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Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 39mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
If distance is increased, what happens to the force of gravity?
a)
it decreases
b)
it increases
c)
it stays the same
2.
What is the unit for force?
a)
jules
b)
Newtons
c)
poles
3.
Which of these uses gravity to make it move?
a)
a sailboat moving across a lake
b)
a car making a right turn
c)
a snow sled going downhill
4.
The force that holds the planets in orbit around the sun is called...
a)
tension
b)
friction
c)
gravity
5.
The amount of gravitational attraction between the Earth and an object depends on the object's distance from the Earth AND the object's _________
a)
shape
b)
mass
c)
state of matter
6.
What type of force slows a baseball rolling on a field?
a)
friction
b)
tension
c)
elastic
7.
How are forces shown in a drawing?
a)
vectors
b)
lines
c)
points
8.
If mass is increased, what happens to the force of gravity?
a)
it decreases
b)
it increases
c)
it stays the same
9.
The cart will move as if it were acted on by a single force with a magnitude of ____
a)
50 N
b)
150 N
c)
200 N
d)
350 N
10.
A push or a pull is .....
a)
Force
b)
Inertia
c)
Net force
d)
Newton
11.
A combination of all the forces acting on the object is...
a)
Inertia
b)
Force
c)
Newton
d)
Net force
12.
What does the formula F=ma mean?
a)
Force equals mass times action
b)
Net force equals milligrams times action
c)
Force equals mass times acceleration
d)
Net force equals alot of action
13.
A resistance of an object to a change in motion is .....
a)
Force
b)
Net force
c)
Inertia
d)
Newton
14.
If a force is applied to an object and it is not moving, how would you describe the force?
a)
The net force is moving upward.
b)
The net force is moving to the right.
c)
The net force is zero.
d)
The net force is 50.
15.
A football player kicks the ball. Why don't the forces of the foot and the ball cancel each other out?
a)
The ball moves before the forces can cancel out.
b)
The force on the ball is greater than the force on the foot.
c)
The forces become unbalanced due to gravity.
d)
The forces are not balanced.
16.
A car has a net force of 200N to the right and some kids are pushing it to the right with 175N. What is the net force?
a)
200N
b)
175N
c)
25N
d)
375N
17.
A large box is on the floor and it's moving to the right with a net force of 100N. A man is pushing it to the left with a net force of 70N. What is the net force?
a)
100N
b)
70N
c)
170N
d)
30N
18.
What kind of force is friction?
a)
noncontact
b)
contact
c)
gravity
d)
push and pull
19.
What is an unbalanced force?
a)
An equal force on an object.
b)
An unequal force on an object.
c)
A force that does not move an object.
d)
Inertia.
20.
What type of force is shown in the picture?
a)
The Cat force
b)
Star Wars Force
c)
Unbalanced force
d)
Balanced force
21.
How are forces shown in a drawing?
a)
vectors
b)
lines
c)
points
22.
What is the net force?
a)
5000 N right
b)
4000 N right
c)
40 N left
d)
4000 N left
23.
What makes a rolling ball stop moving?
a)
gravity
b)
friction
c)
a balanced force
24.
As an objects mass increases, the pull of gravity
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
25.
Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.
a)
False
b)
True
26.
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.
27.
The amount of matter in an object
a)
weight
b)
force
c)
gravity
d)
mass
28.
A golf ball sitting on a tee
a)
Balanced Force
b)
Unbalanced
29.
A basketball thrown up for opening tip-off
a)
Balanced Force
b)
Unbalanced
30.
A wagon rolling down a steep hill
a)
Balanced Force
b)
Unbalanced
31.
A book resting on a table
a)
Balanced Force
b)
Unbalanced
32.
a kid pushing a car along the floor
a)
Balanced Force
b)
Unbalanced
33.
Newton's third law states that any action will have a(n) _______ and ______ reaction
a)
Equal and similar
b)
Equal and opposite
c)
Equal and different
d)
Greater and opposite
34.
When forces on an object become unbalanced, which of the following happens?
a)
speed or direction can change
b)
mass changes
c)
speed and gravity changes
d)
Anakin falls to the Dark Side of the Force
35.
All the forces acting on an object is known as which of the following?
a)
net force
b)
balanced force
c)
living force
d)
objective force
36.
Which of the following is the force that tries to slow objects down or hold them in place?
a)
inertia
b)
momentum
c)
balanced force
d)
friction
37.
This force pulls objects at 9.8 m/s2 provided you are on the planet Earth.
a)
friction
b)
kinetic energy
c)
gravity
d)
air resistance
38.
What two things does gravity depend on?
a)
mass and speed
b)
mass and distance
c)
distance and temperature
d)
temperature and speed
39.
Comparing the gravity of Earth and Jupiter, Jupiter has more gravity than Earth. Why?
a)
Earth is closer to the sun
b)
Jupiter is farther from the sun
c)
Jupiter has more mass
d)
They have the same amount of gravity
40.
When two objects are dropped at the same time from the same height, why do they both hit at the same time-- not worrying about air resistance?
a)
they don't hit at the same time, the heavy one hits first
b)
gravity pulls them down at the same speed
c)
the light one hits first
d)
they float up, gravity has so say in what happens
41.
Yoda pushes down with his lightsaber with 1000 Newtons (a measurement of force). The Emperor pushes up with 900 Newtons of force. Which way do the sabers move?
a)
Down
b)
Up
c)
In a circle
d)
Do or do not, there is no Newton
42.
Equal forces acting upon an object
a)
balanced forces
b)
work
c)
power
d)
friction
43.
Forces that are not equal
a)
Gravitation
b)
Unbalanced Forces
c)
Acceleration
d)
Forces
44.
Forces that have a net force of zero ( the object is still).
a)
Balanced force
b)
Unbalanced force
45.
__________ is the sum of all forces acting on an object. It is capable of accelerating a mass.
a)
velocity
b)
gravity
c)
net force
d)
distance
46.
Which has more Inertia? (so need more force to move)
a)
Truck
b)
Ant
c)
A cat
d)
A skateboard
47.
What is the unit for force?
a)
kg
b)
m/s/s
c)
m/s
d)
N
48.
The force that pulls things toward earth.
a)
Speed
b)
Gravity
49.
The scientist who is most famous for developing the Laws of Motion is _____.
a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Stephen Hawking
c)
Sir Isaac Newton
d)
Galileo Galilei
50.
the amount of change in a position
a)
displacement
b)
speed
c)
friction
d)
distance
51.
the energy of moving matter
a)
inertia
b)
distance
c)
position
d)
kinetic energy
52.
stored energy of an object due to its position or shape
a)
position
b)
inertia
c)
velocity
d)
potential energy
53.
how fast an object is going
a)
potential energy
b)
kinetic energy
c)
acceleration
d)
speed
54.
a measure that has both size and direction; can be represented with an arrow
a)
speed
b)
mass
c)
displacement
d)
vector
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