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Force & Motion

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What kind of energy does the skateboarder represent? 
a)
potential
b)
chemical
c)
nuclear
d)
kinetic
2.
What kind of energy does the big rock hold?
a)
kinetic
b)
chemical
c)
potential
d)
nuclear
3.
What type of energy do the bowling pins have?
a)
kinetic
b)
potential
c)
nuclear
d)
chemical
4.
If the man and the ball travels 90 m in 9 seconds, what is their average speed?
a)
10 m/s
b)
99 m/s
c)
180 m/s
d)
10 meters
5.
Which speed is the fastest?
a)
25 km/hr
b)
38 km/hr
c)
72 km/hr
d)
95 km/hr
6.
If a lizard can run 8m across the water in 4 seconds, how fast is he travelling?
a)
32 m/s
b)
2 seconds
c)
2 m/s
d)
34 meters
7.
This game of tug of war is an example of _________ forces. 
a)
unbalanced
b)
balanced
c)
potential
d)
net zero
8.
What will the net force on the soccer ball be?
a)
50 N to the left
b)
50 N to the right
c)
200 N to the left
d)
200 N to the right
9.
What is the net force on the car?
a)
400 N forward (left)
b)
⊘N (balanced forces)
c)
200 N forward (left)
d)
200 N backwards (right)
10.
The girls in this picture represent ________ forces. 
a)
kinetic
b)
balanced
c)
unbalanced
d)
chemical
11.
Person on the left = 45 N
Person on the right = 32 N
What is the net force?
a)
zero N
b)
10 N
c)
77 N
d)
13 N
12.
If a dolphin can swim 100 meters in 5 seconds, what is the dolphin's speed?
a)
25 m/s
b)
20 m/s
c)
20 meters
d)
500 m/s
13.
This motion graph represents:
a)
constant speed
b)
acceleration
c)
body at rest
d)
slowing down
14.
This motion graph represents:
a)
constant speed
b)
acceleration
c)
body at rest
d)
slowing down
15.
This motion graph represents:
a)
constant speed
b)
body at rest 
c)
acceleration
d)
slowing down
16.
In this distance versus time graph...
a)
The green line is "faster"
b)
The red line is "faster"
c)
The green line is slowing down
d)
The red line is speeding up
17.
Juan and Antonio competed in a 4 mi bike race. Who won?
a)
Kristen Lodge
b)
Juan 
c)
Antonio
d)
Ms. Jackson
18.
What was Juan's average speed?
a)
0.3 mi/min
b)
3.25 mi/min
c)
4 mi/hr
d)
4 hours
19.
Which racer was stationary (at rest) for part of the race?
a)
Antonio, because the horizontal line indicates "at rest"
b)
Juan, because the horizontal line indicates "at rest"
c)
Antonio, because his line is straight
d)
Juan, because he was faster
20.
How do you calculate Average Speed?

a)
speed x time
b)
distance/speed
c)
total distance/total time
d)
total speed x total time