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Forces in Motion

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define Force

a)

Pull

b)

Push

c)

Resistance

d)

Fluid

2.

What is the net force on an object that is being pushed 15N to the left and 13 N to the Right

a)

0 N

b)

3 N

c)

2 N

d)

28 N

3.

What is an example of Centripetal Force?

a)

Free-Falling out of an airplane

b)

Not falling out of a roller coaster when it goes upside down

c)

Terminal Velocity

d)

The Earth orbiting around the Sun

4.

What is an example of Buoyant Force?

a)

Free-Falling

b)

The Titanic sinking

c)

A rubber ducky bobbing up and down in a bath tub

d)

The Moon orbiting the Earth

5.

Which of the following is not a form of acceleration

a)

Speeding Up

b)

Slowing Down

c)

Changing temperature

d)

Changing Direction

6.

What is Free Fall

a)

Downward movement under the force of only gravity

b)

Not falling out of a roller coaster when it goes upside down

c)

the speed at which the force of gravity equals air resistance

d)

An upward force exerted on an object

7.

What is the equation for speed?

a)

Force X Mass

b)

Time / Distance

c)

Distance / Time

d)

Acceleration / Weight

8.

An object at rest stays at rest unless acted on by a force is an example of which of Newton's Laws

a)

Law 1

b)

Law 2

c)

Law 3

d)

The Law of Momentum

9.

Why do you have a different weight depending on what planet you are on?

a)

The force of inertia acting on you

b)

The force of momentum acting on you

c)

The amount of air resistance weighing on you

d)

The force of gravity acting on you

10.

The more force applied to an object, the faster it will accelerate is an example of which of Newton's laws

a)

Law 1

b)

Law 2

c)

Law 3

d)

The Law of Inertia

11.

What is the equation for net force

a)

Speed / Time

b)

Distance X Time

c)

Net Force / Mass

d)

Mass X Acceleration

12.

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction is an example of which of Newton's laws

a)

Law 1

b)

Law 2

c)

Law 3

d)

The Law of Inertia

13.

Acceleration is

a)

The rate at which velocity changes with time

b)

The force that causes an object to follow a curved or circular path

c)

Action-Reaction Pairs

d)

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

14.

The more mass an object has, the more force you will need to accelerate it is an example of which of Newton's laws

a)

Law 1

b)

Law 2

c)

Law 3

d)

The Law of Centripetal Force

15.

Friction is

a)

The acceleration of gravity

b)

Force resisting motion

c)

Unbalanced force

d)

Balanced Force

16.

The types of friction are

a)

Static

b)

Terminal

c)

Sliding

d)

Liquid

17.

Balanced Force

a)

Push or a Pull

b)

The combination of all forces acting on an object

c)

When all the forces on an object cancel each other out

d)

Forces don't cancel out, objects move in the direction of the force

18.

The Law of Universal Gravitation

a)

Force that pulls items to the Earth

b)

The force of gravity acts between all objects in the universe

c)

Mass of objects and the distance between them

d)

Explains string theory

19.

What is inertia

a)

The measure of how difficult it is to change direction

b)

Matter's resistance to change in motion

c)

When two objects collide in a closed system

d)

Force that pulls items to the Earth

20.

Weight

a)

The measure of the force of gravity on an object that has mass

b)

The amount of matter in an object

c)

The measure of how difficult it is to change the inertia of an object

d)

Matter's resistance to change in motion

21.

Archimede's Principle

a)

The rate at which velocity changes with time

b)

The force that causes an object to follow a curved path

c)

Buoyant force is equal to the weight of the fluid that has been displaced

d)

The speed at which the force of gravity equals water resistance

22.

Sliding Friction

a)

An upward force exerted by a fluid onto an object that is immersed in the fluid

b)

The speed at which the force of gravity equals air resistance

c)

Two objects are touching and not moving

d)

When a round surface rolls over a surface

23.

What is momentum

a)

How fast an object is moving

b)

The measure of how difficult it is to change the inertia of an object

c)

The measurement of the force of gravity on an object

d)

Action and reaction pairs

24.

Law of Conservation of Momentum

a)

Momentum causes an object to follow a curved path and is directed inward toward the center of rotation

b)

The more force applied to an object, the faster it will accelerate

c)

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

d)

When two objects collide in a closed system, the total momentum of the two objects before the collision is the same as the total after the collision

25.

Mass

a)

The amount of matter that makes up an object

b)

The measure of how difficult it is to change the inertia of an object

c)

The measure of gravity on an object

d)

The rate at which velocity changes with time

26.

Static Friction

a)

A push or a pull

b)

Two objects are touching and not moving

c)

The electric shock you receive when you touch a doorknob

d)

When objects move over or through liquid or air

27.

Which of the following affect the strength of gravity

a)

mass

b)

speed

c)

velocity

d)

distance

28.

Which of Newton's laws is the same as the Law of Inertia

a)

Law 1

b)

Law 2

c)

Law 3

29.

What is the net force of an object being pushed 25 N up and 10 N down?

a)

35 N up

b)

35 N down

c)

15 N up

d)

10 N down

30.

Which of the following is the equation for acceleration

a)

Force / Mass

b)

Force / Acceleration

c)

Mass X Acceleration

d)

Mass X Force

31.

What is the equation for mass

a)

Force / Mass

b)

Force / Acceleration

c)

Mass X Acceleration

d)

Force X Mass

32.

What is the equation for force

a)

Force / Mass

b)

Force / Acceleration

c)

Mass X Acceleration

d)

Mass / Acceleration

33.

What is the equation for momentum

a)

Mass X Velocity

b)

Mass X Gravity

c)

Acceleration / Mass

d)

Mass / Gravity

34.

Velocity is

a)

Speed with direction

b)

speed up

c)

slowing down

d)

The measure of how difficult it is to change the inertia of an object

35.

Liquid Friction

a)

Force resisting motion

b)

Two objects are touching and not moving

c)

When a round surface rolls over a surface

d)

When object moves over or through liquid or air

36.

Which of Newton's laws explain why you should wear a seatbelt

a)

Law 1

b)

Law 2

c)

Law 3

37.

Coupled Forces

a)

The force that causes an object to follow a curved path

b)

Action-Reaction pairs

c)

When two objects collide

d)

When two people fight

38.

Negative Acceleration

a)

Speeding up

b)

Slowing down

39.

Positive acceleration

a)

Speeding up

b)

Slowing down

40.

What is the weight of a 1 kg sack of corn?

a)

1 kg

b)

9.8 kg X m/s2

c)

39.2 pounds

d)

15 N

41.

Gravity is

a)

The mass of objects

b)

The weight of objects

c)

How fast something falls to the Earth

d)

The force that pulls items toward the Earth

42.

What affects the strength of gravity?

a)

Weight

b)

Mass

c)

Distance

d)

Magnetism

43.

If you walk around a square block at a constant speed how many times does your velocity change?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

e)

4

44.

If a toddler is running in a circle at a constant speed, is the toddlers acceleration changing?

a)

No

b)

Yes

45.

Why does a real car have more gravity than a Hot Wheel?

a)

The real car has more mass

b)

The real car has more weight

c)

The real car has more momentum

d)

The real car does not have buoyant forces acting on it

46.

When you push on a shopping car, the friction that is opposing the motion is?

a)

Fluid

b)

Liquid

c)

Rolling

d)

Static

47.

If you follow Mrs. Matheson's suggestions to study the Quizizz and study guide you will....

a)

Do poorly on the test

b)

Do well on the test

48.

When the force of air resistance equals the force of gravity, what does a falling object reach?

a)

Free Fall

b)

Terminal Velocity

c)

Maximum weight

d)

Momentum

49.

The Law of Universal Gravitation states that...

a)

The force of gravity acts between all objects in the universe

b)

Forces cannot equal out, but move in the direction of the strongest force

c)

Speed depends on many factors including surface area, mass, and how the object is oriented, and even air pressure

d)

The more mass an object has, the more force you will need to accelerate it

50.

When we swim we push water backwards while swimming, and then water takes us forward. This is an example of which of Newton's Laws

a)

Law 1

b)

Law 2

c)

Law 3