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Unit 5: Forces and Motion

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify the reference point:
A student walked by the chair in the classroom.
a)
The student
b)
walked
c)
the chair
d)
the classroom.
2.
The basic SI unit for length is the...
a)
Foot
b)
Gram
c)
Meter
d)
Inch
3.
A student walks from point B to C to D and ends at point A.  What is the total distance that the student traveled?
a)
8 meters
b)
12 meters
c)
20 meters
d)
4 meters
4.
A student walks from point B to C to D and ends at point A.  What is the total displacement of the student?
a)
20 meters
b)
4 meters North
c)
4 meters South
d)
20 meters East
5.
A student walks from point B to C to D to A and back to point B.  What is the student's displacement?
a)
0
b)
4 meters North
c)
24 meters
d)
24 meters West
6.
What is the correct formula for speed?
a)
Speed = Distance / Time
b)
Speed = Mass / Volume
c)
Speed = Distance * Time
d)
Speed = Time / Distance
7.
What is the correct formula for time?
a)
Time = Distance * Speed
b)
Time = Distance / Speed
c)
Time = Speed / Distance
d)
Time = Speed * Distance
8.
What is the correct formula for distance?
a)
Distance = Speed / Time
b)
Distance = Time / Speed
c)
Distance = Speed * Time
d)
Distance = Length * Width * Height
9.
What is the speed of a race car that travelled 200 km in 4 hours?
a)
50 km
b)
800 km/hr
c)
0.02 km/hr
d)
50 km/hr
10.
How much time will it take to get from Newark, New Jersey to Los Angeles, California on an airplane is the plane travels at a speed of 500 km/hr and the distance between the two cities is 3000 km?
a)
6 hours
b)
4 hours
c)
4 days
d)
3 hours
11.
Har far will a Road Runner travel if it is moving at a constant speed of 40 km/hr for 4 hours?
a)
10 km/hr
b)
10 kilometers
c)
160 kilometers
d)
80 kilometers
12.
Which turtle won the race?
a)
Turtle A
b)
Turtle B
c)
Turtle C
d)
Turtle D
13.
Which turtle was travelling at a constant speed?
a)
Turtle A
b)
Turtle B
c)
Turtle C
d)
Turtle D
14.
Which turtle stopped during the race?
a)
Turtle A
b)
Turtle B
c)
Turtle C
d)
Turtle D
15.
What was the speed of Turtle A?
a)
60 m/hr
b)
2 m/hr
c)
20 m/hr
d)
3 m/hr
16.
A jogger ran 15 km in 2 hours, then 6 km in 1 hour.  What was the average speed of the jogger?
a)
21 km/hr
b)
10 km/hr
c)
7 km/hr
d)
5 km/hr
17.

What is the displacement of the student if they started off at point A and ended at point D?

a)

2 km East

b)

2 km West

c)

4 km

d)

4 km East

18.
If a student leaves point A at 2:00pm and gets to point D at 6:00pm, what was their average speed for the trip?
a)
4 km/hr
b)
3 km/hr
c)
6 km/hr
d)
12 km/hr
19.
You are on a boat that is travelling 3 m/s downstream and the current is also travelling at a rate of 3 m/s downstream.  What is your overall velocity?
a)
3m/s
b)
3m/s downstream
c)
3m/s upstream
d)
6 m/s downstream
20.
You are on a river that is flowing with a velocity of 5 m/s East.  The boat is traveling with a velocity of 8 m/s West.  What is your overall velocity?
a)
-3 m/s West
b)
3 m/s East
c)
3 m/s West
d)
8 m/s West
21.
The steepness of a line on a graph is its
a)
slope
b)
reference point
c)
velocity
d)
speed
22.
Speed in a given direction is
a)
Acceleration
b)
Velocity
c)
Distance
d)
Displacement
23.
A change in velocity is
a)
Acceleration
b)
Speed
c)
Distance
d)
Displacement
24.
Choose either Acceleration, Deceleration, or No Acceleration based on the example.
You ride a merry-go-round traveling at a constant speed of 4 m/s. 
a)
Acceleration
b)
Deceleration
c)
No Acceleration
25.
A car is heading due east at a constant speed of 100 km/hr.
a)
Acceleration
b)
Deceleration
c)
No Acceleration
26.
The moon is revolving around the Earth at a constant rate of 28 days/revolution.
a)
Acceleration
b)
Deceleration
c)
No Acceleration
27.
Your car slows down and stops at a traffic light.
a)
Acceleration
b)
Deceleration
c)
No Acceleration
28.
Look at the graph for acceleration.  Which interval has the greatest positive acceleration?
a)
Interval D-E
b)
Interval G-H
c)
Interval B-C
d)
Interval E-F
29.
Look at the graph for acceleration.  Over which interval does the object have the greatest negative acceleration?
a)
Interval D-E
b)
Interval G-H
c)
Interval B-C
d)
Interval C-D
30.
Look at the graph for acceleration.  Over which interval is the object not moving?
a)
Interval A-B
b)
Interval G-H
c)
Interval B-C
d)
Interval H-I
31.
Find the acceleration of a sports car whose speed increases from 0 m/s to 20 m/s in 5 seconds.
a)
4 m/s2
b)
20 m/s2
c)
15 m/s2
d)
100 m/s2
32.
Find the acceleration of a train that slows down from 15 m/s to 3 m/s in 3 seconds.
a)
4 m/s2
b)
-3 m/s2
c)
3 m/s2
d)
-4 m/s2
33.
An object is in motion if it's position is changing relative to a reference point.
a)
True
b)
False
34.

This is a push or pull that gives energy to objects.

a)

Mass

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Force

35.

This is a push or pull that gives energy to objects.

a)

Mass

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Force

36.

Which of the following is TRUE about unbalanced forces?

a)

Net force is equal to zero

b)

DO NOT change an object's motion

c)

Change an object's motion

d)

Only act in a downward direction

37.

Which of the following is TRUE about balanced forces?

a)

Net force is equal to zero

b)

Net force IS NOT equal to zero

c)

Change an object's motion

d)

Only act in a downward direction

38.

What is the net force acting on the car?

a)

7 Newtons to the left

b)

3 Newtons to the right

c)

17 Newtons to the right

d)

3 Newtons to the left

39.

The diagram shows BALANCED force?

a)

True

b)

False

40.

This diagram shows BALANCED Force

a)

True

b)

False