WorksheetsPhysics and halloween
Total questions: 71
Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
If there are two forces going in the same direction how would you find the net force?
a)
Subtract
b)
Add
c)
Neither
d)
Multiply
2.
You and your dad are moving the couch from one side to another. Your dad pushes with a force of 35 N to the right and you push with a force of 25 N right. What is the net force on the couch?
a)
60 N right
b)
10 N left
c)
60 N right
d)
50 N left
3.
Which one is balanced?
a)
Top
b)
Bottom
c)
Both
d)
Cannot be determined
4.
What is the net force?
a)
17 N Right
b)
3 N Right
c)
3 N Left
d)
17 N Left
5.
"For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
6.
Force = Mass x Acceleration
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
7.
"An object in motion (or at rest) will to stay in motion (or at rest) until an outside force acts upon it."
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
8.
The tendency of an object to resist changes in its motion is...
a)
inertia
b)
force
c)
acceleration
d)
velocity
9.
The tendency of a moving object to resist changes in its motion is...
a)
momentum
b)
force
c)
acceleration
d)
velocity
10.
Any push or pull on an object.
a)
force
b)
velocity
c)
inertia
d)
momentum
11.
The force that opposes motion between two surfaces in contact with each other.
a)
inertia
b)
friction
c)
momentum
d)
gravity
12.
The force of attraction between all matter.
a)
inertia
b)
friction
c)
net force
d)
gravity
13.
Wheels on a skateboard most likely experiences-
a)
Rolling Friction
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Fluid Friction
d)
Static Friction
14.
Sally experiences-
a)
Rolling Friction
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Fluid Friction
d)
Static Friction
15.
Wheels of a shopping cart experience-
a)
Rolling Friction
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Fluid Friction
d)
Static Friction
16.
Swimming fish experience-
a)
Rolling Friction
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Fluid Friction
d)
Static Friction
17.
Friction is a force that acts in an ___________ direction of movement.
a)
similar
b)
opposite
c)
parallel
d)
west
18.
Which type of friction occurs when an object moves through a liquid or gas?
a)
sliding
b)
fluid
c)
static
d)
rolling
19.
Objects balanced on Timmy's head experiences-
a)
Rolling Friction
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Fluid Friction
d)
Static Friction
20.
Which type of friction occurs when solid surfaces slide over each other?
a)
rolling
b)
static
c)
sliding
d)
fluid
21.
Which type of friction occurs when an object rolls over or rotates on a surface?
a)
sliding
b)
static
c)
fluid
d)
rolling
22.
Which type of friction occurs when objects are not moving?
a)
static
b)
sliding
c)
fluid
d)
rolling
23.
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
24.
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
25.
A Drake races in the 100 meter dash. It takes him 10 seconds to finish. What is his average speed?
a)
10 m/s
b)
1000 m/s
c)
100 seconds
d)
10 seconds
26.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
27.
Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?
a)
km/s
b)
m/s2
c)
mi/hr
d)
ft
28.
Can be measured in meters per second (m/s)
a)
Distance
b)
Time
c)
Speed
d)
Acceleration
29.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
30.
A measurement of how fast an object is moving
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Vector
d)
Acceleration
31.
A description of the speed and direction of an object's motion
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Acceleration
d)
Vector
32.
An object is _____ if its position changes relative to another object.
a)
in motion
b)
at reset
c)
a frame of refence
d)
magical
33.
When a car goes around a corner at 20 mph, why do we say it accelerates?
a)
The car is accelerating because of the velocity is constant
b)
The car accelerates because it's going 20 mph
c)
Cars always accelerate when they are in motion
d)
The car is accelerating because it's changing direction
34.
Acceleration is defined as the CHANGE in
a)
time it takes for one place to move to another place.
b)
velocity of an object.
c)
distance divided by the time interval
d)
velocity divided by the time interval
35.
Determine the motion of the car.
a)
at rest
b)
constant velocity
c)
speeding up
d)
slowing down
36.
An object is _____ if its position changes relative to another object.
a)
in motion
b)
at reset
c)
a frame of refence
d)
magical
37.
A place or object used for comparison to determine if another object is in motion is called a
a)
comparison point
b)
reference point
c)
point of view
d)
motion detector
38.
Halloween Candy Sales average about how much annually?
a)
3 billion
b)
1 million
c)
2 million
d)
2 billion
39.
The fear of Halloween is known as..
a)
arachnophobia
b)
wereophobia
c)
samhainophobia
d)
vampophobia
40.
Where do vampire bats live?
a)
United States
b)
Transalvania
c)
Romania
d)
Russia
41.
Halloween is the ________ most successful holiday.
a)
3rd
b)
2nd
c)
4th
d)
1st
42.
Where did Jack O' Lanterns originate?
a)
Ireland
b)
Romania
c)
United States
d)
Russia
43.
Which of these ingredients was used to make the first candy apple?
a)
cinnamon candies
b)
cherry jell-o powder
c)
melted cherry lollipops
d)
red caramel
44.
Which is the correct order of colors for a piece of candy corn?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
45.
The monster is Mary Shelley's book 'Frankenstein' is a vegetarian.
a)
True
b)
False
46.
When did Halloween start?
a)
20,000 years ago
b)
2000 years ago
c)
200 years ago
47.
What do most people think Halloween means?
a)
Trick or Treating
b)
Bobbing for balls.
c)
Dancing
48.
What Celtic festival got Halloween started?
a)
Samhain
b)
Sanlam
c)
Salem
49.
On what date did the dead return?
a)
31st October
b)
31st November
c)
31st January
50.
Why did people leave food and wine out on Halloween?
a)
To keep roaming dogs away.
b)
To keep roaming spirits away.
c)
To keep roaming ghosts away.
51.
What was the original name for Halloween?
a)
All Hogwarts eve
b)
All Saints eve
c)
All Hallows eve
52.
What did young people do for money and food?
a)
Tell jokes
b)
Clean houses
c)
Kill ghosts
53.
When did Trick or Treating start?
a)
19th centuary
b)
17th centuary
c)
18th centuary
54.
What is the holiday asociated with?
a)
Mischief
b)
Singing
c)
Dancing
55.
What is this movie?
a)
The Exorcist
b)
Hocus Pocus
c)
Beetlejuice
d)
The Nightmare Before Christmas
56.
What is this movie?
a)
Halloween
b)
The Blair Witch Project
c)
The Adams Family
d)
Beetlejuice
57.
What is this movie?
a)
The Exorcist
b)
Exorcism
c)
Beetlejuice
d)
The Omen
58.
What is this movie?
a)
The Munsters
b)
Coraline
c)
The Witches
d)
The Addams Family
59.
What is this movie?
a)
Witches
b)
Beetlejuice
c)
Hocus Pocus
d)
The Craft
60.
What is this movie?
a)
Coraline
b)
The Nightmare Before Christmas
c)
Chucky
d)
The Corpse Bride
61.
What is this movie?
a)
Coraline
b)
Frankenweenie
c)
Paranorman
d)
The Nightmare Before Christmas
62.
What is this movie?
a)
Coraline
b)
The Nightmare Before Christmas
c)
The Corpse Bride
d)
Sleepy Hollow
63.
What is this movie?
a)
The Witches
b)
Practical Magic
c)
Hocus Pocus
d)
The Craft
64.
What is this movie?
a)
The Nightmare Before Christmas
b)
Coraline
c)
Hocus Pocus
d)
It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown
65.
What is a pumpkin?
a)
a fruit
b)
a vegetable
c)
a vegetable and a fruit
66.
The unit of work is the
a)
watt
b)
joule
c)
newton
d)
second
67.
What are the units for a spring constant?
a)
N
b)
m
c)
N•m
d)
N/m
68.
What is the correct SI unit for mass?
a)
Kilograms
b)
newtons
c)
pounds
d)
grams
69.
What is the unit for weight?
a)
Hertz
b)
m/s
c)
Kilograms
d)
Newtons
70.
What is the unit for power?
a)
watt
b)
joule
c)
newton
d)
metre
71.
The unit for velocity is:
a)
m
b)
s
c)
m/s2
d)
m/s
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