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Forces

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How can you increase the movement of an object?

a)

decrease its mass

b)

increase its friction

c)

increase its mass

d)

decrease the force applied to it

2.

Traveling a distance of 720 miles in 12 hours a person would have an average speed of.....(hint: speed = distance divided by time)

a)

70 miles an hour (mph)

b)

65 miles an hour (mph)

c)

55 miles an hour (mph)

d)

60 miles an hour (mph)

3.
One way to reduce friction is to
a)
make a smooth surface
b)
make a surface rough
4.
One way to make more friction between two objects is to
a)
Make the surface smoother
b)
Make the surface rougher
5.

Unbalanced forces pushing on an object cause the object to _____.

a)

remain motionless

b)

move at constant velocity

c)

speed up, slow down, or change direction

6.

A book resting on a desk is an example of _____.

a)

balanced forces

b)

unbalanced forces

7.
TRUE or FALSE: If you wish to speed up, slow down, or change direction in your car, you need to apply an UNBALANCED force to the car.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
8.
Forces are measured in _____.
a)
kilograms
b)
seconds
c)
meters
d)
newtons
9.
Total distance divided by total time is
a)
average speed
b)
constant speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
acceleration
10.
Shona cycles at an average speed of 8km/h. How far has she travelled if she cycles for 4 hours?
a)
55km
b)
32km
c)
43km
d)
32miles
11.
How far will a person go if they jog for 2 hours at a speed of 12 km/hr?
a)
6 km
b)
0.5 km
c)
10 km
d)
24 km
12.
If a cheetah runs 180 miles in 3 hours, what is its average speed?
a)
60 hours
b)
60 miles
c)
60 miles/hour
d)
60 miles/second/second
13.

A greater applied force is required to move an object with a greater mass (weight) than one with a smaller mass.

a)

True

b)

False

14.
A crumpled piece of paper hits the ground before a flat sheet of paper because
a)
the acceleration of gravity is greater on the  crumpled paper.
b)
there is more air resistance against the flat paper.
c)
the crumpled paper is more massive
d)
the crumpled paper is less massive.
15.
The force that opposes the motion of two surfaces sliding past each other is called ___________.
a)
acceleration
b)
inertia
c)
friction
d)
unbalanced
16.
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. 
17.
On which surface would friction be the greatest?
a)
carpet
b)
ice
c)
snow
d)
satin
18.
__________ is the location of an object.
a)
speed
b)
direction
c)
position
d)
motion
19.
Which of these is an example of putting force on an object?
a)
kicking a ball
b)
hammering a nail
c)
stirring a spoon
d)
all of the above
20.
John took 90 minutes to bicycle to his grandmother's house, a total of six kilometers.  What was his speed (pay attention to units)? 
a)
540 km/hr
b)
.066 km/hr
c)
4 km/hr
d)
9 km/hr
21.
Calculate the average speed (in meter/sec) if a cheetah runs 180 meters in 10 seconds.
a)
198 m/sec
b)
170 m/sec
c)
12 m/sec
d)
18 m/sec
22.
Car A and car B left from the same store at the same time. Both cars were traveling to the same McDonald's. If car A arrived before car B, what can be determined about car B's speed?
a)
Car B had more stop lights
b)
Car A has nitrous
c)
Car A traveled faster than car B
d)
Car B traveled faster than car A
23.
For the summer 5th grade trip, the students traveled for 90 miles. The trip took 3 hours. What was the buses' average speed? 
a)
30 
b)
30 mps
c)
30 miles
d)
30 m/h
24.
A helicopter travels 150 miles in the first hour. It travels 150 miles the second hour. What can be determined about its speed?
a)
It traveled faster the first hour
b)
It traveled faster the second hour
c)
It traveled at a constant speed
d)
Not enough information
25.

A helicopter travels 150 miles in the first hour. It travels 100 miles the second hour. What is its speed? (Hint: Speed = total distance divided by total time)

a)

125 miles

b)

125 mph

c)

125 hours

d)

125

26.
A bus takes 3 hours to go to Charlotte from Fayetteville. If the bus travels for 135 mile, what is the average speed?
a)
45
b)
45 miles
c)
45 hours
d)
45 miles per hour
27.
In a duck race, a rubber duck traveled 400 meters in 10 minutes? What was the rubber ducks speed?
a)
40
b)
40 minutes
c)
40mm/s
d)
40m/s

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