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Unit 4: Physics CFB 8th Grade

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Balanced Forces are:

a)

constant motion and stationary objects

b)

increased speed

c)

decreased speed

d)

change in direction

2.

Unbalance forces are

a)

constant motion

b)

increased speed and decreased speed only

c)

stationary object

d)

increased speed, decreased speed, change in direction

3.

Acceleration is

a)

any change in velocity

b)

a speed in a direction

c)

balanced forces

d)

displacement

4.

Acceleration is

a)

increased speed

b)

decreased speed

c)

change in direction

d)

all of the above

5.

velocity is

a)

speed

b)

speed in a direction

c)

mass

d)

distance

6.

What is the formula for force?

a)

f= m x a

b)

f= m/a

c)

f= a/m

d)

a= f/m

7.

What is the formula for mass?

a)

m= f x a

b)

m= a/m

c)

m= f/a

d)

a= f/m

8.

What is the formula for acceleration?

a)

a= f x m

b)

a= m/f

c)

m= f/a

d)

a= f/m

9.

What unit of measurement is used for mass?

a)

kg

b)

m/s2

c)

N

d)

any of the them

10.

What unit of measurement is used for force?

a)

kg

b)

m/s2

c)

N

d)

any of the them

11.

What unit of measurement is used for acceleration?

a)

kg

b)

m/s2

c)

N

d)

any of the them

12.

What type of force causes constant motion?

a)

balanced forces

b)

unbalanced forces

c)

both balanced and unbalanced forces

d)

there's no way to know

13.

What type of force causes an object to be stationary (not move)?

a)

balanced forces

b)

unbalanced forces

c)

both balanced and unbalanced forces

d)

there's no way to know

14.

What type of force causes an object to change directions?

a)

balanced forces

b)

unbalanced forces

c)

both balanced and unbalanced forces

d)

there's no way to know

15.

What type of force causes an object to increase or decrease speed?

a)

balanced forces

b)

unbalanced forces

c)

both balanced and unbalanced forces

d)

there's no way to know

16.

Which of these describes the velocity of an object?

a)

5 mph

b)

6 mL

c)

40 m/s

d)

100 mph north

17.

Objects rolling down a ramp...

a)

maintain a constant speed

b)

increase in speed

c)

decrease in speed

d)

remain stationary

18.

If a car makes a right hand turn while going a constant speed of 10 mph, how can the motion be described?

a)

There was a change in velocity since the car kept a constant speed.

b)

There was no change in velocity since the car changed directions.

c)

There was a change in velocity since the car changed directions.

d)

There was no change in velocity since the car kept a constant speed.

19.

If you lean against a wall with a strong force and the wall doesn't fall down, what is happening?

a)

The wall is exerting a force that is equal and opposite to the force you are exerting on it.

b)

The wall is not exerting any force.

c)

The wall is changing velocity.

d)

The wall is accelerating at a higher rate than you are.

20.

How do you find the net force if two forces are acting in opposite directions?

a)

Add the two forces together.

b)

Greater force minus the lesser force.

c)

Multiply the two forces together.

d)

Divide the lesser force by the greater force.

21.

How do you find the net force if two forces are acting in the same direction?

a)

Add the two forces together.

b)

Greater force minus the lesser force.

c)

Multiply the two forces together.

d)

Divide the lesser force by the greater force.

22.

Which of the following is not an example of the law of action-reaction?

a)

gases released from a rocket, propelling the rocket up

b)

wall exerting the same force as an object leaning on it

c)

a ball rolling down a hill

d)

a balloon travelling the opposite direction of the air it's releasing

23.

What is inertia?

a)

mass times acceleration

b)

increased speed, decreased speed or change in direction

c)

terminal velocity

d)

the tendency for objects to remain in their current state of motion

24.

What would cause sudden movement?

a)

mass

b)

balanced forces

c)

unbalanced forces

d)

density

25.

According to the law of action-reaction, what would happen if I jumped off the front of my skateboard?

a)

my skateboard would remain stationary

b)

my skateboard would move backward

c)

my skateboard would move forward

d)

the skateboard would flip over

26.

What is the formula for speed?

a)

d/t

b)

d x t

c)

t/d

d)

s x d

27.

What is the formula for average speed?

a)

distance divided by time

b)

total distance divided by total time

c)

total time divided by total distance

d)

total time x total distance

28.

A car travels 15 km in 15 minutes. What is the speed in km/h?

a)

1 km/h

b)

15 km/h

c)

30 km/h

d)

60 km/h

29.

On a motion graph (distance/time), a horizontal line indicates...

a)

motion in a straight line

b)

no motion

c)

motion away from the starting point

d)

motion toward the starting point

30.

On a motion graph (distance/time), a line sloped downward indicates...

a)

motion in a straight line

b)

no motion

c)

motion away from the starting point

d)

motion toward the starting point