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Force and Motion

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?
a)
Motion
b)
Force
c)
Friction
d)
Gravity
2.
Why is it harder for the boy in Image B to get down the hill?
a)
Motion
b)
Friction
c)
Work
d)
Displacement
3.
In the image, which of the person and their bikes will get down a hill faster? 
a)
The boy because he is younger
b)
The woman because she is stronger
c)
The boy because he has a greater mass which applies a greater force
d)
The woman because she has more mass and applies a greater force
4.
How is gravity affected by mass?
a)
the larger the mass of the object, the greater the gravity
b)
small objects have no gravity
c)
gravity is not affected by mass of objects, whether large or small
5.
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.
6.
What pulls a ball back to earth?
a)
Gas
b)
Gravity
c)
Friction
d)
Molecules
7.
If you pull the cord, what direction will the box move?
a)
Up
b)
Down
c)
Left
d)
Right
8.
1.  It is easier to ride a bicycle down a hill than to ride up a hill because _______ helps the bicycle move down the hill. 
a)
gravity
b)
friction
c)
rotation
9.
The tendency of an object to stay in motion or at rest is called 
a)
velocity
b)
acceleration
c)
speed
d)
inertia
10.
Which of the following describes energy?
a)
the ability to remain in motion
b)
the ability to do work
c)
the ability to pull objects down
d)
the ability to change states
11.
When a ball rolls down a hill 
a)
kinetic energy is created
b)
potential energy is created
c)
thermal energy is created
d)
none of these
12.
When two children of equal weight sit at opposite ends of a seesaw, they create
a)
gravity
b)
unbalanced forces
c)
motion
d)
balanced forces
13.
Stored energy that an object has due to its position or chemical composition is...
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Mechanical
14.
Energy of motion is which type of energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Sound
15.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Electromagnetic
16.
At which point is potential energy greatest
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
17.
Which one is balanced?
a)
top
b)
bottom
c)
both
18.
What law is best described by inertia?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
19.
The force of attraction between all matter.
a)
inertia
b)
friction
c)
net force
d)
gravity
20.
This person bought coffee and put it on the seat next to them. If they stopped quickly and the coffee spilled which law would that represent?
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
21.
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
22.
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
23.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
S = t/d
b)
S = d/t
c)
S = d x t
d)
S = t x d
24.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
25.
The correct equation to calculate speed is
a)
distance/time
b)
time/distance
c)
distance x time
d)
distance/time2
26.
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
27.
Alan travels 100 km in 5hrs. Find his average speed in km/h
a)
5km/hr
b)
10km/hr
c)
50km/hr
d)
20km/hr
28.
What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?
a)
240 m/s
b)
15 m/s
c)
0.067 m/s
d)
15 mph
29.
The measure of the pull of gravity on an object is ___________________.
a)
motion
b)
weight
c)
speed
d)
friction
30.
A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unharmed...
a)
Mutualism 
b)
Competition
c)
Parasitsm 
d)
Commensalism