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Unit B Chapter 2 - Investigating Motion

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

If you walked at the rate of 14 km/hr, how far would you walk in 1/2 hour?

a)

7 km

b)

6 km

c)

9 km

d)

12 km

2.

When you change your direction of movement, you affect your

a)

speed

b)

velocity

c)

time

d)

distance

3.

The tendency of an object to stay still is called

a)

gravity

b)

acceleration

c)

inertia

d)

force

4.

Forces always work

a)

by themselves

b)

in pairs

c)

in lengthy repetitions

d)

in new combinations

5.

A measure of the force that gravity exerts on an object is

a)

mass

b)

friction

c)

height

d)

weight

6.

A correct measure of velocity would be

a)

300 m/hr

b)

7,800 m/sec

c)

40 km/hr north

d)

6 km/min

7.

A car is traveling at a velocity of 70 km/hr west. To have the same velocity, another car would have to travel at

a)

the same speed

b)

the same speed and in the same direction

c)

a different speed but in the same direction

d)

the same speed but in the opposite direction

8.

If one force pushes forward, another force pushes

a)

left

b)

downward

c)

backward

d)

right

9.

The rate that a car's velocity changes is its

a)

speed

b)

force

c)

gravity

d)

acceleration

10.

A test car is traveling at a constant velocity of 90 km/hr west. Its acceleration is about

a)

zero

b)

half of the velocity

c)

equal to the velocity

d)

double the velocity

11.

The effect of friction on moving objects is

a)

to slow them down

b)

to speed them up

c)

zero

d)

to add to the effect of inertia

12.

You can pick up a piece of paper because of the friction produced by your

a)

fingernails

b)

palms of your hand

c)

wrists

d)

fingerprints

13.

Bike riders can cause drag in all of the following ways EXCEPT

a)

wearing loose clothing

b)

sitting upright

c)

tucking their heads down

d)

keeping their arms and legs spread out

14.

Two balls have the greatest attraction between them when they are

a)

closest together

b)

farthest apart

c)

softest

d)

prettiest

15.

A falling object accelerates the closer it gets to Earth because of the force of

a)

inertia

b)

speed

c)

gravity

d)

friction

16.

When you rub your hands together, friction makes them

a)

cold

b)

warm

c)

sticky

d)

dirty

17.

A sled works best on which of these?

a)

snow

b)

dirt

c)

gravel

d)

grass

18.

To reduce friction on the moving parts of a machine, you could add

a)

brakes

b)

gravel

c)

oil

d)

sand

19.

The type of friction that helps a parachute float slowly to the Earth is

a)

air resistance

b)

inertia

c)

gravity

d)

streamlining

20.

When you measure how far something travels in a certain amount of time, you measure its

a)

mass

b)

force

c)

gravity

d)

speed

21.

A push or pull is an example of a

a)

mass

b)

force

c)

speed

d)

acceleration

22.

The amount of matter an object has is its

a)

mass

b)

force

c)

speed

d)

acceleration

23.

The rate at which velocity changes is

a)

speed

b)

gravity

c)

acceleration

d)

force

24.

Friction caused by gas molecules hitting an object is

a)

air resistance

b)

acceleration

c)

gravity

d)

speed

25.

If engineers want a car that reduces air resistance, they design a car that is

a)

fast

b)

streamlined

c)

large

d)

heavy