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DCA Review #3 - FORCES, MOTION, and ENERGY

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which tool is used to measures mass?

a)

Balance

b)

Stopwatch

c)

Ruler

d)

Graduated Cylinder

2.

What is a spring scale used to measure?

a)

Gravity

b)

Mass

c)

Pulling Force

d)

Final Velocity

3.

If a car's speed or direction is changing, then its ____________ is changing.

a)

Acceleration

b)

Velocity

c)

Motion

d)

Speed

4.

Speed and velocity are almost the same, except velocity also measures the object's ______________.

a)

Distance

b)

Direction

c)

Time

d)

Mass

5.

What are balanced forces?

a)

Equal forces

b)

Forces that act in opposite directions

c)

Forces that cause motion

d)

Equal forces in opposite directions

6.

What does the weight of an object measure?

a)

The amount of matter in the object

b)

The amount of mass in the object

c)

The force of gravity on an object

d)

The space taken up by the object

7.

What is the tendency to resist a change in motion?

a)

Momentum

b)

Speed

c)

Inertia

d)

Friction

8.

What do simple machines do?

a)

Make work harder

b)

Make work easier

c)

Change the amount of work needed to complete a task

d)

Decrease unbalanced forces

9.

What is the best order for conducting an experiment in science?

a)

draw a conclusion, collect data, design an experiment, share results

b)

design an experiment, collect data, draw a conclusion, share results

c)

design an experiment, draw a conclusion, collect data, share results

d)

draw a conclusion, design an experiment, collect data, share results

10.

Which graph shows a vehicle that is NOT in motion?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.

A man runs for a total of 2 hours. What is his average speed if he runs 6 km during the first hour and 4 km the second hour?

a)

6 km/hr

b)

4 km/hr

c)

5 km/hr

d)

12 km/hr

12.

Which of Newton's laws explains why someone will continue to move forward when riding in a car that stops suddenly if they aren't wearing a seatbelt?

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

d)

Law of Conservation of Energy

13.

If the arrows represent forces, in which direction will the box move?

a)

Left

b)

Right

c)

Up

d)

Down

14.

True or False: When you push on the wall, the wall pushes back with the same force.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which graph shows a vehicle traveling at a constant rate?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

16.

True or False: Energy can be created and destroyed by human technology

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Which form of energy comes from inside the Earth?

a)

Chemical

b)

Thermal

c)

Electrical

d)

Electromagnetic

18.

Which form of energy is found in the food you eat?

a)

Chemical

b)

Thermal

c)

Mechanical

d)

Nuclear

19.

Which form of energy moves a windmill?

a)

Electric

b)

Thermal

c)

Mechanical

d)

Nuclear

20.

At which point on the path of the swing is there maximum kinetic energy?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

21.

What is the ability to do work or cause change?

a)

Momentum

b)

Force

c)

Acceleration

d)

Energy

22.

When you use an electric stove to bake brownies, what type of energy is the electrical energy transformed into to bake the brownies?

a)

Chemical

b)

Thermal

c)

Mechanical

d)

Electrical

23.

Which type of energy is a combination of both KINETIC energy and POTENTIAL energy?

a)

Thermal Energy

b)

Mechanical Energy

c)

Chemical Energy

d)

Electromagnetic Energy

24.

Kinetic energy depends on what 2 factors?

a)

Mass and Acceleration

b)

Mass and Gravity

c)

Weight and Velocity

d)

Mass and Velocity

25.

True or False: Potential energy is the energy an object has due to its motion.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

A ____________ is a small body of ice and dust that orbits the Sun.

a)

Planet

b)

Meteorite

c)

Comet

d)

Star

27.

What is the rule that energy can neither be created nor destroyed in chemical and physical changes?

a)

Law of Consuming Energy

b)

Mendel's Law of Energy Assortment

c)

Newton's Law of Energy

d)

Law of Conservation of Energy

28.

The system that regulates the body's response to stimuli is known as what body system?

a)

Nervous System

b)

Digestive System

c)

Respiratory System

d)

Circulatory System

29.

A variable that is CHANGED by the person conducting the experiment and not changed by other variables in the experiment is known as which variable?

a)

Dependent variable

b)

Experimental variable

c)

Conduction variable

d)

Independent variable

30.

Two or more forces resulting in a change in an object's motion describes what type of force?

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

c)

Opposite Force

d)

Equal Force