WorksheetsForce and Motion Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy?
a)
A book lying on the floor.
b)
A bird sitting on the branch of a tree.
c)
A ball rolling across the ground.
2.
When students are playing tug-of-war, why does one team usually pull the rope out of the other team’s hands?
a)
The pulling force of the winning team is stronger than the pulling force of the losing team.
b)
The pulling force of both teams are equal.
c)
The pushing force of both teams are unequal.
d)
The winning team exhibits better sportsmanship.
3.
Which of the following is not an example of kinetic energy?
a)
An ant walking across the ground.
b)
A book sitting on a table.
c)
A ball bouncing between basketball players.
d)
A car driving up a hill.
4.
Which of the statements below has been proven true about speed?
a)
Speed describes how fast an object is moving.
b)
To calculate speed, a person needs to know the distance traveled and the time needed to travel that distance.
c)
All of the above
5.
Which of the following describes a push or pull on a swing that changes the way the swing moves?
a)
a pully
b)
movement
c)
force
d)
a lever
6.
A person wants to know the speed of an object. What information would be needed?
a)
The distance the object moved from its original position in a certain amount of time.
b)
The distance the object moved after changing its direction in a certain amount of time.
c)
The distance the object moved from its original location in a certain amount of time.
d)
Any of the above
7.
When an object is in motion, it is changing –
a)
its position
b)
its direction
c)
its location
d)
Any of the above
8.
What happens to the potential energy of an object as it falls?
a)
Potential energy increases.
b)
Potential energy is destroyed.
c)
Potential energy transforms (changes) into kinetic energy.
9.
A student made rocket is launched using air pressure and travels a distance of 100 meters in 2.0 seconds. What is its average speed?
a)
25 meters per second
b)
50 meters per second
c)
75 meters per second
10.
Which of the objects above is the best example of an object with only potential energy?
a)
A ball moving through the air.
b)
The bow’s string stretched back as the archer prepares to shoot the arrow.
c)
A light bulb glowing as electricity flows through a circuit.
11.
A student who was training for a cross country race jogged for two hours and covered a distance of 14.0 kilometers. What was the average speed of the student?
a)
1.5 km/h
b)
7.0 km/h
c)
13.0 km/h
12.
The energy related to the motion of an object is called—
a)
Potential energy
b)
Chemical energy
c)
Kinetic energy
13.
Students were graphing the motion of a rolling toy car. How would they graph the time the car rolled?
a)
They would label “Time in Hours” on the x-axis.
b)
They would label “Time in Seconds” on the x-axis.
c)
They would label “Distance in Meters” on the x-axis.
d)
They would label “Time in Seconds” on the y-axis.
14.
Students were graphing the motion of a rolling marble. They recorded distances and times for the marble. How would they graph how far the marble rolled?
a)
They would label “Time in inches” on the y-axis.
b)
They would label “Time in Minutes” on the y-axis.
c)
They would label “Distance in Meters” on the x-axis.
d)
They would label “Distance in Centimeters” on the y-axis.
15.
A cyclist who was training for the Olympics cycled for two hours and covered a distance of 40.0 kilometers. What was the average speed of the student?
a)
20 km/h
b)
30 km/h
c)
10 km/h
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