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WorksheetsForces and Motion
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of force?
a)
Magnetic
b)
Gravitational
c)
Applied
d)
Normal
2.
What force holds the planets in motion around the sun?
a)
Magnetic
b)
Electrical
c)
Gravitational
d)
Air Resistance
3.
What force brings the pencil down?
a)
Applied
b)
Magnetic
c)
Normal
d)
Gravitational
4.
What force ultimately slows the roller coaster to a stop?
a)
Applied
b)
Normal
c)
Friction
d)
Magnetic
5.
An _______ force must act on an object for it to CHANGE it's motion
a)
balanced
b)
unbalanced
c)
gravitational
d)
electrical
6.
What is defined as a push or pull?
a)
force
b)
motion
c)
vector
d)
speed
7.
This type of force resists motion between two surfaces that are pressed together
a)
contact
b)
gravity
c)
friction
d)
speed
8.
If the net force is equal to zero, the forces acting on the object are
a)
balanced
b)
unbalanced
9.
What does friction produce?
a)
light
b)
sound
c)
heat
d)
gravity
10.
On which surface will a toy car travel the furthest?
a)
Carpet
b)
Polished Wood
c)
Ice
11.
Rougher surfaces have ...
a)
greater friction
b)
less friction
c)
the same level of friction
12.
Friction is a force that acts in an ___________ direction of movement.
a)
similar
b)
opposite
c)
parallel
d)
west
13.
__________________ is any change in the position of an object
a)
force
b)
gravity
c)
motion
14.
Why do air planes and race cars have slim shapes?
a)
to reduce friction from air resistance
b)
to increase air resistance
c)
to look more appealing than cats
d)
so people will buy them
15.
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.
d)
Both will fall down.
16.
_______________ is how fast an object changes over time.
a)
speed
b)
velocity
c)
momentum
d)
acceleration
17.
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.
18.
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
d)
15 Newtons down
19.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
20.
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
21.
Speed is equal to
a)
Distance/Time
b)
Time/Distance
c)
Time x Distance
d)
Acceleration
22.
What is this graph showing?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration (speeding up)
c)
Deceleration (slowing down)
d)
No motion
23.
8 N to the left , and 4 N to the right. Find the net force. Is this balanced
a)
12 N Right No
b)
4 N Left No
c)
12 N Right Yes
d)
4 N Left Yes
24.
How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?
a)
0 s
b)
10 s
c)
15 s
d)
20 s
25.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled?
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
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