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Motion and Force

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
3.
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
4.
Shona cycles at an average speed of 8km/h. How far has she travelled if she cycles for 4 hours?
a)
55km
b)
32km
c)
43km
d)
32miles
5.
A plane flies due west for 4 1/2 hours.  It travels a total of 5400 km.  What was its velocity?
a)
1500 km/h
b)
1200 km/h, west
c)
400 km/h
d)
2000 km/h
6.
The unit meters per second (m/s) is used for which of the following?
a)
Distance
b)
Time
c)
Speed
d)
Acceleration
7.
What is this graph showing?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration (speeding up)
c)
Deceleration (slowing down)
d)
No motion
8.
Alan travels 100km in 5hrs. Find his average speed in km/h
a)
5km/hr
b)
10km/hr
c)
50km/hr
d)
20km/hr
9.
What is happening at D?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
10.
What is happening at E?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
11.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
12.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
13.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
14.
Which of the following is a unit of distance ?
a)
miles/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
min
15.
Which of the following is a unit of time?
a)
km/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
mi
16.
Which of the following is a unit of speed?
a)
km/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
s
17.
What is the equation to calculate speed?
a)
speed = distance/time
b)
speed = time/distance
c)
speed = time x distance 
d)
speed = speed/time 
18.
What is the equation to calculate time?
a)
time = speed/distance
b)
time = distance/speed 
c)
time = speed x distance 
d)
time = distance x speed
19.

Mr. Linder drives his race car for 4 hrs at 150 miles/hr. How far will he travel?

a)

600 km

b)

60 miles

c)

6 miles

d)

600 miles

20.
Which of the graphs shows that one of runners started 10 yards further ahead of the other (note that graph c is the bottom right and graph d is the bottom left)? 
a)
Graph A
b)
Graph B
c)
Graph C
d)
Graph D
21.
Which Newton's law applies.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newtons 3rd Law
d)
Newtons Law of Inertia
22.
Which Newton's Law applies?
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's Law of Inertia
23.
Which Newton's Law Applies?
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
24.
How many simple machines are there?
a)
1
b)
7
c)
6
d)
10
25.
Raising the hook up uses what type of simple machine.
a)
Wheel and Axel
b)
Pulley
c)
Wedge
d)
Incline Plane
26.
These pictures are examples of which simple machine.
a)
Wheel and Axel
b)
Wedge
c)
Incline Plane
d)
Lever
27.
This water faucet is a great example of what type of simple machine?
a)
Lever
b)
Wedge
c)
Screw
d)
Inclined Plane
28.
A light bulb is a classic example of what type of simple machine?
a)
A water faucet
b)
Wedge
c)
Pulley
d)
Screw
29.
A scissor is a great example of what Simple Machine?
a)
Lever
b)
Screw
c)
Pulley 
d)
Inclined Plane
30.
An axe is an example of what 2 types of simple machines?
a)
Wedge and Screw
b)
Wedge and lever
c)
Inclined plane and screw
d)
Pulley and ramp
31.
A simple machine that is an inclined plane wrapped around a steel post. 
a)
Wedge
b)
Screw
c)
Ramp
d)
Pulley
32.
What class lever is this?
a)
1st class
b)
2nd Class
c)
3rd Class
33.
What class lever is this.  
a)
1st class
b)
2nd class
c)
3rd class
34.
Which class lever is this?
a)
1st class
b)
2nd class
c)
3rd class
35.

What is the Net Force.

a)

12 Newtons

b)

10 Newtons

c)

2 Newtons to the left

d)

2 Newtons to the right

36.

What causes Motion?

a)

Balanced Forces

b)

Unbalanced Forces

c)

Friciton

37.

What is Inertia?

a)

When 2 forces are opposite it creates no motion.

b)

Objects at rest will remain at rest until unbalanced forces act on them to create motion.

c)

Friction is the force that always acts in opposite of motion.

d)

Action/Reaction forces

38.

What type of Simple Machine is a Bicycle?

a)

It is a lever

b)

It is a pulley

c)

It is an inclined plane

d)

It is a compound Machine made of 2 or more simple machines

39.

Lifting weights requires a force of 20 newtons while pushing them up in the air 5 meters. How much Work is done?

a)

5 Joules

b)

20 Joules

c)

100 Joules

d)

15 Joules

40.

How much Power is created when a gymnast does 150 Joules of work for 3 hours.

a)

450 Watts

b)

50 Watts

c)

150 watts

d)

50 Joules

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