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Chapter 1 Review - Motion, Forces, and Newton's Laws

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A distance vs. time graph shows an object's
a)
frame of reference
b)
speed
c)
acceleration
d)
favorite food
2.

On a distance-time graph, a straight diagonal line ALWAYS indicates that an object’s speed is _____.

a)

constant

b)

zero

c)

increasing

d)

decreasing

3.
Change in speed over a given period of time is
a)
velocity
b)
motion
c)
speed
d)
acceleration
4.
When something has speed in a certain direction it is called ___________.
a)
motion
b)
position
c)
velocity
d)
speed
5.

Acceleration of an object happens when things ________

a)

slow down

b)

go faster

c)

change direction

d)

All of the above

6.

Khalid walks 5 meters in 5 seconds. What is his average speed?


d= 5 m

t= 5 s

s= ?

a)

25 m/s

b)

1 m/s

c)

5 m/s

d)

0.25 m/s

7.

The graph shows Saif riding his bike to Sulaiman's house.

What was occurring from point B to point C?

a)

He was increasing his speed

b)

He stopped for 4 minutes

c)

He was decreasing in speed

8.

The graph shows Hassan riding his bike to Zeid's house.

What is happening from point A to point B?

a)

Hassan is traveling at a constant speed

b)

Hassan is decreasing in speed

c)

Hassan stopped to take a break

9.

The graph represents

a)

no motion

b)

Constant velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

negative acceleration

10.

Rashed lives 100 meters from Ahmed's house. What is Rashed's average speed if he reaches Ahmed's house in 50 seconds?

Distance= 100 m

time = 50 seconds

a)

1 m/s

b)

2 m/s

c)

3 m/s

d)

4 m/s

11.
A soccer ball is kicked from 40 meters out. It takes 5 seconds to reach the goal. What speed was the ball traveling?
d= 40 m
t= 5 s
a)
6 m/s
b)
7 m/s
c)
8 m/s
d)
9 m/s
12.
A vector is a quantity that has both size and 
a)
speed
b)
altitude
c)
acceleration
d)
direction
13.

A car goes from 0 m/s to 60 m/s in a period of 5 seconds find its acceleration.

a)

10 m/s2

b)

12 m/s

c)

12 m/s2

d)

11 m/s

14.
What is the net force?
a)
40 N left
b)
0 N Balalnced
c)
400 N right
d)
40 N right
15.
How will this object move? 
a)
It won't move. 
b)
It will move to the right. 
c)
It will move to the left. 
d)
It will move in both directions. 
16.
How will this object move? 
a)
It won't move. 
b)
It will move to the right. 
c)
It will move to the left. 
d)
It will move up. 
17.
The sum of all forces acting on an object and direction
a)
Contact Force
b)
Balanced Force
c)
Unbalanced Force
d)
Net Force
18.
(T or F?) A balanced force is only an object that is not moving. 
a)
True 
b)
False
19.
Are forces balanced or unbalanced when a car is moving at a constant speed in a straight line?
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
20.

What type of force is holding this balloon to the wall?

a)

Applied

b)

Gravitational

c)

Magnetic

d)

Static Electricity

21.
All objects in the universe have a gravitational attraction to each other. 
a)
True
b)
False
22.
What force ultimately slows the roller coaster to a stop?
a)
Applied
b)
Normal
c)
Friction
d)
Magnetic
23.
An _______ force must act on an object for it to CHANGE it's motion
a)
balanced
b)
unbalanced
c)
gravitational
d)
electrical
24.
This type of force is when one object pushes or pulls on another object by touching it
a)
contact
b)
gravity
c)
friciton
25.
This type of force resist motion between two surfaces that are pressed together
a)
contact
b)
gravity
c)
friction
26.
An archer pulls the bowstring back, then releases the string and the arrow flies forward. Pulling the string back is the...
a)
action force
b)
reaction force
c)
net force
d)
inertia
27.
An archer pulls the bowstring back, then releases the string and the arrow flies forward. The arrow flying forward is the...
a)
action force
b)
reaction force
c)
net force
d)
inertia
28.

A cannonball with a mass of 0.5 kg is flying at an acceleration of 10 m/s2. What is its' force?

a)

50 Newtons

b)

5 Newtons

c)

20 Newtons

d)

9.5 Newtons

29.
Gravity is increased with...
a)
greater mass & shorter distance
b)
greater mass & farther distance
c)
lower mass & shorter distance
d)
lower mass & farther distance
30.
An automobile you are riding in suddenly stops, but you continue to go forward.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
31.
When the force on a car is doubled, the acceleration is doubled.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
32.
As the fuel in a rocket ignites, the force of gas expansion and explosion pushes out the back of the rocket and pushes the rocket forward.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
33.

What is Newtons 1st law of motion?

a)

Force= Mass x acceleration

b)

An object at rest stays at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force.

c)

For every action there is a equal and opposite re-action.

d)

Law of gravity

34.

Calculate the acceleration that results when a 12-N net force is applied to a 3-kg object.

a)

3 m/s2

b)

4 m/s

c)

13 m/s

d)

4 m/s2

35.

What Newton's law does this picture represent

a)

Newtons 2nd law

b)

Law of gravity

c)

Newtons 1st law (inertia)

d)

Newtons 5th law