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Makeup Assignment

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An object is _____ if its position changes relative to another object.
a)
in motion
b)
at reset
c)
a frame of refence
d)
magical
2.
A place or object used for comparison to determine if another object is in motion is called a
a)
comparison point
b)
reference point
c)
point of view
d)
motion detector
3.
Since Force = Mass * Acceleration, how would you manipulate the equation to solve for mass?
a)
mass divided by acceleration
b)
Mass times acceleration
c)
Force divided by acceleration
d)
Equations cannot be manipulated
4.
If a 10 kilogram object accelerates suddenly at 15 m/s^2, how much force was applied to the object?
a)
150 Newtons
b)
15 Newtons
c)
150 kilograms
d)
100 kilograms
5.
A push or pull exerted on an object
a)
Force
b)
Net force
c)
Momentum
d)
Speed
6.
Forces that produce a nonzero net force, which changes an objects motion.
a)
Force
b)
Momentum
c)
Unbalanced Force
d)
Speed
7.
Forces that produce a nonzero net force, which changes an objects motion.
a)
Force
b)
Momentum
c)
Unbalanced Force
d)
Speed
8.
The distance an object travels per unit of time.  Or Distance divided by time.
a)
Force
b)
Momentum
c)
Speed
d)
Velocity
9.
The overall force on an object when all the individual forces acting on it are added together
a)
Momentum
b)
Net force
c)
Velocity
d)
Unbalanced force
10.
The force that pulls objects toward each other
a)
Momentum
b)
Gravity
c)
Velocity
d)
Speed
11.
This is the amount of "stuff" in an object
a)
weight
b)
gravity
c)
mass
d)
volume
12.
If the mass of an object is 1000kg on Earth, what is it's mass on the moon?
a)
10kg
b)
100kg
c)
1000kg
d)
10,000kg
13.
Keep in mind F=MA
If you are pushing a 1000 kg car at 0.5 m/s2, how many newtons would that be? 
a)
2000 N
b)
60N
c)
500 N
d)
12 N
14.
If you dropped a bowling ball and a golf ball from the top of a building, which one would hit the ground first?
a)
bowling ball
b)
baseball
c)
neither
d)
both
15.
What is the name for a push or pull?
a)
A movement
b)
A force
c)
Speed
d)
Density
16.
What Unit do we Measure Force in? 
a)
Newtons
b)
Joules
c)
Force
d)
Don't know
17.
Which is Newtons first law
a)
Force is equal to an objects mass times its velocity 
b)
an object in motion stays in motion or an object at rest stays at rest unless acted on by an outside force.
c)
Law of the land
d)
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
18.
Which is Newtons third law
a)
Force is equal to an objects mass times its velocity 
b)
an object in motion stays in motion or an object at rest stays at rest unless acted on by an outside force.
c)
Law of inertia
d)
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
19.
Which is Newtons second law
a)
Force is equal to an objects mass times its velocity 
b)
an object in motion stays in motion or an object at rest stays at rest unless acted on by an outside force.
c)
law of inertia
d)
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
20.
You push on a tree with 20 N of force. If the tree doesn't move, the tree is pushing back on you with _____of force.
a)
20N 
b)
40N 
c)
10N 
d)
70N
21.
What is a friction force acting upon an object on wheels?
a)
Static 
b)
Sliding 
c)
Rolling 
d)
Fluid 
22.
Imagine you travel to another planets. What will change as you walk around the surface of the planet- your mass or your weight?
a)
Mass
b)
Weight 
c)
Both 
d)
Neither 
23.
Inertia is the tendency of an object to resist a change in its ___________. 
a)
temperature
b)
shape
c)
size
d)
motion
24.
Which inclined plane makes work easiest?
a)
A very steep one
b)
A very long one
c)
A very wide one
d)
A very skinny one
25.
Is it easier to push a heavy object up a ramp or to lift a heavy object onto a truck?
a)
Push
b)
Lift
26.
In the image above,what advantage does Pulley A provide?
a)
It changes the direction of the force
b)
It reduces the amount of effort needed to lift the object
c)
It changes the direction of the force and reduces the amount of effort needed to lift the object
d)
It does not provide any advantages
27.
The place where a lever pivots is called the _______.
a)
Load
b)
Force/Effort
c)
Fulcrum
d)
Rigid Bar
28.
_________ is an example of a lever.
a)
Hammer
b)
Crowbar
c)
Wheelbarrow
d)
All of the above
29.
Simple machines (lever, inclined plane, wedge, screw, pulley, wheel and axle) do which of the following?
a)
Reduce the mass of an object that needs to be moved
b)
Reduce the distance an object needs to be moved
c)
Reduce the amount of time needed to move an object over a distance
d)
Reduce the force needed to move an object over a distance
30.
____ is done when a force is applied over a distance.
a)
energy
b)
work
c)
force
d)
A Jedi using the force
31.
A ______ is a grooved wheel with a rope running along the groove.
a)
lever
b)
pulley
c)
screw
32.
A simple machine that is made up of an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder. It is often used to hold things together.
a)
lever
b)
screw
c)
wedge
d)
velcro
33.
A simple machine that can split things apart or hold a door open.
a)
wedge
b)
screw
c)
lever
d)
hand
34.
Flagpole
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
incline plane
d)
wheel and axle
35.
Stairs
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
inclined plane
d)
wheel and axle
36.
The diagram provided shows a 50 N load attached to a movable pulley.What amount of force must act on the left rope of the pulley in order to lift the load?
a)
Less than 25 N
b)
25 N
c)
50 N
d)
More than 50 N
37.
Unit of force.
a)
Meter
b)
Centimeter
c)
Newton
38.
How does a single fixed puled, like the one seen here, help you do work?
a)
changes the direction of the force
b)
increases the amount of applied force
c)
decreases the amount of applied force
d)
allows you to pull the rope a shorter distance
39.
A student uses this tool to build a project made from wood.  The student uses Part X to remove a nail from the wood.  Part X is being used as a 
a)
a lever
b)
a screw
c)
an inclined plane
d)
a wheel and axle
40.
A wheelbarrow is an example of
a)
First Class Lever
b)
Second Class Lever
c)
Third Class Lever
d)
Fourth Class Lever
41.
In a first class lever, the _____ is in the middle.
a)
Effort
b)
Fulcrum
c)
Load
d)
Machine
42.
In a second class lever, the ______ is in the middle.
a)
Effort
b)
Fulcrum
c)
Load
d)
Machine
43.
In third class levers, the ______ is in the middle. 
a)
Effort
b)
Fulcrum
c)
Load
44.
Which simple machine is really a modified version of the inclined plane?
a)
Pulley
b)
Lever
c)
Wedge
d)
I don't know
45.
The flag pole mechanism is an example of which simple machine? 
a)
Inclined Plane
b)
Lever
c)
Wedge
d)
Pulley
46.
Which of the following does a simple machine NOT do?
a)
Increase the force applied
b)
Increase the distance the force is applied over
c)
Change the direction the force is applied
d)
Change the amount of work that needs to be done
47.
Which of these is not part of the lever?
a)
Object
b)
Fulcrum
c)
Load
d)
Lever
48.
Simple machines allow us to do less work.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
49.
Simple machines make the work we have to do easier, but it is still the same amount of work.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
50.
A simple machine used to push two objects apart.
a)
Lever
b)
Inclined Plane
c)
Wedge
d)
Screw
51.
A door stop is an example of a
a)
Screw
b)
Wedge
c)
Lever
d)
Inclined Plane
52.
Josh is pushing wood in a wheelbarrow. What 3 simple machines are in use?
a)
inclined plane, screw, pulley
b)
inclined plane, lever, wheel and axle 
c)
inclined plane, screw, wheel and axle
d)
inclined plane, wheel and axle, pulley
53.
What type of simple machine is at the bottom of a light bulb?
a)
lever
b)
wheel
c)
wedge
d)
screw
54.
What two simple machines make up scissors?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
lever and wedge
c)
wedge and inclined plans
d)
inclined plane and lever
55.
Hammers can be used to pull nails out of wood. What type of simple machine is a hammer?
a)
screw
b)
lever
c)
pulley
d)
inclined plane
56.
What kind of simple machine is a ramp?
a)
pulley
b)
screw
c)
lever
d)
inclined plane
57.
What type of inclined plane holds things together?
a)
ramp
b)
wedge
c)
screw
d)
pulley
58.
What type of work would a pulley help a person to do?
a)
cut food
b)
make a seesaw
c)
lift a car engine
d)
hold pieces of wood together
59.
Simple machines have helped us in everyday life. What kind of simple machine is a knife?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
wedge
c)
screw
d)
pulley
60.
There are six major types of simple machines. Which of the following are all simple machines?
a)
lever ,wedge, inclined plane
b)
wheel and axle, screw, light
c)
magnet, wedge, inclined plane
d)
motor, inclined plane, wheel and axle 
61.
A ramp.
a)
Lever
b)
Inclined Plane
c)
Wedge
d)
Screw
62.
Mechanical Advantage:  To drive objects apart.
a)
Pulley
b)
Inclined Plane
c)
Wedge
d)
Wheel and Axle
63.
What type of simple machine is shown here?
a)
Pulley
b)
Wheel and Axle
c)
Lever
d)
Wedge
64.
Something similar to a see-saw that can lift an object.
a)
Wedge
b)
Screw
c)
Lever
d)
Wheel and Axle