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Unit 2: Force and Motion STAAR

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

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.
The force that pulls objects towards Earth.
a)
Gravity
b)
Friction
c)
Inertia
d)
Force
16.
When forces are _________ the object DOES NOT move.
a)
unbalanced
b)
balanced
c)
heavy
d)
light
17.
When forces are ___________ the object will move.
a)
unbalanced
b)
balanced
c)
light
d)
gravity
18.
What is the net force of an object that is not moving?
a)
0 N
b)
100 N
c)
Upward force
d)
10 N
19.

An archer shot a 0.06 kg arrow at a target. The arrow accelerated at 5,000 m/s2 to reach a speed of 50.0 m/s as it left the bow. During this acceleration, what was the net force on the arrow to the nearest newton?

a)

83,333 N

b)

250,000 N

c)

300 N

d)

100 N

20.

A meteor moving 468 km per minute traveling in a south-to-north direction passed near Earth in 2013. Because the meteor was only 45 m wide and was 27,700 km above Earth's surface, it was not visible without the aid of a telescope. Which statement describes the meteor's motion?

a)

Its acceleration was 468 km/s2.

b)

Its velocity was 7.8 km/s northward.

c)

Its speed was 468 km/s northward.

d)

Its acceleration was 7.8 km/s2.

21.
F=MA
An object of mass 10 kg is accelerated upward at 2 m/s2.  What force is required? 
a)
20 N
b)
2 N
c)
5 N
d)
0 N
22.
A 20 kg bike accelerates at 10 m/s2.  what was the force?
a)
25 Newtons
b)
20 Newtons
c)
200 Newtons
d)
10 Newtons
23.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
24.
Total distance divided by total time is
a)
average speed
b)
constant speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
acceleration
25.
Change in speed over a given period of time is
a)
velocity
b)
motion
c)
speed
d)
acceleration
26.
Acceleration of an object happens when things ________
a)
slow down
b)
go faster
c)
change direction (turn)
d)
All of the above
27.
The graph below represents
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Deceleration
28.
The graph represents
a)
Acceleration
b)
No motion
c)
Deceleration
d)
Constant Velocity
29.
The graph represents
a)
No motion
b)
Constant velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Deceleration
30.
The graph represents
a)
balanced forces
b)
unbalanced forces
31.
The graph respresents
a)
No motion
b)
Constant Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Deceleration
32.
The graph represents
a)
no motion
b)
Constant velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
negative acceleration
33.
The graph represents
a)
balanced forces
b)
unbalanced forces
34.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
Speed = time/distance
b)
Speed = distance/time
c)
Speed = distance x time
d)
Speed = time x distance
35.
What is speed?
a)
how far you go
b)
how much distance is covered over a period of time
c)
how fast you accelerate
d)
the change in the location of a object
36.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
Speed = time/distance
b)
Speed = distance/time
c)
Speed = distance x time
d)
Speed = time x distance
37.
A runner races in the 100 meter dash.  It takes her 10 seconds to finish.  What is her average speed?
a)
10 m/s
b)
1000 m/s
c)
100 seconds
d)
10 seconds
38.
According to the graph how far does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?
a)
2 m
b)
10 m
c)
0 m
d)
5 m
39.
What is the person doing from 5 seconds to 10 seconds?
a)
Walking 
b)
Running
c)
Standing Still 
d)
Walking Fast
40.
What is the average speed of the person during the first 5 seconds?
a)
0 m/s
b)
1 m/s 
c)
3 m/s
d)
6 m/s 
41.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
42.
What is happening in this graph from point B to C?
a)
The object is going down a hill.
b)
The object is returning to its starting location.
c)
The object is slowing down.
d)
The object is staying still.
43.
What is happening in this graph from point A to B?
a)
The object is accelerating.
b)
The object is not moving.
c)
The object is decelerating.
d)
The object is moving at a constant speed.
44.
What is happening at D?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
45.
What is happening at E?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
46.
Which runner won the race?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
47.
Joanna drives for 400km at an average speed of 80km/h. How long was her journey?
a)
Joanna's journey was 5hrs long
b)
Joanna's journey was 10hrs long
c)
Joanna's journey was 20hrs long
d)
Joanna's journey was 15hrs long
48.
Find speed when distance is 142 km and time is 2 hours.
a)
71km/hr
b)
52km/hr
c)
17km/hr
d)
90km/hr
49.
How far will a person go if they jog for 2 hours at a speed of 12 km/hr?
a)
6 km
b)
0.5 km
c)
10 km
d)
24 km
50.

The picture is an example of which of Newton's Laws?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

51.

Which of Newton's Laws is best described by inertia?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

52.

The picture is an example of which of Newton's Laws?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

53.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
54.

The picture is an example of which of Newton's Laws?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

55.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
56.

The picture is an example of which of Newton's Laws?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

57.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
58.

Which of Newton's Laws? "Object at rest stays at rest."

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

59.

Which of Newton's Laws? F = MxA

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

60.

Name which of Newton's Laws: Acceleration is due to a force put on an objects mass.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

61.

Name which of Newton's Laws: Action/Reaction

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

62.

Name which of Newton's Laws: Equal and Opposite

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

63.
Force exerted between the surfaces of two objects. 
a)
Friction
b)
Inertia
c)
Force
d)
Gravity
64.
Objects tendency to resist change
a)
Friction
b)
Inertia
c)
Force
d)
Gravity
65.
Push or Pull
a)
Friction
b)
Inertia
c)
Force
d)
Gravity
66.
Objects attraction to one another - like us to earth. 
a)
Friction
b)
Inertia
c)
Force
d)
Gravity
67.
What is the formula for force?
a)
F=M/A
b)
F=A/M
c)
F=M*A
d)
F=M*F