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WorksheetsForce, Motion, Energy Test
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The force that opposes motion between two objects that are touching.
a)
magnetism
b)
gravitation
c)
a machine
d)
friction
2.
______ is a push or pull of an object.
a)
machine
b)
power
c)
speed
d)
force
3.
Which surface will produce the most friction?
a)
wet surface
b)
rough surface
c)
smooth surface
4.
What force causes rain drops to slide down a window?
a)
friction
b)
force
c)
magnetism
d)
gravity
5.
If you pull on the following objects with the same amount of force, on which object will you have the least effect?
a)
marker
b)
desk
c)
pencil
d)
chair
6.
What is the unit for measuring force?
a)
newtons
b)
kilometers
c)
inches
d)
miles
7.
Speed equals distance divided by time. What is the speed of a car that travels 120 miles in 2 hours?
a)
40 miles per hour
b)
60 miles per hour
c)
12.5 miles per hour
d)
100 miles per hour
8.
What would happen if there was no gravity?
a)
everything would float away
b)
you could not jump
c)
your mass would change
9.
Newton's Third Law states that for every action there is an equal, but opposite, reaction.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
What is the opposite action of you pushing down on your chair?
a)
The chair pushing up on you.
b)
The floor pushing on the chair.
c)
You pushing down on the chair.
d)
Your mass changing.
11.
Which of the following would be the hardest to stop?
a)
A loaded moving van traveling at 75 miles per hour
b)
A loaded, 100-car freight train traveling at 75 miles an hour
c)
A snowmobile traveling at 75 miles an hour
d)
Your family car traveling at 75 miles an hour
12.
Why must you continue to exert a force on a box in order to keep it moving across the floor at a constant speed?
a)
To overcome air resistance
b)
To overcome friction exerted by the floor
c)
to overcome the weight of the box
d)
none of these
13.
A boulder is rolling down a hill. At what point will the boulder have the most kinetic energy?
a)
at the top of the hill
b)
midway down the hill
c)
just before the bottom of the hill
d)
at the top of the next hill
14.
You tossed your house key, backpack, and lunch box on the kitchen counter. Which object's stopping point was the furthest from where they touched the counter?
a)
the backpack
b)
the key
c)
the lunch box
d)
all three stopped at the same place
15.
What type of potential energy does a slingshot have?
a)
elastic
b)
gravitational
c)
chemical
d)
kinetic
16.
Which type of potential energy is demonstrated by a spring?
a)
elastic
b)
chemical
c)
gravitational
d)
kinetic
17.
Which type of potential energy is demonstrated by a fire?
a)
elastic
b)
gravitational
c)
chemical
d)
kinetic
18.
When an object accelerates, it is being acted on by _____.
a)
balanced forces
b)
gravity
c)
inertia
d)
unbalanced forces
19.
Which of these is NOT an example of acceleration?
a)
turning a corner
b)
slowing down
c)
driving at a constant speed in one direction
d)
stopping suddenly
20.
When two football players equal in size run in opposite directions; they cancel each other out. What does this mean?
a)
net force
b)
balanced force
c)
unbalanced force
d)
inertia
21.
The batteries in your toys have which type of potential energy?
a)
kinetic
b)
gravitational
c)
elastic
d)
chemical
22.
John has 2 boxes that he needs to move. The first box requires 60 N of force to move. The second box has twice the mass. How much force will be required to move the second box?
a)
30N
b)
60N
c)
120N
d)
180N
23.
A book falling off a shelf demonstrates which force?
a)
gravity
b)
friction
c)
magnetism
d)
push
24.
A measure of both speed and direction of a moving object
a)
acceleration
b)
momentum
c)
mass
d)
velocity
25.
At which point is the roller coaster traveling the fastest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
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