WorksheetsForces and Motion
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the speed of the car if it travels 100 miles in 5 hours?
a)
20 miles per hour
b)
25 miles per hour
c)
100 miles per hour
d)
500 miles per hour
2.
A force that causes a change in motion of an object
a)
friction
b)
balanced force
c)
unbalanced force
d)
force
3.
Two or more forces act upon an object in such a way as to exactly counteract each other
a)
friction
b)
balanced force
c)
unbalanced force
d)
force
4.
A push or a pull acting upon an object
a)
force
b)
motion
c)
energy
d)
friction
5.
The close interaction between two surfaces that are sliding across each other
a)
force
b)
friction
c)
centripetal force
d)
gravitational force
6.
An object at rest will remain at rest or in the same uniform motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force: law of inertia.
a)
Newton's First Law of Motion
b)
Newton's Second Law of Motion
c)
Newton's Third Law of Motion
7.
A measurement of how fast an object is moving
a)
force
b)
speed
c)
weight
d)
velocity
8.
A measurement of the gravitational force acting on an object
a)
weight
b)
speed
c)
velocity
d)
inertia
9.
_____ is the force that slows and stops motion between touching objects.
a)
Friction
b)
Gravity
c)
Pull
d)
Push
10.
Another way that force can cause the change in an object's motion is to...
a)
change its color.
b)
change its pitch.
c)
change its direction.
d)
change its spots.
11.
Which has the least friction?
a)
snowboard on a snowy hill
b)
running on the playground
c)
sandpaper on wood
d)
a racer on a track
12.
What is one way to reduce friction?
a)
Put sandpaper between the surfaces that touch.
b)
Push the surfaces closer together.
c)
Shine a light on the surfaces.
d)
Put a slippery substance between the surfaces.
13.
How do you calculate speed?
a)
S=distance x time
b)
S=time x distance
c)
S=distance / time
d)
S=time/ distance
14.
Candice is rearranging the furniture in her room. She has two different dressers that are the same size. When she pushes on each dresser, she finds that it is harder to move Dresser A than it is to move Dresser B. Why does Candice have to push with more force on Dresser A than on Dresser B?
a)
Dresser A weighs less than Dresser B.
b)
Dresser A is larger in size than Dresser B.
c)
Dresser A has more mass than Dresser B.
d)
Dresser A has less volume than Dresser B.
15.
Philip is playing tug of war with Nancy. They both understand that to win the game of tug of war, one player must pull the flag over their opponent's line, but during this particular game, the flag tied to the center of the rope is not moving.What is happening to the rope in this example?
a)
Philip is applying more force in one direction.
b)
Nancy is applying more force in one direction.
c)
Philip and Nancy are applying equal forces in the same direction.
d)
Philip and Nancy are applying equal forces in opposite directions.
16.
What is the net force?
a)
400 N Up
b)
400 N Down
c)
- 400 N Down
d)
800 N Down
17.
What is the net force?
a)
10 N
b)
0 N
c)
25 N
d)
1 N
18.
What is the net force?
a)
40 N left
b)
0 N Balalnced
c)
400 N right
d)
40 N right
19.
When forces on an object are balanced, what is the force?
a)
Five
b)
Ten
c)
Six
d)
Zero
20.
Which is true from Newton's Third law of motion?
a)
For every action force there is a smaller reaction force in the opposite direction.
b)
For every action force there is an equivalent reaction force in the opposite direction.
c)
Both 1 and 2
d)
None of the above
21.
The force of gravity acting on an object is the object's ______.
a)
mass
b)
matter
c)
weight
d)
friction
22.
The greater the mass and the closer the distance the greater the gravity.
a)
True
b)
Sometimes
c)
False
d)
Never
23.
As the distance between 2 objects increases, what happens to gravitational force?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
i don't know
24.
Your finger pressing into the screen when texting is an action force. What is the reaction force?
a)
there is none
b)
Your phone screen pressing into your finger
c)
the same as the action force
d)
Friction pushing up at you
25.
A type of friction that acts on objects that are not moving.
a)
static
b)
rolling
c)
sliding
26.
A force that opposes the motion of objects that touch as they move past each other.
a)
static friction
b)
gravity
c)
sliding friction
d)
rolling friction
27.
A type of friction that occurs when a round object rolls across a flat floor.
a)
static
b)
rolling
c)
sliding
28.
Why is it harder for the boy in Image B to get down the hill?
a)
Smooth surfaces decreases motion
b)
Smooth surfaces decrease friction
c)
Rough surfaces decreases gravity
d)
Rough surfaces decreases friction
29.
The amount of matter in an object
a)
weight
b)
force
c)
gravity
d)
mass
30.
Which object has the greatest inertia?
a)
a sled
b)
a bike
c)
a car
d)
a truck
31.
Which of the following statements is true about someone NOT wearing a seat belt in a moving car?
a)
They help both the person and the car stop together
b)
The person will stop faster than the car
c)
The car will stop and the person will keep moving forward because of inertia
d)
The car will stop and the person will speed up
32.
According to Newton's Third Law, if I am leaning on the table with a force of 10 N, the table is exerting a force back on me with a force of
a)
10 N
b)
20 N
c)
0 N
d)
30 N
33.
Use the formula Speed = distance/time to find the distance if a baby crawled at a rate of 1 cm/minute for 10 minutes.
a)
20 centimeters
b)
100 centimeters
c)
10 centimenters
d)
.10 centimeters
34.
What is the unit for force?
a)
grams
b)
Newtons
c)
net force
d)
meters
35.
What two forces act on a skydiver?
a)
Only gravity
b)
Gravity and Friction
c)
Only Friction
d)
Weight and Mass
36.
Which object will fall to the ground first in the absence of air resistance?
a)
a bowling ball
b)
a pebble
c)
a rock
d)
all at the same time
37.
What is the resultant compass direction of a box pushed in two different directions around the room in the example shown?
a)
In the same direction of the greatest force
b)
Opposite the two forces
c)
In between the two forces
d)
In the direction of the lesser force
38.
How does raising a ramp effect the additional force needed to move the object down the ramp?
a)
Gravity is involved
b)
More additional force is needed
c)
Less additional force is needed
d)
Friction decreases the additional force needed
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