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WorksheetsForces & Motion
Total questions: 59
Worksheet time: 2hrs 56mins
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1.
An object and rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted on by a force, is which one of Newton's Laws of Motion?
a)
4th Law of Motion
b)
1st Law of Motion
c)
3rd Law of Motion
d)
2nd Law of Motion
2.
When an object resists change, like a body in a turning car, it is called ________________.
a)
inertia
b)
force
c)
friction
d)
drag force
3.
For every action, thereʼs an equal and opposite reaction.
a)
Newton's First Law
b)
Newton's Second Law
c)
Newton's Third Law
d)
Newton's Fourth Law
4.
a push and/or a pull.
a)
force
b)
net force
c)
normal force
d)
drag force
5.
What is Force?
a)
A Push
b)
A Pull
c)
Jumping
d)
Either a push or pull
6.
The scientist who is most famous for developing the Laws of Motion is _____.
a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Stephen Hawking
c)
Sir Isaac Newton
d)
Galileo Galilei
7.
The force of gravity on a person on Earth is called
a)
free fall
b)
terminal velocity
c)
mass
d)
weight
8.
What is the type of friction caused when an object falls through air?
a)
air resistance
b)
inertia
c)
rolling friction
d)
terminal velocity
9.
Which one if an example of a force being exerted?
a)
A roller coaster car speeding down the track
b)
An airplane flying in the sky
c)
A student running around at recess
d)
A carpenter hammering a nail
10.
Which example shows friction being increased intentionally?
a)
Throwing sand on an icy driveway
b)
Oiling a stiff door
c)
Adding grease to gears
d)
Waxing a snowboard
11.
Find an example of rolling friction
a)
Sailboat on the water that is sailing
b)
Bike tires on the road as you ride
c)
Shoes on a sidewalk as you walk
d)
Hands rubbing together
12.
Newton's third law of motion says that when a hammer strikes and exerts a force on a nail, the nail then
a)
exerts an equal force back on the hammer
b)
disappears into the wood
c)
moves at a constant speed
d)
creates friction with the hammer
13.
If an object is falling and the only force acting upon it is gravity, that object is said to be
a)
decelerating (slowing down)
b)
in free fall
c)
stationary (not moving)
d)
speeding up
14.
Which law states the need to wear seat belts?
a)
1st Law
b)
2nd Law
c)
3rd Law
d)
All of the above
15.
According to Newton’s Third Law, action and reaction are
a)
equal and in the same direction
b)
equal and in opposite directions
c)
unequal and in the same direction
d)
unequal and in opposite direction
16.
If you push on a wall with a force of 10 Newtons, the force acting on you is
a)
0 Newtons
b)
10 Newtons
c)
20 Newtons
d)
30 Newtons
17.
According to Newton’s first law of motion, a moving object that is not acted on by an unbalanced force will
a)
remain in motion.
b)
eventually come to a stop.
c)
change its momentum.
d)
accelerate.
18.
Newton's 1st law is often called the _______.
a)
Newton's 2nd law
b)
action-reaction law
c)
law of equality
d)
law of inertia
19.
When air rushes out of a balloon and it moves upward. This is an example of which Law of Motion.
a)
Newton's First Law
b)
Newton's Second Law
c)
Newton's Third Law
20.
A person steps out of the boat and onto the dock. As the person moves forward onto the dock, the boat moves backward. Which statement best describes the backward motion of the boat as the person steps forward?
a)
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
b)
Every mass exerts a force on every other mass.
c)
An object at rest tends to stay at rest.
d)
Friction opposes the motion of an object.
21.
A person in car slides to the right when going through a very sharp left turn on the highway.
a)
1st Law
b)
2nd Law
c)
3rd Law
22.
A crumpled piece of paper hits the ground before a flat sheet of paper because
a)
the acceleration of gravity is greater on the crumpled paper.
b)
there is more air resistance against the flat paper.
c)
the crumpled paper is more massive
d)
the crumpled paper is less massive.
23.
Wheels on a skateboard most likely experiences-
a)
Rolling Friction
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Fluid Friction
d)
Static Friction
24.
The girl is experiencing _____
a)
Rolling Friction
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Fluid Friction
d)
Static Friction
25.
Swimming fish experience-
a)
Rolling Friction
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Fluid Friction
d)
Static Friction
26.
Wheels of a shopping cart experience-
a)
Rolling Friction
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Fluid Friction
d)
Static Friction
27.
Which type of friction occurs when an object moves through a liquid or gas?
a)
sliding
b)
fluid
c)
static
d)
rolling
28.
Friction is a force that acts in an ___________ direction of movement.
a)
similar
b)
opposite
c)
parallel
d)
west
29.
Which type of friction occurs when objects are not moving?
a)
static
b)
sliding
c)
fluid
d)
rolling
30.
Oil between machine parts would be an example of which type of friction?
a)
static
b)
sliding
c)
fluid
d)
rolling
31.
How can friction be reduced?
a)
reduce the force acting between the 2 surfaces
b)
reduce the roughness of the 2 surfaces coming in contact
c)
use wax, grease or oil
d)
all of the above are ways of reducing friction
32.
The amount of friction depends on the weight of the objects pressing together.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
What does friction produce?
a)
light
b)
sound
c)
heat
d)
gravity
34.
Which of the following statements is false?
a)
Friction can only slow things down
b)
Friction is never useful
c)
Friction can stop things from moving
35.
What is acceleration?
a)
transfer of energy to an object
b)
going faster
c)
a change in velocity (speed, direction, or both)
d)
an object remaining in motion or at rest until something changes it
36.
What is the net force?
a)
20 N
b)
0 N
c)
400 N
d)
40 N
37.
A ____________ is a push or a pull on an object.
a)
friction
b)
force
c)
magnet
d)
gravity
38.
Forces that have a net force of zero
a)
Balanced force
b)
Unbalanced force
39.
If an object is not moving the forces acting upon it are _____________
a)
unbalanced
b)
weak
c)
balanced
d)
Hulk Smash!
40.
What is motion?
a)
It's like the ocean
b)
Any change in an animal or person's position.
c)
Motion is like acting
d)
Any change in an object or person's position.
41.
A distance vs. time graph shows an object's
a)
frame of reference
b)
speed
c)
acceleration
d)
favorite food
42.
Velocity is both ____ and _____.
a)
speed , direction
b)
direction, mass
c)
volume, density
d)
direction, magnitude
43.
What is the speed of a car that traveled 56 m in 4 seconds?
a)
64 m/s
b)
34 m/s
c)
14 m/s
d)
0.0625 m/s
44.
Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?
a)
km/s
b)
m/s2
c)
mi/hr
d)
ft
45.
65mi/hr South is an example of...
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Direction
46.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
47.
A measurement of how fast an object is moving
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Vector
d)
Acceleration
48.
A train travels 25 km in .5 hrs. How fast is the train going?
a)
25 miles/hr
b)
5 miles/hr
c)
125 km/hr
d)
50 km/hr
49.
What is the equation to calculate speed?
a)
speed = distance/time
b)
speed = time/distance
c)
speed = time x distance
d)
speed = speed/time
50.
What is the equation to calculate distance?
a)
distance = speed/time
b)
distance = time/speed
c)
distance = speed/distance
d)
distance = speed x time
51.
What is the equation to calculate time?
a)
time = speed/distance
b)
time = distance/speed
c)
time = speed x distance
d)
time = distance x speed
52.
A man runs at 10 m/min for 5 min, what distance will he run?
a)
10 miles
b)
10 m
c)
5 m
d)
50 m
53.
Dave runs a 400 m race with a speed of 4 m/s. What time will it take him to finish the race?
a)
400 minutes
b)
100 minutes
c)
100 seconds
d)
.25 seconds
54.
Which of the following is a unit of time?
a)
km/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
mi
55.
Which of the following is a unit of speed?
a)
km/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
s
56.
Which of the following is a unit of distance ?
a)
miles/hr
b)
mi
c)
s
d)
min
57.
Which of the following is a unit of time?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
km
58.
Which of the following is a unit of speed ?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
min
59.
Mr. Hoppe drives his race car for 4 hrs at 150 miles/hr. How far will he travel?
a)
600 km
b)
60 miles
c)
6 miles
d)
600 miles
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