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WorksheetsForces and Motion
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why is it harder for the boy in Image B to get down the hill?
a)
Motion
b)
Friction
c)
Work
d)
Displacement
2.
What is the formula for force?
a)
F=M/A
b)
F=A/M
c)
F=M*A
d)
F=M*F
3.
When you tell the direction and speed of an object, you give its
a)
motion
b)
velocity
c)
acceleration
d)
mass
4.
What is the net force on the block? (click on the words to view the picture)
a)
5 Newtons up
b)
5 Newtons down
c)
15 Newtons up
d)
15 Newtons down
5.
Which of the following statements is true?
a)
Balanced forces cause a change in motion.
b)
Unbalanced forces cause a change in motion.
c)
Forces do not effect the change in motion.
6.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
7.
If a 10 kilogram object accelerates suddenly at 15 m/s2, how much force was applied to the object?
a)
150 Newtons
b)
15 Newtons
c)
150 kilograms
d)
100 kilograms
8.
Speed is equal to
a)
Distance/Time
b)
Time/Distance
c)
Time x Distance
d)
Acceleration
9.
Speed is different from velocity because
a)
Velocity has a direction
b)
Speed uses Distance /Time
c)
Velocity doesn't include time
d)
Velocity doesn't include distance
10.
During which interval is the object speeding up?
a)
A to B
b)
B to C
c)
D to E
d)
E to F
11.
What is this graph showing?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration (speeding up)
c)
Deceleration (slowing down)
d)
No motion
12.
the speed and direction in which it moves
a)
weight
b)
velocity
c)
speed
d)
energy
13.
a measurement of the gravitational force acting on an object
a)
weight
b)
speed
c)
velocity
d)
inertia
14.
no longer feeling an external force acting upon your body
a)
weight
b)
weightlessness
c)
gravitational force
d)
centripetal force
15.
If one object exerts a force on a second object, the second object exerts a force equal in magnitude and opposite in direction on the object body; law of interaction
a)
Newton's First Law of Motion
b)
Newton's Second Law of Motion
c)
Newton's Third Law of Motion
16.
as mass increases, the acceleration has to decrease: the law of acceleration
a)
Newton's First Law of Motion
b)
Newton's Second Law of Motion
c)
Newton's Third Law of Motion
17.
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
18.
the amount of material in a substance
a)
inertia
b)
force
c)
mass
d)
motion
19.
a tendency of an object to resist change in its state of motion
a)
inertia
b)
kinetic energy
c)
potential energy
d)
force
20.
Any two objects with mass attract each other with a type of force
a)
kinetic energy
b)
potential energy
c)
inertia
d)
gravitational force
21.
a unit of acceleration equal to the acceleration caused by gravity
a)
u
b)
fr
c)
g
d)
N
22.
the close interaction between two surfaces that are sliding across each other
a)
force
b)
friction
c)
centripetal force
d)
gravitational force
23.
a force that causes a change in motion of an object
a)
friction
b)
balanced force
c)
unbalanced force
d)
force
24.
Objects that are changing their speed or their direction
a)
force
b)
energy
c)
acceleration
d)
friction
25.
The picture of the position vs. time graph shows an object that is...
a)
accelerating/speeding up
b)
moving at a constant speed
c)
not moving
d)
accelerating/slowing down.
26.
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.
27.
The force that causes a ball to fall to the ground is ____________________________
a)
gravity
b)
lubricant
c)
friction
d)
motion
28.
Ms. Pittman was walking at a constant pace to warm up for a run, but then stopped to tie her shoe. After tying her shoe she began running.
What distance/ time graph represents Ms. Pittman.
What distance/ time graph represents Ms. Pittman.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
29.
Which graph represents a students standing at their locker for a period of time.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
30.
Ms. Pittman went to the movies. She drove at a constant speed the whole way there, and after the movie was over she drove back home at the same constant speed.
What graph is represented by Ms. Pittman's journey?
What graph is represented by Ms. Pittman's journey?
a)
Top Left
b)
Top Right
c)
Bottom Left
d)
Bottom Right
31.
A ball is moving in a certain direction. What would happen to the ball if a greater force was applied on the ball along its direction of motion?
a)
The speed of the ball would decrease.
b)
The speed of the ball would increase.
c)
The ball will stop instantly.
d)
The ball will change direction.
32.
Why does a crumpled piece of paper land before a flat sheet of paper?
a)
Gravity exerts more force on the crumpled paper.
b)
There is more air resistance on the flat paper.
c)
The crumpled paper is heavier
d)
The flat paper is lighter.
33.
Who is traveling at the slowest speed? (click the words to view the picture)
a)
Finn
b)
Marceline
c)
Jake
d)
All are traveling the same speed
34.
A object with a lot of mass needs more force or less force to be moved?
a)
More
b)
Less
35.
What force does the C arrow represent?
a)
Drag force
b)
Friction
c)
Gravity
d)
No force is shown.
36.
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
37.
What is happening at A?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
38.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None of them
39.
According to the graph how far does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?
a)
2 m
b)
10 m
c)
0 m
d)
5 m
40.
How will this object move?
a)
It won't move.
b)
It will move to the right.
c)
It will move to the left.
d)
It will move in both directions.
41.
What is the net force?
a)
400 N Up
b)
400 N Down
c)
- 400 N Down
d)
800 N Down
42.
What is the net force?
a)
40 N left
b)
0 N Balalnced
c)
400 N right
d)
40 N right
43.
Which type of friction occurs when objects are not moving?
a)
static
b)
sliding
c)
fluid
d)
rolling
44.
Which type of friction occurs when solid surfaces slide over each other?
a)
rolling
b)
static
c)
sliding
d)
fluid
45.
The law of universal gravitation is credited to whom?
a)
Einstein
b)
Galileo
c)
Darwin
d)
Newton
46.
What is the SI unit used to measure force?
a)
pounds
b)
grams
c)
newtons
d)
friction
47.
The law of inertia (Newton’s First Law) applies
a)
to both moving and nonmoving objects
b)
only to moving objects
c)
only to objects that are not moving
48.
What is the net force on an object?
a)
the sum of all the forces on an object
b)
the negative forces on an object
49.
If two forces are balanced, what is the net force?
a)
zero
b)
negative
c)
positive
50.
Which of Newtons laws best explains why football teams have big, large, fast athletes.
a)
Gravity
b)
second law
c)
first law
d)
Third law
51.
Which graph represents the greatest acceleration?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
52.
Which graph represents zero acceleration (constant velocity)?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
53.
The equation to calculate the force acting on an object on Earth is
a)
F=mg
b)
v=d/t
c)
p=mv
d)
a= v/t
54.
A freight train rolls along a track with considerable momentum. If it were to roll at the same speed but had twice as much mass, its momentum would be
a)
zero
b)
unchanged
c)
quadrupled
d)
doubled
55.
The basic unit of weight is the
a)
kilogram
b)
meter
c)
Newton
d)
liter
56.
Force and weight are the same terms.
a)
True
b)
False
57.
The acceleration due to Earth's gravity is:
a)
a
b)
v
c)
g = 9.8 m/s/s (10 m/s/s)
d)
d
58.
What does "chron" mean?
a)
color
b)
time
c)
ill
d)
measure
59.
graph means
a)
draw/ write
b)
color/shade
c)
spin/sit
d)
essay/novel
60.
vect; a vector has both magnitude and direction. What does vect mean?
a)
quantity
b)
to carry
c)
quality
61.
acceler, the word accelerate means to
a)
launch into space
b)
slow down
c)
speed up
62.
"de" in decelerate means
a)
up
b)
fast
c)
slow
d)
down
63.
grav, as in the gravity that holds you on Earth means
a)
light
b)
float
c)
Earth
d)
heavy
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