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WorksheetsNewton's Laws and K.E and P.E
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
2.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above
3.
__________ is stored energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above
d)
All of the above
4.
When you stretch a rubber band, you are storing __________ energy.
a)
kinetic
b)
potential
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above
5.
Food has _________ energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above
d)
All of the above
6.
What is energy?
a)
rate of work
b)
Motion of an object
c)
ability to do work
d)
force over time
7.
What are the two factors that affect kinetic energy?
a)
time and energy
b)
power and mass
c)
mass and speed
d)
time and work
8.
What are the two factors that affect kinetic energy?
a)
time and energy
b)
power and mass
c)
mass and speed
d)
time and work
9.
What 2 factors affect gravitational potential energy?
a)
gravity and time
b)
distance and force
c)
mass and height
d)
power and gravity
10.
At which point is potential energy greatest
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
11.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.
Which of the following is NOT true about Potential Energy?
a)
An object's position affects its potential energy
b)
Potential energy is Stored energy
c)
Potential energy only occurs when an object is in motion
d)
All objects have potential energy
13.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
14.
What 2 factors affect gravitational potential energy?
a)
gravity and time
b)
distance and force
c)
mass and height
d)
power and gravity
15.
What 2 factors affect gravitational potential energy?
a)
gravity and time
b)
distance and force
c)
mass and height
d)
power and gravity
16.
What is kinetic energy?
a)
energy of work
b)
energy of motion
c)
energy of gravity
d)
energy of power
17.
What is energy?
a)
rate of work
b)
Motion of an object
c)
ability to do work
d)
force over time
18.
What are the two factors that affect kinetic energy?
a)
time and energy
b)
power and mass
c)
mass and speed
d)
time and work
19.
What are the two factors that affect kinetic energy?
a)
time and energy
b)
power and mass
c)
mass and speed
d)
time and work
20.
What energy is being transferred? (3.1)
a)
thermal
b)
sound
c)
gravitational
d)
kinetic
21.
A bus hits a bug and the bug splatters on the windshield, which force is greater?
a)
The Bus
b)
The Bug
c)
They're the same
d)
Gravity acting on the bus
22.
Newton's third law states that any action will have a(n) _______ and ______ reaction
a)
Equal and similar
b)
Equal and opposite
c)
Equal and different
d)
Greater and opposite
23.
A book rests on a table. The force of gravity pulls down on the book with a force of 20 newtons. What prevents the books from accelerating downward at 9.8 m/sec2
a)
The table presses back up on the book with an equal and opposite force of 20 newtons.
b)
The table presses back up on the book with a force greater than 20 newtons.
c)
The table and the book together are accelerating downwards at 9.8 m/sec2
d)
The inertia of the book holds it up
24.
You hit a wall with a stick. The equal but opposite reaction is _____
a)
the wall pushes against you
b)
the stick pushes against you
c)
you push against the stick
d)
the wall pushes against the stick
25.
When a cannon fires a cannonball we observe Newton's third law. Which force is the reaction force?
a)
The cannon moving forward
b)
The cannonball moving forward
c)
The cannon moving backward
d)
The cannonball moving backward
26.
All objects have inertia, whether they are moving or not.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
Inertia is the tendency of an object to resist a change in its ___________.
a)
temperature
b)
shape
c)
size
d)
motion
28.
Objects with greater _________ also have greater inertia.
a)
speed
b)
mass
c)
temperature
d)
friction
29.
Because of inertia, a resting object will remain at ________.
a)
rest
b)
a constant speed
c)
school
d)
inertia
30.
Because of inertia, a moving object will keep ________.
a)
at rest
b)
moving
c)
in one spot
d)
inertia
31.
To change the motion of an object, inertia must be overcome by a __________ acting on the object.
a)
temperature
b)
speed
c)
force
d)
velocity
32.
To change the motion of an object, inertia must be overcome by a __________ acting on the object.
a)
temperature
b)
speed
c)
force
d)
velocity
33.
Which has more Inertia? (so need more force to move)
a)
Truck
b)
Ant
c)
A cat
d)
A skateboard
34.
What is Newton's First Law known as? The Law of
a)
Friction
b)
Mass
c)
Inertia
d)
Gravity
35.
What kind(s) of objects have inertia?
a)
all objects with mass
b)
only objects at rest
c)
only objects in motion
d)
only objects whose motion is being changed
36.
Which type of force(s) will cause a change in an object's motion?
a)
gravity
b)
zero net force
c)
balanced forces
d)
unbalanced forces
37.
Which type of force(s) will cause a change in an object's motion?
a)
gravity
b)
zero net force
c)
balanced forces
d)
unbalanced forces
38.
What can a force do?
a)
all of the above
b)
start a motion
c)
stop a motion
d)
change the direction of the motion
39.
What is the name for a push or pull?
a)
A movement
b)
A force
c)
Speed
d)
Density
40.
In a plane taking off you feel pushed back into your seat
a)
1st Law
b)
2nd Law
c)
3rd Law
d)
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