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WorksheetsForce, Motion & Energy
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins
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1.
Which statement tells a way in which a leaf about to fall is like a match about to be lit?
a)
Neither has a form energy.
b)
They both have potential energy.
c)
They both are about to have kinetic energy.
d)
They both have the same gravitational energy.
2.
Think about a rock loaded into a stretched-out slingshot. Which describes how the energy transfers when the rock is shot upward?
a)
potential>kinetic> potential> kinetic> zero energy
b)
zero energy> kinetic> potential> kinetic> potential
c)
kinetic> potential> kinetic> zero energy> kinetic
d)
kinetic> zero energy> potential> zero energy
3.
Which type of potential energy is stored in the logs at an unlit campfire?
a)
kinetic
b)
gravitational
c)
elastic
d)
chemial
4.
Which term defines the physical influence (push or pull) on an object with mass that tends to change the position of the object?
a)
force
b)
motion
c)
position
d)
reference point
5.
Trent use the same force to roll a basketball and then a beach ball across the floor to a wall. What did he observe about the movement of the ball with more mass?
a)
moved faster and farther
b)
moved faster and not as far
c)
moved slower and farther
d)
moved slower and not as far
6.
Imagine a game of tug-of-war. For five minutes, neither team is able to move the other side at all. Why?
a)
They are balanced forces.
b)
They can’t move because of gravity.
c)
They can’t move because inertia.
d)
They are unbalanced forces.
7.
Which term defines potential energy that is based on the position of the object?
a)
chemical potential energy
b)
elastic potential energy
c)
gravitational potential energy
d)
gravity
8.
Which type of potential energy is stored in a snowboard at the top of a hill?
a)
kinetic
b)
gravitational
c)
elastic
d)
chemical
9.
Danielle is running in a race at the city park. What could be a reference point for Danielle to describe her change in position?
a)
how many other runners are in the race
b)
the total distance of the race
c)
the time the race finished
d)
the starting line
10.
An object is moving and an unbalanced force is applied in the same direction the object is moving. What happens to the object?
a)
It speeds up.
b)
It slows down or stops.
c)
It changes direction.
d)
IT moves at the same speed.
11.
Food being digested by your body is a good example of which type of potential energy?
a)
chemical
b)
elastic
c)
frictional
d)
gravitational
12.
Jon rolled his tennis ball and softball across his bedroom floor. He noticed that they traveled at different speeds. Jon added his soccer ball and a marble and rolled the four round objects across the floor using the same amount of force. Which object moved the fastest and the furthest?
a)
marble
b)
soccer ball
c)
softball
d)
tennis ball
13.
Which term can define the resistance between two objects that touch or rub against each other?
a)
direction
b)
friction
c)
gravity
d)
speed
14.
A truck is planning to dump a boulder down a cliff. At which point will the boulder be traveling the fastest ?
a)
Point A
b)
Point B
c)
Point C
d)
Point D
15.
Lela tossed her house key, bookbag, and lunchbag on the kitchen counter. All three slid across the counter and stopped.
Which object's stopping point was the furthest from where Lela tossed them?
Which object's stopping point was the furthest from where Lela tossed them?
a)
the bookbag
b)
the lunchbag
c)
the key
d)
all 3 were the same
16.
Which is a measure of the distance moved in a given amount of time?
a)
speed
b)
force
c)
motion
d)
acceleration
17.
The diagram represents a cart traveling from left to right along a smooth surface. At which point on the track is the gravitational potential energy of the car the least?
a)
Point A
b)
Point B
c)
Point C
d)
Point D
18.
The diagram represents two dogs pulling on a rope with constant but unequal forces.
In which compass direction will both dogs most likely move?
In which compass direction will both dogs most likely move?
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east
d)
west
19.
The location with the least potential energy would be...
a)
a bike at the top of a small ramp
b)
a bike at the top of a big ramp
c)
a bike half-way down a ramp
d)
a bike at the bottom of the ramp
20.
Imagine a game of tug-of-war. For five minutes, neither team is able to move the other side at all. Why?
a)
They are balanced forces.
b)
They can’t move because of gravity.
c)
They can’t move because inertia.
d)
They are unbalanced forces.
21.
What is the net force?
a)
20 N
b)
0 N
c)
400 N
d)
40 N
22.
What is the unit to MEASURE force?
a)
Kilogram
b)
Meter
c)
Pascal
d)
Newton
23.
What is the net force?
a)
30 N
b)
25 N
c)
5 N
d)
55 N
24.
What is the net force?
a)
10 N
b)
0 N
c)
25 N
d)
1 N
25.
If these teams 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.
d)
Both will fall down.
26.
What will cause an object to move?
a)
Applied forces
b)
Balanced forces
c)
Unbalanced forces
27.
Balanced or Unbalanced?
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
28.
Calculate the Net Force.
a)
60N, Left
b)
40N, Right
c)
0N
d)
60N, Right
29.
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
30.
Which could be an example of an unbalanced force?
a)
A plate sitting on a dining table
b)
A ball at the top of a hill that is not moving
c)
Earth orbiting the Sun
d)
A baseball that has been thrown to home plate.
31.
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.
32.
Why is person B having a hard time moving down the hill?
a)
Person B has more friction than person A.
b)
Person B has the same friction as person A.
c)
Person B is out of shape.
d)
Person B has less friction has person A.
33.
A force that slows or stops motion when objects rub together.
a)
Friction
b)
Push
c)
Pull
d)
Magnetism
34.
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.
35.
What pulls a ball back to earth?
a)
Gas
b)
Gravity
c)
Friction
d)
Molecules
36.
The measure of the pull of gravity on an object is ___________________.
a)
motion
b)
weight
c)
speed
d)
friction
37.
if you have balanced forces on a ball what happens
a)
It stays still
b)
Keeps going
c)
:(
d)
:)
38.
What is the net force?
a)
400 N Up
b)
400 N Down
c)
- 400 N Down
d)
800 N Down
39.
Are forces balanced or unbalanced when a marble rolls down a ramp?
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
40.
Are forces balanced or unbalanced when skateboarding down a ramp?
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
41.
What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?
a)
Motion
b)
Force
c)
Friction
d)
Gravity
42.
In the image, which of the person and their bikes will get down a hill faster?
a)
The boy because he is younger
b)
The woman because she is stronger
c)
The boy because he has a greater mass which applies a greater force
d)
The woman because she has more mass and applies a greater force
43.
How is gravity affected by mass?
a)
the larger the mass of the object, the greater the gravity
b)
small objects have no gravity
c)
gravity is not affected by mass of objects, whether large or small
44.
If you pull the cord, what direction will the box move?
a)
Up
b)
Down
c)
Left
d)
Right
45.
1. It is easier to ride a bicycle down a hill than to ride up a hill because _______ helps the bicycle move down the hill.
a)
gravity
b)
friction
c)
rotation
46.
What is a force that works AGAINST MOTION?
a)
Force
b)
Motion
c)
Gravity
d)
Friction
47.
Jupiter has about 317 times more mass than Earth. What can you infer from this fact?
a)
That Jupiter’s gravitational force is much weaker than on Earth’s gravitational force.
b)
That Jupiter’s gravitational force is much stronger than Earth’s gravitational force.
c)
Mass has no effect on the gravitational force between two objects
48.
"How far" means that you are looking for....
a)
time
b)
distance
c)
velocity
d)
acceleration
49.
Students drop 4 different sized blocks into sand from different heights to see which height makes a larger dent in the sand. How can they improve this experiment?
a)
Use more blocks
b)
Use the same sized blocks
c)
Use sugar instead of sand
d)
Use different colored blocks to see better
50.
Students roll toy cars down the same ramp with different coverings like carpet, foil, and sandpaper. What are they trying to test?
a)
How does the height of a ramp affect the distance a car will roll?
b)
How does the mass of the car affect the distance a car will roll?
c)
How does the surface of a ramp affect how fast a car will travel?
d)
How does the surface of a ramp affect the distance a car will roll?
51.
In order to test friction, what is needed for the investigation?
a)
Several ramps of different heights
b)
Several cars of different masses
c)
Several ramps with different surfaces
d)
Several cars of different speeds
52.
Mr. Bramiltt would like to have a really fast slide in the school back area. What material should he use?
a)
Rough Wood
b)
Smooth Metal
c)
A bag of sand
d)
Bumpy Plastic
53.
What force holds the planets in motion around the sun?
a)
Magnetic
b)
Electrical
c)
Gravitational
d)
Air Resistance
54.
What force ultimately slows the roller coaster to a stop?
a)
Applied
b)
Normal
c)
Friction
d)
Magnetic
55.
When mass increases then gravity
a)
Decreases
b)
Increases
c)
Stays the same
56.
What is MOVEMENT?
a)
Inertia
b)
Force
c)
Work
d)
Motion
57.
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.
d)
Their sum divided by the two is the total force.
58.
When you tell the direction and speed of an object, you give its
a)
motion
b)
velocity
c)
acceleration
d)
mass
59.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
60.
Which of the following objects has the least acceleration?
a)
a. an empty shopping cart pushed with a hard force
b)
b. a full shopping cart pushed with a hard force
c)
c. an empty shopping cart pushed with a light force
d)
d. a full shopping cart pushed with a light
force
61.
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
d)
100 seconds
62.
Speed is equal to
a)
Distance/Time
b)
Time/Distance
c)
Time x Distance
d)
Acceleration
63.
During which interval is the object speeding up?
a)
A to B
b)
B to C
c)
D to E
d)
E to F
64.
When your position changes, you're in ____________.
a)
motion
b)
force
65.
Which of these are examples of motion?
a)
Turning around
b)
Moving side to side
c)
Traveling
d)
All of them
66.
A force that acts where two objects touch
a)
Contact Force
b)
Non-contact Force
c)
Balanced Force
d)
Unbalanced Force
67.
Which of the following is an example of a contact force?
a)
A magnet picking up safety pins
b)
The moon orbiting Earth
c)
Wind blowing leaves across the yard
68.
The picture of the position vs. time graph shows an object that is...
a)
accelerating/speeding up
b)
moving at a constant speed
c)
not moving
d)
accelerating/slowing down.
69.
What do the arrows tell you?
a)
strength
b)
direction and strength
c)
direction
d)
speed
70.
Which force is so low that it causes the man to slip and fall?
a)
Gravity
b)
Friction
c)
Air Resistance
d)
Motion
71.
If a man and woman push each other at both 9 N, what is the net force?
a)
81 N
b)
18 N
c)
1 N
d)
0 N
72.
If two forces act on an object in the same direction, the net force is the _____________
a)
the difference between the two forces
b)
the sum of the two forces
c)
Only one of the forces acts on the object
d)
DOOMSDAY!
73.
What is the equation to calculate speed?
a)
speed = distance/time
b)
speed = time/distance
c)
speed = time x distance
d)
speed = speed/time
74.
If an object travels 42 meters in 6 seconds, what is its average speed?
a)
6 m/s
b)
7 m/s
c)
48 m/s
d)
252 m/s
75.
Marni runs 1500 meters around the school track. What does she need to know in order to find out her speed?
a)
her time from start to finish
b)
the number of steps she took
c)
her heart rate at the finish line
d)
the direction she began running
76.
Marlon decided to visit Dallas, which is 210 miles away from Houston. His trip took him 3 hours to complete. Calculate his average speed.
a)
60 mph
b)
64 mph
c)
70 mph
d)
3 mph
77.
How long did it take this object to travel back to its reference/starting point?
a)
20 s
b)
30 s
c)
60 s
d)
100 s
78.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled?
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
79.
How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?
a)
0 s
b)
10 s
c)
15 s
d)
20 s
80.
According to the graph how far does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?
a)
2 m
b)
10 m
c)
0 m
d)
5 m
81.
What is the person doing from 5 seconds to 10 seconds?
a)
Walking
b)
Running
c)
Standing Still
d)
Walking Fast
82.
When you graph the motion of an object, you put ____ on the horizontal X axis and ____ on the vertical Y axis.
a)
speed, time
b)
distance, time
c)
direction, speed
d)
time, distance
83.
To describe velocity you need to know ____.
a)
speed and direction
b)
speed and time
c)
direction and acceleration
d)
speed and acceleration
84.
A runner races in the 100 meter dash. It takes her 10 seconds to finish. What is her average speed?
a)
10 m/s
b)
1000 m/s
c)
100 seconds
d)
10 seconds
85.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled?
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
86.
What is the speed of this object at 3 seconds?
a)
5 m/s
b)
45 m/s
c)
5 s/m
d)
45 s/m
87.
What is this objects speed at 2 s?
a)
5 m/s
b)
5 s/m
c)
20 m/s
d)
20 s/m
88.
How long did it take Charlie to finish the race?
a)
A)14 meters
b)
B)12 seconds
c)
C)16.5 seconds
d)
D)14 seconds
89.
Who was running at constant speed at the beginning of the race?
Hint: Think straight line
Hint: Think straight line
a)
A)Albert
b)
B)Bob
c)
C)Charlie
90.
How far did they run?
a)
A)100 seconds
b)
B)100 meters
c)
C)18 meters
d)
D)18 seconds
91.
Who won?
Hint: Greatest distance shortest time
Hint: Greatest distance shortest time
a)
A)Albert
b)
B)Bob
c)
C)Charlie
92.
Describe the bus’s motion from C-D
a)
A)The bus is speeding up
b)
B)The bus's speed is remaining constant
c)
C)The Bus is stopped
d)
D)The bus is beginning to slow down
93.
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
94.
Avery likes to walk 30 feet in 10 seconds. What is her speed?
a)
3 feet/sec
b)
6 feet/sec
c)
10 feet/sec
d)
2 feet/sec
95.
An automobile you are riding in suddenly stops, but you continue to go forward.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
3rd
Law of Motion
96.
What is Newton's First Law known as? The Law of
a)
Friction
b)
Mass
c)
Inertia
d)
Gravity
97.
Which has more Inertia? (so need more force to move)
a)
Truck
b)
Ant
c)
A cat
d)
A skateboard
98.
What is Newton's Third Law?
a)
Object in motion stays in motion and an object at rest stays at rest unless acted on by a outside force
b)
Force = mass x acceleration
c)
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
99.
According to Newton's second law, if you increase the force applied to an object :
a)
it accelerates more
b)
it doesn't move
c)
you get more inertia
d)
it decelerates
100.
What Newtons law does this picture represent
a)
Newtons 2nd law
b)
Law of gravity
c)
Newtons 1st law
d)
Newtons 5th law
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