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Force and Motion

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?

a)

Motion

b)

Force

c)

Friction

2.

Why is it harder for the boy in Image B to get down the hill?

a)

Motion

b)

Friction

c)

Work

3.

Which force produces a change in motion?

a)

unbalanced force

b)

balanced force

c)

gravitational force

4.

If these boys are pulling with the same amount of force. What will happen?

a)

The boy in blue will win.

b)

They will not move at all.

c)

The boy in red will win.

5.

_______________ is how fast an object changes over time.

a)

speed

b)

velocity

c)

momentum

6.

What is the formula for force?

a)

F=M/A

b)

F=A/M

c)

F=M*A

7.

What happens when two forces act in the same direction?

a)

They cancel each other out.

b)

The stronger one prevails.

c)

Their strengths are added.

8.
Any time the forces are unbalanced, an object will remain at rest. True or false?
a)
true
b)
false
9.

When you tell the direction and speed of an object, you give its

a)

motion

b)

velocity

c)

acceleration

10.

What is the net force on the block? (click on the words to view the picture)

a)

5 Newtons up

b)

5 Newtons down

c)

15 Newtons up

11.
Which of the following statements is true? 
a)
Balanced forces cause a change in motion. 
b)
Unbalanced forces cause a change in motion. 
c)
Forces do not effect the change in motion. 
12.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
13.

If a 10 kilogram object accelerates suddenly at 15 m/s2, how much force was applied to the object?

a)

150 Newtons

b)

15 Newtons

c)

150 kilograms

14.

A baseball is thrown a distance of 50 meters. What is the speed if it takes 2 seconds to cover that distance?

a)

100 m/s2

b)

25 m/s2

c)

52 m/s2

15.

Speed is equal to

a)

Distance/Time

b)

Time/Distance

c)

Time x Distance

16.

Speed is different from velocity because

a)

Velocity has a direction

b)

Speed uses Distance /Time

c)

Velocity doesn't include time

17.

What is the difference between mass and weight?

a)

mass is how much matter is in an object, and weight is the gravitational pull on that object

b)

mass and weight are the same

c)

weight affects how much mass is in an object

18.

What slows down the motion of an object or keeps it from starting?

a)

mass

b)

friction

c)

gravity

19.

What is motion?

a)

Any change in an object or person's position

b)

How fast an object goes

c)

Motion is like acting

20.

What pulls a ball back to earth?

a)

Gas

b)

Gravity

c)

Friction

21.

The measure of the force of gravity on your body is your _________________

a)

height

b)

length

c)

weight

22.

The tendency of an object at rest to stay at rest unless it is acted upon by a force is ___________________

a)

inertia

b)

motion

c)

gravity

23.

Why does a crumpled piece of paper land before a flat sheet of paper?

a)

Gravity exerts more force on the crumpled paper.

b)

There is more air resistance on the flat paper.

c)

The crumpled paper is heavier

24.

A train that travels 100 kilometers in 4 hours is traveling at what average speed? Remember: Speed= distance/time

a)

25 km/h

b)

100 km/h

c)

400 km/h

25.
A object with a lot of mass needs more force or less force to be moved? 
a)
More
b)
Less
26.
What law is best described by inertia?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
27.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
28.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
29.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
30.
Object at rest stays at rest.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
31.
F = MxA
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
32.
Acceleration is due to a force put on an objects mass. 
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
33.
Action/Reaction
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
34.

Find the net force: 15 N to the right, and another 15 newtons to the right.

a)

30 N Right

b)

0 N Left

c)

30 N Left

35.

If there are two forces going in the same direction how would you find the net force?

a)

Subtract

b)

Add

c)

Neither

36.

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

37.

You and your friend, are playing tug of war. Your friend pulls with a force of 55 N, to the rights. You pull with a force of 65 N, to the left. What is the net force on the rope?

a)

10 n, to the left

b)

20 N

c)

10 N, to the left

38.
Wheels on a skateboard most likely experiences-
a)
Rolling Friction
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Fluid Friction
d)
Static Friction
39.
Sally experiences-
a)
Rolling Friction
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Fluid Friction
d)
Static Friction
40.
Wheels of a shopping cart experience-
a)
Rolling Friction
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Fluid Friction
d)
Static Friction
41.
Swimming fish experience-
a)
Rolling Friction
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Fluid Friction
d)
Static Friction
42.
Which type of friction occurs when an object moves through a liquid or gas?
a)
sliding
b)
fluid
c)
static
d)
rolling
43.
Objects balanced on Timmy's head experiences-
a)
Rolling Friction
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Fluid Friction
d)
Static Friction
44.
Oil between machine parts would be an example of which type of friction?
a)
static
b)
sliding
c)
fluid
d)
rolling
45.
Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...
a)
mass and distance 
b)
mass and matter
c)
distance and weight 
d)
weight and mass
46.
Mass is how much ________ an object contains.
a)
weight
b)
gravity
c)
size
d)
matter
47.
Weight is measured in what units?
a)
newtons or pounds
b)
grams or kilograms
c)
milliters
d)
centimeters
48.

The mass of an object ___________ as it moves away from the center of Earth

a)

stays the same

b)

decreases

c)

increases

49.
The weight of an object _________ as it moves away from the center of Earth.
a)
increases
b)
stays the same
c)
triples
d)
decreases
50.

As an object's mass increases, its gravitational pull will ____________.

a)

decrease

b)

increase

c)

stay the same

51.
If an object has more mass, then it will
a)
weigh more.
b)
weigh less.
c)
weigh the same as an object with less mass.
d)
always have more volume than an object with less mass.
52.

What is the correct SI unit for mass?

a)

Kilograms or grams

b)

newtons

c)

pounds

53.

The SI unit for time is the __?__.

a)

hours (h) or sec (s)

b)

liter (L)

c)

gram (g)

54.

What SI unit is used to measure length?

a)

meters

b)

liters

c)

centimeters

55.

The acceleration due to Earth's gravity is ...

a)

9.8 m/s2

b)

29.4 m/s2

c)

1.6 m/s2

56.

What is the unit for momentum?

a)

m/sec

b)

kg/sec

c)

kg/m

d)

kg x m/sec

57.

What is the unit for mass?

a)

m/sec

b)

kg/sec

c)

kg