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Force and Motion

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A force is:

a)

A push

b)

A pull

c)

No movement

d)

Oldest to youngest

2.

If I combine your energy with mine in the same direction, we will have :

a)

a lot of energy

b)

balanced force

c)

unbalanced force

d)

net force

3.

A balanced force ___________change the motion of object.

a)

Does

b)

Does Not

4.

Which picture(s) shows an unbalanced force?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

If my book is lying on the table, what Law is being demonstrated?

a)

Newton's Third Law

b)

Newton's Second Law

c)

Newton's Fourth Law

d)

Newton's First Law

6.

What is happening in this picture?

a)

Boy is overcoming gravity

b)

Boy is an unbalanced force acting on an object.

c)

Boy is being a jerk.

d)

Boy is a balanced force acting on an object.

7.

What is being demonstrated in the picture?

a)

Man overcoming gravity.

b)

Man overcoming inertia.

c)

Man demsonstrating Newton's Third Law.

d)

Man demonstrating Newton's First Law.

8.

You're riding in the car when your dad slams on brakes. What happens to you?

a)

Your body continues to move forward.

b)

Your body moves backward.

c)

You stay in the same position.

d)

Your gravity takes over.

9.

Which picture shows Newton's Second Law?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

What is the answer to this problem?

a)

50 Newtons to the left

b)

50 Newtons to the right

c)

950 Newtons to the left

d)

950 Newtons to the right

11.

The greater the mass, the ______force it takes to move it.

a)

less

b)

more

12.

Newton's Third Law is also called:

a)

Law of Superposition

b)

Law of Uniformitarianism

c)

Action /No action Force

d)

Action/Reaction Force

13.

How does gravity pull?

a)

Equal to the height

b)

Equal to the mass of Earth

c)

Downward or toward center of gravity.

d)

Upward toward the center of gravity

14.

What two things does gravity depend on?

a)

Mass and weight

b)

Weight and distance

c)

Mass and force

d)

Mass and distance

15.

If an object is falling, it will ____due to pull of gravity.

a)

stop falling

b)

increase in speed

c)

decrease in speed

d)

stay at the same speed

16.

If two objects are dropped at the same time....

a)

They will hit the ground at the same time

b)

They will hit the ground at two different times

c)

The friction of one slows down the friction of the other

d)

They will collide in midair

17.

What is friction?

a)

Occurs when two objects repel each other

b)

Occurs when two objects are attracted to each other

c)

Occurs when two objects rub against each other

d)

Occurs when two objects pass each other inthe same direction

18.

What factor(s) determine the amount of friction?

a)

Weight

b)

Surface

c)

Gravity

d)

Forces pressing surfaces together

19.

Which image(s) show the LEAST friction?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

Friction can be reduced by:

a)

Roughing up the surface

b)

Smoothing the surface

c)

Oiling the surface

d)

Painting the surface with black paint

21.

Velocity is:

a)

Speed

b)

Direction

c)

Mass and distance

d)

Speed and direction

22.

Gravity and friction can affect:

a)

speed and direction

b)

mass and distance

c)

internal forces

d)

mass and direction