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Force, Gravity, & Friction Unit Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Any Outside influence that changes the motion of an object

a)

friction

b)

force

c)

gravity

d)

weight

2.

Two kids were fighting over a toy. Mary exerted 15 N left and Bailey exerted 10 N right. Who got the toy?

a)

Mary

b)

Bailey

c)

Neither, they pulled equally

3.

Mass is measured in

a)

Newtons or pounds

b)

Grams or kilograms

c)

Liters or Gallons

d)

Meters or miles

4.

The scientific unit used to measure a force, such as weight

a)

Newtons

b)

Kilograms

c)

Pounds

d)

Ounces

e)

Grams

5.

Mars has more mass than Venus. Which has more gravity?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Neither, they are equal

6.

If the moon were to shift closer to the earth, what would happen to its pull on earth?

a)

it would increase

b)

it would decrease

c)

it would stay the same

7.

9.8 m/s2 is the acceleration for falling objects (due to gravity) on...

a)

the moon

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Earth

8.

The wheels on the bus go round and round...causing _____ friction.

a)

static friction

b)

sliding friction

c)

fluid friction

d)

rolling friction

9.

Row, Row, Row your boat, gently down the stream - using _____ friction.

a)

static friction

b)

sliding friction

c)

fluid friction

d)

rolling friction

10.

You are using _____ friction when you are using car (or bicycle) brakes or sandpaper.

a)

static friction

b)

sliding friction

c)

fluid friction

d)

rolling friction

11.

The strongest type of friction (largest Newton value)

a)

static friction

b)

sliding friction

c)

fluid friction

d)

rolling friction

12.

Why do we put sand on icy sidewalks?

a)

to increase static friction

b)

to increase sliding friction

c)

to prevent sliding friction

13.

80 N of force are needed to slide a box across a room. Zoe exerted 50 N, so Bubba needed to use _______ in order to move the box.

a)

15 N

b)

30 N

c)

80 N

14.

Two dogs are fighting over a rope. One dog is exerting a force of 20 N, what force must the other dog be exerting if the rope is stationary (not moving)?

a)

less than 20 N

b)

20 N

c)

more than 20 N

15.

The amount of matter in an object is its ______

a)

weight

b)

mass

c)

volume

d)

length

16.

The measurement of gravity acting on an object's mass is _____

a)

weight

b)

mass

c)

volume

d)

length

17.

A 60 N object would weigh ________ on the moon than it does on Earth due to lower gravity.

a)

more than

b)

less than

c)

the same as

18.

Adding mass to a box will _____ the amount of friction when sliding the box across the floor.

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

not affect

19.

Air resistance is a type of _____ friction.

a)

static

b)

sliding

c)

fluid

d)

rolling

20.

Any object with mass has gravity.

a)

Always true

b)

Sometimes true

c)

Never true

21.

Gravity attracts all objects toward one another.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

It depends

22.

As distance between two objects increases, gravitational pull...

a)

increases

b)

dereases

c)

stays the same

23.

Which of the following never changes no matter where it is in the universe?

a)

An object's weight

b)

An object's mass

c)

An object's force

d)

An object's pounds

24.

A person would weigh less on the moon than on Earth because...

a)

Moon has more mass and therefore more gravity

b)

Moon has more mass and therefore less gravity

c)

Moon has less mass and therefore less gravity

d)

Moon has less mass and therefore more gravity

25.

Two factors affecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between two objects are...

a)

mass and distance

b)

distance and weight

c)

mass and matter

d)

weight and mass

26.

If Earth's mass was cut in half, what would happen to your mass?

a)

increase because gravitational force increases

b)

decrease because gravitational force increases

c)

decrease because gravitational force decreases

d)

nothing, mass is not affected by gravitational force

27.

The gravitational force between two objects ______ as the mass of the objects increases.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

28.

An asteroid exerts a 360-N gravitational force on a nearby spacecraft. The 360-N force on the spacecraft is directed

a)

toward the asteroid

b)

toward the sun

c)

away from the asteroid

29.

What states that "every object in the universe attracts every other object"?

a)

Law of Universal Gravitation

b)

My mom

c)

Bill Nye the Science Guy

d)

Inertia

30.

The force of gravity is directly proportional to

a)

mass

b)

distance

c)

weight

d)

volume

31.

The force of gravity is inversely proportional to

a)

mass

b)

distance

c)

weight

d)

volume

32.

The more mass an object has, the faster that object will fall.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

When air resistance is equal to the weight of an object that is falling, the velocity

a)

slowly decreases

b)

rapidly increases

c)

remains constant (stays the same)

d)

none of the answers are correct

34.

When a falling rock has reached its terminal velocity, its acceleration is

a)

zero

b)

positive

c)

negative

35.

Two objects - one with mass m and the other with mass 2m - are released from rest at the SAME HEIGHT. Which object hits the ground first?

a)

Object with mass m

b)

Object with mass 2m

c)

Both objects hit the ground at the same time

d)

Unable to determine with information given