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Force & Motion

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?
a)
Motion
b)
Force
c)
Friction
d)
Gravity
2.
What is MOVEMENT?
a)
Inertia
b)
Force
c)
Work
d)
Motion
17.
What is a force that works AGAINST MOTION?
a)
Force
b)
Motion
c)
Gravity
d)
Friction
4.
Why is it harder for the boy in Image B to get down the hill?
a)
Motion
b)
Friction
c)
Work
d)
Displacement
5.
In the image, which of the person and their bikes will get down a hill faster? 
a)
The boy because he is younger
b)
The woman because she is stronger
c)
The boy because he has a greater mass which applies a greater force
d)
The woman because she has more mass and applies a greater force
6.
How is gravity affected by mass?
a)
the larger the mass of the object, the greater the gravity
b)
small objects have no gravity
c)
gravity is not affected by mass of objects, whether large or small
7.
Which force produces a change in motion?
a)
unbalanced force
b)
balanced force
c)
gravitational force
d)
frictional force
8.
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)
something used in Star Wars 
c)
It is the amount of space between two points.
d)
It is Superman's power
9.
Why does a rolling ball stop?
a)
Gravity
b)
Friction
c)
Waterfalls
d)
Sand
10.
A push or pull that causes a change in motion
a)
Friction
b)
Gravity
c)
Force
d)
Mass
11.
The force between two surfaces that are sliding or trying to slide across each other.
a)
Pull
b)
Motion
c)
Friction
d)
Gravity
12.
The amount of matter in an object
a)
weight
b)
force
c)
gravity
d)
mass
13.
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.
14.
What pulls a ball back to earth?
a)
Gas
b)
Gravity
c)
Friction
d)
Molecules
15.
What is the standard unit force is measured in?
a)
Newtons
b)
pounds
c)
grams
d)
meters
16.
If you pull the cord, what direction will the box move?
a)
Up
b)
Down
c)
Left
d)
Right
17.
What is a force that works AGAINST MOTION?
a)
Force
b)
Motion
c)
Gravity
d)
Friction
18.
A _________ uses force to move an object towards you. 
a)
Pull
b)
Push
c)
Motion
d)
Force
19.
 __________________ slows an object that is moving through the air.
a)
Motion
b)
Gravity
c)
Drag 
d)
Mass 
20.
__________________ is the movement from one place to another in a certain amount of time. 
a)
Motion
b)
Direction
c)
Push
d)
Pull
21.
A ________ uses force to move an object away from you. 
a)
Push
b)
Pull
c)
Gravity
d)
Motion
22.
__________________ is the path at which something is traveling. 
a)
Pull
b)
Gravity
c)
Direction
d)
Friction
23.
__________________ is the rate at which the speed of a moving object changes over time. 
a)
Motion
b)
Force
c)
Direction
d)
Acceleration
24.
The tendency of an object to resist change to its state of motion
a)
Inertia
b)
Force
c)
Friction
d)
Acceleration
25.
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.
26.
This is a rocket.The rocket pushes the fuel down.What is the other force in this interaction pair?
a)
The fuel pulls the rocket up.
b)
The fuel pushes the rocket up.
c)
The rocket pulls the earth up.
d)
The earth pulls the rocket down.
27.
Which force is so low that it causes the man to slip and fall?
a)
Gravity
b)
Friction
c)
Air Resistance
d)
Motion
28.
What is the net force?
a)
400 N Up
b)
400 N Down
c)
- 400 N Down
d)
800 N Down
29.
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.
30.
What is the net force
a)
10 N
b)
0 N
c)
25 N
d)
1 N
31.
What is the net force?
a)
40 N left
b)
0 N Balalnced
c)
400 N right
d)
40 N right
32.
for every action there is...
a)
An equal and opposite reaction
b)
An equal and different reaction
c)
a different force
d)
two more forces
33.
With unbalanced forces, the object will move in the direction of the _______ force.
a)
larger 
b)
smaller 
c)
equal 
34.
The force that acts on an object to stop its motion.
a)
Speed
b)
Friction
35.
Charlie Brown loves to kick footballs!!  What force makes the football fly off his foot?
a)
non-contact
b)
contact
c)
mass
36.
definition of motion?
a)
an object in motion changes position
b)
affected by the motion of the observer
c)
It happens instantly
d)
A change in position over time