced Forces, Constant Speed
d)
Unbalanced Forces, Acceleration
7.
A wheeled cart is moving to the right at a constant speed.  Two forces of equal magnitude are acting upon the cart. Which of the following best describes the forces and motion of the cart?
a)
Balanced Forces, Constant Speed
b)
Balanced Forces, Acceleration
c)
Unbalanced Forces, Constant Speed
d)
Unbalanced Forces, Acceleration
8.
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. 
9.
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. 
10.
What is the net force?
a)
30 N left
b)
25 N right
c)
5 N left
d)
55 N right
11.
On the Picture the balloon pushes the air right. What is the second force in this interaction pair?
a)
The air pulls the ball left
b)
Gravity pulls the balloon down
c)
The air pushes the balloon left.
d)
The air pulls the balloon right.
12.
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.
13.
Which force is so low that it causes the man to slip and fall?
a)
Gravity
b)
Friction
c)
Air Resistance
d)
Motion
14.
What is the net force?
a)
40 N left
b)
0 N Balalnced
c)
400 N right
d)
40 N right
15.
If these boys are pulling with the same amount of force.  What will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
16.
How could you make an object increase its speed?
a)
use less force
b)
use more force
c)
use no force
17.
Which could be an example of an unbalanced force?
a)
A plate sitting on a dining table
b)
A ball at the top of a hill that is not moving
c)
Earth orbiting the Sun 
d)
A baseball that has been thrown to home plate.
18.
Which could be an example of a balanced force?
a)
An asteroid moving at a constant speed through space 
b)
A car accelerating from a stop sign
c)
A box of dishes falling from a counter 
d)
A rocket taking off 
19.
(T or F?) A balanced force is only an object that is not moving. 
a)
True 
b)
False
20.
Calculate the Net Force. 
a)
40N, Left
b)
40N, Right
c)
0N, Balanced
d)
75N, Right
21.
Balanced or Unbalanced?
a)
Balanced 
b)
Unbalanced
22.
The property of a body to resist change in motion.
a)
mass
b)
weight
c)
volume
d)
inertia
23.
Amount of matter in an object.
a)
mass
b)
volume
c)
weight
d)
inertia
24.
Every object continues to stay at rest, or at a constant speed in a straight line unless acted on by a nonzero net force.
a)
Newton's First Law
b)
Newton's Second Law
c)
Newton's Third Law
d)
Newtons Universal Law of Gravitation
25.
Force that acts on materials that touch as they move past each other.
a)
weight
b)
friction
c)
normal
d)
support
26.
The force of gravity on an object.
a)
mass
b)
weight
c)
volume
d)
inertia
27.
Measure of space an object takes up.
a)
mass
b)
weight
c)
volume
d)
inertia
28.
SI unit for force
a)
pound
b)
newton
c)
kilogram
d)
liter
29.
SI unit for mass
a)
pound
b)
newton
c)
kilogram
d)
liter
30.
SI unit for volume
a)
pound
b)
newton
c)
kilogram
d)
liter
31.
What two forces affect gravity?
a)
mass and inertia
b)
mass and distance
c)
mass and force
d)
mass and weight
32.
What forces cause a planet to orbit?
a)
gravity and orbit
b)
gravity and inertia
c)
gravity and mass
d)
gravity and weight
33.
An astronaut weighs ____ in space.
a)
less
b)
more
c)
the same
d)
100 Newtons
34.
Your mass increases on a large planet with more gravity.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
On Earth, which has a greater gravitational force acting on it?
a)
an iPhone
b)
a laptop
c)
a dog
d)
a car
36.
Gravity on the moon is about 1/6 the gravity felt on the earth. This is because
a)
the moon is much less massive than the earth
b)
the earth has a molten core and the moon doesn't
c)
the moon is so much further from the sun than the earth.
d)
the moon is so far away from the earth
37.
An astronaut's mass ______ in space.
a)
changes
b)
increases
c)
decreases
d)
stays the same
38.
Which of these best describes why your weight (on Earth) would change on another planet?
a)
Dehydration effects on different planets change weight.
b)
In general, the smaller the planet, the greater weight
c)
Different planets have different gravitational pulls
d)
Weight does not change, no matter where you are.
39.

 
Which force in the Solar System is similar to the tension in the string?
a)
Friction
b)
Inertia
c)
Force
d)
Gravity
40.
Which of Newton's laws is illustrated when a magician pulls a tablecloth out from under the dishes without disturbing them?
a)
first
b)
second
c)
third 
d)
fourth
41.
the tree types of friction are 
a)
pushing, riding, stopping 
b)
static, sliding, rolling 
c)
rolling, pushing, sliding
d)
smooth, stop, run
42.
friction is a force that acts 
a)
in the same direction as the force
b)
opposite to the direction of the force
c)
with the force
d)
towards the direction of the force
43.
What is force?
a)
A force is a push or a pull upon an object resulting from the object's interaction with another object.
b)
The rate at which an object changes its velocity. 
c)
It is the amount of space between two points.
d)
It is Superman's power
44.
If an object is stationary (not moving) the forces acting upon it are _____________
a)
unbalanced
b)
weak
c)
balanced
d)
Hulk Smash!
45.
If two forces act on an object in the same direction, the net force is the _____________
a)
the difference between the two forces
b)
the sum of the two forces
c)
Only one of the forces acts on the object
d)
DOOMSDAY!
46.
What is the attractive force that exists between all objects that have mass?
a)
Weight
b)
Mass 
c)
Gravity
d)
Viscosity
47.
What famous scientist was the SI units of Force named after?
a)
Isaac Newton
b)
Galileo Galilei
c)
Albert Einstein
d)
Charles Darwin
48.
If these boys are pulling with the same amount of force.  What will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
49.
Why is person B having a hard time moving down the hill?
a)
Person B has more friction than person A.
b)
Person B has the same friction as person A.
c)
Person B is out of shape.
d)
Person B has less friction has person A.
50.
This is an example of what kind of force?
a)
Balanced Force
b)
Pushing Force
c)
Gravity Force
d)
Unbalanced Force
51.
To use force to cause something to move closer
a)
Push
b)
Pull
c)
Gravity
d)
Magnetism
52.
A force that slows or stops motion when objects rub together.
a)
Friction
b)
Push
c)
Pull
d)
Magnetism
53.
What is motion?
a)
It's like the ocean
b)
Any change in an animal or person's position.
c)
Motion is like acting
d)
Any change in an object or person's position.
54.
A measure of how fast something moves over a certain distance is ________________.
a)
motion
b)
speed
c)
work
d)
force
55.
if you have balanced forces on a ball what happens
a)
It stays still
b)
Keeps going
c)
:(
d)
:)
56.
To use a force to cause something  to move away
a)
Pull
b)
Push
c)
Gravity
d)
Magnetism