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Science 9 Unit 2: Forces Review

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the following is not a factor in calculating momentum?

a)

mass

b)

direction

c)

acceleration

d)

speed

2.

If you divide momentum by velocity, the result is the value of the object's

a)

mass

b)

direction

c)

energy

d)

speed

3.

Whenever an object is standing still, the value(s) that are always zero are

a)

speed

b)

velocity

c)

momentum

d)

all of the above

4.

What are the S.I. units for mass?

a)

lbs

b)

g

c)

kg

d)

Newton

5.

What are the S.I. units for momentum?

a)

kg/ms2

b)

kg*m/s

c)

m/s

d)

m/s2

6.

Weight is best described as

a)

an object's resistance to acceleration

b)

what causes an object to fall

c)

the downward force exerted on objects due to gravity

d)

the force solely dependent on an object's mass

7.

The law that states that every object maintains constant velocity unless acted upon by an unbalanced force is

a)

Newton's first law of motion

b)

Newton's second law of motion

c)

Newton's third law of motion

d)

The law of conservation of momentum

8.

The law that states for every action force there is an equal and opposite reaction force is

a)

Newton's first law of motion

b)

Newton's second law of motion

c)

Newton's third law of motion

d)

The law of conservation of momentum

9.

The law that states that the unbalanced force acting on an object equals the object's mass times its acceleration is

a)

Newton's first law of motion

b)

Newton's second law of motion

c)

Newton's third law of motion

d)

Law of conservation of motion

10.

What is the S.I. unit of force?

a)

Newton

b)

Einstein

c)

Pascal

d)

Curie

11.

What unit is used to measure acceleration in the free fall (acceleration due to gravity)?

a)

m/s

b)

m/s2

c)

m2/s2

d)

m

12.

Which of the following equations is correct?

a)

w = mg

b)

w = m/g

c)

w = ma

d)

w = mv

13.

Which object does not have momentum?

a)

a fish swimming in a pond

b)

a feather falling to the ground

c)

a rock by the side of the road

d)

a boulder rolling down a hill

14.

What is the reaction force when you place a cup on the table?

a)

the force of the cup on the table

b)

the force of the table on the cup

c)

the force of gravity on the cup

d)

the force of gravity on the table

15.

Earth pulls on the moon and holds the moon in its orbit. The moon pulls on Earth with an equal and opposite force. This is an example of

a)

Newton's first law

b)

Newton's second law

c)

Newton's third law

d)

Law of conservation of momentum

16.

If two objects with different masses and traveling with different velocities collide, what law allows you to predict the motion of the objects after the collision?

a)

Newton's second law

b)

Newton's third law

c)

Law of conservation of momentum

d)

Law of universal gravitation

17.

In the absence of air resistance, how would the acceleration of a 1.6 kg book and the acceleration of a 160 kg rock differ if the objects were dropped from the same height?

a)

The book would accelerate faster than the rock.

b)

The rock would accelerate faster than the book.

c)

The book and the rock would accelerate at the same rate.

18.

What happens immediately after a skydiver opens his/her parachute?

a)

Air resistance greatly increases

b)

The skydiver is in free fall

c)

The skydiver's speed greatly increases

d)

The force of gravity greatly increases

19.

Mass times velocity equals

a)

acceleration

b)

force

c)

momentum

d)

speed

20.

According to Newton's second law of motion, force is the product of mass and

a)

speed

b)

velocity

c)

acceleration

d)

momentum

21.

The tendency of an object at rest to remain at rest, or if moving, to continue moving at a constant velocity is

a)

inertia

b)

momentum

c)

orbital motion

d)

projectile motion

22.

Which has the most inertia?

a)

a pencil

b)

a shoe

c)

a toothpick

d)

a car

23.

The motion of an object resulting from only the force of gravity is

a)

terminal velocity

b)

free fall

c)

inertia

d)

momentum

24.

The value for acceleration of objects in free fall near Earth is

a)

9.8 m/s2

b)

6.674 x 10-11 N*m2/kg2

c)

3.14

25.

Which law tells us how much an object's speed will be increased or decreased by an unbalanced force?

a)

Newton's first law

b)

Newton's second law

c)

Newton's third law

d)

Law of conservation of momentum

26.

What is the definition of mass?

a)

The amount of matter in an object

b)

The force on an object due to gravity

27.

When two marbles collide, the total change in momentum of the marbles is

a)

increased

b)

decreased

c)

zero

28.

When the same force is applied to two objects with different masses, the acceleration of the objects will be

a)

the same

b)

different

c)

zero

29.

What property of an object varies according to the gravitational force it experiences?

a)

weight

b)

matter

c)

mass

30.
A magician pulls a tablecloth out from under dishes and glasses on a table without disturbing them.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
None of them
31.

A person’s body is thrown outward as a car rounds a curve on a highway.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

d)

None of them

32.
Rockets are launched into space using jet propulsion where exhaust accelerates out from the rocket and the rocket accelerates in an opposite direction.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
None of them
33.
A picture is hanging on a wall and does not move.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
None of them
34.
A person not wearing a seatbelt flies through a car window when someone slams on the breaks because the person’s body wants to remain in continuous motion even when the car stops.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
None of them
35.
Pushing a child on a swing is easier than pushing an adult on the same swing, because the adult has more inertia.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
None of them
36.
A soccer ball accelerates more than a bowling ball when thrown with the same force.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
None of them
37.
Two students are in a baseball game. The first student hits a ball very hard and it has a greater acceleration than the second student who bunts the ball lightly.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
None of them
38.
A student leaves a pencil on a desk and the pencil stays in the same spot until another student picks it up.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
None of them
39.
The swimmer moves her hand down and to the left and her body goes forward to the right.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
40.
A rocket is sent into space.  When the power dies out, the rocket will just keep floating and moving in space forever (unless an unbalanced force, such as a meteor, runs into it).
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
None of them
41.
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
42.
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
43.
The total momentum before a collision is _________ the total momentum after a collision.
a)
equal to 
b)
less than 
c)
more than
d)
It depends on the type of collision
44.

Why does a semi truck have more momentum than a car if they are both traveling at 60kph?

a)

Truck is more massive

b)

Truck is less massive

c)

Car is moving faster

d)

Car is more massive

45.

If a car is moving at 2 kg m/s and crashes into a stationary car, how much momentum would transfer over to the stationary car?

a)

all of the momentum

b)

half of the momentum

c)

a little bit of the momentum

d)

zero momentum

46.

Which type of friction is shown in the picture?

a)

rolling

b)

fluid

c)

static

d)

sliding

47.

Which type of friction is shown in the picture?

a)

fluid

b)

static

c)

rolling

d)

sliding

48.

Which type of friction is shown in the picture?

a)

rolling

b)

static

c)

fluid

d)

sliding

49.

Air resistance is a type of fluid friction.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

Rolling friction is when an object ___________ over a surface.

a)

bounces

b)

rolls

c)

slides

51.

_____________ friction acts on objects that are not moving.

a)

sliding

b)

rolling

c)

static

d)

fluid

52.

Sliding friction is when two _____________ surfaces slide over one another.

a)

liquid

b)

gaseous

c)

solid