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Force and Momentum

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the net force?
a)
20 N 
b)
0 N 
c)
400 N 
d)
40 N 
2.
What is the unit to MEASURE force?
a)
Kilogram
b)
Meter
c)
Pascal
d)
Newton
3.
A ____________ is a push or a pull on an object.
a)
friction
b)
force
c)
magnet
d)
gravity
4.
What is the net force?
a)
30 N 
b)
25 N 
c)
5 N 
d)
55 N 
5.
What is the net force?
a)
10 N
b)
0 N
c)
25 N
d)
1 N
6.
If these teams 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.
7.
Balanced or unbalanced?
a)
balanced
b)
unbalanced
8.
Forces that have a net force of zero 
a)
Balanced force
b)
Unbalanced force
9.
The sum of all forces acting on an object.
a)
Contact Force
b)
Balanced Force
c)
Unbalanced Force
d)
Net Force
10.
What will cause an object to move?
a)
Applied forces
b)
Balanced forces
c)
Unbalanced forces
11.
Balanced or Unbalanced?
a)
Balanced 
b)
Unbalanced
12.
This is an example of what kind of force?
a)
Balanced Force
b)
Pushing Force
c)
Gravity Force
d)
Unbalanced Force
13.
If an object is not moving the forces acting upon it are _____________
a)
unbalanced
b)
weak
c)
balanced
d)
Hulk Smash!
14.
A push or pull that causes a change in motion
a)
Friction
b)
Gravity
c)
Force
d)
Mass
15.
Examples of forces that make something move are...
a)
pushes
b)
pulls
c)
both pushes and pulls
16.
When forces are _________ the object DOES NOT move.
a)
unbalanced
b)
balanced
c)
heavy
d)
light
17.
What is the net force of an object that is not moving?
a)
0 N
b)
100 N
c)
Upward force
d)
10 N
18.
Calculate the Net Force. 
a)
60N, Left 
b)
40N, Right 
c)
0N
d)
60N, Right
19.
You and your dad are moving the couch from one side to another. Your dad pushes with a force of 35 N to the right and you push with a force of 25 N right. What is the net force on the couch?
a)
60 N right
b)
10 N left
c)
60 n right
d)
50 N left
20.
When mass increases then gravity
a)
Decreases
b)
Increases
c)
Stays the same
21.
The dog's force is?
a)
Applied
b)
Normal
c)
Gravitational
d)
Magnetic
22.
What type of force?
a)
Magnetic
b)
Gravitational
c)
Applied
d)
Normal
23.
What type of force is holding this balloon to the wall?
a)
Applied
b)
Gravitational
c)
Magnetic
d)
Electrical
24.
What force holds the planets in motion around the sun?
a)
Magnetic
b)
Electrical
c)
Gravitational
d)
Air Resistance
25.
What type of force causes these balloons to move toward or away from each other?
a)
Gravitational
b)
Applied
c)
Magnetic
d)
Electrical
26.
All objects in the universe have a gravitational attraction to each other. 
a)
True
b)
False
27.
What force brings the pencil down?
a)
Applied
b)
Magnetic
c)
Normal
d)
Gravitational
28.
What force ultimately slows the roller coaster to a stop?
a)
Applied
b)
Normal
c)
Friction
d)
Magnetic
29.
Speed is
a)
the distance covered per unit of time
b)
the time it takes something to move a certain distance
c)
distance x time
d)
time x distance
30.
What two quantities must I know to calculate something's speed?
a)
time and weight
b)
position and distance
c)
distance and time
d)
distance and speed
31.
Jupiter has about 317 times more mass than Earth. What can you infer from this fact? 
a)
That Jupiter’s gravitational force is much weaker than on Earth’s gravitational force.
b)
That Jupiter’s gravitational force is much stronger than Earth’s gravitational force.
c)
That Jupiter’s and Earth’s gravitational forces are equal.
d)
Mass has no effect on the gravitational force between two objects
32.
This type of force resist motion between two surfaces that are pressed together
a)
contact
b)
gravity
c)
friction
33.
The unit of force is
a)
m/s
b)
m/s^2
c)
newton
d)
kg
34.
The momentum of an object depends upon the object's ___________&_____________.  
a)
size and shape
b)
mass and speed
c)
mass and veloctiy
d)
mass and energy
35.
The equation to calculate momentum is
a)
p=mv
b)
p=1/2mv2
c)
p=mgh
d)
p=mg
36.
Which has more momentum: a car stopped at a red light or a bike moving at 15 mph?
a)
car
b)
bike
c)
they are equal
d)
cannot determine using the info provided
37.
Determine the momentum of 1000-kg car moving southward at 20 m/s......... 
a)
20000 N
b)
20000 Joules
c)
20000 Kg * m/s south
d)
10000 kg * m/s south
38.
A runner has a momentum of 720 kg m/s and is traveling at a velocity of 5 m/s. What is his mass?
a)
14.4 kg
b)
1400 kg
c)
144 kg
d)
360 kg
39.
A 2 kg cart has a momentum of 10 kg m/s. What is its velocity?
a)
22 m/s
b)
.2 m/s
c)
5.0 m/s
d)
20 m/s
40.
An object with a mass of 2000 kg at rest has what momentum?
a)
2000 kg m/sec
b)
0 kg m/sec
c)
2000 kg
d)
2000 m/sec
41.
A 0.250 kg cart moving at 0.500 m/s has how much momentum?
a)
0.5 kg*m/s
b)
.125 kg*m/s
c)
12.5 kg*m/s
d)
10 kg*m/s
42.
The impulse is ______ the change in momentum
a)
Greater than
b)
Equal to
c)
less than
d)
always double
43.
When the speed of an object is doubled, its momentum
a)
remains unchanged in accord with the conservation of momentum.
b)
doubles
c)
quadruples
d)
decreases
44.
Momentum is a ____________________ quantity
a)
science
b)
scalar
c)
vector
d)
energy
45.
The impulse is ______ the change in momentum
a)
Greater than
b)
Equal to
c)
less than
d)
always double
46.
In any collision (crash) the ______ is ALWAYS constant
a)
Total Momentum
b)
total speed
c)
total Velocity
d)
Energy
47.
How can a tennis ball and a bowling ball have the same momentum?
a)
have the same speed
b)
have different speeds
c)
one is moving backwards
d)
they can't
48.
In this type of collision, objects tend to "stick" together.
a)
elastic
b)
inelastic 
c)
They "stick" together in both types of collisions
49.
A big fish swims upon and swallows a small fish at rest. After lunch, the big fish has less
a)
momentum
b)
velocity
c)
mass
50.
T/F:  A big truck will always have more momentum than a small car.
a)
True
b)
False
51.
When two objects collide, the Pbefore is ____________ the Pafter.
a)
more than 
b)
less than 
c)
equal to
d)
unrelated to
52.
Which of the following has the greatest momentum? 
a)
a scurrying cockroach
b)
a parked semi-truck
c)
more information is needed
53.
Which of the following has more momentum? 
a)
a small truck traveling at 40mph
b)
a large truck traveling at 40mph
c)
more information is needed
54.
Which of the following has more momentum? 
a)
a moving SUV
b)
a moving semi-truck
c)
more information is needed