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Worksheetsforces and motion
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which law is shown?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
2.
What law is best described by inertia?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
3.
Which law is shown?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
4.
Which law is shown?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
5.
Force exerted between the surfaces of two objects.
a)
Friction
b)
Inertia
c)
Force
d)
Gravity
6.
Objects tendency to resist change
a)
Friction
b)
Inertia
c)
Force
d)
Gravity
7.
Push or Pull
a)
Friction
b)
Inertia
c)
Force
d)
Gravity
8.
Objects attraction to one another - like us to earth.
a)
Friction
b)
Inertia
c)
Force
d)
Gravity
9.
A person is pushed forward into their seatbelt when a car stops
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
2 and 3
d)
3rd
10.
Which law explains why when you put a book on a table the table pushes on the book
a)
3rd law
b)
4th law
c)
1st law
d)
2nd law
11.
Unit of mass
a)
m/s 2
b)
m/s
c)
newtons
d)
kg
12.
A magician pulls a tablecloth out from under dishes and glasses on a table without disturbing them.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
13.
A person not paying attention while skateboarding hits a rock. The skateboard stops...they don't.
a)
The Law of Inertia
b)
The Law of Acceleration
c)
The Law of Conservation of Momentum
14.
Pushing a child on a swing is easier than pushing an adult on the same swing, because the adult has more inertia.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
15.
A student leaves a pencil on a desk and the pencil stays in the same spot until another student picks it up.
a)
Law of Inertia
b)
Law of Acceleration
c)
Law of Conservation of Momentum
16.
When you step on a Lego. You push on the Lego and the Lego pushes back on you.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
17.
The force of gravity on an object at the surface of a planet
a)
Weight
b)
Mass
c)
Gravity
d)
Netforce
18.
Speed in a given direction
a)
Speed
b)
Momentum
c)
Velocity
d)
Acceleration
19.
The force that pulls objects toward each other
a)
Momentum
b)
Gravity
c)
Velocity
d)
Speed
20.
The distance an object travels per unit of time. Or Distance divided by time.
a)
Force
b)
Momentum
c)
Speed
d)
Velocity
21.
Forces that produce a nonzero net force, which changes an objects motion.
a)
Force
b)
Momentum
c)
Unbalanced Force
d)
Speed
22.
According to Newton’s first law of motion, a moving object that is not acted on by an unbalanced force will
a)
remain in motion.
b)
eventually come to a stop.
c)
change its momentum.
d)
accelerate.
23.
Forces always act in equal and opposite pairs.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 3rd Law
c)
Newton's second law
24.
Which has more Inertia? (and more force to move)
a)
Truck
b)
Ant
25.
The SI units for force are...
a)
Kilograms
b)
Newtons
c)
Meters per second
d)
Pounds
26.
If the mass of an object is 1000kg on Earth, what is it's mass on the moon?
a)
10kg
b)
100kg
c)
1000kg
d)
10,000kg
27.
What is Newton's First Law
a)
F=ma
b)
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction
c)
An object at rest stays at rest, an object in motion stays in motion.
d)
Friction
28.
Forces that cancel each other are called __________ forces
a)
inactivated
b)
balanced
c)
null
d)
neutral
29.
Where do pencils go on vacation?
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
New York
c)
Boca Raton
d)
Florida
30.
Calculate the net force.
a)
5 N
b)
10 N
c)
45 N
d)
500 N
31.
Which of the following is an example of Velocity?
a)
35 mi/h
b)
62 miles in 2 hours
c)
Southwestern USA
d)
25 m/s East
32.
Scott travels north 5 miles and then goes west 3 miles before coming straight back south 2 miles. What is his distance?
a)
10
b)
7
c)
8
d)
6
33.
Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point
a)
displacement
b)
distance
c)
motion
d)
reference point
34.
Jermaine runs exactly 2 laps around a 400 meter track. What is the displacement?
a)
800
b)
400
c)
0
d)
200
35.
1. Amy runs 2 miles south, then turns around and runs 3 miles north. What is displacement?
a)
5 miles
b)
1 miles
c)
2 miles
d)
3 miles
36.
_____ is how fast an object moves in a specific direction.
a)
velocity
b)
speed
c)
displacement
d)
distance
37.
_____ are measured in units of m/s in Physics.
a)
Speed and velocity
b)
Distance and displacement
c)
Scalars
d)
Vectors
38.
A car drives 84 meters forward. It's displacement and distance would be the same.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?
a)
km/s
b)
m/s2
c)
mi/hr
d)
ft
40.
The graph represents
a)
Acceleration
b)
No motion
c)
Deceleration
d)
Constant Velocity
41.
The graph respresents
a)
No motion
b)
Constant Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Deceleration
42.
The graph represents
a)
no motion
b)
constant velocity
c)
acceleration
d)
negative acceleration
43.
The graph represents
a)
no motion
b)
Constant velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
negative acceleration
44.
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
45.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
46.
What is one statement you can make about this graph?
a)
The boat came to a stop after it traveled for 10 minutes.
b)
The boat was at rest from 20 to 40 minutes.
c)
The boat traveled the fastest in the last 20 minutes.
d)
The boat traveled the shortest distance in the first 20 minutes.
47.
According to the graph how far does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?
a)
2 m
b)
10 m
c)
0 m
d)
5 m
48.
What is the person doing from 5 seconds to 10 seconds?
a)
Walking
b)
Running
c)
Standing Still
d)
Walking Fast
49.
How far is the person from the starting point after 3 seconds?
a)
0 m
b)
2 m
c)
3 m
d)
6 m
50.
What is the average speed of the person during the first 5 seconds?
a)
0 m/s
b)
1 m/s
c)
3 m/s
d)
6 m/s
51.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
Speed = time/distance
b)
Speed = distance/time
c)
Speed = distance x time
d)
Speed = time x distance
52.
What is speed?
a)
how far you go
b)
how much distance is covered over a period of time
c)
how fast you accelerate
d)
the change in the location of a object
53.
What is the net force?
a)
5000 N right
b)
4000 N right
c)
40 N left
d)
4000 N left
54.
Which one is balanced?
a)
top
b)
bottom
c)
both
55.
What is the net force?
a)
17 N Right
b)
3 N Right
c)
3 N Left
d)
17 N Left
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