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Forces and Motion

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
Cylinder A
b)
Cylinder B
c)
Cylinder C
d)
Cylinder D
2.
a)
 It requires less force to lift the box straight up.
b)
Lifting the box straight up requires no force.
c)
Using a ramp requires less force.
d)
It requires the same amount of force to move each box.
3.
When the forces exerted on an object are balanced, how does the motion of the object change?
a)
It speeds up.
b)
It slows down.
c)
At first it speeds up and then it slows down.
d)
It does not experience a change in motion.
4.
The band director is trying to move the piano but it is not going anywhere.
What was the force that was preventing him from getting the piano in motion?
a)
Gravity
b)
Electromagnetism
c)
Friction
d)
Magnetism
5.
Which of the following determines a change in motion of an object?
a)
Density Strength of the force 
b)
Strength of the force 
c)
Direction of the force
d)
Direction and Strength of force
6.
What could the man do to decrease the force of friction while moving the red box?
a)
Add wheels to the box
b)
Change the surface from concrete to ice.
c)
Remove the gray box
d)
All of these choices
7.
You are riding on a skateboard when you hit a rock and the skateboard suddenly stops. Which statement best describes why your body goes flying forward?
a)
There is a zero net force pushing you off your skateboard.
b)
Inertia keeps you moving forward.
c)
Gravity pushes you forward.
d)
There was no friction between you and the skateboard.
8.
A soccer ball rolls a greater distance over a flat concrete surface versus a grass surface when the same force is applied because.....
a)
friction
b)
gravity
c)
magnetism
d)
inertia
9.
a)
Diagram A
b)
Diagram B
c)
Diagram C
d)
Diagram D
10.
a)
An object in motion stays in motion.
b)
 An object at rest stays at rest.
c)
Magnetic force moves the coin.
d)
Gravity keeps the coin on the card.
11.
a)
150 N
b)
75 N
c)
50 N
d)
100N
12.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
13.
a)
Bookshelf 1 has greater friction between the shelf and the floor.
b)
Bookshelf 2 has greater friction between the shelf and the floor.
c)
Bookshelf 1 and Bookshelf 2 would have equal friction.
d)
The bookshelves are moving so there is no friction.
14.
a)
100 N
b)
75 N
c)
50 N
d)
450 N
15.
a)
Ramp A
b)
Ramp B
c)
Both require the same force.
d)
The ramp does not change the force.
16.
Earth's crust is broken up into several large rocky pieces called ...
a)
plates
b)
faults
c)
fossils
d)
puzzle pieces
17.
What type of boundary creates a volcano? 
a)
→←
b)
←→
18.
What type of boundary creates a mid-ocean ridge? 
a)
→←
b)
←→